Canadair CL-13B (Sabre MK 6)of Bundesluftwaffe with Martin Baker ejection seat 1:32

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fam43

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Feb 2, 2009
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After all this protorypes of Kurt Tanks Focke Wulfs I've to smell some kerosin again. The Sabre is an all time favorite of me. After building three old Hasegawa Sabres I thought trying a Kinetic kit would be an easier job. I was completely wrong.
Kinetic is offering a F-86 F-30??? as a Sabre MK 6. This means heavy sanding and engraving is waiting for me.
First I will show the most urgent snags of the kit.

The picture on the box is missleading. This is defenitly no MK6!



This ugly rivets no one can see on the original ac. standing just some yards away is a real nuisace with chinese kits.
Standing very near this sabre I can't see the rivets at all.



A big mistake is that two rocker arm levers for the slats are missing on each wing.

 
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Good to see you back Michael. Looks like you have some work ahead of you on this one. The main thing though, is the wing the right one, and is the fuselage width correct? I might consider doing an RAF Sabre in this scale some time, but it would be nice to be able to just add detail, rather than have major work to correct things!
 
The edge of the rudder fin is too thick. Keep sanding!



Filling F-86 F-30 holes right side.



Left side.



New holes have to be cut out and a bunch of new panel lines are waiting for you.



Right side of the real ac.



Left side of this outdoor queen.



Special attention to the correct looking of this opening in front of the fin.



Of course Kinetic omitted these intakes of the Orenda -10/14 engines.



An item I cannot claim on Kinetic because it is my wish to built this late variant with a Martin baker seat. Introduced when the german Sabres went into the fighter bomber business.



With seat installed.



The seat.

 
Now this is interesting - I hadn't realised there were modifications to the canopy tracks to allow it to clear the seat when opened. Quite a complex modification, and should look good on a model.
 
Hi, I'm still finding new bugs on the Kinetic kit.
This is a picture of the "MK6" belly which is comnpletely different to part "D14" of the kit.



Wondering from where to get those scoops for the Orenda engine I remembered an old Frog -kit of a Lightning in 1:72. Well I keep a cardbox filled with unbuild kits of the past years. Two days I digged into it and there it was. The intercoolers on the booms seemed right.



There is is the result of my efforts. A coat of primer revealed more flaws. This time by me doing bad scribing and filling. But time will correct this I hope.



I thinned the front edge of the rudder and corrected the airvent to "MK6" standards.

 
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Part "D14" of the Kinetic kit is for a F86-F. Correction: part "D14" is part "D15"! Sorry!



The belly of a Sabre Mk5/6 looks like this pic.

 
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The modified wing:
To do it correct you have to fill all guidance rails for the slats and cut eight new ones. Well I was too lazy to do so and only filled one and added three new rails where I liked to place them.
The plastic of the kit is very thick and its texture is questionable to say the least.
 

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When you build a Kinetic Sabre be aware of heavy rasping the side consoles of the cockpit otherwise you can't close the fuselage halfs correctly.
Regular checks of the fit are essential.
Left side still needs some fine honing after rescribing.



Right side is almost finished.

 
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