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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
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You've scored a bullseye with that finish. All the detail looks superb. Well done brother.👍 -
F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
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Are varying the silver shades? I know toy mentioned the gunports, but would the flying surfaces be different shades? -
Needs a CF-18, too.
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Canute replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Well, I hope and pray it's not cancer. Good you're getting a second opinion. Labs are not infallible. If diverticulitis, no more strawberries and other foods with tiny seeds. How I know, my gastroenterologist lectures me when I get tested. I have a precursor. -
My Chevy Tahoe's spare was under the cargo compartment and had a crank inserted thru the rear bumper to lower it. I blew a tire on the Jersey Turnpike and pulled over to change it. I could not get the darn thing lowered. Turnpike road crew got me up and running. I turned the Tahoe over to my mechanic and it took him a while to get the thing working. Dumb location for the spare for any vehicle in northern climes, but the cargo box was nice sized with no spare in the way.
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I started writing my buy date on the blister pack. My only tracking method on those glues. My plastic glues have no problem, other than running out at an inopportune time, like late Sunday afternoon.
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You've done some judicious cutting out of those parts. Maybe use some strip styrene to fill in around the resin radiator? I think you nailed the wheels/pants; a little sanding on the axle nubs appears to confirm it. Nice work. 👍
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Yep, Special Hobby kits are not for the faint of heart. Short runs and tough fitting make them a challenge, but, seeing you work thru some other kits, I know you'll turn out OK. Model on, Denis.
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Canute replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Needs all markings in red, if so. -
Probably better there than bolted onto the bow plate. Could be a weak spot in their armor. Just sayin'.
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Thanks, OC. I'm keeping a paint file of the good techniques and materials. Yours is at the top of the list. Your latest update is super. Nice job.
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The polyurethane is the casting resin in most kits. It's a vast improvement over earlier blends. Works much like styrene, but needs CA/super glue for cementing. Use fresh super glue. I had some old blister pack stuff from a dollar store, but who knows how long it sat. I was assembling a freight car with it and all the parts I attached would pop off as I fitted new parts. Went to my local Ace Hardware (it's close) got a tube of Gorilla Super Glue and I was back in business. The resin parts allow making short runs of parts, adding them to your basic kit, as you have here, Dennis. Have fun.
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Is this all Vallejo paints or a mix?
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Canute replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
It'll make you a believer. -
F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Canute replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
My very first launch was like that. Got pressed into the parachute container and felt like I'd never get my hand up to the throttle for the radio mic switch. It was a real boot in the butt. I miss it. -
Busy looking tank. This from a fairly new company. The fit looks really good. Nice shade of primer, Craig. I'm building a batch of circus wagons for a circus train; since it's Ringling Brothers, they are primarily red, so I'm going to use a yellow primer. Don't think it has a descriptive naming like yours.
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As they say down here in the South, that's a passel of straps. These more Lineburgers, OC?
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The monsoons in SEA could produce rainfall rates exceeding 2 inches an hour. Veritable gully washers. We had big canals around the runway to route the water away from the concrete. No fun landing in the water. You turn into a big tricycle and need the tailhook to stop. Really disrupts flight ops. 😉
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Canute replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
In full AB, we could blow both tires holding the brakes too long. We could roll the wheels off the rims. The brakes got a tap if we weren't pointed straight down the runway. We steer with our feet, as do most fixed wing aircraft. I assumed you'd figure it out, Luigi, since we were on the runway and cleared for takeoff. It should be obvious to the most casual observer, no? We just looked like we were in a hurry , cause we could. 😉😁 -
Used to love listening to the Hog's gun when they strafed APCs at our range back in Jersey. I pulled duty as Range Control officer at Warren Grove. Very distinctive sound. And they chewed up the APC's armor. Our targets looked like Swiss cheese after a few weeks. You may want to hang some AGM-65 Maverick missiles on the wings, instead of those iron bombs or fuel tanks you showed in post #3. As a two seater, this would allow them to operate with more standoff weapons, such as the Mavericks.
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Canute replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
We were 2 turning and burning, the wing tips were down and the canopies were down and latched. Once that was done, push 'em up, select Afterburners and roll on down the runway. Simple, huh? -
I think you've nailed the trouser color. It's inline with the color used by the Union Army during the American Civil War.👍
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Chris, thanks for the steer on the glue dispenser. Nice fix on the Sharpies for edge-coloring. No bleeding?
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Where did you get that dispenser, Chris. My working time for wood glues is too short. I have a plastic sheet where I squirt some glue, then dip a wire paperclip to pick up a drop or so of the glue. I use Borden's Wood Glue. If I'm cutting and fitting, that glue will skin over before I get the new parts ready for glue.
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Canute replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
EG, I hope the drugs don't alter your color visualization. NMF finishes are very cool, but hard to achieve the subtle variations of shades. Fingers crossed for a great outcome. Lou, as far as drooping flaps or setups, it varies by jet. Hard wing F-4s (no slats) were flaps 30 for T/O, 60 for landing. Slat birds only had 30 degree flaps. EG would need to consult the Dash one for the F-86. Couple of things usually missed by model companies is the auxiliary air doors and speed brakes on F-4s. They droop on the ground if no hydraulic pressure in the system. Once the engines start, the speed brakes slam shut (3000 psi system). Maintainers avoid them, but it's easy to do so, since the jet sat fairly low to the ground. The aux air doors stayed open until takeoff. I think they were wired thru the landing gear handle circuits.
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