HobbyBoss 1/72 F-86 Sabre

[designerguy90]

Hello All!! 

After much postponing, laziness and coercion by vlpbruce, I am finally posting a model to the forum!  I've always wanted to do a F86, but never had the urge to get a kit.   Tonight at the shop I picked up a HobbyBoss kit, which is quite nicely molded (which is of no surprise to me, having built their FW190 D9). 

For this build, I am going to attempt to use Bare Metal Foil, something I've wanted to do for a while as well, but never got around to. Since I love the look of a very polished out jet, (and I think f86s look the best like this) I will be experimenting with the foil.  Hopefully I will be able to get some work done over the next day or so and upload my progress (and start another build thread for my sdkfz 222)

[TRM]

Great looking kit DG...and how could you not like seeing you have at a Sabre? I'm in!

[dupes]

VERY interested to see how the BMF works out for you. What could be better than metal to look like metal?

[JimD]

I'll be watching to see what you do with the BMF too. On 1/72!!! Someone's brave.

[wbill76]

Should be a fun little build, looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

[designerguy90]

Thanks guys for the encouragement! I was a bit nervous about using the BMF, but I have warmed up to it quite nicely now that I have a process going. Over the last day or so, I've got some of the parts painted Zinc Chromate and detailed up, gaps filled, and I am now onto the foiling process!

[wbill76]

Looks like the foiling is working out just fine, keep at it!

[designerguy90]

Thank you Bill, the foiling is progressing!! I am almost done and just have a few small areas to fix and finish before I buff it out and put decals on. Im hoping to be done by early next week, but I will see how things play out. Im looking forward to doing the detailing for the panel lines etc..

[dupes]

So are you foiling whole sections, or individual panels?

[vlpbruce]

I am looking at the model in person right now.
It looks pretty good in the pictures. It looks great in person!

[designerguy90]

Dupes, I started it by foiling individual panels, then decided to try larger pieces, and I was unable to notice a difference. I'm sure that if I did this to a larger model (and I'm thinking an F-104 all foiled up would look cool ) individual panels would be the way to go.

-Alex

[Leon]

Awesome work on the foiling Alex !!Going to look even better with the decals on.

[designerguy90]

Thank you Leon! I just got the decals on last night, heres a shot of in progess (starting to look like a sabre!) and with all the decals on her. I will hopefully get the canopy on tonight and start with some of the washes (provided I am not too distracted by the Walking Dead)    Also, I scribed and pre buffed the panels before applying the decals.  My buffing compound was Crest Wintergreen toothpaste with Scope  and I applied it with a cotton swab, buffing each panel in a different direction.   

-Alex

[deafpanzer]

Always liked this jet... looking GREAT!

[wbill76]

Nice and shiny! Looking good with the markings on too.

[designerguy90]

Thanks guys!! Here are a couple of shots of it with the canopy on. Im going to foil the canopy a bit later tonight and I hope to start the weathering process.

[deafpanzer]

Wait a minute! I know that shop... in Merrillville!!! LOL That's where Bruce works. Did we meet while I stopped by few weeks ago? \

The jet is freaking stunning!!! Great work!!!

[venom1]

Looks fantastic! Funny, all these years I have been using BMF, just never for its intended purpose!

Now I will have to add it to the list of things to try! Can't wait to see the finished bird.....

Cheers,

Sam

[designerguy90]

Andy, we did meet a few weeks ago, it was a pleasure meeting you! Thank you Sam, I appreciate the kind words, I think it turned out alright for my first use of BMF.

Here are a few pics of the finished model, I have to paint my base and will post that when done.

[TRM]

Nicely done!! Pretty bird you have there!!

[Leon]

That is one sweet looking bird Alex! Very nicely done.

[designerguy90]

Thank you guys, I really appreciate it! I am gonna start on the base for it tomorrow morning, so I'll upload pics of my progress for that as it comes along.

[wbill76]

Very nice! Sabre's looking very shiny.

[dupes]

Dang. That looks GREAT! Do you have to do anything to help the decals adhere to the foil?

[designerguy90]

Nope, just put the decals on the foil, and then some solvaset on them. They seem to lay and adhere well.