1/32 Hasegawa F-86F Sabre

by Dave Cornett

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This is the Hasegawa F-86F Sabre kit with the CAMS cockpit set along with pieces of the Eduards photo-etch sets.  This was my first venture into the all metal finishes and it was without a doubt a learning experience.  The kit itself is not that great and I attempted to add some detail by scribing all the panel lines and rivets holes.  While assembling the kit I ran into problems with the plastic cracking and breaking. 

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When I was able to apply the finish, I used a combination of the Alclad chrome, white alum, dark alum and stainless.  I built this kit for a friend and he wanted it in Turkish markings if you're wondering what the squares represent.  I was able to find some reference photos which were limited and needless to say the sharks mouth wasn't standard on the Turkish F-86's are far as I could find.

It's not one of my best kits but I did learn from it and I can't wait to do the next one. 

Dave

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Photos and text © by Dave Cornett