**** DONE: GB-63 1/72 English Electric Lightning F.2A - Stormy Weather

[Crimea_River]

Looks good Graham. I still have some Alclads on my shelf and like them.

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!

 

[rochie]

Looks great

 

[T Bolt]

Good start with the Alclad

 

[Bustedwing]

Airfix ( Hornby ) comes through. Got my replacement canopy the other day. Finished the painting. The Alclad is fantastic stuff though I don't think I used it most effectively. I highlighted a few panels with the darker Alclad and some with AK Chrome silver. Next is the decals and tons and tons of tiny stencils.

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice natural metal finish

 

[fubar57]

Agreed

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You have got some good metal finish contrasts, nicely done.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks good Graham

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!

 

[Bustedwing]

Decal mania ! I'm sure I have spent more time with tweezers and a tooth pick placing all these little stencils every where. The instructions are not very clear as to what ones apply to each version. Not only but there are a ton left over not mentioned in the instructions. Landing gear is assembled. It's very flimsy and finicky to assemble.I used the wing as a jig to make sure all the contact points line up when you glue it into the wing. Again, something that's not clear in the instructions. Other wise it's down to a final coat of paint. Clear vrs. matte. I painted the landing gear doors with clear and it looks like the way to go.

 

[rochie]

Wow, that is really nice

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looking great. The riggers used to say the Lightning would leak like a cullender, so maybe all those extra decals say "Leak Here".

 

[Donivanp]

Really looking great.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Beauty

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking very sharp Graham.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[SaparotRob]

So far, done nice.