Hajo L. Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Work done (already weeks ago), but today clean skies and pleasant temperatures (more or less) gave me the chance to shoot some pictures of the finished bird: HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 I´m restarting this thread, since I just began a second F-15E! This time I use the original Hasegawa kit, but in a new boxing with new parts. These contain the necessary parts to make a "real" F-15E. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Have to apologize, didn´t do much writing here, although I just finished the first coat of the final grey. But until then I went this way: Dumb me forgot to check the plan for the original "E", which resulted in mounting the wrong small pylons on the FAST-tank. Well, it´s not too obvious, although now everybody knows... ;) Some areas pre-painted to check for necessary touch-ups and to piant areas that are harder to reach with a brush. Overall I have to say that the new parts for the improved kit are very good! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hups, already done! :) I had bought a set by Hi Decal-Lines some years ago I was planning to use here. I applied these decals on the fins, but was pretty unhappy with the result, as they were quite thick and reacted strangely with Decal Solution, resulting in grey smere-marks. Finally I remembered having a set of 57th Aggressor-Eagles in my spares and used them on the rest of the aircraft. As load-out I choses what F-15E.net described as "Operation Enduring Freedom - Loadout #2". It consists of a GBU-15, the necessary AN/ZSW-1 IDLP-Data Pod to guide the GBU-15 and a GBU-24. Thy typcial defensive A-A-loadout is reduced to two AIM-9Ls on the side of the GBU-15, since their fins would interfere with the AIM-120. I made the GBU-15 using an old GBU-8 from the Italeri F-15E-kit. So in this build again some parts from that old vintage kit were used! More pictures taken with natural lighting and the other F-15E from page one in the upcoming days! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
striker8241 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Wow, 10 days from start to finish! Well done! Really nice work on both planes, HAJO! Cheers, Russ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks, although, by looking at the dates of my pictures, the first shots were taken on february 9th and the last one on the 28th. But you´re quite right, I´m not a very patient builder. ;) HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Platycqb Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Not sure the 57th Wing flies any Strike Eagles, even less during OEF or OIF. That might have deserved a wait to get some proper Strike Eagle decals. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
striker8241 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks, although, by looking at the dates of my pictures, the first shots were taken on february 9th and the last one on the 28th. But you´re quite right, I´m not a very patient builder. HAJO Augh!!! Oh well, counting was never one of my strong suits... Good job anyway! Russ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Not sure the 57th Wing flies any Strike Eagles, even less during OEF or OIF. That might have deserved a wait to get some proper Strike Eagle decals. ;)/> I´m sure that this load-out was on a different bird, but this time I combined it with a 57th Strike Eagle. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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