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RAF Sabre

ij001

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Kit - Hasegawa 1:48
Paint - Cockpit, seat etc all acrylics - Camouflage all Xtracolour enamels.
Decals - Eagle Strike
Extras - True Details resin seat, Eduard kit-specific 'Zoom' set. Fuse wire, fibre-optic cable and plastic card details in cockpit, air-brake and undercarriage wells.



Canadair Sabre Mk. 4
Assigned to Sqn. Ldr. T. H. Hutchinson
C/O 3 Squadron RAFG
Geilenkirchen, 1955/56



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So, a thirty year old kit, painted with thirty year old enamels and wearing twenty-five year old decals.... bit of an 'old skool' project wouldn't you say ?

There honestly isn't too much to say, the kit really does fall together and is (happily) typical of those superb Hasegawa releases from the early 1990's, crisp detail, faultless molding with fuss-free engineering and construction - I really wish they would tool-up again and release some new kits, I know that's not going to happen, but there's nothing wrong with hope is there ?. The Eagle Strike decals behaved as if they were printed yesterday - utterly flawless and superbly printed by Cartograph, again, a company I really do miss.

That's just about it. Please feel free to criticise, ask a question or make any sort of comment. Have the rest of a great weekend folks, best from Middle Earth.




Ian.
 
Great rendition of a Saber . Very pleasing paint scheme .

Reminiscent of the German version but better. :good: B)

Cheers, Christian
 
Great rendition of a Saber. Reminiscent of the German version but better. :good: B)


It very nearly was a West German aircraft, but I couldn't resist Sqn. Ldr. Hutchinsons' 'special' and I've had the decals since they first came put, so.... (and I've got a second kit stashed away).

Thanks folks, appreciate the feedback and comments. As ever, never taken for granted.



Ian.
 
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