Hasegawa 1/32 F-86F Sabre Finally Finished

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This one has been sitting in the closet for the past 2 years screaming "finish me, finish me!? So finally relented and finished it last month.

Used the old KMC cockpit set, the rest is out of box. Alclad II & I and MM metalizer paints. Eagle Strike, Cutting Edge and kit decals.

Cheers,

Jerry [C):-)]

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Beautiful model, clean and detailed! Looks like it’s ready to fly.

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Looks fantastic. I really fancy doin a chrome looking model. Maybe a mustang. The finish on yours looks the biz. Congrats mate…Superb

…Guy

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Great job on a great aircraft. Very nice finishing.

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[C):-)]i especially like the detail in the cockpit. speaking of chrome, the mustang is a reccomendable bird.

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Excellent work on the F-86. The NMF looks great.

Regards, Rick

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A truly lovely, crisp model of my favorite jet fighter. My main field of interest really doesn’t center around jet fighters (although my father flew plenty of them as a colonel in the USAF), but admit to having a weak spot for the Sabre.

Yours is a beautiful example. Cheers.

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Outstanding build, great finish and beautiful photos.

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Great job especially the cockpit.

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Jerry-

Great job on that NMF! I can only hope my feeble attempts at it will look as good as yours!

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Interior looks great too!

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Nice job on the Sabre, Jerry! The cockpit and NMF are excellent.

Mark

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Thanks to all for the nice comments. Appreciated. Now on to the 1/32 Tomcat and 1/48 Intruder. Maybe I can get those two finished sooner and not let them sit around for 2 years.

Cheers…Jerry [C):-)]

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Beautiful Sabre. Can you share some insight about the old Hasegawa kit? How did it go together for you?

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VERY nice job on what still today may be the cleanest, best looking fighter of all time.

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Being the old Hasegawa kit I was surprised how well it went togather. Really had no major problems. The only area that took quite a bit of putty and sanding was the seam in the nose intake area. I did not assemble and and put in the engine. The fuselage front and rear sections fit togather perfectly with just a slight seam to indicate that that was where the fuselage seperated. Fuselage to wing fit was tight and did not require putty. Kit cockpit is okay but I had two of the old KMC pits and they are much better. Really improved the looks of the office and fit in nicely. I think the KMC set are still available but not sure through who.

Cheers,

Jerry [C):-)]

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Very nice !

SteveK

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That is one beautifull model. I love it. Great job.

Just curious: How big is that plane? Lenght and wingspan?

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Thanks, Jerry. I appreciate the first hand knowledge. I’m looking into buying this kit, and attempting the C&A resin conversion to an “H” variant. Sounds like a nice kit, despite the age. You certainly showed it can be built into a winner. I love the “Mig Alley” espisode of Dogfights on the History Channel.

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Wow! Thats a great build![tup]

Very nice work on the cockpit and the NMF, well done.