Hellenic Air Force F-15E: a FAR Model

[pyro-manic]

Never heard of an AGM-148 - what is it? It looks quite scary.

[GTX]

Looks like a AGM-130 to me:



Regards,

Greg

[FAR148]

Never heard of an AGM-148 - what is it? It looks quite scary.

Looks like a AGM-130 to me

It only exist in my head and the idea is based on the AGM-130. I will post how to make one soon.


Steven L 

[GTX]

Never heard of an AGM-148 - what is it? It looks quite scary.

Looks like a AGM-130 to me

It only exist in my head and the idea is based on the AGM-130. I will post how to make one soon.


Steven L 

Thought that have been the case.

Regards,

Greg

[FAR148]

So, here's how to make a AGM-148. First you will need parts from Hasagawa Aircraft weapon set B and D.In the background you can see I got the forward fusaelage join to the rest of the body.



From weapon set B, you need... GBU-8 halves and fins and Pave Spike pod halves.



From weapon set D, you need... 4 GBU-24 fins and two halves of the Skipper rocket nozzle.



First let's start with the Pave Spike pod. It's the right size and shape to become the rocket body for the AGM-148. Glue it together and cut the front off just in front of the mount point. You don't need the head of the pod but keep it for something else.



Now on to the body of the AGM-148, cut free the two halves of the GBU-8 and glued  them together. Once your glue has set up, time for some fin trimming. We got to remove some of the main body fin so that the new GBU-24 fins to fit. I first cut the rear angle cut with my razor saw stopping at the break line in the body. Them with a new no# 11 blade, I removed the rest. Once all 4 were removed, I sanded it smooth.



Either when your glue is setting up or after, you can glue up the rocket nozzle and cut it to length. I super glued the two halves together and with my razor saw I cut the nozzle at the break line as the body starts to taper.



Back to the AGM-148 body, I scribed two new panel lines on the head of the body using some tap and the back side of a no#11 blade. I then added the new fins, lining up the little control bump on the fin inbetween the the new panel lines. Next I filed a flat spot in the two body bands so that the rocket will sit flat on the body of the AGM-148.



Next I glued the rocket nozzle to the body of the rocket(pave spike pod) and sanded the joint.I then added two pieces of strip styrene for detail.



TA-DA! one AGM-148. Got to fix those bands.



More to come!
Steven L 

[Mossie]

There's been some talk around here over the last couple of years about adding a 'Popcorn' emoticon....... IMO This build is all the justification we need for it.

Ian

(pulling-up the comfy chair, opening the beer and looking for the popcorn !)

Mossie, pulling up another chair, cracks open another beer & nicks a handful of Ian's popcorn when he isn't looking.

[ChernayaAkula]

AGM-130 design + GBU-8 body + GBU-24 fins = AGM-162! You're fourteen short!  

Very nice tutorial.   The whiffing world needs more whiffed weapons!  

[FAR148]

Thanks everybody! 

AGM-130 design + GBU-8 body + GBU-24 fins = AGM-162! You're fourteen short!

LOL! I was always bad at math.

Here's a small update. Sunday, I managed to get her intakes on. One fits better then the other but I can live with it. The CFT's went on much better than I thought they would, as did the weapon stations.



I got to rescribe a few panel lines but she is coming along nicely. Hopefully by the end of the week, I will have her panel lines preshaded so I can start painting her this weekend.



Until later,
Steven L 

[John Howling Mouse]

Incredible!

[ChernayaAkula]

<...> LOL! I was always bad at math. <...>

Me too. You can see I had to edit my post. That's because I typed AGM-152 first.

[FAR148]

Tonight I have been playing around with illustrator and photoshop working on my decals. My Greek Mud Hen is going by from 330 Mira "Thunderbolt" based out of Néa Anghialos air base. Once I finished drawing it all up, I print it on a piece of transparency film to check the fit. Not the final decal, want to chance it a little bit. Looks pretty good.




Until Later,
Steven L 

[nev]

Only one word for this - Baztastic!

[FAR148]

Preshading Done!






Until later,
Steven L 

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

See, told you it would be worth watching  

Ian
(Snuggles into comfy chair, pops another beer and cuffs Mossie around the head for stealing the popcorn)

[FAR148]

Paint has started!  






More to come!
Steven L