ACE COMBAT triple build!

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ACE COMBAT triple build!

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I've been knocked flat the past couple of days due to bronchitis, but during my few semi-lucid moments I decided to get cracking on not one, not two, but THREE FREAKING KITS!!

First up is the special box 'erself GALM 2/Solo Wing Pixy from Ace Combat Zero. The kit is Hasegawa's F-15c, in 1/72 as usual. I still had some extra PE cockpit detail from my last F-15 build, so I pulled that out to add. I also scrounged my spares and weapon sets for enough missiles to equip my air superiority fighter.

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here is a pic of Pixy, and the scheme I will be doing:
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The Galm 2 decal sheet offers markings for multiple planes you g unlock in the game, so I grabbed my F-20 Tigershark (hasegawa) and Mirage 2000d (Italeri).

The Tigershark will be marked as enemy ace "Vampir", who's plane is all black. Similar to that "mig" in Top Gun! :giggles:
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The Mirage will be marked as enemy ace "Schakal", with a desert-splinter scheme
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Following this one... :popcorn:
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A couple warm-days allowed me to work outside on the deck. Nothing like some fresh air to help cure bronchitis, eh? :giggles:

here is the F-15 cockpit, I used Eduard's ZOOM photo-etch for the instrument panel, and a Quickboost resin seat.

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Some extra PE seat belts and greeblies were then added to the Mirage cockpit. Nose weights too. Not gonna have any tail-sitters here!

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I then used the original seat and plastic IP from the F-15 kit to spruce up the F-20's cockpit!

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Great stuff Owl

+ interesting to see that you leave the fuselage half still attached in the sprue, while working on the pit.

First time I see such an approach!

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Looking great Owl! Those cockpits look spectacular!
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A really good start Owl - those cockpits look superb and I'm impressed with how you've mixed out the parts to spruce up the other kits.

I'm looking forward to seeing the F-20 - it'll look great in that scheme!
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KSaarni wrote:Great stuff Owl

+ interesting to see that you leave the fuselage half still attached in the sprue, while working on the pit. First time I see such an approach! Smart!

- Kari
heh, that was more to help keep all the different kits separate and organized... :blush:
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portman wrote:A really good start Owl - those cockpits look superb and I'm impressed with how you've mixed out the parts to spruce up the other kits.

I'm looking forward to seeing the F-20 - it'll look great in that scheme!
awww, yeah. Spreadin' the wealth...cuz Im a cheap SOB! :giggles:
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CallSignOWL wrote:
portman wrote:A really good start Owl - those cockpits look superb and I'm impressed with how you've mixed out the parts to spruce up the other kits.

I'm looking forward to seeing the F-20 - it'll look great in that scheme!
awww, yeah. Spreadin' the wealth...cuz Im a cheap SOB! :giggles:

Hey, who ain't? We're model builders after all! :giggles: :lashed:

Looking forward to seeing more.
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