Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Hey all- I wasn’t originally planning on posting any of this. It’s already up on LSM.. but over here in LSP land; I’ve pressed pause on the Beaufighter while I wait for Ali to create some new transparencies, and Timmy! is working some incredible magic on my behalf for the big Smurfjet (super excited/you’ll dig it)…so this project was really just a mojo placeholder, but what the hell- here it is. How about a big IAF Eagle in its current config? I started with the Aires early F-15 cockpit. The IAF Eagles are similar to a MSIP II, with a few twists. For starters, the cockpit is black. Bay 5- a lot different. I filed off all of the side console detail from the Aries cockpit and got busy- The Quinta IP is sized to overlay the Tamiya IP; but the Red Fox IP dropped right on top of the Aires blank panel. The Red Fox IP was carefully painted black The ADI and HSI were replaced with Airscale decals. A few parts from the Quinta set were used Side consoles were 100% Quinta..again carefully painting out any grey areas with black P Cicciuzzo, themongoose, thierry laurent and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Pressing on- scuff marks on heel pads done some scratching of Bay 5 to receive the IAF-specific gear Israeli Frankenstein plate- First blast of interior green with a few filters applied The TEWS racks are omitted on the IAF jets. I scratched the cooling ducts that remain, and the brackets that are all over the place P LSP_Kevin, Marcel111, Cicciuzzo and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Slowly adding deets P patricksparks, zerosystem, Marcel111 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 More stuff- Reference photos of bay 5 for IAF jets are hard to find- thankfully the Isradecal book covers it Cutting Edge seat with fuzzy seat cushion from Mr Surfacer P Marcel111, A-10LOADER, patricksparks and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Seat- P blackbetty, Fanes, Durangokid and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 IAF Bay 5 gear- new boxes in and wired up- P Starfighter, KUROK, Dadeo911 and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Here’s the aft turtle deck. I used a keyhole saw to carefully cut away the oval container for the battery; and opened up the other holes- Regenerative heat exchanger exhaust from Kopecky roughed in- cheers for now- P scvrobeson, Smokey, Isar 30/07 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 It's.....just......so.........beautiful Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) Really nice so far Pete but I’d expect nothing less from you. Ugh, is that bay five color that elusive “F-15 blue-green” color that the U.S. shed so long ago? Somewhere in a paint jar, long, long ago and now lost, I had that color from I can’t remember who… peeps used to pull their hair out trying to replicate that funky color. Ive got the GWH 1/48 F-15C 2nd in the queue after building the 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Tomcat my son gave me for a birthday present. I can’t say which one I’m looking forward to more. Edited May 21, 2023 by Juggernut Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 OMG!!! this is a masterclass Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Juggernut said: Ugh, is that bay five color that elusive “F-15 blue-green” color that the U.S. shed so long ago? Hey Jugg- yep. Whata PITA that was. I ended up mixing my own out of some aqueous Mr color metallic blues and greens. I shot it over a silver base; and then used some filters to adjust the color…and then an oil wash and some dry brushing. The IAF jets are pretty weathered too- so I had a lot of wiggle room to interpret the color vs. the typically pristine USAF jets. cheers P scvrobeson and Juggernut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dope737 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Pete Fleischmann said: IAF Bay 5 gear- new boxes in and wired up- P Looks real already brother Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dope737 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Pete Fleischmann said: Here’s the aft turtle deck. I used a keyhole saw to carefully cut away the oval container for the battery; and opened up the other holes- Regenerative heat exchanger exhaust from Kopecky roughed in- cheers for now- P Battery?? Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Dope737 said: Battery?? I think that’s what’s back there- sure looks like some kind of battery connection on top of the cylinder on the right side looking aft- but I could be 150% wrong! but I’ll defer to the Eagle Crewchief- whats back there on the Strike Eagle? P Daniel Leduc and Dope737 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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