Popular Post BikingLampy Posted February 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2021 Possibly the single loudest thing I've heard - a Lightning at the Bruntingthorpe fast taxi day in 2018. (although, I'm not sure my ears are well enough calibrated to differentiate between its 2 Avons or the 4 Conways that went steaming past a few minutes later...) ...but onto the model - an Airfix 1/72 EE Lightning F6, provided by my nephew for my birthday some 7 months ago. Built OOB, bar a nicer ejection seat and a brass pitot probe (which looks a lot more pleased with itself in the photos than it does in real life!). I read a few WIPs, which meant that I avoided most of the "Gotchas" (although I STILL didn't take enough plastic out to make the top of the fuselage nose join up especially nicely), and created a couple of my own - namely leaving the engines out (bar the compressor face/bulkhead) until final assembly, then discovering they didn't fit quite as well as I thought. It all came out in the wash though... I discovered the ejection seat firing handle on my bench the other day, so that's been reinstalled ...and with one of its near ancestors for scale. Its a big old lump...! 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Beautiful build.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I usually build it's ancestors but there's something about a Lightning that I like and your one's very smart indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 That's a cracking Lightning. Love the weathering especially. 👍 Out of interest what paints did you use... as they look bang on...not easy when you have such a low contrast between the 3 greys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikingLampy Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Thank y'all... Paints are a mix of Vallejo (Med. Sea Grey and Light Aircraft Grey) and Tamiya (camoflage grey, aka sky grey). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 What's not to love! - thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 That is a really nice job. Weathering looks very realistic- well done sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Very smart and a nice finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Beautifully built Lightning. I've always thought the cockpit on that airplane looked awfully cramped. I understand pilots love the plane though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 8 hours ago, BikingLampy said: Possibly the single loudest thing I've heard - a Lightning at the Bruntingthorpe fast taxi day in 2018. You've not witnessed an F-35 then? 🤣 Very nice model - I'd love to experience a Lightning at full noise, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Great looking Lightning. Colors and moderate weathering - excellent Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Nice Lightning. I hate to nitpick, but that should be AVTUR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Very nice Frightening indeed and the Spit looks rather good too Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Beautifully turned out Lightning. Cracking work. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 04/02/2021 at 7:35 AM, Pete in Lincs said: Nice Lightning. I hate to nitpick, but that should be AVTUR. Beat me to it Pete...Avgas used with Piston engines...chipmunk and Herons in my case. Still a nice Lightning though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Came for the title, stayed for the build. Lovely looking work there buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Gee thanks. Now I need to set aside my current project and go with the Airfix Lightning instead. Why??? Because I like this one so much!!!!! Very nice Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Pearcy Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Awesome build. I'm lucky I only live a couple of miles away from Bruntingsthorpe and visit regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Absolutely cracking build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsyouruncle Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 That is a gorgeous looking Lightning. You've done a cracking job there and it looks a real brute. Excellent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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