Hasegawa F-15J turned into F-15C and 1/32 A-10

[mikejapan]

Hey guys, READ

Been awhile....

So last week I bought a Hasegawa 1/48 F-15J but I had the intentions of making it into an American F-15C.

The plane was basic, that's all I needed and it was cheap. $34.95

I thought about the monogram one but I like the recessed panel lines over raised.

At first I was gonna do the MOD Eagle scheme that uses Navy Aggressor gray and Dark Gray (F-15)

But then after I sprayed the Navy Aggressor on it just looked.....TOO dark

So I changed my mind and decided to go with the old Compass gray scheme.

I decided to paint on Dark Ghost Gray first and then sand off the rest of the Aggressor gray. Which left the basic light gray color for the mold.

After 1 1/2 sheets of 180 grit sand paper. It gave me GREAT results!

The Aggressor gray settled into the panel lines. Basically a wash.

This plane wasn't looking good at first to the point where I almost threw it out.

But after some hours of sanding. I'm happy that I kept it.

It turned out real nice. Still WIP though.

I had also painted the pilot's visor a different color. Mixed Copper and Red and got these results.

I also scratchbuilt some seat belts for his shoulders.

Kind of a tri-tone look but it fades well.

Here and there spots to sand. You can also see my patches that I added to the fuselage.

One thing.... I brushed the paint on :)

Edited August 28, 2012 by mikejapan

[mikejapan]

And then here's my father and I's build of an A-10C going to a friend of his.

I did the whole cockpit

My father did the seat. Damn good

My father works on A-10 wings so he knows them inside out.

Chaff and Flare boxes, wiring, etc

[Youngtiger1]

Nice! Always good to see dirty hogs getting some love. Looks like this is going to be a hanger queen? Nice work on the leading edge wiring and avionics.

Mike

[GEH737]

Mike - the body of the 30mm rounds inside the fuselage should be metallic olive green. Very nice work on the jet :)

Hitch

[mikejapan]

Nice! Always good to see dirty hogs getting some love. Looks like this is going to be a hanger queen? Nice work on the leading edge wiring and avionics.

Mike

Your right, it will be just that!

I've only worked on some parts of the A-10. It's a joint effort.

My father is thinking of loading one half of the jet while also leaving one side painted.

Half battle ready and half Depot.

[mikejapan]

Mike - the body of the 30mm rounds inside the fuselage should be metallic olive green. Very nice work on the jet :)

Hitch

They are? I thought they're brass? Or did they change that?

Michael

[GEH737]

Do a Google search on; "A-10 30mm rounds" - and you'll find a lot of pictures. I fired thousands of those rounds - and not once did I ever see a brass casing. Every one was the metallic green. Of course there's exceptions to every rule - but it was my personal experience. The only color difference was the tip - denoting what type of round it was.

Hitch

[mikejapan]

Small progress on the A-10C

The wings aren't glue on yet. It's just for show...

This is what I love aBout 1/32 :)

The engines are sprayed with Model Master Titanium

Then here's my F-15C

I'm planning on doing the 390th FS from Mountain Home, Idaho.

I'm also going with the 4 Aim-120, 2 Aim-7M, and 2 Aim-9X loadout.

Since we're talking about an A-10...Thought i'd throw this in :)

I'm drawing a cartoon A-10 for the Hill AFB A-10 maintenance and repair crews.

What do you think?

Thanks,

Michael