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Airfix 1/72 EE Lightning
Topic Started: Nov 11 2013, 06:57 PM (978 Views)
peebeep
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With all the fuss over the Big Announcement, this seems to have passed many folks by, but the Lightning sprues were on view and it looks delicious:

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This looks palpably more like a Lightning than any other Lightning kit that I've previously seen. Before anybody asks, the word is that they have no plans to do an F1/3, so you'll have to bodge around with the Trumpy kit, unless they change their minds. The kit is marketed as an F2a, but obviously it would be a simple job to build and F6 from it. You could do the tweaks yourself or wait for Airfix to do it for you. It's expected to be available in 4-6 weeks.

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Jelly071
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Nice another one for the stash
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Walrus
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Serious error by Airfix!

AFAIK the Lightning didn't use the two bladed Watts propellor. :mutt:

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peebeep
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:groan:

Hurricane pictures later. :mellow:

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Diesel Gypsy
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Is it a better offering than their 1:48th tooling ?
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peebeep
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Dave, all I can say is that it looks like a very nice kit, with all the right shapes. It will probably be a benchmark kit in 1/72 scale. Hopefully they will sell by the shed load and encourage Airfix to tool up a F1/3 package.

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Diesel Gypsy
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I have a 1:48th Lightening in the to-do pile which I will build.
I thought it would look good sat next to the new Javelin my Dad bought me.
I thought I had a 48th Bucc in the stash to complete the trio, then remembered I'd given it away as a GB prize on another forum.
Still, a good excuse for a rummage in the loft though ;)
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Walrus
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I have a 1/48 kit too
Have been wondering whether to sell it on for a while but never been able to bring myself to let it go! :rolleyes:

Like my Hawker Typhoons I may just hang on to the wrong scale kit and forgo the 1/72 version
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