spyrosjzmichos Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Looking forward to see this build. There are too few IDF ac built!!! And why dont we have any decent F-15C/D decals for the IDF ac in 1/32???? Thank you! I'm also following another build on facebook and trying to copy a few of the guy's techniques! I never thought about IAF F-15C/D decals but you're right! After a quick check on the web I can't find much! But I think you can get OOB decals from the Great Wall Hobby kit although not in 1/32 but 1/48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomdriver Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) As far as I can remember ,Cutting Edge and Sky's were the only ones to produce F-15 in 1/32 Israeli sheets Edited September 19, 2016 by phantomdriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Small update today. Added the crystal HUD on the coaming. I decided to paint only the sides with transparent green rather than the whole part. I think it looks more realistic but I'm open to discussion! Need to clean up the edges a bit... I decided to detail the rear gun bay area based on a pic shared by Fs are my Favourites! Thanks F!!! First of, gluing the front shroud. A nasty surprise there... Tamiya depicts the gun bay gas vent as a solid mesh on top and a solid square at the bottom. I decided to paint the bottom part to give the illusion of a mesh. I used thin strips of masking tape and followed the top side's grid to form a grid on the bottom. More detailing to follow! Luca and jgrease 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Maybe a better idea is to scratch-open the vent. Pls let me share a couple of photos of what i did with this door in my model. And check out the other F-15E builds in the forum. There is a lot of info on how to open the vents and how they should look like after that. Some vents are quite tricky however, it`s easier than masking and painting and it`s more effective too. Luca, Marcel111, jgrease and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Ok guys! Just a short update for now. Following F's advice and links he sent me I decided to follow his method and hollow out the vents instead of painting them. I initially scraped the plastic square until it became transparent and I could see the light through the vents. After some vigorous sanding I got the desired result! Pretty pleased with it! Thanks F!!!! Luca, jgrease, Marcel111 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) That`s it man! Now it requires just some brushing with a stiff brush. With long hairs should be better if you have one. Or else, try with a toothbrush or with another brush - the harder the better, but soft enough to avoid breaking the grits. The small chips will loosen and the view should become clearer. PS: the tiny little chips are not for underestimating. They may look noticeable only on a photo, but after priming/painting may become visible. Edited September 22, 2016 by F`s are my favs spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 That`s it man! Now it requires just some brushing with a stiff brush. With long hairs should be better if you have one. Or else, try with a toothbrush or with another brush - the harder the better, but soft enough to avoid breaking the grits. The small chips will loosen and the view should become clearer. PS: the tiny little chips are not for underestimating. They may look noticeable only on a photo, but after priming/painting may become visible. Thanks F! Glad I followed your advice! I will continue tomorrow to finish it off before painting. I'll only work on this one, unfortunately, as I already glued the other parts in place, so, doing the same to those is now impossible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Not much of an update so far as work has been quite busy. I did, however, manage to finish the gun. I decided not to add further detail after opening up the vents apart from some decals from spares to represent placards. Not accurate of course but at least they do make the area look busy. I also managed to finish loading the pylons with all the weapons. I gave up on the Isracast Pythons as I had difficulties assembling them and they drove me insane! At the end, I just used the kit's AIM-9L missiles. That's all for now! Thanks for checking! Luca, F`s are my favs, Shaka HI and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 holly cow this bombs are huge Spyros, for the HUD glass you can use Alclad armour glass for tint if you like. The paint it is so clear and transparent that you need 3 or 4 hands to make the tint...just advice my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 These include the Isracast Python 4 rails GREAT WORK SIR! where did you get the Python 4 rails? are they the same AIM-9L rails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) Very nice. Good show. Sincerely, Mark Edited September 30, 2016 by dodgem37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrease Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Great work so far! Regarding the HUD glass, I do the same thing- just paint the edges with clear green to give the clear part a sense of being "glass". I honestly would not paint the entire part. John The1971Show 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Btw, if I`m not mistaken, I just recalled a comment somewhere with a very trustworthy info about "no air-to-ground with air-to-air payload on one pylon" or something like that, I can`t remember exactly. I.e. there should be only missiles or only bombs mounted on one pylon. And there is a great logic in it. Of course it`s only if the reality is a very important factor to consider. For certainty, here is a link with the possib. loadout configs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Hi, Not sure how important accuracy is to you but the edge of the HUD combiner glass is grey. http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/174960.jpg HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Hi all! Apologies for the late replies. Had a short holiday and managed to travel to Seoul for a few days with my girlfriend. I also took the opportunity to propose to her after three wonderful years of dating! On a separate note, I also wanted to express my gratitude for your continuous help and advice! It's the first forum I ever joined and the amount of information you all provide is overwhelming! I am forever grateful to all of you! Now, back to business! holly cow this bombs are huge Spyros, for the HUD glass you can use Alclad armour glass for tint if you like. The paint it is so clear and transparent that you need 3 or 4 hands to make the tint...just advice my friend Thanks Shelby! I deliberately painted only the side of the HUD glass as I think it gives a more realistic look to it. But looking at the comments and links below I may have to repaint it. By the way, for the clear green I use Mig Ammo's crystal green which I find pretty good. GREAT WORK SIR! where did you get the Python 4 rails? are they the same AIM-9L rails? Thanks Luca! The pylons are provided by Isracast together with their conversion set. The same are provided by Wolfpack's conversion kit. I decided to use the kit's AIM-9 missiles instead of the Pythons as I nearly went crazy with the resin ones. Then again, I wasn't happy with how they turned out so I found some old AIM-9s from Academy's F-18 kit to attach instead. Very nice. Good show.Sincerely,Mark Thanks Mark! Great work so far! Regarding the HUD glass, I do the same thing- just paint the edges with clear green to give the clear part a sense of being "glass". I honestly would not paint the entire part. John Thanks John! Btw, if I`m not mistaken, I just recalled a comment somewhere with a very trustworthy info about "no air-to-ground with air-to-air payload on one pylon" or something like that, I can`t remember exactly. I.e. there should be only missiles or only bombs mounted on one pylon. And there is a great logic in it. Of course it`s only if the reality is a very important factor to consider. For certainty, here is a link with the possib. loadout configs. Thanks F. I kinda like the combination of the bombs and missiles on each pylon so will use some artistic license here. F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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