Sabrejet Posted April 25, 2025 Share Posted April 25, 2025 Due to be announced officially at Mosonshow today: latest F-86 variant from Clear Prop! - the F-86E-1/5 in 1/48. This should keep folks happy for a while! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jetdog Posted April 25, 2025 Share Posted April 25, 2025 Exciting news! can't wait to see what markings they will offer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted April 25, 2025 Share Posted April 25, 2025 It's about time. Glad to see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeneK Posted April 25, 2025 Share Posted April 25, 2025 7 hours ago, Sabrejet said: This should keep folks happy for a while! At least until the 1/72 kit is released. Thanks for all the great photos and your usual first-release announcements. I assume you again played a role in bringing this kit to market. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted April 26, 2025 Author Share Posted April 26, 2025 7 hours ago, GeneK said: At least until the 1/72 kit is released. Thanks for all the great photos and your usual first-release announcements. I assume you again played a role in bringing this kit to market. Gene K It's ongoing 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted April 28, 2025 Share Posted April 28, 2025 Nice one! I see another Sabre kit coming my way sometime soon. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted April 28, 2025 Author Share Posted April 28, 2025 9 hours ago, JeffreyK said: Nice one! I see another Sabre kit coming my way sometime soon. J Any chance of Ashtray and Haymaker RF-86A/RF-86F conversion sets? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted April 28, 2025 Share Posted April 28, 2025 Hmmmm... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted April 29, 2025 Share Posted April 29, 2025 Here it is at the Moson show last weekend. Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted May 21, 2025 Share Posted May 21, 2025 While it took a bit longer than I thought it would, I have finally dropped the F-86A/E/F Sabre Mk2, Mk4, Mk5 and Mk6 North American designed seats. this covers the first 10 of 20 some odd seat configurations for the F-86. Jet AC ejection seats - Jet Modeling - ARC Discussion Forums Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 Without having the kit in front of me, or for that matter one of the CP! F-86A's, how hard would it be to put the Hasegawa Mk5 wings on this fuselage? The Hasegawa Mk5 kit is essentially an F-86F and lacks the fuselage vents above the aft wing root. Bryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 I have both kits, and it looks like too much work versus result. What end config are you trying to achieve ?? Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Snowbird3a said: I have both kits, and it looks like too much work versus result. What end config are you trying to achieve ?? Tony The Hasegawa Mk 5 kt lacks the vents in the sides of the fuselages. My first attempt at cutting them resulted in an overly large hole. Unfortunately, I tried to do the vent after I attached one of my "rare as hens teeth" sugar scoops onto the fuselage halves. while the sugar scoops may be available again, fixing the fuselage is a bit problematic. I was going to do that bird in nat metal, and any surface defect will show through... But now that I took a good look at it, the vent appears to be going the "wrong way" in the kit... Edited May 23, 2025 by BWDenver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted May 24, 2025 Share Posted May 24, 2025 Did someone say F-86E??? If any of you have gone over to my ejection seat thread and waded through the article on the initial F-86 North American designed seat... But if you haven't, here you go. This is the initial F-86E seat and the first two upgrades. M1 or M1A1 ballistic cat. Close in sides and cable fired catapult. The "Sear Safety Pin" was attached to the Canopy Reel via a cable. If the canopy failed to jettison, the pilot rode it in with the bird, becoming an unwilling passenger... This was fixed with the next upgrade, switching from "Cable "fired" to "Rod Fired". The rod that went up the right side of the seat was very visible. At about the time they upgraded to the Rod fired seat, North American added an M3 CAD initiator to blow the canopy. The seat was still a manually separated system. While the F-86 got Auto Belts in the 52/53 time frame, it did not get a Seat Man Separator until the ROCAT mod, in the late 60's. North American also addressed the issue of getting out if the canopy didn't blow. They introduced a "Teeter Totter" rod system to allow the pilot to pull the pin with the left-hand grip. Unfortunately, this is very visible in the cockpit. The system used two rods going up the back of the seat, in front of the armor plate. The inboard rod stabilized the system, the outboard rod moved down to cause the Teeter totter to move and pill the Catapult Sear Pin. The basic seat also went into the Canadair Mk 2, Mk4, Mk5 and possibly the early Canadair Mk6, as well as the upgrade to the F-86A and early F-86F. I have no idea what seat CP! put in the kit. But for an early Korean bird, this was the what the seat should look like... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted May 24, 2025 Share Posted May 24, 2025 On 4/28/2025 at 9:54 AM, Sabrejet said: Any chance of Ashtray and Haymaker RF-86A/RF-86F conversion sets? Did someone say RF-86F.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted May 24, 2025 Share Posted May 24, 2025 (edited) On 5/23/2025 at 1:54 PM, BWDenver said: The Hasegawa Mk 5 kt lacks the vents in the sides of the fuselages. My first attempt at cutting them resulted in an overly large hole. Unfortunately, I tried to do the vent after I attached one of my "rare as hens teeth" sugar scoops onto the fuselage halves. while the sugar scoops may be available again, fixing the fuselage is a bit problematic. I was going to do that bird in nat metal, and any surface defect will show through... But now that I took a good look at it, the vent appears to be going the "wrong way" in the kit... the Clear Prop vents are correct, it is up to the assembler to orientate them correctly. I have added vents to all my Hasegawa Canadair Sabre builds, it isn't hard , and, High Planes made a set of vents in 1/48(with a decal sheet). Tony Edited May 24, 2025 by Snowbird3a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted May 24, 2025 Share Posted May 24, 2025 30 minutes ago, Snowbird3a said: the Clear Prop vents are correct, it is up to the assembler to orientate them correctly. I have added vents to all my Hasegawa Canadair Sabre builds, it isn't hard , and, High Planes made a set of vents in 1/48(with a decal sheet). Tony Ah yes, the story of my life, the optimal ward being "made"..... But apparently are no longer available... Like the FLIGHTDECS Sabre Mk6 decals w "Sugar Scoops". I now have two sets, but used the scoops. Really nice set, 2 Canadian, 2 UK and 1 German markings. Back to square one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted May 24, 2025 Share Posted May 24, 2025 20 minutes ago, BWDenver said: Ah yes, the story of my life, the optimal ward being "made"..... But apparently are no longer available... Like the FLIGHTDECS Sabre Mk6 decals w "Sugar Scoops". I now have two sets, but used the scoops. Really nice set, 2 Canadian, 2 UK and 1 German markings. Back to square one... give me a PM over on the Facebookins; I may be able to help you in that regard (Tony Edmundson), I'm part of the Canadair Sabre group over there. Cheers, Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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