Hello, as you can
see, this is a unusual 1/48 F-15E. This kit is not the best F-15E maybe is the
worst on this scale. The Cockpit doesn`t exist, the kit only came with
decals. I
don`t understand why the latest models from Italeri don't come with an accurate
instrument panel, cockpit and ejection seats, just like Revell, Academy or
Hasegawa. The Exhaust nozzles have a poor detail too.
I bought this kit for 2
reasons: first one I have a curiosity about this model, the second reason: I
have a 1/48 F-15E Revell Monogram, before to build this kit I want to build
another 1/48 F-15E, just for practice. And It was really a great practice for
building an F-15E.
So, I built this one
just Out of Box, but I used the decals from Revell Monogram Pro modeler, some
from TwoBobs and others from the kit, also I used the GBU-15 provided for
the F-15E RM.
For Paint I used the
model master gunship gray, and the decal set Solvent from Model master too.
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images below to see larger images
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To make this kit
better I put a lot of Putty in all seams, after all this I hope you enjoy this
pictures. Soon my F-15E from Revell Monogram in 1/48; probably in Tiger Meet
markings.
If this kit will
come with a better Cockpit and great exhaust nozzles, it will be a option for an
accurate F-15E. The decals come incomplete and with the stencil markings for
F-15A or F-15C.
Manuel
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