Last year the family and I went to an air show, there my daughter Samantha watched a F-15 do its thing in the sky and fell in love with it. After the show she asked if I’d build her one. So today I was able to get started on it. It’s a Tamiya 1/48th F-15C with TwoBobs decals.

This will be a one weekend build, yes one weekend…this weekend May 1st thru 3rd. The biggest problem will be the major seam line along the cockpit section of the fuselage. I spent the morning cleaning up the whole kit, and fill the seams with super glue and accelerator.

Sam asked if I could display in flight, so I drilled out the engine faces and glued in 8mm round rod. From there they’ll slip into another rod supporting the F-15.









I'll post tonight’s progress tomorrow

Happy Modeling,
Joe

looks really good so far... can't wait to see the completed version...

How did you go with it all Joe? Hope to see some photos up soon?!

Well I got it done, but didn’t finish as I hope on Sunday…sort of. I was able to finish the F-15 but not the base. I had a few distractions on Saturday afternoon and was not able to get back modeling after diner in which I clear coated it with Future Floor Wax and dried it with the wife hair dryer followed by decals. I then did an oil wash, left it on 2 hours and wiped it off using an old tee shirt. Sunday morning after breakfast I sprayed a dull coat, finished the cockpit and tanks. By the afternoon I started on the base and once again I was distracted with the family and went out to diner with the wife. By that I time I just didn’t feel like modeling anymore and held of till Monday. I finished of the base and mounted to it.

The base is an old plaque of something in which I drilled in two holes for the plastic rods to go into. I then glued them in from the bottom. I then drew out the patch pattern and traced it onto masking tape, followed by cutting it out. I than penciled in the lines followed by hand painting in the colors. I didn’t have any of the large dry transfers so I opted for the model box wording “F-15C”





















If it wasn’t for those small distraction I think I would have finished it off Sunday night.

I have to say that this kit had its fair share of fit problems, especially around the nose cone and aft side of fuselage.

It's been an over due project, as I said this was for youngest daughter and when she came home from school yesterday she was very thrilled with it.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

Beautiful work Joe! Looks amazing

Dude! You make me sick! You did a better job in a weekend than I could have done in a year!

Also I like the Jessica Simpson butt in the background....pretty sad I can identify it.

Yeah Jessica....."lost in thought".....Um yeah it was a great little build, fast and out of box. Something I seldom do. I will say this, future aircraft builds I will make them in flight. Not only do they look great the will save space shelving them.

Thanks Guys
Joe

Beautiful work mate!
I'm building F-15 from Italeri right now and it's a pain in the a$$... Tamiya have some great solutions in their model where Italiery totally sucks...

Andrzej

Your F-15 Look Great Mother, But how can it fly without a pilot???

Great Build
Herky

Thanks guys…Andrzej I suggest buying the Revell kit the next time. Great kit and price.

Jeremy it’s hard to see it but there is a pilot seated, wearing a white helmet and green flight suit. He’s leaned forward looking over his left shoulder.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

I see him now.

Herky