danimalmagic Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) 1/32 Tamiya F-15E Strike Eagle.Additional partsSquadron Signal F-15 Eagle Walkaround, a real waste of time, most pictures are in black and white, about as useful as a chocolate fire guard.Wolfpack Design, AN/AAQ-33 Sniper XR Pod.Quickboost/Aires Seats.Eduard Ejection Seat detail set.N:B, The Aires seats do not come with the ejector seat guide rails so the original ones from the Tamiya parts have to cut off and glued in place, the Eduard set makes up for the missing seat placards, warning signs and ejection handles.I had waited quite a while until I built this kit with the hope I would do it justice, I actually run out of patience, far too good a kit not too build.In hindsight I should have waited for the DACO reference book to come out as that would have saved me time on the PC hunting for pictures etc. Its due to go to print in the next year or two so if I build another that will be the way I go for reference material.As I have come to expect from Tamiya the kit assembly was superb, no need for masses of filler as it has been designed in a way that the joins match various panel lines. Very crisp and clean as it should be for the value of this kit.There are a few defects, the pin marks in the engine nozzles, they could have done better there, Two Mikes now do a set to replace these, if they were available at the time I would have bought a pair. Slime/navigation strips, the Tamiya decals are a rich yellow and they do not look correct they should be a pale green/lime. Fortunately I have some replacements from Steel Beech winging their way across the pond as we speak.Canopy seam line, this was sanded out and polished to remove the moulding seam that runs down the middle of the canopy.Anyway, I hope you all enjoy, a vary pleasant way to spend a few months. Edited April 25, 2014 by danimalmagic 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 A few more images. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis9444 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Beautiful... Stunning build..😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Absolutely stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Great work. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lar74 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Great build.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Nice build, very clean looking bird! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Stunning build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles1343 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Love it mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabio Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Nice mudhen sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Love that model!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid de Koning Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Amazing Mudhen, love the metallic finish. Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Brilliant! Love the finish on the engines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Very nice model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james424 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Just looking at the multi-toned paint... How did you get that effect, have you built up a number of layers of paint, or just pre-shaded over panel lines then painted and weathered? Stunning build, absolutely stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Just looking at the multi-toned paint... How did you get that effect, have you built up a number of layers of paint, or just pre-shaded over panel lines then painted and weathered? Stunning build, absolutely stunning. james, pre shaded lines in black, main colour sprayed then different grey filters applied to the panels, have a look at my f/a-18c and arctic aggressor, these show the effect better thanks mate dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westie7 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 That metallic finish at the Hot end is just pure class. Looks like each panel is fitted separately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Strewth! One impressive Strike Eagle there, very imposing and powerful. Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Gobsmacked! Love the detail. Just love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico13 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Great model ! What paint did you use for the gunship grey ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 That looks fantastic, love the work here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Great model ! What paint did you use for the gunship grey ? tamiya acrylic xf-24, it is the same as tamiya ts-48 gunship grey spray can but much less toxic dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Very nice eagle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Superb Eagle. The metal work around the engines / exhaust is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Nice! Liking that a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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