madcat911 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Hi gents, my entry in this GB will be a Hasegawa’s venerable 30 year old kit of the F-15C in 1/48. She’ll be marked up as a machine operated by PACAF’s 18th Wing out of Kadena Air Force Base in Japan. Mark Edited July 2, 2019 by madcat911 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Great choice of subject and kit Mark. The kit may be 30 years old but it still builds into an impressive looking model of the F-15, and the F-15 certainly fits the bill and was the top of the line for the non Soviet and Chinese forces in the region, I'm looking forward to your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Started on this build with the cockpit. Added some detail to the joystick using a die and punch set. Then sprayed the cockpit with Mr Hobby FS36231, masked off the relevant bits and sprayed the consoles flat black. This was followed with a dry brush using silver. I used Fine Molds plastic seatbelts to detail the kit seat. That's all for now! Mark 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 nice start! did those Eagles still have Turkey feather exhausts? What are you gonna do 'bout them? Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Great start Mark. You have brought out the details in the cockpit very nicely, and the belts look very good on the seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT7567 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 23 hours ago, exdraken said: nice start! did those Eagles still have Turkey feather exhausts? What are you gonna do 'bout them? Cheers! This is really "dealer's choice." The 18th TFW received some of the first C-model Eagles starting in 1979. As best I can tell from references, they kept the 'feathered' exhausts until circa 1983-1984 (same general timeframe that they were removed from the entire US fleet). The colors and markings would have been consistent for pretty well the entire decade covered by this group build, so it's really just a question of whether Mark wants to build "from the box" (feathered exhausts, i.e. circa 1980-1983) or aftermarket ("featherless" nozzles, circa 1984-1989). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) On 7/10/2019 at 12:54 AM, exdraken said: nice start! did those Eagles still have Turkey feather exhausts? What are you gonna do 'bout them? Cheers! Thanks! I’m gonna use a spare set of featherless exhausts from a Revell Strike Eagle. Mark Edited July 11, 2019 by madcat911 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Small update today. Sprayed the Bay 5 area in green and did some detail painting in the cockpit. I decided that it would be easier to detail and paint the instrument panel coaming if it was separated from the nose halves so out it came Mark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Very nice detail work on the cockpit Mark, looks very nice indeed. I like your idea of removing the coaming from the fuselage halves, it should make detailing and painting it a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Very nice mark ,looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Nice work, I will keep an eye on this for future reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 Update time. Gave the cockpit and Bay 5 area a panel wash with enamels Used 0.1mm placard to help deal with the seam down the middle of the IP coaming And primed Mark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Nice work with the wash Mark, really helps to bring out the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT7567 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, madcat911 said: Gave the cockpit and Bay 5 area a panel wash with enamels Not sure if you have another round of finishing planned for Bay 5, but in case you didn't already know, the actual color (up to FY 1980 production) is a metallic green, very different from the classic "interior green." Good photos in the excerpt from the Modern Eagle Guide posted here: https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/images/322/bay5.jpg Edited July 16, 2019 by CT7567 Corrected typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 hours ago, CT7567 said: Not sure if you have another round of finishing planned for Bay 5, but in case you didn't already know, the actual color (up to FY 1980 production) is a metallic green, very different from the classic "interior green." Good photos in the excerpt from the Modern Eagle Guide posted here: https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/images/322/bay5.jpg Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I don’t have the paint that’s called for available in my stash. But after looking again at photos, I think a trip to the hobby shop for paints may be warranted. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Resprayed the Bay 5 area in Mr Color metallic green purchased at my LHS earlier today Then I did the detail painting using acrylics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 That is an interesting colour Mark, certainly catches the eye, good job on the detail painting again, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Awesome Detail work Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Did some detailing work today. Installed a HUD projector to the IP coaming. I used a clear lens part from an aftermarket manufacturer called Wave. Sprayed it clear yellow and installed it into a hold which was drilled into the IP coaming. Here is the coaming with the combining glass parts attached. And a shot of the completed nose section. Mark 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Coming along nicely! I've had this exact kit in the stash for about 20 years now... Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nice progress, I wouldn't mind doing a Kadena based jet myself (in 1/72) if I could hunt up the numbers for this one that was in Australia on exercise back in 1985 for ex Coral Sea 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 The cockpit and the coaming look excellent Mark and your way of building the coaming really has made for a very effective and realistic look, which I may well copy when I eventually get around to building one of my Eagles. 7 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Nice progress, I wouldn't mind doing a Kadena based jet myself (in 1/72) if I could hunt up the numbers for this one that was in Australia on exercise back in 1985 for ex Coral Sea Were they not one of the options on one of the Hasegawa 1/72 F-15 releases Ray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 17 hours ago, modelling minion said: The cockpit and the coaming look excellent Mark and your way of building the coaming really has made for a very effective and realistic look, which I may well copy when I eventually get around to building one of my Eagles. Were they not one of the options on one of the Hasegawa 1/72 F-15 releases Ray? They were, in one of the twin seat boxings of the early issue of the kit. Not sure of which tail number was included. I will have to go through the stash to see if I have a part sheet still. I built one of these in the 80s as I recall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: They were, in one of the twin seat boxings of the early issue of the kit. Not sure of which tail number was included. I will have to go through the stash to see if I have a part sheet still. I built one of these in the 80s as I recall. Both the 1988 tool C and D featured 18th TFW markings - 78-0518 for the singleseater and 78-0564 for the dual. HTH, Andre 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 6:24 PM, Hook said: Both the 1988 tool C and D featured 18th TFW markings - 78-0518 for the singleseater and 78-0564 for the dual. HTH, Andre Thanks Andre, F-15D 78-0561 was here as well So I could use the kit deals to make up the correct number. Time to dive into the stash. Oh, and sorry for the minor thread drift Mark! Cockpit is looks really nice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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