PAN F-86 "Tricolori"

[135engineer]

Well here we go . Because I am always coming with jokes about aircraft I decided to jump in and build one . The triple set from Italeri yielded my victim. The Pan f-86.
Pull up a seat and have a good laugh..........

 

[moon puppy]

This from the guy who was just holler about the Treadheads uniting?

Carry on

 

[phantom II]

Well, what do you know...I had no idea that they had ever used the F-86. :hmmm

Great aerobatic team .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[RichB]

There were 180 ex-RAF Canadair Sabre Mk.4's transferred to Italy in 1957. They were overhauled and received the "6-3 wing" modification before being transferred to Italy and Yugoslavia (120 aircraft). The USAF designated them F-86E(M) for record keeping. (The 'M" stood for 'Modified'.) The Frecce Tricolori flew them from 1961 to 1963. The last AMI Sabre was retired in 1965.

Cheers,
Rich

 

[135engineer]

Yeah boss if you can't beat em then join em . that is awesome info rich thank you. Hang on and lets see how bad I can butcher this.

 

[phantom II]

Good info . I have watched them performed with the other two birds . Goods shows .

They generally brought some Italian red wine with them to try and get special good service which they always got for free anyhow

It's a shame my taste buds only like white wines :facepalm

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[lupanzer]

Luiz

 

[135engineer]

Got a little work done last night. Will post some images later. Looking foreward to seeing if I did something with this so far. Counting on some help here . the issue I think is going to be describing some lines. Hoping to get some advice from the resident wimgnuts. lol .

 

[moon puppy]

Well do you have any sort of scribing tool?

My favorite one is the UMM Micro scriber
http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_105&products_id=4798

But the back of an exacto or even a nail can get the job done. Using tape to outline your panels will help you keep a straight line. See I know the answers just fail at applying them.

 

[135engineer]

OK sounds good. I will need to get one of those from umm. I do have their micro saw which may give me the basis for the line and then define it with something else.

 

[moon puppy]

Absolutely, I use the saw all the time to try and get a straight line started.

 

[135engineer]

got a little work done on the bird. Filled some seams done some clean up . Still a long ways to go.

 

[piase]

How many memories of youth ... (thirty five years ago)!