CF-155A

Keith Diamond · September 13, 2011, 11:27:14 AM

Finally got the chance to upload pics of my last Eagle.

Academy kit
Testors F-18 decals
Homemade decals for the crew names, kill marking, and inside tail art
Hasegawa AIM-120s
CFTs from the Academy Strike Eagle kit
True Detail ACES II
Flory Models wash

I almost forgot to paint the false canopy and forgot to make the spot light until after I already sealed up the forward fuselage, so the spot light is noticeably raised. As with the Vietnam era Eagle, I had fun with the crew names (LCol Robin Scherbatsky and Cpl Tim Horton), and had to put up a MiG-29 kill marking.

Keith Diamond · September 13, 2011, 11:28:26 AM

Hobbes · September 13, 2011, 11:30:50 AM

Nice Eagle, she looks good in that scheme.

sideshowbob9 · September 13, 2011, 11:51:44 AM

Great scheme!

Ed S · September 13, 2011, 11:56:21 AM

Looks good. Very appropriate and believable.

Ed

Alvis 3.14159 · September 13, 2011, 01:14:01 PM

Awesome eh?
The Eagle is what the Air Force wanted, it would have been perfect for the NORAD role, less so as a ground attack plane in Europe. I like this scheme, it really suits the plane. Besides, everyone knows false canopies make you invincible!

Alvis Pi

Pablo1965 · September 13, 2011, 01:56:22 PM

Agreed with all, is a very nice plane

ChernayaAkula · September 13, 2011, 03:18:46 PM

Just as awesome as the SEA-Eagle!

Don't know whether there's a "rule of three" in whiffing contexts, but presuming there is, what's next? Imperial Iranian?

Captain Canada · September 13, 2011, 04:42:22 PM

Gorgeous ! And I knew it ! The Eagle is such a perfect aeroplane that it can even walk on water ! ;-bb)

Always thought that Canada should have bought the Eagle. Especially now that we could have E's as well.

Great job. She looks absolutely perfect, so good, in fact, that nobody else should even bother building another CDN Eagle...they'd just be wasting their time !

Scooterman · September 13, 2011, 05:20:29 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on September 13, 2011, 04:42:22 PM
Great job. She looks absolutely perfect, so good, in fact, that nobody else should even bother building another CDN Eagle...they'd just be wasting their time !

Not to steal Keith's thunder (GREAT MODEL BTW) but wait to you see my AETE Beagle, Toad!

The Rat · September 13, 2011, 06:47:40 PM

She's a beauty Squirrel, looks natural!

Taiidantomcat · September 13, 2011, 08:18:31 PM

Quite elegant

MilitaryAircraft101 · September 13, 2011, 10:13:01 PM

QuoteLCol Robin Scherbatsky

Lol

Keith Diamond · September 14, 2011, 07:24:34 AM

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it! And there's always room to improve on an idea (especially with the amount of creativity on this site), so I'm sure Scooterman's AETE Beagle will be awesome.

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on September 13, 2011, 03:18:46 PM
Don't know whether there's a "rule of three" in whiffing contexts, but presuming there is, what's next? Imperial Iranian?

Sorry, no more Eagle WhIfs from me right now. The third jet in this build was a real world F-15A.

A spin on my SEA Eagle idea would be to leave it in SEA camo, add some Israeli roundels and Egyptian kill markings and make it into a Nickle Grass jet.

Ian the Kiwi Herder · September 14, 2011, 02:40:46 PM

Excellent build, Keith. Reminds me... I have two more Canadistani builds in my 'must do' pile !!

Ian

CF-155A

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