Lord Riot Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I’ve wanted to make a grey Lightning for a while, and finally got round to doing so. This is the 1/48 Airfix kit, which went together pretty well apart from the left wing being a bit warped, which after some bending, filling, sanding and more bending hopefully doesn’t show too much. All comments and suggestions for improvements welcome! And a huge thank you to @bar side for the extra decals. 66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Mr Riot..........Whatever problems you had with the left wing, it was solved with flawless precision. Your Lightning looks pretty darn good from my vantage point. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hartmann Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Been watching your build thread and watch you execute this build with flawless precision, including the scratch-building inside the pit. Its a shame the decals silvered so badly. Still though it was excellent to watch this come together. Inspirational! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Lord Riot said: 1 hour ago, Lord Riot said: That picture really caught my attention. She looks great. Glad the decals got some good use rather than sitting in my spares box. Great effort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 You've produced a great looking Lightning. I need to get on with building mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Beautiful, not normally fan of this scheme but it looks great here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That's really nice, great pics really give it that lifelike feel. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Great looking Lightning, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Cracking job LR, great finish with just the right amount of grime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That is a stunning result, a fabulous Frightening. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Thanks gents, really appreciate the comments and likes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That's a cracker! Love the contrasting dark grey / light grey (DSG over Barley?) scheme. Looks the business. Well done 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBum Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 not much feedback to give. looks great. BUT, where did you get it? I cant find an Airfix lightning anywhere on the web! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Fantastic work! In grey a Lightning looks so much more modern... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Smashing build(s). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 3 hours ago, DrumBum said: not much feedback to give. looks great. BUT, where did you get it? I cant find an Airfix lightning anywhere on the web! Thanks! It’s just one I got from eBay a few months ago, there’s a few on there sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 The Airfix 1/48 Lightning is still a very good kit as your build clearly shows. Great work on what, I think, is the best kit Airfix ever produced. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Beautiful work. Have to agree with Duncan B, one of Airfix's finest. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Top job, very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Nice to see it finished Riot, looks great, nice clean build.... only thing wrong was your choice of Squadron... Again well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLover Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Wonderful Lightning! They looked good in every colourscheme they wore, but I like the one you chose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbasher Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Magnificent build, great photos too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Very nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Love it, the mighty Lightning superbly finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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