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  1. CDW
    A good friend was an F-16 pilot. He told me how in joint exercises, British Buccaneers would go supersonic on the deck. That's an aircraft I really love. I once built the Airfix 1:48 scale one and it came out great. Sold it for a couple hundred bucks on Ebay years ago. I had no place to display it and was going to throw it away. My wife scolded me and said to sell it on Ebay. I did not believe I would get anything for it and it came as quite a shock it bid up like it did. From that time on, I sell built models on Ebay. I enjoy the build, then sell them to buy some more. Get lots of practice that way. 🙂
  2. CDW
    Indeed, those are all large aircraft. Yes, I often see photos of the F-15E with drooped intakes. The model comes with FOD covers for the intakes, but none for the afterburners. I'll be using prepainted photo etch RBF tags. Thanks for dropping by and for your comments.
  3. CDW
    How close were you to this aircraft when you took the photo? I'll bet that sucker was loud. Nice photo, very nice.
  4. CDW
    For the longest time, years and years, Mr. Color lacquer paints have not been available in the USA. Just recently, my local supplier has been able to reacquire the line, so today I stocked up on grays, some greens, and tans. The color used here is Mr. Color 305, FS 36118, the correct color for F-15E's. While gray is rather dull to look at, it really pumps me up to be using Mr. Color lacquer paints again. If you look closely at the photos, you'll see these paints go down without a flaw. They're very fast drying, cover extremely well, and come in practically all the correct colors for various aircraft. It's exciting to me to get a near flawless paint coverage, which is something I can rarely achieve with acrylics. Mixed/reduced with the Mr. Color Leveling thinner, the paint produces amazing results and will be a perfect base to lay down the detail paint/washes/shading that will go on later.
  5. CDW
    For a kit of it's age (20 years), this one is particularly well detailed. Here are the kit afterburners. These are typically an item modelers will replace with an aftermarket set to enhance the kit ones. In this case, the kit afterburners are as well detailed as aftermarket sets.
  6. CDW
    That came out great, Harley! Congrats. Gonna have to try that ocean base myself one day. It really enhances the model (which was already super), that's for sure.
  7. CDW
    Primer is on. This is Mr Surfacer 1500 primer with Mr Color Leveling Thinner, mixed in a ratio of 1 part paint to 4 parts reducer.
  8. CDW
    This beast has no less than 19 hard points for ordnance. If you recall, I mentioned in my F-16XL thread the F-15E competed with the F-16XL to win the contract with the USAF, but both planes could carry an impressive array of weapons. More than a WW2 B-17 or B-24 bomber could carry actually. This kit has a high rank in the list of next aircraft models to build. It's an amazing kit.
  9. CDW
    It's time to put some paint on this bad boy.
  10. CDW
    If you get tired of working on your model, build a mini-rocket. 😎
  11. CDW
    No, it's the Monogram Pro Modeler kit from 2000. It's now released under the Revell label, but I'm not sure it contains the same ordnance options and for sure, not the Cartograf decals.
  12. CDW
    Your planking looks excellent Edward.
  13. CDW
    Denis I have a number of decal options for the Mud Hen, including IDF markings, Mountain Home markings (the ones that carry the "remember 9-11 twin towers graphics), plus the ones that came with the kit are a 1998 Tiger Meet set and quite nice. Don't know which version you built, but this is the Pro Modeler version vs: the Revell version that's a more contemporary release. The Pro Modeler version came with the 1998 Tiger Meet decal set by Cartograf in Italy. Only problem is, the decals are suspect because of their age. I tested a small decal portion from the sheet and it worked okay, but there are extensive tiger markings that will need to stay intact if I can use this set. Keeping my fingers crossed, but ready with a backup plan if need be. Backup plan is the Mountain Home set. For guys that don't know, the Revell F-15E, which is fairly easy to find and budget priced, is an excellent kit. Modern tooling and very well molded. An exceptional value.
  14. CDW
    Beautiful...and very busy. Lots of eye candy to see there. 😀
  15. CDW
    Seeing the F-15E along side of the Rafale gives a striking visual of the size of this aircraft...enormous.
  16. CDW
    I've had this 1:48 Pro Modeler F-15E Strike Eagle stashed away in my garage for almost 20 years now. Decided it's about time I get this one built, so here it goes. As typical with most aircraft models, the work begins in the office, the cockpit area.
  17. CDW
    Finished...on to the next project, stay tuned.
  18. CDW
    Rafale has a healthy set of legs. Seems they really made them beefy for their carrier role.
  19. CDW
    This is my last step before giving the model it's landing gear. Hallelujah ( I love finishing a model and the thrill of starting another). Since the last time, I've added the afterburners and a handful of other small details, given it a thorough coat of clear gloss to seal the decals and tweaked a few panel lines. I'm at the point of diminishing returns so going to soon call it "finished".
  20. CDW
    Love this 1:32 scale and the detail.
  21. CDW
    Will first need to seal the decals then touch up panel lines. The canopy is not glued on so will remove it before seal, then glue in place last.
  22. CDW
    About 90% - 95% finished with the decals now.
  23. CDW
    Yes, the French do produce some spectacular aircraft. Somewhere on Youtube, there is a video of a team doing a paint job on a jet fighter aircraft similar to this one and it shows the precise techniques they use to mask and paint it.
  24. CDW
    I got this far tonight before deciding it's time to get some shut-eye. The decals will probably take several days to get them all done as there are quite a few to go. Tomorrow, my kids return from New Hampshire so I'll be picking them up from the airport. They sure did enjoy their time playing in the snow. My son in law took them to do a sleigh ride, and they went snow tubing several times. A huge adventure for them as snow is just not part of our Florida experience. 🙂
  25. CDW
    Looking forward to the model AND the history. Great subject material.

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