Anyone remember that old Monogram kit that had both the Sabre and the MiG-15? Well, this is the Sabre. It was finished earlier this summer. I had painted the NMF (SNJ) last summer and it had been sitting wrapped in plastic waiting for the stripes and completion. So I finally “got 'er done”.
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Nice looking model. I could swear it was a real aircraft, the way you posed it by a hanger. Great work.
Tex, from one Lone Star State boy to another, you have done one commendable, fine job on that venerable old Monogram kit. I actually kitbashed it before we had any good Sabres in 1/48 (like Hasegawa’s). I took the monogram fuselage and cockpit, and added the seat and wings from the old Esci kit, and used SNJ for the first time to paint it. Really sold me on SNJ, which I can’t seem to find now, and I really enjoyed the build. For the money, that is still a good F-86 kit, and someone willing to put in the time, as you have demonstrated so well, can make a really nice airplane out of it.
P.S. Is Cameron Airport near Waco? I think I flew in there once while running for my life (in a Piper Cherokee, which don’t run real fast under any circustances) from one of those monstrous Texas early-summer thunderboomers.
Tom
Great job Tex!![tup] nice job on the NMF. those are always challenging. later.
Excellent build & photography. Very nice NMF. Thanks for sharing.
Regards, Rick
Thanks for the compliments. As I’ve stated somewhere else, I rarely get any kind of critical feedback on my builds unless I post here. It is a great opportunity for that sort of thing as well as advice/suggestions, research, camaraderie,etc.
Tom: Cameron is 50 miles south of Waco. Our population is about 6500 I guess. We had a visit years ago by the CAAF’s Ju-52. They were heading to Harlingen from a new paint job in Arkansas. The plane and crew stayed overnight, local folks got to tour the interior and next morning the “Tante Ju” got stuck turning around at the runway’s end. A couple local WWII vets pulled them out with a Suburban. It was so cool seeing that tri-motor lift off from our little airport. btw Tom, I read your very interesting profie; what happened to the Combat Jets Flying Museum and all those planes? Later, Gary
Looks like crap to me - but that’s just my opinion.
NOT! What an awesome looking aircraft. My dad would love to see that, since that is still one of, if not his favorite. And with the way you posed those shots gives it a very realistic feel.
Major kudos to you Gunner - great model! [:D] Thanks for sharing it with us.
p.s. - i’m digging that b&w/sepia photo. Good way to age it a couple years.
Tex,
Man, you certainly went all the way with that Sabre!! I took the liberty of looking at your website, and the rest of your inventory is looking pretty good too! I commend you for your displaying methods, natural light and background makes a breathtaking picture! Thanks!
Take care,
Frank
Wow, Tex…amazing build and photo work! Very realistic…
Regards, Dan
Good lookin’ bird man. Just goes to show, those monogram kits can turn out reeaaal nice with a little TLC.
Yeah, I’ve built a lot of Monogram kits over the years and they can be built into nice models but they do require a lot of extra effort. Just recently, I bought four Tamiya kits and the Pro-Modeler DogSabre at a Hobby Lobby 1/2 price sale so I’m planning to upgrade my next builds after I finish my current 2 planes in progress; Don Schmenk’s F-100 in Vietnam and another “what if” project, a modern-day Confederate States Airforce Mirage F-1 with Exocet for anti-ship role in the Gulf of Mexico. I appreciate the nice comments, thanks a lot, Gary.
The Hobby Lobby 1/2 price sale is awesome. There are several in the area, and I stop in whenwvwr I’m close by to see what’s marked down. Found a 72nd Tamiya Mosquito coupla days ago that had been marked down about 6 times for $5.60.
Texgunner,
I don’t know if you realize this, but your pictures will actually appear on the posts if you add the ] symbol just behind the [img at the beginning of your picture URL’s. Great-looking Sabre pictures, by the way.
Gary, the links have to be done that way, it’s an MSN “thing” I believe. I did have some pics hosted on another site that would appear when the post opened but the hoster lost his webspace or something and hasn’t got them back up yet. So instead of waiting I did it this way, sorry. In fact, i just tried again after reading your suggestion; when I changed it to the correct method all i get is the red x. I’m glad you liked the photos, Gary B.
Tex, you really had me going on that first picture! I thought you went out and photgraphed a gate guard! Fantastic work there!! [tup]
Hi ya Texgunner …
Well, there just isn’t much I can add to what has been said above … except maybe … Outstanding job … on one of my all time favorite birds … thanks so much for sharing … [swg]
Tex:
I believe that Ju-52 you’re talking about is the late Martin Caiden’s “Iron Annie,” as he called it, and he wrote a book by that same name about his beloved German tri-motor. I’ve been away from that outfit so long, they didn’t have it in Harlingen when I was there. Just the 109s and He-111. As for the Combat Jets collection, it was cast to the winds a few years ago. The Mig-21, and I think the A-4C, were generously donated by owner Jim Robinson to the EAA, and are kept at their Oshkosh headquarters in flying condition. The former Hungarian AF MiG is still piloted by its original Combat Jets pilot, former Space Suttle Commander “Hoot” Gibson. The F-104 that gave me so many thrills and scares is on the airshow circuit with another Starfighter, a single seater, and they are painted gray, I think. I don’t know what happened to the two F-86s or the MiG 15, nor the Hawker Hunter. One of the 86s was painted as “The Huff,” and the other was in the official Combat Jets scheme, with large red,white and blue wing and tail flashes and fuselage stripes. If you do a Google search for Combat Jets Flying Museum, you’ll find the fates of some, I think.
Tom
My lord. When I clicked the links without reading the post thoroughly, I thought “ok, so the guy saw an F-86 somewhere and took pictures. Boring, I want to see a completed model.”
I looked through all the pictures for a “real” model airplane, and then read through the posts and read that it WAS a model. Jesus! I honestly cannot tell the difference.