Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 64 · 6 months ago
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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 8 months ago:

    Well, then let´s join this group too. 🙂

    Revell kit, first released in 2001, markings from Hi-Decal

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 8 months ago:

    some paint for the cockpit

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 8 months ago:

    Excellent entry, my friend @grimreaper! Looking forward to yet another Spreitzhofer masterpiece!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months ago:

    Welcome, Reinhard @grimreaper
    Great to see this Sabre being presented here, great start.

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    George R Blair Jr said 8 months ago:

    Welcome to the group, Reinhard (@grimreaper). This is a great choice and will really look good in Thai markings. This is one of Revell/Monogram's nicer kits and is also surprisingly large. Looking forward to your build.

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 7 months, 4 weeks ago:

    and fuselage already closed
    added 20g lead as noseweight
    didn´t know which colour the IB of the Thai F-86 had, grey or black, went with black in the end

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    John vd Biggelaar said 7 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Looks very good, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 7 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Great progress, my friend @grimreaper!

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    George R Blair Jr said 7 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Nice job painting the interior, Reinhard @grimreaper. The detail that you were able to bring out with paint is pretty amazing. I have reached the age where I need an Eduard set to make something like that happen.

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 7 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Very nice detailed cockpit. Super!

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    fellow modeller Tom Cleaver did point out, that the "L" had the elongated F-40 wings
    gonna try if the wing tips of the Hasegawa F-40 kit fit the Revell one, if not, gonna do a Philippine "D"

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    wing tips don´t match in size and shape
    for a conversion you could use the hole wing of the Hasegawa or Airfix F-40 Sabre, but still would need some surgery
    so it´s gonna be the Philippine one

    wings not glued on yet but fit is good

    gonna add the fuel tanks

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    George R Blair Jr said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    It is amazing how often what seems like a simple conversion turns out to be difficult, Reinhard (@grimreaper). You never see a plane done in Philippine markings, so I think it will look cool.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    A wise decision to go for the Philippine version, my friend @grimreaper!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Good choice to go for the Philippine markings, Reinhard @grimreaper