Fishbed Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Another Sword Lighning kit finished. Nice little kits that build well with a bit of effort. This was built as a double build with the Mk2 version to complete the 1/2/3/T4/T5/6 set. These take a bit of effort to line everything up, but its worth the effort. Decals for this came from the kit. Not sure where the nose intake blank came from (may be airfix?). nose probe Master, nose wheel Barracuda along with the Red Tops. Various Alclad shade for the bodywork. Tim 62 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Good work, looks very convincing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Superb result... Just one thing are those fins right on the missiles? No expert by far just wondering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Another lovely Lightning ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 cracking pair of Lightnings Tim , both fine models . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Wow- one of the better Lightning builds I can recall in 1/72 scale! Metal finish is very realistic! Love your choice of squadron, too! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Hairtrigger said: Superb result... Just one thing are those fins right on the missiles? No expert by far just wondering... Yes for Red tops, Nicely built Lightning. What I would do is add a very thinned black wash to the wheels to enhance them a bit. It will be a bit more to the overall finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbed Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 14 hours ago, Hairtrigger said: Superb result... Just one thing are those fins right on the missiles? No expert by far just wondering... well that question had me scrabbling for the reference books to make sure Yes, they are on the right way round. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Another very nicely done Lightning. Your work is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 16 hours ago, Fishbed said: well that question had me scrabbling for the reference books to make sure Yes, they are on the right way round. Tim Its just the fins looked odd... Comparing to the ones on the Lightning doing myself. - ahh these are Firestreaks on mine my error. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 On 01/07/2021 at 18:36, Hairtrigger said: Superb result... Just one thing are those fins right on the missiles? No expert by far just wondering... I love the lightning and your example looks fantastic! I love the air intake blank and the overall finish looks very realistic.well done sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Beautiful work, very convincing natural metal finish. gazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Simply superb!! Well done! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 A lightning in Treble One scheme. they really were the best, to my mind. I love the way you've done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Absolutely stunning. I do love the Sword lightnings. Yes they do take a little care and effort but as you have shown the results are well worth it. Superb job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Very nice indeed, possibly my favourite Lightning scheme too. Great result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Very impressive build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Very nice, love the finish you've achieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaleModelHobbyist Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Tim, that’s beautiful work on the metallic finish (and the rest of the build). I am a big fan of this scheme, black fin over all natural metal, because it reminds me of the first model I built as a kid, a Matchbox kit. It’s nice to see what you’ve achieved here, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Great work! An iconic Cold War Top Gun... what's not to love. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Nice one Tim. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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