Thanks gentlemen for the kind words. It’s been a while since I have posted any updates for this build. I’m happy to report that I have made some great progress on it.
This Revell F-15 E has been a remarkable build so far. I happened to have a set of decals for a plane that was special, in that it had nose art to remember 911, and FDNY. Since I’m a former firefighter and I was working on duty at our Fire Department the day the attack happened, this place has special meaning to me. I have since had the opportunity to meet several firefighters who were on duty with FDNY on this tragic day. These men and women are special people. Never Forget !
So I decided to get another identical model so I can use the 911 decals on it. As luck would have it, I scored another kit just like this one on EBay. It has arrived and I have started with the preliminary painting on it.
I have also decided that I would build the other F-15 in my stash. It’s the much older F-15C model, and it comes with decals for a plane that flew in Desert Storm. I’ll start a separate build journal on it, so look for it to show up soon. I’ll also build my Monogram F-117. Here’s the aircraft kits I will now be working on. I placed both of the F-15E models into one box.
On the original kit I have assembled a lot of stuff. Here’s the cockpit. It will get painted now I have it assembled.
Revell has its copyright information placed on the inside of the wing.
The older F-15C is not nearly as nice as the new one.
For some reason the information on the inside of the plane wasn’t enough, so they decided to place their trademark information on the tail surfaces too.
I sanded it off and now it’s as if it was never there.
While I was waiting for the cockpit parts to dry, I started building the main part of the kit, which includes the wings. They’re molded with the rear portion of the fuselage as a single part. The fit was very good.
The air intakes have been installed, along with the landing gear bays.
The two fuselage and wing sections were then glued together.
The last step was to glue the vertical fins in place. It’s already looking like an Eagle.
This kit has been very enjoyable to build so far. It looks good and the fit has been excellent.
As always comments are encouraged. Please look for the new build journal for the early version F-15C and the Monogram F-117 Stealth.
These are also 1/48 scale kits.
I’ll be building up the 911 tribute Eagle at the same time. So if you occasionally think you’re seeing double, don’t worry. You are actually seeing two of these.
