Academy 1/72 F-86 E

[T. van Vuuren]

Here is my Academy 1/72 Sabre in the colors of USAF Korea 1952. It is a nice little kit ,good fit and detail. I rather like the seperate slats for the wings.

The only real hassle was the decals that were slightly out of register on the star/bars.

I opted to paint on the wing and fuselage bands, with mixed results.

Alclad airframe allu, dark allu and pollished allu ware used over gloss primer sanded with 12000 pads.

Theuns

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[papa 695]

One cracking Sabre there Theuns great work, can't see any problems with the wing and fuselage bands

 

[T. van Vuuren]

Basically just the front black stripe that is to wide, but I am OK with that, lessons learned for next time

 

[Alan 45]

Theuns you have done a fantastic job on that, it looks like a proper mig killer

 

[T. van Vuuren]

Thanx mate, I do intend to get a 1/72 Airfix MiG 15 in NMF North Korean colors soon.

 

[flyjoe180]

Fantastic Sabre Theuns.

 

[T. van Vuuren]

This little kit went together so well I got another one to do in 1960-70's SAAF camo scheem.

It is easy enough to convert to a Canadair CL 13B Mk6

Theuns

 

[colin m]

Looks great, nice job.

 

[yak face]

Great looking sabre Theuns! if youre thinking about getting the new tool Mig 15 from airfix then go for it , its a lovely kit, cheers tony

 

[Ian M]

That looks great Theuns.

Nice finish on the BMF and good job on the decals as well!

Ian M

 

[Dave W]

Nice Sabre.Ive got my eye on the Academy 1/48 kit.

 

[Stevekir]

Snappy looking model. The photography is good, sharp and clear.

 

[eddiesolo]

Good looking model, great build from me. I have noticed that Academy decals can be poor, but they are cheap and cheerful kits I suppose. Excellent paint job too.

Si