WIP F-86 Sabre
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Closed the airbrakes. Needed some backstop on the starboard side
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Some weight in the nose
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Seat. Bare
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Dry fit
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Dry fit looks very good
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My usual fantasy coloured cockpit
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Closing the fuselage
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Dry fit of the wings to the fuselage. Some sanding done on the spine
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I had to rescribe the lines on the belly and spine
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After polishing cloths, it is decent enough
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After polishing cloths, it is decent enough
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Primer on
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Primer on
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Alclad Polished aluminium
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Looks okay
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Masked for duraluminum
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Some colour on other parts
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Wheel wells masked
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Green
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Duraluminum sprayed
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Stripped as the aluminium lifted
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Other approach with bmf
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Ailerons
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These will be painted duraluminum
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Sprayed
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Experiment failed as alclad lifted off the bmf. Now entire fuselage covered in bmf
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Wings painted vallejo silver. Varnish is pooling for some reason
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Stripped her once more
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Sprayed the wings Vallejo Silver. While demasking the Parafilm, some of the BMF lifted 🙁
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Re-BMF-ed
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Looks nice, doesnt it?
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Now we're getting somewhere!
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The decals won't conform and start to curl. Let's sleep on it.
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The day after. Even after extra Microsol, this is becoming ridiculous.
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And not coming off, as well
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So I stripped the wing tips once more, and sprayed with Vallejo Silver, again.
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Progress??
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Decals underway
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So I drilled two holes and abused a paperclip
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This thing keeps falling off
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Not it’s posable
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Comments
5 14 June 2020, 12:50
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Cockpit is basic and a bit bare. The rest of the kit is a joy for now. Little flash, some sanding. No filler needed yet
14 June 2020, 20:32
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Welcome Donald, don't get your hopes up to high!
Minor filler on the belly and spine. Unfortunaley, I glued the halves a bit offset, so sanding was needed.
15 June 2020, 20:04
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I got a foldable spray booth Saturday. Despite it being foldable, it still takes a big bite of my limited work area. What I really like is the lack of fumes after the Alclad 👍
21 June 2020, 20:53
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Well, Martin, and the result looks fine to me. Are you gonna build this as in the photo?
22 June 2020, 05:21
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Thank you Gordon and Lode. It will be almost as the project picture. A bit less shiny I think 😄
22 June 2020, 05:26
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Airbrushing on Vallejo glossy black is my favorite. 🙂 Super smooth. Supposed to be used for metal paint, but works nicely for any other paint.
22 June 2020, 13:39
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if somebody can get this to shine, that will be you, Martin. i have full trust in your abilities. once you are back from "America" you will no doubt figure this one out!
20 August 2020, 09:27
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Calling her "Misery" is generously upbeat. What a b***h she is. Perseverence is being replaced by plain stubborness on my part. She will be finished, either as a model or as time capsule, burried in the garden.
11 October 2020, 08:09
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She is being tough on you, no doubt. but you will success and make her shine 🙂
11 October 2020, 14:04
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She's done: Completed - F-86F Sabre 'Misery' | Album by Mahoo76 (1:72)
11 October 2020, 14:53
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Tough lesson indeed, had to strip my Hurricane lately too.
Throw it away and switch to the HB or Airfix Sabre to get the mojo back 🙂
Got the leftover German HB decals, in case you'd like to repaint her grey&green😉
11 October 2020, 18:12
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Thanks for the offer Łukasz, but the only time I'll be touching this girl is when I need room in my display cabinet
11 October 2020, 18:19
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Have you tried using Solvset? That stuff melts damn near anything.
modeltrainstuff.com/..ntent=All%20Products
11 October 2020, 18:29
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No I haven't Don. To be honest, I'm not interested in another bottle of softener, while I already have three. I do appreciate the tip, thank you.
Even in the display cabinet, this thing keeps haunting me. Repairs needed and effected.
2 December 2020, 20:10
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Donald, my wife happened. She occasionally dusts the cabinet. She claims she never breaks anything, but miraculously pieces are wandering around the cabinet...
Ronald, just plain stubborn 😄
2 December 2020, 21:47
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Glad you were able to fight this one to a win. I had my own fight with their 1/48 version and their unbelievably thick decals, need to acquire some super strong softener! 👍
2 December 2020, 22:00
Album info
She's done: Completed - F-86F Sabre 'Misery' | Album by Mahoo76 (1:72)