Jer Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Hi all, I'm new to this forum so I'll introduce myself. I'm Jer, I've been modelling planes for many years but i have only ever worked on 72 scale but predominately 48 scale. I normally post on Britmodeller but when researching into this build I ended up here, so it seemed sensible to share what I'm doing with you guys as this forum is all about the Larger scales. Thought I'd cut my teeth on the Tamiya F15C (my fav plane) and purchased as much AM stuff for it as possible. So here is my starting point........ I'll post more pics as I start to throw it together! Cheers Jer Edited February 7, 2016 by Jer Whitey and Showtime 100 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Welcome aboard Jer! You've brought your F-15 to the right place, and I look forward to seeing your progress on it. Kev Jer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Welcome aboard Jer! You've brought your F-15 to the right place, and I look forward to seeing your progress on it. Kev Thanks Kev, when looking at the pic's I think I may need a bigger bench! Showtime 100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 100 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Looks like you have a makings for an awesome build! I'll be following the progress for sure. Jer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 100 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks Kev, when looking at the pic's I think I may need a bigger bench! I just noticed that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Jer Welcome aboard And looking forward to your eagle build. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Welcome and i will keep a eye on this one. Still have one in the stash. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEi Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Welcome I will following your build Have fun ! Jer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Looking forward to your build Jer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Welcome Jer, good to see you here on LSP. Thanks for signing up and sharing your Eagle build. You may or may not know but Gary of GT Resin is a member here so if you need to ask any questions regarding his products you can get the answers straight from the source. Check out the Sponsor forums. I'm looking forward to seeing how this one all goes together and how the aftermarket fits. Cheers. Jer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Ok, started to look at commencing the build and I will start as per normal with the pit. This F15 needs to have had the MSIP upgrades but I'm looking for advice as to which of the following instrument faces is most accurate/correct as it's getting a bit confusing. I have to hand the Aires late pit, the Eduard Interior PE set and the Wolfpack MSIP II set I'll appreciate any advice...... Edited January 2, 2015 by Jer ghatherly and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Welcome, Jer, looking forward to seeing the Eagle come together! Jer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Nice stash of goods buddy. I need to add few of these for my kit. Jer and ghatherly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 First off I have purchased a couple of books. Using the pictures in them of MSIP pits have helped me decide to use the aries PE for the instruments and I will update the aries coaming to match the wolfpack one. Will probably try to cut the eduard PE to get the dial surrounds from that to add to the aries PE to make more 3D. My last build was a Buccaneer and for the MDC on the underside of the canopy I was going to use a white acrylic pen to highlight it. I bottled it!.......but have a new use for it now. Constructed the kits pit to understand what bits I need to remove and to compare to the aries one. The kit pit is really quite good and goes together well but for detail the aries pit is simply superb. Will need to drill a hole under the aries seat to cater for the front wheel well screw but will decide if I'll use the second screw when I get to that point. During the test fitting I established what needle to be removed from the side walls. Side walls tided up... First dry fit of aries pit and it's not too bad. It does show however the infamous gap at the rear. I'll use either the kits bulkhead or some plastic card to fill the gap. So I'm finally getting my hands dirty on this beast!!! More updates soon..... Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Very nice project. Love the way you enhanced the instruments with that acrylic pen. That Aires cockpit looks superb. It even has the cutouts and detail in the sidewalls, haven't seen that on a model before. Sincerely Pascal Jer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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