discussion Red Arrows ‘What if’ EE Lightning. Airfix 1/48th.

[Farmerboy]

Not a build from the newly released Lightning, build a few years ago on a whim as I was bored with ‘grey’ jets, markings are masked and painted in the main, with a few of the kit decals used. Xtracolor Red Arrows Red.
Shown alongside a Hasegawa Phantom.

 

[PaulTRose]

Always like a good what if

They look great together

 

[Steven000]

Very nice indeed, lovely models

 

[boatman]

WOWEE Famerboy two fantastic models together im over whelmed as both planes look spot on an i'll say this you sir are a 100 % better modeler than me i could never make them that good pity my dad was not still alive as he used to be the heavy duty crane driver up at RAF COLTISHAL an i was with him in the botom of the controll tower when the big 16 lightnigs done a display an funny enough back then he happen to remark pity they were not done in red arrows colours as then they were flying the folland knagts
but fansatic model an love the phantom as well very very well done sir
chrisb

 

[Neil]

The lightning would have been an awesome Red Arrows aircraft! 9 of them in diamond… hmm sounds like a job for an AI...

 

[boatman]

The lightning would have been an awesome Red Arrows aircraft! 9 of them in diamond… hmm sounds like a job for an AI...

NOT just 9 they used to fly the big 16 aircraft an i watched many a show with them in it
chrisb

 

[Farmerboy]

WOWEE Famerboy two fantastic models together im over whelmed as both planes look spot on an i'll say this you sir are a 100 % better modeler than me i could never make them that good pity my dad was not still alive as he used to be the heavy duty crane driver up at RAF COLTISHAL an i was with him in the botom of the controll tower when the big 16 lightnigs done a display an funny enough back then he happen to remark pity they were not done in red arrows colours as then they were flying the folland knagts
but fansatic model an love the phantom as well very very well done sir
chrisb

thanks for your kind comments Chris, they were a lot of fun to build, I’ve been doing modelling for a very long time so to call myself ‘boy’ is a bit of a fib!!
I make some real rubbish models but sometimes I get one right!!!

 

[Ian M]

That would have been a very quick show.
Nice build as well.

 

[boatman]

thanks for your kind comments Chris, they were a lot of fun to build, I’ve been doing modelling for a very long time so to call myself ‘boy’ is a bit of a fib!!
I make some real rubbish models but sometimes I get one right!!!

WELL Sir you are forgiven lol an you havnt just got just one right but you got 2 right here an im goin to show my aircraft buddyies when i see them as they are crazy on the linghnings an phantoms i wish i could model that good wow
chrisb

 

[flyjoe180]

Great job. The F-4 and Lightning look fabulous beside each other in that scheme.