exdraken Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 oh, simply great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Small update, Ejection seat painted. Installed, the small l shape tabs have glued in place, this will help with fitment of the canopy. Canopy successfully cut out, masked and glued in place, a few small gaps nothing major. onto the wings, added the small metal parts for the refuelling probe. added brass pins to the over wing tanks, mmmm picture highlights a bit more cleaning up on the tanks required. Leave things to dry, clean up around the canopy then get on with attaching the wings. Darren 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) So canopy on, sprayed black then a coat of primer over it. Not too bad a few little areas to touch up. Wings have been attached, good joint on the top slight work needed underneath sitting next to Airfix F3 Leave it to dry overnight then some MORE clean up to do. Darren Edited February 4, 2021 by MADMUSKY not finished 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Taking shape nicely Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Another small update. Decided to give the muzzle flash deflectors a go, drilled 0.3 holes around the edges then use 0.3 brass wire shape to what I need. from the front under a coat of primer, not perfect but will do me, Final coat of primer Leave to dry and harden, then the fun begins.......painting😀 I'm leaning toward a 11Sqn patchy/beaten Camo machine with a touch of low viz greys parts🤔 Cheers Darren 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Nice addition to the Lightening Darren. I'll have to remember that one for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Tidy work on those blast deflectors Like the sound of your paintwork plans as well. Is that a Spitfire PR.1 I see in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 On 2/6/2021 at 2:17 PM, Col. said: Tidy work on those blast deflectors Like the sound of your paintwork plans as well. Is that a Spitfire PR.1 I see in the background? Corgi metal Spitfire, Yeah got it from a boy at work just sits on my desk. Small update A coat of Tamiya Flat Aluminium underneath, followed but adding different browns and black heavily thinned coats on different panels, Barley grey belly and missile pack panels also painted. Not too bad leave as is just now, decals and later on washes/pastels and varnish will tone it down. Next move onto the upper camo. Cheers Darren 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Major bench time today. Got stuck into doing the upper camo that I forgot to take photos, but here it is unmasked. Whilst I'm happy with the green the grey is AWFUL, it was darker!! but when I lifted the masking tape, it's lifted some paint and is matt and really patchy. And looks brush painted?. I used Xtracylics RAF Dark Green and RAF Dark Sea Grey. So perhaps my grey has gone off? Going to have to figure how to darken it up, be it wash or overspray? not sure going to leave overnight and think about it. Cheers Darren 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Call it weathering! Some people go to great lengths to make their models look patchy and worn. Seriously, it doesn’t look that bad to me from those photos. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Andwil said: Call it weathering! Some people go to great lengths to make their models look patchy and worn. Seriously, it doesn’t look that bad to me from those photos. AW Yeah picture hides it, but trust me it looks worse. Wasn't sure what to do with it, so last night I brushed a thin coat of clear on the grey and left it. Haven't been able to get to the bench today (the wife had me decorate the living room instead😟), so much for my time off🤔 Anyway I've just been and checked it, it's got its colour back, I guess the coat of clear worked. hopefully you can see the difference between the pictures from before. A few more panels to mask and paint, unmask then a coat of gloss ready for decals. Darren 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Glad to see you're getting a satisfactory finish on it now Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Small update Masked 2 panels on top 1 NMF panel either side of the fuselage Once painted unmasked it was onto a coat of Clear. Leave it to harden then onto decals😀 That gives me time to go dig out the car🥶 Darren 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Your Lightning looks splendid and certainly ready for its decals now Darren. The snow, on the other hand, looks a lot like the same view I'm getting; nothing but white for as far as the eye can see and with overnight temperatures of -17 C not likely to go anywhere in a hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Small update Decals on, coated in clear. I've started the initial weathering underneath, just used graphite pencils so far. Time for washes and pastels. Darren 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Small update Weathered......Waded through lots of pictures and my books for reference, it might be a bit too much? What do you guys think. I can tone down/touch up a few areas. Its had a coat of matt, still have a few panels to paint underneath, I want these to look like new replacements. Cheers Darren 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Looks grand to me Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Canopy time. masked around the canopy, then airbrushed yellow around the edges. then using 1mm masking tape I masked around the edge, then whole canopy airbrushed black. then I unmasked to see my efforts, the good side. Note I've unmasked the white metal nose ring. the bad side😟 I don't know what it is but I was left with some marks on this side and the masking tape has lifted a decal. After trying everything in my arsenal to get rid of it, I finally got most of it using 80% ethanol but required to do some touch ups as it removed some paint from the fuselage . Also I used a silver pencil to simulate worn away paint around the top of the front screen edges. The yellow line is a bit thick for my liking but that's what I get for trying to be smart a###, should have stuck with the decals. Cheers Darren 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 looks great! don' worry too much about the decal! it looks a bit worn, as does the weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 10 hours ago, exdraken said: looks great! don' worry too much about the decal! it looks a bit worn, as does the weathering! Werner has articulated my own thoughts perfectly. It looks great Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Wow times getting short. To be fair I got offered some overtime so I worked 14 days straight, a mix of in work/work from home. Off today so had a wee bit of time to get some done. Finished painting and decaling gun panels, different colours to stand out a bit, a bit of pastels around the gun troughs, refuelling probe added Finished painting and decaling the over wing tanks, glued in place. Have to pull the old finger out, still quite a bit to do. Darren 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislowe Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 That looks amazing, great job! I've just started a WIP for mine and I'll be happy if it turns out half as good. A good save on the grey paint, the coat of clear really brought it back to life. I don't think the weathering is too much at all, I think it's spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 looks business! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Darren I have to say now, you have a proper Lightning. And what a brute it is. Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hi Darren, that Lightning looks the business. The Aeroclub kit really builds into a mighty fine replica but man, that wing has a really complicated breakdown Great work 👍 Cheers Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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