**** DONE: 1/72 F-86D Sabre - Aircraft Nose Art GB.

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1/72 F-86D Sabre Dog 498th FIS "Geiger Tigers Big Viv"- Aircraft Nose Art GB.

Username: Hub
Name: Michael
Category: Intermediate
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer: Airfix
Type: North American F-86D
Aftermarket: Microscale decals.

have had both the kit and the decals in my stash for along time.
After getting bogged down with my Maruader in the heavy hitters Iam going to do this straight out of the box!
 

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The seat is modified from the kit seat and one from the Heller Sabre kit along with the cockpit tub.
the instrument panel is from the kit with a few modifications and individual gauges from a spare sabre decal sheet.
Again not much will be seen once it is in place.
 

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Fuselage together, wings an tailplane all on, now for some cleaning up and a bit of detailing
filled in the top of the exhaust cone and tried to ad some detail to the front wheel well
 

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