stusbke Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hi guys joining in on this Gb. title says it all really hope to get this one done rapidly not too keen on changing a lot will do a few bits here and there but I hope to get her closed up ASAP and get paint on her while bench time is at its peak ATM the livery which I'm going to build wrote down what Ill need to address before she can be closed up. Looks like a lot, should be al right, mostly its façade adding to make the fuselage pop more in terms of detail and clutter first things first wings moved back 3mm like I've seen done in so many other builds does make a huge difference hence me doing it. next up before I do any other work is the inflight refueling probe I eyeballed this mostly but its looks ok for me I'll be pleased when its done one more sanding session tomorrow and I'm on my way to another big item on the list It was dropping a bit while I was taking this picture but you get the idea still need to add the ball in front end sand to length and add the master refuelling probe to call it really done but this is what makes the look of the lightning IMHO so glad that step is done... on tot he next update guys Cheers Frederick Jacobs Lothar, BradG, Subodai and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 What a sight! stusbke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 This is gonna be a sweet looking lightning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Great to see another Lightning Frederick, fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) Awsome progress and choice of markings - an iconic aircraft!!! This will turn out stunning !! Lothar Edited March 30, 2020 by Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) Dad said seeing a Lightning fly was the single most impressive airshow performance he's ever seen. He said the pilot brought it over the field on the deck, stood it on it's tail and went until you couldn't hear or see him anymore. Impressive. Edited March 30, 2020 by BradG Stevepd, stusbke and nmayhew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, BradG said: Dad said seeing a Lightning fly was the single most impressive airshow performance he's ever seen. He said the pilot brought it over the field on the deck, stood it on it's tail and went until you couldn't hear or see him anymore. Impressive. yep seen a few of these climb outs on youtube what a beast that was...I can only imagine what it was like going to airshows those days ....Awesome Cheers Frederick Jacobs BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, stusbke said: yep seen a few of these climb outs on youtube what a beast that was...I can only imagine what it was like going to airshows those days ....Awesome Cheers Frederick Jacobs Yes, Lightnings were awesome, literally so. The ground actually shook when they did their thing. One of the advantages of being old is that I saw the Lightning precursor, the English Electric P1 fly at Farnborough in the 1950s, accompanied by the all-white V Force; Vulcan, Valiant and Victor! Thrilling for a young boy. Stevepd, Kagemusha, Alain Gadbois and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Those were the days in Britannia B.C.:-) Love those old roaring tubes go off like the end is near. Robert Jan nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, mozart said: Yes, Lightnings were awesome, literally so. The ground actually shook when they did their thing. One of the advantages of being old is that I saw the Lightning precursor, the English Electric P1 fly at Farnborough in the 1950s, accompanied by the all-white V Force; Vulcan, Valiant and Victor! Thrilling for a young boy. For those who were not fortunate to be there, you can watch the British Pathé films on YouTube, well worth it! Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 That'll be a colorful build!! NMF plus blue and the tail art. What are you going to use for the NMF? Clean build or weathered? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, dmthamade said: That'll be a colorful build!! NMF plus blue and the tail art. What are you going to use for the NMF? Clean build or weathered? Don actually only the belly tank was metallic and not even for long its the the 3 tome Grey scheme I'm doing with the decals from Xtradecal Not keeping her clean that's for sure but not overly weathered I'm not a fan of that anyway not my thing I want them to represent how they looked on the line not derelict ... Cheers Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 5 hours ago, stusbke said: yep seen a few of these climb outs on youtube what a beast that was...I can only imagine what it was like going to airshows those days ....Awesome Cheers Frederick Jacobs I saw them do that quite a lot, so much so you just got used to it, I'd love to experience that again. Did the Earth move for you? Oh, yes! Stevepd and stusbke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Kagemusha said: I saw them do that quite a lot, so much so you just got used to it, I'd love to experience that again. Did the Earth move for you? Oh, yes! I guess its the same as the tomcat I've only seen the demo once and that was an A version, would have loved to see a B or D version go at it man that would have been bittersweet. The F15 can zoom quite lovely seen the west coast demo team come by in Belgium a decade ago man they tore up the place still vividly remember that demo they rumbled soil as well One thing I LOVE about fighter jets that brute power... its just pure magic... Cheers Frederick Jacobs Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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