Many areas in the basic kit was empty and there was good place to apply Eduard photo etched parts. Undercarriage bay was almost based on this etched details and not only airframe details are made there, inside is also most important wires on the undercarriage legs. Interior is consisted in couple of the independent sections which are made as sub assemblies and there is engines, nose wheel bay with nose cone, air intake duct, cockpit interior and the wheel bay in wings. One of the most important part is the ejection seat, which replace original seat from kit and it is resin made part.

Finished Lightning kit

During the assembly of the kit I have made several changes in step. First at all I have skip mounting of the intake cone, part 14, to the intake assembly, as well it is better to leave this for the very end of assembly. Cone is finished in green color and this will avoid any need for protection during spraying of the entire model, this is better to complete finish and just put it on its bearing. Inside is enough of space to put lead for weight. I will also recommend you to put fuselage extensions, parts 43- 39- 40- 42, before you place wings of fuselage as well if you put wings first (as the instruction recommend), you will later have problem to sand cement if it leak from the edge of extension. But most of the other steps from the assembly instruction, could be followed with easy.

Four attractive machines were provided to be finished and decal sheet is very large and excellent printed. Proposed machines are from 111 Sq., 56 Sq., 92 Sq. And 19 Sq. I decide to make Mk. 1A from No. 111 Squadron. It is attractive and here you are few info from the operational service of Mk. 1A machines in this unit.

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By the September 1961 No. 111 Sq become fully operational with the Lightning F Mk. 1A. In October 1962 units machines were converted to carry in flight refueling probes and one month later unit has take part in the high altitude interceptions and perform successful interception of the hight flying U-2 from USAF/CIA service. From the March 1963 some of unit machines was deployed to the Cyprus. In 1964 unit get well know Black-Yellow unit colors and that was result of the competition and the winning scheme was painted on Airfix plastic kit of Lightning in 1/72 scale (kit released in 1963)!! During the summer 1964 unit was participated on the annual exercise on Cyprus. Lightning F Mk. 1A end its service in 111 Sq. In November 1964, when the machine was replaced with Lightning F Mk. 3.

I would not like to say that it is easy kit to built, no it is not, much of care have to be take during the assembly and painting but the final results are more then satisfactory! Finished kit look really nice and if you decide to left cockpit canopy open, many of the excellent interior detail would be seen. You can buy this kit direct here.

Srecko Bradic

Sample kit is provided by Jan Zdiarsky from Eduard.

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Followingg airplanes are present on this images:

OV-10 Bronco

DHC-1 Chipmunk T10 s/n WP800, DHC-1 Chipmunk T10 s/n WZ879, Handley Page Victor K1A s/n XH648, McDonnell-Douglas F-15A Eagle s/n 76-0020, De Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide s/n HG691, Vickers Varsity T1 s/n WJ945, North American OV-10A Bronco s/n 99+32, Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 s/n XX612, Avro Shackleton MR3 s/n XF708, Hawker Nimrod II s/n K3661, Avro Shackleton MR3 s/n XF708, Fairey Gannet ECM6 s/n XG797, Gloster Javelin FAW9 s/n XH897, De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 s/n XS576, McDonnell-Douglas F-4M Phantom s/n XV474, Focke-Achgelis Fa330A-1 s/n 100143, Schweizer T-3A s/n 252983, Morane-Saulnier MS.502 s/n CF-HF, Percival Proctor III s/n LZ766, Gloster Meteor F8 s/n WK991, Hawker Hunter F6A s/n XE627, Goodyear FG-1D Corsair s/n KD345, Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 s/n 1190, Hawker Hurricane IIA s/n Z2315, Bristol F2b Fighter s/n E2581, Polikarpov I-15bis s/n 19, Focke-Wulf Fw-190A s/n 980554, Supermarine Spitfire LFIX s/n MH434, Bristol Bolingbroke IVT s/n R3821, Hispano Ha-1112 Buchon s/n 1, North American T-28 Fenec s/n 517692, Supermarine Spitfire LFIXc s/n MH424, De Havilland Sea Venom FAW21 s/n XG613, Westland Wasp HAS1 s/n XS567, Mil Mi-24D Hind s/n 9621, DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 s/n WP859, Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard IIB s/n FE695, Curtiss H-75A-1 Hawk s/n 82, BAC Strikemaster 80A s/n 1133, Supermarine Spitfite T9 s/n H-98, Westland Whirlwind HAS7 s/n XK936, English Electric Lightning F1 s/n XM135, SEPECAT Jaguar s/n XX108, Harrier GR3 s/n XZ133, Avro Anson I s/n N4877, De Havilland Mosquito TT35 s/n TA719, Avro Canada Canuck s/n 18393, North American Yale s/n 3349, Goodyear Corsair s/n KD345, Westland Lysander IIIA s/n V9673, Supermarine Spitfire F24 s/n VN485, English Electric Canbera B2 s/n WH725, BAC TSR-2 s/n XR222, Westland Wessex HAS1 s/n XS863.

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Robert Hodgson

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Helicopter in rescue yellow color

Images present following airplanes: Sikorsky Hoverfly I s/n KK995, Westland Whirlwind HAR10 s/n XP299, BAC Lightning F6 s/n XS925, McD Phantom FGR2 s/n VC424, BAC Jet Provost T5A s/n XW323, Westland Whirlwind HAR10 s/n XP299, Bristol Belvedere HC1 s/n XG474, Bristol Sycamore HR12 s/n V783, Hawker Hunter FR10 s/n 853, Hawker Hunter FGA9 s/n XG154, Supermarine Seagull V s/n A2-4, Westland Lysander III s/n R9125, Short Sunderland V s/n ML824.

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Robert Hodgson

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Lightning

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Robert Hodgson

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Seahawk

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Nico Braas

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Nico Braas

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