Natter Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 Good afternoon All, with apologies to the United States Marine Corps: This is my Lightning, there are many like it but this one is mine. The Airfix 1/72 EE Lightning F.2A built from the gift set boxing. The decals in this boxing are a simplified set and do not include the prominent canopy cut marks. Alas I do not trust my hand painting skills to make a neat job of yellow on black, so they are missing. Apart from seat belts from foil and the forward undercarriage door links it is built out of the box. Alclad Airframe Aluminium for the undersurfaces and Xtracrylix RAF Dark Green BS241 for the uppers. Xtracrylix satin varnish to finish. Thank you for stopping by to look. 51
Lord Riot Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 A very nice and tidy build there, impressive even in that scale. Just a minor observation mate, the serial under the left wing is upside down; the X is always outer, next to the roundel under each wing. But that doesn't detract from what is a cracking Lightning. 1 1
Farmerboy Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 Thats a super clean build, to look that good so close up is a credit to you. 1
Natter Posted January 6, 2019 Author Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Lord Riot said: Just a minor observation mate, the serial under the left wing is upside down; the X is always outer, next to the roundel under each wing. But that doesn't detract from what is a cracking Lightning. Ha, ha, ha! I was so careful to avoid just this mistake, so I soaked both decals at the same time and made sure one was the other way up from the other... then turned the aircraft round to apply them thereby ensuring I did exactly what I didn't want to! Well it isn't for competitions, doesn't get displayed upside down and doesn't sit on a mirror, so it is what it is. 1 1
Hairtrigger Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 Very nice indeed. I like the tones on the underside. 1
FZ6 Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 Lovely looking Lightning. Thanks for sharing. Mark 1
SimonL Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Very nice - one day I will get around to the one in my stash.... 1
Bedders Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Lovely job. I bought the F6 a while back but wish I had the F2A! Justin 1
IanC Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Lovely crisp build. Shows just how good it can look straight out of the box. And I love that paint scheme. 1
kapam Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Beautiful, precise work - wish it was actually mine! LOL! 😁 You should be really proud of how it turned out. 1
stevehnz Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 That's a lovely tidy job, I do wish I could get finishes as good as that. 👍 Steve. 1
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