Sabres for Israel

by Shalom Hen

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In 1955 a total of 24 Mk 6s Sabres were ordered by Israel.  At least 8 were allocated serial numbers and one was even painted in Israeli markings.  However, the upheaval caused by the 1956 Suez crisis led the Canadian government to cancel the delivery of the planes.  The Heyl Ha'Avir purchased the Dassault Mystere IV instead.

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The Model

For the Israeli Sabre I used Italeri's 1/48 F-86E Sabre http://forums.ort.org.il/files/90/2215882/5665448.jpg , I built it out of the box with one change in the front gear doors.

This is a very nice kit, not difficult, but a very irritating kit.  Some of the parts are not easy to glue, and some of them are not even, so I had a lot of putty & filing work, but there is a model that you don't have to work a lot?

The serial number 6063 was made by myself.

 

The "Blue Magen David" came from Isradecal and the stencils were from the kit. http://forums.ort.org.il/files/90/2215891/4004865.jpg.

I used the Humbrol colors: bottom light ghost grey hu127, top dark gull gray hu140 & dark green hu117, for the cockpit I used, hu127 and flat black hu33.

That's all friends

Have a nice time modeling

Shalom

Israel

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Photos and text © by Shalom Hen