1/48 Hasegawa F-15C Eagle |
Gallery Article by David Horn
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Oct 4 2003
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There are enough F-15E Beagle reviews posted on ARC so to counter this, I am
posting my F-15C.
This aircraft was responsible for three aerial victories however, different
pilots were at the controls. It was during Desert Storm when this F-15C (85-102)
shot down a MiG-23 on 27 January 1991 and later shot down two Su-7/17 on 7
February 1991. All victories scored used the AIM-7 Sparrow missile.
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The kit was is very
high quality however I added many aftermarket items to enhance the kit. First
thing to
do was replace the engines with Aires resin nozzles that do not have the
"turkey feathers". Next I used the Black Box cockpit (not the MSIP)
and after I was nearly completed with the kit, found out I needed the MSIP
cockpit to begin with. Finally I added AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9M missiles from
SOL models. The missiles were very well detailed and took time to assemble but
was worth every minute.
Other
enhancements include adding MSIP antennas, "remove before flight" tags
and drooping the ailerons. In the cockpit, I had to add canopy detail including
mirrors, framing and compass since the Black Box kit does not include these
items.
David Horn
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