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Absolutley fantastic model. A little beauty. Could i ask a quick question what make and colour blue did you use for the seatbelts. Thanks very much and once again excellent work.

What an absolute fantastic pair of Hawks. Excellent work.

Antti thanks very much for the info. Great pics. I also have books on the Reds and like you i thought the landing gear legs look white and so do all other images of them that i have seen but i am informed that they are actually a very light grey so i am going to paint them light grey with some added white. Do you have any images of the actual Finnish aircraft itself as i would like to look at the paint scheme. Thanks again, Mark.

Just taken a look at the images on here on the walkaround and they are absolutely fantastic just what i needed. Thanks again.

Thank you also Julien.

Thank you all very much for your great answers. I have looked at loads of images online, in books and walkarounds but the images seem to look white. But thank you PhantomBigStu and 1903flight i don't normally use Humbrol but i have just bought Humbrol 196 Tamiya equivlent XF-66 light grey and maybe add a touch of white to that if it needs it. Thanks again all, Mark. P.S. i presume this is also for the undercarriage legs as well as the wheel wells.

Hi all, Just starting a 1/72 Airfix Red Arrow Hawk T1a and at a dilemma as to what colour the undercarriage and wheel bays should be. Instuctions call out for Humbrol 166 Light Aircraft Grey but i was always of the understanding that they are White. Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you.

Paul J Thank you very much for your reply. I did what you said with a small flat brush and hot water and i did manage to lift the decal and move it into a better position. It did leave a couple of tiny bits of white behind but i managed to remove them and i used a fine brush to touch up some white (Grey scheme Lightning). Not the best but with a bit of weathering it should cover up the slight mistake but hardly noticeable. Thanks again for your tip, much appreciated.

Hi all, Just wondering if i can rehydrate my decals after setting with Micro Sol 24 hours after applying. Thought the No Step lines on top of my F6 Lightning were straight but on inspection the next day noticed they were not very straight on one wing. Just wondered if i could soak in Micro Sol again and reposition or should i best leave well alone as i have'nt any spare. Any help and tips would be very greatful. Thanks, Mark.

Thanks Phil, This is what i was thinking.

Hi, all, Finishing my Lightning F6 in grey but just wondering what final top coat varnish would be best, matte or satin varnish and what make. I remember from my days up at Binbrook in the eighties watching from the crash gates the Lightnings seemed to have a slight sheen rather than fully matte. I would be very greatful for any suggestions. Thank you, Mark.

Hi Darth Vader, yes i have actually seen this Lightning in his garden at Binbrook. I live in Grimsby not to far from Binbrook and spent many many days up their throughout the eighties. Some of the best days of my life. I remember seeing this aircraft flying in these colours and seeing it taxy past crash gate 3 many times.

Hi Lightning 770 i have the F-6 Airfix 1/72 and the Hasegawa F-6 1/72. It is the Hasegawa one that i am doing as 11 sqn grey with black spine and tail.

Hi Black Knight, yes its different top and bottom, light aircraft grey, barley grey and medium sea grey with black spine and tail. That is a really great help to me i shall do it in the order you stated thank you very much for your reply.

Thank you Pat

Hi, I am going to paint my F6 Lightning in the colour scheme in the image below could anyone tell me the best order in which to paint ie underside and sides first then top side then black spine and tail. Thanks very much. Mark. Sorry image dos'nt seem to have come up but its BA/ XR725 grey with black spine and tail.

Hi Neil, Thank you for replying to my question much appreciated. Thats a great help many thanks.

Hi all, Just a quick question anyone know a good acrylic paint colour for the BLUE harness on a Martin Baker ejection seat for an F6 Lightning. I normally use Tamiya or Aqueous Mr Hobby paints but cant seem to get a match. I know its only a small part to paint but i want it to look right. Maybe i might have to mix some blues to get a good colour match. Thanks in advance, Mark.

Hi, wondered if anyone can help. I am looking at making a metal pitot tube for a 1/72 Lightning F6 instead of using the plastic kit one and just wondered if anyone knows the correct diameter in mm as i want to purchase some metal tube to do this in the correct scale. Thanks in advance, Mark.

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Hi all, has anyone any suggestions what to use for cleaning Klear from airbrushes...will normal airbrush cleaner be ok. Thanks in advance, Mark.

Thanks Nigel, Looks like I might give the White milliput a try then.

So it looks like yellow/grey or superfine white. I have read though that white filler can show through paint but surly if it's primed properly it shouldn't. What do others think about this ? Thanks all for some good answers. Mark.

Looking into buying some Milliput and just wondered if anyone had a preferance on which one to use for aircraft models as i notice their are five types and i only want to buy one tube. Looking towards the standard yellow/grey or the silver/grey which is a finer version. Also can it be painted once dry. Cheers, Mark.