Here is
my 1/48 Hasegawa F-86 E(M) Sabre with Turkish Air Force (TuaF) markings.
As
the newer Mk 5 and Mk 6 Sabres built by Canadair became available, most
RCAF Sabre Mk 2 and 4’s were retrofitted with extended wing leading
edges and then sold to foreign air forces. These planes are known as
F-86E(M) where “M” stands for “modified. In
1954, the Turkish Air Force (TuaF) acquired 105 of these refurbished
ex-RCAF F-86E(M) aircraft. And these were well used until 1968
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The
model is based on the F-86 E(M) ( 19.335 tail number) from the 141st
squadron. I
used the Hasegawa F-86 F30 kit to build it as TuAF’s F-86 E(M).
The
construction began with the cockpit as usual. The components were
painted to FS 36231 grey with Gunze Sangyo acrylic paint. I added
the instrument panel and the seat belts from Eduard.
Some
panels and air scoops are deleted for accuracy.
To
downgrade the windscreen unique
V shape, I used the unique option from Cutting
Edge. (CEC
48197 -F-86E (early) Conversion
set ).
The model is
painted with Alclad Aluminium. I used various tones from
Alclad
family to differentiate the panels.
National
insignias and flags are from “Turquoise Decal” set.
I used Xtradecal
X72-065 and Eagle Strike 48-1147
decal sets for the code numbers. The stencils are mostly from the
box.
Happy modelling
Tolga
Istanbul
- TURKEY
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