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F-86F-30 Sabre "Gone To Lunch"
The-Mechanic
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: June 11, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 05:03 AM UTC
Hi All

This is another project I finished a few months ago but only just taken the photos of it.

The kit is an Academy 1/48th kit of the F-86F-30 Sabre, with an etched cockpit interior set added. The decals come from Aero Master as none came with the kit when I got it. The fuselage has been sprayed using various Alclad colours. The split fuselage exposing the engine is one of the build options in the kit.










epshifty
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England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 06:59 AM UTC
Thats awesome !! and surely would have been a contender for model of the month !!
ludwig113
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, April 05, 2013 - 05:33 AM UTC
very nice, i have that kit in the stash, makes me want to build it !

paul
markchis
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Kuwait / لعربية
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Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 08:27 AM UTC
very well done ! and a bit of humour ! you must be pleased with this result.

best
Mark
JClapp
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Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 08:51 AM UTC
all that plus, nice drop cloths
The-Mechanic
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 06:11 AM UTC
Thank you Mark and Jonathan for your comments.

I try to add a little humour when I can on a diorama, such as a dog cocking its leg, etc. The thing is I never know what direction my projects are going from the start, the end is usually different from my original plans.

As to the drop sheets, they're just face tissue paper, cut to shape and size, then painted the colour required and scrunched up a few times. Then folded and glued into position.
Joel_W
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New York, United States
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Posted: Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 11:44 AM UTC
Mick, a really well constructed model and diorama. Your weathering really pulls the whole story together.
Joel
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