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Jafo
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Early days.... Started life as the Section F8 F-86 ....and I discovered the machine guns weren't modeled...only painted....so I thought...CA-27 with a couple of Adens ...and then began the [usual] process of getting everything 'working' at 4096....so all those fuel notes were 10 point font.
Mucked around with 'fake' paints.....then decided to see if the limitations would let me get 'closer' to a real bird [an 86 is a lot different to a 27 - the Aussies kinda improved on the original].
No specs...so everything is attempted with the norm and alpha ....though the chrome tailpipe came out ok...and those cannon ports are photos...
Of course....one limitation....the serial on the nose....has to be reversible...as it's mapped to the right side from the left one...and thus ends up mirrored.
Mucked around with 'fake' paints.....then decided to see if the limitations would let me get 'closer' to a real bird [an 86 is a lot different to a 27 - the Aussies kinda improved on the original].
No specs...so everything is attempted with the norm and alpha ....though the chrome tailpipe came out ok...and those cannon ports are photos...
Of course....one limitation....the serial on the nose....has to be reversible...as it's mapped to the right side from the left one...and thus ends up mirrored.
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Early days.... Started life as the Section F8 F-86 ....and I discovered the machine guns weren't modeled...only painted....so I thought...CA-27 with a couple of Adens ...and then began the [usual] process of getting everything 'working' at 4096....so all those fuel notes were 10 point font.
Mucked around with 'fake' paints.....then decided to see if the limitations would let me get 'closer' to a real bird [an 86 is a lot different to a 27 - the Aussies kinda improved on the original].
No specs...so everything is attempted with the norm and alpha ....though the chrome tailpipe came out ok...and those cannon ports are photos...
Of course....one limitation....the serial on the nose....has to be reversible...as it's mapped to the right side from the left one...and thus ends up mirrored.
Looks good thus far, just an observation as i spent most of my younger years around 83 as my father was on the original restoration team with the raaf and continued to work on her until she was retired a second time
The roundel needs to be moved back to just fwd of the airbrake and raised a tad and slightly rotated
Jafo
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Yes....that's how I had it....mostly...but then I saw this....which is what I'm working towards....
....so it's looking like this...so far.
May have to do more than one ver...eventually. Edit....noticed my home-made tail graphic is obviously wrong scale....not enough checks....yet...
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Thats aftermarket paintjob after the raaf sold it and handed it over to the new owners and it became VH-IPN
The original schemes had all sabres with rotated roundels pointing upwards and closer to the airbrakes as seen
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/kstapleton_03.jpg
Temoras paint scheme is off and they are aware of it but cant afford to fix it after getting a new ejection seat to replace the ageing martin baker seat the Raaf put in as a last resort to get it flying in the day and other upgrades. The current paint scheme is always a topic of conversations with the sabre crews
The old black and white or pre vh-ipn/ temora pics are a better source for 83
The original schemes had all sabres with rotated roundels pointing upwards and closer to the airbrakes as seen
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/kstapleton_03.jpg
Temoras paint scheme is off and they are aware of it but cant afford to fix it after getting a new ejection seat to replace the ageing martin baker seat the Raaf put in as a last resort to get it flying in the day and other upgrades. The current paint scheme is always a topic of conversations with the sabre crews
The old black and white or pre vh-ipn/ temora pics are a better source for 83
Jafo
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Cool....I'll revise and concentrate on the real one...not the Temora 'version'...
...meanwhile I've 'fixed' the tail....a bit...
Edit....moved the roundels....and rotated.
Edit no,2 .... I found a line-up photo of about 8 or so 27s....and the nearest had the Temora rotation of the roundel....the roos in the others all look like they were the trad laid-back style .... seems both are legit for vintage/real a/c.
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Looking good
Im clearly remember 83s under carriage was often my baby sitter at the point cook airshows in the late 70s, i was left under the wing with my toys while they did the preflights or waiting to for her turn to fly
Or left in the back of a yellow mini moke on the hard stand
Im clearly remember 83s under carriage was often my baby sitter at the point cook airshows in the late 70s, i was left under the wing with my toys while they did the preflights or waiting to for her turn to fly
Or left in the back of a yellow mini moke on the hard stand
wombat666
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I remember reworking the old Monogram F86 into a proper Avon Sabre several times way back when.
Getting the extra 3" depth into the nose wasn't that hard, cutting all the extra ducts and vents was a bit tricky, but the end result was worth it.
Somewhere in my stash I have a decent number of Avon shots, I'll dig them out.
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Getting the extra 3" depth into the nose wasn't that hard, cutting all the extra ducts and vents was a bit tricky, but the end result was worth it.
Somewhere in my stash I have a decent number of Avon shots, I'll dig them out.
Jafo
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Took yonks...but finally chased up where to place the deice edges on the wings...and their tip painting....found a few more quirks to work around/resolve.
Here's the critter wheels-up out of YMML [not far from where it evolved [and its painting/painter]]...
And it's finished [or I am] ....always takes a lot of trial-and-error to create 4096 kits....eg...too many vers of the texts...so near enough is good enough [not for the rivet-counters]. Shall upload the paint and the kit/s psp and psd soonish. You can always read the notes if bored.
Here's the critter wheels-up out of YMML [not far from where it evolved [and its painting/painter]]...
And it's finished [or I am] ....always takes a lot of trial-and-error to create 4096 kits....eg...too many vers of the texts...so near enough is good enough [not for the rivet-counters]. Shall upload the paint and the kit/s psp and psd soonish. You can always read the notes if bored.
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Jafo
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Once you get one working there's always another....OK so 983 is the only one that flies [when they find a suitable chair to chuck in it], 974 is apparently the next one that'll get off the ground....
Bit more to do ...but so much easier than the first...ie. about 2 weeks easier...
Bit more to do ...but so much easier than the first...ie. about 2 weeks easier...
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When I was much younger the Neptunes from nearby NAS Valkenburg, could be seen daily. When I was in my twenties and in the Air Force, they were still flying and had already out-lived the Brequet Atlantics purchased to replace them.....
Still a beautiful aircraft, but I think the sound was the best part...................
Cheers,
Huub
Still a beautiful aircraft, but I think the sound was the best part...................
Cheers,
Huub
PhantomTweak
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Sounds like the B-52's and C-130's in the American inventory. Some are old enough, they have had 2, or even 3, generations of pilots from the same family flying in a certain plane!
Amazing to me. 3 generations of a family in the same plane...
Pat☺
Amazing to me. 3 generations of a family in the same plane...
Pat☺
