Ratch Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 Stencils going on. XR728 XS927 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTiger435 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Hooray! Lightnings! Looking good. Love lightnings, looking forward to RFI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 A few more decals on. One of the walkway decals shrivelled up om me, I had to hand-line it with a bow pen Can you tell which is not the decal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Still labouring with the stencils 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Nice pair Ratch !! Just a very small point, the NMF areas on the tank of 728 will have the black bands on it, the white was only applied to the grey...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Cheers @Paulaero, the coloured decal schematic shows them black, but the stencil placement diagram numbers the white decals. As I'm building both (and have given away one decal sheet) so I don't have spare markings to use 😫 I'll have to live with them on this build. Should all NMF have black or is it only certain airframes? (I do have more in the stash) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Any thing that was NMF or Grey/Green camo would have black. The white markings were brought in with the toned down light grey colours but there was massive variation and in the Lightning's later life there was so much swapping of parts it made for some very interesting combinations such as different coloured rudders panels and canopies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Thanks for that I now have all the markings on both airframes. XR728 XS927 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 What's not to love! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Undercarriage going on, after a wash Just a wash on this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 The Lightnings are inching along. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 I have put the finishing touches to these two. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Looking really good! Where did you get the Remove Before Flight tags? Do I also seen an intake cover? Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 The FOD guard comes in the kit and the RBF tags are by Astra Decals ASD7221, probably from Hannants (it was a long time ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Looking good! Did you find the transparant Firestreak seeker cone part a bit on the large side as well? Cheers, Andrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 Can't say I noticed Andrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Ratch said: The FOD guard comes in the kit and the RBF tags are by Astra Decals ASD7221, probably from Hannants (it was a long time ago). Ooh, that's a nice addition to the kit! Need to get myself some RBF tags to go with it 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galligraphics Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 18 hours ago, Ratch said: The FOD guard comes in the kit Ooh yes - I hadn't spotted that. Thinks: 🤔 could use that as a template to cut a copy for when I build my T4/5 later this year... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 RBF pennants you've use are the American style. The RAF style are different UK style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Pity they don't do them in 1/72 🥴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Ratch said: Pity they don't do them in 1/72 🥴 They do, was looking at them earlier, very tempted to get some.. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, alhenderson said: They do, was looking at them earlier, very tempted to get some.. Al On the link I can only see 1/48 and 1/32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 37 minutes ago, Ratch said: On the link I can only see 1/48 and 1/32 here's the link to the Eduard store: https://www.eduard.com/Eduard/Photo-etched-parts/Photo-etched-set/Aircraft/1-72/Remove-before-flight-UK-1-72.html. Also seen them on fleabay.. Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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