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1/48 Lakenheath Eagle

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  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
1/48 Lakenheath Eagle
Posted by mississippivol on Monday, March 23, 2020 9:46 AM

Hey, y'all, hope everyone is well and safe. I'm not locked down yet, but I managed to finish a Revell (Monogram, cough,cough) Strike Eagle in the D-Day 75th commemorative markings from last June. Colors are Gunze and Testors Metalizer. Furball decals provides the markings. You can build any of the three marked aircraft with their sheet. You will, however, have to paint the stripes. They turned out being about a quarter inch wide for both the wings and fuselage. I ended up cracking the canopy while removing the paint masks, so I'll have to find a replacement. I can't say enough good things about the kit, it's truly a great value for the detail and fit.

 poems about holding on to love

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Monday, March 23, 2020 9:51 AM

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Posted by learmech on Monday, March 23, 2020 10:09 AM
Great Job!! The Eagle looks good in stripes
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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, March 23, 2020 10:56 AM

Very nice work! A super clean build! 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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  • From: Between LA and OC, SoCal
Posted by oortiz10 on Monday, March 23, 2020 12:06 PM

Nice clean lines. Looks sharp. Well done!

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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  • From: Far Northern CA
Posted by mrmike on Monday, March 23, 2020 1:01 PM

Ditto, ditto, ditto...great looking Strike Eagle!

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  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Monday, March 23, 2020 4:21 PM
Thanks, y'all!
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, March 23, 2020 4:27 PM

Great looking Eagle, i like the finish.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:59 AM
Really cool scheme. Great looking bird

 

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 5:22 AM
Love those commemorative markings,great job.

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    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 6:07 AM

Thanks, y'all! Here's the real deal in action:

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Posted by Faux fisherman on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 8:29 AM

Spent some time at Lakenheath with F-111s, TR-1s, and SR-71s.

Spent more time at Bentwaters with the A-10, good times and a nice job on the Eagle !

I was amazed how big the Eagle was the first time I worked on one.

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    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 8:52 PM

That sounds like the 80's when those birds were there. Those F-111s disappeared kinda quietly from the scene.

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:11 PM

mississippivol

That sounds like the 80's when those birds were there. Those F-111s disappeared kinda quietly from the scene.

 

Replaced by Strike Eagles in the early 90’s. And the wing went composite, a mix of strike squadrons with F-15Es and air superiority fighter squadrons with F-15Cs.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:11 PM

Very nice work. Toast

Jim  Captain

Stay Safe.

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

  • Member since
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  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 10:13 PM
Thanks, Jim!
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