Chris W. Balmer Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 I believe so mate yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Very nice Chris! Is this F-15E the same as the Revell Germany F-15E? Yes, same kit just reboxed for the US market Edited January 29, 2013 by Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchud Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hi matey. Looking good will watch with interest, I just can't seem to be able to get on with that Typhoon I started. All the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKER Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Looking good Chris, looking forward to seeing it when it is done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Missed this one so far, looks to be coming together really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 God adding those rods to the burner cans is tedious! Cutting them off the sprues is bad enough, but adding them one or two at a time is BORING!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Well suffice to say I fluffed the burner can rods... oh woe is me as I just HAD to order the Aries burner can set... whoops! That arrived today so will get some work tomorrow I think. In the meantime I started to cut off some of the kit to allow the Aries pit to fit, and boy does it fit well in dry runs... Going, going.. (IP coaming) Gone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchud Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Nice one mate! I'm surer you didn't mean to cock up the burner cans so you could get the fancy resin ones!!! I liked the look of the kit ones so cant wait to see the Aries ones. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Some quick snaps of the lovely Aries burner cans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchud Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Oooooh! thoose really are the dogs b******s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Sway braces added and some Alclad jet exhaust applied to the burner cans today. I think some Mr Surfacer will be being applied to the FAST pack too after looking at the pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Nice work mate, keep it up! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Progress has been slow of late due to the poxy weather being a bit too cold to shoot paint in the mancave... I did manage to get the main fuselage primed and a quick covering of grey done last weekend. The cold weather reduces my Vallejo Model air to sludge within seconds out there! Grrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Looking superb Chris Regards, Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 SLow but sure mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Had a major fluff up with the canopy - it would appear that the support frame inside the glass on my kit isn't actually there(!) and I didnt fancy using Tamiya tape to replicate it. So i "had" to order another Revell kit to get the replacement part. As you do.... Better get cracking with this build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Finally making some progress here... Alclad going on the rear end at the moment, with some big areas getting a first coat of the grey treatment ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Movement!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 bottom side pretty much done now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 More steps this evening... gloss coat is on now too... almost there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Looks really sweet that, Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Nice work Chris, I like the lighter upper panels. What colour did you use for them? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Really coming on beautifully. Gonna be a good one this beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Cheers fellas... Dave - the bird is painted in Vallejo Model Air US Grey, and those lighter panels are just the last shots of US Grey with some white mixed in... anything that was a bit paler. Spookily I started applying decals tonight and by sheer FLUKE that's a very similar grey as some of the decals that sit behind the cockpit and the square panel in front of the windshield (doesn't really show too well in the crap mobie photo below). Here's a shot of her glossed up and with some decals on.. some of those stencils are that small I can hardly see them, let alone apply them - time for the magnifying headband set I think! I must be getting old... Still got to apply some paint to the gears, sort the canopy out, and fix some gaps that have appeared where the FAST packs bolt onto the fuselage - they seem to have "slipped" a few mms or so somehow... not great timing for them to do that believe me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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