Popular Post tc2324 Posted June 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2020 Latest in-flight diorama of the production line depicting the last Lightning loss in service with the RAF. Flt Lt. Dick Coleman, an RAAF exchange pilot, ejected safely from Lightning F.6 XR769 into the North Sea on 11th April 1988 after an in-flight engine fire. The whole incident was captured in photos by Ian Black and is covered in his book Last of the Lightnings. (Thanks to Ian also for his assistance helping me out with this). Dick was picked up in good order and in good health. For those who love coincidences, it in interesting to note that Lightning F.6 XR769 entered service with 74 `Tiger` Squadron based at Tengah, Singapore and was lost on a day when it was it was carrying out practice intercepts against two Phantom F-4J(UK)s from 74. Ian who was on the sortie and took the aforementioned photos is the son of George Black who flew Lightnings with 74 in the 1960`s. It can be a funny old world. This is an Airfix 1/48 scale kit and built for fun to show a unique moment in time for both the EE Lightning and no doubt for Dick Coleman. Thanks for looking. 99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Nicely done 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Great build, eye catching diorama and a great story. EXCELLENT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aces High Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Oh very cool indeed! You've really captured the movement and action! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim d Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Awesome. Love it, so nice to see something different! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashellis Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 That's really clever, very well done, the model looks great as well Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Wow, great idea and execution. Well done sir 👍 Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Interesting story and great modelling to illustrate it CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Very nice and a great story to go with it which makes the subject even better. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 That is fantastic! Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Amazing diorama that tells a story. regards, adey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrikc Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 This is very inspiring. Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Spectacular ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Quality work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Great job, you have really caught the drama and movement of it all very well. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 This is a great idea and superbly executed! Great job in capturing the moment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark444 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 First modeled ejection I have ever seen. Great imagination on the presentation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Thank you all for the kind comments, very much appreciated. 10 hours ago, Shark444 said: First modeled ejection I have ever seen. Great imagination on the presentation! Thank you, I`ve been doing ejection scene models for a few years now. If you get bored one day, check out my posts in the year build thread, that should highlight a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 ANOTHER Great diorama feature....IIRC one of your specialities. Well Done, Sir ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin1962 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Wow! I've never seen anything quite like it. A really unusual subject. Very dramatic; excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Eazy Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 @tc2324 That is a great work! May I post it in my Whoa! Neat trick! board on Pinterest? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Fantastic model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Major Eazy said: @tc2324 That is a great work! May I post it in my Whoa! Neat trick! board on Pinterest? No problem, feel free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Good looking model. Airfix did a boxtop, or rather US Airfix did, back in the sixties showing an eject in progress. An odd idea for a box painting but far from the strangest they did. The Buccaneer is something else altogether! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Eazy Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 5 hours ago, tc2324 said: No problem, feel free. Thanks. Here's the board... https://www.pinterest.co.uk/temp47guardforp/whoa-neat-trick/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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