The missing part inspired F-15X build!

seavixen · August 18, 2017, 07:45:29 PM

So, it's been a fair while since I last posted on here. Various health issues etc. Anyways, I've had this F-15 Eagle kit a while now. It was missing the windscreen so I ordered a replacement which seems destined never to reach me!

Bored of waiting and eager to crack on with it I decided to build it as a whif. I used one of the canopies, turned it back to front and built up the fuselage to match it. As you can see, it took a while to get a half decent finish. It's let down by my shaky hands ruining the effort to scribe panel lines.

I can't get photos to show properly so here is the link to my album on Flickr.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1rRyq5

TheChronicOne · August 18, 2017, 08:32:10 PM

Hey that looks really cool!! Nice work, bud!

Tophe · August 18, 2017, 10:49:53 PM

I don't understand if this is a single model or two (single seater & two seater ?), but this is pleasant, congratulations...

NARSES2 · August 19, 2017, 02:20:03 AM

That's a nice one

Good to see you back as well

PR19_Kit · August 19, 2017, 02:52:03 AM

What a neat idea, and it works very well too.

Sort of 'F-16 meets F-15' in a way.

DogfighterZen · August 21, 2017, 01:32:11 AM

Good save!

scooter · August 21, 2017, 02:26:43 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 19, 2017, 02:52:03 AM
What a neat idea, and it works very well too.

Sort of 'F-16 meets F-15' in a way.

Also vaguely Macross-ish.

seavixen · August 22, 2017, 04:31:14 PM

Thanks for your kind comments. To answer your question Tophe, I used the kit's single seat option along with the twin seat canopy.