Jos Jansen Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Hello fellow modellers, Last year I finished my Tamiya No. 61029 McDonnell Douglas F-15C from 32TFS former USAFE base Soesterberg in the Netherlands. I added to this kit a Aires resin seat with Eduard PE seat belts and cockpitpanels. The exhaust nozzles without the Turkey Feathers are from a Eduard F-15 Strike Eagle kit. I used decal from Dutch Decals and Astra Decals. For the scheme I used two different Ammo from Mig Jimenez tones, A.MIG-203 Light Compass Ghost Gray (FS 36375) and A.MIG-208 Dark Compass Ghost Grey (FS 36320). This kit was published in the December 2019 issue of the modelling magazine, Model Aircraft Monthly. Cheers, Jos. Edited August 2, 2020 by Jos Jansen 47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xspace Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Great build and nice weathering effects ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 My initial impression, on seeing your completed model, was that it's weathered too much. I'm not accustomed to seeing an F-15 look that dirty, especially an F-15A or F-15C. However, your model is very well built and you took pains to do a great job of it (which strongly suggests you did your research), so I went to the internet and searched for pictures of 32nd FS F-15s. Much to my surprise, I found a picture of 32nd FS F-15C 79-016 and except for the tail number, appearance wise, it was nearly a carbon copy of your build. My initial impression was wrong. Your build is spot on. Congratulations on a masterful end result. I got an education out of this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Nice Wolfhound! Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Brings back memories.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgas Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I do like them dirty. Lovely job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfhound32 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 😬Wolfhounds forever! Great job, my compliments! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Very nice early F-15! Sparrows all the way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Beautiful Eagle there, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Like that a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Very nice! I gather it's an old kit, what was it like to build? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Superb Eagle beautifully finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Beautifully done Eagle Jos - really nicely built, finished and weathered. Somehow Ammo from Mig have got their colour names mixed up - FS 36375 is simply Light Ghost Gray and FS 36320 is Dark Ghost Gray. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Superb Eagle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Wonderful build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 That's pretty perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Jansen Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 4:28 PM, SAT69 said: My initial impression, on seeing your completed model, was that it's weathered too much. I'm not accustomed to seeing an F-15 look that dirty, especially an F-15A or F-15C. However, your model is very well built and you took pains to do a great job of it (which strongly suggests you did your research), so I went to the internet and searched for pictures of 32nd FS F-15s. Much to my surprise, I found a picture of 32nd FS F-15C 79-016 and except for the tail number, appearance wise, it was nearly a carbon copy of your build. My initial impression was wrong. Your build is spot on. Congratulations on a masterful end result. I got an education out of this. Thanks for the compliment...I really do appreciate that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Jansen Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 9:21 PM, DAG058 said: Very nice! I gather it's an old kit, what was it like to build? Yes, it's probably Tamiya's first jet fighter kit...but it was a really good kit to build, good molding, no flaws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Beautiful Eagle! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Jansen Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 4:11 PM, Xspace said: Great build and nice weathering effects ! Thank you Xspace! On 6/16/2020 at 4:49 PM, Hook said: Nice Wolfhound! Cheers, Andre Thx! On 6/16/2020 at 5:40 PM, Stephen said: Great build. Thx! On 6/16/2020 at 5:46 PM, alt-92 said: Brings back memories.... ...good old Soesterberg Eagles...me too alt-92 🙂 On 6/16/2020 at 6:17 PM, Avgas said: I do like them dirty. Lovely job! Thanks...I like to do subtle weathering. On 6/16/2020 at 6:23 PM, Wolfhound32 said: 😬Wolfhounds forever! Great job, my compliments! Queen finest...👊👊 On 6/16/2020 at 6:37 PM, exdraken said: Very nice early F-15! Sparrows all the way! Thanks..! On 6/16/2020 at 7:32 PM, russ c said: Beautiful Eagle there, really nice work Thank you! On 6/16/2020 at 9:02 PM, phildagreek said: Like that a lot! Thx...! On 6/16/2020 at 10:24 PM, RMCS said: Outstanding Thx...! On 6/16/2020 at 10:28 PM, stevej60 said: Superb Eagle beautifully finished! Thanks On 6/17/2020 at 12:08 AM, Baldy said: Beautifully done Eagle Jos - really nicely built, finished and weathered. Somehow Ammo from Mig have got their colour names mixed up - FS 36375 is simply Light Ghost Gray and FS 36320 is Dark Ghost Gray. Cheers Malcolm Thanks Baldy...the bottle says "compass"... On 6/17/2020 at 12:11 AM, SpeedyGonzales said: Superb Eagle Thank you SpeedyGonzales! On 6/17/2020 at 2:50 AM, Phone Phixer said: Wonderful build. Thx...! On 6/17/2020 at 1:02 PM, F-32 said: That's pretty perfect 😉...thx! On 6/18/2020 at 12:06 AM, Lord Riot said: Beautiful Eagle! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Great! Nice result! Looks high artistically! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Jansen Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, IGKent said: Great! Nice result! Looks high artistically! Thx IGKent...👍! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmcguire25 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 This is a really nice build of an older kit. Great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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