F-86 sabre... who makes the best one...

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in 1/48. That has recessed panel lines and detail . Also who makes a good cockpit detail set for this?
doesnt matter which varient, any will do.

I MOVED OFF HYPERSCALE FOR RIGHT NOW, IM ASKING TO MANY QUESTIONS OVER THEIR TODAY!! YIKES!! PEOPLE WILL BEGIN TO DISLIKE ME

Thanks all

Pat H.

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There are 2 decent kits available. One from Hasegawa & one from Academy. Both have recessed panel lines & good detail. I prefer the Hasegawa kit, but the Academy kit is less expensive. Eduard has an excellent detail set designed for the Hasegawa kit, but can be adapted to either.

Regards, Rick

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plus the fact Academy’s F-86 also has the removable tail section that shows the turbofan powerplant and a pretty detailed gun bay too.

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Best F-86 build? North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA, 12" = 1 FT Scale[banghead] [alien]

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Well, I’ve built the Academy 1/72 kit… this is pretty nice, and I’ve senn the 1/48 kit… this is really good too… tou can remove the tail section and see the engine… there must be another 1/48 kits… but I don’t know about another Sabre kit…

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Pat,

You may already have this link, but here’s an excellent F-86 modeling site, chock full of information and AM product leads!

Check it out!
http://f-86.tripod.com/

Take care,
Frank

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I am currently building, along with two other models that have to be finished at the same time, a Hasegawa F-86F-30, one of two identical kits I have, the other being a JASDF version that hasn’t a single difference other than the decals and a couple of dollars in price. Mine is being built to show off these lovely Hobbydecal dry transfers I have for all the various stencils, warnings and stripes that go on the Sabre,as well as the 51st FIW checks on the tail, and I am also adding a color Eduard set to it. The fit so far is exquisite, and the detail is better than acceptable. This kit is about $25 give or take a buck.
As for Academy, I dislike the way they do business in principle, so I can’t say how their kit is, since I refuse to build it or to give it any publicity. But Hasegawa’s is great, and the price difference is not very much. You can build a fine Sabre OOB using the Hasegawa kit. The Eduard set is just a personal choice because I just can’t resist putting bells and whistles on my builds.
Tom

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I built monogram’s pro modeler F-86 D dog sabre and in my opinion blows em all away! The fit and detail are outstanding. You cant go wrong with this kit.