An F-15 in WW2? Building The Academy USAF F-15 In A Fictional D-Day Paint Scheme - Build & Review
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- What would have happened if a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle accidentally got transported back in time to the early 1940's? Join me in this video as I build the Academy USAF F-15 (12609) plastic model kit in 1/144 scale - but with a twist!
This model is finished in a D-Day paint scheme to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of that event an I complete a bit of a review on this kit, sharing my thoughts on the model at the end. I also chose to build this one in a "back to basics" style - using enamel paints and handpainting the majoirty of the model!
This model was built as part of a Buddy Build with some other channels here on UA-cam, all building a F-15 but with a twist - It can't be built using any included decal schemes in the box. Check out their channels here to see what they create:
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@hardysscalemodels
@plasticalchemist
@MannsModelMoments
@KABModels
@VFCproductions
@johnalecsscalemodeling
@fenrismodels
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Very interesting concept! Like it
Glad you like it!
Now that's thinking out of the box. Very creative of you. Very good👍👍
Thank you so much 😊
Matt, that turned out well. I just finished Revell’s 1:72 F-15 Strike Eagle kit with the D-Day tribute livery. It was a wonderful, but incredibly complicated model to build. I really like how the classic scheme makes the model pop. Very fun to see you build something that is very close to something that I had on my own workbench!
Very cool!
Nice wee kit that captures the lines of the F15 quite well in this scale. The fictional paint scheme came out really well, loving the invasion stripes! Those old Humbrol enamel tins take me back to when I was just starting out in modelling! Great vid and thanks for sharing with us 🙂
Thanks for watching 😊
Ooo this looks interesting
I hope so!
i'd love to see more fictional liveries like this, always love your videos!
Thanks! It's something I would like to do more of in the future :)
Damn - better get that video edited then! 😀
looking forward to it!
Enamels brush painted straight from the pot, now that has induced a 70s flashback.....can't say I miss them! A fun build and a good result, best wishes, Nick
Thanks very much 😊
Nice model. I was worried that the brush painting might look a bit rough, especially on such a small scale model, but the final result is very pleasing. D-Day stripes are a good look on any aircraft.
Thank you very much!
Amazing video 😁😀😁
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Nice finish on this one, Matt
Thanks 👍
Biggest areas of concern are around the canopy shape and lack of wing pylons... interesting idea though
yes, there are some inaccuracies with this kit, but for something cheap to play around with, not terrible
Nice build! Without reading the description properly I had the idea it was in a D-Day commemorative scheme, if the RAF had F-15s. (F-15K?)
I did something similar with an Airfix F-35B in a "617 Squadron Centennial 1943-2043" scheme.
I’m not sure which version of the F15 this kit represents, it doesn’t specifically indicate so I’m not sure Academy knows either
Hi Matt, reminds me of the 1980's film, The Final Countdown, where the USS Nimitz is transported back to Dec 6th 1941 due to a mysterious storm at sea. I do love do what if and tribute scheme builds so have enjoyed seeing this one and awaiting to see the other builds from the other participants.
Yes! I remember watching that film in my youth, it was a proper journey! I know they tried to make it "fit" within real world events, but I couldn't help wish that the film had indeed stayed in an alternate timeline and the carrier couldnt come back to the present time . . what would the world have looked like as a result?
@@ModelMinutes but you wouldn't of had the paradox of Commander Owens becoming Richard Tideman and him helping design the Nimitz in the first place. Also on a D-Day theme, I have managed to aquire a set of decals for the Typhoon scheme "MOG", which will be an interesting build. Donor Typhoon is the Airfix 1/72 starter set from 2010, but the tooling from 1990
I love the content! I was wondering if you would consider building a German wonderweapon at some point. Something that has never been built but is super interesting.
Hmm, I've got some German things in the stash - I think I have maybe a V1, V2 and something else
Dang I wish I could make models that good
Just keep practicing, you'll get there!
I really enjoy specific themed builds, and what if scenario's, bog standard gets boring.
Looks great with an unusual scheme. I've done an X-wing fighter in WW2 RAF colours before and appropriate leftover decals from a Spitfire kit.
I did an X wing in USAF colours once 😊
I mean not entirely fictional. In 2019 the 492nd, 3rd and 4th Fighter Squadrons of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath painted 3 F-15E Strike Eagles with invasion stripes to commemorate 75 years
Which I was not aware of until after I had built this model, so great minds I suppose
When will you do a review onnthe Revell Hindenburg?
The kit doesn’t seem to be in stock in any of my usual retailers, and the secondhand market is somewhat expensive
@@ModelMinutes oh I forgot about inflation
@@user-bf1mx4yi7d doesn’t help that the last time Revell released it was over a decade ago
@@ModelMinutes wait WHAT?
@@user-bf1mx4yi7d according to scalemates, the last time it was released was 2013. So I’m not surprised it’s hard to find now
The RAF rounduels you used was around 1940-1.
They are also on a F15 in D-Day colours . . I don't think historical accuracy was really the aim of the video...
They could be from 1066, it's a what-if build for a craft introduced in the 70s. The GB stipulated you had to use alternative decals or paint scheme. Also, proper English would be "The RAF 'roundels' you used 'were' around 1940-1".
theres actually an f-15 that looks sort of similar to this painted to commemorate an airman who gave up his parachute to save another persons life after their aircraft was hit.
Very interesting
I believe that maybe they might of had a chance at building the missiles because they had or well the axis had a cruse missile the v1
It's more the micro-electronics that go inside the missiles that I don't think they would have been able to replicate. The V1 used a rather simple gyroscope to remain level and it was the fuel level that determined the range, simply pointing them in the direction of the target, launching them and hoping for the best.
The V2 was somewhat more complex but still not near sophisticated enough (or small enough) to replicate the control systems found inside missiles of the more modern era.
I think that it would be more likely that they would be free fall or unguided munitions seeing as they have rocket technology, but it is also possible they would have simply replaced the armament with exiting weapon systems that were available at the time
@@ModelMinutes yeah i agree
I thought there were 50 shades of grey?
there may be even more
no washes?
no washes
what if fictional models are very cool
I agree
The Germans wouldn’t know what hit em
I could imagine it would be the same situation as to when the allies saw the Me262 for the first time
@@ModelMinutesThe 262s were flown by contemporary pilots who could dogfight.. Modern F15 pilots don't have that skill.
No offence but I think ‘from scratch’ schemes for aircraft that never had them are wasted on 1/144 scale.
I didn't want to go "all out" on something big - particularly seeing as I already had some suitable decals in the scale and was up against the clock
I think F15s would not do too well. They'd lack the manoeuverability of the slower fighters who would only have to adjust their deflection to hit the faster aircraft. Plus if piloted by modern pilots they'd lack dogfighting skills.
During World War Two, by no means all pilots mastered deflection shooting, one of the reasons behind the development of Lead Computing Gunsights. The RAF ran simulated dogfights in the 1960s between a Lightning and a Spitfire. This was because if the confrontation with Indonesia turned nasty, Lightnings would have to deal with P51 Mustangs. The result was that there was no need to dogfight as the Lightning could use it's speed and climb to stay out of trouble and pick its time to attack. Oh, and I wonder what the Hawks operated by a company that specialises in providing dissimilar air combat do when tghey frequently visit Lakenheath.
I think that relying on speed wouldn't really require dogfighting skills - It could be possible that they used it as some sort of high speed, long range bomber/attacker to take out key installations. Get in quick, get out before they can react
@@ModelMinutes The problem is they couldn't use modern weapons Matt.. as you said in the video, they would have to resort to contemporary unguided munitions so the long range capability would be removed from their arsenal. That would only be for air-ground targets anyway.. for air-air combat I think they'd still need dogfighting skills. Come to think of it in the original Top Gun film [fiction yes but the part about why the school was created is true] I'm sure it was commented that the US Fighter School at Miramar was created precisely because they lacked those skills and Vietnam had uncovered the deficit. They were too used to long range and/or 'fire and forget' missiles and once out of missiles couldn't hit a barn door with a bulldozer.
@@MCT954 in Malta there were a couple of Gladiators that did well against 109s, and I /think/ Polish biplanes did better than expected against 109s too, so there is precedent for slower aircraft to beat more modern ones.