Matchbox 1/72 Lightning SAAF WIP

[tamatea]

Recently came across a bag of parts in a box of bits and pieces and memories from a 'simpler and happier' time.
It had been started in the sense that a couple of pieces had been glued and the cockpit had been painted 'cold war British black'.
Decals are still there, but it felt like a 'what if' project, especially to test out some paints that I had recently bought while I was away. So I think it will become become a SAAF Lightning, possibly early 70s as the SAAF continued to acquire British aircraft. Something to intercept Angolan Badgers and Mozambican Bears!

Nostalgic Matchbox box art...


Even the yellow instruction sheet has that fond-memories feel about it...


Bits and pieces...


New box of Hataka paints to test. I have read mixed reviews about these paints but when I saw them I couldn't resist... hope to actually reach a stage of being able to test them!


I live in eternal hope of actually finishing something...still have an Italeri Stuka percolating away somewhere!

[zenrat]

You know, after all these years i've only just realised those Matchbox stands are designed to be in the shape of an M...

D'oh!   

[The Wooksta!]

You'll need to remove the raised squares near the exhausts - they run in two parallel lines vertically.  This should actually be a stencil!  There's a raised lump on teh port side which will need drilling out as it's a vent.  Replace the kit bang seat with something that looks closer to a Martin Baker mk 4 seat.  Pavla do a rather nice resin cockpit intended for teh Trumpeter abortion which may fit.

And the cockpit interior should be a medium grey.

[NARSES2]

You know, after all these years i've only just realised those Matchbox stands are designed to be in the shape of an M...

D'oh!   

I'm saying nothing 

I've used a couple of those Hataka paint sets and found them very good.

[McColm]

I'll watch with interest as I have one in the stash.