1/72 Hasegawa F-15E 

Strike Eagle 

by Jorge Luis Loya

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This is an F-15E Strike Eagle from Hasegawa in 1/72 Scale. This was an old kit, so some modifications had to be made in order to create an accurate F-15E. I added the correct bomb pylons from an Airfix model. I used Modelmaster paints and coatings. Light weathering was applied using thinned browns and blacks as well as pencil dust.

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The decals used were from TwoBobs “OIF” Nose Art. I put the “Shangri-La II” nose art on my kit.

The ordinance is from Hasegawa’s weapon sets. 

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There’s a ton of references on Steve Davies’ book “F-15E units in Operation Iraqi Freedom” (Osprey). That’s were I took the colors for the drop tanks and the ordinance loadout.

Jorge

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Photos and text © by Jorge Luis Loya