DoogsATX Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Took advantage of a short bench session last night to get the next build off the ground - Great Wall's fancy new 1/48 F-15C MSIP II The kit contains some truly impressive elements, including single-piece AIM-9X and AIM-120 missiles that pack enough detail to embarrass other injection-molded missiles and rival the best resin options around: But I'm a ways from touching the armaments yet. Last night was mostly about getting the cockpit spun up. Detail in the front office is exquisite - on part with Hobby Boss' A-6 kits. The seat would be better as a resin replacement, but the way the ejection rails work, I'm more comfortable using the kit plastic. I will, however, be snagging an Eduard PE set to replace the chintzy molded-on buckles (which, for some reason, the kit only includes the shoulder portions of) and snazz up the rest of the seat a bit. Fit so far is decent, but not as amazing as I'd hoped. Hopefully this is not indicative of the rest of the kit. It's not a BAD fit, it's more that there's a lot of very minor flash that has to be cleaned off just so. More to come, probably slowly as my focus remains on the Corsair. Edited October 20, 2014 by DoogsATX mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogsATX Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Last night was all about clear coats on the Corsair, but that wrapped early so I managed to get a bit of work in on the Eagle. First up - testing the fit of the forward access panels. I'm generally not a huge fan of cracking open all the panels on an aircraft, especially one with lines as good as an F-15, so I want to do these closed. Fortunately, Great Wall makes this easy with panels that actually fit extremely well. Trumpeter, Eduard, Kitty Hawk and others would do well to follow this example! Also, more work on the cockpit. Got the seat rails glued in (I'll post a separate pic when I yank the seat for painting) and started adding detail to the aft bay. The kit plastic is really rather impressive, but this sprue for some reason has some minor flash around the parts and really takes some careful cleanup given the extremely tight fight tolerances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Pedro Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hello! WoW! I´ve read some reviews on this kit, but thanks a lot for the photographs and carefull explanation! The avionics bay seems to be as detailed as some resin sets! Looking forward to the next installments! José Pedro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It certainly looks better than the old Tamiya F-15A kit I have lying around! Nice work Matt. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Roger Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger16 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Matt, your eagle is looking really nice so far,keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogsATX Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Alas, this one's having to take a back seat for now. After the Corsair I've got a quick-turn build for a magazine so it's going to be all hands on deck to tackle that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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