Davetur Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) I have always had a soft spot for the Lightning, built my first from Frog-Hasegawa when I was a teenager. Not really a beautiful aircraft, but it transmits a sense of brute force... very much like a MiG-25 or an A-10. Then the Trumpeter kit came, and I decided to build it. Then the Airfix kit came, and being more accurate in shape, I decided to build it. Then the Sword trainer came, and... why not? So here they are. The Trumpeter F.6. With Aires cockpit, Aires corrected exhausts, Xtradecal decals and Master pitot. The Airfix F.6, OOP except Xtradecal decals, Master pitot and scratchbuilt cannon muzzle brakes. From a 1.25 mm steel tube with cuts made with a cutting wheel. The Sword T.5, OOB except the Master pitot, and the fin decal. The original was totally out of scale, so I used the one of the Airfix kit. The resin seats and colored photoetched parts are from the box. I couldn't get access to the forum for 1 day, so now finally I've been able to post pictures from Imgur. Edited December 28, 2017 by Davetur Correction of images 50 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) Im sure they look great but im getting the photobucket extortion page. I can see them now and i was correct they look great 👍 . Edited December 28, 2017 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetur Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) Edit Edited December 26, 2017 by Davetur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetur Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Now with pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 These are absolutely superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Yep, great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Great looking lightnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteor74 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 A very nice line-up you've modelled there. I like the way you've done the muzzle-brakes, it looks very effective for this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModellerUK Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Quite a collection there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Stunning work! The green and grey is my favourite livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Hey! No need to apologise. A stunning trio of Frightenings. The detail on the ejection seats and the muzzle brakes is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Top class collection. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Beautiful triplets! How was the Sword kit to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bottell Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 They are FAB mate!!!!,well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetur Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Thank you all for the nice words, guys! 1 hour ago, DAG058 said: Beautiful triplets! How was the Sword kit to build? The Sword kit was the second short run I've built (the first a Amodel Yak-28) but honestly I didn't find it so difficult to build. It takes a bit of patience to align everything properly (but I am a veeeery slow builder). In some areas it has even finer detail then the Airfix kit, with which it surely shares the mold lines of the fuselage. The only areas that needed a bit more of attention were the cockpit, in order to position it correctly, and the wings, since the attachment tabs are very short. In order not to have surprises later, I drilled holes in the wings, and put two sections of steel paper clips (the big ones) in them, so that they would be joined through the fuselage. This also allows to adjust the wing dihedral before commiting to glue. Cheers Davide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Very nice! I see the F-6's are from 5sq and 11sq, but what unit is the T from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetur Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Boman said: Very nice! I see the F-6's are from 5sq and 11sq, but what unit is the T from? The kit instructions say "Lightning Training Flight (LTF) RAF Alconbury 1987" But there is also a photo that locates XV328 in Binbrook in 1985. Airliners.net XV328 has carried either a natural metal belly tank (the one in the Airliners picture) or a grey painted one, I choose the latter. Just to avoid masking, spraying... I'm a lazy guy, I know. Davide Edited December 28, 2017 by Davetur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Lovely jubbly! All three aircraft are nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Agree that the T looks to be from the Lightening Training Flight, operational from 75-87https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning#Military_operators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetur Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 40 minutes ago, Boman said: Agree that the T looks to be from the Lightening Training Flight, operational from 75-87https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning#Military_operators Glad I passed the exam!!!!!! Cheers from an old modeller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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