1/48th Airfix Lightning F2A - A tribute to my father

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Today I build the Airfix 1/48th scale English Electric Lightning F2A/F6 kit as a tribute to my father, who passed away in 2019 and whose birthday would have been at the beginning of October. He loved the Lightning, and I use the CMK cockpit detail set to add to this already good kit for this project. I model this kit as XN793, the aircraft piloted by 92 squadron leader Air Commander John Mitchell at RAF Gutersloh in West Germany during 1971-73.
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Video Chapters
0:00 Start
0:14 Introduction
2:19 The Kit
2:47 CMK Set & build
5:57 Cockpit Painting
8:34 Main Assembly
10:28 Filling & Cleanup
12:10 Masking & Painting
15:52 Decals
17:06 Weathering & Final Details
18:44 Finished Model
20:25 Conclusions
20:57 Like, Share, Subscribe
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@bravoromeojohn 5 ай бұрын

Very well done, and a fitting tribute to your father.

@MannsModelMoments 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@stevejohnson4069 Ай бұрын

It looks fantastic 👍

@MannsModelMoments Ай бұрын

Thank you

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

The Airfix 1/48th Lightning is a great kit, and I had both a lot of fun building this and also rememberiing the times I shared with my father. I hope you enjoy the video as much!

@jamesduffin9417 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I would love to see a video on how you make your own custom decals.

@AlanToon-fy4hg Ай бұрын

Airfix needs to re release it.

@BarbosaUral Жыл бұрын

I really like this. A lot. I'm so glad you didn't go overboard with the weathering. No pre-shading, shading and not a ton of hogwash...I mean, pin washes. Some modelers just go to far. Your plane looks like the plane captain and crew did their jobs keeping it clean.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@colinspark8712 Жыл бұрын

I have this in my "to build" pile. My favourite jet aircraft too! A video on making decals would be welcome.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

It's a nice kit - enjoy!

@mecdj Жыл бұрын

Excellent work , being 51 and living in Biggin Hill I have so many find memories of Lightings tearing up the skies at airshows as a kid , what an aircraft!

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

It certainly was!

@davidwhiteley3879 9 ай бұрын

A wonderful tribute to your father.

@kennethcrowther2277 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful work sir!

@MannsModelMoments 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@kitbag9033 Жыл бұрын

Nicely understated finish there, especially for the Boss's jet. I've just dug my F1/2/3 out of the stash. Going to try and get it into the most typical Lightning pose ever: going vertical

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good luck on the F1/2/3

@bionicgeekgrrl Жыл бұрын

Such an iconic British cold war jet. This makes me want to get back to doing some aircraft again after years of diverting into model railways with a friend and more recently getting back into miniature painting after over 25 years away (having recently moved it is much easier space wise).

@aerogray2500 Жыл бұрын

Stunning. R.I.P to your dad.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@hankrol7830 6 ай бұрын

Nice and please a theme on making your own decals.

@MannsModelMoments 6 ай бұрын

Ok soon

@Mors_Inimicis Жыл бұрын

A really nice tribute to your dad . I built and dedicated my 1/48 Kinetic F104 Starfighter to the memory of my dad as he was Starfighter mad particularly the Belgian AF display duo ‘The Slivers’ . I managed to source some decals for a ‘Slivers’ Starfighter and was very happy with the result. Like you, my dad got me into airshows and models and unfortunately his last few years were blighted with dementia and the model build helped me to remember dad as he was in his heyday.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Would love to se a picture of that, and glad you could share some good memories of him through it.

@sawnoff2 Жыл бұрын

who spotted the deliberate mistake.......red is port not green great build.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Yep, a couple did!

@Maxley.. Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I stumbled up this video. Not only was it lovely to watch, but it serves as a memorial/tribute to my dad, too, who passed nearly 20 years ago. He flew Lightnings during the late 60s/early 70s with 19 Sqn, sister squadron to 92 at RAF Gütersloh. I note your decal sheet had provision for a 19 Sqn model, which has convinced me to seek out this kit and make his exact aircraft. Wish me luck, and thank you for the video.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@fredtedstedman 7 ай бұрын

The "Frightening" Great job Mann . I was lucky enough to see the aerobatics team when I was a youngster .The Firebirds when my father took me to Farnborough , memories eh ?.

@modelnut 3 ай бұрын

How strange I am building the same kit as we speak, but the F3 version for a Group build. I started it 1998 & thought I should finish it. I am used the cutting resin tub. Great build 👏

@MannsModelMoments 3 ай бұрын

Go for it!

@Mazaveli Жыл бұрын

Amazing work! My dad too got me into modelling. Our favourite was a Lancaster bomber we made together and hung from my bedroom ceiling with string. On a windy summers day, it sadly blew into the spinning blades of the rotary fan on the ceiling and exploded. Thankfully we were able to laugh about it but it was a sad day indeed.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you - and sorry to hear about the Lancaster!

@simonk1307 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely tribute to your dad and a wonderful model too, I’m sure he would have been very impressed 👍🏻

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Johnny-tt8zc Жыл бұрын

The jet turned out beautiful.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mauriceclements4028 Жыл бұрын

I was stationed at Gutersloh between early 1967 to February 1970 working as an armament fitter on 19 sqn Lightning 2As and Hunter FR10s of 2 and 4 sqns. 92sqn came to Gutersloh with their Lightnings in 1968 so much earlier than you say.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

I think you've conflated what I was saying about John Mitchelll's tenure with when the squadron flew lightnings - I never said that 92 squadron only flew Lightnings during that period.

@Maxley.. Жыл бұрын

Forgive me for the random approach, but I've just seen your post. You wouldn't possibly remember Dick Leach? He flew Lightning D Delta for 19 Sqn during exactly this period. He always referred to the aeroplane as 'the Frightening' Thank you.

@mauriceclements4028 Жыл бұрын

@@Maxley.. Sorry but can`t remember individuals now, it was so long ago. I do remember that Lightning pilots always likened their landings as controlled crashes. I went up in a T4 once and the ride was formidable, I believe the landing speed was something like 185knots. I became a member of the "Ten Ton Club" but some scroat pinched my club tie.

@themodelhobbyist Жыл бұрын

A very cool build for sure with the tribute to your Father I'm very glad to have watched this video and been apart in it as an observer thanks again and I'll give you what appears to be the first thumbs up though it might not actually be so. 🙂Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@muchorelaxo5580 Жыл бұрын

Very talented. Great job.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SprueFascinationChannel Жыл бұрын

Very nice build 👍

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ROBIN_SAGE Жыл бұрын

Wonderful job mate!! And a beautiful tribute to your father.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sahhull Жыл бұрын

My uncle flew QRA in the Lightning.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@paulhargreaves1497 Жыл бұрын

Nice job! I'm doing this beast..but I like the menace of the dark green. Would like to see diy decal episode. Oh, what is that pen like drill...looks interesting! Subbed too.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

The drill is a Wowstick drill - it'll feature in an upcoming video, but if you want one you can order them on Amazon here - amzn.to/3T9hdFZ

@paulhargreaves1497 Жыл бұрын

@@MannsModelMoments Thanks....I love the fact it's pen sized!

@sahhull Жыл бұрын

@@paulhargreaves1497 Amazon, eBay... They are all over the place and reasonably priced

@andrewhutchings70 Жыл бұрын

That is a gorgeous model and beautifully made, thank you for a great video. Just one very minor observation, and please tell me if I'm talking out of my backside but... the nav lights, shouldn't they be the other way round? Starboard is green and port is red so looking from tail to nose shouldn't it be green on the right wing and the red on the left?

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct! I know it's silly., but I often include a deliberate error on my video models to see if anyone notices, so congratulations, you're the first to notice that "Easter Egg"!

@alanrogers8535 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done. I have always painted left wing light red and right green. Have i got it wrong.

@MannsModelMoments Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct! I know it's silly., but I often include a deliberate error on my video models to see if anyone notices, so congratulations, you're the first to notice that "Easter Egg"!

@alanrogers8535 Жыл бұрын

@@MannsModelMoments Phew. I thought i had got it wrong. In my mind i have a green glass bottle in my right hand and i pour in to my left hand a glass full of ruby red port. You got me thinking.