North American F-86 Sabre
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Hobby Boss 1/72 F-86F-30
The 2 Squadron SAAF was formed in 1940 and has a long history, having been involved in every single combat action in which the SAAF has taken part. During the Second World War it made a name for itself in the battles for East Africa, [...]
Dogs of War: 1/48th Revell F-86D Dog Sabre
Every once in a while you find a kit that was better than expected, case in point for me: the 1/48th Revell F-86D Dog Sabre. My kit builds into an early F-86D (without the braking parachute) although the version with the parachute housing [...]
Review: Clear Prop 1/48 North American F-86A-5 Sabre
The F-86 Sabre almost didn't happen. Had the Air Force not been willing to delay the F-86 program for a year while North American undertook to study the swept wing research done by Messerschmitt during World War II, the F-86 would have [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 F-86F 30 Sabre
Hasegawa's old mold still produces an attractive looking Sabre without build complications.
Sabre/Fury GB: Academy 1/48 F86 Sabre, HAF 341 squadron
Finally I was able to finish my entry of the Sabre/Fury groupbuild, the Academy F86 Sabre in 1/48 scale.
Last year I received this amazing gift from Spiros @fiveten when he and his wonderful family visited the Netherlands.
It was a great [...]
USAFE F-86F Sabre 32nd FDS “Slobberin’ Wolfhounds” 1955
When I got the invitation from George Blair @gblair to participate in the Sabre and Fury group build, I thought this was a nice opportunity to make use of the small decal set I had lying around in my stash.
The decal set is intended to [...]
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 [...]