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A Trio of Lightnings - 1/72


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I have always had a soft spot for the Lightning. I built my first when I was a teenager from the Frog box.

Not exactly a "beautiful" aircraft, with its massive belly tank, but something that gives the idea of brute force, like a MiG-25 or the A-10.

After some time the Trumpeter kit came out, I decided to buy and build it.

Then the Airfix came out, and being more accurate in shape, I decided to build it.

And then the Sword trainer came out, so... why not?

Here they are.

 

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The Trumpeter F.6. With Aires cockpit, Aires corrected exhausts, Xtradecal decals and Master pitot.

 

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The Airfix F.6, OOP except Xtradecal decals, Master pitot and scratchbuilt cannon muzzle brakes. From a 1.25 mm steel tube with cuts made with a cutting wheel.

 

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The Sword T.5, OOB except the Master pitot, and the fin decal. The original was totally out of scale, so I used the one of the Airfix kit.

The resin seats and colored photoetched parts are from the box.

 

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