United States
Joined: September 11, 2009
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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009 - 09:01 AM UTC
This is the 1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle that I built and used aftermarket decals as well as extra weapons sets to get the full load of GBU-12's on it.
The F-15E Strike Eagle is my favorite modern aircraft by the way. I just love it!
This is my 1/48 Hasegawa F-16A that I built into one of the actual Israeli F-16's that bombed Saddam's reactor back in 1989.
Fine Scale Modeler Magazine published it in the "Reader Gallery" in the July 2008 issue.
Hope you like them.
New York, United States
Joined: January 29, 2004
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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009 - 01:30 PM UTC
Those two are beautiful jets, great work. I also like the F-15E myself. Congrats on the FSM publishing. Have you build any others…
Happy Modeling,
Joe
It feels like bible camp…Only I’m not crying pretending I’m somewhere else.
Happy Modeling
Joe
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United Kingdom
Joined: June 11, 2003
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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009 - 08:46 PM UTC
Hi Mike
Welcome to Aeroscale.
Beautiful work! If you've got more pics, these would look excellent as Features.
All the best
Rowan
BEWARE OF THE FEW...
As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me. - H. Rider Haggard
North Carolina, United States
Joined: November 28, 2005
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 12:19 PM UTC
Really nice work Mike. As far as the F-15 goes, well any plane that can get a pilot home on only one wing has my respect. Of course the Israeli pilot had alot to do with that.
Hermon
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty
to purchase a little Temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin
European Union
Joined: September 28, 2004
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 08:33 PM UTC
Beautiful planes
I am happy to see some modern stuff here.
WWII is normally dominating the Aeroscale skies
The mission: Beat the stash.
Almost conquered: MIG-29, Blackhawk, Skyray, Skyraider, fouga
Main battle:Demon, Skyhawk, F-14, CH-53
Stash reserve:Blackhawk, CH-46, 47 en 53; SU-7, Eurofighter, mohawk, hellcat, F-16D, 6x Fouga Magister, Voodoo
Michigan, United States
Joined: September 22, 2009
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Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 03:55 AM UTC
Wow nice! You have both of my favorite modern fighters here; I just love F16s and the all powerful F15 in a close second. Though lately my heart has been thumping for the F22... after seeing it fly at a local air show I can’t get it out of my head... if you haven’t seen one fly before go out of your way to do it. If you have, you probably have made arrangements to see it again already. It defies everything we think we know about flight, it’s simply amazing. I just walked upstairs from my basement after starting steps 1 and 2 on a Revell 1/32 F15E, mine will be gear up and armed too the teeth. I like planes with the cockpits open and gear down but I don’t have anywhere to park a gear down F15 in 1/32, what a monster.
Edit:: BTW I have that copy of Fine Scale Modeler, and I remember seeing your Falcon, Bravo!
