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F-15C Eagle

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krazycolin

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Here are some WIPs of the F-15C Eagle. We're about to start the paint job on this one while we wait for the F-15E to arrive. Fortunately, they use the same fuselage and major parts... with the exception of the canopy and the conformal fuel tanks.

The cockpit is in final layout and paint and we're quite happy with the way this one is turning out.

Note that the afterburner petal operation systems will be fully functional. Note also the gear bays... (nice!)

The VC is now being laid out and weathered.

Comments and crits are welcome.

KC.
 
One of my instructors at school was as of late an F-15C driver, and one of the few USAF F-18 pilots...can I be a beta tester and show him :) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ;)

Regards, Diego
 
Beautiful bird! Awesome model work.

I have always loved the F-15. We used to have some stationed here in Phoenix. I was sorry to see them leave..



Bill
 
Thanks for the compliments...

Here's the final afterburners... the control and push rods are fully functional and work as the actual ones do.

These are renders however, there is no special lighting. All shading has been baked in. The texture on the sides where it says "NO PUSH" is still WIP.

Thanks for looking...

(ya want me to keep on posting as we move along?)

Maybe it would be a good idea to create a WIP area? That way, we're not getting in the way of "regular business"....

kc
 
That's a very intricate part of the plane and you've got it looking about as good as I ever seen it, can't wait to see all the arms working while throttling up. :ernae: :medals::medals:
 
Nice cans! (I meant on the F-15.) Seeing those provokes a question/comment/suggestion/stupid idea. Do you plan on doing the F-15 ACTIVE? It's the modified airplane that uses an extra pair of elevators for canards and has thrust vectoring nozzles on the engine.

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No, we're not going to be doing that one. What with the complexity of the F-15C and E, plus all the ordnance that we plan on having, there would be no way that we would be able to do that one too. Certainly not and have it done in the next decade.
 
Colin,

Since you're doing the C and E, any chance of doing a "D"? Seems it would be pretty easy to do a D as well, dropping the E cockpit into the C model.

I got to fly back-seat in a D at Tyndall a while back, so I'd love to recreate that experience.

Guaranteed at least one extra sale. :)
 
krazycolin said:
Thanks for looking...

(ya want me to keep on posting as we move along?)

Maybe it would be a good idea to create a WIP area? That way, we're not getting in the way of "regular business"....

kc
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Keep them coming. Go ahead and throw in the F-100 WIP shots, too.
 
Lionheart said:
Beautiful bird! Awesome model work.

I have always loved the F-15. We used to have some stationed here in Phoenix. I was sorry to see them leave..



Bill
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They are leaving Anchorage (Elmendorf) soon as well. Ours have been replaced by the F-22.
 
DennyA said:
Colin,

Since you're doing the C and E, any chance of doing a "D"? Seems it would be pretty easy to do a D as well, dropping the E cockpit into the C model.

I got to fly back-seat in a D at Tyndall a while back, so I'd love to recreate that experience.

Guaranteed at least one extra sale. :)
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What differences would the D have from the E and the C?

In fact, other than the "Fast Pack" conformal fuel cells, the different avionics, different weapons control systems and the second pit, what's different about the E as compared to the C? (minor antennae aside)

I would be very interested in peoples opinions on this one...

thanks,

kc.
 
The D is essentially the C with the second cockpit. It has the C's performance, rather than the lessened perf of the E, and the same systems as a C. So essentially, it's the C with the second pit and larger canopy of the E.

The fast pack fuel tanks and other changes in the E make it perform quite differently. I remember CJ Martin explaining this when the Greater Usenet Whining Society were b*tching why they couldn't fly ballistic climbouts in Jane's F-15.
 
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