1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle - In Flight & Lit Up

[Richie B]

Hi everyone,

This is a project I did for a very good friend of mines' 50th. Well suffice to see it could also have been for his 51st as it took over a year on and off to complete!

It's based on an early configuration F-15E from the 48FW at RAF Lakenheath which we have both visited many times.

Happy birthday chap!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS: Build thread can be found here: 

 

 

[Linus]

Richie B, super work indeed, compliments, it is some the real, perfect.

Linus

 

[Parabat]

That is very nicely done indeed, hope yr friend is pleased! 

[robgizlu]

Really nicely presented and some class weathering too

Rob

[Unfinished project]

Cracking piece of work nice to see an in flight model. Sorry for the 💩 joke in the WIP of your model 😔

[ColinChipmunkfan]

Great finish on the model and really well displayed.  I hope your friend was pleased!

[Azgaron]

Excellent build! Looks lovely and the light is pretty cool!

 

Håkan

 

[whiskey]

That is ultimately awesome!

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Looks great and super impressive  ... My one piece of friendly advice is in the future if you repeat the build i would tone the cockpit lighting down and bring it more to a green tone. Again Great model ! 

Edited June 26, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[John Laidlaw]

That is gorgeous! The weathering is superbly realistic.

[Massimo]

I really love the paintwork on a difficult colorand the way it's  displayed!!!

Well done!!!

[Jasper dog]

Gosh, that's Good!

Tremendous work, love the lighting.

[exdraken]

wow!!

 

that is a fantastic model!!!

 

turned out great!!!

 

the interior lightning is very effective  

 

 

[armored76]

Superb idea for a gift and equally nice execution!

 

OK... I give up... where are the batteries? 🙃

[Vultures1]

Stunner!  Lighting FX look great

[russ c]

Love what you`ve done with the lights, great build and paint job too  

[Lovely Pig]

Fantastic, the pit looks just stunning

[Richie B]

Many thanks chaps, much appreciated and yes, my friend is very happy with it. He just needs to collect without breaking it!

 

Unfinished - No worries, I'm all for light-hearted 😉

Corsair - Great idea on the green - a much more usual lighting colour. Next time!

Armoured76 - The batteries are hidden in the airbrake housing. The F-15 is great for that as its always difficult to find a sufficiently large gap to stuff them in.

[gazza l]

Very impressive work, I'd be very happy with that on my shelf!

 

gazza l

[Cookyboy]

Rich!!!

That looks bloody awesome!!

Cannot wait to make room in my Man Cave!!

Steve

[Andwil]

Very impressive.  That lit up cockpit is sensational!

 

Andrew

[Telboy3510]

Absolutely brilliant!!! Nothing more to be said.

[VMA131Marine]

On 6/25/2018 at 8:12 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

if you repeat the build i would tone the cockpit lighting down and bring it more to a green tone.

When did it change from red: red doesn't destroy night vision.

[pttiger]

A masterpiece, solute.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Hello @VMA131Marine thanks for asking. However my comment was referring to the  cockpit lighting as it looks now. Which is standard instrument lighting. Which to my eyes has always had a bit more greenish cast to it. Not electric blue ? That was my only reason for suggesting it. I didn't tell Richie B to rip it out or that it was horrible ? 

 

Dennis

Edited June 27, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle