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EE Lightning F.2A, Airfix 1/72 - A Christmas Build


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I built this one during two weeks after christmas. A relaxing build that turned out to be a little more complicated than I first thought. But just a little, this is still a great kit, pretty easy to build.

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Why complicated? Well, fit is great - but just almost. Almost every piece had to be a little adjusted to fit. But almost no filler was necessary, so compared to many other kits this one still had a great fit.

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Painted with Xtracrylics green and Vallejo aluminium.

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And here it is compared to Trumpeter's F.6. The main difference is the nose and the exhaust. But Lightning experts (I am not) can surely spot lots of other differences.

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And finally: Few planes are more situated for christmas builds. :)

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Hello,Bjorn - My compliments to you on a fine looking build of your 19Sqn.Lightning.Together with your 11 Sqn.version, I love the quality and detail of the paint and finishing work and commend the clean 'classical' look.They are both resplendent tributes to this iconic aircraft.All the best,Paul.

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Beautiful build, but isn't your F6 with fitted with the wrong tail. Or am I wrong, please correct if I'm wrong mister EE Lightning expert!

Well, in a way it is wrong, since it is Trumpeter's original part which is horrible. But it is built OOB with the parts that are meant to be used for F.6.

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