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Hi Portamus

Which 1/48 Sabre kit do you have?

I'm useing the Italeri F-86E kit (Ex ESCI) to build my SAAF Canadair Sabre Mk.6.
I purchased this kit to build the SAAF F-86F-30 of the Korean war, instead I discoverd the kit had the 6-3 wing with slats, which only applied to the Sabre Mk.6. It needs the sugar scoops added though.
For decals, I have the Leading Edge SAAF Sabre Mk.6 set.

I was going to use my Academy 1/48 F86F-30 (has 6-3 wing with fence, no slats) to build my Sabre Mk.6. Instead this will become my Korean War bird.
I have a Monogram F-86D kit which has the non 6-3 wing, which can be built with extended slats. I plan to use this wing on my Academy kit.

Happy new year to you all, and best wishes for the year.
Jeffrey

Hey buddy,

I have the Academy Sabre... also hardwing.

I have managed to find the Hasegawa CL 13 Mk6... but I dont know how badly I want to shell out R320 for it.

What I'm planing to try and do, is fill in the panel line on the leading edge, and then rescribe them. Unless I can find an Esci kit for a good price....

Hope this helps.

I had a website saved on my old PC which had all the Sabre wing variations on it... but sadly it got lost in translation when I got a new machine.

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The Revell Sabre CL 13 Mk 6 is the Hasegawa mold used under the Revell brand so is much cheaper.

Good to know!!

Thanks for the tip...

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Hi Portamus & others.

It all depends on how much one is prepared to spend, and how accurate you want to be.
To build a 1/48 Sabre Mk.6, non of the kits I've seen offer extended slats, sugar scoops, Martin Baker Mk.5 bang seats and correct panel lines.
The Sabre Mk.6 had exchanged its North American ejection seat for a Martin-Baker Mk.5 seat.

The Italeri/Esci F86E painting/decaling section offers 3 F86 Korean slated versions, a Sabre Mk.4 and 2 Sabre Mk.6. All in one model, quite a stretch I say.
It just happens to have a Sabre Mk.6 wing, so I made it into a Mk.6 with errors.
It is a better product than the Mirage IIIE kit, has recessed panel lines, cockpit is not too bad, exhaust will pass, the intake is only 10mm deep though. And it came cheap. See review:
http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/kore ... review.htm

I like the Academy 1/48 F86F-30, no other 1/48 kit offers an engine that can be displayed, or a gun bay. The workmanship is as good as Hasegawas and it's cheaper.

Yes, it is true that Revell's 1/48 Sabre Mk.6 is a recycled Hasegawa product.
I was interested in this kit, hoping it would come with extended slats, the right seat & sugar scoops.
It is a Sabre F86F-40, (A 6-3 slated wing with wing extensions), you have to cut off the wing tips & attach resin wing tips. As one modeler stated:



Here is a link to see what you get:
http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook ... e_BLw.html

Another quote from a German modeler who built this kit:


So, if you are looking for sugar scoops, see following link, they are $4 shipped in USA, add $2 outside of USA.
http://mysite.verizon.net/resqt29j/index.html

Don't get me wrong, I'm no pro on this topic.

Folks
I just read that Lindburg, (I'm not familia with their products), will be releasing a 1/48 F-86.
No mention what exact type though.
They will also lauch a 1/144 scale, the Battleship USS Arizona, that is 50" long. (1.27 meters long).
They have the German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin in1/200 scale, 56" long.
Did not know they had these monsters, I'm watching there F-86 though.

I build mainly aircraft and tanks but also submarines and E-Boats.

I have the following Revell submarines in 1/72 two Gato-Class which are huge at 1300cm in length, my class VIIc U-Boats are 97cm in length.

The big scale for ships are the 1/350 Tamiya range Tirpitz, Bismark, KGV and Prince of Wales.

I got my Gato's at a 50% off sale so at £30.00 each a bargin.

Italarei also have a 1/35 scale German E-Boat which is a monster.

Hi all

This is the first time I've uploaded pictures onto the net, I hope I got it right. Now I know what photobucket is.
The following is from Leading Edge Models, I purchased these decals some time ago, it is the 1/48 Sabre Mk6 in SAAF survice.