English Electric F.2A Lightning Airfix 2013 tool 2015 box
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68 24 June 2022, 16:37
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Made a start with the pilot and cockpit. Combination of Hataka and Vallejo paints. 🙂
4 July 2022, 17:22
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Front parts of the aircraft internally painted Vallejo Aluminium. The nose was painted Hataka BS Dark Green. Next is these parts will go together. 🙂
Thanks for the encouragement Roland and Jan 👍
Many thanks for the likes from Mid Franconian, Roland, Franck, Mirko and Davide T. 👍
5 July 2022, 15:09
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Almost ready to put the fuselage together. Internal of fuselage painted Vallejo Medium Sea Gray. Front part put together painted Vallejo aluminium and the cockpit added on top. Exhaust area put together and painted Vallejo Gunmetal. 🙂
6 July 2022, 14:50
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Fuselage now together. I had to use some filler in the nose area but after taping together it seemed to glue together OK. 🙂
7 July 2022, 14:37
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Underside of fuselage and wings added. A bit of filler needed for both. 🙂
Thanks to Villiers, Jan P, Manuel T and Sergej I for the likes. 👍
9 July 2022, 16:24
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Tail plane etc added. Now ready for primer and panel line shading. 🙂
Thanks Marius for the like. 👍
16 July 2022, 09:44
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I have been tempted to purchase this kit soooo many times... Let me see, how it goes together 😉 Good work so far, Guy!
16 July 2022, 10:25
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Primer applied and pre-shading added. 🙂
Thanks for your kind comment and like Robert. 👍
21 July 2022, 13:57
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Top of aircraft painted with Hataka BS Dark Green (BS381C)
Thanks for your kind comments Istvan, Roland & Robin(WhiteGlint). 👍
Thanks for the likes Istvan S, Robin & Mark K. 👍
22 July 2022, 19:38
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After a bit of a gap, I have added Hataka silver to underneath the fuselage. Next step will be to apply gloss varnish and attach the decals. 🙂
Many thanks to Al Berto, Rui DS, Djordje N & Sukhoi242 for your kind likes. 👍
7 August 2022, 14:33
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Decals now added, this was not a good experience as almost all of the lines in particular fell apart. 🙂
Many thanks to Francois C & David H for the likes. 👍
19 August 2022, 17:53
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Added undercarriage and other bits and pieces. The canopy added to my woes with this model as it broke when taking off the sprue. 🙁 Other than that, I now declare this aircraft completed.
92 (East India) Sqn was equipped with the F.2 Lightning in April 1963 while based at RAF Linton-On-Ouse. In December 1965 the Sqn was relocated to RAF Geilenkirchen in West Germany. They moved with their F.2s again in January 1968 to RAF Gutersloh in West Germany and remained there until 31 March 1977. The Sqn re-roled with Phantoms on 1 April 1977 at RAF Wildenrath in West Germany.
Thanks to Vels V, Jonathon S, Guillaume & Manuel L for the likes. 👍
21 September 2022, 15:34
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Many thanks Robert, Roland, Robin, Andy and Vincent for your very kind comments. 👍
Thanks Neil, Cuajete, Juergen K & Vincent for the likes, appreciated greatly. 👍
22 September 2022, 09:30
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Many thanks Pasquale G, Eric T, David C & Finn for the likes. Thanks for your interest mates! 👍
25 September 2022, 18:15
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Many thanks for your kind comment Jan. 👍
Thanks Daniel K & Mark S for your interest and likes. 👍
7 October 2022, 08:00
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Thanks for the kind comment Maciej. 👍
Thanks for your likes and interest Patryk S & Curatorm. 👍
8 December 2022, 22:53
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Thank you for your very kind comment Bernd. It was my first post WW2 aircraft. 👍
Thanks for your interest and likes Gary B & Arif S. 👍
6 June 2023, 18:26
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I admit we always loved it when the Lightnings flew over our house when I was a child David. 👍
Many thanks for your interest and like emtec. 👍
17 June 2023, 15:34
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Back in the late seventies I saw a Victor doing a three point refuel of Lightnings over my school,amazing.
17 June 2023, 15:54
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A plane I didn't know until today. When I saw the pictures, I thought it was a MIG before reading the title and seeing the box. Then, I noticed the double reactor exhaust at the rear of the plane. Great job Guy !
17 June 2023, 16:08
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Beautiful build of one of the most amazing planes ever built. From 0 to Mach 1 going straight up, an incredible plane.
17 June 2023, 16:17
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@David, that must have been a great sight. Although I saw a lot of Lightnings, particularly in the very late 60s and early 70s, I never saw something as impressive as that. 👍
Many thanks for your very kind comments Jean-Louis & Mike. 👍
Thanks for your interest and likes Marco G & Kyriakos V. 👍
19 June 2023, 15:39
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Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Noel B, John E, Lost Erik & Tibor S. 👍
12 October 2023, 15:03
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Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Alberto J, Petr K & Rando Dude. 👍
15 October 2023, 14:29