Rob Colvin Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Was wondering.....has anyone come up with good way to complete the intake? Not sure what trumpeter was thinking. Thx! Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I don't think a whole lot of thinking goes on at Trumpeter. I haven't tackled my F.6 yet so can't help with the intake. TRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) the intake fix is the least of your worries check out Iains thread, some photos are dead Edited November 8, 2020 by Robthepom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 There are online builds that I can recall where it's tackled. AFAIR they involve mounting the intake throat further forward to match up with the intake ring. I can't recall what any consequent problems were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Colvin Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Thanks all.....I have done a few fixes.....sorted the wing/ fuselage positioning. Not even going to try the belly tank....I may shorten the main struts a tad.....the model will be buried in my case and will not see the light of day lol.....that said....I just cant get past that intake because the nose is front and center. O' real quick.......is the cockpit of a F1/3 gray or black? I have seen both......I think lol. Edited November 8, 2020 by Rob Colvin Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I think a bunch of guys just added like a 2mm collar to the front of it to make it meet the intake ring. Matt chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) On 11/8/2020 at 5:47 PM, Rob Colvin said: Thanks all.....I have done a few fixes.....sorted the wing/ fuselage positioning. Not even going to try the belly tank....I may shorten the main struts a tad.....the model will be buried in my case and will not see the light of day lol.....that said....I just cant get past that intake because the nose is front and center. O' real quick.......is the cockpit of a F1/3 gray or black? I have seen both......I think lol. Hi Rob, I think, from memory, the intake is, for some reason, moulded approximately 5 mm further forward than the mating intake trunking - this is probably the major issue with the kit amongst other faults (I have yet to tackle my own Trumpeter F.Mk.6 kit). BTW, the F.Mk.3 and F.Mk.6 cockpits are Dark Admiralty Grey. Cheers Derek Edited November 11, 2020 by Derek B chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timvkampen Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I sent Airfix a suggestion to issue the EE / BAC Lightning in 1/32 scale. That may be solving these problems It would be a great entrance in the 32-market for them. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timvkampen Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 And to think of it: their 48-renditions (and 72) are quite good. So basic research is there. It should be much more accurate than the Trumpeter effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 hours ago, timvkampen said: I sent Airfix a suggestion to issue the EE / BAC Lightning in 1/32 scale. That may be solving these problems It would be a great entrance in the 32-market for them. Sadly, (and I realise that things can change) the boss of Airfix when approached on their stand at Telford in 2015 and asked the question regarding 1/32 scale, said that Airfix had no interest in the scale and would concentrate on 1/24 scale instead. The reason was the market was far less crowded and offered a wider choice of suitable subjects. Perhaps we should ask for a 1/24 scale E.E Lightning instead? We live in hope regardless! scvrobeson, Archimedes, Alain Gadbois and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Royboy said: Sadly, (and I realise that things can change) the boss of Airfix when approached on their stand at Telford in 2015 and asked the question regarding 1/32 scale, said that Airfix had no interest in the scale and would concentrate on 1/24 scale instead. The reason was the market was far less crowded and offered a wider choice of suitable subjects. Perhaps we should ask for a 1/24 scale E.E Lightning instead? We live in hope regardless! Agreed: Perhaps we should ask for a 1/24 Airfix Lightning... timvkampen and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Royboy said: Sadly, (and I realise that things can change) the boss of Airfix when approached on their stand at Telford in 2015 and asked the question regarding 1/32 scale, said that Airfix had no interest in the scale and would concentrate on 1/24 scale instead. The reason was the market was far less crowded and offered a wider choice of suitable subjects. Perhaps we should ask for a 1/24 scale E.E Lightning instead? We live in hope regardless! You could always go bonkers with one of these Roy...if you can find one! https://www.arcair.com/Gal8/7901-8000/gal7943-Lightning-Hughes/00.shtm Derek Edited November 10, 2020 by Derek B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Derek B said: You could always go bonkers with one of these Roy...if you can find one! https://www.arcair.com/Gal8/7901-8000/gal7943-Lightning-Hughes/00.shtm Derek My LHS has two of them but they haven't been inventoried yet so they won't sell them until then. They're part of a 10,000 kit collections they bought a couple years ago. It's been a challenge to get it sorted and catalogued. Covid and some health issues have slowed the process down. Edit: oops, thought that was the Echelon kit you'd posted Derek. Carl Edited November 10, 2020 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, BloorwestSiR said: My LHS has two of them but they haven't been inventoried yet so they won't sell them until then. They're part of a 10,000 kit collections they bought a couple years ago. It's been a challenge to get it sorted and catalogued. Covid and some health issues have slowed the process down. Edit: oops, thought that was the Echelon kit you'd posted Derek. Carl Hi Carl, Perhaps I should have mentioned that it was the Heritage Aviation Models 1/24 scale vacform EE Lightning F.Mk.6 kit, but the Echelon 1/32 vacform kit is magnificent (and accurate) if you can get your hands on one. Cheers Derek Edited November 10, 2020 by Derek B timvkampen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Of course for the true Lightning fan a 1/1 standing proud in your back yard and ready for you to sit in whenever it calls you would be the ideal! A 1/24 injection moulded one one be the next ideal! Vacforms don't 'cut the mustard' these days, as I've got too many other kits to build in between and the years pass by too quickly!! We are in dream comes true territory now, LSP's like the B-25, B-17, B-24 and others have happened and are happening. We are constantly dreaming, no harm in it...........and who knows what next??!! Happy days indeed. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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