Academy 1/48 F-86F Sabre

Jay Jay

Member since
August 2013

Posted by Jay Jay on Monday, June 2, 2014 8:28 AM

Beautiful, clean and crisp build. Ty for sharing with us.

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Raymond G

Member since
December 2013
From: Greenville, TX.

Posted by Raymond G on Monday, June 2, 2014 8:10 AM

I can certainly understand making due with what you've got... That being said, that's a beautiful build! Thanks for sharing, Raymond

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Reaper420

Member since
June 2013
From: Bay Area, CA

Posted by Reaper420 on Monday, June 2, 2014 3:03 AM

Nothing wrong with making do with what you have. Not all of us have the $$ to blow on everything for modeling that we see or need. If that was the case I would have enough kits and supplies to open my own hobby shop. Very nice build and even more kudos for "working with whatchya got".

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oortiz10

Member since
February 2003
From: Between LA and OC, SoCal

Posted by oortiz10 on Sunday, June 1, 2014 10:53 PM

Thanks for the kudos guys! Much appreciated!

And stikpusher, yes, the museum bird has the US Air Force nice and big on its side.

OK, maybe not as big as mine does, but I have a (very) limited modeling budget and I made do with what I had.

Thanks for lookin'!

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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Fly-n-hi

Member since
December 2006
From: Phoenix, AZ

Posted by Fly-n-hi on Sunday, June 1, 2014 10:07 PM

Great work! Nice and clean!

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ygmodeler4

Member since
October 2004
From: Northern Virginia

Posted by ygmodeler4 on Sunday, June 1, 2014 9:24 PM

Beautiful bird you have there O...I love clean builds and you certainly have a great one here.

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 1, 2014 9:03 PM

Beautiful build there O! Is that how Chino has it marked? With the big "US Air Force" on the fuselage sides?

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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oortiz10

Member since
February 2003
From: Between LA and OC, SoCal

Academy 1/48 F-86F Sabre

Posted by oortiz10 on Sunday, June 1, 2014 6:23 PM

As a birthday/Father’s Day combo gift, I built up Academy’s 1/48 Sabre. I cobbled together some decals to give it the same markings as the one that sits in Yank’s Air Museum in Chino, CA. The build isn’t the same variant as the museum piece, but few will notice. Besides, it’s the only Sabre I had.

The kit’s built OOB and painted in Alclad and MM enamels. The ID stripes and turbine stripe are painted on. The pitot was installed after the photos were taken, but the sway braces were left off of the underwing stores. (I forgot to drill out the holes before I glued the wings together.) I kept weathering to a minimum because the jet at the museum is spotless too.

Please enjoy the pics and feel free to post your comments.