Tom liked it...I didn't, Kinetic's Sabre ..getting a face lift. |
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 Jun 6 2008, 01:44 AM
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 Hooked For Life  Group: LSP_Members Posts: 272 Joined: 1-June 05 From: British Columbia Member No.: 942  |
Kinetic's F-86 has some really nice points to it..but there lurks some nasties as well canopy just doesn't cut it..lacking the curves.so mastered a new one and vac formed it.
        The nose was my biggest concern..WT??? So why are you doing it you ask? Because of the surface detail and the proper cockpit dimensions.Have a feeling this will look more the part than Hasegawa's offering when it's parked. Tom did get one thing right..looks OK straight out of the box, well...if you don't get too close. This last pic is something I've been chipping away at for a while..but I'll let someone else go there...PS. they look really nice in place cause now you can see everything. more to come.Cheers all. 
-------------------- Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
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Jun 6 2008, 03:04 AM
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 Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 3054 Joined: 6-August 07 From: Amarillo Texas Member No.: 3704 |
Hi It's nice to see someone working with the F-86. From what I can tell your doing a great job on it,
Texas 
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Jun 6 2008, 09:46 AM
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 Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 750 Joined: 20-May 05 From: Paris and Vienna Member No.: 917 |
The F-86 is one of those planes that deserves every effort to be made to look right, and you're certainly doing her proud. Beautiful castings, enhanced by excellent photography. More, more, more!
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Jun 6 2008, 11:10 AM
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 Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 2994 Joined: 16-August 03 From: Austria (Europe) Member No.: 10 |
Hi William, man that looks like top work mate... I really like your attention to the overall details! Great job.... now show us more pics!! That last pic looks like Arado canopies for the Radub Arado in 32nd scale... am I correct?
Good stuff... more pics please! Cheers Alan -------------------- Recreating WWII aviation history in 1/32 one plane at a time!
Stalled builds... 1/32 scale Re 2005 from PCM...almost done! 1/32 scale Big Jug... T-bolt stalled.... gotta get around to finishing this one! Dreaming of..... 1/32 B-26 Marauder 1/32 He 219 1/32 Me 410 1/32 Do 335 1/32 Ju 87 B 1/32 Yak 3/7 We can dream ..... can't we!? |
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Jun 6 2008, 12:05 PM
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 Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 2548 Joined: 23-August 03 From: Vancouver,Canada Member No.: 90 |
Wild Bill rides again! That Sabre canopy looks great as does the 234 clear vacs...I'm really liking the work on the F-86 big-time...
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Jun 6 2008, 01:48 PM
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 Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 2696 Joined: 24-November 04 From: West Cork, Ireland Member No.: 683 |
Nicely done Sabre parts. I also like the Arado 234 canopy (of course, they are OK for personal use only
 ) Between you and me  , my original intention was to make the Arado clear parts in vacform, but as many of you remember, that managed to blow up a stink in the Arado thread (some posts even had to be deleted because they became personal) when I mentioned what I intended to do. As a result, I had to go for the "popular option" of clear resin. My next kit will have vacformed clear parts. I think that the next problem will be that the internal frames will not fit inside the vacform parts and that may be harder to fix (a total rebuild is actually necessary). Radu -------------------- For scale model accessories and tools, please visit my store at www.radubstore.com
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Jun 6 2008, 03:56 PM
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Hooked For Life Group: LSP_Members Posts: 272 Joined: 1-June 05 From: British Columbia Member No.: 942 |
QUOTE(Radub @ Jun 6 2008, 01:48 PM)  Nicely done Sabre parts. I also like the Arado 234 canopy (of course, they are OK for personal use only Thanks Radu. ) Between you and me , my original intention was to make the Arado clear parts in vacform, but as many of you remember, that managed to blow up a stink in the Arado thread (some posts even had to be deleted because they became personal) when I mentioned what I intended to do. As a result, I had to go for the "popular option" of clear resin. My next kit will have vacformed clear parts. I think that the next problem will be that the internal frames will not fit inside the vacform parts and that may be harder to fix (a total rebuild is actually necessary). Radu Yup..the "internals" are going to be Evergreen strip,a lot more fiddly work and time but hopefully worth the effort....Remember to make the "Popular Option"your own Radub,that way you don't dissapoint anyone. -------------------- Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
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Jun 6 2008, 04:02 PM
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Hooked For Life Group: LSP_Members Posts: 272 Joined: 1-June 05 From: British Columbia Member No.: 942 |
QUOTE(Dave Pratt @ Jun 6 2008, 12:05 PM) Wild Bill rides again! That Sabre canopy looks great as does the 234 clear vacs...I'm really liking the work on the F-86 big-time... Thanks "Big Dave" should be something in the mail for you soonish.-------------------- Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
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Jun 6 2008, 04:40 PM
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 Head Cheese Emeritus Group: LSP_Members Posts: 1953 Joined: 9-January 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 313 |
Wow! That is some great work, Bill.
I'll be looking forward to more pics as this unfolds... -------------------- When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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Jun 7 2008, 02:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 2548 Joined: 23-August 03 From: Vancouver,Canada Member No.: 90 |
Bill feel free to post some more pics of the Sabre...and the 234 vac canopy.Really nice work sir..cheers
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Jun 7 2008, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 2548 Joined: 23-August 03 From: Vancouver,Canada Member No.: 90 |
Bill I'm sure that plenty of MDC Arado owners would like to have a set of your vac parts.They look better than the resin bits but then again they're a bit thinner than the resin.Great bits for a great kit.Again well done my friend...cheers
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Jun 7 2008, 07:15 PM
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 Senior Member  Group: LSP Moderator Posts: 3874 Joined: 18-August 03 From: Jefferson, OR, USA Member No.: 39 |
QUOTE(Dave Pratt @ Jun 7 2008, 06:44 PM) Bill I'm sure that plenty of MDC Arado owners would like to have a set of your vac parts.They look better than the resin bits but then again they're a bit thinner than the resin.Great bits for a great kit.Again well done my friend...cheers Not to mention the F86 vac canopy and the great looking new nose!!! Nice work!!! --------------------  Ray "Bad Omen" Peterson |
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Jun 7 2008, 07:29 PM
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Hooked For Life Group: LSP_Members Posts: 272 Joined: 1-June 05 From: British Columbia Member No.: 942 |
QUOTE(Dave Pratt @ Jun 7 2008, 06:44 PM) Bill I'm sure that plenty of MDC Arado owners would like to have a set of your vac parts.They look better than the resin bits but then again they're a bit thinner than the resin.Great bits for a great kit.Again well done my friend...cheers Well...Hmmmm....might just be able to do that, just as soon as I compute the thickness of the Evergreen strip to be added to the forward and side supports.nothing a modeler with a modecom of experience couldn't handle. -------------------- Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
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Jun 7 2008, 09:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: LSP_Members Posts: 2548 Joined: 23-August 03 From: Vancouver,Canada Member No.: 90 |
That would be an interesting update set for someone wanting to try a different approach with the 234 office area.Might be a good market for it...
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Jun 8 2008, 01:44 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 5024 Joined: 3-May 05 From: Red Hill Member No.: 901 |
Wow...thats some great work modifying the parts. Way to go. Thanks for posting piccies like this. The canopies look excellent. What material are you using for your suck downs and the masters? The canopies look wonderfully clear. Will look forward to more.
Cheers Matty -------------------- Scheme of manoeuvre: I say we take off and nuke it from orbit. Only way to be sure.
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