Azza Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hi all I am building a 1-48 Revell F-15e. I have noticed that some Strike Eagles have a lighter grey Radome and drop tanks than the gunship grey. What would be the best colour match for these? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 lighter Radome looks to be FS 36176 and the lighter tanks are FS 36375. Hope that helps ya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azza Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Thanks heaps :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 The F-15E can and does trade certain parts with F-15C's, so it's whatever the F-15C color is for those parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 You might also see speed breaks in that were taken from earlier F-15's and but on the E's as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 You might also see speed breaks in that were taken from earlier F-15's and but on the E's as well! Also rudders are seen swapped over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gary1701 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Also rudders are seen swapped over. Certainly seen a lot of this at Lakenheath in recent years. With C/D and E models together, there's a lot of mix and match; Radome; Green brake for some reason; For good measure one the other way, E radome on a C model; Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I'll add to the fix: This F-15E is flying with either 'C' fuel tanks or WRM (War Reserve Material). I don't know how to tell the difference: Also notice the 'C' colored panel in front of the windscreen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adamitri Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) @ checksix, WRM tanks dont come to a point at the rear of the tank like the normal ones. The are squared off like those of the F-16 wing tanks. Edited November 9, 2015 by adamitri Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Ailerons, flaps and horizontal stabs can be light colored from time to time too. And ANY removable panel can be painted green or yellow. I honestly cant remember, but I dont think a C model radome can be put on an E model. I could be wrong though. Its been awhile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Also, @Checksix, that panel on the nose is not a C model panel, it's an antenna and they were all that color for awhile. Nowadays, that attenna is just gunship gray. Edited November 10, 2015 by Falconxlvi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Also, @Checksix, that panel on the nose is not a C model panel, it's an antenna and they were all that color for awhile. Nowadays, that attenna is just gunship gray. Ah; Roger that. Thanks for the clarification . Edited November 10, 2015 by Check Six Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 @ checksix, WRM tanks dont come to a point at the rear of the tank like the normal ones. The are squared off like those of the F-16 wing tanks. Very interesting. Thanks for the info . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Being that I live right down the road from Mountain Home AFB, I'm building this a/c: I like all the mismatched panel colors. And for the halibut I'm going to add a 'C' colored rudder to the mix. Edited November 10, 2015 by Check Six Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 If you want to make 241 REALLY accurate tint the right intake smoke colored on the inside........... When I was in the 391st 05-08 every time she would shut down smoke would billow out of the #2 intake. I would have to stand there for about 5-10 minutes waiting for it to clear so I could jump the tube... or you could make the #1 exhaust sag because the divergent exhaust braces kept breaking. She was a great flyer at Elmendorf but the 391st really knew how to wear out airplanes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 If you want to make 241 REALLY accurate tint the right intake smoke colored on the inside........... When I was in the 391st 05-08 every time she would shut down smoke would billow out of the #2 intake. I would have to stand there for about 5-10 minutes waiting for it to clear so I could jump the tube... or you could make the #1 exhaust sag because the divergent exhaust braces kept breaking. She was a great flyer at Elmendorf but the 391st really knew how to wear out airplanes! No way; That's awesome insight on this a/c! So the white part of the intake (Back half) was stained from smoke? BTW; Do you know if 241 was in Operation Desert Storm? I know that the Strike Eagle were nOOBs to combat back then and I want to be accurate with the loadout whether it participated in ODS or another operation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Interesting observations Kelly. Sorry, you might have mentioned this in a few other posts, but were you an airman in the USAF? Did you work with the F-15s through out? Just curious about your background because it sounds very cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adamitri Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) BTW; Do you know if 241 was in Operation Desert Storm? I might be wrong but I think the birds that went to ODS were fiscal yr 87 and 88 birds. Also, if you are looking for loadouts, go to F-15E.info they have of loadout scenarios. Edited November 12, 2015 by adamitri Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Adamitri is correct. All jets used in DS were from Seymour Johnson, and had the -220 motors installed. The jet pictured (and all others in the 391st) has the -229 engines. As far as the original question goes...All F-15E radomes are coated (not painted) with approximately FS36118, but no two come out of the factory looking exactly the same, and weather and many variables have an effect on the color of the radome...leading to the lighter-looking ones you see. According to the Modern Eagle Guide (And supported by what Kelly said above) a "light gray's" radome will not fit on a Strike Eagle, but a Strike's radome will work on an F-15A/B/C/D. So it is possible a dark radome on a light jet, but not visa-versa. From the angle of the photo, I can not tell if the first shot has WRM tanks or if they "stole" them from a light gray. The WRM tanks are bolted together, rather than welded, and so have actual panel lines on the side of them...But they are not visible in the photo. Aaron Edited November 12, 2015 by strikeeagle801 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Yes, I was a crew chief on F-15he's at elmendorf in the 90th from 99 to 05 and mountain home in the 3911st from 05 to 08. So I was in the 9011th when we swapped hers with the 391st in 02, and then when I went to Mountain Home those same keys came back there to the 38911th. And 241 is one of the 90th original deliveries in 92 I believe. So that jet has only been in the 2 squadrons and wasn't in service during desert storm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 There were some keys with lighter radomes but they weren't c model radomes. 90-253 comes to mind on the 99 to 01 time frame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azza Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Thanks for all your responses. Coming from little ol New Zealand I don't get to see these jets flying around! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Yes, I was a crew chief on F-15he's at elmendorf in the 90th from 99 to 05 and mountain home in the 3911st from 05 to 08. So I was in the 9011th when we swapped hers with the 391st in 02, and then when I went to Mountain Home those same keys came back there to the 38911th. And 241 is one of the 90th original deliveries in 92 I believe. So that jet has only been in the 2 squadrons and wasn't in service during desert storm. Thanks for all the info. Do you know what operation(s) 241 was involved in so I can get the loadout accurate? I just like the 241 for all the mis-colored panels; it gives the model character. At last years MO AFB airshow a ground crew member told me the panels come from the factory that way ('C' colored paint). Do the panels wear out or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 They can crack or wear down. And thats true that some panels come in c model gray. Other times they come in primer. I know the 90th deployed to Kwang Ju with the 229 jets (90-0233 and beyond) in 99 and 01. Im sure they went before that. The next two Strike Eagle deployments were in 03 and 04 with the 220 jets we got from Mountain Home. Also, there was an ONW deployment in Feb 2001 to Turkey. We never deployed from Elmendorf to the Middle East after that. As Far as Mountain Home, I was onl there for 2.5 years and the deployments were during my PCS cycles in and out so I cant really say if she went or not. I will ask the Elmendorf DCC of 241 on facebook if she went to Turkey and Korea and let you know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Thanks for all the info. Do you know what operation(s) 241 was involved in so I can get the loadout accurate? I just like the 241 for all the mis-colored panels; it gives the model character. At last years MO AFB airshow a ground crew member told me the panels come from the factory that way ('C' colored paint). Do the panels wear out or something? An accurate load out for a 391st F-15E in OEF would be a single Aim-9 and Aim-120 on the outer rails (8B and 2A, respectively), 3 x GBU-38s on the RCFT, 1 x GBU-31A on Sta 5, and 4 x GBU-12s on the LCFT (Sta 3,6,1 and 4). I'm sure 241 probably made it over there at some point. Here's a picture of that config straight from the AF website. http://www.af.mil/News/Photos.aspx?igphoto=2000647861 For more info check out www.F-15E.info. Edited November 13, 2015 by Falconxlvi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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