AIRCRAFT - F-86 Sabre (begins 8/1/04, ends 10/10/04) - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

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AIRCRAFT - F-86 Sabre (begins 8/1/04, ends 10/10/04)

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:32 AM

Hello,
Would anyone like to participate in a F-86 sabre group build? If so these are the rules:
Any scale
Any manufacture
Any vresion
Also there will not be a patch unless someone else could build it. I hope that someone will be able to help with this.
The start date is August 1 and the end date is Octoer 10.
If there are any quetions or suggetions i'm all ears.
thank you,
kevin
the following are participating,
mobydick yes
roadkill_275 yes
sharkskin yes
shrikes yes
luke yes
ewc2003 yes
gunny yes
IanJ yes

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luke

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December 2002
From: -

Posted by luke on Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:59 AM

yep - I'm in with Academy's 48th F-86F McConnell's B/ButchII.

a GB badge - yeah I guess we could all pitch in with ideas and designs.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:09 AM

im in with the 1/48 ProModeler F-86D (thats a popular one right?)

still learning the GB thing, whats a badge?

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:15 AM

Any version huh?

Im planning on making a modified Sabre that was in use in the Australian Air Force for another group build, would it apply here also?

It is the F-86, but altered, and known here as the CAC Avon Sabre.

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:16 PM

The Sabre is one of my favorite AC and I would love to join in, but just can't with the suggested time frame. Involved in 2 other GB's and it's golf/gardening season. Wish you luck with this one, should be interesting & fun.

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Saturday, June 26, 2004 2:32 PM

Oh, man... I'm in another one... I have an F-86D in 1/48 by revell that i'm hoping to dress-up in Philippine Airforce colors... It'll (hopefully) be my submission to the Modeling Nationals here in manila. (Of course, i need to get it out of the box, first!) I guess I'm in too! Tongue [:P]

Do you think we can move the deadline to about Oct. 10?

Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 2, 2004 11:46 PM

Hello,
I was away for a week so im sorry for not updating. I will try to keep this updated every couple of days if not every day.
The following are participating:
shrikes yes
luke yes
I think that it would only be fair if everyone had to build one for this GB. But i will let you make that decision for your-self
talk later
kevin

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 12:08 AM

I, too, am new to this group build concept, and like the post above, I too am ignorant as to what a "badge" is. Can someone fill us in? So many Sabre Dogs, but that's what I have, so I'm in with a F-86D "Big Viv." I'm going to strip off an almost entire coating of Model Master foil and starting over with Metalizer or maybe Alclad if Santa Clause comes early. That foil was ca-ca. I can't believe people used to do NMFs using household tinfoil. It's been 15-20 years, but I saw some great looking builds using that no-doubt tedious method and Microscale used to put out an adhesive just for that purpose.
TOM

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roadkill_275

Member since
September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Saturday, July 3, 2004 1:07 AM

I'll probably kick myself later, but why not? Put me down for Revelograms F-86D, not the ProModeler one, but the regular issue one.

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 6:11 AM

I think I'll jump in if I may. I've got a Hasegawa 1/32 kit which comes with JASDF
markings. However I'm replacing these with some USAF Korea decals that I
bought from Eagle Strike. I'm in 2 other group builds at the moment but my
construction time these days is about 3 weeks per kit on average. I should be
done in plenty of time to get to this build. So.....can I can I....huh?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 12:10 PM

Hello again,
It seemes that were geting quite a turn out so far so as i said before i will update. A badge is, when you have succesfully completed the build we issue out a "badge" that goes at the bottom of all of the post you make. So i guess that you could say that its like a ribbon or medal. (If i am wrong please tell me) but i'm sure thats what it is.
The following are participating:
mobydick yes
roadkill_275 yes
sharkskin yes
shrikes yes
luke yes
I have Academys F-86F-30 It looks like it will be a fun kit.
Talk later,
kevin

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Saturday, July 3, 2004 1:28 PM

Dang the end date is too early I would really like to join this GB but I am working on the Monogram B-24D and building it as the Lady Be Good crashed on the desert floor, and I have to have it ready for an IPMS contest September 11th, and I am so far behind on it I cant affored to build anything else due to the time constrante. If you could possibly make it maby half a month longer like until October 10th then I could join with the Academy 1/48 F-86F-30, but I wont work on it untill september 12th.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 12:29 PM

I could change the end date and move it a few weeks later. I would like to see if there are any objections to it from the people we already have. If it is ok with them its ok with me. Most likely it will be fine. A few more weeks to make some spectacular models. So Is it ok with all of you that i change the end date to October 10th?
talk later,
kevin

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ewc2003

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June 2004
From: Minnetonka, MN

Posted by ewc2003 on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 1:43 PM

I'm in with Academy's 1/48 "MiG Killer", the same one luke is building... I'll go with the other a/c though...

Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

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ewc2003

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June 2004
From: Minnetonka, MN

Posted by ewc2003 on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 1:56 PM

Here's a couple of ideas for a badge...

Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 8:20 PM

Hey again,
It looks like there is another person joining so
The following are participating:
mobydick yes
roadkill_275 yes
sharkskin yes
shrikes yes
luke yes
ewc2003 yes
That badge look awesom. I like it. What do all of you think?
talk later,
kevin

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luke

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December 2002
From: -

Posted by luke on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 10:12 PM

ewc2003 - nice work on the GB Badges - I like both of them (lol can't pick one, but the photo is probably better, I think).

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:30 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by roadkill_275

I'll probably kick myself later, but why not? Put me down for Revelograms F-86D, not the ProModeler one, but the regular issue one.

same here.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 9, 2004 11:28 AM

Got room for another 1:48 Dogship ?
(built by my own fair hands here in the UK)

IJ. Question [?]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 6:57 AM

I could be happy with either badge, but if I had my druthers I'd take the bottom one. Super job.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:20 PM

Hey,
We have a few more people that would like to join so
The following are participatng:
mobydick yes
roadkill_275 yes
sharkskin yes
shrikes yes
luke yes
ewc2003 yes
gunny yes
IanJ yes
I also have to agree with mobydick here and say that the second badge looks better.
Talk later
kevin

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ewc2003

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June 2004
From: Minnetonka, MN

Posted by ewc2003 on Monday, July 12, 2004 5:35 PM

What's the status, Gladys?

Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Monday, July 12, 2004 8:08 PM

I like the badge on the bottom... So, how many participants do we have? Kevin, Maybe you can keep the participants and what they're building in the first post of the thread so it's easy to see who's in on this. Big Smile [:D]

An end date of October 10 would be fantastic. Please? Oh, and I'm also doing the non-Pro-modeler version of the 1/48 SabreDog by Revell! Wink [;)]

Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 12, 2004 9:17 PM

Hey,
we have alot of people in the build so i will post them again.
mobydick yes
roadkill_275 yes
sharkskin yes
shrikes yes
luke yes
ewc2003 yes
gunny yes
IanJ yes
shrikes yes.
Also i changed the end date to October 10. I like the lower badge. If anyone has any objections Thats what the badge will be. Does anyone know how we can get a "sticky"?
talk later,
kevin

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roadkill_275

Member since
September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Monday, July 12, 2004 9:39 PM

Actually you don't need a sticky seeing as Dave created a forum just for GB. It's at the bottom of the General Modeling area. I also like the bottom one too, when can we start using it?

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:40 AM

OHHHHH God not another GB i want to join this one makes 4 (pauses to think)..............
............................................................OK.......
Count me in with 1/48 Highplanes conversion for the Acadamy kit converting to a CAC AVON Sabre A94-901 76 SQD RAAF 1965.

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ewc2003

Member since
June 2004
From: Minnetonka, MN

Posted by ewc2003 on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:29 PM

Update!

Got the Instrument panel and side panels painted on the Academy kit. I screwed up and drybrushed Metalizer aluminum. That's what I get for trying to drybrush at midnight... Oh well.

Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:18 AM

Maybe not by the book, but it looks darn good to me!

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shrikes

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November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:04 PM

Great looking cockpit, Matt! I did the academy kit too a while back... make sure you glue on the throttle assembly because I forgot to do it until the sabre was complete!

I think we need to send an E-mail to Lawrence to get this thread moved to the right place... So can we start using the badge? Big Smile [:D]

Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:03 PM

Heres a couple of pics of the HighPlanes CAC Sabre conversion. Cool [8D]

I'll be making a start on it next week (hopefully) Wink [;)]

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