Oooooh..... shiny. Built
right out of the box with one small exception: I modified
the airbrakes so they hang down as they should, a feature
that seems to be missed on many Sabre models. The finish
is Testors Metalizers in both buffing and non-buffing
aluminum shades. Burnt metal is used for the exhaust area.
I made the mistake of using the sealer which pretty much
eliminated most of the different sheens on the panels.
Ah well, live and learn.
I remember reading somewhere
that the "Paper Tiger" was actually an F-86F
and not an F-86E (or is that the other way around?) but
I'm not too concerned. I really only wanted to build this
out of the box as a test for the bare metal finish and
this is probably the only USAF F-86 I'll ever build anyway
- in future they'll all be RCAF.
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