Cheetah11 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Hi Dan 45 minutes ago, Daniel Leduc said: Hey Nic, I know it's a bit late but I found some Hobbydecal left over.... in perfect shape. Thanks so much for the offer but between the F-15E decal sheet and the Silhouette Cutter I wave managed to do the national insignia and almost all the stencils. Nick Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Not much modeling today. It is workers day , so the wife put me to work in the garden and cleaning the house. I did get a bit of modeling done. Finishing small pieces. The AOA probes made from steel pins. The canopy jack from Tamiya looked a bit plain, so a replacement was made. And in position. The canopy frame is very plain, so I added new mirrors and wire for the shoot lights. Finally an exercise in masking and patience. (Of which I do not have a lot) Done eventually Nick Edited May 1, 2020 by Cheetah11 Additional text alain11, Lothar, Daniel Leduc and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) Almost done with this one now despite not modeling too much during the last week. Nozzles assembled And fitted Cockpit done. Tomorrow a few touch ups and a base, then she should be complete. Then re-arranging the display case. Cheers Nick Edited May 9, 2020 by Cheetah11 BradG, dmthamade, Alain Gadbois and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Magnificent!! Lothar and Cheetah11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, mozart said: Magnificent!! Indeed, nothing more to add !! Lothar Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Very impressive work! Cheers, Tom Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Great seeing the Tamiya Eagles being built, great build. Don Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 hi the exhaust nozzles look great !!!!!! , now a few pictures to enjoy................ Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, alain11 said: hi the exhaust nozzles look great !!!!!! , now a few pictures to enjoy................ Alain Not to worry Alain, I will post soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) One more detail with the Silouette cutter. The Duch Decals I have been saving for this build was totally unusable. I bought them about 20 years ago and I suspect it is the age of the decals that caused the problem. I think some decal sheets just do not age well. I copied the details onto AM clear decal and used some of that. It came out with a some pixels showing, but looks good from normal viewing distances. The circle around the dog's head was also cut and masked. I fortunately found a good photo of the subject to digitize the mask from. And with that the build is done. Only to post on RFI. Nick Edited June 5, 2020 by Cheetah11 Spelling Fanes, Martinnfb, blackbetty and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Well done Nick, that’s a really superb F-15! Look forward to the RFI pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, mozart said: Well done Nick, that’s a really superb F-15! Look forward to the RFI pics. Thanks Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 great work with the masks! This is really a smooth looking A/C Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Looks great mate, I will add you to the gallery Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Great work, and reminds of a time in the late '80s when an F-15 and F-16 were dogfighting right above my house at the time. It was a clear sunny summer early evening, and I can still recall the sudden roars when the burners were on and pointing earthward. As a bit of trivia, I was always confused by why Soesterberg used the CR tail code, when all the other USAFE units had letters related to the base's name (BT=Bitburg, ZR=Zweibrucken, AR=Alconbury etc.). Turns out it comes from Camp New AmsteRdam. Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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