Frightningly Ratch

[Ratch]

Can I play with this one please.

[Pete in Lincs]

You may. At your own speed. Be gentle though, It's getting on a bit.

Scalemates says 1967 new tool. It also appeared in a FROG box!

[Col.]

1 hour ago, Ratch said:

Can I play with this one please.

You most certainly can  

[Ratch]

The runners have been washed and I'm going through my decal bank too see my options.

[Col.]

I'd say you need more Lightning kits to get the good of those decals and the references  

[Ratch]

I've built one or two over the years 

BAC Lightning F3 1:72 Airfix 02080 

Revell 1/72 BAC Lightning F.6 (04301) XR770/AA, No.5 Squadron, RAF Binbrook, 1987

1/72 Lightning F Mk 3, XR749/DA, Lightning Training Flight (10th Anniversary LTF, October 1985).

Airfix 02068 1/72 Lightning F-1A XM186/B of 111 Squadron, Wattisham. When taking off from Wittering on 18 July 1963, to give a display for students from the Imperial Defence College, went out of control and crashed. Flying Officer Alan Garside, the pilot, was killed in the accident.

Lightning F.3, XP706 ‘L’, 74 (F) Sqn., RAF Leuchars 1964.

XP759/J of 23 Squadron RAF Leuchars May 1966.

XR718/BK1, No.11 Squadron, RAF Binbrook, August 1984.

Airfix 1/48 EE Lightning F.2A (A09178) XN793, 92 Squadron, Gütersloh, August 1972

XS901, 11 Squadron, RAF Binbrook, August 1978

Airfix 1/72 English Electric Lightning F.2A (A04054) XN781 flown by Wing Commander R. K. Barcilon, No. 19 Squadron, R.A.F. Gutersloh, late 1974.

XN793 was flown by Wing Commander J. B. Mitchell, Commanding Officer No. 92 Squadron, R.A.F. Gutersloh, August 1972.

Matchbox 1/72 BAC Lightning T55 (PK-126)

Trumpeter 1/72 BAC Lightning F.6 (01654)

 

I think it all stems from my dad and granddad taking me to airshows at RAF Gaydon. In those days kids were allowed to lay on the grass next to the runway (beyond the rope that adults had to stay behind). These things would shoot past at (what seemed like) zero feet - - - - and then you'd hear it come and thunder past. Incredible!

[Ratch]

A little done today.

[Col.]

While there's not much more interior detail within the cockpit than a pilot he's looking good enough to hold attention. Nice painting

[Ratch]

Bruntingthorpe's F Mk. 6's
XR728

XS904

 

I remember thinking how small the office was at Brunty

[Ratch]

Most of the assembly done

[Col.]

You've had a productive weekend

[Ratch]

Got back onto this one

[Col.]

Ready for paint now?

[Ratch]

Yes, I hope to prime today 

[Ratch]

I painted the interior colour on the canopy of the F.6 by brush and then primed the Red Top missiles with white and the airframe with gloss black. 

At this point I decided that none of the markings in my decal bank are good enough and promptly ordered another sheet from Hanants.

[Ratch]

Whilst waiting for decals I shot Dull Aluminium over the airframe as a base.

[Ratch]

I received the Xtradecal sheet X72155 EE Lightning F.Mk.2A/6

I have chosen EE(BAC) Lightning F.6 XR761/A of Wg. A.L. (Al) Blakley Cdr. No.56 Squadron, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus and RAF Wattisham in 1975. I then masked selected panels and over-sprayed with a brighter aluminium.

[Col.]

Nice paintwork. Decal time now?

[Ratch]

Got some touch-ups to do and the anti-glare panel first @Col.

[Ratch]

This is about ready for Klear.

[Ratch]

BAC Lightning F.6 XR761 "Alpha" belonging to the Firebirds' boss Brian Farrer captured landing at RAF Luqa, Malta, May 1973. by Phil Bradshaw, on Flickr

[Ratch]

Got the transfers on

working on the Red Tops

[Col.]

Not a bad match for your reference photo

[Ratch]

Red Tops

[Ratch]

The whole model has been sprayed with Klear mixed with a little Vallejo 26.518 Matt Acrylic Varnish to give a slight satin finish. I removed the masking from the transparencies at this point and applied the canopy seal with a ruling pen.