Tamiya 1/48 F-15C Eagle - Me and my lad!

[steve149c]

So here we go again, I bought this kit off a fellow member with a few others. The point of this build is to introduce my 6 year old son to modelling, and as Tamiya kits go together well I chose this one. So Ryan has been helping with cutting off sprues, light sanding, gluing, decals and generally enjoying himself. So far 24 hours into the best build of my life - all he wants to do is model!

Ok back to the build. Box shots



And the sprues







Nice transfers too



And then the build is on!

Basic pit



Air intakes in supersonic position



Air intakes fitted



Ryan painting the pilot



Fuselage together with minimum of fuss



The finished pilot, I helped with the helmet and visor



One wing on



And the other



Then the fins and elevators, abit of putty around the nose seams



So now it will sit overnight to dry, and show you some more tomorrow!

Cheers

Steve & Ryan

[paddyboy]

Hi Steve

Only one thing to say

A chip off the old block

I will guess that this build will give you more real pleasure than any previous one

Nice one, mate

Keep us mere mortals informed

Patrick

[steve149c]

Thanks Guys - well as you might have guessed from the post above, Ryan loved his pilot 'Maverick' (yes he is educated and watches Top Gun) - stuck in the aircraft as he is very proud of him. So a Tamiya Navy pilot is in instead.

First up the cockpit done, no surface detail, all transfers



This is rather good for an out the box, and is speeding along. Fuel tanks done, second pilot coming along



All the body sanding is now done, pilot complete and canopy masked up



And the weapon assembly done, painted gloss white and now just putting the bands on



So we will leave the canopy dry overnight and then start spraying tomorrow! Not bad for 48 hours work

Steve

[tc2324]

Great father/son project.

Can`t wait for mine to get beyond the `throwing things` stage so I can start them off.

[deerhunter]

Nice build

Can`t wait for mine to get beyond the `throwing things` stage so I can start them off.

It gets even better when you are the Grandad, love half term so we can do the bases.

[paddyboy]

Hi Steve

She's lookin' cookin' already

Cheers

Patrick

[Mike]

Great stuff, Steve.

[steve149c]

Thanks guys - it's an amazing build and I'm surprised how much Ryan has picked up from watching me! Ryan busy in the spray booth doing the Vallejo primer



All primed up



But it has shown a few areas that need refilling and sanding



I left the primer dry for 6 hours and then put putty on to fill the gaps. Will leave until tomorrow now

Cheers again

Steve

[paddyboy]

Hi Steve

'RYANS FILE!'

Love it

Best regards

Patrick

[John W]

Hi Steve

'RYANS FILE!'

Love it

Best regards

Patrick

Carrying the rank of Squadron Leader, (I think) he needs his own file.

Regards,
John

[steve149c]

Thanks guys, lol yes Ryan has Sqn Ldr tabs from a friend who was a SAR Seaking pilot

So by 0900 this morning we have the preshade splatter on, Ryan needed a little help, so I held his hand to guide him. Again not worried it is uneven as this will help with the tonal differences in the top coat later.



And the missiles all done with Blue tips (Ryan remembered the Eagles through the loop we saw had blue on their bombs)



And then onto the exhaust cans, with a little tutorial on how I do it (just for you Pat). They are basic but workable



Inner side all painted with Matt black and now drying



Cheers guys, more later

Steve & Ryan

[aviationcafe]

Looking good Steve & Ryan!

[steve149c]

So today's small update, the inner workings of the exhaust cans were drybrushed with Vallejo Steel



And a Mixture of Tamiya XF-19 and White XF-2 (1:2) gave the grey for the F-15C. Preshading still showing through slightly





Will try and get the other darker grey on tomorrow using white tac, unless anything else gets in the way, lol

Cheers

Steve

[paddyboy]

Hi Steve

Coming along nicely

Best regards

Patrick

[steve149c]

So onto the masking! A mixture of tape and white tack



And the end result, with subtle tonal changes



Paint - light grey is tamiya XF-19 and White XF-2, 2 white:1 grey
Darker grey is Tamiya XF66 and white XF2, 3 white to 1 grey

Next up is to seal her in Klear. Ryan is really pleased - when the masking came off his words were
"dad, that looks Awesome!"

Cheers

Steve

[steve149c]

So I realised I hadn't masked up and sprayed the exhausts!

All done with Tamiya X10 (Gun metal), X31 (Titanium) and X33 (Metallic brown)

Klear coat applied, exhaust cans are not fitted yet









Cheers all

Steve

[John W]

I bet the Squadron Leader is over the moon with that.

All the best for 2014.

John

[steve149c]

Thanks John

Slow progress but decals started



Steve

[paddyboy]

Hi Steve (and Ryan)

'Der Canmeister' strikes again

Coming along great, mate

Best regards

Patrick

[tc2324]

Steve and Son Model Makers Ltd.