CT Modeller Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Lightning F.6 11 Sqn RAF Binbrook 1976 Yes, I know I should have just got on with that new Airfix Lightning, but this one had been in the pending pile for so many years that I just had to finish it. This is the Hasegawa / Frog / Revell F6 kit which I rescribed. I also fitted a new forward belly tank with guns so that I could use the big 11 Sqn fin badge from the Xtradecal sheet which was designed for F3s. Probably like most of us I have a few more Frog F6 kits in the attic and even though Airfix have now surpassed those old kits (thankyou, thankyou, thankyou Airfix) I'm sure I will still use a few from time to time because they are just pure nostalgia! XR773 / D was in the static park at the 1976 IAT at Greenham Common so I used one of my old slides to finish it. Alclad over polished Halfords grey primer (polished with toothpaste and elbow grease) and then a few brushed coats of Klear to give that grey / aluminium look and to ensure the decals went down well 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 What a great job you've made of that. It is an old kit but with skill and patience can obviously still pass muster. I'm sure there will be lots of the new Airfix kits that don't turn out as nice as the finish is so good on this one. Duncan B ( busy working on backdating the F2a to F1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 very nice looking lightning,looks great and a very nmf and overall finish,nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Nice work Chris. I think it might be time to have a Lightning meet at the club somewhen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Looks great Chris. Cheers Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Nice work Chris. I think it might be time to have a Lightning meet at the club somewhen!! Give me a few more weeks and I could have the Whirlikits Resin T5 done plus my first Airfix F2A (done as an F6).........on second thoughts make that a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 That looks just beautiful. I love the panelling. Is it my screen but to me the pics look a little squeezed horizontally? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 That's excellent Chris, You`ve done a really nice job on the old Hasegawa kit and I love the finish too, you are a braver man than me! The pics look a bit squashed on my screen too but they don`t take anything away from the look of the model,.....it looks like the Macro on your camera might have bent the images slightly maybe? Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 That's excellent Chris, You`ve done a really nice job on the old Hasegawa kit and I love the finish too, you are a braver man than me! The pics look a bit squashed on my screen too but they don`t take anything away from the look of the model,.....it looks like the Macro on your camera might have bent the images slightly maybe? Cheers Tony I'm surprised by the comments on pics looking squashed. All I've done is to crop them. That does change the aspect ratio of the overall picture, but shouldn't affect the AR of the image itself. Maybe some PCs automatically re-aspect pics into a standard frame or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Very nice! Edited February 3, 2014 by nicE1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catbird Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 a super build. Youve nailed the NMF, just right for a busy line jet. Do you really need the new mould Airfix Lightnings? If you can do that with the Hasegawa whats in store when you post an Airfix one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Chris, having built this kit, I can appreciate how much work you've put in, mine is quite embarrassing in comparison! Gorgeous NMF and subtle weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Give me a few more weeks and I could have the Whirlikits Resin T5 done plus my first Airfix F2A (done as an F6).........on second thoughts make that a few months. I'd be interested in seeing how your getting on with the Whirlykits Tbird. I got as far as cleaning all the bits up but the wing join is a shocker so it is resting again! Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 What Chris didn't tell was how he recovered from the disaster of the first paint job. I had persuaded him, with an actual sample, that it was quite safe to use Alclad over gloss black enamel. He was still sceptical but tried it. It went awfully wrong so he had to scrape the whole lot off and refinish it using his usual procedure. Nice one Chris...and great relief to me John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Beautiful! I've got one of these but haven't gone near it because I know I'll need to work at it to get it to look like this one, but you've definitely got the measure of this kit. Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewfl290 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Lovely job, just goes to show what can be done with a bit of talent. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyinuk0 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Chris, Fantastic looking model and well presented, I love the finish you have achieved. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I had no idea, that It is possible to do so good model using old Frog kit. Amazing !! Absolutely great job ! It's really looks like Hasegawa ,-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 That's a jawdropper if I ever saw one. Fab NMF and the precision of the rescribing is just amazing. Bowing my head in respect – true modelling in evidence! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 That's a lovely looking Lightning! There's still life in the old kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'd be interested in seeing how your getting on with the Whirlykits Tbird. I got as far as cleaning all the bits up but the wing join is a shocker so it is resting again! Duncan B I just checked out the wing joints on the T5. They're not that good, but should be OK with a bucket full of Milliput so it's not too different from the Frog F6 kit. I struggled with the fit of the lower rear fuselage halves and the whole back end, but I think Milliput has just about sorted that out as well. What I do like about this kit is the correct flat shape to the top of the fuselage behind the canopy. It looks a great improvement on the Matchbox T55, but I will have to wait to see what it looks like with the canopy fitted and faired in. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I just checked out the wing joints on the T5. They're not that good, but should be OK with a bucket full of Milliput so it's not too different from the Frog F6 kit. I struggled with the fit of the lower rear fuselage halves and the whole back end, but I think Milliput has just about sorted that out as well. What I do like about this kit is the correct flat shape to the top of the fuselage behind the canopy. It looks a great improvement on the Matchbox T55, but I will have to wait to see what it looks like with the canopy fitted and faired in. Chris Forgot to mention that the fin is warped and just doesn't want to flatten out despit hot water, etc. Also the tailplanes are almost wafer thin so will need replacing. I have plenty of those though - ex Airfix F1As Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well Chris, I have the new Airfix kit and if you had,nt told me the origin of your build I would,nt know the difference.Superb workmanship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Very impressive, great NMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorboy61 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 great finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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