jasman71 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Well here's my first completed model of the year. The kit certainly doesn't fall together, and if you're tackling one straight after an Airfix one, you'll be in for a bit more work to get things to fit. That being said, you do get some brass and resin to play with, and the decal sheet is very well printed, even if the instructions are rather vague on their placement, and once again the classic "keep clean of intakes" stencils... Anyway, Alclad finish once again, though this time it's a bit cleaner than my previous Lightnings which morphed into dirty birds in their construction! The pilot figure was painted in suitable 60's attire, and I decided to leave the missiles off as they are not a strong point in any Sword Lightning. And here it is in my little collection.. Just got the F3 and T5 to do now 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Nice flight of Frightnings you have there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Great looking lightning!, and superb collection they look great nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Very nicely done. And a lovely fleet you have as well, good luck on completing the rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Stunning collection there! "A" is the best too me Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Great builds. Don't they look fast standing still with the gear retracted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Effective weathering, and very nicely displayed. Great work. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Superb Lightning and an excellent collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Very nice work, especially given the eccentricities of the Sword kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thankyou chaps the Sword kits are buildable, and if anything I'd say the recessed panel lines are finer than on the Airfix ones, but you do need to put a lot more work into it, and filler, and sanding, and whittling....like real modelling...but they turn out quite nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Lovely work and a great collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Like those! I see the Sword decal for the intake warning still says '"Keep CLEAN of Intake..." I would have liked to added a couple by joining in the GB but |I just couldn't get 'into them'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Great weathering !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivers3162 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Top class! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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