F`s are my favs Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 New fuel vents for the wings, as well as the tips of the trailing edges (right next to the fuel vents) are quite much thinned: ShelbyGT500 and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyf15 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Just remember that the small wrap around panel at the bottom leading edge of the vert shouldnt be engraved. That panel had a thick bead of sealant applied to the panel line everytime it was installed. F`s are my favs and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 If i`m not mistaken, you talk about this panel (with the green arrow) I was thinking about covering it with a photo etch piece, but i cannot find one with the exact width, so i decided to make it with a thin plastic sheet, but then i thought that it would be impossible to engrave it as if it was a photo etch piece. Then i decided to leave it like that. But now when you tell me that the rivets are covered - i`ll definitely figure it out with a plastic sheet or with some CA glue onto the rivets. And to ask about the upper piece (with the white arrow) - is it the same case with this panel too? Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyf15 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) Thats the one. Im not sure about the white one. We always took that long leading edge piece off as one panel. Edited July 26, 2016 by kellyf15 F`s are my favs and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyf15 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Theres one for sale here lol. http://www.ebay.com/itm/F-15-Strike-Eagle-fin-vertical-stabilizer-leading-edge-genuine-F15i-Thunder-RAAM-/121503611289 Zero77 and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 I remember that a couple of years ago i was interested in buying a small turbine or compressor blade. But when i saw their prices, which indeed is for a scrap object, i pretty quickly forgot the idea... Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) Hi, Zero 77, thanks thanks, it`s quite a journey in my case, i`m doing it from time to time... and i will probably soon start to build another kit, but in 1/48 scale, alongside with this beast, and for the 1st time i plan to post photos only of the finished model. I saw plenty of models shared directly in the sections for finished models... so i`ll leave it as a surprise I hope it will turn into a beautiful surprise In other words, this F is nearly 20% from completion and it will take a whole eternity for the complete completion, in my forecasting opinion . Btw what you mean about your F? I remember that i saw your theme and the Eagle was finished, painted, gorgeous, gorgeous. Can you share a link to your unfinished F?! Ok, so i still have a few months. I have to finish the exhausts (they are wrong, too long, they are the unmodified Flightpath PE exhausts, but too bad, it's too late now to correct them without destroying everything) and the bang seats. And the guiding heads of the bombs. Otherwise it's done. http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=47075&page=10 When i see how long it took to me, while i was building it almost out of the box (only an Avionix cockpit, PE exhausts, and a few Wolfpack parts and a very few home made modifications), i think you work quite fast ! Edited July 27, 2016 by Zero77 F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Milan, my friend , we can named this topic - How To Build F-15 at large scale - perfect as always F`s are my favs and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 The radar equipment bay... still only with the main colors. The opening is ready, then some rivets, i changed the handles of all boxes, and added about a dozen small decals for the labels of the boxes. And when is closed: ShelbyGT500, Dragon and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 wish all panels fit that well, nice job F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Hi Milan I saw your nice detailing of the wings - rivets, panels, etc. Very nice indeed I just thought, when i saw the real jet, most of the rivets were putting and sanding after that. So if you want, you can sand lightly the wings just to allusion the rivets and panels on it, like that: F`s are my favs, Shawn M and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Shawn, the kit is very god, all fits perfectly, i just make some small adjustments if needed. The MLG doors were a real challenge. Shelby, 10x for the awesome photo! The rivets - that`s exactly what i plan to do, but after the wash First painting and then a wash with different colors (mostly white, but also black and rusty reddish), and then sanding to seal the wash inside the tiny holes of the rivets. ShelbyGT500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 This would be realy interesting techniqe my friend F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Early wiring stage. Probably all of this will go inside: Zero77 and ShelbyGT500 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 My home PC looks at the same way F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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