May I present Eglin's 58th FS "Gorillas" triple kill F-15C. The jet carries three kill stars. On Jan 29, 1991, Capt. David Glen shot down an Iraqi MiG-23 southeast of Kirkuk with an AIM-7 Sparrow. Several days later, on Feb 7, the jet also got two SU-22s.

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The kit is Revell's 1:32nd F-15C. This is the older kit that comes with the ASAT missile and seriously tinted canopy. The kit was a bargain find for 15 bucks at a hobby expo. I lucked out and managed to find a clear canopy from KEi. The model was primed with Tamiya grey Surface Primer, then a base coat of MM Aggressor Grey went on. After the case coat cured, the MOD Eagle camo scheme was completed using MM Dark Grey (F-15). I used Two Bobs 32-017 Eglin's Gorillas that I got during one of their web sales for three bucks! Once I sealed in the decals with a second coat of Future, I applied a sludge made from ground up pastel chalk, water and a couple drops of liquid soap. Once the sludge dried, I rinsed it and left a nice dark panel line. As this was a DS era jet, I left it a little dirtier than I would for a USAF jet. 

All in all, I am very happy with the results despite some very testing issues with the kit. The fit was not great, the wing roots in particular ate a lot of putty. This was also the first (and last) time I airbrushed with enamel. What a mess! Water clean up with acrylics is so much easier! But, at the end of the day I am pretty proud of it when I see it on the shelf and for a total of 18 bucks...who can complain?

Paul Nortness

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