1/48 Academy F-86F-30

Gallery Article by Ido Barnea on Mar 3 2010

 

The F-86 Sabre is probably one of the most famous jet fighters ever built and it gained its place in history during Korea War.  The Academy Kit is quite good although the decals are thick and the fit of the parts in some areas will test your filling and sanding abilities.  I replaced the ejection seat with a seat from Legend (kit #4028) and for the painting I used Alclad II (# 101, 103, 112, 113).

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The diorama represents the plane in the end of the Korean winter in 1953.  For the melting snow I used baking soda mixed with water and white glue.  The technicians are from ICM (kit #48083) and Verlinden (kit #0482).  The PSP base is from Eduard (#8804).  The ammunition cases, tool boxes and camera are scratch build.  

Thanks for looking.

Ido Barnea

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Photos and text © by Ido Barnea