Airfix 1:72 Lighting F6

[papa 695]

Looking good Matt, now for some colour.

[colin m]

Well it certainly looks like a Lightning now. I like the over wing tanks, they seem typically British and eccentric.

[matto21]

Made a slow start on the painting, but I'm thinking that this is far too dark for RAF medium sea grey.

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Matt

[matto21]

Some post Xmas progress. Painting done and the colours subtly shaded before a gloss coat.

Decals are OOB Airfix ones - the conform beautifully with a bit of Mr Mark Softer.

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Matt

[papa 695]

Looking very nice Matt

[matto21]

About half way through the decalling process now - very time consuming!

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Hopefully this shows the shaded underside better than I've been able to before.

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Bit of respraying required, Mr Mark Softer ate through the paint.

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[colin m]

That looks the part. For me it doesn't what difficulties the build has thrown up, once the paint is on, I can forgive............

[matto21]

Thank you Colin. Yeah, paint hides a multitude of sins!

[matto21]

Tonight's been about repairing the damage and masking the wheel wells - forgot to do this earlier.

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Matt

[flyjoe180]

Looking good Matt

[matto21]

Today's progress has been around trying to get this bird on her own feet.

I'm using replacement resin items again from Barracuda Studios.

I've not got around to painting the tyres yet but the hubs look great with a wash to highlight the detail.

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[papa 695]

Looking good Matt

[matto21]

She's almost on her own feet. I found the rear undercarriage to be really poorly fitting - not what you want. I have my concerns over the longevity of these pieces.

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[colin m]

This is looking great. So, landing gear, you did remember the extra weight for the nose ? Then again, is all that resin heavy enough ?

[matto21]

This is looking great. So, landing gear, you did remember the extra weight for the nose ? Then again, is all that resin heavy enough ?

I did put extra weight in the front of the fuselage. In fact, I was too slapdash and filled the nose wheel bay by accident. I then had to scrape it out and rebuild the bay from plastic card.