Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'RAF Lakenheath'.
Found 4 results
-
-01_compress20.thumb.jpg.876237f478e7de3cb420ca2f41976d87.jpg)
Hi everyone This is my 1/72 F-15E made from the newly released Academy kit 12568. The kit was incredibly good quality with amazing fit and covered in recessed rivets. The only thing that disappointed me was the exhausts which where simplified and lacking a lot of detail compared to the rest of the kit. I improved them by removing the thick bits of plastic and replacing them with thin bits of wire. The model required a small bit of sanding around the area where the cockpit section connects to the rest of the fuselage but that was it. The Invasion were not included as decals and there was no information on how big they should be, so I photocopied the paint scheme and resized it to scale. This worked well and I think they came out well. The decals were very thin and went on well. They conformed to the recesses with only the need of micro set. I weathered it using oil paints for the panel lines to try make the surface more varied. I decided to try something new and bought some glow in the dark powder. I mixed this in with varnish and applied it to the formation lights. This worked out very well and I think it makes the model look very cool during the night and seems quite realistic. Thanks for looking- 7 replies
-
- 25
-
-
-
- F-15E
- Strike Eagle
- (and 1 more)
-
I don't usually post air show images, but while scanning more slides last week, this one brought back memories. When I was posted as an exchange officer to the Ministry of Defence (UK), it became a running joke that if the "The Yank" was going to an airshow (or on holiday) you should plan on indoor activities. We went camping through Cornwall and Wales, it rained. We did bed 'n' breakfast around Scotland (kids wanted to see Nessie), it rained. We went camping through Belgium and Germany, it rained - the roads to Garmish were terrible and we ended up staying a couple of days in visitors quarters at Ramstein to let our gear dry out. Went for a long weekend in Paris, it rained. You get the idea. Here we have an F-15C of the 22nd Tac Fighter Squadron on static at Lakenheath in July 1986. Scanning the slide of 80-0004 just brought the whole experience back to me. Even my Yorkshire office mate said he'd never seen anything like my experience. Go figure, Sven
-
Last week saw a unique two-day assignment by the Centre of Aviation Photography (http://www.centreofaviationphotography.com/) with the 493rd Fighter Squadron, the "Grim Reapers" at RAF Lakenheath. We were emebedded with the Squadron who were perfect and patient hosts and we witnessed all the facets of Squadron life. We were also fortunate enough to witness a night launch by Strike Eagles, which was an impressive demonstration of raw power! Here are some of the many thousands of images.... Thanks for looking.- 52 replies
-
- 32
-
-
- F-15 Eagle
- RAF Lakenheath
- (and 2 more)
-
I had a couple of days of holiday to burn so I took myself and my new lens up to Lakenheath and Mildenhall for a couple of days. C-17 by tony_inkster, on Flickr KC-135 by tony_inkster, on Flickr KC-135 by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15E Strike Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15E Strike Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15D Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15C Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15C Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15C Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15C Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15C Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr C-17 by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-15C Eagle by tony_inkster, on Flickr
