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

I'm finally able to post some progress. I had to re-attach many broken parts on the Aires set before I could do anything, then, the PE drove me nuts! I swear...it looked like someone stepped on the package before it was shipped, then threw it in the truck. There's still a few things to do, but for the most part the CP is ready to install. WHEW!!!!

How's everyone else doing?

Jerry

Wow!....that's alot of work. Resrcribing one model is a handfull...I can't imagine doing multiples. My hat's off to you!

I'm just about finished with the Aires cockpit, seats and all....will post pics soon.

Jerry

Ok, so it's been a long week.  I have 2 of 5 C's rescribed.  All I did on these were rescribed the raised detail which means there was minimal lines.  All in all they dosen't look too bad.  They are my first real rescribes.  The other 3 will be full rescribes.  In the pics the one on the left is #1 and the one on the right is #2.  I have since marked all 5 so I could see if I am actually getting better as I go along.  This is just the main bodies and I haven't scribed anything else of these planes.  The one on the left took 11 hours to scribe and has many mistakes.  The one on the right took 10 hours to complete.  I may have gotten myself in over my head but I'll live with it.  I know the rules state they have to be actual aircraft, and #'s 3-5 the D and E will be, however I think #1 is going to turn into the 1000 years Reich GB and #2 will probably be a real aircraft # but will end up at my local recruiters office.  I am keeping the rest :).  Here is progress on #1 and 2.

Hay all, I updated my pic site with some pics of a turbine failure on a A&A  B767 during a engine run at k.l.a.x."L.A." this week .

My C is still siting here lookin at me funny havent had time too do much this past week "was gone much of it" may do some work this weekend on her.Well enjoy the pics

p.s.Nice job on the seat Zone, Albert nice lookin O35 "radar unit" and you even rememberd the flood horn nice job! 

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

                                                                  Jimmy

Thanks Mike and Mick for the comments.

I have admit I goofed while painting the panels on the side of the cockpit...so I had to drop them in the windex and start over.I just couldn't get the paint to lay down right with my brush.It was either too much or not enough.And after repeated attempts at fixing my mistakes I ended up pulling up the base coat.

Hey Albert....your project is coming along nicely, awesome job!

Good job albert, that looks real good.  Can't wait to see it finished.

I've spent another 3.5 hours on F-15C #2 scribing the top of it, Should have it pretty much completed toight at work :))

Nice progress Albert, the radome is especially well done.

I'm still working on PE details and the resin pit. I'm gaining on it.

Jerry

Hi guys. If anyone is doing the 1:48 Tamiya F-15C or J...

The front inside fuselage parts are misaligned, and you may want to put a shim somewhere.

Here's my completed radar.

Here's the ejection seat with seatbelts made from cigarette foil.

Great looking seats scot,....i might switch my build as i picked up a esci f15 with asat missle

will start soon just got to finish a couple of group builds first to much to do not

enough time                                  mick

Zone V Afterburner wrote:

willuride wrote: Sweet looking seats Zone, Very nice job.   Thanks Willuride..I appreciate the comment.Do you mind if I ask your 'real' name? I see your a State Trooper,and if you have privacy issues with that I understand.I just thought maybe exchanging names would make this GB a little more personable.  dragonfly wrote: Hey Zone....great looking seats. Is the harness molded on, or is it PE? Also, what did you use for the green color on the oxy bottle? Again...outstanding work!! the dry brushing really brings out the detail on that Black Box seat. I hope the Aires seats come out half that good. Jerry     Thanks Jerry.I appreciate the comments.The belts and fitting are molded on and the color for the oxy bottle is Tamiya park green (X-28) straight outta the bottle.I got the 'pit primed today shortly before I left for the lake so it's ready to get painted.I'm going to try to do that tonight or tomorrow. Thanks again for the positive comments guys Take care. Scot

My name is Jeff Appleba

Thanks Willuride..I appreciate the comment.Do you mind if I ask your 'real' name? I see your a State Trooper,and if you have privacy issues with that I understand.I just thought maybe exchanging names would make this GB a little more personable.

dragonfly wrote:

Hey Zone....great looking seats. Is the harness molded on, or is it PE? Also, what did you use for the green color on the oxy bottle? Again...outstanding work!! the dry brushing really brings out the detail on that Black Box seat. I hope the Aires seats come out half that good. Jerry

Thanks Jerry.I appreciate the comments.The belts and fitting are molded on and the color for the oxy bottle is Tamiya park green (X-28) straight outta the bottle.I got the 'pit primed today shortly before I left for the lake so it's ready to get painted.I'm going to try to do that tonight or tomorrow. Thanks again for the positive comments guys Take care.

Scot

Hey Zone....great looking seats. Is the harness molded on, or is it PE? Also, what did you use for the green color on the oxy bottle? Again...outstanding work!! the dry brushing really brings out the detail on that Black Box seat. I hope the Aires seats come out half that good.

Jerry

dragonfly wrote:

Photoetch canopy breakers.........  AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! These tiny parts are breakers alright! They're breaking my    Me and photoetch never got along.

LOL,I'm sure it's not so funny on your end but the way you typed it gave me a good chuckle.I don't have a bending tool.....(desperately need one though)....but thats why I passed on my Verlinden seats.HUGE amount of brass there. I hope everything works out for you Jerry.

  Looks like everyone else's assembly lines are chugging right along.Especially Willuride's (5!?!) Thats too punishing for me LOL

   Anyhoo... after every bit of 4 days of work I FINALLY got my ejection seats to a point where I'm OK with'em. Here are a couple of pics:

This first pic shows the seats before and after I had to remove the clunky box on the left side.I never did (or care too!) find out what it was.The seat on the left is what it looked like after I got done.

Here is the completed pilots seat.The pilot's seat has the taller canopy breaker.Like I said earlier in the thread,I had to swipe the canopy breakers from the Verlinden seats and modify them to fit the Black Box seats.Most of the time of working on the seats was due to my clumsyness and getting the freakin' RBF flags attached and laying down without tearing them.Even though the tags are very thin paper, they still were like trying to fold a sheet of plywood without breaking it.I also swiped some placards from my Eduard stash for my F-16 and F-18.I used pics from F-15E.com and the Verlinden Lock-on book for references.

And here's a couple of pics of the WSO's seat:

Going to spend the weekend at the lake so I doubt I'll get much done,but I'm going to try to prime the cockpit in the next couple of days.You all take care.Later on...

I added some new scans of a few things that are common too the beagle and eagle that is allmost are allways over looked. One is the speed brake well, the q/d's for the hydro systems pc1&2 "left and right wheel well" and the cabin pressure regulators in the equp. well in the aft of bay 5 under the clam shell .

And i have made a little bit of progress with my eagle. I have sanded the intake trunks and drilled the anti-ice holes in the aft section of the trunks, started working on the eng bay, started the cockpit ,bay 5, scratched a mpcd for the main pnl "insatlled but needs some work", sanded the T.C.T.O.1040 "beef up plates" rudders too make them the standerd 1015 ones"no beefup plates most common on C's and most E's if i remeber right 1999 models from the factory and up have them so ck your ref pics  for this ".  PICS RIGHT HERE  http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/eaglekeeper28/

                                      Well g.t.g.

                                                        Peace, Jimmy

Hahah glad you enjoyed the pics, the run guy on that jet got de cirted on burner runs and reg runs and kicked too the tool room thats it."turns out that hold back thingy they tell us too inspect really dose somthing!".As too the crashed pics the G.I.B. got hurt bad "hes back on flying status now" the stick actuator "pilot"walked away and the jet was rebuilt at depo and is flying again "with a twist im told". As too the grill ya it wouldent be too bad of a biz but with school,flying,models,house,boat,car i have no time anymore maby at a later time  lol. 

                                                                         Well gtg good luck with u all getin your jets F.M.C.im trying too find time for mine       
                                                                              

                                                                 Peace, Jimmy

P.s. I still have my cdcs"dug them out after 3 years" and my trusty o'l crew chief handbook"and some outher things" if any one needs some ref. sorces just let me know what you in need ill try too get it too yas one way or another.

Great photos dragonfly!!  You should go into a side business with that cooker of yours!

And those F-15 accident photos... Hope the pilot was able to walk away from that one!  The one with the F-15 making a large opening in the building, but some crew chief got his as chewed over that one!  Then I am sure he went and as chewed the guys under him......

I hope to post some progress photos of my pair of F-15As flown by the MA National Guard on 9/11.

So I finally finished sanding the seam lines for the main bodies on the C's.  Now it's time to fill the surprisingly few spots that need to be done then time to start scribing.  Here are some pics...

Here's what I decided.  I have primed all 7 planes.  Then upon inspection of the D and E they are similar in assembly, I decided to put them on the back burner and started all 5 C's.  These Revell kits are crap at going together but I am working with it.  I am thinking I am going to have to rescribe all 5 of these kits (oh joy!!)  Oh well, I am going to put these together if it kills me.  I figured when I get burnt out on the C's I'll pull the D and E out and start on them.  I have started by putting the bodies together on the C's and am currently sanding the seam lines.  So far it looks as there will be little putty used, I like that.  Happy Modeling.

Photoetch canopy breakers.........  AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! These tiny parts are breakers alright! They're breaking my    Me and photoetch never got along. Adding these seat parts are going to be the challenge of this build. Compounding the problem is the folding tool I have is junk. Shoulda bought the real deal instead of the cheapy. I haven't even started on the harness yet....very complex. I should be painting.

Enough of my rants....how's everyone else doing?

Jerry

Hi guys. I'm doing the Tamiya 1:48 F-15J. It's exactly the same mold as the F-15C. Anyway, things to watch out for:

1. The left and right parts of each front intake may not have enough material to even complete the bottom lip of the intake. You may want to add some filler at the bottom.

2. The intake trunks look terrible. Even in the instructions they look terrible. Consider intake covers.

3. The radar mechanism panel juts out too far from the front of the plane. If you pose the radome closed this is not an issue, but if you want to pose the radome open you may want to file off the locating "ring" inside of the forward fuselage. Only half of the radome hinge is provided (the hinge that connects to the fuselage), you'll have to scratch-build the half that connects to the radome.

Yeah...it looks cool but I don't think it's very realistic. This was just an experiment. I've got some other things I'm gonna try. In the mean time...I'm dry fitting, adjusting fit, grinding, sanding and fixing damage to the Aires office. Not alot of fun, but important stuff nonetheless.

Welcome to the GB Chimera!!

Jerry