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David H (Dizzyduck )
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F86 Sabre “the Huff”

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85 8 September 2022, 12:41
Spanjaard
Very interesting, I have tit waiting in my stash. What do you think about the kit?
Looking good, by the way
8 September 2022, 20:25
David H
Hi Spanjaard, thanks for joining in.. it a very nice kit, seam lines are tight and line up. Engine is a bit of a fiddle to fit in the front bulkhead and cockpit a bit sparse. But everything fits, nice consistent panel lines. The only thing are the guns are a faff and I found hard to assemble as you have to join separate magazines to each gun with a tiny mating face, best use cyano. (I didn't bother to fit them as I was closing the panel permanently. I found the covers to be slightly oversized but a gentle clean with very fine paper , (maybe very tight tolerance with the paint).
The air brakes drop right in and are such a good fit that I couldn't get them out after a trial fit !!!

You'll enjoy building this 😀

9 September 2022, 06:40
Spanjaard
Thanks for the info!
9 September 2022, 07:59
Jan Peters
I'll be watching this one too, , looking good already.
9 September 2022, 09:14
David H
Welcome aboard Jan. and Thankyou
9 September 2022, 09:49
Hanno Kleinecke
Boy, that's nice'n shiny ! Did you polish anything before or after painting, or ist it just black primer plus metal ?
9 September 2022, 10:49
Spanjaard
Wow, that is certainly shiny!
9 September 2022, 12:18
David H
Hi Hanno and welcome, polished the plastic then applied the Alclad gloss black then the chrome and aluminium.

The aluminium can be polished to shine it a bit closer to the chrome if needed
9 September 2022, 16:49
Neil
Following mate 🙂 looking good 👍
9 September 2022, 18:07
David H
Thanks Neil & Roland 👍🏻
9 September 2022, 19:49
David H
No cockpit shots yet as I've a load of eduard bits to fit. Decided to do this after closing the fuse… it may have been a mistake but we'll see 😬
9 September 2022, 19:51
Rui
Wow! that's shiny. Wait...
Need my sun glasses 😎
14 September 2022, 04:25
Adam Gudynowski
Looks great
14 September 2022, 05:21
David H
Polished aluminium is definitely the way to go, slightly less shiny than the chrome I used.. 🤔
14 September 2022, 09:39
John
Hi David, great finish! I have this kit myself. Got as far as doing the cockpit then set it aside to chase something else but good to know the kit goes together well and areas to watch out for. Do you lay down a clear coat over the Alclad? I've seen pros and cons to that and just wondering what your opinion is.
22 September 2022, 20:51
David H
I've got Alclads aqua gloss to use. I'll probably try it on the underside of the wings first to see how it goes on and go from there. This is my first time using Alclad so it's been a bit of an experiment.
23 September 2022, 09:01
James C
That's looking awesome! The kit is on my "to do" list as well 👍
23 September 2022, 18:16
Donald Dickson II
Looking great!

I did a side by side with this kit and the old Monogram boxing of this plane.
F-86F The Huff | Album by smokeriderdon (1:48)
23 September 2022, 18:22
David H
Hi Donald and welcome , very nice and pretty much mirrors what I'm finding. Wing sweep looks hugely different between those 2.
I have the Escii kit to do as well as this but it can wait a bit.

James that's very kind of you to say. It's a bit too shiny for my liking but , hey ho, next time 😉
24 September 2022, 07:46
David H
So, clearcoated and started decalling. The aqua gloss has toned down the shininess and looks more natural. So for me , that's a win.. anyone building this kit BEWARE THE DECALS.. very nicely printed, but slightly on the thick side. Not as thick as the Tamiya f4 tho, BUT they have a tendency to curl up on themselves when removed , or even on the backing.

On the plus side they settle into panel lines really well despite their thickness.
3 October 2022, 09:52
Gary Byrne
That's a beauty for sure!
17 November 2022, 17:04
James C
Fantastic result David 👍

Any issues to be weary of with the decals?
Not far off doing mine now and will be happy if it turns out just half as nice as this.
17 November 2022, 17:11
David H
If you can I'd recommend painting the strip around the fuselage, I had problems underneath where it comes together. As for the decal quality see above about the curling.. they have a random tendency to curl up.
17 November 2022, 18:43
James C
Good to know and thanks 👍
17 November 2022, 19:16
Spanjaard
looks really good!
17 November 2022, 19:55
Donald Dickson II
Great result sir! I had the same issue with the body stripe meeting up on the underside. Had it with the Monogram one as well. At least it isnt just me. LOL
17 November 2022, 23:28
David H
Thankyou gentlemen for the kind words 👍🏻
18 November 2022, 14:27
Jan Peters
Excellent result, the weathering toned down that chrome very nice 👍🏻
18 November 2022, 14:49
David H
Jan, I think it was more the handling that removed some of the shiny 😂😂 but yes, the wash also helped
26 November 2022, 16:58
David H
Thankyou for the like @ David Slipp
26 November 2022, 16:58
David Deavall
Lovely model, very realistic paint job.
26 November 2022, 17:00
Guy Rump
Lovely build, great paint job and weathering. 👍
26 November 2022, 17:15
Mr James
Oh hello... what a shiny metal beauty. Excellent finish and weathering there David.
28 May 2023, 16:28
David H
Ah yes , the accidental weathering. It was far too shiny and by pure accident handling it without gloves and gentle repolishing gave it a nice toned down look as the black base showed through randomly..
28 May 2023, 18:00
Nathan Dempsey
Nice work David. I somehow missed this when you first posted.
28 May 2023, 19:09
Jennifer Franklin
I'm glad for the late comments, it gives me a chance to see this beauty too. Very nice.
28 May 2023, 19:11
David H
Thanks for your kind words Nathan and Jennifer
28 May 2023, 20:41
David H
Thankyou for the like curatorm
29 May 2023, 16:50
David H
Thank you for the like Noel
29 May 2023, 18:52
David H
Thankyou for the like Helio 👍🏻
29 May 2023, 20:06
Robert Barkoski
That alclad really shines! Nice finish.
29 May 2023, 20:37
Rui S
Great paint job 👍 an eye catcher
30 May 2023, 23:36
Rui
Had another run through the photos to study the superb paint work and noticed in the last picture (#28) how the difference in the metal panels shows through the yellow wing flash; excellent effect David 👍
31 May 2023, 01:16
David H
Guys you are all too kind, this was an experiment with nmf with much accidental success ..
31 May 2023, 07:03
John
But those are the best kind of successes! The only problem is figuring out how to repeat them...
31 May 2023, 14:19
David Culp
I wish I could paint like that. I really like the subtlety of the paint on the seat. That makes it look real - sun bleached and dirty.
31 May 2023, 14:45
David H
Thanks for the comments John and David Culp , also for the like Stefan 👍🏻
10 June 2023, 08:25
David H
Thankyou for the like Rui 😁
13 June 2023, 18:42
Roberto Rocat
Wow👍
13 June 2023, 20:20
David H
I'm all overwhelmed Bruno, thankyou
14 June 2023, 09:33
David H
Thankyou #airjuneau for the like 👍🏻
14 June 2023, 09:35
David H
I'm sure I typed Roberto not Bruno.. so once again I'm overwhelmed by your comment @Roberto Rocat
14 June 2023, 16:49
Marcin Dudek
Cool Sabre 😁. Nicely done! 👍
15 June 2023, 07:22
David H
Thankyou Marcin for the kind words and Marcin for the like 👍🏻
16 June 2023, 06:52
Mark Sherwood
Nice Sabre. Especially the NMF. Now thats the one I'm a bit wary of
3 September 2023, 11:27

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