Popular Post Michael Taylor Posted May 22, 2020 Popular Post Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) Alclad paint with Xtradecals markings for 23 Squadron. Some Airwaves pe was used as was a resin seat. Edited July 9, 2022 by Michael Taylor added images 76 5
Booty003 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Wow, that is one beautiful Lightning. Flawless finish - looks perfect. Great job on a great kit.
binbrook87 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Stunning! You could almost dive into that natural metal finish. Awesome build of a fantastic aircraft 👍
propforward Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow! That is a shiny Lightning! That is GORGEOUS! That's one of the best model Lightnings I have seen in a long while. If I didn't know better I'd claim that was die cast and chrome plated. Superb job! And I have a real soft spot for the bare metal and white fin Lightning schemes. Stunning.
Gary Brantley Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Man, what a beauty! 🏆 That is a very well done Lightning, bravo sir! That finish is just superb.
jimmyg352 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 That's a very slick finish, well done! I've got one to do but I doubt if It'll look anywhere near as nice as that.
SAT69 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 The first picture took my breath away and the following pictures only reinforced the first impression. That's a truly gorgeous build.
daryl_five_zero Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Wow 😍 Now that is an eye catcher! Beautiful build, nice one.
Lightningboy2000 Posted May 22, 2020 Posted May 22, 2020 Now that's the way to do it with alclad. Martin
MikeH Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 That's a really nice Lightning with an eye-catching paint scheme. Love the fact that the finish is so much like polished ally that you can see the reflection of the over-wing tank in the wing itself. Mike H
cngaero Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 That's one of the best, if not the best Lightnings I've seen. What a beauty.
woody37 Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 What a stunner, I’ve never got on with Alclad, but you’ve shown just what can be done. Beautiful model of a beautiful aeroplane
Sky Keg Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 Outstanding!!!!! Natural metal finishes are one of the most challenging aspects of the hobby and you accomplished it flawlessly. Congratulations!!!!!! Mike
Buzby061 Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 Stunning Frightning! The 23 Sqn scheme looks great. You don't see it modelled that often which is a shame. Pete
Phone Phixer Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 Superb build. I will add to the praises of the wonderful metal finish.
Michael Taylor Posted May 24, 2020 Author Posted May 24, 2020 3 hours ago, scottyphbeta said: Fantastic! Which shade of Alclad did you use? Polished aluminum and high shine aluminum. Before I painted it I masked off select panels and cut out tape masks. These masks were placed on the decal paper protective sheet. U applied and polished the Alclad black base and applied the masks. I painted Polished aluminum to within 1 final coat-removed the masks and applied 1-2 final coats ( this isn't a perfected art). This is what gave me the darker panels, albeit not quite as many as I would have liked as some of the masks pulled up. 1
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