Een kort filmpje van een door mij gebouwde F 86 Sabre Kinetic 1/32
The Sabre was first done in 1/32 scale by Hasegawa in 1972, and that has been the only kit in the scale since until the advent of this new kit from Kinetic. The Hasegawa kit is a long-wing F-86F-40, which means a modeler has to perform some surgery to create a Korean War F-86. Additionally, there are accuracy issues with the size of the cockpit and overall shape of the canopy.
This new kit from Kinetic is interesting on several levels. First, it is obviously a pantograph of the Academy 1/48 F-86F-30. However, it is more of a “limited run” kit, with thick parts, thick sprues and gates, and soft surface detail. Fortunately, the Academy original is an accurate start, so the kit is a good F-86F-30.
Much ado was made of the surface detail of this kit when the first pictures were made available on the internet. Looking at those pictures, I was expecting a plastic abortion like the godawful Dragon P-51D. The good news is that the surface detail of this kit is actually quite accurate when compared to the two real F-86s out at Chino.
The decals provided are for McConnell’s second F-86 and for “Mike’s Bird.”
The kit provides a substantial metal weight, which will guarantee nose sitting even if you decide to include the engine - which will need a lot of work - in your finished model.
