1/32 Scale F-15 E Strike Eagle

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION

The proposed F-15 E Strike Eagle model is If you have chosen version with ailerons and flaps
comparatively large and with high level of simi- in position different from the neutral, use also
larity to the prototype. Thus, a special attention view Z2 from the instruction. Pay attention to
and precision in the assembly procedure is re- the differences between them. Watch out for the
quired. Except the basic configuration of the eventual twisting of the airframe and remove it
model additional options are included - air in- before the complete drying of the glue.
takes in lower position, separate flaps, ailerons Continue with the upper and lower parts of
and rudders, open canopy and speed brake, and the wing. Try to process assembling several times
few variants of its external armament. The choice without glue until convince yourself that the fit
for these additional options has to be done be- is correct. Glue the airframe to the upper part 5
fore start assembling the model. Study carefully and then fix parts 6 and 7. Glue 16 between 6
the illustrative drawings, cutouts and present in- and 7. Take care of the symmetry of the wing.
struction and select the variant. Try to imagine Add the wing consoles 8, 9, 10 and 11 to
the separate assembly phases and the purpose of the obtained fit. Pay special attention to the typi-
each detail. cal twisting of the front edges of the wing tips
After the acquaintance with the model, you downwards when gluing. Look for the symme-
may start the assemblage. Follow the sequence try of the entire wing. If you have chosen ver-
given in the instruction. Cut the necessary de- sion with separate movable ailerons and flaps,
tails shortly before using them in order to avoid fix them in the end of the entire model assem-
possible mistakes. Score all fold lines before bling procedure.
cutting the details. The places of scoring are Assembly the air conduits of the engines to
marked with small thin lines on the continua- the first stages of their turbocompressors (parts
tion of fold lines outside the parts. Do not be in 16#) and the lower part of the fuselage section
a hurry with gluing - carefully check and shape 17#, following view B. The former 17a has to be
the details until obtaining the exact and correct strictly planar with precisely cut internal holes.
fit. Before starting the work get hold of the nec- It also has to be glued precisely and strongly
essary tools: scissors, sharp modeling knife, blunt enough to the outgoing edges of 17b, 16a and
knife for scoring the fold lines, prickle, ruler, 16b. Later, the forward part of the fuselage and
nippers and grinding paper. Additional materi- air intakes must be glued in a frontal position to
als necessary for the assemblage are: four sheets the prepared detail /former to former/. Don’t
of cardboard with thickness approximately 0.5 hurry with gluing the air conduits to the
mm, a piece of wire with diameter 0.6 - 0.8 mm, crossection 17a. Assemble the fuselage section
transparent foil for the canopy. Supply with a 18#. If you like to prepare the model with a land-
proper glue. BISON Clear Adhesive, UHU or ing gear in a down position, fix the bays 8b and
similar are recommended as the most appropri- 18c on their places. If you find it easier glue 18
ate ones. Waterbased glue is not recommended. to 17 first, and then fix 18d and air conduits 16.
Preparation for assembling includes glu- Strengthening element 18d is intended for avoid-
ing the pages containing the formers and ing deformation of the section due to the weight
strengthening elements on the cardboard. All of the model. It is possible to build the model
details marked with numbers in a thick circles without air conduits 16#. In that case the inter-
should be fixed on the cardboard as well. The nal holes in the former 17 a shouldn’t be cut.
parts with number rounded with dashed circles Continue with assembling the central part
are for the alternative variants. Those of them of the fuselage, fixed to the wing, following view
marked in thick dashed circles must also be glued D. Glue the upper part of section 17 to the front
on card. central part of wing A. Then glue groups B and
Start with the framework of the wings. Cut C. Note that the former 17a should coincide
parts 1# - 3# and assemble as shown in view A. strictly with the front part of 17. Add sections
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 19, 20, and 21. The assembling require- and assembling of the canopy glazing with al-
ments for section 21 are the same as for 17. The most invisible borders between the separate seg-
former 21a has to be strictly planar and glued ments. You may also prepare the canopy glazing
strongly enough on the rear side of 21 and 21b. by vacuum or hot forming or buy a ready one if
Assemble the engines’ cowlings 23#-27# you prefer a model with completely clear canopy.
using view E. Provide strong and exact fixing of Assemble the cutout of the canopy 44 using eas-
formers 23c and 25c to the forward edges of 23 ily removable masking tape on the internal side
and 25. Note, that all F-15 E fly without “turkey to connect temporary the separate segments. Glue
plates” which are intended as cowlings of the from the outside parts 44a - 44d. Store the canopy
engines’ nozzles. Assemble the nozzles 29#, 30- in the cardboard tube with a proper diameter in
30b and insert them in part 28 and then in the order to keep the oval shape until gluing to the
engine cowlings. Cut 30b to thin stripes and glue fuselage. Remove the masking tape shortly be-
them as shown on view E. When all the 30b are fore the canopy montage. The canopy formers
on their places, glue 30c. 44g,h are intended for opaque /non- transparent/
Fix the engines to the fuselage by gluing canopy only.
each to other formers 23c, 25c and 21a, then glue The front part of the fuselage assembling,
the cowlings 31#, 34# - 37# to group D. illustrated on view G is next. You can choose
Assemble the consoles of the tail wings 32 between variants with open or closed canopy. In
and 33. Gluing them to the rear part of the fuse- case of open canopy cut the marked areas on parts
lage is recommended to be done after assembling 38, 42, 42a, and use alternative parts, marked
the vertical stabilizers which can be used as a with dashed circles for 38h, 40 and 40a.
guide template for fixing them in correct posi- Follow the central lines of symmetry and
tion. do not allow twisting during the assembling.
Leave for a while the prepared group E and Backward former 39b needs to be glued strongly
direct your attention to the air intakes. Their as- enough exactly on the rear edge of section 39.
sembling sequence is shown on view F. When Position with the same attention all other
selecting their position, take into account that strengthening elements exactly on the sticks be-
the air intakes are in lower position on the ground tween the separate segments. Have in mind that
only in case of working engines. Forming and any inaccuracy will create problems with the as-
assembling of the air intakes should be done very semblage of the details from the interior of the
carefully, because it is necessary to form both cockpit and landing gear.
their external and internal surfaces. All internal Assembly the pilots’ seats and cockpits’
holes and formers have to be cut precisely in interior as shown on the views I, J and K, and
order to provide possibility to insert freely the position them in 40 and 40a. Then, after some
internal walls of the air conduits. “dry” experimenting, carefully glue the cockpit
First of all assemble the external surfaces H on its place to the fuselage /view L/.
of the air intakes 52-59, keeping the strict coin- Now start the preparation for assembling
cidence of the markers. The backward formers the group M. You will need the template from
have to be glued strictly and strongly to the back page 27 for the correct gluing of the nose part of
sections 52 and 53. The most difficult operation the fuselage to group E . When gluing the nose
is to insert the internal parts 60-63. Try first to part of the fuselage L to E apply the template to
insert the details without gluing upper plates 62/ the lower line of symmetry and control the angle
63. If you find it easier, first glue the lower parts of gluing of the nose part until complete drying
on their places and after that continue with the of the glue. Keep the vertical plane of symmetry
upper ones. The air intakes should coincide ex- and do not admit twisting. This step is determi-
actly with the crossection 17a of the fuselage. native for the final view of the model. After fix-
Continue with the transparent glazing of ing the nose part in a correct position, glue to it
canopy /view H/. You may cut it from transpar- cowlings of the system for eliminating the air
ent foil using the template provided on page 7. intake boundary layer - parts 49 and 50. Install
Cutouts are precise enough to ensure forming the air intakes F. Press them firmly while gluing

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 and look for the symmetry. Finish the as- external fuel tank and weapons left. The way of
sembly of group M gluing the cowlings of the assembling is traditional and does not require
machine gun, the refueling system /parts 68-71/ additional comments. You can choose a variant
and the underwing cowling panels 72 - 77. The of armament using the prototype drawings sup-
speed brake 51 may be fixed either in open or in plied in the kit. Note that additional armament
slimmed position. schemes are possible. For example, for long
Having the experience obtained during the range dual missions the armament may consist
wing preparation, the assembly of tail wings and of two GBU10 Paveway II laser guided bombs
fins will not be a problem for you. Refer to view on wing racks for primary target, 12 Mk 82 Iron
N and O for their assembling sequence. If you bombs on the FAST packs racks for secondary
like separate rudders look at view Z3. target and one 610 gallon external fuel tank. Four
Continue with the FAST packs /parts 152 - AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air infrared selfguided
169/. Assemble them, using view R, testing ev- missiles are included in all variants of armament.
ery step for the fitting to fuselage. Then glue the The GBU 10 assembling needs few com-
prepared tail consoles to the fuselage, using the ments. GBU 10 can be build attached to the bomb
vertical stabilizers as templates, strictly keeping racks with retracted tail wings or as a separate
their angles of montage. Fix the FAST packs on bombs in flight with open tail wings. If you as-
their places, and then complete group R by as- semble the bombs with retracted tail wings 213,
sembling the nose cone 45# - 48#, loading it with do not forget to cut them on the marked lines
about 6 g weight and gluing the tail surfaces. before inserting tail wings 212 in the tail bases,
The assembling sequence for landing gear as shown on view Y.
in a low position is presented on view P. Prepare After gluing the small details - antennas and
the wheels, gluing the wheel’s parts 110#, 111# sensors, your model is ready.
and 112# together. It is important that the wheel
thickness must be as shown on page 27. After Enjoy your F-15 E Strike Eagle.
drying of the glue round the wheels using sand-
paper and paint the tires in black, using ink or
proper paint. Prepare the landing gear base from
wire and then assembly the landing gear - parts
98# - 109#. It is recommended a silver self-ad-
hesive foil to be placed on the internal surfaces
of the taxing lights 108, 109 and on the hydrau-
lic rods on parts 98, 99, 105. Also parts 107e, f
are recommended to be made from transparent
foil. Refer view Z1 for installing the landing gear
on the model.
For achieving more realistic view of the
model you may use wheel stoppers 110g, that
are also supplied in the kit. Note that the stop-
pers for every wheel are connected with laces,
that can be modeled with threads. You also can
make the arresting hook in down position, using
alternative parts 31# as shown on view Z6.
Preparation of the underwing weapon py-
lons will not be a problem for you. Do not forget
to shape the formers according to the wing, FAST
packs and fuselage profiles in a way to provide
gluing exactly on the ribs of the corresponding
details.
Only assembling of the LANTIRN pods,

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 1/32 Scale F-15 E Strike Eagle
DESCRIPTION

F-15 Eagle was designed in the late 1960s crew members are needed to operate with the
as a FAST maneuverable air superiority fighter complex avionics required for all-weather op-
replacing the older F-4 Phantom. The first flight erations especially against air-to-surface targets.
of the new fighter was performed on 27.06.1972. The avionics features many CRT multi-function
During its service the type showed remarkable displays, LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation
capabilities. In 1984 F-15 won the Air Force com- and Targeting Infrared System for Night), AGP
petition for Dual Role Fighter and in 1986 the 70 radar with precision ground mapping, ring
first F-15 E Strike Eagle made its initial flight. laser giro navigation system, powerful computer
By far the E version, which is the heaviest capacity and integrated countermeasures.
Eagle, with its maximum gross take-off load of The combination of air-to-air and air-to-
37 tons is effective in both air-to-air and air-to- surface capabilities allows F-15 E to fly its way
surface combat roles. The complexity of these into a target area, put bombs on a target, and fly
roles resulted in providing of two seat canopy its way to friendly territory without air escort pro-
for the pilot and weapon system officer. Two tection.

Technical specifications of McDonnell-Douglas

F-15E Strike Eagle

Length: 19.43 m (63' 9")

Height: 5.66 m (18' 7")
Wingspan: 13.03 m (42' 9")
Wing area: 56.48 m2 (608.00 Ft2)
Gross Weight: 36700 kg (81000 lb.)
Powerplant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100
Cruise Speed: 917.00 km/h (570.00 mph)
Max Speed: 2657.00 km/h (1650.00 Mph)
Climb: 15239.3 M/min (50000.0 Ft/min)
Ceiling: 18897.0 m (62000.0 Ft)

F-15 E STRIKE EAGLE.

1/32 SCALE PRECISE CARD MODEL

Created and produced in Bulgaria to order of Moshe Lemer Publications by Model Art Ltd.
Buckston Blvd. Bl. 16, Ent. G., App. 61, 1618 Sofia, BULGARIA
e-mail: [email protected]

Author: Dipl. Eng. Emil Zarkov, Ph.D.

References:

1. Eagle in detail and scale /D&S - Vol. 14/ by Bert Kinzey

2. Colors & Markings of the F-15 Eagle /C&M - Vol. 20/ by Bert Kinzey and Ray Leader
3. Eagle by Lou Drendel - 1992 Squadron/Signal Publications Inc.

October, 1999
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Printing Guide

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1 F15E_PRG_P.PDF printing guide normal paper
2 F15E_TXT_P.PDF F-15 E text normal paper
3 F15E_I1_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
4 F15E_I2_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
5 F15E_I3_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
6 F15E_I4_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
7 F15E_I5_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
8 F15E_I6_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
9 F15E_I7_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
10 F15E_I8_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
111 F15E_I9_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
12 F15E_I10_P.PDF assembly instruction normal paper
113 F15E_P1_C.PDF model’s parts card
14 F15E_P2_C.PDF model’s parts card
15 F15E_P3_C.PDF model’s parts card
16 F15E_P4_C.PDF model’s parts card
17 F15E_P5_C.PDF model’s parts card
18 F15E_P6_C.PDF model’s parts card
19 F15E_P7_C.PDF model’s parts card
20 F15E_P8_C.PDF model’s parts card
21 F15E_P9_C.PDF model’s parts card
22 F15E_P10_C.PDF model’s parts card
23 F15E_P11_C.PDF model’s parts card
24 F15E_P12_C.PDF model’s parts card
25 F15E_P13_C.PDF model’s parts card
26 F15E_P14_C.PDF model’s parts card
27 F15E_P15_C.PDF model’s parts card
28 F15E_P16_C.PDF model’s parts card
29 F15E_P17_C.PDF model’s parts card
30 F15E_P18_C.PDF model’s parts card
31 F15E_P19_C.PDF model’s parts card
32 F15E_P20_C.PDF model’s parts card
33 F15E_P21_C.PDF model’s parts card
34 F15E_P22_C.PDF model’s parts card
35 F15E_P23_C.PDF model’s parts card
36 F15E_P24_C.PDF model’s parts card
37 F15E_P25_P.PDF heavy card parts normal paper
38 F15E_P26_P.PDF heavy card parts normal paper
39 F15E_P27_P.PDF heavy card parts normal paper
40 F15E_P28_P.PDF heavy card parts normal paper
41 F15E_P29_P.PDF connecting stripes normal paper
42 F15E_P30_P.PDF connecting stripes normal paper
43 F15E_P31_P.PDF connecting stripes normal paper
44 F15E_P32_P.PDF connecting stripes normal paper
45 F15E_P33_M.PDF metal parts metal coated paper
46 F15E_P34_M.PDF metal parts metal coated paper
47 F15E_P35_M.PDF metal parts metal coated paper
48 F15E_P36_T.PDF transparent parts transparent foil
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