F`s are my favs Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Looks so perfect! Very good! Shaka HI and chuck540z3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Nice progress. Really nice attention to detail. Great show! Sincerely, Mark chuck540z3 and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I love tuning in to this it is like a guide to building Gold Medal models - every step has such a high standard and is set out with such clarity it must become THE reference for each of the airframes you build.. I know people say it, but you really should produce books - a softback, or even ebook 'Building Tamiya's F15' would be a hot seller I am sure simply wonderful stuff Chuck, thank you Peter chuck540z3 and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 BRAVO Mr. Chuck !! Another brilliant update but, we would expect nothing less from you. Good to see your healing up as well. Steve Shaka HI and chuck540z3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Very nice chuck! Your work is always impressive! chuck540z3 and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Super stuff Chuck, looks really good. Jim chuck540z3 and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Gents, Thank you all for your very kind comments. As an Old Dog who doesn't frequent social media sights like Facebook, etc. (or learn new tricks!), I have only recently discovered the "Like" button a few months ago, so hopefully you guys are receiving same from me right now, because I truly do like and appreciate your comments. I always read every single feedback post and I am honored that my work has for some reason motivated you to craft a response, which helps motivates me to carry on. Anybody who claims that they don't like "Attaboy" responses is a liar. I love them all, and I'm not afraid to say so. Model on Boys, Chuck Edited January 28, 2017 by chuck540z3 Shaka HI, blackbetty, Tomcat14 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Chuck Just came up for some much needed oxygen ... what an update. It just never fails to amaze me how you can transpose the details from photographs to the model and then document the work so clearly. I've read the update twice and need to start incorporating some of your 'easier techniques" into my bag of tricks, as most I will surely never learn how to do. I've been following your work for years now and am never amazed at your research and attention to detail. What truly is amazing: every update is a tutorial, carefully explaining how to accomplish the work at hand plus your photography documents each step perfectly and you know me when it comes to photography .... Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat14 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Chuck, your build on this F-15C is really coming along nice. You have a lot of talent and Patience when it comes to these builds you do,Awsome. Chris. Shaka HI and chuck540z3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydivin Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 inspirational as always! Love learning all your tips and tricks... still think you need a "Chuck's Book of Tips, Tricks, and How To" Rod chuck540z3, F`s are my favs and A-10LOADER 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Chuck, I always look forward to your updates, as they're mini tutorials along with some of the highest standards of modeling I've ever seen. A simple "Attaboy" just doesn't apply to your work by any means. Joel chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Fantastic attention to detail. Never would have thought about modifying the flame holder, but that's exactly up your alley. The Eagle looks great, and the resin really helps out Matt chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Thank you all again! Feb 1/17 I finally got my left arm out of its sling after six weeks and although it still doesn't work very well yet, I can now Paint! This is particularly important at this stage of the build, because I need to paint intakes and engine bits before I close up the large upper and lower fuselage halves. Before I show you the intakes, let's take a look again at the real deal- and I have another tip or two. First the intake on the starboard side: A little deeper. Note the dirt in the intake and that needle-like probe at the front of the fan. As shown earlier, I filled the front lip of the intake with Tamiya putty and a bit of CA glue, then sanded it smooth. This took several hours over the course of 3 days! The reason is that I wanted the join to be as blemish free as possible and it took several tries to do so. Although this looks a little rough, it is actually very smooth as you shall soon see. Now a tip. Although Tamiya putty can be sanded quite smooth, it often has a bit of a gritty and porous surface, depending on how much you apply at once, the age of the putty and the sanding grit you use. After a first coat of putty has dried for a day, I sand it as smooth as possible, then fill the small cracks and blemishes with a second coat of thinned putty. Based upon smell and how well it mixes together, I am quite certain that the carrier in the putty is Tamiya's own lacquer thinner, so I mix 2/3's putty and 1/3 thinner in a jar. Applied with a microbrush, it will fill those little blemishes perfectly and can be applied very thin, to minimize further sanding. It also shrinks like crazy due to the extra thinner, so apply about double what you think you need and let it dry for 24 hours. After sanding it smooth and giving it a coat of paint, the gaps disappear. The front intakes were painted glued onto the lower fuselage, but with the rear of the intakes left off to allow air flow through the pipes- and keep the rear intakes white. Note the overspray to the rear of the intakes. Smooth as a baby's bum…. Since the rear of the intakes are white already and at least 6 inches away from your eye (in the dark), I just added some Tamiya pastels to dirty them up a little. While the above intake pics are quite dirty, other F-15C reference pics show that they can be quite a bit cleaner, so I didn't want to overdo it. For the front fan face, I used the kit parts and added a sewing pin to the top to replicate the front probe. A close-up. The parts were painted with Tamiya gloss black lacquer, followed by Alclad Steel. Installed on the rear of the intakes which are now screwed into place, they look pretty good- even without a flashlight! Rdrunner, Hubert Boillot, Uncarina and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) Now the rear. First, here's some pics of the real deal supplied publicly by the USAF. Note in this first pic that the flame tube can be white or sometimes an off-white buff color, as shown on the left. A close-up. Note that the central dome is both rough and a bit rust colored. On another jet, the same thing… Here is the rear of the flame tubes where the fan/flameholders are inserted. The tubes were painted with flat white, followed by a bit of flat black, but only at the front, which is the rear of the tube. The fan/flameholders were also painted with Alclad Steel. A shot from the rear with everything glued into place. Unfortunately, taking pics of this angle is really hard to do and a lot of the detail gets washed out with enough light to see inside, like the black at the rear. The central resin hub is a bit rough and I was going to sand it, but I found it more interesting left as is with some Tamiya heat red pastels to give it a bit of a rust color, just like the real deal. With the engine nozzles attached, it will be hard to see the sidewalls, but I plan to darken those 2 rings with pastels later. A little housekeeping before I forget. I painted the top of the front intakes and the lower gun assembly on the left with flat black before I glue on the top fuselage. The reason is that with the new resin vents, you can see through them now, so looking at a white resin intake would look a bit weird underneath. I will also add some fine mesh screening to the back of that gun vent on the left before I glue everything together. That's it for now boys (and at least 1 girl!). Cheers, Chuck Edited February 1, 2017 by chuck540z3 allthumbs, Shawn M, blackbetty and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Chuck You're ruining my ability to use words. How do I adequately respond to the things you do? You.. Peter.. Peter (AS)..WOLFE..Et Al...I mean really. Is all this goodness really necessary? Good lord dude.Ugh. Glad your feeling better. Geoff F`s are my favs, Uncarina, chuck540z3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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