English Electric F.2A Lightning Airfix 2013 tool 2015 box

Guy Rump
It's a shock to me too Roland! I'm going to give it a go. 🙂 👍

Guy Rump
Made a start with the pilot and cockpit. Combination of Hataka and Vallejo paints. 🙂

Jan Peters
Go Guy Go!

Guy Rump
Front parts of the aircraft internally painted Vallejo Aluminium. The nose was painted Hataka BS Dark Green. Next is these parts will go together. 🙂

Thanks for the encouragement Roland and Jan 👍

Many thanks for the likes from Mid Franconian, Roland, Franck, Mirko and Davide T. 👍

Guy Rump
Almost ready to put the fuselage together. Internal of fuselage painted Vallejo Medium Sea Gray. Front part put together painted Vallejo aluminium and the cockpit added on top. Exhaust area put together and painted Vallejo Gunmetal. 🙂

Guy Rump
Fuselage now together. I had to use some filler in the nose area but after taping together it seemed to glue together OK. 🙂

Guy Rump
Underside of fuselage and wings added. A bit of filler needed for both. 🙂

Thanks to Villiers, Jan P, Manuel T and Sergej I for the likes. 👍

Guy Rump
Tail plane etc added. Now ready for primer and panel line shading. 🙂

Thanks Marius for the like. 👍

Robert Podkoński
I have been tempted to purchase this kit soooo many times... Let me see, how it goes together 😉 Good work so far, Guy!

Guy Rump
Primer applied and pre-shading added. 🙂

Thanks for your kind comment and like Robert. 👍

István Szücs
Looking real good... As I see, it fits well.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Watching 👀

Guy Rump
Top of aircraft painted with Hataka BS Dark Green (BS381C)

Thanks for your kind comments Istvan, Roland & Robin(WhiteGlint). 👍

Thanks for the likes Istvan S, Robin & Mark K. 👍

Guy Rump
After a bit of a gap, I have added Hataka silver to underneath the fuselage. Next step will be to apply gloss varnish and attach the decals. 🙂

Many thanks to Al Berto, Rui DS, Djordje N & Sukhoi242 for your kind likes. 👍

Guy Rump
Decals now added, this was not a good experience as almost all of the lines in particular fell apart. 🙂

Many thanks to Francois C & David H for the likes. 👍

Guy Rump
Added undercarriage and other bits and pieces. The canopy added to my woes with this model as it broke when taking off the sprue. 🙁 Other than that, I now declare this aircraft completed.

92 (East India) Sqn was equipped with the F.2 Lightning in April 1963 while based at RAF Linton-On-Ouse. In December 1965 the Sqn was relocated to RAF Geilenkirchen in West Germany. They moved with their F.2s again in January 1968 to RAF Gutersloh in West Germany and remained there until 31 March 1977. The Sqn re-roled with Phantoms on 1 April 1977 at RAF Wildenrath in West Germany.

Thanks to Vels V, Jonathon S, Guillaume & Manuel L for the likes. 👍

Robert Podkoński
Congrats, Guy! Really good work!

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Came out great! 👍

Andy Ball
Mach 2 build…and under the radar!!….sweet!

Vincent
Very nice result!!!

Guy Rump
Many thanks Robert, Roland, Robin, Andy and Vincent for your very kind comments. 👍

Thanks Neil, Cuajete, Juergen K & Vincent for the likes, appreciated greatly. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks Pasquale G, Eric T, David C & Finn for the likes. Thanks for your interest mates! 👍

Guy Rump
Thanks for the like Ferenc S, greatly appreciated. 👍

Guy Rump
Thanks Carlos C & Dean H for the likes and your interest. 👍

Jan Peters
Excellent result Guy 👍🏻

Guy Rump
Many thanks for your kind comment Jan. 👍

Thanks Daniel K & Mark S for your interest and likes. 👍

Guy Rump
Thanks Raditz for your like and interest. 👍

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Thanks for your likes and interest Lukasz, Marc LB & 3 others 👍

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Thanks for your like and interest Bernd G. 👍

Maciej Bellos
Miss this one completely. Nice work Guy!

Guy Rump
Thanks for the kind comment Maciej. 👍

Thanks for your likes and interest Patryk S & Curatorm. 👍

Guy Rump
Thanks for your like and interest Juskifo. 👍

Guy Rump
Thanks for your interest and like Mr James. 👍

Guy Rump
Thanks for your interest and likes James B & Karl B. 👍

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Thanks for our interest and like Jean Louis D. 👍

Bernd Grün
Beautiful build, Guy! Like your Lightning very much. 👌👍👌

Guy Rump
Thank you for your very kind comment Bernd. It was my first post WW2 aircraft. 👍

Thanks for your interest and likes Gary B & Arif S. 👍

David Taylor
Best RAF jet ever.

Guy Rump
I admit we always loved it when the Lightnings flew over our house when I was a child David. 👍

Many thanks for your interest and like emtec. 👍

David Taylor
Back in the late seventies I saw a Victor doing a three point refuel of Lightnings over my school,amazing.

Jean-Louis Durand
A plane I didn't know until today. When I saw the pictures, I thought it was a MIG before reading the title and seeing the box. Then, I noticed the double reactor exhaust at the rear of the plane. Great job Guy !

Mike Siemers
Beautiful build of one of the most amazing planes ever built. From 0 to Mach 1 going straight up, an incredible plane.

Guy Rump
@David, that must have been a great sight. Although I saw a lot of Lightnings, particularly in the very late 60s and early 70s, I never saw something as impressive as that. 👍
Many thanks for your very kind comments Jean-Louis & Mike. 👍

Thanks for your interest and likes Marco G & Kyriakos V. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks for your interest and like Sebastien C. 👍

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Many thanks mate for your interest and like Joseph L. 👍

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Many thanks mate for your interest and like Albert M. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Noel B, John E, Lost Erik & Tibor S. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Alberto J, Petr K & Rando Dude. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks mate for your interest and like J35J. 👍