Lord Riot Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I built this oob from the old 1997 Airfix kit, which I thought despite its age went together pretty well. The famous 'Tigers' of 74 Sqn were the first to fly the mighty Lightning, and the only unit to operate the first F1 version. Flying from Coltishall under the command of Sqn Ldr (later Grp Capt) Peter Botterill, the squadron's aircraft began receiving black fins soon after entering service, and formed the Tigers aerobatic team that displayed at Farnborough and other venues in the early 1960s. This is Sqn Ldr Botterill's aircraft, XM143/A. All comments and suggestions more than welcome. Keep safe out there. 45 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Outstanding Mr Riot!!!! By no means an easy kit and you have my respect that you turned it into a work of art!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Fantastic finish there sir!! Very impressive too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I've always liked the Lightning. I rank it with the F-4 as one of my favorites. Your model is superb and ,wow, the cockpit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Lovely Lightning , superb build and finish, I’ve always preferred the early version. Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Very nice, now I've got to go in the loft and dig one out of the stash. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Gorgeous! You can't go wrong with a Lightning and you've done a fine job with the Airfix kit. Its still a fabulous model... I've done a couple but ran out of room so had to go back to 72nd scale! I still think the 48th version captures the aircraft beautifully. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 This is excellent. I'm going to send a link to my parents who are (still) Lightning nuts. They were both in the RAF and met at Coltishall in 1962 when the Tigers were operating from there. Regards Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmcguire25 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Really clean and neat. Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Very nice rendition! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Really nice. My favourite aircraft at the RAF Museum in Hendon is the Lightning. I especially like the pic of it coming in to land, just like the real thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Great Lightning 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 A fantastic model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Thanks for the great comments and likes guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Still scrubs up well 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 That's a great looking Lightning, I really like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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