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1/48 Hasegawa F-86 F-30 Sabre 334th FIS/4th FIW "Ralph Parr Jr." (FINISHED)

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    February 2011
  • From: Bent River, IA
Posted by Reasoned on Saturday, June 25, 2016 9:19 PM
I'm with you Joe when it comes to jets but I must say, your skill can allow you to do either...so why not! As an aside, the absence of a greenhouse canopy and no antennae wire sure has its selling points.

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:23 AM
Thanks everyone. I'm glad you like it. It's safe to say the jet bug has bitten me. I really enjoyed this build. Aside from a F-14 Tomcat, I hope to do Robin Olds' F-4 Phantom and perhaps an F-86 Crusader someday. I see Academy has Olds' markings in their recent C kit.

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  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 5:23 AM

I am in love with the weathering!  It really brings back the aircraft lines alive.  Great job on the finish!  I wish I can build like this, wow!

Toshi

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Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:48 PM

Fantastic work Joe. Nice to see another one of us build something without a prop. Awesome work again.

BK

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  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 8:14 PM

1943Mike
You approached Toshi speed on this one and what a great job!!

 

 

Nah...I think it was closer to going the plaid "Ludicrous Speed"  Great work Joe. Can't wait to see more jets

 

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:53 PM

1943Mike

.....You approached Toshi speed on this one ...

Ha! Big Smile

Really nice work, Joe. Your finished product is anything but boring, and as always thanks for the WIP.

 

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Posted by bvallot on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:15 PM

Will it be another NMF?? There's still time to jump into that GB if you're interested. ;]

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Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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Posted by bvallot on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:14 PM

No kidding, that was fast! Great job on the markings too. We had a guy in the NMF GB do something similar. He painting his checkered colored markings (á la Joe's tutorial ;] ) before the Alclad and had the same step. I imagine that's an easy thing to do when painting with two differnt kinds of paints, i.e. acrylics vs laquers. Still, you pulled it off nicely. =]

Looking forward to that P-38!!

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Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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  • From: the redlands Fl
Posted by crown r n7 on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:30 AM

Beautiful work all around ! 

 

 

 Nick.

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  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:24 AM

Another fantastic build!  I think that's the best weathering I've ever seen on a NMF.

Have always wanted to build Joseph McConnell's bird.

I was also knocked off the forums for a time.  Had to call customer service yesterday to get back on.  I hope you stay here Joe, this is the only forum I have time for.

Mike

 

 

 

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Posted by Jay Jay on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 9:49 AM

PHEW! Yes I've got this same model on the bench.....I quit  Sad

 

 

 

 

 

 I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.

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    January 2003
  • From: West of the rock and east of the hard place!
Posted by murph on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 8:16 AM

Joe,

Oustanding build and finish.  One to be proud of, for sure.  You're welcome for the photos.  I'm glad they helped.

Great job!

Mike

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 8:04 AM

WOW, all I can say you worked the 'Lawdog Magic' on this one too Joe! Yes

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:48 AM
Thanks Wildcat!

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  • From: Canyon Lake TX
Posted by wildcat13 on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:34 AM

This is the one of the best 86 build I've ever seen on FSM, add in the pressure of your commisions insistence of only Parr's decals, and a July 1st arrival deadline of the model back to him for Parr's Birthday makes this one of your most pressure NO mistake builds off all-time. Great job "Ace-Maker"

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:28 AM

Thanks Tojo!

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 6:42 AM

Beautiful work,I like your weathering of the bare metal and the simple base.

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, June 20, 2016 11:48 PM
Thanks Mike....Nobody is as fast as the Toshmeister. I could retire if I was that fast.

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, June 20, 2016 11:44 PM

Thanks Stik.... I did mention there are a few I like right?.....  I have an F-14A scheduled for build later in the year.  It will get VF-84 markings...Yes

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  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Monday, June 20, 2016 11:43 PM

Super nice work. You approached Toshi speed on this one and what a great job!!

 

Mike

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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, June 20, 2016 11:36 PM

Bow DownBow DownBow Down

While I disagree with your assessment of jets, (they come in more colors than gray and can have all sorts of nifty things hanging underneath) I gotta say that your work on this one is top notch! Yes

Nice subject choice for the pilot. I have been wanting to build Manny Fernandez' mount myself. If I can ever find the markings.

 

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, June 20, 2016 11:28 PM

Thanks everyone!  Murph, thanks for the pics.  I'm glad I decided not to spend  all that time sanding out the intake seam, as it appears its supposed to be there according to that frontal pic...

 

I got some work in and finished her up.  I would have posted more in-progress pics but I got blocked out of the forum for a while.  Everytime I entered my email and password it would go back to the login-in screen???  It seems to be working now obviously.  I thought I was blocked for some reason. If that keeps happening I'm going to go elsewhere.  Anyways..

 

I painting in all the stripes and lines then taped them off. This is sooooo much better than trying to make those yellow stripe decals conform and then look right. 

It was then dusted with primer and I started the Alclad finish.  To me Duraluminum is the best "combat" shade so that's my base coat.  I then taped off select panels and sprayed them different shades. Here's the results.  In hindsight, at least with NMF, I'll probably lay down the NMF then tape off and paint in the stripes, as I had paint ridges in some areas where I layed down the Alclad too thick.  (Note:  I accidentally painted the wing walk line red, it should be black, I later corrected that...der!)  

Time for decals.  I took a deep breath and tried out the Hasegawa decals as I need Parr's markings.  Surprisingly they behaved perfectly.  I was especially worried about the big USAF on the wings.  I had no issues and used my normal Micro Sol. 

I just love that 4th FG boxing Eagle....

.....and after the decals were sealed, I added a Dart Dirt Flory wash and a post shade.  Postshading on NMF tends to be difficult because you have to add more black to make it show up and it's easy to overdo it.  Hopefully I didn't.  It was assembled here's the finished product....

Thanks for tagging along.......now back to that P-38Dunce

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Posted by bvallot on Sunday, June 19, 2016 11:45 PM

Joe, It's been a while. Looking very nice. I can't wait to see more. =]

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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Posted by TREYZX10R on Friday, June 17, 2016 8:58 PM

Looking great Joe!

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Posted by murph on Friday, June 17, 2016 9:05 AM

XF-15DCC
Lawdog114 Great stuff! Question did you paint the inside of the visable intake and if so what color? Made an F-86 a "gate Guard" (on a pedestal), needless to say the intake was plugged to prevent nesting of the feathers friends so I couldn't look. Kevin

Paint it a steel colour.  It's a bit dusty but here's the intake of the same Sabre 6 from above:

Further, here's a shot of the exhaust area:

Hope these help.

Mike

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    August 2009
  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 11:26 PM

I'm glad to see you taking on something a little different Joe. The F-86 you are doing is an excellent subject and you are doing a magnificent job on it. I recently acquired a Hasegawa F-86 so I'm intrigued to watch you work on this. 

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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    January 2015
Posted by BrandonD on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 12:28 PM

Great start, and as the others have said, excellent work so far. I'm with you on most jets - they just don't do it for me like props. That said, when I built this kit, I had a blast, and I like the Korean War schemes with the yellow stripes. Can't wait to see you get some paint on yours

-BD-

  • Member since
    June 2016
  • From: Bristol CT
Posted by XF-15DCC on Monday, June 13, 2016 6:54 PM
Lawdog114 Great stuff! Question did you paint the inside of the visable intake and if so what color? Made an F-86 a "gate Guard" (on a pedestal), needless to say the intake was plugged to prevent nesting of the feathers friends so I couldn't look. Kevin

We live in fame or go down in flame. 

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    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Sunday, June 12, 2016 11:37 AM
Thanks Murph! I don't know why I was thinking the insides should be red. I'll go with a steel color. Brandon, thanks! .I know I should participate in more group builds. Maybe eventually...

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