1to1scale Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I will be watching with interest, I just picked up a Tamiya F-15E for $36 from an auction last night, I cant believe I stole it for that. Out2gtcha, Bill_S and Dandiego 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) The wing tanks came from a Tamiya Strike eagle, 2nd edition. they were the correct size tanks. Revell tanks for their Phantom series tanks are a good replacement as well. Build thread https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/65263-revell-f-15e-built-as-a-jasdf-aggressor/ Edited August 27, 2018 by dmthamade Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 44 minutes ago, 1to1scale said: I will be watching with interest, I just picked up a Tamiya F-15E for $36 from an auction last night, I cant believe I stole it for that. Score!!!! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, Daniel Leduc said: Hey Dan, Wich one are planning on..? Dan. I am planning on doing 32-8082. I don't know how to link a picture or I would show you. However it is quite colorful, with bands of orange, white and a reddish brown. About 2 months ago LSPer " Mr Smith" began a wip of the same aircraft. Might be interesting to follow both builds to see how we both attack the same aircraft. His is based on the Tamiya kit. Dan Edited August 28, 2018 by Dandiego Daniel Leduc and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Grest work Dan! This one? Daniel Leduc and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Yes Brian that is the one. It is not only the colors, but all of the original stencils with the gray surrounds. It has already got my head spinning trying to figure out how to pull this off. Looks like fun. Dan Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Leduc Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Oh wow, that's a very nice one ny friend, your gonna have fun. Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Leduc Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, Dandiego said: Yes Brian that is the one. It is not only the colors, but all of the original stencils with the gray surrounds. It has already got my head spinning trying to figure out how to pull this off. Looks like fun. Dan Did one with TwoBobs set on the Revell kit, the 2009 / 32-8081... that was fun. Now you can't find that set anymore, too bad, but at one point I was going to make another double seater aggressor and the easiest way I found back then was to paint my Eagle first, got myself some 2, 3 and 4mm tape to put where the stencil was going to be, do the camo, then take them out before the clear.... My 2 cent.... Dan. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 The Two Bobs sheet does have grey backgrounds on the stencils, but the background could be bigger. The stencils themselves aren't that great, unreadable some were misaligned. No matter what way you do it, you're in for a long masking session. I painted all colors first, didn't want successive masking pulling up previous masking. If you care about the vague stencils, look at the Tamiya JASDF F-15J kit decals, if you're going to mask and paint all grey, the far better kit decals are a good choice. Don Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Leduc Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Hey Dan, André (Dora) picked that sheet for his next aggressor project..... a very complete set https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-32-JASDF-F-15J-DJ-Stencils-data-decal-4-sheets-Phoenix-32031/223093526519?epid=16018928169&hash=item33f1690ff7:g:wk8AAOSwYDZaXxwg Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 Dan, I had seen these while searching for decals. I am not familiar with this company and the price for the set that I saw was much higher. I will probably use the 2 bobs decals along with some from the Revell sheet. But nothing is set in stone yet. Dan Daniel Leduc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 A little progress.... I have put some dark Ghost Grey on the upper fuselage. I have preshaded the panel lines with a marker!! I know that some consider this as a bad move but it works for me. I was able to apply the shading over the entire airframe in only 20 minutes. The marker seems to soak in to the flat paint and does not present any problems on the color coats to follow. Anyway here are the photos. Go ahead....Fire away. Dan Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Looks great Dan. What kind of marker did you use, a Sharpie? I've always been afraid to use them, but might have to do some experimenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 same here Brian, i keep hearing about sharpie bleeding through all the top coats Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 It is not a Sharpie. I use a water based marker that is made to use on vellum. I will get the exact type and post info when I get home tonight. Dan Shawn M, Out2gtcha and Shaka HI 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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