WIP F-86 Sabre

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June 14, 2020
Closed the airbrakes. Needed some backstop on the starboard side
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June 14, 2020
Some weight in the nose
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June 14, 2020
Seat. Bare
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June 14, 2020
Dry fit
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June 14, 2020
Dry fit looks very good
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June 14, 2020
My usual fantasy coloured cockpit
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June 14, 2020
Closing the fuselage
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June 14, 2020
Dry fit of the wings to the fuselage. Some sanding done on the spine
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June 15, 2020
I had to rescribe the lines on the belly and spine
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June 15, 2020
After polishing cloths, it is decent enough
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June 15, 2020
After polishing cloths, it is decent enough
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June 21, 2020
Primer on
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June 21, 2020
Primer on
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June 21, 2020
Alclad Polished aluminium
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June 21, 2020
Looks okay
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August 20, 2020
Masked for duraluminum
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August 20, 2020
Some colour on other parts
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August 20, 2020
Wheel wells masked
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August 20, 2020
Green
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August 20, 2020
Duraluminum sprayed
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August 20, 2020
Stripped as the aluminium lifted
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August 20, 2020
Other approach with bmf
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August 20, 2020
Ailerons
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August 20, 2020
These will be painted duraluminum
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August 20, 2020
Sprayed
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August 20, 2020
Experiment failed as alclad lifted off the bmf. Now entire fuselage covered in bmf
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August 20, 2020
Wings painted vallejo silver. Varnish is pooling for some reason
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October 11, 2020
Stripped her once more
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October 11, 2020
Sprayed the wings Vallejo Silver. While demasking the Parafilm, some of the BMF lifted 🙁
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October 11, 2020
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October 11, 2020
Re-BMF-ed
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October 11, 2020
Looks nice, doesnt it?
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October 11, 2020
Now we're getting somewhere!
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October 11, 2020
The decals won't conform and start to curl. Let's sleep on it.
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October 11, 2020
The day after. Even after extra Microsol, this is becoming ridiculous.
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October 11, 2020
And not coming off, as well
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October 11, 2020
So I stripped the wing tips once more, and sprayed with Vallejo Silver, again.
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October 11, 2020
Progress??
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October 11, 2020
Decals underway
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October 11, 2020
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December 2, 2020
So I drilled two holes and abused a paperclip
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December 2, 2020
This thing keeps falling off
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December 2, 2020
Not it’s posable
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December 2, 2020

5 14 June 2020, 12:50

Martin Oostrom 著者
A quick mojo restorer, to keep the mind of the Italeri truck

14 June 2020, 12:52

Martin Oostrom 著者
Cockpit is basic and a bit bare. The rest of the kit is a joy for now. Little flash, some sanding. No filler needed yet

14 June 2020, 20:32

Donald Dickson II
Oooo, Martin with an 86. Taking a seat!

14 June 2020, 20:36

Martin Oostrom 著者
Welcome Donald, don't get your hopes up to high!
Minor filler on the belly and spine. Unfortunaley, I glued the halves a bit offset, so sanding was needed.

15 June 2020, 20:04

Martin Oostrom 著者
I got a foldable spray booth Saturday. Despite it being foldable, it still takes a big bite of my limited work area. What I really like is the lack of fumes after the Alclad 👍

21 June 2020, 20:53

Gordon Sørensen
Love the Sabre! Looks great so far, Martin!

21 June 2020, 22:06

Lode Schildermans
Well, Martin, and the result looks fine to me. Are you gonna build this as in the photo?

22 June 2020, 05:21

Martin Oostrom 著者
Thank you Gordon and Lode. It will be almost as the project picture. A bit less shiny I think 😄

22 June 2020, 05:26

Łukasz Gliński
That looks like a nice kit - watching

22 June 2020, 13:32

Treehugger
Airbrushing on Vallejo glossy black is my favorite. 🙂 Super smooth. Supposed to be used for metal paint, but works nicely for any other paint.

22 June 2020, 13:39

Chaz Gordon
Nice

24 June 2020, 19:56

Alec K
Martin is back on air 🙂, I am in 👍

27 June 2020, 21:22

Spanjaard
almost missing this one 🙂

9 July 2020, 14:40

Martin Oostrom 著者
This one will be called misery

20 August 2020, 09:13

Spanjaard
if somebody can get this to shine, that will be you, Martin. i have full trust in your abilities. once you are back from "America" you will no doubt figure this one out!

20 August 2020, 09:27

Martin Oostrom 著者
Calling her "Misery" is generously upbeat. What a b***h she is. Perseverence is being replaced by plain stubborness on my part. She will be finished, either as a model or as time capsule, burried in the garden.

11 October 2020, 08:09

Spanjaard
She is being tough on you, no doubt. but you will success and make her shine 🙂

11 October 2020, 14:04

Martin Oostrom 著者
She's done: Completed - F-86F Sabre 'Misery' | Album by Mahoo76 (1:72)

11 October 2020, 14:53

Spanjaard
You did finish her against all that she did against you. Well done!

11 October 2020, 17:04

Łukasz Gliński
Tough lesson indeed, had to strip my Hurricane lately too.
Throw it away and switch to the HB or Airfix Sabre to get the mojo back 🙂
Got the leftover German HB decals, in case you'd like to repaint her grey&green😉

11 October 2020, 18:12

Martin Oostrom 著者
Thanks for the offer Łukasz, but the only time I'll be touching this girl is when I need room in my display cabinet

11 October 2020, 18:19

Donald Dickson II
Have you tried using Solvset? That stuff melts damn near anything.

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11 October 2020, 18:29

Martin Oostrom 著者
No I haven't Don. To be honest, I'm not interested in another bottle of softener, while I already have three. I do appreciate the tip, thank you.

Even in the display cabinet, this thing keeps haunting me. Repairs needed and effected.

2 December 2020, 20:10

Donald Dickson II
What the hell happened?

2 December 2020, 20:50

Martin Oostrom 著者
Donald, my wife happened. She occasionally dusts the cabinet. She claims she never breaks anything, but miraculously pieces are wandering around the cabinet...
Ronald, just plain stubborn 😄

2 December 2020, 21:47

Danny Meer
What a perseverance with this 1 😄

2 December 2020, 21:56

Sy Bar
Glad you were able to fight this one to a win. I had my own fight with their 1/48 version and their unbelievably thick decals, need to acquire some super strong softener! 👍

2 December 2020, 22:00