
Pre-Flight Check
Constructive critique of your finished or in-progress photos.
Constructive critique of your finished or in-progress photos.
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F-86 Sabre Jet

ladymodelbuilder

Joined: February 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,218 posts
AeroScale: 424 posts

Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2008 - 10:06 AM UTC
Hey guys.... Here is a picture of a F-86 that I have finished last week. This is a 1/144 sclae Trumpeter kit.


stm

Joined: March 07, 2004
KitMaker: 98 posts
AeroScale: 96 posts

Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2008 - 12:04 PM UTC
It's probably too late now but some variation in the color of some of the panels would have made it look less toy-like.

goldstandard

Joined: March 29, 2007
KitMaker: 208 posts
AeroScale: 186 posts

Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2008 - 04:34 PM UTC
The paint job looks fine to me. I wouldn't nit-pick over small details like that, especially in this small a scale. Overall, I think the look the model is good, and from what I can tell in the one photo provided, there aren't any visible seams. Do you have any other pictures of this model to show us, Penny?

propwash

Joined: July 06, 2007
KitMaker: 289 posts
AeroScale: 231 posts

Posted: Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 04:17 AM UTC
Excellent work on such a small-scale, Penny.


ladymodelbuilder

Joined: February 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,218 posts
AeroScale: 424 posts

Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 10:18 AM UTC
Thanks for the replys guys.
As far as toy like goes. The panels are too small to really warrant breaking out the airbrush just for a spit sized color change in them. I would and or could understand doing that to a 72 scale Sabre or a larger scale kit.
Maybe if I have a few brews in me, I'll try to hand paint the variants on the next metal finish 1/144 scale plane.
Thanks again guys..

Maybe if I have a few brews in me, I'll try to hand paint the variants on the next metal finish 1/144 scale plane.

Thanks again guys..
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