Revell 1/48 F-86D Dog Sabre

[peterairfix]

Before I start any of my big aircraft I will building this one to ease me in
The Parts




Decals
The extras
And the chosen scheme

 

[yak face]

Nice choice pete its a great kit , I had the promodeller boxing of this tooling and that included a neat towing tractor sprue , looks like revell havent included it here .Its a lovely looking tooling , the only thing it needs are better seat belts which youve sorted with the etch . Which colour scheme are you going for ?

 

[Mickc1440]

nice looking model Pete

 

[peterairfix]

Which colour scheme are you going for ?

The one pictured on the instructions see the last picture

 

[yak face]

The one pictured on the instructions see the last picture

What was the other one pete? Just curious as the f86D had some quite colourful schemes

 

[peterairfix]

What was the other one pete? Just curious as the f86 had some quite colourful schemes

This one

 

[yak face]

I see why you went for the other one , bit plain isnt it !

 

[peterairfix]

I see why you went for the other one , bit plain isnt it !

Yes just a bit boring is what I thought

 

[peterairfix]

Just typical just about to attach the control column and it pinged off somewhere no doubt never to be seen again
I will keep going and hopefully the carpet monster will kindly give it back

 

[rtfoe]

Pete, this must be a really hungry carpet monter to eat such a big part...it'll appear no doubt thinking its a tooth pick. I got one of these and the parts look good and crisply molded with fine engraved panel lines. Will grab a chair to watch this being done.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Tim Marlow]

Love these early jets. Looking forward to this one…..l

 

[peterairfix]

Nothing Nothing done yesterday but I did manage 45 minutes to finish the cockpit minus the control column witch the carpet monster has.

 

[peterairfix]

Undercarriage bay and front landing gear sorted
And cockpit and undercarriage together

 

[peterairfix]

Got the fuselage sewn up no problems
And wings together

 

[peterairfix]

I given up I have already lost the control column now I lost the ip panel and now I have gone to fit the canopy and it does not fit so its going to the shelf of doom for a long time now I am off to find something else to do

 

[rtfoe]

How'd that happen?

 

[peterairfix]

How'd that happen?

Partly by not looking a the instructions properly as I had attached the wings and the I had to remove them again as I forgot to put a piece in before closing up the fuselage so I have no one else to blame but myself