Qian

Hi guys, going to resurrect this topic. Regarding the Popeye missiles, is 106 squadron the only Baz unit to employ the weapon? Have only seen pictures of the Popeye on that squadron's aircraft. Does 133 squadron's B/D aircraft employ the Popeye too?

Could this be the reason why the shoulder station pylons (4-6) on the K/SG/SA are longer than the standard USAF ones because of the updated transfer buses?

Wonderful job so far Gianni!

Thank you. I don't have WIPs of the restoration project, but I did have a WIP topic here when I first completed this 10 years back. Cheers!

My apologies habu2. Anyone else couldn't see the pictures? If not, here's the link to the pictures in my main imgur account! https://imgur.com/gallery/8Izse2Z Cheers!

More pictures... 20200524_174645 by Josiah Chuang XQ, on Flickr 20200524_175657-01 by Josiah Chuang XQ, on Flickr 20200524_174600 by Josiah Chuang XQ, on Flickr 20200524_173503-01 by Josiah Chuang XQ, on Flickr 20200524_173817-01 by Josiah Chuang XQ, on Flickr 20200524_174324 by Josiah Chuang XQ, on Flickr 20200524_174837-01 by Josiah Chuang XQ, on Flickr Thanks for looking!

Hi all, This is my recently restored F-15SG with a fresh coat of paint, new tails, decals and minor improvements. Some of you may remember my 1/48 F-15SG build about 10 years back. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/209636-148-academy-f-15sg-fighting-shikras/ While I could say I had enjoyed the build process back then, to be very honest the end result left a great deal to be desired. Fast forward to today after a 8 year hiatus, I decided to improve upon the beauty of this Strike Eagle subject with a much-needed makeover. To start off as well as recap,

Hi guys, Am looking for a Sniper targeting pod for an F-15SA build. If anyone has a spare pod that you don't need, I'd love to hear from you. Those from the Academy F-15E or Kinetic F-16 will be good! Am willing to pay for shipping. Drop me a PM and let's work something out! Cheers!

The Academy F-15I has both AN/AXQ-14 pod, Popeye 1 missiles and the associated AN/ASW-55. The pod in the skunkworks set is actually an AN/ASW-55 mislabelled as an AN/AXQ-14. For info.

For the SPICE bombs, no data link pod will be required. The AN/AXQ-14 is required for the GBU-15/AGM-130 while the Popeye uses another pod, the AN/ASW-55. Note that if you'll like to load a Popeye on an F-16, the smaller Popeye 2 Have Lite is the one that's certified for carriage. More info here! https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/popeye/

This is amazing Jin! 太美了！

I think Tamiya XF-19 Sky Grey might be a close match for 36251.

Hi, can you see them now?

Nice work so far, Gianni. Hard to believe that its 1/72!

Namaskar Sir! That's a sweet looking Flanker! Could pass off as a real bird with those photos! Well done!

Yup, have seen those. But am looking to do an older F-15A/B Eagle and it is the high-viz stencils on the right of my posted image I'm after instead of the low-viz/black ones. Thanks!

Hi all, Looking for spare stencil data for a 1/48 F-15. If anyone has a spare unused decal sheet from either a Hasegawa or Academy F-15 and don't mind parting with it, I'd love to hear from you. Image below from the old Academy F-15E kit as an example I'm looking for. Cheers! Qian

That would be the Mk84 version thanks!

Hi all, Looking for anyone willing to part with just 1 GBU-31 from their spares box? Specifically looking for the ones from the Academy F-15E/I/K or Kinetic F-16 kits. I do have other 1/48 weapons to trade if interested. Drop me a PM and we can work something out! Cheers!

Part 2 of photos Thanks for looking guys! Comments, questions, feedback, critiques are all welcome! Cheers!

Hi guys, I present to you my recently completed F-16I SUFA by Academy with aftermarket decals and various scratch-built details. It's my first fighter build in over 8 years and I'm glad she turned out exceeding my expectations. She was an absolute joy to build! Here are a list of modifications I made to the kit to enhance it: - Scratch built landing gear wheel well details such as cables, hydraulic lines and wiring. - Surgery to increase the gap between the intake and fuselage. - Added a bulge in the intake behind the heating strut to accommodate the larger nose g

Hey guys, Am officially wrapping up this build! Thanks for following my progress. Here are a few teasers until I can take better photos! Enjoy and thanks again for looking! Cheers!

Thanks guys for the kind words. I've thoroughly enjoyed this build as I had lots of opportunities to try out new things! Thanks to all the various tools and tricks I've seen here and picked up, I wouldn't have had so much fun building up this Sufa. As much as I have enjoyed this build, this build is now winding up at the finishing touches now. So this will be the last update before I roll her off to the finishing line. The canopy frame was plain in itself and cried out for some add-ons to make her look busier. So I scratch built some canopy locking hooks using leftover

Now that's a shame the judges didn't like it Janne. Like what crackerjazz said, I too thought the weathering and variations in tone were done perfectly as per the real aircraft being in service and exposed to years of the elements. But glad to see your still positive outlook towards the competition despite the outcome. I am sure we modellers here (myself included) can still learn from your mastery towards bettering our builds! Keep up the good work and continue to inspire modellers like myself with your masterpieces! Cheers

Hi guys, Slowly inching closer to the finish line. I finished off the GBU-15s, targeting pods and hung the stores beneath the wings. Now all is left is to polish the canopy, work on the canopy frame, attach the last few fiddly bits and she should be just about done. The GBU-15s Heres the latest batch of photos under natural lighting. One of my last few tricks I will try on this build is to use some iridescent film which I cut into a circle and glued into place on the LITENING pod lenses. I was happy with the effect a