ghodges Posted May 29, 2018 Report 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
Mark Deliduka Posted May 30, 2018 Report 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.
ipmsusa2 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Posted May 30, 2018 Beautiful job, Gil. Now if my next project looks as good as yours, I'll be happy.
ghodges Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report 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
WildBill50 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Posted May 31, 2018 Great job, Gil! That will be a treasured memory for the Doc. Bill
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