Lightning F.3, XP762/M of 111 Squadron, RAF Wattisham 1965

[Lucky13]

Just sent you a PM old boy.... Swift? A bird that I need look for then.... True, weird that they're not showing in the flashes!

 

[Airframes]

Yep, 56 should be there, with their red and white checks. Meteor Mks 1 to 4 IIRC.

 

[Lucky13]

Right....have a look in the book in a bit. Swift, that was a Supermarine thingmajig, right?

 

[Lucky13]

No. 56 Squadron,

Bentwaters (4/46-9/46)
Boxted (9/46-11/46)
Wattisham (11/46-4/47)
Duxford (4/47-3/48.)
Thorney Island (3/48-5/50)
Waterbeach (5/50-2/54)

Shown as flying the F Mk. 3, F Mk. 4 and F Mk. 8.....

Anyhoo, this is another story.....

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Yep mate Supermarine and apart from the feathered variety, have only ever seen a 1:48 in vacform which I built some years ago for the Sqn display.

BTW. PM received and attended to.

 

[Lucky13]

Even though I plan to use the Citadels Mithril Silver for the NM finish, what kinda colours are those recommended by MA?

Humbrol 56
Xtracolour X038
Lifecolour LC74
Modelmaster 1781

 

[Wayne Little]

How does one remember what flashes go with what squadron....? if one doesn't have a book of images to match them to...

 

[Lucky13]

One just has to pick a favourite!

 

[Airframes]

Or have a good memory - and a book! Or, of course, look up the Squadron at rafweb.org......

 

[Lucky13]

Or have a Wildcat fetish!

 

[Airframes]

$*£ off !!

 

[Lucky13]

Say what now?

 

[Airframes]

I said, it's about time I got some work done on the Buccaneer........

 

[Lucky13]

Quite....just what I thought old boy.

 

[Lucky13]

Well, after going through the Lightning kits, I noticed that the wings are.....well, warped! The later one that I bought not as bad as the first though. One thing made me Matchbox as soon as I opened the box....

 

[T Bolt]

Nothing a little warm water won't fix Jan

 

[Airframes]

Should straighten out with the warm water treatment old chap. Checked mine, and it's similar, but with one tip bent upwards!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Had the same problem with all my Airfix Lightning's Jan, heat treatment under a lamp, one of those old energy using light bulbs fixed them.

BTW package was sent yesterday am.

 

[Wayne Little]

You'll get it straightened out Jan....and built by the end of next week...

 

[Airframes]

He'll be upset though - no prop to play with!!!