SteveMc Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Afternoon All, This is my latest build, a 1/48 McDonnell Douglas F15C Eagle. An older kit from Tamiya but nonetheless the good quality we are used to. Built OOB and it went together without any significant issues. It was primed with XF-24 Dark Grey and pre-shaded with XF-1 black. The two camo colours are fairly light greys which were probably Dark & Light Ghost Grey. I followed the Tamiya instructions and used XF-66 Light Grey and XF-2 White mixed 1:3 and XF-19 Sky Grey and XF-2 White mixed 1:2 respectively. Tamiya X-32 Titanium Silver was used for the heat shield areas. Not too much weathering. Flory dark dirt wash to highlight panel lines and Abteilung oils. A very enjoyable build and I'm quite pleased with the result. Cheers, Steve 52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Great work, Steve. The finishing looks very realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 That's fabulous. 👍👍 I have one of these in the stash... a bargain price compared to other Eagles in that scale so was concerned it would be poor, but as yours has proved it's still a great kit. Thanks for sharing yours...great inspiration. The colour mix looks superb too, so Tamiya were spot on with their recommended mixes. I hate mixing so will try and use some out of the tin paints. The weathering is also very well done. Cracking result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiwarrior Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Hi Steve, I really like your F-15. You have done a great job with the paint job. Nice to see making use of other colours mixed together to get the shade you want rather than buying a 'stock' colour. It looks very nice and one to be proud of. Thanks for sharing. Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Very nice superb work Steve. As we expect from you 😉 every time. Great detail work & superb paint work. A really nice model Steve. Also a great set of photos. Laurie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 50 minutes ago, binbrook87 said: That's fabulous. 👍👍 I have one of these in the stash... a bargain price compared to other Eagles in that scale so was concerned it would be poor, but as yours has proved it's still a great kit. Thanks for sharing yours...great inspiration. The colour mix looks superb too, so Tamiya were spot on with their recommended mixes. I hate mixing so will try and use some out of the tin paints. The weathering is also very well done. Cracking result. Thanks for looking in. I picked this up for $45, a bargain compared with other kits. I also had doubts about what I would find but was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Great looking Eagle. As you say, the Tamiya Eagle is a winner for its ease of building and price point... Makes it a double threat for my bank balance... The fit and finish are exceptionally good, and the photos really capture all your hard work and subtle weathering. Bravo that man!! 🏆👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 A beautiful bird of prey, with an exquisite plumage. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 10 hours ago, Samuraiwarrior said: Hi Steve, I really like your F-15. You have done a great job with the paint job. Nice to see making use of other colours mixed together to get the shade you want rather than buying a 'stock' colour. It looks very nice and one to be proud of. Thanks for sharing. Kevin Agree completely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I like it a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 That's great work, Lovely finish on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Beautiful, love that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthViper Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 20/08/2022 at 05:29, SteveMc said: Afternoon All, This is my latest build, a 1/48 McDonnell Douglas F15C Eagle. An older kit from Tamiya but nonetheless the good quality we are used to. Built OOB and it went together without any significant issues. It was primed with XF-24 Dark Grey and pre-shaded with XF-1 black. The two camo colours are fairly light greys which were probably Dark & Light Ghost Grey. I followed the Tamiya instructions and used XF-66 Light Grey and XF-2 White mixed 1:3 and XF-19 Sky Grey and XF-2 White mixed 1:2 respectively. Tamiya X-32 Titanium Silver was used for the heat shield areas. Not too much weathering. Flory dark dirt wash to highlight panel lines and Abteilung oils. A very enjoyable build and I'm quite pleased with the result. Cheers, Steve How beautiful aircraft is the MacDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle, including She is from a great moment in Histoty, The F-15A looks like a bride , clean, pure, ellegant in clothes and very very sensual ! Southviper from Brazil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Great work with some subtle weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Superb Eagle with a very convincing but subtle weathering. Did you have sprayed the camo scheme free hand ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, BerndM said: Superb Eagle with a very convincing but subtle weathering. Did you have sprayed the camo scheme free hand ? Thanks for your kind comments Berns. The camo was painted free hand which is my usual method. I laid down the lighter grey first then did the darker grey. cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Great work!! always strange to see feathered exhaus on Eagles.. Guess I'm too young 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Turk Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Nicely done! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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