Sheet: |
Eagle Strike 32-047: Korean Aces; F-86's pt 3 |
Units | 51 FIW |
Price |
$10.00 ($8.00 at NA Hobbies) |
Reviewer: |
Here is a
third most welcome sheet for the Hasegawa 1/32 F-86F-40 Sabre kit. Of
course, to make a US Korean war era F-86, some modifications to the
Hasegawa kit are going to have to be done. However, Eagle strike includes a
very comprehensive 'how to' for converting this kit into various variants.
The sheet itself covers two aircraft and has enough common markings to do
one of t
he options. Not
shown is a half sheet with insignia and the black borders for the wing and
fuselage stripes. Some may complain about the ID stripes not being
provided, but frankly, I've not seen a set of these that really work well.
The borders are more than enough.
The first aircraft is 'Mig Mad Mavis' an F-86F-10 from the 39 FIS/51 FIW in early 1953. This aircraft has wing fences and the 6-3 wing.
The other option is 'Nina', the mount of the CO of the 51 FIW. This F-86E-10 is from June of 1953 and has the slatted wing.
I'm glad that someone is finally producing a series of sheets for the big Sabre as they've been needed for quite some time.
Review sheet courtesy North American Hobbies, where you can get everything at 20-30% below retail.
If you would like your product reviewed fairly and quickly by a site that has over 200,000 visitors a month, please contact me or see other details in the Note to Contributors.