Completed Revell 1/48 F-15C Eagle

lawdog114

Its my understanding this is an excellent kit. Those decals should be fun....

 

Once I can straighten everything out, I'll be looking forward to the base paint, camoflauge motif, and then the real fun part starts!  Decals and stencils!  LOL!

Toshi

1943Mike

Toshi, It's always fun to follow your builds. If something goes wrong with the decals .. so what? Just find some more (Is that possible for this plane?). Remember, it's the journey...

Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
— Matsuo Basho

 

Thank you for the sayings of Matsuo Basho.  I needed that.

Toshi

Toshi, It's always fun to follow your builds. If something goes wrong with the decals .. so what? Just find some more (Is that possible for this plane?). Remember, it's the journey...

Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
— Matsuo Basho

goldhammer

 

 

Toshi

 

Don Stauffer

I've been eying that kit!  I'll be following your build.

 

 

 

 

 

I just hope I don't disappoint Forum members.

 

Toshi

 

 

 

 

 

Looking good Toshi.  It will look good sitting on her nightstand since she picked it for the eagle decals.

 

Oh yeah, by the way, your builds never disappoint any of us.

 

Toshi

Toshi

 

Don Stauffer

I've been eying that kit!  I'll be following your build.

 

 

 

 

 

I just hope I don't disappoint Forum members.

 

Toshi

 

Looking good Toshi.  It will look good sitting on her nightstand since she picked it for the eagle decals.

Oh yeah, by the way, your builds never disappoint any of us.

It's getting there.  As I mentioned earlier, there's lots of sanding going on.  Thank you for the visit, read and reply!

Toshi

Looking good Toshi

Lots of issues with fit and finish but I've got it under control.  Still, it's a fun and simple build.  I'm looking forward to the decals!

Todhi

Keyda81

Well I just learned something new, never thought of using a hair dryer to straighten out pieces! 

 

Toshi

Well I just learned something new, never thought of using a hair dryer to straighten out pieces! 

Bish

Thats an impressive looking eagle, going to be fun to watch, off to a good start again.

 

Toshi

Thats an impressive looking eagle, going to be fun to watch, off to a good start again.

Dry fitted the fueselage halves together and found them warped.  Instead of fighting the kit with clamps, tape, and rubber bands, I took a hair dryer to it and was able to decently square up everything.

Now the fueselauge looks like a F-15C Eagle then a twisted hot mess.  Still no putty is needed and all I've done was to sand the seams down.  Other than that, for a kit that made it's debut in 1979 when I turned thirteen, it has faired well for it's time!

Toshi

plasticjunkie

Man oh man! I love Eagles and that scheme is just too much!

Pulling up a chair and my whiskey!

 

Toshi

Man oh man! I love Eagles and that scheme is just too much!

Pulling up a chair and my whiskey!

rooster513

 

 

Toshi

Here's a kit Mrs. Toshi picked up on s whim.  She was impressed with how exciting the Eagles decals looked.  It seems somewhat difficult but I'll worry about that later.

Until then, let's take another WIP journey into this F-15C Eagle.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I'll enjoy sharing and building this kit.  I think I'm building this kit for Mrs. Toshi more than myself as she thinks it's a really cool plane with fancy decals!  LOL!

Toshi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any wife that would come home with a kit deserves to have it built for her! LOL. Looking forward to seeing it come together!

 

Toshi

Straycat1911

Except for Toshi's skill, I wouldn't expect an easy build on that one, Keyda. That kit's been retooled in terms of the burner cans but the basic mold has been around since 1979.

You have raised panel lines and some gaps here and there. But it's not near as bad as your Tomcat (nice job by the way).

I considered buying it when I spotted it in HL but I'm not much into those gaudy paint jobs. Give me plain old gull grey over white or Europe 1 any day.

 

Thank you, I do like a challenge every so often.  I was thinking of adding to the collection just because it is something that looks rather different.  Breaks up all the grey, and olive drab a bit.

Except for Toshi's skill, I wouldn't expect an easy build on that one, Keyda. That kit's been retooled in terms of the burner cans but the basic mold has been around since 1979.

You have raised panel lines and some gaps here and there. But it's not near as bad as your Tomcat (nice job by the way).

I considered buying it when I spotted it in HL but I'm not much into those gaudy paint jobs. Give me plain old gull grey over white or Europe 1 any day.

Model Maniac

It looks really cool, Toshi! and you have such a good spouse who understands your hobby. Just can't wait to see you finish it!

 

Toshi

BrandonK

Ya know, I've seen this kit in HL before and nearly picked it up, mostly cuz of those decals. I haven't pulled the trigger yet so I'll see how it goes for you, Toshi. I'll be watching.

BK

 

Toshi

ManCityFan

You have done some pretty impressive decal work in the past, so I am sure you will do a fantastic job. If I was looking at the decal sheet, I would have heart palpitations. LOL.

 

Toshi

Greg

Good to see you have another ready to go. I was worried that you finished your Mosquito. A day without Toshi is boring.

Looks like fun, and I'm glad you showed us the decal sheet. I was curious.

 

Toshi

Don Stauffer

I've been eying that kit!  I'll be following your build.

 

 

Toshi

scottrc

Another interesting challenge Toshi.  That will really build up your decalling skills. 

 

Toshi

Toshi

Here's a kit Mrs. Toshi picked up on s whim.  She was impressed with how exciting the Eagles decals looked.  It seems somewhat difficult but I'll worry about that later.

Until then, let's take another WIP journey into this F-15C Eagle.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I'll enjoy sharing and building this kit.  I think I'm building this kit for Mrs. Toshi more than myself as she thinks it's a really cool plane with fancy decals!  LOL!

Toshi

 

 

 

 

Any wife that would come home with a kit deserves to have it built for her! LOL. Looking forward to seeing it come together!

It looks really cool, Toshi! and you have such a good spouse who understands your hobby. Just can't wait to see you finish it!