Wanted Decal TF-15 prototype

[leptiprince]

research the specific F15 logo with the plane, an image or even scanned file will suffice ...

[PR19_Kit]

Didn't Micro-scale include that on one of their 'multi-model' sheets?

Bells are ringing somewhere....

[elmayerle]

Looks to be the original paint scheme on "TF2" which took on many over the years as McDD's major demonstrator and test aircraft.  The decals for the logo are available on an old IMPS-USA sheet as well as the original Hasegawa/Minicraft "square wingtips" boxing of the F-15 in 1/72.  If you can't find another source, I can supply some from either source.

PM me and we'll sort it out.

[leptiprince]

Yes, my idea is to make this french version f1/72

Micro scale what reference ?

[elmayerle]

I don't know about any Microscale set carrying the logo (couldn't find any in my immediate stash), but the IPMS-USA "Fancy Eagles" sheet by Fowler has them as does the decal sheet for the original Hasegawa/Minicraft release of the F-15 in prototype guise with square wingtips and small airbrake (I have multiples of both and can supply the logos, PM me, if you wish, and we'll discuss it).  The aircraft in question is 71-0291, the second two-seater and retained the small airbrake through out it's life, so modeling it takes some work as kits of the F-15 with the small airbrake are somewhat rare these days and a two-seater with the smaller airbrake was never molded.  Best approach is to take the original Monogram kit with the square wingtips and small airbrake and swap the forward fuselage with that of their 1/72 F-15E.  Having said that, the French markings, according to the Aerofax F-15 book, were applied in 1976 for evaluation flights by the French Air Force.

[elmayerle]

Okay, the logos will go out in tomorrow's mail.  Really, you could do quite a collection just documenting all the various marking schemes that 71-0291 has appeared it.  The fun one there would be the "Peek Eagle" demonstrator where the prototype recce pod would need to be pieced together from two F-14 TARPS pods.