Aur0ra145's Airfix 1/48 North American F-86 Sabre - Final Reveal

[aur0ra145]

Howdy!

I'm only 261 days late. Please forgive me.

Here she is! The Airfix 1/48 North American F-86F-40 Sabre! Pretty nice little kit. Only fit issue was an access hatch on the dorsal. Rest of the kit just fell together. Whole thing is painted primarily in Alclad Aircraft Aluminum over Alclad Gloss Black Primer. Nice result I do think. It really stands out sitting next to my more satin finish models. With the ailerons and rudder being molded on different pieces, I was able to cut the decals after placing them to show the gap. I think it's a pretty good result overall. Ended up going with no weathering. Mainly because I didn't want to harm the paint job.

Thanks for looking!

[Stokesy44]

Beautiful work on a real icon

[digger303]

Excellent build and finish, it really stands out nicely.

[cor]

Nice looking finish. Bare metal is so hard to replicate

[DRUMS01]

I agree, great finish. As you know, bare metal finish; whether by paint or foil will show every single imperfection, grit, even finger oils if not careful. You did a wonderful job job at making this one appear authentic…..

[Tomcat64]

Stunning result mate - I said it in the build thread but that metallic finish is absolutely top notch.

Great to see it finished

[Garion77]

Stunning work ! you nailed the metallic finish ! Something that's not easy to do !

[RangerNeil]

Beautiful job - well done!!