1/48 Monogram F-86 Sabre 

by Rick Reinbott 

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This is my Monogram 1/48 F-86 Sabre, built straight out of the box.  

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I used Model Master Aluminum non-buffing metalizer for the natural metal finish which was airbrushed on using my Badger 200 Airbrush.  Paint chipping was done by applying Testors Silver with a small brush.  The powder stains from the guns  were made by drybrushing using Humbrol Panzer Gray.   The black stripes bordering the wing walk area were painted on by hand, after some careful and slow masking, and were quite a chore to do.  No decals for this area were included with the kit. 

I really enjoyed building this model; the detail is good and it went together pretty well.  I used the kit decals, which provided very attractive markings.  The quality of the decals was okay, with some being good and some not so good.  I had to do some very precise cutting for the decals over the airbrakes, but it worked out okay.  This kit came in a 2-in-1 boxing with a MiG-15, with the price being very reasonable.

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Although the box nor instructions tell you what version of the F-86 this model is, my research indicated that “Peg “O” My Heart” was an F-86E, of the 336th FISq, 4th FIWg based at Kimpo, South Korea, in 1952.

Happy Modeling!

Rick

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Photos and text © by Rick Reinbott