James Jabara's Bird

Mach3DS

Mach3DS

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So I recently watched an episode of Dogfights! From season 2 with James Jabara. It got me interested making a new paint that takes advantage of the new Model that was released with the Milviz Sabre and try some aluminum treatment on it...I know Stovall did a fantastic job, truth be told I looked at his alot. Although I had to create it from scratch to use the new PSD's I made which uniforms the base grey and adds scratches etc and removes the painted in shine/reflection on the diffuse. Not done. WIP. Enjoy the Video instead of screen shots. Says more I think. It's completely raw footage with no editing. Shadowplay was used for the first time, so it's not refined and has a slight stutter which I'm sure I'll iron out in the future. Don't be concerned with the maneuvers...strictly to watch the light transition over the fuselage! ...Milviz F-86F-30 Sabre. Jabara's Ride. Click YouTube icon to watch in full screen...best viewed in full screen HD as well. Thanks,

 
Looking good Rick, hope you will be releasing this one. One of my favorite schemes on the F-86. The video was good in HD. Thanks.
 
I didnt want to step on your toes! But yes I will release it. With the instructions that it does NOT replace yours! Glad you enjoyed it!
 
No problems at all Rick, your work is always first class. I try to obtain anything you do if I have the aircraft. Your work on the MV F-100 is one of my favorites.
 
Great work Rick,

I was amazed when I found the Dogfights series a few years ago, and it remains as one of my favourite all time docos. Beautiful work on the Sabre paint job.

Cheers,
 
99% complete...

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I added gun muzzle dirt which I'm still refining and the red canopy handles...almost finished. I was able to male real progress yesterday as I was home with what ended up as 24hr flu. My pc chair is really comfy and lays back very far when not locked!
 
Beautiful! The F-86, along with the MiG-15, are my two favourite jets. All others pale in comparison - although I do have a soft spot for the Handley Page Victor. :)

Looking forward to this.

By the by, does anyone know if MiG-15's also appeared in polished metal? Most photo's I've seen don't seem to indicate it.
 
I wasn't happy with the alpha channels...so I"m redoing them from scratch. 4 more to go! Basically just reducing reflection in areas with dirt. Looks better now. No pics just update because I said it was almost ready. Now not so much. But it will be better overall when it is.
 
That's ok Rick, need a little time (but not to much) to get the Sabre out of the hanger and warmed up. Really looking forward to your creation.
 
Pips said:
By the by, does anyone know if MiG-15's also appeared in polished metal? Most photo's I've seen don't seem to indicate it.
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Not while in actual military service. Could be that a few private owners stripped theirs of paint.
 
Released. Enjoy.

known issues. I can't fix the left pylon over reflection. It's built into the model and needs to be fixed.
 
Thanks Rick for a fantastic job on the Jabara paint. Any chance you could do a few other F-86 schemes?
 
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