RAF middle east FG-86 sabre

chrisonord · February 03, 2020, 06:58:51 AM

Due to the RAF having limited fighter andcair support aircraft available in the middle east, a stop gap fleet of low hour canadair CF-86 Sabres were modified to carry air to ground ordnance and were sent out to Libya in the August of 1955. The aircraft were veterans of the Korean war and were well liked by their pilots. The aircraft werw kept in service alongside the Javelin when they got relegated to ground attack roles.
Kit is the 1/72nd scale hobbyboss one. Very easy to build but nowhere to put enough nose weight.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iWXBPBRFUphhqYkKA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6Qk5vDcJ1QYzsWte8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Byguu8JCg7wHp1Z1A
Cheers
Chris

Dizzyfugu · February 03, 2020, 07:08:15 AM

Interesting paint scheme with the white area around the cockpit.

Old Wombat · February 03, 2020, 07:08:39 AM

Nice one!

Tophe · February 03, 2020, 07:16:51 AM

Surprising ~~but~~ and good!

NARSES2 · February 03, 2020, 07:23:36 AM

Another neat one Chris, I particularly like that scheme

PR19_Kit · February 03, 2020, 08:48:17 AM

That white surround is so typical of the RAF Middle East Command scheme back then!

Herks of the period had their cockpit roofs painted all over white, viz Airfix's first boxing of the Herc way back when.

kitnut617 · February 03, 2020, 10:34:26 AM

That's very good Chris,

The F-86 is one of my all time favorite aircraft.

chrisonord · February 03, 2020, 11:00:26 AM

Thank you everyone, it was hard going wanting to finish anything these past couple of weeks as my head is just full of bad things at the moment. I have been very close to wrapping everything up.
I want to make a 2 seater sabre from a modified Hasegawa T2 as it has a lot of sabre in it already, we shall see how things go.
Chris

kitnut617 · February 03, 2020, 11:21:58 AM

Quote from: chrisonord on February 03, 2020, 11:00:26 AM
Thank you everyone, it was hard going wanting to finish anything these past couple of weeks as my head is just full of bad things at the moment. I have been very close to wrapping everything up.
I want to make a 2 seater sabre from a modified Hasegawa T2 as it has a lot of sabre in it already, we shall see how things go.
Chris

The Falcon TF-86 conversion is very good Chris, I'm just about to start the one I have.

chrisonord · February 03, 2020, 12:34:18 PM

Quote from: kitnut617 on February 03, 2020, 11:21:58 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on February 03, 2020, 11:00:26 AM
Thank you everyone, it was hard going wanting to finish anything these past couple of weeks as my head is just full of bad things at the moment. I have been very close to wrapping everything up.
I want to make a 2 seater sabre from a modified Hasegawa T2 as it has a lot of sabre in it already, we shall see how things go.
Chris

The Falcon TF-86 conversion is very good Chris, I'm just about to start the one I have.

Are they available over here do you know? I was just going to swap the wings, and or change the nose for an F-86 one

PR19_Kit · February 03, 2020, 01:02:08 PM

Quote from: chrisonord on February 03, 2020, 12:34:18 PM
Quote from: kitnut617 on February 03, 2020, 11:21:58 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on February 03, 2020, 11:00:26 AM
Thank you everyone, it was hard going wanting to finish anything these past couple of weeks as my head is just full of bad things at the moment. I have been very close to wrapping everything up.
I want to make a 2 seater sabre from a modified Hasegawa T2 as it has a lot of sabre in it already, we shall see how things go.
Chris

The Falcon TF-86 conversion is very good Chris, I'm just about to start the one I have.

Are they available over here do you know? I was just going to swap the wings, and or change the nose for an F-86 one

They sure are, it's on one of the Falcon Triple Conversion sheets.

I may even have one..............

chrisonord · February 03, 2020, 01:25:59 PM

Are they a vacform conversion Kit? I am not keen on them as they're too easy for me to make.a mess off. I will look them up and see what's the script with them.
Chris

chrisonord · February 03, 2020, 01:34:33 PM

I have just looked at the set on scale mates it is a tempting set to get as I have a Neptune which might get pressed in to RAF service, so an alternative version of the Neptune would be nice . The radome from the TBF could be used on something else I dare say.
Chris

PR19_Kit · February 03, 2020, 02:24:51 PM

Yes, Falcon's stuff is all vacform.

I think the one I have is only the TF-86 though. I'll have a look in The Loft and see if I can find it.

chrisonord · February 03, 2020, 03:08:30 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 03, 2020, 02:24:51 PM
Yes, Falcon's stuff is all vacform.

I think the one I have is only the TF-86 though. I'll have a look in The Loft and see if I can find it.

Whole new world to me as the whole sanding the parts down the exact amount thing puts me off. I did a r/c German U boat many moons ago and rhe upper hull and conning tower were vac formed an3 I made an expensive mess of them. That put me off.