trumpeter 1/32 EE lightning questions

[dylan]

so im thinking about picking up one of these kits.

1 how accurate are the kits ? I am not the biggest rivet counter, as long as it is close

2 aftermarket, whats out there? i did a search on sprue bros. and only came up with some pe and decals. i would rather use a resin cockpit, or at least a new seat

tia Dylan

[Wild Weasel78]

Hi

for a rivet counter is the Lightning a hard job, i make a F.6 and he hat many problems( fuselage to short, belly-tank, wings, 1000000 rivets, undercarrige legs to long and more). i have form xtradecals two sheets, one for the version and the other sheet for all the stencils. xtradecals must 6-8 sheets for all lightinigs aviable. from eduard give cockpit etch sets and AMS resin have a seat. from Master Caster give weehls and exhaust burner.

greetings Michael:)

Edited December 19, 2009 by Wild Weasel78

[Bill Clark]

so im thinking about picking up one of these kits.

1 how accurate are the kits ? I am not the biggest rivet counter, as long as it is close

2 aftermarket, whats out there? i did a search on sprue bros. and only came up with some pe and decals. i would rather use a resin cockpit, or at least a new seat

tia Dylan

I've tried to outline the problems and how I've attempted to tackle them in this thread here...

Trumpy F6 Fix

[richter111]

Yikes, major surgery on the kit there.

[dylan]

yeah thats alot more work than im willing to do. how about a nice resin seat and a cool set of decals then?

does anyone make a resin seat for the beast?

[Aerobat]

yeah thats alot more work than im willing to do. how about a nice resin seat and a cool set of decals then?

does anyone make a resin seat for the beast?

AMS Resin make a new seat:

Lightning seat

their website is here (bottom right to see how to order):

AMS Resin

Xrtadecal make about 9 sheets for the Trumpeter 1/32 Lightning. You can see them here at the Hannant's website and maybe get them locally (Burnaby Hobbies will order them for you):

Xtradecals at Hannants

Some problems with the kit if you are a rivet counter, but it looks like a Lightning.

Gary

[dehowie]

Personally its no worse than the Airfix kit is in 48th.

Great build of it in one of the current mags by i think Geoff Coughlin and it looks superb.

[ian lanc]

I made the F1 a bit back and altered several parts on the kit,

don't forget Trumpeter modelled the kit from an actual lightning

which had no engines in it, so the finished model sits up on its legs

too high but its nothing to worry about.

Heres my Lightning build and completed model [if its helpful !]

http://forums.europeanmodeller.com/index.php?showtopic=2262

http://forums.europeanmodeller.com/index.php?showtopic=2392

ian.

[crobinsonh]

Actually I think you will find that the Airfix Lightning (both versions) are very accurate as they where designed from the drawings over at BAE (as I have been informed by much more knowledgeable people than I). I can also vouch (as I live three miles away from a beautifully restored Lightning at Tangemere) that Airfix have captured all the details - many of which Trumpeter missed.

I may be wrong but I believe that the Trumpeter Lightning used the plans in the SAM publications / and or Warpaint book - both of which are inaccurate to my knowledge and both of which the Trumpeter lightning fits pretty accurately.

Its a real shame that they did not use the Airfix lightning as a test against the plans they where using.

As a matter of interest the Echelon 1/32nd Lightning where we know that Frank actually measured the real thing and again had the full size drawings from BAE is a pretty exact match for the Airfix Lightning when scaled up.

Having said all that if you are not too nit picky then it will certainly look like a Lightning from a distance.

Regards

Edited April 5, 2010 by crobinsonh