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Academy 1/48 HAF Sabre

Started by Spiros Pendedekas · 138 ≡ · ↻ 2 days ago · . 1/48, Academy, F-86E, HAF, Hellenic Air Force, Sabre, Sabre GB

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John vd Biggelaar said 2 months ago:

Some very good progress already, Spiros @fiveten
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 months ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb!
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Some filling...
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Some more filler...
Alfred van Paaschen said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Hi Spiros, I see that there’s quite some filler needed. Is the fitting that bad?
BTW what stuff are you using?
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Fit is good, my friend @alfred. It is just me using maybe too much filler. I use some as it called "fine filler", locally made, bought quite cheap from my local paint shop.
John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

The best way to get a smooth look, Spiros @fiveten
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb!
Alfred van Paaschen said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Thanks Spiros.
I mostly use Vallejo Plastic Putty 70.400.
Easy to apply, but sometimes it takes a few iterations to get a smooth finish though.
George R Blair Jr said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Academy made some really interesting design choice that insure the putty manufacturers will have plenty of business. Looks good, Spiros (@fiveten).
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Thanks my friend @gblair! Have never used this Vallejo putty, my friend @alfred, but I have heard from fellow modelers that it is very good.
John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

@alfred, @fiveten, using this putty myself and it works quite nice, but as said by Alfred, mostly a few iterations are required.
Colin Gomez said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Great start, Spiros. Camouflaged F-86s are quite eye-catching. Nice that your HAF Sabre was Canadair-built, speaking as a proud Canadian. Too bad it wasn't one of the hot-rod Canadair Sabre Mk 5 or 6s, which had the Orenda series engines, outperforming all other versions. I might like to build one of those in Pakistani camouflage colours one day. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one.
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Thanks a lot, my friend @coling!
Carl Smoot said 1 month, 4 weeks ago:

Looking great Spiros (@fiveten). I am expecting to have something similar to perform with regards to filling when I get back to my Fury build. Sabre / Fury, like the Hawker Hunter, are just timeless designs that look good more than half a century later.

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Academy 1/48 HAF Sabre