TheStig Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) 1/48 Revell F-15E Eduard interior UMP primer MRP paints UMP washes MIG oil brushes Aires exhaust nozzles Mastercasters wheels QMT antenna covers Eduard sidewinders, mk82 bombs and RBF tags Plusmodel ladder Caracal Lakenheath Decals Thanks for looking Edited August 17, 2021 by TheStig 46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Very nice, who’s covers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, Scooby said: Very nice, who’s covers? Thanks Scooby. QMT for the antennas, kit for the intakes 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Very very nice aircraft model! I hope you do not mind the following: I am kind of puzzled by the weapons... Sidewinders look very nice, but seem to be AIM-9B, suitable for early Vietnam maybe... but not a recent Strike Eagle.... And the bombs look like Snake Eye retarded bombs to me. Not sure if ever used on the F-15... You would need Aim-9L/Ms or Aim-9X models with a very different shape and color. Probably AIM--120s to if a realistic loadout is the goal! Typical bombs would be GBU-12, or -38. or Mk-82 unguided ones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 11 hours ago, exdraken said: Very very nice aircraft model! I hope you do not mind the following: I am kind of puzzled by the weapons... Sidewinders look very nice, but seem to be AIM-9B, suitable for early Vietnam maybe... but not a recent Strike Eagle.... And the bombs look like Snake Eye retarded bombs to me. Not sure if ever used on the F-15... You would need Aim-9L/Ms or Aim-9X models with a very different shape and color. Probably AIM--120s to if a realistic loadout is the goal! Typical bombs would be GBU-12, or -38. or Mk-82 unguided ones. Thanks. I’m not too clued up on the weapons side to be honest. I just knew it carried sidewinders and mk82’s at some point in its life so went with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiseca Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) that looks fantastic. I have a model of the aircraft it beat in the Advanced tactical Fighter program, the F-16XL, my favourite version of the F-16. While it is correct to say that by beating the XL in the ATF contest, the Strike Eagle consigned the XL to history early on in its life, I believe it's also true to say that without the ATF program, the XL may never have got funding for the two prototypes that were built, and thus were it not for the F-15E, the XL may never have flown at all. The Strike Eagle is a beautiful aircraft and you've done it great justice with that build. Edited August 18, 2021 by kiseca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Beautiful work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 40 minutes ago, TheStig said: Thanks. I’m not too clued up on the weapons side to be honest. I just knew it carried sidewinders and mk82’s at some point in its life so went with them. not important for anyone if it is not for you! just in case you want to improve your knowledge in this respect:: Wikipedia of course a good start https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder AIM-9L Sidewinder, as carried on a Strike Eagle during most of its career until now: live missiles: grey in color, dark/ metalized seeker head with double canted fins from top to bottom: inert/ training rounds of AIM-9X, AIM-9L/M, AIM-9B focus on the different shape of stabilizing fins, seeker head and frontal (canard) fins on a deployment as Megalodon was in ~2018 likely loud out could be : AIM-9X, AIM-120C/D Amraam 4 GBU-12 bombs on one side, up to 6 GBU-38 JDAM bombs on the other side or set of 4 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) on any of the stations https://media.defense.gov/2019/Oct/18/2002199261/780/780/0/191018-F-HS721-0034.JPG 6 GBU-38, 4 GBU-39s, 2 Amramms, 2 Aim-9Xs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_82_bomb Mk.82 bomb with different tails: Snakeeye, general purpose (GP) slick ail (in grey, diferent, modern color, possibly coated for Naval use) Mk.82 GP bomb shape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_82_bomb#/media/File:Mk-82_xxl.jpg Snake Eye bomb on MK.82 bomb body with deployed brake fin assembly for low level delivery (most likely never used on in service F-15Es) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_82_bomb#/media/File:Mk._81_250-lb_and_Mk._82_Snakeye_I_500-lb.jpg but bomb load out can be very varied... best check photos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 So good. I do like this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solvent Parrot Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 That's a cracking Eagle. It might be viewing it on a phone screen but if you look at the second or fourth pic from the bottom the red cover makes it look a bit like the shark mouth has a tongue lolling out of it like an over excited dog like it's raring to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 That is very smart! Your metalwork around the engines is really nice, good effort! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Very nice - thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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