F-15 Eagle Group Build 6/01/06 - 1/17/07

MikeV wrote:

Now I am excited!

WOOHOO!!!   Me too!  I just came back from a short honeymoon,and am on vacation the rest of the week.I am going to concentrate on finishing up some loose ends around the house here, so I can be ready to build.I am still debating on which scale I am going to build,1/48 or 32.

Is everyone else ready?

Thanks Mike....  I figured I probably should hang on to her after our first date.I took her to see the Thunderbirds practice and from then on she kept bugging me about going to an airshow.Another factor was that after she seen my stash, one of the first things she asked me is if I would show her how to build a model.Anyhoo.......enough of the mushy stuff... I'm ready to paint my hand and glue my fingers together! LOL!!

I hear ya!!  I have signed up for 3 or 4 GB only to get stalled out on them right at the beginning cause of more pressing issues.So,like you,I am GOING to finish this GB.But I will also have the new wife lQQking over my shoulder making sure that I get it done.

Congrats Zone V. Ready to GO!!

P.S.  Does anybody make a cheaper box than Revell?

Jerry

Thanks for the congrats Willuride and Jerry.

dragonfly wrote:

P.S.  Does anybody make a cheaper box than Revell?

Yeah Jerry, I know what you mean about the box.Whenever I put my Revell boxes on the shelf I always put them on the top layer because of that very problem.The car kits are just as bad.I have had to rebox several of them.

  I have decided to go ahead and build the Tamiya 1/32 Mud Hen.I'm not sure where it will go when it's done but..... Anyhoo,I have a few aftermarket things I am going to throw at it,so hopefully it will turn out ok.Any of you other guys going to use aftermarket stuff?  I gotta tell ya though, that I am wringing my hands in excitement! Are we the only 4 that are this interested in getting started? (crickets chirping) LOL

Sweet, and off we go.  Oh yea, the screenname is archangel571 (571 is from that movie U571, I started using it in highschool after the movie came out.  in order to avoid names being taken and start my own unique series of recognizable names, i added 571 to every screenname or log-in I used when I registered for them.), and the academy F-15D kit is 1/48 scale.

Looking forward to see your build progress pix for that 1/32 Tamiya F-15E, zone V.  That will help me decide whether or not to sell my 1/32 F-15C.  It just looks too sweet to be sold along with the 1/32 F-14A 1994 ver.

My apologies about your screen name Ryan.It's fixed though.

  Yeah,after I dug out my 32nd 'E' and was checking out the Black Box cockpit that I bought for it,my mind was made up.But I'm also looking forward to seeing your build.Will you be able to post pics?

After Market?....After close inspection of the kit cockpit, I decided to order the Aires set. The kit parts are'nt bad, but the Aires set is impressive. I'm also going to use Verlinden avionics bays. This should keep me busy. Can't wait!

Jerry

Hello all, well i started diceing my eagle up and heres some pics. I will be scratch building alot so may take me the whole g/b time"maby more". Not even close too finshing cuting next up will be the engine bay, a.a.r. door, pc1, pc2, utli res pnls, j.f.s.bottles pnls com door,ect. I will post more as i get done.

pics here http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/eaglekeeper28/

                                               Peace, Jimmy

I have that Aires cockpit ....man it's really purrty! LOL!! You going to open the radome also Jerry? That is the main reason I decided to go with 1/32. I didn't want to build my '48 and leave half of the eye candy off of it.But I didn't want to break up of the sexy lines of the a/c either.I guess thats a darn good reason to go buy another '48.

flyboyf15c wrote:

will be scratch building alot so may take me the whole g/b time"maby more". Not even close too finshing cuting next up will be the engine bay, a.a.r. door, pc1, pc2, utli res pnls, j.f.s.bottles pnls com door,ect. I will post more as i get done.

LQQks like Jimmy is going to cook up something really interesting for all of us...

OK guys.......I can't take it anymore!!!   Ooooh the humanity of it all!!!

Is it cheating if I start working on the bang seats tonight instead waiting till tomorrow?!?

Zone, man one day is a drop in the bucket of what we have ahead of us go for it i did lol.And i got my first model eagle bite for it too.

Zone V Afterburner wrote:

I have that Aires cockpit ....man it's really purrty! LOL!! You going to open the radome also Jerry? That is the main reason I decided to go with 1/32. I didn't want to build my '48 and leave half of the eye candy off of it.But I didn't want to break up of the sexy lines of the a/c either.I guess thats a darn good reason to go buy another '48.  flyboyf15c wrote: will be scratch building alot so may take me the whole g/b time"maby more". Not even close too finshing cuting next up will be the engine bay, a.a.r. door, pc1, pc2, utli res pnls, j.f.s.bottles pnls com door,ect. I will post more as i get done. LQQks like Jimmy is going to cook up something really interesting for all of us... OK guys.......I can't take it anymore!!!   Ooooh the humanity of it all!!! Is it cheating if I start working on the bang seats tonight instead waiting till tomorrow?!?

I know what you mean guys, and I fess up. Although I'm going to use the Aires CP, I couldn't resist and I've painted the kit pit just for fun. That's not really cheating, is it? The reality is, the kit parts are pretty decent, including the seats. I'm going to try something unusual to replicate the CRT's and am anxious to see how it'll look.

I think I've decided not to open the radome. The parts appear to be very well done, but I personally like the looks of a finished model with it closed. Besides....I have my hands full with wiring the avionics bays. :D

Cheers,

Jerry

I added some of the I.F.E. model's greatest hits from my time at the heath feel free too ck them out too "no one was killed,and the jet thats in two pieces was rebuilt and is flying again!"

Pics  http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/eaglekeeper28/

                                        Peace,Jimmy

Hey Jimmy...I just zoomed in on your grill!  That's too funny!! I'm still laughin"  Great stuff

Jerry

Ya i had like 100 offers on it this weekend at the drags and got the nod from Brandon Bernstein as he was he was wating too get out of the track! ahhh idle hands lol.

                                              Peace Jimmy

Wow Jimmy....... he he that is a pretty cool grill.How long did it take to build?

OK guys.....it's official......the clock is now ticking. Sniff sniff.....I love the smell of Testors enamel first thing in the morning.LOL!

Zone, it took a week being in college i have a lot more free time than in the mill.

MikeV, naw man the white smokes good with this motor only when flames start comming out the pipes,now thats when it gets bad.

P.S. I was wondering how many lakenheath eagles are we gona have creep up on here?

                                                         CAN YOU SMELL WHAT  THE JIMMYS COOKING!!???

                                                                                                           Peace, Jimmy

FYI, The F-15C I am working on is 1/48.

Well....I'm still waiting on the Aires cockpit, and as I said I couldn't resist painting up the kit pit. The kit parts are really pretty decent. What I wanted to experiment with was using a transparent prism ribbon for the CRT screens. This stuff actually changes color as you rotate it to a light source. Purple, red, green, gold.....you name it. I don't know how accurate it is, but it looks kinda cool. The ribbon is translucent and I applied it over a base coat of black. The dominent colors though,are green/black. I don't know if I'm going to use this stuff on the actual model yet. I would be more carefull to get a better fit if I decided to use it. Guess I kinda rushed it.

What do you guys think?

Jerry

Jerry, that looks real good.  I still haven't started as I am trying to get over this never ending 67 Chevelle.  I am so wore out with this car, but I can't set it down as it is not for me.  I am so stoked to get my F-15's started.  I am using the Aires exhaust set on the E, and the kit parts I think I am going to try and make resin copies of for the rest of my C's and the D will probably be OOB.  I am tinkering with the idea of getting at least seats for 6 of them.  We'll see if I have the funds.  I am also thinking of making copies of the ordinance I have, We'll see.  Well here are a few pics of the "E" at the Andrews air show this year.

That second picture is awesome Jerry.I seen someone over at ARC building the Academy 1/32 Hornet that had a similiar set-up on his CRT screens.I e-mailed him asking what he used but I never got a response.I think you might have exposed his secret.I like your idea,because it gives the cockpit some 'gotcha' factor without to much work.I want to make my screens look a little more interesting than just basic black.Do you mind if I try out this idea on my 1/32 'E'?.I try not to be a copycat on other peoples detailing techniques but that ribbon really makes the CRT's leap out at you.Cool stuff no doubt.Did you pick up that ribbon at some party store?

 As for me.....I'm working on the bang seats myself.I spent most of the day modifying the Black Box seats that came with the 'E' pit.There was some sorta box molded to the left side of the seat that I couldn't find in any of my reference pic's,so off they went.I also had to modify some canopy breakers from the Tamiya seats to fit the BB seats,as BB did not supply them.The canopy breaker is the sharp object at the top of the seat.Here's a pic of one:

Right now I'm waiting for my primer coat to dry and I have a little sanding to do and then I will shoot my flat black and begin the detail painting.I will try to post pics either tonight or tomorrow.

  Those are some nice pics there Will.I guess we were posting at the same time....how much more work on the Chevelle before your done?

What's everyone else up too?

Go ahead and give it a shot. I saw this stuff at a Hallmark store and the old light bulb came on. This stuff is really wierd. The difference in light reflection makes this stuff go crazy. From some angles, it's black, then red, then green....you get the idea.

You can buy this stuff by the roll...but I figured there's plenty of material in a bow. $1.79

Cheers,

Jerry

I have to paint the black stripes around the outside slap the windows in, squeeze it together, paint the grille and rear black, and put the accessories in the engine bay.  Then I'll be done, I should have it done by Saturday, and maybe I can start my planes on Sunday eve. or Monday.  Either way I believe I will at least start on Monday.

Well if i keep cutting ill never finsh this bird so ill say im done"for now" with the blade and scribe.

Things that have been cut out are all #2 engine bay pnls, pnl 85r amad/hydro bay, pc-1, pc-2, util, j.f.s serv pnls, j.f.s. duct, door 45 gun door, and door 154L the com door. I was thinkin of opening 123R ,138R,142R, and doing the stab, flap and aileron actuator's but i think this is good for now .

Hay Zone, that seat is all types of wrong  allmost all E'S have been retrofitted with black wool seat cousions,a strap is missing"behind the cousion" and i dont see the seewars setup eather im thinkin thats a egress dummy seat put in for the air show so no cive takes a last fast ride.

        Pic here  http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/eaglekeeper28/?action=view&current=Image029.jpg                                            

P.S.    Wow them sum dirty stuts on that stateside mudhen Dcc must have been at a party the night before..   Nice work jerry looks like i could jump im and do a  m-bit in that pit!

                                                                              Peace, Jimmy

dragonfly wrote:

Go ahead and give it a shot. I saw this stuff at a Hallmark store and the old light bulb came on. This stuff is really wierd. The difference in light reflection makes this stuff go crazy. From some angles, it's black, then red, then green....you get the idea. You can buy this stuff by the roll...but I figured there's plenty of material in a bow. $1.79

Thanks for the heads up Jerry.I guess I'll be going to Hallmark in the next couple of days.I also just noticed that you live up in NE Ohio.Are you in the Cleveland area? I am in Ashland every wed./thurs. killing time.I drive a semi and I pick up loads out of there and bring them back to OKC. 

willuride wrote:

I have to paint the black stripes around the outside slap the windows in, squeeze it together, paint the grille and rear black, and put the accessories in the engine bay.  Then I'll be done, I should have it done by Saturday, and maybe I can start my planes on Sunday eve. or Monday.  Either way I believe I will at least start on Monday.

Thats cool.... I couldn't wait to get started either.

flyboyf15c wrote:

Hay Zone, that seat is all types of wrong  allmost all E'S have been retrofitted with black wool seat cousions,a strap is missing"behind the cousion" and i dont see the seewars setup eather im thinkin thats a egress dummy seat put in for the air show so no cive takes a last fast ride.

    Thanks for the tip Jimmy I'll see if I can find some other pics to use...but so far all the pics of seen don't look much different.Do you have some pics that show a flyable seat? Thanks in advance.

Anyhoo..I'm going to get crackin' at detailing my seats and maybe even throw the basecoat on the 'pit today.I'll post pics later today.

   Later on.....