Dave W's Tiger Meet F15E

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Today I've glued the fins and engine intakes on.The intakes had some ejector pin marks that needed filling in first.I've also been sanding the joins.The parts fit on this kit is very good.Its only needed a little squadron green around the rear fuselage joins and a bit of Mr Surfacer 500 on the wing and forward fuselage joins.Going to fit the conformal fuel tanks to the fuselage sides next.

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Long conformal fuel tanks glued to each side of the fuselage.These are an excellent fit.If Revell were to include bombs with this kit it would be near perfect.

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Coming along nicely Dave, it's a big model by the looks of it, even in 1/48.
 

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NICE! its coming on beautifully dave , cheers tony
 
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polux, the lead is to keep the plastic model sitting on all its wheels as most kits have a tendancy to sit on their tails when built, basically it is usually added as close to the front of the model as possible to keep the front end down.
 
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\ said:
polux, the lead is to keep the plastic model sitting on all its wheels as most kits have a tendancy to sit on their tails when built, basically it is usually added as close to the front of the model as possible to keep the front end down.
I forgot to put some in the nose.So I had to put it just behind the cockpit
 

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Looking good.

The lead is to keep the nose wheel down Polux. A lot of the larger modern jet kits are heavy in the tail and the nose wheel lifts.

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The ballast is not just applicable to modern jets, but almost anything with a tricycle landing gear configuration.
 

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The ballast is not just applicable to modern jets, but almost anything with a tricycle landing gear configuration.
For a moment Joe,(with your background) I thought you were talking about the real thing - my coffee hasn't kicked in yet !

Dave, looking very nice. I haven't built an eagle since I was a boy - I'm now interested in one again,
 

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My cup of coffee is my ballast in the office. My Airfix P-38 needed a lot of weight to stop it tail standing without a pole, didn't put enough in it as it turned out. Can never seem to find small and dense enough material to use.
 

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I have an advantage there Joe, I often get to work on very old lead sheathed cables, which need a certain amount of preparation.

I don't suppose there's much call for lead in the aircraft industry !
 
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The windscreen looks perfect!

I don't know why...the planes are not my passion, but I'm always here looking your updates :smiling3:

Keep up the good work.
 

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Looking good dave , keep at it , cheers tony
 

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Its looking good Dave and it does look rather large.

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Hi Dave I am currently building one these bad boys. A few things I found that were lacking are the boms for the tank rails on the underside and no aim-7's. I guess it depends if you want to depict the real aircraft that attended RIAT in 98 or not. I have made a couple of errors with this build one of wich I am hoping to sort. The other I can hide by putting the frame on a diorama. Here are some picsView attachment 68412

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I would advise cutting the long tiger mark decals in to more managable pieces as it is easy to end up with creases
 
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