Great Wall Hobby F-15I Israeli Fighter Bomber

 

Parts are shown drying after a bath in dish soapy water (and rinse). This ritual assures me that no mold-release oil will be present on the surfaces to besmirch the painting later on. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fine masking was accomplished using bare metal foil, where tape or liquid masks just couldn't cut it. 

The painting instructions were printed to scale, and the pattern was cut out and taped to the model as paper masks. 

The ordinance load-out includes both Israeli and American weapons.