The F-86K Sabre Dog was an all-weather version of the F-86D fighter and was built for European NATO-members. The F-86K had different longer fuselage and cannon armament. Most of the planes had longer span wings identical with that of the following F-86L version. The majority of the planes were built by Fiat in Italy, although few tens of them were built also by North American. The F-86K served in air forces of Italy, the Netherlands, France, Norway and Germany. The model is offered in following boxings: There are three main sprues of grey plastic in this model plus a frame of clear parts, resin parts and a set of photo-etched parts. The decal sheet contains markings for three natural-metal machines, the Italian and Dutch ones have squadron badges on their tails. Most colourful is the Norwegian plane, adorned with a shark mouth and a sketch of a dog named Laika. There is also a plenty of stencils, theye are various for all of the three machines.
Group
Model Construction
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Scale 1:48
Material
Plastic
Epoch
Modern Armies
Time
ab 1946
Nationality/Location
Italy
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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