Tamiya 1/32 F-15J Umegumi - Complete!

[themongoose]

May 26, 2023 11:52:46 GMT -5 armornutii said:

   Glad we are on the same side Chris, I would hate to set my model down next to yours....GOOD GRAVY MAN ya didn't look nuts when I met you . Awesome work and a great insperation my friend.

Hilarious 😂 you probably thought my confused and astounded look in Vegas was due to the prices, but alas it was just crazy me 

[armornutii]

   Honestly Chris.....I had my suspitions ....now I know LOL. Still a wicked cool Eagle.

[adt70hk]

Only just found this.... That is bonkers simply bonkers......

Quite simply outstanding work..... Some of the best I have ever seen!!!!

Very done.

ATB.

Andrew

[themongoose]

May 27, 2023 11:37:45 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Only just found this.... That is bonkers simply bonkers......

Quite simply outstanding work..... Some of the best I have ever seen!!!!

Very done.

ATB.

Andrew

Andrew man that’s great feedback    Thank you!

[themongoose]

My son got some serious practice in on these. He hung a black out curtain over the pool table and draped it out so that there wouldn’t be anything in the background for his shots. Here’s a good summary of the build as well…

This is my recreation of the JASDF 305 Squadron 40th Anniversary F-15J based on the Tamiya kit. The squadron’s tail marking, also prominently displayed as a centerfold across the wings for the anniversary, is of a plum blossom over a Hinamaru. These trees are prolific in the parks around Hyakuri Air Base.
My rendition is built primarily out of the box. I detailed the kit air brake since it was to be prominent in the vignette and the wing tanks are modified F-4E tanks. I did my own seamless intakes from the kit parts with sprue-glue, bondo spot putty, and paint. The stencils are from DKM. Cockpit is stock and I modified a Tamiya pilot to wave at the paparazzi - I’ve found the Kanji for Look mom 1-hand lol to make a nameplate for it. Vallejo used for the pilot and cockpit detailing. All other paint work is airbrushed based on a mask set I designed for the silhouette cutter. The white is Citadel spray paint and all the colors are MCW acrylic lacquers. I mixed up custom colors for the orange (sometimes pink) color, as it changes based on the lighting. Using a white primer allowed me to change the hue through layering so it appears to have a pink tone as it fades from red to orange to white. It’s all covered in MCW Gloss Clear. If you’re wondering, Umegumi is in reference to the digital style camo pattern it appears.


And now for your viewing pleasure here are the final glamour shots!




















The shot that started my infatuation with the JASDF aircraft, this is the one I set up the vignette to represent…

[deafpanzer]

WOW!!! So colorful and I freaking like it! Glad I didn't miss this...

[stikpusher]

😍 Beautiful!

[themongoose]

Many thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it!!