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This photo
of a South African F-86 was sent to us by Charlie
Hugo |
This decal sheet from Leading
Edge depicts 4 different aircraft from the SAAF. You do not have to
struggle with the decision of whether to build the natural metal or camouflaged
version seen below. Leading Edge has kindly provided enough markings to do
two complete planes. I put the 3 different scales of this decal sheet
under my magnifying glass and the stencils on the 1/32 and 1/48 scale sheets
were clearly readable.....the 1/72 stencils were clearly printed but very hard
to read due to their microscopic size in 1/72. So not wanting to be
outdone I used two magnifying glasses and then I was able to just barely make
out the tiny stencils of the 1/72 sheet....very, very clear and readable.
How words can be printed so small and still be perfectly clear is a mystery to
me. Stencils are in English and Afrikaans which is a very interesting
thing to see. The instruction sheets also provide drawings to correctly
modify the wing tips of the Hasegawa kit in 1/32 and 1/48. These decals
are thin and of the usual thickness of all Leading Edge decals I've got in my
decal drawer. All 4 paint schemes are colourful and quite attractive
and will provide the modeller with some striking examples of the classic jet
after these decals are applied. I
was quite excited when I first saw the colour sheet for this decal sheet and now
that I've got the decals in my hot little hands, I'm even more excited to get
going on an F-86. .As
with all Leading Edge decals...these are a limited production item, so don't
delay if you want to buy them and make up a couple of stunning Sabres.
Steve Bamford
South
African Air Force F-86
Mk6 Sabres
These photos were
taken by Dave Bekker
Descriptions were
sent in by Charlie Hugo.
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| 2
squadron target tug Sabre. This series of photos give details of the
position and shapes etc of the dayglo orange bands as applied to the
target tugs. These photos were taken in Port Elizabeth in the early
'60's. Note that 2 squadron replaced their Sabres around 1963 with
Mirage IIIC's and all Sabres were then operated by 1 squadron Another
thing to note on the photos is the difference in the squadron bands
around the drop tank on the dayglo aircraft. Other points is that
the dayglo aircraft does not appear to have a squadron badge on her.
This specific aircraft 382 P is included on the LED decalsheet. Other
"normal" aircraft in this lineup show the 2 squadron badge
super imposed on the tail national markings. This is a non-standard
position and was only used for a short period before
"officialdom" stepped in and ordered their removal. |
These photos
of South African F-86's were sent to us by Charlie
Hugo
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