Scale-Master Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 This is from an old 1/32nd scale Hasegawa F-86F Sabre kit. I found it in my Dad's collection and always had been intrigued by that tug. The plane was used to fit the Scale-Master Decals artwork for the first release of the kit under the Mini-Craft name. Some of the airplane parts are off the runners, but I assumed it was complete. Unfortunately there are no instructions in the kit, and the only ones I've found online are not for this deluxe kit. It was only offered once with the tug, so the only instructions available just have the plane stuff. Some cool features are the rubber-like tires for the plane and the tug and metal parts for the plane's removable jet engine as well as wire and tubing for the engine. There is also a trailer/dolly/stand for the J47 engine. I may have to build the engine and dolly too, although ironically I am missing the instruction page for the standalone engine. At least I have the wiring diagram. These are the parts for the tug and dolly. After the main body parts were cleaned up and assembled I scribed the panel lines in. Some of the panel lines were at the glue joints. There were a few sink marks to contend with too. These two sections are dry fitted as I figure out what order to assemble and paint it in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Thats a cool little project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Thanks Ray. I went with some decanted Tamiya Camel Yellow as it was the orangest yellow I had on hand. I did some pre-shading and black washes before putting the yellow on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Neat little project to build from your Dad's collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Great Project. It looks Super, so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 I did a little grunge work on the wheels. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 I created all the decals for it too. The hood is still dry fitted to the main section and more washes were applied to some of the panel lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 I gave it a coat of clear flat and used powders to add some wear to it. I'm keeping the two main parts separate until I install the pedals and maybe steering column. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 When I put the body on the chassis I noticed there was a lot of daylight visible through the wheel wells so I made some inner panels out of sheet plastic to remedy that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 I noticed a couple holes on the body that I could not find parts to put into them so I had to fill them and touch up/blend the paint. I went ahead and cemented the hood section to the body since the pedals and steering column are installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 I found the rear license plate so I removed the decal on the right rear and made a duplicate one for the new part. I also added another Toyota decal for the rear; slightly different than the one on the front. More weathering/wear was applied as I went along adding parts. The seats were done with washes of brown panel line accent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 That Looks Great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 This part is done, but the project is not finished yet… The mirror faces are foil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 That looks Awesome! I've driven the old Clark tugs in the USAF in the 1980's. The Clark tugs were all at least 20 years old at the time. Ours were a mix of Olive Drab & Yellow. Every time one went in for Depot (High level) maintenance, they would be (badly) re-sprayed in the OD Green. But the undersides of the hood, wheel wells, and other places still showed the Yellow paint they had been built with. They were powered by trusty Chrysler 'Slant-6' engines. The packaging was so tight the they had no Air Cleaners, just an open carb. We would sometimes race them, but they were (of course) geared for pulling planes, not racing. Nonetheless, you could get some scary fast speeds out of a few of the older ones. After going thru the Depot repairs, they were slower, but they also ran better. Fun Times. Thanks for sharing this build, Mark, and bring back some pleasant memories. (BTW the steering wheel rim should be almost black with grime. They got that way very quickly in use) ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Thanks for the tip on the steering wheel Alan. I can grime it up more. I was actually wondering about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 I semi-dry assembled the engine to figure out how it all fits together. A nut & bolt are provided to sandwich the metal parts of it together, and that was helpful. The circular halved parts were cemented together and the rest is tacked together with white glue. I'll use it as a guide to help figure out the dolly parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 I thought once the tug was done it would easier to figure out what the dolly parts were from what was left on the runner, but apparently there are two dollies. (Maybe one is for the armament?) So I'm still playing the same guessing game to a degree, but I think this is the majority of the dolly parts. Curiously there are still several more parts still on the runner. I already assembled and shot these pieces the same yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 The engine was disassembled and cleaned up and then the parts were painted; mostly silver and black. I painted one part metallic gray and airbrushed just the leading edge of the exhaust cone the same color. The fans are painted black and dry brushed with silver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 A little more weathering and I'm figuring out where some of the smaller engine parts go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 The dolly is done; well, at least it's ready to accept the jet engine… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Think I got all the little parts to go where they should. The tubing that came in the kit was pretty brittle and stuck in this squirrely shape. I'm replacing that tubing with leftover fresher material from Tamiya kits. I've already installed a few hoses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Here is the engine with all the hoses and little parts installed. The tailpipe will go on after it is fitted to the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Wow, Again, Mark! You are getting it right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Thank you Alan! It is finished: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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