anyone notice the xd f-86 canopy is waaay too big?

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:47 pm

i know this is a common thing among 1/18 aircraft but it's funny i didn't even notice til i put the pilot in the cockpit. No biggy..just surprising.

Is the AT sabre the same?

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:10 pm

The problem is not so much the canopy being to big, as the pilot seat sitting way to low. The canopy on the AT version is about the same size, and it to has a pilot seat that sits to low.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:15 pm

The 21st Century F-86 pilot is riding high in the saddle compared to 21st Century's 1/32 P-47 Thunderbolt pilot---he's sitting in the World War II prototype of the La-Z-Boy recliner.

On both the F-86 and P-47, I had to glue the pilots onto a stack of wadded-up cardboard or coins to get their heads high enough to be seen.

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:25 pm

no.....f-86 canopy is way too big. I was comparing it to photos of the real thing. I figure the canopy is about 1/15 scale.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/109/3038 ... ec.jpg?v=0

It's necessary to easily fit the pilot figure in and get it out and close the canopy. On real Sabres the pilot had to duck a bit when closing the canopy. The seat is a smidgen low i guess but not bad. The canopy is like a cathedral ceiling above him though..

To be honest, i kind of like the look, for some reason.....same with the Hellcat and Thunderbolt. I like the look of the oversize canopies.

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:28 pm

Yes, you are correct. I guess I was so stuck on that darn seat being to low, I kind of didn't notice the canopy...

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:34 pm

aferg have any more of those pics?

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:42 pm

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... -86&sz=all

It's funny that it's so unnoticable. I've looked at the Sabre dozens of times and had no idea. I didn't notice the Thunderbolt's canopy a few years ago either until Ski pointed it out. Then i started realizing that virtually all the plane canopies are oversized...but i'd kinda forgotten. But i still like the look......

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:42 pm

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:44 pm

what is the exact scale of 21st f-86? is it 1/18 or 1/17.99999999

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:54 pm

1/18.03

Killerf6 · Post by **Killerf6** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:32 pm

dragon53 wrote:The 21st Century F-86 pilot is riding high in the saddle compared to 21st Century's 1/32 P-47 Thunderbolt pilot---he's sitting in the World War II prototype of the La-Z-Boy recliner.

On both the F-86 and P-47, I had to glue the pilots onto a stack of wadded-up cardboard or coins to get their heads high enough to be seen.

He's just ducking his head below the armor plate.