AntoineG Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hello, This is my latest model, finished just in time for IPMS Gloucester model show last weekend. The kit is Airfix's Lightning F.6. It was a pleasure to build despite injection issues (missing plastic) on a couple of parts. I improved it with Edouard photoetch for the cockpit and Master pitot tube Decals are mostly Airfix ones with some from Model Decals for the shark month and the unit markings. I must say that I get quite bored with all the stencils; I spend three long evening applying them all. But all in all it looks good in the end. Nevertheless, next model I'll choose to build will have a very limited number of decals... Hope you like it. Cheers, Antoine Last picture at IPMS Gloucester show: 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Great build! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Great looking Lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Although I find the aircraft itself rather ugly (like a humpback, with those upperwing tanks), you've done a great model. The sharkmouth adds some life to the monochrome finish - a very clean result, by the way! I had to check twice with the title, as I was assuming this is 48 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Very nice Antoine - have always liked that sharkmouth Lightning. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Very nice looking Lightning, the Sharkmouth really makes the scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Like this a lot. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipthepilot Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Great aeroplane and a great little model. I like your colour scheme which you have painted really nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Lovely work, I wasn't sure about this kit but now I've seen yours built I'm going to invest in a few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 A great looking Lightning. Your paint finish looks excellent and I really like your panel line highlights. Can I ask what paint you used for the natural metal parts? It is very convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Excellent finish. Very nice Lightning Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Lovely model and finish. Out of curiosity, did the instructions tell you to mount the refueling probe under the right wing? Any Lightning picture I've ever seen with the probe fitted had it under the left wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Hi guys, Thank you for your kind comments. 8 hours ago, Meatbox8 said: Can I ask what paint you used for the natural metal parts? I used Tamiya XF1 as a primer. For the first metallic layer, I airbrushed Shine (61) from the Metallic range of 'K' airbrush acrylics (www.kcolors.com). I discovered it in a model shop in Bideford. It was a first try on the Lightning and I was quite pleased with that paint. It was easy to use (no dilution + easy cleaning + no strong smell) and it gives a good metallic effect. BTW; if anyone know where to buy this paint in Gloucester area, please share the info! I finished the paint with different shades of Alcad 2 (Aluminium, Steel, Dark Aluminium). 6 hours ago, upnorth said: Out of curiosity, did the instructions tell you to mount the refueling probe under the right wing? Any Lightning picture I've ever seen with the probe fitted had it under the left wing You are perfectly right. It should have gone under the left wing 😳... I messed up twice: first, forget to drill the locating hole before gluing; second I misread the instructions and drilled the locating holes on the wrong wing. Will probably never correct it though... Lesson learnt: read the instruction carefully; they are right (most of the time) ! Cheers, Antoine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Excellent Lightning! Very nice - the undercarriage looks particularly realistic - what finish have you used on the struts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Seriously well done. This does not look like a 1/72 model. The time spent on the decals was well worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Hi Antoine! Great work with high attention to detail, the paint job is excellent, congratulations! All the best 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 5/22/2018 at 4:00 AM, kapam said: Excellent Lightning! Very nice - the undercarriage looks particularly realistic - what finish have you used on the struts? Hi Kapam, Thanks for your comments. The gears were a bit of try and miss. The last finish though was Alclad Aluminium over Tamiya flat black XF1. On 5/22/2018 at 4:47 AM, ColinChipmunkfan said: The time spent on the decals was well worth it! Hi Colin, Agreed. Especially with a scheme limited to two shades of grays like this one. Nevertheless, my current build is more colourfull and has only ... six decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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