Dermo245 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone,I'm in with Academy's F-15 and decals from TwoBobs for the two jets scrambled from Otis Air Force Base on the morning of September 11th, 2001.All the best,Dermot Edited March 27, 2013 by Dermo245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Should be good, have you a picture to show us of the jet you plan to model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Nice one Dermot look forward to this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Should be good, have you a picture to show us of the jet you plan to model? Thanks Dan - here's my kit & decals photo And the real jet over New York, September 2001.(image posted for illustration, no intended claim on copyright). Cheers, Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Nice one Good Luck with your build. /Bosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 So you know how it goes - fondling the plastic (don't tell my other half) before the GB begins. And then I discovered this..   I remember - I won the kit quite cheaply some years back on a well-known online auction site. And when I got it, the seller had posted it in an ordinary A4 padded envelope - the numpty. I think someone sat on it and the postman wasn't an Eagle fan either!  Not to worry, nothing a little glue, care and attention can't fix.  All the best, Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racedees Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 That crack in the fuselage looks nasty. Good luck on repairing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) And the real jet over New York, September 2001. Â That's a great photo of your subject. Â To orientate exactly where - does anyone recognise the bridge in the corner??? Oh and best of luck repairing the fuselage. Â Googled images of New York. Â That's the Verrozano Narrows bridge joining Brooklyn and Staten Island. We're looking towards New Jersey. Edited January 13, 2013 by theplasticsurgeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) And like an Irish frozen burger, I'm off! Customary sprue shots...     Repair on the cracked fuselage has worked out ok I think - just a smidge of filler here or there maybe..   And thanks to the generosity of fellow Britmodeller Monty Python (aka Chris), I now have the third drop tank I need for this build; the kit has one, I pinched another from an Academy F-15B in the stash and Chris' makes it three.   No work tomorrow so hope to get a bit more done.  Thanks for looking and enjoy your modelling.  Dermot Edited January 18, 2013 by Dermo245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Repair on the cracked fuselage has worked out ok I think - just a smidge of filler here or there maybe. I'd just run Tipex or Snopake over that - easier to finish than filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Love the line about the frozen Irish burger and fondling the plastic. Glad to see a great sense of humour. Montgomery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hi all and just a quick update on this one.  Got the intakes done and installed deep in the fuselage, followed by the top half of the fuselage which fitted really tightly. Some gaps at the sides near the back to be filled. I also painted the cockpit instrument bay but since this will be finished with the canopy closed, you won't see that!   When I went to test fit the front cockpit part, there was a really nasty step in the fuselage spine....caused by the tight fit mentioned above which was obviously pushing down on the fuselage. After looking at it some more,  I used that well-known kit part, the Mk1 sprue spacer. Must admit it worked like a dream! (it's the vertical piece of sprue you can see below)   I have an Eduard Zoom set that I could use (confession - am a P/E total novice) but am now thinking of OOB for this build.  Thanks for reading and enjoy your modelling.  Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Looking great Dermot. Good to see that cracked fuselage hasn't interferred with this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone and some cracking Eagles around here - really inspiring me to build better! I have to admit the fiddly fit and build of this Academy kit is really testing my patience..Hopefully it's the kit and not my ham-fisted efforts! - on the burner cans, the individual linkages have tapered ends (not shown in the instructions) which I only discovered half way through. So some don't fit so well - please don't look too closely! - the intake sides have bevelled edges which made gluing the 3 parts together a bear. - fit of the top half of the front fuselage to the lower part was really poor (might have some previous issues due to the crack shown earlier) - fit of the intake sides to the fuselage not so good either... - added some tabs on the nose to locate the nose cone part smoothly Enough of the grumbling you say. And you're right! Onwards and upwards from now on. Thanks for looking. Dermot Edited February 12, 2013 by Dermo245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackman Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) When I went to test fit the front cockpit part, there was a really nasty step in the fuselage spine....caused by the tight fit mentioned above which was obviously pushing down on the fuselage. After looking at it some more, I used that well-known kit part, the Mk1 sprue spacer. Must admit it worked like a dream! (it's the vertical piece of sprue you can see below) This is actually a well-known issue with the 1/72 Academy Eagle. Most folks will try to putty & sand that area where the forward fuselage joins the main fuselage at the spine. I think your method of fixing this problem with the vertical sprue is ingenius. I'll have to steal your idea I'm afraid Edited February 20, 2013 by Jackman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 This is actually a well-known issue with the 1/72 Academy Eagle. Most folks will try to putty & sand that area where the forward fuselage joins the main fuselage at the spine. I think your method of fixing this problem with the vertical sprue is ingenius. I'll have to steal your idea I'm afraid Thanks and no worries - I probably stole the idea from someone else here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 After Halfords primer, some more filling and sanding around the wing roots/intakes and then 2 coats of Aggressor Grey - this is Revell's Grey 36157 with about 20% white added.....or thereabouts. Like all my builds, this was brushed on with the widest brush I have (must get a wider one). I also brushed from back to front and the finish seemed to turn out better than I expected. The afterburner cans are just dry-fitted and are darker in the photo than they appear in reality. Some other minor paint touch-ups to go and then on with the blue grey camo. I've left the tails off to help with painting the camo and for the decals...hope i don't regret that. All the best, Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Looks great Dermot, lovely paint job! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Coming along nicely Dermo, look forward to seeing this finished Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 good progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prenton Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 You are making great time on this one, Dermot. Watching progress with interest..... Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Thanks for the comments everyone. I spent Friday night adding the second camo colour (blue-grey) to my build. As mentioned before, I'm a brush painter so went through all the usual preparation steps - stirring, thinning, stirring again. And then painting. For whatever reason, the brushmarks were visible. Not great. Not happy. It was late. And just to prove the 5th law of modelling exists, I didn't walk away from the bench and leave it for the night. I stayed at it. And the brush marks got worse. Not a good place. I searched online for answers, thought about how I might rescue it. Or ditch it. Or start another build. In the end, I DID leave it for the night. And Saturday. And then came back to it last night. As best as I could with my limited skills, I sanded away the offending paint. Mixed and thinned the paint some more. And with a deep breath, went at it again. Touched up the other areas also affected. For sure, she won't win anything and there are some smaller marks still there but I think I've managed to mostly rescue it. And I'm also hoping the final matt coat will reduce the effect a little bit more. Yes, there is a nasty step in the dorsal airbrake I know - that i'm putting down to experience with building this kit. Don't be too harsh. She won't be the prettiest Eagle here. But I'm sticking with it. Thanks for looking. Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 You're getting there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Don't be too hard on your self she looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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