Better late than never...

[Sabre F-86]

Bottom RLM76 now painted, didn't turn out too bad over the mottling. Flipped her over and masked for the RLM 74 gray green. Going to let it dry for a few hours, then mask for the other color, the RLM 75 Gray Violet. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Went a little too heavy on the mottling, but the effect seems to work out fine. Having a problem using  the double action airbrush, either no paint or full balls. I have another airbrush, I'll give that one a try. The one I'm using is a cheap Amazon one. 

 

So, time to do some writing. BTW if you people are into good stories based on your favourite TV show, movie or book,  check out Fanfiction.net. Lots of fan written stuff,  some excellent ones and a lot of fairly good ones. I'm into an Anime called Highschool of the Dead, posting a story called Sabredancing with the Dead. Check it out if you like. 

[MikeMaben]

Looks OK to me  

[themongoose]

Having a problem using  the double action airbrush, either no paint or full balls.  "

 

that sounds like it's plugged. you might try taking the tip apart and soaking all components in lacquer thinner for 15 minutes then cleaning it out with brushes.

[MikeMaben]

 

          ... fur balls ?

 

 

[Sabre F-86]

Here's another mystery. Ever had the pigment coagulate and settle out of the paint? Vallejo White, 71-001, with their thinner, and flow improver. 15/10/1 ratio, well mixed. Clogged the airbrush almost instantly. When I looked at the mixing cup you could see the pigments clumped together (like curdled milk) and clear medium. Bought some Tamiya white this morning, thinned with IPA, got a nice fine mist. Neither one of the guys at Panther hobbies had ever heard of it separating. 

 

Anyway some pics First on is kinda dark, not much light on the east side after about 10am. 

 

 

Fuselage donut and tail  number. Yup, too small. Getting short on time, if I still have some I'll enlarge and replace it. 

 

 

Lastly, the underside markings. I cheaped out and cut the frisket too short, and the cutter skewed the sheet half way through cutting the last mask. Reusing one, not any problems, the adhesive is pretty good. Sticks down tight several times, but peels off cleanly. 

 

 

TTFN

 

[Sabre F-86]

I'm calling this one finished. Some parts fell off, bad glue joints, but all that's left is repairs and some missing PE bits that took off. Got the number on the rudder changed, still a tad small but overall I'd say she looks pretty sharp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remembered a lot of things not to do, having done them once more. The fit could have been better, but overall it was a good build. 

 

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Sabre F-86
photos out of order.

[MikeMaben]

 

                     

[themongoose]

Very nice mottling on that fuselage! 

[Dpgsbody55]

Nice.  I've never seen a 109 done in Japanese markings, though I know they had a couple.  Hope to see a few more pictures.

 

Cheers,

Michael

[Sabre F-86]

Cleaning up the canopy, and gluing the broken bits on, I'll get some more photos soon as I can. Miserable rainy weather up here right now, too wet to get out on the balcony.

[Landrotten Highlander]

13 minutes ago, Sabre F-86 said:

 Miserable rainy weather up here right now, too wet to get out on the balcony.

Could you send some over here please?  we could do with some...

[LSP_Kevin]

Given that this Group Build has now officially finished, would you like me to move your build thread over to the WiP forum?

 

Kev

[Sabre F-86]

Might as well. Getting the last tiny bits taken care of is a slow process. Too much else going on. I just noticed that the canopy has framing molded  inside. First time dealing with that, and masking is a slow process. Can only do one or two panels before I have to take a break. Be a few days yet, but  once it's done I'll take it outside for some clear sharp shots on a neutral background.