PhantomBigStu Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Almost ready for decalling, just needed to pop the fins, missle rails and canopy on, but too my horror I had some wet silver on a finger which touched the canopy, so got to clean it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Hopefully will be able to get some decals on tommorow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Good to see one of these in the gallery - Looks nice! I'm opting for a Lightning in the 'Matchbox' GB but I don't think it's going to look anywhere hear as smart as the Airfix kit. Looking forward to seeing the second one in the gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Some decals on, serials have gone absent, hopefully they turn up, save me having to apply the individual letters one at a time, won't be done tonight, dinner guests will see to that. Nice Easter Sunday job, which reminds me, Easter 2015 was a depressing holiday, marked with the disaster that was my first and second attempts at this kit, and here we are two years later and I've banged two of them out no problem....I'm also going to be doing more lightnings, I have another two on route Edited April 15, 2017 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Serials have no turned up hope they do as there attached to the fin flashes, I used the other set from the sheet on this and I need them to do the 19Sqn option, I've applied the serials letter by letter. Now to just sort the missles out, and decided if Im going to fit the refuling probe and the wing tanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 And it finished 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 pics posted in the gallery 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 That's as flash as Michael Jackson, boyo. Looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Nice ones. Like the silver c/s a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Great looking pair of Lightnings! Nice work!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 They look great - Particularly on the stands Were they in the box or are they separate purchases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 seperate, I've acquire quite a number over time, come in 3 sizes, I buy more when I run out of the smaller so I've got plenty of the larger types to use up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Bank Holiday weekend, perhaps should start another model (with 3 nearing completion why not), so this is what I've got, an F2A but with parts for an F6, I have another kit which I may start as an all grey F6, so that would limit me to a the two in the box, as I used the roundels for the 19sqn low vis on the 56Sqn one, and the ones I should have used have still not resurfaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Decided to do this as an 11sqn one in camo save the grey one for the made in Britain Gb, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Lack of updates on this one, been a cursed few days of modelling, which continued with this, grabbed the wrong rattle can halfway through the final coat of silver and it reacted, no way I'll get a decent finish now. Fortunately I have another copy so back underway with another F2A which is at the same stage as the photo of the doomed one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) Oh you have got to be kidding me, just gone to start sanding the silver, and there's massive sink marks on the fuselage, no way were they there when I masked the spine. Looks like another build doomed, I am done with modelling now, this is the 1000th diaster of the week Edited May 13, 2017 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Chin up mate - sure you'll sort it. I'm looking to get one of these in the stash. What would you suggest - F2 or F6? What did you prefer? The F6 looks more appealing with the paint schemes; I quite like the look of the alternative to the box art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 53 minutes ago, Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen said: Chin up mate - sure you'll sort it. I'm looking to get one of these in the stash. What would you suggest - F2 or F6? What did you prefer? The F6 looks more appealing with the paint schemes; I quite like the look of the alternative to the box art. Nope, as might be expected given the tone of my post not long afterwards it ended up in several pieces. Hoping to have a go again soon for the MIB build, as for your choice, up to you more options for the F6 though do like the colour schemes for the F2A, just a case of what you can find, both are now discontinued by airfix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 2 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: Nope, as might be expected given the tone of my post not long afterwards it ended up in several pieces. Hoping to have a go again soon for the MIB build, as for your choice, up to you more options for the F6 though do like the colour schemes for the F2A, just a case of what you can find, both are now discontinued by airfix. Modelling can be frustrating at times. Never mind, sure you'll nail it next time. Thanks - I've ordered the F6 as I do like more options to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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