volzj Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I finally got my Aires resin burner cans (which are awesome) in the mail and was able to finish this one up. The CFT pylons (along with a scratchbuilt one) were taken from the Academy kit, and actually fit pretty well.. The seats are resin Pavla offerings, and the weapons are from various Hasegawa sets. I changed out the launch rails for the AAMs to the current LAU-128's. WRM tanks were made by squaring off the back end of the kit tanks, and I cut out the fairing for the arrestor hook, filling the resulting hole and used the Academy hook there. I added the WSO's hand controllers from the scrap box. Decals of course are from Two Bob's nose art and are of the "Shangri La II". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g0_command0 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Looking superb! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Very nice build, the work looks quite seamless. I have a spare Academy Strike Eagle to do the exact same thing with my Hasegawa F-15Es. Is there anything in particular I should watch out for? Mine will get turned into an F-15I, but that's a ways down in the "to build" pile... -Jared Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugfan Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 :D Hey JOE, time for one of these.... . Well done sir!!! Jack aka BUGFAN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary West Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Looks a $million - :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vliegenier Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Perfectemundo ! I hope mine will turn out just as beautiful as yours . Stef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Outstanding looking F-15E volzj! Looks like a brand new jet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dreammh Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I would have easily mistook it for a 1/48. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) Very nice build, the work looks quite seamless.I have a spare Academy Strike Eagle to do the exact same thing with my Hasegawa F-15Es. Is there anything in particular I should watch out for? Mine will get turned into an F-15I, but that's a ways down in the "to build" pile... -Jared Jared: It's actually not much of a problem at all to get the Academy pylons on the Hasegawa CFTs, just keep an eye on the alignment. You might need a little filler along the edge where it joins, but not much. Academy doesn't give you the center pyon on each side, so I sanded, rescribed and reshaped one from the scrapbox. It's hard to see in there behind the fuel tank anyway, so if it doesn't come out perfect don't worry too much! Whatever you do, try to get the Aires resin exhausts. It is a tedious process to glue on all of the actuators, but they look SO much better than the Hasegawa part, with no issue trying to line up the sections into a perfect circle. And thanks everyone! Edited March 15, 2006 by volzj Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Joe, Thanks for the advice, I have a set of the Aires Exhausts for my F-15J, but as my Strike Eagle is being converted to a Ra'am, I'll need the feathered versions. Aires has had it listed as a future release for a long time, and according to their website, they are actually out now. Haven't seen it show up in any of the mailorder spots yet though. Again, great build! -Jared Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 nice job! can we get some pics of the exhausts - i'd like to see how them Aires cans look... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 nice job! can we get some pics of the exhausts - i'd like to see how them Aires cans look... No problem. Here you go: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W4IK Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Very nice Joe, especially in 72nd scale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vliegenier Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 No problem. Here you go: GASP !! Okay, will wait a couple of months before showing mine ... great work ! :blink: Stef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidy Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Very nice, Joe. The Aires cans look great too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Joe, that's a great looking model, as others have said, easily mistaken for 1/48. From my research, everyone tends to recommend the Academy kit as the best F-15 in 1/72. Is there a reason you went with Hasegawa's? Personally, I think both kits look good, but I'm just curious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
canadian_camo Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 volzi you put my 1/48 Strike Eagle to shame :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) Joe, that's a great looking model, as others have said, easily mistaken for 1/48.From my research, everyone tends to recommend the Academy kit as the best F-15 in 1/72. Is there a reason you went with Hasegawa's? Personally, I think both kits look good, but I'm just curious. Thank you. The Hasegawa kit has slightly overall better detail, better fit, sharper panel line detail and a better cockpit, but both kits need significant work to make them accurate Strike Eagles. I did use the targeting and nav pods from the Academy kit (in additionto the CFT pylons) as they were molded much more cleanly. Edited March 21, 2006 by volzj Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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