McDonnel Douglas F-15 C 'Eagle' - Tamiya 1:48

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McDonnel Douglas F-15 C 'Eagle'

32nd TFS 'Wolfhounds' USAFE, Soesterberg (NL), 1991

 

 

Dear all,

this is my F-15 C model obtained from the old Tamiya 1/48 kit. I bought this kit back in 1991 when it was newly issued, but I left it forgotten in storage since then. Recently, I pick it up and built it essentially OOB with two exceptions: the ejection seat and the decals. Being the interior quite basic compared with the kit standard of today, I chose to build it all closed up, however I replaced the ejection seat because it is quite visible through the closed canopy. In addition, as replacement of the yellowed decals of the kit, I outsourced a sheet with the markings of the 32nd TFS which is based at the airbase of Soesterberg, in the Netherlands since the early 50's. The color scheme depicts one of the Eagles as it appeared in ca. 1991.

 

 

 

 

For this model, I used the following materials and aftermarkets:

• Tamiya acrylics for most of the surfaces;
• Vallejo Metallic for the jet nozzles and the panels around the engines;
• Eduard resin ejection seat;
• Decalsheet from Dutch Decal with the Wolfhounds markings.

I did not replace the simplified jet nozzle parts provided with the kit and tried to add interest to them by using various metallic shades only, as they appear in some pictures of the original.

 

 

 

This Tamiya kit is quite old and with some known shortcomings, but it is still an enjoyable one and it can be built into an impressive model.

 

 

 

 

The model was sprayed with gray mixes on top of a black basing and it was finished with semi-mat finish. The panel lines were accented by using oil colors diluted with white spirit. The various stains and fluid trails were also made with brushed oil colors.

 

 

I really enjoyed building this awesome and powerful jet fighter which I had never built before and I hope that you will like my model. Comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

 

 

Best regards,

Dan

 

[arfa1983]

You have done a great job Dan! The Tamiya kit is challenging as I recall but you've made a masterpiece of It. 

[SAT69]

Definitely excellent work!

[Bell209]

I'd be very happy with that!

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On 10/22/2022 at 6:21 PM, arfa1983 said:

You have done a great job Dan! The Tamiya kit is challenging as I recall but you've made a masterpiece of It. 

Thank you Arthur, yes, there were few fit issues with the air intakes (I also swapped the left with the right one 🤬) and with the upper wing surfaces that didn't line up with the upper surface of the fuselage. Hence, I had to fill and sand heavily the seams and consequently rescribe the panel lines. Otherwise, it was a stress free, low part count, almost OOB build.

 

Thanks also to the other kind comments ( @SAT69, @Bell209 ) and to the many 'like's.

[Ad-4N]

My Spidey-senses tell me after the success of the F-35A, Tamiya will now bless us with a re-tooled 1/48 F-15A/B/C/D.  

[F-32]

Beautiful work