Lightningboy's completed 2024.

[Lightningboy2000]

Wasn't a bad year for me numbers wise, glad to get these finished. Still got as many uncompleted but those are sure to be included in 2025. Something to look forward to. Also after the Jolly Green Giant I suffered badly from consecutive bugs & viruses which seriously dented my modelling mojo. I'm looking forward to getting a few shelf dwellers completed.

All shown in consecutive order;

USAF F-35A Lightning II 19-5495 LN 48th FW 495th FS Valkyries

Tamiya 1/72 F-35A

USAFE Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6570 20th FBW - Wethersfield 1958

Special Hobby 1/72

USAFE Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6675 81st FBW - 78th FBS Shepherds Grove 1958

Special Hobby 1/72

Abandoned & graffiti'd Tiger in the wild, somewhere in West Germany...

Airfix/Academy Tiger I

McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle USAF 86-0172 493rd 48th FW Lakenheath Suffolk Feb/March 2022.

1/72 GWH

USAFE Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6834 91st FBS 81st FBW Shepherds Grove 1955

1/72 Sword

Revell 1/72 German Army SpPz 2 Luchs

Revell 1/72 Panzerhaubitze 2000 German Army

Revell 1/72 GTK Boxer FüFz A1

USAF Sikorsky HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant 68-10364 67th ARRS RAF Woodbridge 1978

1/72 Fujimi

 

Here's a teaser of what might get finished in 2025. There are a couple of other things that I really want to get started, B-58, TSR-2 & a T-39A Sabreliner. All good intentions & that! 😆

 

Thank you for looking!

 

Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AliGauld]

A cracking collection.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Lightningboy2000]

59 minutes ago, AliGauld said:

A cracking collection.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Thanks Alistair!

[Keeff]

What a great line up! 

 

Keith ☺️ 

[JeroenS]

Wow, very nice work Martin! Lovely set of Thunderstreaks, the abandoned Tiger is a great piece. And some good builds lined up too. 

[MRMRL]

That's a great collection, loving the F84's, especially the first of the trio. A nice teaser for next year as well.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Really like the F-84’s and Super Jolly Helo. 

[Lightningboy2000]

16 hours ago, Keeff said:

What a great line up! 

 

Keith ☺️ 

Thanks Keith! ☺️

[Lightningboy2000]

3 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Really like the F-84’s and Super Jolly Helo. 

Cheers! 👍

17 hours ago, JeroenS said:

Wow, very nice work Martin! Lovely set of Thunderstreaks, the abandoned Tiger is a great piece. And some good builds lined up too. 

Thanks very much! Much appreciated!

[-Ian-]

Love the Tiger, never thought I'd ever see Front 242 referenced on here 😁

[Farmerboy]

Great year dispite of your temporary loss of mojo, love the tiger, what a great idea! Good job all round.

[Lightningboy2000]

11 hours ago, -Ian- said:

Love the Tiger, never thought I'd ever see Front 242 referenced on here 😁

The graffiti was all meant to be German bands, but thought their cross hairs seemed appropriate! 😁

[Lightningboy2000]

7 hours ago, Farmerboy said:

Great year dispite of your temporary loss of mojo, love the tiger, what a great idea! Good job all round.

Thank you mate. I've been doing little bits here & there, but nothing finished. I'll at least have a head start for next year. 

[kitchentable]

That’s a factory not a hobby!  Really nice work, and your photography is very well done to show them off.   

[Kallisti]

Nice Thuds and Boxer! Great builds

[bigbadbadge]

Great work on this cracking collection,  they look superb.

Chris

[Courageous]

Fab work there Martin, want those shelf queens completed and on the club table next year 

 

Stuart

[RidgeRunner]

Very, very nice, Martin :). I love the Tiger!

[Ad-4N]

Your HH-53C is awesome!  And your Hasegawa 1/72 “Bread Van” is the only one I’ve ever seen built.

[Lightningboy2000]

On 12/20/2024 at 5:07 PM, Kallisti said:

Nice Thuds and Boxer! Great builds

Cheers Kallisti! 👍

On 12/20/2024 at 7:55 PM, bigbadbadge said:

Great work on this cracking collection,  they look superb.

Chris

Many thanks Chris! 😊

[Lightningboy2000]

On 12/23/2024 at 7:46 PM, Courageous said:

Fab work there Martin, want those shelf queens completed and on the club table next year 

 

Stuart

Yes sir! 🫡 😁

Two of them should be presented when we meet next, but I can't guarantee completed. Had other issues what with mum being in hospital over Christmas. She's being very well looked after & she's doing really well. Started off scary, but all looks good. 👍

[Lightningboy2000]

23 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:

Very, very nice, Martin :). I love the Tiger!

Cheers Martin, something different, I do like stripey things anyway. 😁🐯

[Lightningboy2000]

16 hours ago, Ad-4N said:

Your HH-53C is awesome!  And your Hasegawa 1/72 “Bread Van” is the only one I’ve ever seen built.

Cheers mate, I did throw as much as I could at it. Thanks about the van, they were usually painted in a dark blue but used some cheeky artistic licence. 

[Yg Models]

nice collection.

i like those revell AFVs most, since not see in local shops.

[Lightningboy2000]

16 hours ago, Yg Models said:

nice collection.

i like those revell AFVs most, since not see in local shops.

Thank you Yg. I am a big fan of this series of modern AFV's that Revell produced, & 1/72 modern AFV's in general . There are others from Revell in the stash that I will ad to the production line.