1/144 BAC Lightning F.53, Area 88 "The Escape Killers".

[Spey_Phantom]

If you know the mange or Anime Area 88, then you propably know about the "Escape Killers".

if not, then i will explain it, or watch the first anime movie (see here).

The escape killers are a group 3 African mercenary pilots, who make a living on hunting and shooting down deserters. they came to area 88 after the goverment asked them to keep an eye out for deserting pilots. when they were eventually identified by other mercenaries, they were ordered to leave under order from the base commander, Saki, with the order mercs giving them an "armed escort" to the border.

the kit im using will be a Revell or Platz BAC Lightning F.6/F.53.
after looking at the movie, i noticed they didnt have a refueling probe on theyre lightings, but did have the overwing tanks, so im assuming they are flying ex-Saudi F.53 versions.
i already have the decals (serial numbers for the nose) printed some time ago.

here are some images from the anime movie.

[Tophe]

mercenary pilots, who make a living on hunting and shooting down deserters

Uh? Thanks to inform me that such a scenario does exist. I feel like a deserter and I will be very interested to watch your link, thanks!

[zenrat]

Looks promising Nils.  No cutting plastic until 1st July though.

[Tophe]

mercenary pilots, who make a living on hunting and shooting down deserters

Uh? Thanks to inform me that such a scenario does exist. I feel like a deserter and I will be very interested to watch your link, thanks!

I have seen the first 22 minutes (before being called for dinner), and what I saw reassured me: the good here would like to become deserter (I approve) and the Lightning pilots that will kill deserters are presented as bad angry evil (not the gentle heroes at all). I prefer that, than claiming good to kill deserters.
Simply I see a problem: in my country (France, not Japan), it is forbidden to invent a novel where all the bad ones have black skin while the gentle ones have white skin, this is classified as awful inadmissible racism. Maybe the rest of the movie changes something but that was my first impression.