Derek B Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 I think that they will do. Derek blackbetty, Cheetah11, Starfighter and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) I’ve used “Blue Stuff” to help cast simple shapes Derek, worked well enough for what I needed too. Edited April 10, 2023 by mozart Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 29 minutes ago, mozart said: I’ve used “Blue Stuff” to help cast simple shapes Derek, worked well enough for what I needed too. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus2000 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 I've followed your work up to now in silence because I have to say that I find lightning really ugly as an airplane (it's obviously my personal taste) and therefore I don't know it well. But the work you've done up to now and the attention to detail almost made me want to make one... This means being a good model maker, making you want to build a model that you would never have taken into consideration (I'll see what the 1/48 scale offers since it's the scale I work with). Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, spartacus2000 said: I've followed your work up to now in silence because I have to say that I find lightning really ugly as an airplane (it's obviously my personal taste) and therefore I don't know it well. But the work you've done up to now and the attention to detail almost made me want to make one... This means being a good model maker, making you want to build a model that you would never have taken into consideration (I'll see what the 1/48 scale offers since it's the scale I work with). Thank you Marco, very kind of you. The EE Lightning is very brutish and purposeful, so it does have a beauty all of its own. If I have inspired just one person to have a go at making one (irrespective of the scale), then my work is mainly done! (the Airfix 1/48 scale Lightnings make up into accurate model straight OOB). Good luck. Derek Edited April 10, 2023 by Derek B mozart, spartacus2000 and Youngtiger1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Also been following in the shadows and Blue Stuff could be of interest to this, sometimes heavy handed, modeller! Is there a limit to the number of times you can use Blue Stuff, can it be used multiple times or is it a one time use? Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Thanks, Derek - I just ordered some Blue Stuff! Kev Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Tony C said: Is there a limit to the number of times you can use Blue Stuff, can it be used multiple times or is it a one time use? It's reuseable. mozart and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Top notch work as always sir, and I’m loving those behind the scenes photo’s from Bruntingthorpe. I’ve many happy memories from the various taxiing day events. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 6 hours ago, Tony C said: Also been following in the shadows and Blue Stuff could be of interest to this, sometimes heavy handed, modeller! Is there a limit to the number of times you can use Blue Stuff, can it be used multiple times or is it a one time use? Hi Tony, As Mike has already stated, yes, it is reusable (I will retain the two moulds I have made as I will need them for my own Trumpeter Lightning build eventually). Chers Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Stokey Pete said: Top notch work as always sir, and I’m loving those behind the scenes photo’s from Bruntingthorpe. I’ve many happy memories from the various taxiing day events. Thanks Pete! Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 6 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Thanks, Derek - I just ordered some Blue Stuff! Kev Good stuff Kevin! I have never used this product before, but it does exactly what it says on the tin and works well. The only couple of tips I would proffer (based on my above efforts) is to ensure that you use a good amount of pressure when applying the softened material in order to avoid 'soft details', and ensure that there is no air trapped when doing so - hopefully, this will provide a clean mould (the acid test for me is when I attempt to mould some wheels for a different kit!). Derek MikeMaben and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Thanks for the advice, think I’ll need to get several packs Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 More detail work. The refuel panel lights have been added. Moving forward, detail work on the fuselage spine has commenced. The triangular shaped RF Homing panel (supplied as a separate piece in the kit for unknown reasons) is incorrect in size, shape and position as supplied, and that is without the fuselage extension! I added the kit part and filled it it in. I then made a scribing template after determining the correct shape, size and positioning of the panel. The panel after scribing. As can be seen, it is quite a bit further forward than the kit panel. The fin is also on. Derek blackbetty, geedubelyer, scvrobeson and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Great work. Looking a lot more like the Lightning we know and love. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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