Kallisti Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) As an aside to my "Aircraft my Father fixed" project, I've decided to build examples of other 5 Sqn aircraft from periods when he wasn't ground crew. So to begin with, here is an EE Lightning, the 1:48 Airfix kit. This is pretty much OOB with just the addition of a resin seat and decals sourced from numerous places to represent a 5 Sqn aircraft. I opened up a couple of ports and intakes in the fuselage. I can't honestly say this is one of my best builds - I made a number of mistakes during the build which caused me a certain degree of grief. The paint is Tamiya Acrylics for the camo and details and Alcad Aluminium for the undersides. Its the first time I've used Alcard for large areas, prior to this I'd just used the chrome on the Routemaster handrails. I didn't have too many problems with it. So here are the photos with my new camera! Edited November 4, 2013 by Kallisti 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 That's a lovely lightning & well presented. Well done. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijs302 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 nice lightning i would be happy if all my builds turned out as good as yours did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Very nice,....that's my favourite Lightning scheme and markings and I`ve got one of these planned myself someday! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Nice looking build! I've got this in the stash to attempt after a few more simpler builds to get my hand back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Ace!! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Looks great! FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Tidy Frightening. No problems with that. Memo to self, must build one of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Glad you like it - funnily enough I've just been packing up the boxes for Telford and this went into a box with my 5 Sqn Thunderbolt so I've called that the "Bohemian Rhapsody" box... Thunderbolt and Lightning... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 very nice build looks stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Great build, I'd be happy with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 That's a special build, great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabio Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Lovely job, gotta love a Lightning! Don't see too many on here in camo, it looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Very nice indeed. Best of British rules OK !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Looks good, I'd certainly be happy with that. Memo to self - must get another Lightning. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Well I'd be very proud of that! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Very nice indeed, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Very tidy job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Very tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT Motta Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I do like your Lightning! Very nice indeed! You should be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I do like that, very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 That's a lovely looking Lightning! Great to see a camouflaged one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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