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Ish, check out Dr. Pepper's F-15 Group build string from 2006, right here on ARC: Link Here The discussion and pics of the whens & hows of drooping Eagle intakes begins around the second page; how the good Doc made it happen is there as well, using the Mono/Rev F-15E. HTH,

Joe, Keith- I don't recall the specifics of the old 1/48 Revell kit, but I think the set-up is similar to the way the 1/32 kit is done, as Joe supposed. IIRC, the "canopy" - 'clear piece' has a small 'flange' at the windscreen, and extends down to the rails along the canopy section, but is 'squared-off' at the rear; if you had a latitudinal line at the point where the clear canopy butts-up to the back end of the rails, that's where it ends. The fuselage parts at that point simply have raised surface detail to represent the back part of the canopy rails & hinge points. As Joe mentioned, you

Keith, I have both F-18 kits; have built-up the Revell. Both Hase and Rev are pre-production kits; they are not copies of one another, however. Both have raised panel lines, and as noted, early pre-poduction features. (full-length LEX slots, dogtooth snags, etc.) The Hase detail is much nicer; the cockpit is actually pretty nice, and features a 2-piece canopy/windscreen with the correct 'blown' cross-section. The Rev kit has a nearly-empty cockpit and one-piece (lousy) ejection seat. One-piece canopy/windscreen that does not follow the shape of the full canopy/rails and lift mechanism. No boar

Red Dog, sorry to reply so late (been trying to reduce my internet hours to improve family relations!) I'd like to take a stab at question #2 - (I hadn't noticed the artwork by the intake either, until you pointed it out.) Looks like a "Skoal Bandit" inspired piece to me (ironically, with the "Skoal" hatband removed)...try this: I think that image in simple green/white is on the product (chewing tobacco) can... Hope it helps, (and good to see more images of your build! It looks fantastic!)

g0, VFC-13 went from A-4s directly to F-18s. They didn't switch to F-5s until they moved from NAS Miramar in 1996 up to NAS Fallon, when they absorbed VFA-127, which had turned-in its hornets for F-5s sometime earlier. By the way, the hornet brown/tan cammo which was very similar to the version that VFA-127 used, was commonly known as the "desert MiG" scheme. TwoBob's NSAWC TopGuns sheet featured a tan/brown jet in nearly the identical scheme, as well as a splinter light/dark blue and grey bird. To cobble VFC-13 markings, you could also steal from the VFC-12 adversary hornet sheet, and modify

The Revell 1/32 F-16N kit is very old, (early-to-mid 80's vintage?) and only partly accurate. I believe it was modified from their F-16C kit, which, in turn, was modified from their F-16A and/or FSD aircraft. I believe that (FSD a/c) is what the (mostly raised) panel lines represent, in general. The Revell kit actually came with a fairly nice set of decals for the roll-out ceremony aircraft, which had oversize NFWS, VF-126, VF-43, and VF-45 tail flashes. Minimum details: one-piece canopy - just as well as the cockpit would be considered 'spartan' in a 1/48 kit, much less in 1/32...cockpit deta

Red Dog, maybe I can suggest trying white decal film, and printing an 'outline only' in light grey to use as a trim guide to put under the grey decal to help with the opacity...Just a thought- good luck,

Red Dog, the artwork for your decals looked great before; and based upon the level of craftmanship on your cammo job, I think the finished effort will be spectacular! Can't wait to see it-

Different manufacturer, design, fasteners, possibly materials, etc. Not to metion that the GE-engined eagle, although tested many years ago, has only been used by a small number of production aircraft for a (relatively) short period of time (F-15K of Korea). It took several years for the entire USAF F-15 fleet to go 'featherless'. Also note that utilizing at a minimum, different material (not sure about the attachment mechanism) has allowed the Israeli AF to use composite material 'feathered' P&W engines on their F-15I aircraft. (F-15E derivative). ...Funny! :blink:

Matt. If you look at the FS numbers called out, they start with '3', which equates to a 'flat' or 'matt' finish. 2 is semi-gloss or 'satin', 1 is gloss. The only exception on the 'standard issue' F-16N scheme (very similar to the Greek AF F-16s) *might* be the clear-coat finish applied to parts of the leading edges of the wings and stabs, if I recall the T.O. call-outs correctly. Those might have been in a satin range, but most cammo schemes ignore those areas.

Big- Ar$e FrankenViper! (Or, to keep in the spirit of Fury's post, should it be "Franken-VIPPER"?) I love it! Good luck, Jarrod- I'll watch with interest..Keep the pics coming-

Wow. Don't know how I missed this thread earlier, but these wheels are something of which I could use a half-dozen sets or more...Count me in for interest!

Don, Sorry to hear about the problems with the big 104...got one o' those in the stash myself! I'm sure, given your skills, you can recover and turn it into a gem. Otherwise, I KNOW you can punch out a great looking F-15J. I'll try to have this one done before time runs out...but no promises!

Acad, I'm planning to use the F-15J kit decals for the majority of the markings, (plenty of extra numbers, etc.) and making the cobra heads myself - not too tough; simple shape in black on a white background, with just the red tongue for color. I think I can do that...I might just cut a hole for the tongue and paint the red directly underneath before I put the cobra decal in place...

...I'm not much of a 1/72 builder, but one other 'gotcha' for the F-16Ns is that, although they were GE-engined aircraft, they were early block-30s, and had the SMALL engine inlet, not the big-mouth intake normally associated with GE-powered F-16s.

Red Dog, how's this for 'close'...my old build: Dusty, dirty and with plenty of 'hangar rash' and missing bits - including the same port slat!

Gabe, love the Aussie scheme. You've done a great job on a less-than-stellar kit. If this is just your 3rd model, you are on an outstanding learning curve. Very Impressive! Keep up the great work~

Red Dog - Your build is looking great; thanks for the comments - but I seriously doubt you have reason to envy my build other than I'm not bothered by not making the efforts to rescribe and add a resin cockpit (and the subsequent details involved as well)! I, too actually have another TA-4J that was completed nearly 20 years ago (in the old Microscale VF-126 blue/grey adversary scheme) that is probably due for a tear-down and re-build. Come to think of it, that was the second or third kit I built after returning from the 'ususal' teenage/college "I've discovered girls!" hiatus... Gabe, Thank

Rodney, very nicely done- I love this scheme. I still disagree with Bob in that I believe the markings should read "VF-126" vice "VA-126", but that certainly isn't your issue! You've done a terrific build that rivals the Hasegawa with a kit that is certainly not nearly as 'desireable' in lesser hands. ...BUT...can't...hold...back...any...longer...from...being...an...AR...jerk...The USAF has aggressors, the Navy has ADVERSARY squadrons. Pet Peeve. Sorry!

Greg, a clean build of a historically fascinating plane- Well done - Great job!

Red Dog, same as others have said...your scooter is looking awesome! Great job on the re-scribe; I haven't the guts to do it on mine...just sticking with the Hasegawa raised lines. Your work on the BB cockpit is first rate as well. Watching with interest,

acad, thanks for the tip! Just ordered my book and a set of F-2B decals~ Also, very nice builds... That 090 DJ looks very close to the DJ Washi (073) I'm doing in 1/32 - love the look! If mine comes out as clean a build as yours, I'll be very satisfied.

Nice! Love the SEA cammo on this 2-place bird. Well done!

As stated in the "Who's In?" thread, this is my unfinished entry from last year's F-15 GB. The first part of that thread can be found here: Harv's Washi F-15DJ Thread Sadly, not much progress since then, but I pulled out the box to start where I'd left off: trying to fix the slight 'step' I'd created when attaching the starboard wing. I added a small piece of plasticard to bring the adjoining panel to the 'taller' level of the wing and flap, and started scaping and sanding it down to the level of the fuselage panel. Here's a slightly closer view, after more scaping & sanding. I sh

Between AMS and ADD, switching gears from my first scooter GB project (Hase 1/48 A-4 Adversary) and worked a bit this weekend on my 'alternate' build... A 1/32 TA-4J "In-Flight" for a friend and former VietNam era Scooter/ SLUF driver. He was an instructor pilot at VT-7; the plan is to show him in solo mode. Although the kit has raised panel lines, I'm not planning to rescribe. I've done some basic assembly and painting of the cockpit, and pre-shading on the panel lines. I'm using the kit seat in the front, since there will be a pilot figure hiding most of the detail anyway. Rear seat is from