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North American F-86 Sabre

Hasegawa 1/48 F-86F 30 Sabre

Hasegawa's old mold still produces an attractive looking Sabre without build complications.

Academy 1/48 F-86E(M)

The Royal Hellenic Air Force (EBA) started receiving F-86Es in 1954. These were surplus Canadair built CL-13 Sabres, which were handed through the Military Assistance Program (MAP). Prior to handling, they were overhauled and their wings [...]

USAF F-86E Record-Setter: 1/48 Italeri F-86E

This is the fourth of four F-86s that I have built for the "F-86 Sabre and FJ Fury Group". I chose the Italeri 1/48 F-86E for this build, which actually comes from the old ESCI molds from 1979. The biggest problem with this kit [...]

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

After my dad finished the F-35 5th generation fighter, now back to something oldschool. The nice Revell Germany kit of the Sabre Dog, markings from Hi-Decal (thanks to Diego from Hi-Decal for providing them). The sheet comes only with few [...]

F-86E(M) Honduras Air Force: Airfix 1/72 F-86E(M)Sabre and Fury Group Build

This is Sabre #3 that I have built for the Sabre and Fury Group Build. I usually never build more than 1 model of a given type of airplane, and I usually never build more than one at a time, so this group build has launched me into new [...]

Airfix F-86F-40 modified to Sabre Mk. 6 and the Golden Hawks for F-86 Sabre Group Build

The Airplane: The Canadair Sabre series was built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. Sabres were produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) until replaced with the Canadair CF-104 in [...]

Review: 1/48 Academy F-86F "Paper Tiger"

The F-86F was developed as a result of the combat experience over Korea against the MiG-15, which had shown that the F-86A and F-86E were outperformed by the Soviet fighter at high altitude. Appearing in Korea in the summer of 1952, the [...]

Oh Happy, Happy, Happy Day! A 1/48 F-86A!!!

Clear Prop will officially announce the release of a 1/48 F-86A at the Moson Model Show this coming weekend. From design information made public,the kit will ultimately be released in multiple versions. OH HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DAY! Clear Prop [...]

North American F-86D in 1/48 by Revell

Hi Folks! I just joint this community and thought I'd share one of my recent builds, the North American F-86D in 1/48 by Revell. It is the bir of Capt. A. G. Limpantsis 445th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Geiger AFB; Wa USA December [...]

Major Erich Hartmann Commodore of the German Air Force Fighter Squadron 71 “Richthofen” 1961

The F-86 Sabers were the successors to the U.S. Air Forces legendary P-51 Mustangs and their first jet-powered fighter aircraft. The XP-86 prototype first flew on October 1, 1947. The first production version, the F-86A, was armed with six [...]