Fighting Eighty-Four Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Hi all! Here is my 1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle in 90th FS, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska markings. This build took me about 2.5 weeks, and I entered it into my very first judged contest. Won 2nd place in the "1/48 Multi-engine Jets" category. Very happy with that! I had heard the Revell F-15E kit was very nice, and boy was that right! This was easily the nicest and best fitting kit I have built so far (this is my 15th). I am very impressed, too bad there were no bombs included... I had to raid my Hasegawa Weapons Set D for bombs. I used a combination of Repli-Scale, TwoBobs, and kit stencils for this build. Here is what I used on this build: Kit: 1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle Decals: Repli-Scale (main markings), TwoBobs "Anaconda Squeeze" and OOB (stencils) Aftermarket: Legend Productions ejection seats, Hasegawa Weapons Set D Paints: Gunze Mr. Surfacer Black 1500 (primer base), Tamiya White Liquid Primer (for pre-shade stippling), Gunze Aqueous H305 FS36118 Gunship Gray (overall basecoat), Gunze Aqueous H317 FS36231 Dark Gull Gray (cockpit), Gunze Aqueous H327 FS11136 Insignia Red (vert tail stripes), Tamiya smoke (post shading), and Alclad II Gloss Black Primer, Airframe Aluminum, Pale Burnt Metal, Hot Metal Blue, and Jet Exhaust. Future Gloss coat for decals and Future+Tamiya XF-21 Flat Base 6:1 ratio for final matte coat. MIG Deep Gray for panel washes. On to the pics! I hope you enjoy! Thanks for looking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bikerider Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 wow very nice and Im not even an eagle fan lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my favs are F`s Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Beautiful, beautiful. Like it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Nicely done! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lordstripe Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Great work! I wish I could produce something like that.......and to do it in 2/3 weeks!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 WOW, very well done, congrats. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam1818 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Another beauty!! Pretty amazing quality for 15th built Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nathant Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Beautiful paint and metallic work! Congrats on the win! How did you find the kit stencils to work with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 On 11/8/2016 at 0:03 PM, bikerider said: nice! Thanks Kevin! 22 hours ago, Whiskey said: wow very nice and Im not even an eagle fan lol! Thanks Whiskey! I am more of an F-14 guy myself. But I like Eagles too... :-) 22 hours ago, my favs are F`s said: Beautiful, beautiful. Like it! Thanks Bud, I appreciate that! 21 hours ago, speedlimit said: Nicely done! Eric Thanks Eric! 11 hours ago, lordstripe said: Great work! I wish I could produce something like that.......and to do it in 2/3 weeks!! LOL thanks lordstripe... I am on a roll when it comes to build times. Ever since the Hasegawa F-14, I have knocked out the last 3 in like 3 weeks each (Hobby Boss F3H-2, Academy Su-27, and this one). I think the Hasegawa build made all other builds seem that much easier! hahaha 1 hour ago, A-10 LOADER said: WOW, very well done, congrats. Steve Thanks Steve, I appreciate that coming from you! 25 minutes ago, Adam1818 said: Another beauty!! Pretty amazing quality for 15th built Thanks Adam! Each one gets a little better, from construction to finishing. The area I still need to improve the most is construction and seam removal. 25 minutes ago, Nathant said: Beautiful paint and metallic work! Congrats on the win! How did you find the kit stencils to work with? Thanks Nathan! I really had no problems with the kit stencils. My method of applying decals is this: I apply an overall coat of future via brush and let it sit for 1 to 2 days. Then, I brush future on the area to receive the decal. The future acts as the setting agent for moving the decal in place. But you can't dally, as it becomes difficult to move the decal around after a couple minutes as it begins to set. Then, after the decal is in place, I brush a little more future over it. This helps the carrier film to dissapear, especially after the final matte coat is applied. The future has a very high surface tension, so it does a fabulous job of settling into panel lines and recesses and over raised areas such as rivets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stinger16 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Very nicely done Mike, your eagle was beautiful, I'm glad I was able to see it in person. If u ask me, I think it deserved first place in your category, and your su-27 was stunning to jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 On 11/9/2016 at 4:59 PM, Stinger16 said: Very nicely done Mike, your eagle was beautiful, I'm glad I was able to see it in person. If u ask me, I think it deserved first place in your category, and your su-27 was stunning to jeff Thanks Jeff! I am glad I got to see your models in person as well, and was great meeting you. I would have liked to have taken first, but 2nd is cool with me. Just gotta step up my game for next year! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 2.5 weeks! I'll probably need 2.5 years to finish one. Excellent job, mate! And congrats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 preshading or postshading bro? it really looks AWESOME Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beauslx Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Awesome Strike Eagle! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 On 11/12/2016 at 5:12 PM, crackerjazz said: 2.5 weeks! I'll probably need 2.5 years to finish one. Excellent job, mate! And congrats! LOL, thanks bud! The difference, however, is yours after that time will look like someone took a ray gun and shrunk the real thing down to 1/48th scale, whereas mine is merely a reasonable reproduction of the real thing in miniature. :-) 4 hours ago, Alpagueur said: preshading or postshading bro? it really looks AWESOME Thanks Alpa! I used both pre-shading and post-shading. Pre-shading was done via the "blackbase" method... Using black primer and creating a "stippling" effect using white paint. Here is a pic of how I did that: As for post shading, I used Mig Ammo Deep Gray wash for the panel lines and it gives a little added "dirtying" effect, and I used some Tamiya Smoke in strategic places to add a bit of visual interest. 1 hour ago, Beauslx said: Awesome Strike Eagle! Thanks Beau! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) 7 hours ago, Fighting Eighty-Four said: Pre-shading was done via the "blackbase" method... wow I really always LOVED this technique... I'd like to try it soon. Are these the products you used for the preshading? which product(s) did you use to thin mr. surfacer black and white surface primer? thanks. Edited November 14, 2016 by Alpagueur Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, Alpagueur said: wow I really always LOVED this technique... I'd like to try it soon. Are these the products you used for the preshading? which product(s) did you use to thin mr. surfacer black and white surface primer? thanks. Yep, those are the exact products I used. The Mr Surfacer Black is AWESOME. If you have never used it before, you will love it. As for the white, you don't have to use that white. I only use it because I used to use that as my go-to primer, so I have a lot of it. LOL Hell, you don't even have to use white. Most I have seen actually use a light gray. But I like using the white as I seem to have more control over how much of the white I let show through the basecoat. I thin the Mr Surfacer black with Mr Levelling Thinner and the Tamiya White Surfacer Primer with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. Edited November 14, 2016 by Fighting Eighty-Four Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Fighting Eighty-Four said: As for the white, you don't have to use that white. I only use it because I used to use that as my go-to primer, so I have a lot of it. LOL Hell, you don't even have to use white. Most I have seen actually use a light gray. But I like using the white as I seem to have more control over how much of the white I let show through the basecoat. Hey mate thanks. I rather think the white "splitting" is very useful to vary the shades shading... on the wings of your bird i.e. I notice that in certain points the gray 36118 is clearer and in some darker, and that's probably due to white below .. . I like this effect! anyway could I use, over the black coat, a "normal" Gunze flat white H11 instead of the Tamiya surface White primer? (as I have lots of 'old' H11 bottles....) Edited November 14, 2016 by Alpagueur Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Yep, H11 would definitely work just fine instead of the Tamiya primer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Beauty 😎 I like the fade on your paint job👌 Great at work Fighting Eighty Four. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Very well done! I really like the finish! Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jbbusybee Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Wonderful work, really inspiring, thanks for the weathering description. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huatoz Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Superb! especially nicely detailed cockpit and shading of exhaust pipes area!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Outstanding work! I was teaching STRYKERs at Ft. Richardson in 2004 and watched those birds taking off out of Elmendorf--we were right near the end of the runway. The vertical takeoff in full burner is an impressive sight to behold! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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