This door was used as the first step for getting into the cockpit and is often seen open on F-86A's and E's. I cut it free from the fuselage with multiple
passes of a new #11 exacto blade, boxed in the hole in the fuselage and added rib detail to the door. A master for an ammunition tub was made from balsa
and plasticard and resin copies were made from the mold made around the master. This door is not often seen open on airplanes with the 6-3 wing mod
because the wing conflicted with the door necessitating a removeable fillet which had to be unbolted first from the wing before opening the door.