This is
the Academy F-15E kit built as a What If USAF F-15A during the Vietnam era.
It's designated as an F-15A as opposed to a F-15B to depict the F-15 as a
dual seat fighter only, like the F-4.
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The kit
was built OOB with a few details made to fit the era. The first Eagles
came with Escapac seats, so I replaced the kit ACES II seats with True Detail
Escapacs. The kit AIM-7s had blunt nose cones, so I replaced them with
ones from Hasegawa. Instead of using the kit AIM-9s, I used some AIM-9Js
from the Hasegawa weapons set. The ECM pod was also from the Hasegawa
weapons set. The MER and Mk-82s were all from the Academy Strike Eagle
kit.
The decals were from
an Aeromaster F-105 sheet, with a few custom decals thrown in. The custom
decals included the name plate, the kill markings and the intake artwork. Like
my other What If F-15s, I had to have fun with the names, and had to include air
to air kills. At this moment of his career, Dexter Morgan only had 3 kills
to his name.
K Diamond
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