Chris W. Balmer Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Here's my entry with the Revell 1/48th E bird - I will build it OOB with some LN decals being the only addons not in the original box. I'm still deciding which squadron from the 48th TFW to build this bird as, but that's one to decide on later. Here are the obligatory sprue shots and one of the pit with some tamiya primer on there. I only started 45 minutes ago, so will get some progress done over the weekend I hope, especially if the snow hits hard and makes SWMBO and the kids stay indoors - working in the garage at -5 or -6 is never great, but we must persevere eh? :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Wheeler Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Good luck! Can't beat a Lakenheath bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Good to see another Mud hen! I feel for you modelling in garage, I airbrush out there and that's bad enough!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Modelling in the garage doesn't sound like fun this time of the year. A great choice again. Have you any thoughts on what ordnance your Strike Eagle is going to carry? /Bosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico13 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 One of my favorite aircrafts ! I will follow your assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Another Revell kit What aftermarket decals will you be using? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Tiny bit more progress... intakes put together and installed - I haven't worried about the seams this time around as I will be making some intake covers. And the dark grey seems to look a bit washed out in the tub pic - probably the camera flash. No idea on ordnance yet - perhaps a light load as I have a load of decent reference pics of these birds sitting at the Lakenheath Last chance pad as I seem to go up there once a month to watch them. Decalwise I think I have some Astra Decals ASD-4801B in the stash somewhere... From what I have seen so far, this kit goes together REALLY well - a dry fit of the fuselage halves was 99% perfect first time. I'm liking that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Bit more... when painting the gatling gun piece guess what pinged out of the tweezers and was eaten by the garage floor monster? (no carpet monster for me out there!) Can anyone see it for me? :-) Then moving on I drilled out a vent, tactically applied some nice brass mesh (the drilled hole needs some small sanding to smooth it out) and then joined up the main fuselage - terrific fit too! Edited January 29, 2013 by Greg B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 I used to think the HobbyBoss Demon was the king of fits, but this Revell Eagle is simply amazing - its almost snapfix! There is nothing yet that even hints at needing any filler! "nd pic shows the nose section dry fitted together and mated to the fuselage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 The kit is a gift! Only place i needed a touch of filler was along the join lines of the outer/main section of the top wings. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Here's my entry with the Revell 1/48th E bird - I will build it OOB with some LN decals being the only addons not in the original box. I'm still deciding which squadron from the 48th TFW to build this bird as, but that's one to decide on later. Here are the obligatory sprue shots and one of the pit with some tamiya primer on there. I only started 45 minutes ago, so will get some progress done over the weekend I hope, especially if the snow hits hard and makes SWMBO and the kids stay indoors - working in the garage at -5 or -6 is never great, but we must persevere eh? :-) Glad to know I am not the only one who has a SWMBO. Rare species but extremely necessary. Your work so far is excellent. Regards, Montgomery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Very nice Chris. Sorry to hear the concrete floor monster has taken your gatling gun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Blimey this crap weather is letting me get on with this kit! Love that. Shame about the freezing garage, but one must soldier on eh chaps? The main fuselage is coming together - I spoke too soon about needing filler, but I think only having to apply some in one area is more than acceptable - still needs a little more filling and sanding though.I thought I'd have a stab at making some FOD covers for the engine intakes with Milliput too - took a bit of fannying about to get the right size, but I will treat these as the first attempt... I managed to find an old Aries F-15E resit pit so thought I'd see how it fitted - Blimey talk about almost a perfect fit from the word go.... the nose section is only taped together for dry fit purposes though. With the kit tub I thought i'd try something to replicate wear and tear - basically paint the tub in dark grey with black panels - let it all dry, then apply some Fairy Power Spray to start stripping it... then you are left with the results below - some further painting with a fine brush can be used to touch it up as necessary. As I said, more of an experiment than anything else at this point in time. I will most likely get a new Aries tub as they are so dang fine for this bird! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 The Aries cockpit looks really good Chris. On a car modelling forum a guy posted that he has lost an entire finished model. Now that is extreme carpet monster theft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 The Aries cockpit looks really good Chris. On a car modelling forum a guy posted that he has lost an entire finished model. Now that is extreme carpet monster theft. How can you lose an entire model? Unless of course his SWMBO took it out on him for spending time playing with models and not her and threw it out? Monty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Bit more this evening - not a lot though as it's -6 out in the garage/mancave - my fingers are a little stiff! I noticed this branding on the Revell kit....so took it off as you do. Got the FAST packs on... As I've decided to put the Aries pit in, I needed to build the forward undercarriage bay shape properly for mating to the nose sections below the Aries pit - I basically dry fitted it onto the kit tub, glued the walls together and then lifted if off with the correct shape. Some initial dry fits shows that this box can be attached to the fuselage halves with about 1mm to spare with the Aries tub perched above - perfect! this also save me having to thin the Aries floor down to the point of semi transparency. I also started to mask up the Aries tub - I wont use their sidewalls as the kit ones are 99% identical already so there's no point in sanding them down only to add the Aries ones. Again, dry fitting the resin tub looks triffic with the kit sidewalls anyway IMHO. and whilst test fitting the FAST packs, I always have the obligatory cup of tea in the bg for inspiration! Hope to get some more done over the weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Looking good so far. watching with interest Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKER Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Looking good there Echo Tango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Cheers lads. Time to hit the cave now on sat am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Fast progress on your Mudhen Chris. That Aires pit will look superb. Keep up the good work. Cheers. p.s. As an aside, if you ever build another Eagle, that hole that you opened up is the JFS exhaust and later airframes just had the hollow mouth of the exhaust pipe showing with no mesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Cheers for the HU on the exhaust... Noted. These pics reminded me that I need to remove those ejector pin marks on the intakes.... something for this afty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Started on the Aries pit this afternoon - some more red and yellow buttons to be added. One conundrum I now have is whether to keep the kit ip coaming and graft the kit front seat ip onto the aries tub, or go for broke, remove the kit ip coaming and use the aries one supplied in that kit... Hmmm not sure yet.... the difference between the 2 ip coamings is really negligible IMHO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) ...extraordinary work so far... I think the cockpit is quite nicely detailed. Edited January 26, 2013 by HOUSTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Most of the fuselage is together now - priming next. Burners are dry fitted here, and have just had some gloss black alclad shot onto them tonight - more on them soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Very nice Chris! Is this F-15E the same as the Revell Germany F-15E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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