Karl Sander Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 (edited) Another one I did right before moving. Strange that the models survived the move just fine but I can't find the roll of film I shot of this and the other one I finished before moving (I took them outside, on a sunny day, with posterboard backdrop and everything, too!). These pictures are from my relatively simple Sony Cybershot 3.2 Megapixel camera. Aside from being a touch dark, I'm pleasantly surprised at how they tuned out. Anyway, the kit is Revell's 1/48 F-15E with Cutting Edge resin conversion kit to make it an F-15I, and Isracal decals. I got the entire thing as a package deal from Dave Roof once upon a time. The paint is Testor's Model Master. Two things in retrospect - I did not know until AFTER doing the cockpit that F-15I cockpits are painted in all black for NVG (who'd have thought - I've got probably 250 hours on NVGs in a "normal" gray cockpit and seem to have gotten by just fine! ). Second, I think the "dark tan" color is a bit stark in comparison to the sand and sky colors - I think I should have "cut" it a bit to tone it down and match the pictures I worked from in Air Forces Monthly. But other than that, I'm pretty pleased. One of my better efforts to date - good warm up for the Prowler project! Big thanks to Albert Moore (who knows a lot more about Israeli aircraft than I do and answered a few questions for me) and Ken Middleton (who bailed me out when I had mislaid the instructions! Ken - please PM your address so I can send them back!) Edited September 18, 2005 by Karl Sander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Awesome....Cutting edge went together well? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Darn... I have to build one of these someday. Nice Job!! Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Quirk Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Nice job Karl! And good timing to, I just started on mine.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Outstanding work Karl! You're welcome on the instructions....I think you did send them back.....but if not, don't worry - I have another kit with the instructions, so you can hold onto them. Cheers Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkhornet Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 wow, thats amazing, puts my raam to shame awesome work mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Albert Moore??? peshaw, What does he know.... Hi Karl, Excellent looking Ra'am! Glad I was able to help where I could. Next time you look to build another IDF airplane in desert camo, get a tin of Humbrol Middlestone (Hu121). It's a near perfect match for the FS33531 color used on IDF aircraft. PS-Did you get a case of space madness from applying all those stencil decals? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FrankC Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Karl, that looks terrific! How hard is it to convert an E to the IDF I? Regards, --Frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul T Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 That looks great Karl ,sure is tempting to do one.But as Frank said ,how much to convert E to IDF. I`ll have to check out the conversion kit. Again ,sweet job :o Paul T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pumpkin Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Very nice project, Karl !! I like the paint work very much. Some close up photos to admire the weathering will be bonus. It will be very close to a 1:1 if it carries the AIM-120 and Python4. :o cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harv Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Karl, looks great- I love this scheme; and the fixes to the -E are fairly minimal. You've done a great job...I think the colors look pretty darned close. BZ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Thanks all! The Cutting Edge set went together very well. Converting from an F-15E wasn't really all that hard at all - if you've never done any sort of after market conversion project before, I'd say this one makes for a benign introduction! Yes, I'm still slightly batty from the stencils! Ken - I didn't know I had sent the instructions back. I must be more with it than I thought; of course, I might have done that before I did the stencils.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
venom1 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 PS-Did you get a case of space madness from applying all those stencil decals? :) One of the main reasons I haven't started mine yet!!! :) :) Sweet job on a sweet bird. Man I love that scheme.....very cool. B) Cheers, Sam :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Damian Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Thats one great F-15I you got there...very schweet! :wacko: Damian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mungo1974 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Very nice Ra'am :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Karl, that looks terrific! How hard is it to convert an E to the IDF I? Regards, --Frank Karl, nice work, looks good. Frank: I did mine without the CE set. Check it out here if you're interested. It's not hard at all really. http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal3...olz/gal2308.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FrankC Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Karl, that looks terrific! How hard is it to convert an E to the IDF I? Regards,  --Frank Karl, nice work, looks good. Frank: I did mine without the CE set. Check it out here if you're interested. It's not hard at all really. http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal3...olz/gal2308.htm Joe, thanks for posting that link - that's a great article! Great model as well. I have one of these mostly painted and quite far in assembly. I don't think I am going to make mine an F-15I because I don't feel like going backwards. I wish I had known more about them back when I started it. thanks man --Frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hatchet Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Wow Kolja, that Ra'am looks great <_< One minor thing tho': You're not showing any pics of the underside, why? I want to see the bottom of it :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RipVW Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 (edited) Karl - Excellent job on 269!! As a reward for your outstanding effort - here's a photo I took three years ago of 269 at DM. Great work!! ATB - - W - Edited September 20, 2005 by RipVW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Great pic, Rip! Cheers, Albert (fanatic of all that is IDF/AF) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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