bianfuxia

Do those not seem like very small explosions for a bomb dropped from an F-35?

Welcome each of you!

I did an RFI of it earlier this year: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235153150-ye-olde-airfix-lightning-rolls-off-the-shelf-of-doom/

Great work and this old kit really stands up, I reckon. I recently finished mine after a long time on the shelf of doom and I was pleasantly surprised with how decent it looks. You've done a great job with yours - well done!

Welcome and good plan!

All of these would be amazing - welcome!

Welcome sir!

Haha oops!

Welcome with a great choice, and what a fine supportive customer you are too!

This would be an option, for sure, but I think I will go with wings extended. The honest truth is...it needs to be able to fly around the garage now and again! So I started painting Vallejo Model Colour "dark sea grey" and then stopped because I remembered I wanted to do the black and white stripes. This is just one coat of brush-painted grey - I wasn't sure it's really dark enough or the right shade, despite what it says on the bottle. Then I masked for the stripes, and painted the black...and then I remembered the outboard roundels! I haven't left enough space, but it's an easy fix. I will just paint grey over the outboard black stripe and move the whole thing inboard. At least this technique looks like it will work. I will do the white stripes at the very end, with tamiya base white spray. It finishes up not exactly matt, but satin at best - near enough. So the outer black stripe will be grey, and the outer blue stripe will be the outermost white one. That will leave enough room for the roundel out at the wingtip....i hope. I am trying with 6mm tape so the masking is super easy - it may be that there's not quite enough room. We'll see!

Nice one - I just paid pretty stupid money for the F-111C kit and will watch your build with interest! I've done a RAAF G (in the last ANZAC GB) but always wanted a SEA C. I learned a few lessons from the G (most importantly super glue the U/C box into the fuselage - mine came a bit loose so my plane has a distinct lean). I am sure I will learn some great tips from watching along here too. Good luck!

This is a cool idea although I feel it's probably a bit niche to survive the Bunfight. That said there's only one way to find out - by getting in the Bunfight. So...on the assumption that Australia is too obvious an island, you can sign me up with Vestmanyear, aka the Westman Islands, which is part of Iceland. I'll do the Britten-Norman Islander (appropriate!) I flew from Westman Is back to Iceland. Flight time - 6 minutes.

Nah they're no good so I will paint the red. At the moment I am thinking I'll do the whole fuselage white, then cut out a mask of the kangaroo, and spray red over the tail, then peel back the mask. Along the same lines I'm wondering if I use Krystal Klear to do the windows, rather than try to find enough decals and spend all that time filling and sanding.

I found this in the garage today so I thought I'd give it a go in this GB too. I'll get started - and back to my firefly and 767 - soon.

It says US AIR FORCE on it in big capital letters so...yes!