The F-86E Sabre began life as the NA-170, with initial development commencing on November 15, 1949, with a contract for 111 aircraft under the designation F-86E finalized on January 17, 1950.
Externally, the F-86E was identical to the [...]
I scratchbuilt this model and in progress I turned it into a kit form. I made 12 from these (under my fantasy model company name Plastic Passion) before SBS Model bought the original masters from me - now they producing the plane and her [...]
I built "Red Wrath" in 2004 and rediscovered the model the other week when going through boxes that had been in storage for 10 years at the place we lived before moving here to Encino. I decided to re-photograph the model here [...]
Here is some pics of my finished "golden age" or "art deco" bird. I know what the collectors will say but it was built from a red-stripe box kit 🙂 The plastic became a bit brittle and I had to remake some of the wing [...]