charley420 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) My first build for whif round two will be this trumpy EE Lightning, it'll be built out of the box but ill be doing it in a mystery american scheme, guesses on a postcard please. obligatory box and sprue shots to prove im not cheating then after a few hours of ferverd cutting glueing and sanding and a dash of filling heres where its @ Edited November 13, 2012 by charley420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 F.A.B. Tom. This should be rather tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 That was quick! Welcome along to the fun. USAF Lightning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 That was quick! Welcome along to the fun. USAF Lightning? It don't take long to put together col there's only a few parts, it'll be USAF yes but not a boring grey one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) ok so i have got her primed white and a coat of appliance white on top, anymore guesses? Edited October 13, 2012 by charley420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Thunderbirds.......please?! Trevir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 ok so i got some masking and painting done today masked up and shot with tamiya red mask off ok yes its going to be thunderbirds, im going to let the red harden off overnight whilst i work on the masks for both the horizontal stabs and the massive blue bird for the underside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Woohoo!! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 mask on mask off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Nice, Very nice!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Cheers buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Just excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Thunderbird Lightnings........ Display time...., 30 seconds...... Great job so far and excellent masking and paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 My goodness, you don't mess around- what are you going to build next week?! I like your idea- I'd been thinking Vietnam scheme would have looked quite plausible, though maybe not enough of a departure from some real-world camo? bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Thunderbird Lightnings........ Display time...., 30 seconds...... Great job so far and excellent masking and paint. maybe i should have done it some external tanks eh? My goodness, you don't mess around- what are you going to build next week?! I like your idea- I'd been thinking Vietnam scheme would have looked quite plausible, though maybe not enough of a departure from some real-world camo? bob there was an aggressor scheme idea bandied around but the t birds won out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I was wondering what scheme you were going to choose. The Thunderbirds! That is genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 And again Mask on Mask off im getting the hang of this masking lark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 ...im getting the hang of this masking lark You certainly are! The lettering looks very crisp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Thats the mutt's nut's Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I don't envy you getting that 'USAF' nicely scattered across the main gear doors! Looks like you pulled it off (no pun intented), though. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 That's the dog's danglies!!! I love a good whif...... (That didn't come out quite right) Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 No indeed, Trevor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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