Subject: Re: Jean-Charles GODDET HASEGAWA/SKY DECAL F15D BAZ 1/72
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jean-Charles GODDET" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 23:48:58 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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  From: Jean-Charles GODDET 
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  Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 2:19 AM
  Subject: Jean-Charles GODDET HASEGAWA/SKY DECAL F15D BAZ 1/72

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  "HASEGAWA 1/72 BOEING F-15D Baz" 

  by "Jean-Charles GODDET"
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      I tried to do my best to transform a 1/72 Hasegawa kit USAF F-15D Eagle in an Israeli Air Force F-15D improved Baz (Falcon) with aditionnal parts and decals from Sky's Decals SD-72016. I decided to do the plane number 957 nicknamed Skyblazer from the Spearhead 106th squadron based at Tel-Nof base in 2009. This specific jet had 4 1/2 aerial victories during the eighties against syrian Migs over Lebanon. This plane is also a vets from the daring raid over the PLO HQ at Tunis October 1st 1985 carrying one GBU-15 laser guided bomb with masked israeli insignia. I added two conformal fuel tanks CFTs from a F-15E kit because Israel improved this model to a fantastic long range bombers truckrs and it really became an impressive fighter/bomber.

      This plane is from the Peace Fox II program 1981 block 28 aircraft ex USAF 80-0133. It was involved in a midair collision May 1st 1985 with an A-4 during dissimilar air-training (lost the right wing but the pilot managed to land). For the history the aircraft was repaired and 2 1/2 months after the collision the same pilot conducted the flight test. The 2 colors USAF upper camouflage is standard for the israeli F-15C/D which is at the start a fighter plane : FS36375 Gunze acrylic Grey H308, FS36320 Gunze acrylic Grey H307. The lower camouflage is FS36375 Grey H308.

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      I used IDF weapons set from Skunkmodels Workshop to enhanced my model. It carry two impressive RAFAEL Popeye AGM-142 long range air to surface missiles under wings and the communication AN/AXQ-14 pod on the centerline. I added two AIM-120B AMRAAM air air missiles under CFT's from my spare parts box. I opened the canopy to show the cockpit interior. I also weathered the camouflage but last pictures show that this plane has the nose, radar cone and victory roundels repainted. It was seen at a meeting in September 2011 at Ostrava Czech republic with a new radome behind the canopy (SATCOM antenna or additional system to monitor drone?).

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      It was a pleasure for me to do this model. Decals from Sky are very accurate. It is a great plane probably one with the biggest history for the israelis I try to put this ace in valor with my pictures and some Photoshop effects. It used the web to find pictures of the real plane to help me, and the excellent book from Isradecal  "McDonnel Douglas/Boeing F-15 Baz" to find ideas. Now F15I are the best F-15 (see one my pic with one F-15I model that I done) for Israeli but improved Baz F-15C/D remain a modern polyvalent war plateform.

  Jean-Charles.

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