I present to you my 1/72 F-15C
Eagle of the 64th Aggressor Squadron in the sand/brown scheme. This build
fought me from the beginning, including a total paint stripping and
repaint. The base kit is Hasegawa's excellent F-15 kit, to which an Eduard
Zoom photo-etch set was added (though I ended up repainting the instrument
panel to match the rest of the cockpit). Other details include an Aires
ACES II ejection seat, 1/72 Paragon resin ELTA 8222 ECM Pod and
mount, ACMI pod from a Hasegawa Weapons Set (I replaced the probe portion
with brass rod), and an AIM9-X from an F-18F Super Hornet kit. Also,
the outer flaps were removed and repositioned and the intakes boxed in
completely.
Model Master enamels were used for
the finish (FS20400/FS30140), and Afterburner
Decals for the markings. As a
final touch, brass rod was sharpened to a nice point and used to make the AoA
probes. Weathering was kept to minimum as this represents a freshly paint
machine.
Alby
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