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This
model was built with lots of conversions. I decided to install in the
model as much lectronic devices as I
could.
It's
a very large model and made it possible for me to add the conversions you could
see in this article pictures. The Tamiya parts assembled very easily, the
only exception is when you join the wings to the fuselage, other wise all
parts assembled very well. In order to convert the F-15E to Israeli F-15-I
I used Cutting
Edge
conversion CEC32074.
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images below to see larger images
It
enabled me to convert the: nozzles, CFT intake, port fin tip radome, rear
fuselage extension, GPS, ECM, and FCM Antennas. I used
IsraDecal decals number IAF-18 & IAF-19 in order to obtain Hammers Squadron
Aircraft from early 2000. The Eagle that I applied on the model was only
on one Aircraft, number 267. Today a smaller and different eagle are applied on
the aircraft. I
also used the IsraDecal reference book F-15I Ra'am in IAF service by Ra'anan
Weiss http://www.isradecal.com/iafb_7.html
I
used LED's in order to get light in places I wanted like: wing and tail tips,
cockpit monitors for pilot and navigator, front landing gear, root of the wings.
In
places that I had difficulty to place a LED I transported the light with 0.75 mm
Fiber Optic attached to the LED. To simulate the rotation of the turbines
I placed two DC motors. All the electronic wire comes from inside the
fuselage: pilot's cockpit monitors, front lending gear, led for wings, tail
tips, and root wings. I
drilled a 1 mm a hole in the bottom of the left and right landing gear , I used
the metal landing gear as conductors for voltage: left will bring the negative
(-) and right will bring the plus (+). Metal pins will get inside the holes I
drilled and deliver the voltage from a base that the model will be standing on.
Tamiya supplies screws to attach the landing gear and I used them to also attach
the wires suppling the voltage to the inside components LED's and two motors.
The pins that come out from the base get inside the holes in the landing gear.
Under the box those pins are connected to 6 volts batteries.
On
the bottom side of the base the model is standing on, I connected also chips
with audio voice for a supersonic jet engine. I painted the model with the
IAF scheme 4 colors: FS30219, FS34424, FS33531, and FS36375.
I applied IsraDecal decals number IAF-18 & IAF-19 in order to obtain Hammers
squadron Aircraft from early 2000. You
can see the lights on the pilot and navigator monitor cockpits. Top side
of the aircraft armed with two Raytheon Aim-120c AMRAAM and 2 RAFAEL PYTHON 4
Missiles. Bottom side of the aircraft is armed with 2 Jdam Bombs and one
GBU-28 Bomb. Also Equipped with Lockheed Martin an/aaq-14 lantrin and Lockheed
martin an/aaq-13 lantrin. I didn't glue the canopy and the nose.
The
Model Took First prize in 1/32 category on Israel IPMS 2006 Annual Show .
More
pictures can be seen on: http://www.degem.net/viewart?artid=44
Shmuel
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