Sword 1/72 EE Lightning T.4/5 - RAF Cold War Fighters part 2

[boatman]

HI Dave well chosen kit of a plane that was far ahead of its time in my opinion as i used to go with me dad up raf coltishall an see the lightnings up close an in my opinion this one of the best plane the raf ever had an your model will look great in blue an silver as i loved them in the all silver metal finish an got some pics of the real T-4 or T-5 TAXING only about 50 ft or so away as i was at a close to perry track crashgate but looking forwards to seeing your model finished as it brings back wonderfull memeories but i thought it looked a bit weird when on later mark's they fitted bomb pylons an rockcet pods on the mark 6 F vershions i think they were an the upper wings fuel tanks
chris

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Dave.

[Dave Ward]

OK Silver sprayed, and mask removed

I realised, far too late, that I should have masked off the anti-glare panel in front of the cockpit - oh well...........
The silver used was MiG Ammo 195. I'll put a coat of gloss varnish overall, tomorrow, in preparation for adding decals. The Blue fin is Vallejo 70.839 Ultramarine - it looks a little light, but a coat of varnish should darken it a little.
Dave

[boatman]

OK Silver sprayed, and mask removed
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I realised, far too late, that I should have masked off the anti-glare panel in front of the cockpit - oh well...........
The silver used was MiG Ammo 195. I'll put a coat of gloss varnish overall, tomorrow, in preparation for adding decals. The Blue fin is Vallejo 70.839 Ultramarine - it looks a little light, but a coat of varnish should darken it a little.
Dave

SHE'S lookin good

[boatman]

I realised, far too late, that I should have masked off the anti-glare panel in front of the cockpit - oh well.....
Dave quote
cant you brush paint it matt black ?
chris

[Guest]

Nicely masked — always a surprise whether it works or if you pull half the paint underneath off with the tape, in my experience

[Dave Ward]

I realised, far too late, that I should have masked off the anti-glare panel in front of the cockpit - oh well.....
Dave quote
cant you brush paint it matt black ?
chris

Oh yes - but it's one thing that I shouldn't have needed to do - just not thinking far enough ahead!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Nicely masked — always a surprise whether it works or if you pull half the paint underneath off with the tape, in my experience :smiling3:

Jakko,
oh yes, I always find myself holding my breath! - I do the normal things, wash with IPA, then prime, leave overnight before topcoating - but it's still an anxious moment! I still can't understand how some modellers don't prime, and mask successfully! :confounded:
Dave

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Masking looks to have gone well. As Jakko said it is always a worrying part of painting. You're right - lightning's need silver :thumb2:
Jim

[Guest]

I still can't understand how some modellers don't prime, and mask successfully! :confounded:

I don’t normally prime my models But it also depends a lot on which paint you use: I think Tamiya adheres much better than Vallejo, for example, so you wouldn’t need to be as careful with the former than the latter.

[Dave Ward]

No pictures, sprayed gloss varnish! On the downside, I broke the rear canopy! - dropped it & when I was looking for it, I managed to put my size 11 on it. It may just be salvageable, but will probably have to be in the open position. Absolutely amazing, it dropped at my feet - but I trod on it fully a metre away! Fat fingers strikes again :sad:
Dave

[Guest]

It never ceases to amaze me how far away dropped parts often end up from the point where you saw (or heard) it hit the ground. I hope your canopy is still usable

[boatman]

OH Sorry to hear that Dave an it was goin so well in my opinion yes just stick the canopy in up position an fit decals an i think it will still look good
chris

[David Lovell]

As always love your subject matter this one is comming along very nicely ,as you know I do a lot of small scale armour kits mostly from the Ukraine a lot of the stuff short run (though a lot of the companies are catching up with the modern world)but as you say its the subject matter that makes them interesting ,stuff the shake and bakers can only dream of ,a little bit of hard work never hurt anybody and when finished they give you a good sense of achievement ,looking forward to the conclusion of this one. Dave

[Dave Ward]

As always love your subject matter this one is comming along very nicely ,as you know I do a lot of small scale armour kits mostly from the Ukraine a lot of the stuff short run (though a lot of the companies are catching up with the modern world)but as you say its the subject matter that makes them interesting ,stuff the shake and bakers can only dream of ,a little bit of hard work never hurt anybody and when finished they give you a good sense of achievement ,looking forward to the conclusion of this one. Dave

David,
you're right, some of the short run makers are beginning to push the Far East for detail, and the subject matter is becoming more & more diverse. It's true, models can be too easy to assemble, and something with a bit more of a challenge keeps me interested....................
Dave