ghodges Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) I built this for one of my dad's doctors, who is a surgeon in the Air Force Reserve. He's gotten a few rides in the backseats of F-15s when the Air Force needed to get him and his skills somewhere quickly, and expressed his desire to have a model of one like he'd been flown in, with FANG markings. I used the Nice Revell 1/48 F-15E Strike Eagle to build this model. I simply left off the conformal fuel packs, bombs, and a few other parts to backdate it to a "D". I wasn't worried about total accuracy, since it's not a contest model; nor about getting a particular tail number duplicated since he's simply looking for a representative Eagle. However, I did hang some missiles on it, as the pics he supplied from some flights made in Eastern Europe showed the planes to be armed. The Revell Strike Eagle kit goes together very well and quickly, and was enjoyable to build. I used MM paints for the camo, pencil for the panel lines, Tamiya wash for the vents, and Bullseye decals for the FANG markings. The FOD and exhaust covers are from Steel Beach. Comments, critiques, and questions welcome. Cheers! GIL Edited May 29, 2018 by ghodges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Beautiful job! I would call that contest worthy myself; it sure shines better than anything I do. Way to go; I am sure he'll be most happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipmsusa2 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Beautiful job, Gil. Now if my next project looks as good as yours, I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Got the presentation base done today, complete with a pic of him and his fellow docs on the wing, as well as a cockpit selfie... GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill50 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Great job, Gil! That will be a treasured memory for the Doc. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdedig Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Nice F-15 Gil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aAzZ09 Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Way to Go, Gil! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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