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Tamiya F-15E Bunker Buster (re-fueling port decal question)

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  • Member since
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  • From: Boston
Tamiya F-15E Bunker Buster (re-fueling port decal question)
Posted by Wilbur Wright on Thursday, September 21, 2017 8:47 PM

Men,

I have just received the big Tamiya 1/32 scale F-15E Bunker Buster kit # 60312.

The kit seems to be a new run, as in the past there were 2 clear sprues ( for the extra weapons clear parts, which gave you two canopies with the kit).  Tamiya must have re-configured the parts so as not to waste extra styrene, as there was just one clear sprue in my kit.

The decal that goes over the in flight re-fueling port is not white as in the Seymour Johnson version of this kit, it is a pale green.

Are there any Mudhhen experts that could tell me why this would be pale green?  Is this an updated decal sheet, or a mistake?

I'm building the MO Tigers livery of this kit.   It's a stunning kit.

Thanks for any input.

 

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, September 21, 2017 11:49 PM

Photos of Mountain Home Strike Eagles show white markings at the refueling receptacle. Unless somebody can show a photo of light green markings, I suspect that it was an error by Tamiya.

 

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Posted by Wilbur Wright on Friday, September 22, 2017 12:25 PM

https://imgur.com/a/zOvQX

 

Just found these photos.

These photos are from MO 2006, so at least at one point in time these were accurate.

  • Member since
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, September 22, 2017 1:39 PM

That looks light gray there. And makes sense for low vis markings. Does that match the decal color?

 

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Posted by Wilbur Wright on Friday, September 22, 2017 2:08 PM

Yes, those photos match the decal color.  It's a grayish/pale greenish shade.  I  don't know what the Air Force would call that color.

I've seen it in  several Tamiya 1/32 F-15E completed builds in Google images.

I just thought it was odd at first glance, as the original SJ and indeed most of the MO jets you see have white there. 

The decal is in a conspicuous place so I wanted to get it correct.

 

 

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, September 22, 2017 5:25 PM

I would venture a guess that it is the same color as used on F-16's for the same marking. The base color in that area is the same, gunship gray 36118. I'm not sure if it would be Neutral Gray or Dark Ghost Gray for the refuelling receptacle marking.

 

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N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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Posted by seasick on Friday, September 22, 2017 6:50 PM

Which bombs does the kit come with? The GBU-24 kit on a BLU-109 makes for a real good looking bunker buster.  

Chasing the ultimate build.

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    March 2015
Posted by Peaches on Saturday, September 23, 2017 2:57 AM

It looks like it might be markings for the Boom Operator to guide the boom into the port, especially for night time ops.  If it's green, it might be slime lights or something similiar.  Possibly because of the scale Tamiya was able to go into a little bit more detail than say a 1/48.  

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Posted by jelliott523 on Monday, September 25, 2017 1:24 PM

I'm going to go with Stik, more of a grey than green.

Having seen my share of MO Mudhen's, I've seen the white on a few and this color is definately a lighter shade of grey, I'd have to say neutral grey.

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