1/48 F-86 Sabre - Aircraft Nose Art GB.

[N4521U]

80's?

Did we have them?

 

[Crimea_River]

Good work Paul. I got to sit in a Sabre at the local Aerospace Museum. Let me know if you need some cockpit pics.

 

[meatloaf109]

80's?

Did we have them?

Mostly a blurr to me.
But then, I had a couple of hobbies, back then....
I remember a couple of things.
No, wait,... That was from the 90's.

 

[Rogi]

If you need the pictures I have like 50 books on this bird lol

 

[Wayne Little]

Have you really got enough Igor...room for more....?

 

[Rogi]

Have you really got enough Igor...room for more....?

Sadly no, but I could squish in another 4-5 Sabre kits.

I've got like 2 Academy in 1/48 (I had 6 but I gave out 4 to friends lol), 3 Revel in 1/48 and one little teeny 1/72 Academy, that could probably be entered into this GB lol I love "Mike's Bird" but Academy's decals are sometimes scary :S

The more Sabres the better !

Oh the books, most are PDF now lol I still have the hard copies in my storage room I'd be surprised if I don't own every sabre book within the last couple from 60 to 90, I shouldn't make that claim lol since there are a ton of books on the Yugoslavian Sabre that I can't track down. Most of the material for actual modeling and the Korean war I have

That reminds me, Yugoslavian Shark Sabre....I still have those decals for it but its probably a squadron logo lol

 

[meatloaf109]

Well, here she is sitting in her own three legs. It only took about 1 oz. of lead in the front to make it happen.
Masked up and ready for paint.

 

[N4521U]

It's starting to look like a real Saber! Good one.

Is your right eye dominant? Or does the camera shoot to the left a bit???

 

[meatloaf109]

That is a good question!
Never noticed, myself.

 

[rochie]

nice job Paul

 

[Wayne Little]

Lookin' good Paul!

 

[Airframes]

It's starting to look like a real Saber! Good one.

Is your right eye dominant? Or does the camera shoot to the left a bit???

Might be paralax - the viewfinder being offset from the lens. At normal shooting distances, it's not a problem, but the closer you get to the subject, the more the degree of offset is affected.
It's looking good Paul. Forgot to ask - as I remember it, this kit has a 'blanked off' air intake, being 'solid' inside. I've got a spare 'FOD' guard for both intake and jet pipe, from my Academy kits, if you want a set?

 

[meatloaf109]

That would be great!
Except, I filled the nose with lead so it wouldn't be a tail sitter.
But, Thanks!

 

[Airframes]

But I'm presuming the air intake is still 'blank' inside, with a moulded 'wall' as part of the kit (the lead behind this), about 1/4 inch inside, where it should be open trunking, passing beneath the cockpit, with the bottom section of the engine's fan just visible? (although I know the kit doesn't have the engine.).
The 'FOD' guard sits just inside the intake, almost, but not quite flush with the rim, and is moulded like the real thing, with the handles on either side etc, as is the tail 'FOD' guard. If you want them, just bung me a PM with an address, and I'll get them on the next passing pigeon!
I have two sets, one from an already built kit which I didn't use, and another from a kit in the 'stash', which I doubt I'll be using.

 

[meatloaf109]

Oh, right!
I misunderstood, yes, please!
Sent you a P.M.

 

[Airframes]

Got your PM and replied Paul. They'll be on 'Pigeon Air' flight 208, sometime on Monday! If I find anything else 'Sabre related' which I think might be useful, I'll bung them in as well.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

This has got to be one of the classic design aircraft of the jet age. Looks great Paul.

 

[Lucky13]

Looking good Paul!

 

[Catch22]

Looks great!