F86-F Sabre "The Huff" Completed.

[moon puppy]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Y'all have bowling shirts down under right?

Not me, dunno 'bout our Phil :idonno

Nope!

An MA shirt would go down a treat though!

Okay, here we go....

These Cartograph decals are the ant's pants, beautiful to work with

That fuselage band was so tough to line up, and having to join it underneath was a pain, a little trim and some semi gloss Tamiya black
tidied it up.

Humbrol 69 gloss yellow is a close match for the decal yellow, trimmed the 'lightning bolt' on the tanks as per the real ''Huff"

I tidied up that horid seam but then created another prob for myself :facepalm but that will do

more to come soon, one thing about these decals is the words on stencils are readable, very nice work from Cartograph Italy.

and I have to repaint the tyres again........


Hey Bob, this old movie was on one of our TV stations some days ago,

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046262/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

and in one scene it clearly showed a sabre dropping the whole package - pylon attached to the tank leaving a clean wing.

Nice work so far Phil



I had no idea the pylon went with the tank, I know on the Fighters I was trained for (F4, F15, F16) the pylons were attached to the wings and only the package jettisoned. Chris you got any info on this?

 

[Phil]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Yes Ian, that is a better movie, damn haven't seen that one for many many moons! ( downloading the torrent file now!!!)

Bob, I'm only going by what I can find, photos - either show Sabres with tanks/pylons or nothing at all, that old movie is the only footage I have found showing that lovely lady dropping them.

I did PM Chris, he is trying to get the info on this mystery

And - thankyou all , I am liking this build!

more decals on tonight, more pics ;ater

:drinks

I just had to post this vid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7VYrhfDJeQ

 

[jknaus]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Okay I could be right out to lunch, but pylons could can be removed depending on the mission. Otherwise they are bolted on. They have cads to "kick" the store out from the boundry layer of the wing. Before cads they were spring loaded (the T-33 tip tanks are spring loaded). I dont believe I have ever sen anyone jettison the whole shebang except in movies.
I did find this though which proves I dont know everything. From google books:

Look down at the External Stores Jettison from this F-84 Pilots manual.hth
James

 

[Tony lee]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Nice decal work "P" hyeah

Tony lee

 

[Phil]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Thanks Tony - Those decals take most of the credit - just lovely to work with

Thanks James - would that article be the same for the F86-F, it does state F-84 - or have I had too many imported Becks tonight!

 

[jknaus]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

It is for the F-84, but same time frame so I would be confident that early Sabres probably also did the same.
JAmes

 

[Phil]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Early Sabres - had extending leading edge slats like most Me birds, a later wing package was developed which when fitted - without said leading edge slats - spelt the end of the Mig 15 dominance, no biggie on the pylons as I now have them fitted but can remove them for the clean wing look.

So marching onwards,

Some more decals on, these are so freaking good to apply I can't stop raving about them

Checker tail decals getting very close now!

 

[ij001]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

(adopts Homer Simpson voice) 'Mmmmm, shiny'

Ian

 

[moon puppy]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

I'm like totally jealous of this finish Paul.

 

[Phil]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Decals finished outside pics

started to add the remaining parts - inside pics

 

[moon puppy]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Sweet....

 

[reconron]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Looking good,Phil!

Greetings,Ron.

 

[Paulw]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

:dude :drinks :snoopy

 

[moon puppy]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

:dude :drinks :snoopy

Says it all...

 

[SA Dave]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

:dude :drinks :snoopy

Says it all...

:facepalm
Some great Huffing and Puffing there Phil.

 

[ij001]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Fabulous decal work

Ian

 

[Phil]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff" Completed

Thanks all,

Worked on this over the two days and here she is all done.

The last for 2013

 

[jknaus]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Just beautiful
James

 

[Paulw]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Bravisimo!

 

[ij001]

F86-F Sabre "The Huff"

Hey Phil

Really envy that you can build a model like this and be able to resist the urge to weather it !! - That's the sort of self control I simply don't have. B) Looks absolutely beautiful :coolio , well done sir !!

Ian