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Building a collection
Now the Hunters can join their stablemates The F6 looks good alongside teh Lightning, but doesn’t the T7 make the gnat look tiny?… more →
Flying the Camel
Building a collection
wrote 5 months ago: Now the Hunters can join their stablemates The F6 looks good alongside teh Lightning, but doesn … more →
The Grand Finale
wrote 8 months ago: And here it is, the Lightning, finished. … more →
lightning Canopy
wrote 8 months ago: As promised, the very final steps. The gunsight added to the inside of the canopy which is then adde … more →
Almost Completely final steps
wrote 9 months ago: The missile rails are set so the missiles themselves can be added after a little fiddling to get the … more →
Almost final steps
wrote 9 months ago: With the undercarriage sorted there are just a last few items required to complete the lightning. Fi … more →
Onto the mains
wrote 9 months ago: The main wheel, tis is essentially what will support the model whilst standing and all the other und … more →
A nose for it.
wrote 9 months ago: Now the undercarriage is solid, the rest of the fittings can be added. First the nose wheel door, si … more →
Upright and in good standing
wrote 9 months ago: Now the Undercarriage assemblies are fitted to the model. The main wheels lock into fairly robust pe … more →
A bit of support
wrote 9 months ago: And so onto the undercarriage. First of all assembling the main supporting structures. For the main … more →
lightning spot the difference
wrote 9 months ago: I thought I might, as on the odd occasion before, play a little game of spot the difference. This ti … more →
A little light (Or two (Or three))
wrote 9 months ago: The navigation lights on the lightning are very small, but important to the look of the model. The f … more →
Screen test
wrote 9 months ago: Now, back to some assembly. The cockpit cowling goes in first. followed by the windscreen, done whil … more →
Better, by far
wrote 9 months ago: The missiles, as you know I have not been happy with. However the addition of the marking details ma … more →
Chop, chop
wrote 9 months ago: Whilst doing the main decals I have also been applying decals to some of the ancillary parts. the … more →
Decal disaster
wrote 9 months ago: Despite all My best efforts to avoid damage whilst handling the decals, when I came to take the pict … more →
Round and roundels
wrote 9 months ago: Now the big Idents can go on, the RAF roundels on the upper wings. And also the nose idents. but mor … more →
Pinstripe suit
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wrote 9 months ago: And now… The wings, first of all the pinstriping, this is to mark the area of the wing it is s … more →
Warning, Warning
wrote 9 months ago: Now the upper fuselage decals. These are largely warning stencils along the spine and around the coc … more →
Belly stripes
wrote 9 months ago: Now comes the time to start adding the decals. This is relatively early in the build, but there are … more →
