Els Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I just finished this F-15 Egg plane that I modified to an E model. I actually had this about 99% finished about a year ago but I was touching up some paint and got impatient. I thought it would be a good idea to use a hair dryer to quickly dry the paint. It did, but it also caused my heat formed canopy to collapse in about 1 second. It bummed me out so much that I just threw it on the shelf and left it there until a couple of days ago. I added about 3/4 inch to the front so that I could make it a two seater. I also moved the intakes forward and used putty and Bondo to make the fuel tanks on the sides. I used a product called Amazing Mold Putty to make a copy of the pilot figure. If you haven't tried this stuff it works really well. You just mix two parts equally and then squish it around what you want to mold. After about 20 minutes it is ready for you to pour resin or whatever you want to cast the item out of. I went the cheap route and used Durhams water putty. I then had to make a new canopy. I cut the original in half and added an extension. Then I cut a hole in a piece of wood, glued some scrap clear plastic over it, then heated it up over the stove. Once it was hot I pushed the modified canopy through and this is what I got. Not perfect but useable. I used the 391st F-15E as my inspiration. The tiger heads on the sides are some excess Hasegawa 1:48 F-104 decals that I had. The rest is hand painted. I am just about done with Eggs for a while. They are addictive, watch out. Thanks for looking. Els Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 very nice! Where are the tiger meet decals from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 very nice! Where are the tiger meet decals from? Thank you. The tiger heads on the sides are from a 1:48 Hasegawa F-104 tiger meet kit. All the other tiger markings are hand painted. Els Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Thank you.The tiger heads on the sides are from a 1:48 Hasegawa F-104 tiger meet kit. All the other tiger markings are hand painted. Els great, thanks for the info! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat RIO Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 this is epically cute!! tigger meet f-15, right now i'm doing 1 f-15egg with cfts and 2 seats, you have just enlightened me on how to deal with the canopy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 That's Awesome ! Great job on all the scratch work, Els ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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