mikejapan Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikejapan Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Mike - the body of the 30mm rounds inside the fuselage should be metallic olive green. Very nice work on the jet :) Hitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikejapan Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikejapan Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikejapan Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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