cathasatail Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 (edited) Good morning! I picked up this kit from Bruntingthorpe on Sunday along with a 1:48 Airfix Lightning. I will be quite honest- this kit is a mixed blessing: Pros: -Great surface detail -Resin exhaust cans and seats -An Eduard photoetch fret included (this contains the instrument panel, belts and various aerials -A large decal sheet (which was barely used, decals sourced from the spares box for my alternative scheme) -Relatively straightforward to build and paint -Positionable flaps Cons: -Almost nothing in the way of guides to tell you where you should place the various parts (cockpit tub, intake cone and nose gear bay) -Nothing in the way of guide pins for the rudder and elevators -Main wheels with no hole through them (a hole had to be drilled to fit the axle through) -A myriad of ejection pins inside the fuselage, specifically of concern were those in the intake area -Wing-fuselage locating pins did not fit at all and these were subsequently filed down -No option to have open airbrakes!!! What I've done: Well, with a bit of fiddling around I apparently managed to get the intake cone, etc and the cockpit to line up correctly in the fuselage- once that was done I closed it up, added the various surfaces and painted her in Alclad. It's my first time with Alclad! I put down a coat of black Vallejo paint followed by a coat of Alclad gloss coat. I then sprayed on the Alclad, building it up to what it currently is. I didn't need to re-paint the black rudder because that was masked over before I sprayed the Alclad. I then masked and painted the yellow stripes on the wings and rear fuselage, added the IFR probe, small intakes and attached the PE aerials. Kit: Sword Lightning t5 1:72 Paints used: Vallejo model air: black, gold yellow. Alclad II Aluminium Note: Decals used and colour schemes are based off reference pictures but are to some extent fictional Thanks for having a look! Many thanks, Sam Edited June 2, 2016 by cathasatail 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Hi Sam, calling this kit a mixed bag is an understatement! But you achieved a fine model, despite all the stumbling blocks. I know for sure that this is not a kit for me... Well done! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Hello,Sam - My compliments to you on a well built and painted model of your 'Lightning'.I think the cockpit detail looks splendid,including the ejector seats.I commend the Alclad finish too.Good for you! I think 11sqn and 92sqn would be doing 'battle royal' as to who looks after this beauty. All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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