1/48 Academy F-86-30 Sabre |
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Gallery Article by
Will Hendriks |
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Major John Glenn's "MIG MAD MARINE"
This is the Academy F-86-30 Sabre in
1/48 scale built straight out of the box, with the exception of seatbelts from
Reheat and decals from an old Superscale sheet.
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The kit goes
together beautifully, with very little filler required. The most challenging
aspect was filling the large open area at the bottom of the intake duct/top of
the nose gear bay, part D26.
The model is finished in SNJ Spray Aluminum, with a few panels polished with SNJ
aluminum powder. The steel gun panels were polished with a little graphite from
a 2H pencil. The yellow and black stripes were from the kit decal sheet. I then
gave the model a light coat of Floquil Flat varnish to impart an oxidized look.
