1/48 Hasegawa F-86F-40

by Fernan De Gannes

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Hasegawa’s F-86F-40 is one of the best 1/48 scale renditions of this aircraft out there, however the kit suffers a bit in the cockpit area – particularly the ejection seat which is very basic.  I improved this area by installing a True Details resin cockpit set, which required a bit of sanding and test fitting to get it in place

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Other minor improvements made, were the thinning of the trailing edges of the wings, elevators and rudder, as well as the exhaust. 

          PAINTING AND DECALING

The centre panels of the wings were painted with a mixture of Testors White and Silver and this was allowed to dry for a week.  These areas were then masked off and the rest of the model finished with Testors Metalizer – Aluminium, Steel and Burnt Metal, and sealed with Metalizer Sealer. 

The kit decals for the 6th SQ 8th AW were used and although a bit thick, went on without any problems.  Panel lines were then accentuated with a dark grey acrylic wash and light weathering was done with pastels and a damp paint brush.  Final sealing was done with Future. 

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Hope you like the model.  Until next time.

Fernan

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Photos by Michael Wyatt and text © by Fernan De Gannes