Italeri F-86E Sabre | Unboxing & Review

[@gennehring1]

Hank, keep up the good work, my dude. You inspire me to build and for that, I thank you.

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate hearing that - thank you! Enjoy & happy building 👍

[@gennehring1]

@@SpruesNBrews I was binge watching your episodes; now I'm building a tamyaia 1/35 panzer 3. My first kit in 25 years. I don't remember these parts being so small!

[@bobcash4617]

I remember building this kit about 30 years ago. Issued here in the states by ESCI and I believe Italeri later took possession of their molds. Basic cockpit but overall a nice kit with good fits and recessed panel detail. I am not aware of availability of any aftermarket cockpit sets for this kit but possibly Eduard or Black Box sets designed for the Hasegawa kit may be used in it. Enjoy the build and happy modeling.

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thanks Bob! I'm looking forward to the build - still working on the basic cockpit setup now, but seems like it should be a pretty straight-forward & enjoyable processes. Thanks for watching 👍

[@Dragon_Werks]

Bob Cash, you are correct. I have 1 italeri and 3 original Esci kits in my stasg

[@johnwallace4408]

I cannot wait to see the build!

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thanks! I'm excited for it, too! 👍

[@lukasspitz-chapman2647]

I'm also doing the cold war birds GB with my Tamiya skyraider. Good luck with this kit! Italeri from the 70s looks pretty rough, so lets hope that we get another 48th sabre from Tamiya or Eduard sometime soon, because its such an iconic aircraft that haven't been given the attention it deserves from a lot of manufactures.

[@SpruesNBrews]

Awesome! That's a great choice - I almost did a Skyraider myself! And agreed, a new Tamiya one would be great 👍

[@lukasspitz-chapman2647]

@@SpruesNBrews frankly, I don't it's that crazy to think Tamiya is going to release one soon, especially considering they just did the phantom, and seem to be putting out iconic aircraft that need more kits mad of them like the p-38

[@oldreliable60]

Nice video ! you just got a new subscriber ! Not bad for a rather dated Italeri kit. Those aftermarket decals look sweet. I use aftermarket decals quite often myself, especially on Academy kits, whose decals seem to be as thick as cardboard. LOL...anyway great job on the video, can't wait to see the build. 👍

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thanks very much & welcome aboard! I'm excited to try out the decals for sure 👍

[@411maintainer]

I did my Sabre in Canadian markings

[@SpruesNBrews]

Awesome!

[@tomm1968]

I've been thinking about building this kit, but I want to paint it up as Robbie Risner's F-86E. Unfortunately, I can't find anyone who's printing a set of decals for that livery. Any suggestions?

[@danielwcheng6381]

So why is it, many plane models don't have the option to build with gear up?

[@SpruesNBrews]

I think it's probably because most kits don't come with a stand to display a "wheels up" kit on. That said, it's usually a relatively easy scratch-build if you want to make the kit with the gear up & figure out some sort of stand 👍

[@danielwcheng6381]

@@SpruesNBrews Oh right the stand thing I forgot about that....btw way I enjoy your videos and your on camera easy going demeanor keep the videos and have fun with them...

[@maquettemusic1623]

Hi man, seems to be some audio issues with this video. Only properly noticeable when on headphones. I think your voice may clipping due to sibilance

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thank you - I was noticing it too... need to make some tweaks for the next one. Thanks again for the callout!

[@andrewmeirelles6400]

When I built this kit one year ago the fit was not to great, not the worst I ever encountered, but unwelcome for the price range. (My skill level of the time was not great, so that may have impacted my experience) but I wouldn’t recommend unless you really like Cold War aircraft.

[@SpruesNBrews]

It's not a modern kit for sure, but the build has been alright for me so far! Hope it stays that way 🤞

[@andrewmeirelles6400]

@@SpruesNBrews The wings and nose were the most troublesome, just refused to line up

[@adamkornacki606]

For me and my countrymen the icon of 50s is mig-15 but f-86 i also iconic

[@SpruesNBrews]

Ah for sure!

[@blueline308]

Yea, but it's Italeri....

[@SpruesNBrews]

We'll see how it goes!

[@blueline308]

@@SpruesNBrews I hope you enjoy it. For me, life is too short to be bothered with the likes of Italeri, Kittyhawk, dragon and most Revell. But I like to paint and finish more than assemble.

[@thejudge-kv2jk]

@@blueline308 Not all Revell is bad. For example their reboxed Hawegawa kits are okay lol