Popular Post Farmerboy Posted November 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 2, 2022 ....well l don't know about you lot but mine would be (front and back) if 9 of these had just taken off in a rolling formation, gone vertical, on full afterburner to 20,000 feet at mach 1.2. The noise and vibration would have felt like the end of the earth, Birds would have fallen from the sky. Women would have fainted in there thousands. Hard men with daggers tattoed to there foreheads would have cowered on the floor crying for mummy. It would have been FANTASTIC !!! Big thanks to @Dr. Quack for sending me the RAF decals. @Courageous @Wolfman @Terry1954 @Lightningboy2000 suggested l built this after l presented a Phantom Red Arrows in RFI back in 2019, it's taken a while so l hope it does'nt dissapoint. Suprised how big the Lightning is along side the Phantom. and NO l am not going to build a Vulcan Whif next!!!! 118 4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 That’s really rather nice. By coincidence I was looking through an old box of photos and came across an early photo effort of mine from my teens. A poor contrast enlargement of five lightnings in formation at a show which must have been either Leuchars or Prestwick from the late 60’s early 70’s and yes it was noisy. Gone all dewy eyed now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Very tasty, Phantom too! Bloody MoD cheapskates. Cheers, Andre 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Fantastic work, worth the wait. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Absolutely beautiful, great looking model and what a wonderful WIF. I would love to have seen thisat an airshow, but 9 Lightnings, a 10 minute routine, would hate to have to pay the fuel bill.🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Beautiful finish and unusual version of Lightning Regards, Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 They’d have needed tanker support half way through the display 🤪 Nicely done by the way. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Oh i say , thats rather nice . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 🙀 Fabulous! Not just gorgeous conceptually but execution too! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 It’s scary how well both of these work they look fantastic in the high gloss red. 10/10 from this guy right here 👍🏻👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Very nice and the Phantom too, a typhoon would really lend itself to the red's scheme...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 That is absolutely fantastic! Love the description putting that false memory of seeing nine of them displaying at an Air Tattoo maybe? Well, didn't the Firebirds do exactly that at Wattisham? May I be responsible in recommending a Red Arrows Typhoon next? 😉 Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) That is superb! One of my next projects is a Lightning. If I had the same idea I would have built it too but there were other aerobatic teams in the RAF.🙂 Good night Giampiero Edited November 2, 2022 by GiampieroSilvestri 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 That is beautifully done, you're right, would have been awesome. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 12 hours ago, petetasker said: They’d have needed tanker support half way through the display 🤪 What's wrong with a Victor K.2 in Red Arrows livery? Cheers, Andre 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 That looks absolutely superb. Great job, love it SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestialsphere Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Splendid model! A Red Arrows Lightning would add a dashing streak of colour to the Mach Loop. Thanks for sharing. Andrew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Wow! Fantastic! Any plans for further types in the red? Tornado F3? Or perhaps a Thunderbirds F-104? Great stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Supreme finish, the paint looks just right and I can't decide which one looks better, they both look right! Why not send the pics off to the RAF and see if you can get a job designing colour schemes for future aircraft 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I think they would have invented the concept of "Wealth & Safety" the day that nine Lightnings did their first display! Having said that, it would be an event that aviation enthusiasts would still be talking about, with a very misty-eyed look. Cheers. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Very cool pair of builds, that would`ve been worth seeing for real! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 From your pictures this build looks flawless. Incredible paint job and this is not an easy one to get right. And the white on the decals are perfect. I would be curious as to the decals you used. I have a set of decals to do this on my Airfix TSR2 - it's a great scheme fiction or not, it just looks great! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 That is brilliant, and I'd never realised how large the Lightning is. Beautiful finishes on both! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAFAN Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Very nice! I saw a Lightning at a show at RAF Mildenhall in '68 or so. Fly to Air Show Center and stand on end, Full Afterburner and head straight up, just as you describe. That was probably the loudest aircraft I have ever heard, including the F-100s stationed at RAF Lakenheath at the time... Nice job of representing the Red Arrows in a WIF. The Lightning was raw power personified! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Looks absolutely Fab Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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