F-86D「月光」(Gekkō - Moonlight)
F-86D-45 04-8197, from 103rd Hikotai, at the end of her career, the 3rd of November 1968. The squadron had been disbanded on the 1st of October.
A brand new F-104 is parked nearby.
A brand new F-104 is parked nearby.
Ready player one !
Dry fitting… great !
Using the Def.Model conversion set to install the bumps of the TACAN system… well, it is not so easy. I would have preferred to get the bumps to glue directly. Instead of that, you have to use the guide-part, then scribe and drill, and make quite an effort to fill the gap afterwards. One done, one more to go…
TACAN bulges are eventually in place, juste a little clean-up will be necessary when the two half fuselages is assembled.
Started the job in the cockpit, removing the casted harness, adding the back and head cushions, and remake the armrests.
Started the job in the cockpit, removing the casted harness, adding the back and head cushions, and remake the armrests.
Dry fitting check, with the cockpit and the air intake: sounds good.
For the weight, 11g of load in the radome, plus 6g above the front gear bay will be more than enough…
For the weight, 11g of load in the radome, plus 6g above the front gear bay will be more than enough…
Some panel lines have been « forgotten », need to scribe some.
Correcting one panel line.
More details have been added added on the seat and associated stuff.
コメント
10 18 July 2022, 18:28
RvHello there,
I am just starting the F-86D from Revell/Monogram, with some goodies. I have chosen this specific aircraft (F-86D-45 04-8197 from 103rd Hikotai, at the end of her career in November 1968).
Said to be a nice kit, and so far fittings are good. So the fun. However, because the assembly guide is quite patchy and unclear (and not necessarily trustable), I have few questions regarding the colors:
- cockpit / seat / inner canopy colors ?
- gear bay colors: NMF/aluminum or interior green ? (The inner doors seems to be NMF)
- the radome: any guess on the brown-ish color seen on the pic below (haven't seen that on other aircraft, but most of the reference pics of japanese planes I have found are in BW) ? BTW, why brown and not the usual black ?
Thanks in advance !
18 July 2022, 18:30
Bernhard SchrockHi Rv, a very interesting subject. Front row seat please. Look at this user: he has a lot of pictures. Maybe what you need is here. 🙂. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hunini/画像保管庫
24 July 2022, 18:02
