1/48 F-15E "The Idolmaster Chihaya Kisaragi"

[Kyo]

My 1/48 Chihaya Eagle, completed after 5 months.





















Some shots while it was in progress:





















For those who are the slightest bit interested, the Hasegawa kit is a poor rendition of an actual F-15E and needs loads of aftermarket parts to make it at least semi-accurate. Some parts are resin, other parts were donated by another kit.

Of course, Bumco and Hasegawa then decided to release the IM@S 2 F-15E barely a month after I finished this. :\

[SakuraMaxX]

One of these days I'm gonna test my spare Chihaya decals on a Revell kit since you tell me it is cheaper and more accurate. Also kyo you still owe me a Yukiho Nighthawk.

[satty]

For those who are the slightest bit interested, the Hasegawa kit is a poor rendition of an actual F-15E and needs loads of aftermarket parts to make it at least semi-accurate. Some parts are resin, other parts were donated by another kit.

Of course, Bumco and Hasegawa then decided to release the IM@S 2 F-15E barely a month after I finished this. :\

Huh, nice to know. I would like to do one, but I've never even messed with a plane kit at all, so I'm pretty afraid of messing it up.

[Kyo]

Also kyo you still owe me a Yukiho Nighthawk.

NO

(╯°Д°）╯︵/(.□ . \)

[animagic4u]

Looks awesome...
Would want the Haruka one...but have no time for these.

[Kyo]

Huh, nice to know. I would like to do one, but I've never even messed with a plane kit at all, so I'm pretty afraid of messing it up.

Get some practice with simpler kits first. The Idolmaster planes aren't that difficult to build if you have some experience under your belt.

Looks awesome...
Would want the Haruka one...but have no time for these.

I also have little time for my own stuff after work, but I spent at least an hour each day on it and progressed little by little, that's why it took 5 months to build. In scale modelling, nobody is imposing a time limit on you because you're building for yourself and not others. Besides, the end result will always be more impressive if you take your time.

[satty]

Get some practice with simpler kits first. The Idolmaster planes aren't that difficult to build if you have some experience under your belt.

Got it. Gonna go search for some later.

[Accoun]

Damn! This is making me want to try my hands at models again.
However, my hands are quite shaky (a friend of mine said I might be lacking magnesium or something like that - don't really remember) so I never managed to make anything half decent... :/

 

[Kyo]

My model appeared in an article on a modelling forum:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal12/11501-11600/gal11521-F-15-Tan/00.shtm

[Crisu]

Nice work!  Wow, 5 months; that's real dedication.  But it looks really good.  I'd be too lazy and just buy a whole plane rather than a kit, but I bet building it all by yourself gives you a greater sense of pride when you look at it.

Next up is modding a speaker inside of it, so it will play Chihaya songs.