stusbke Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 I'm really having a blast with this one, going trough other build threads over here I took can't remember which one, could be Eric's or John's not sure, that one needs to lower the tip of the wing root to clear the panel located there. Well I did that and made a notch in the wing, so getting two things done at the same time, bonus for me.. Anyway here's what I mean top wing is unaltered bottom is already done. Cutting it up vertical and sanding down the bottom so the top part could be bend down to meet with the already pre bended bottom part. you get the idea. it may seem stupid but this really changes the way the wings look on the fuselage compare this picture with the first one I took it clears that panel cleanly now as shown here and the front profile is looking way better remodelling the second wing now and giving that time to dry so I can sand it back and re scribe what ever detail I lost during the process..slowly but steady she's turning in to a lightning...LOL Cheers guys till next update Frederick Jacobs blackbetty, Kagemusha, themongoose and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I used to work at Boscombe Down in the 80’s and used to strap in the pilots to the ETPS resident T5. It was a great aircraft and especially stood in front of it with engines running either then marshalling it out or back in. The pilots faces when they landed having never flown a Lightning was always a joy, having broke the sound barrier going up. Sorties varies from 20 to 40 mins. You just didn’t get tired of it. mozart, Kagemusha and Dutch Man 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 time for another update got the IFR all done and dusted glad to have it out of the way made it removable will safe me surely from an early destruction and saves me heaps of trouble while transporting this beauty around here's my take on leading edge cut out...quite tricky to make and by the looks of it I'm need to add a touch of filler gain tommorow ...then I need to do it again on the other side... left wing so far started doing detail in the main gear bay stumbled on to few problems made my mind up a minute ago on how to fix it all so hopefully if it all goes to plan I'll have a update ready soon with both wings done.... small things with a big difference... the tail I've been wondering what to do about the tail as it had a few problems the dent in the leading edge, actually a scoop more on that later, actually needs to line up with the air brake, and the panel line that I marked with move / re scribe needs to end somewhere in between the rudder rather then ending dead on the edge of it. Solution pretty straight forward. Cut off 5mm moved the whole thing forward and presto looks way better now an easy fix... another easy fix was to hollow out the dent as its actually a scoop on the real deal much better. its things like this that make a model interesting its one of the reasons I can't wait to get started on the main fuselage there are a ton of vents scoops and what not one can add that only make the model pop... looking forward to the next update Cheers guys Frederick Jacobs LSP_Kevin, Lothar, Seversky and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Interesting update Frederick, some of that awaits me! stusbke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 4:41 PM, Lothar said: Is it true that the Lightning could actually outclimb an F-15 in its days? The fuel tanks must have been empty at the end of the climb if it's true. Lothar Yes indeed. There’s the famous story of the young bucks in an F-15 challenging the old timer Lightning to a challenge of ‘first to 50,000ft’. The tale goes that the Lightning did indeed out-climb the Eagle, and when the Lightning returned to the field and pulled the drag ‘chute, there was a message to their competitors that read: “Up yours, Yanks!” What the fuel situation was is anyone’s guess, but I imagine ‘critical’ was not far off an accurate description. How much truth there is to the story is anyone’s guess, but it’s well shared on this side of the pond. mozart, Lothar and Lee White 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 11 hours ago, mozart said: Interesting update Frederick, some of that awaits me! I have to think that yours is going to end up being more accurate from the box then mine I'm trying to do what I can to make it more appealing but noting major is done a clip here and there a twist and opening up vents and what not.. Nothing too out of the ordinary or exceptional. I sure wish that Ian's set was already available I'd buy it in a heart beat. However even without yuo can't mistaken this model for anything else then a Lightning... Cheers mate Frederick Jacobs 10 hours ago, tomprobert said: Yes indeed. There’s the famous story of the young bucks in an F-15 challenging the old timer Lightning to a challenge of ‘first to 50,000ft’. The tale goes that the Lightning did indeed out-climb the Eagle, and when the Lightning returned to the field and pulled the drag ‘chute, there was a message to their competitors that read: “Up yours, Yanks!” What the fuel situation was is anyone’s guess, but I imagine ‘critical’ was not far off an accurate description. How much truth there is to the story is anyone’s guess, but it’s well shared on this side of the pond. As they say Tom where there's smoke there's fire...I think that back in the days everyone wanted a piece of the F15. Tomcats had the same ordeal and I bet that there's hud tape enough to proof it though never will see light of day of the hush hush and ooh no you didn't just do that type of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Nice to see another lightning taking shape. I built this kit a good while ago now but rather than move the wings back 3mm I inserted a 5mm plug into the fuselage and also dont forget to shorten the main gear legs to enhance the stance.... I took 3mm from the centre section of the plastic parts and re glued them then checked the stance before repeating the exercise on the metal parts, re joining them with epoxy, and sanding. This little change really improves the stance of the final build., Iv'e included some photos so you have an idea of the difference I also have a large number of Lightning reference photos of open panels, wheel wells etc if you need any? Keep up the great work.... following this one along. Edited April 12, 2020 by Phartycr0c LSP_Kevin, Phantom2, johncrow and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Hi Frederick, For some reason, I cannot view your images from this particular PC, however, I know that you are making good progress on your kit - you can never have too many Lightnings! Good luck with the rest of your build and thank you for sharing your work with us. Cheers Derek mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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