A short time ago I discovered your channel, I am very happy to have done it, your videos are excellent, the editing is impeccable, clarity, and simplicity, coupled with the fact that you are a very experienced and capable modeler. In short, a great channel and a great modeler, an opening from Mexico City.

Very relaxing viewing and listening, I like the way you say "that'll do" or "won't bother with that" yet the end result is always top class. I can't stand these rivet counting critics but I see this is yet another Lightning kit which doesn't supply the rubber viewing boot for the radar screen.

Cracking skills with the jet pipe

Hi Greg your paintwork, is as usual in a class of its own, if i would see a real Lightning cockpit, i would expect it to look like yours. Thanks for another fantastic tutorial. It is hard to wait for part 2- Happy modeling Lars

I loved watching this, relaxing pace and clear on what you do. Impressive skills and educational. Thanks!

I have re-watched this vid and the following about 3 times each and truly pick out more details each time. Congrats on a great kit (and fixes) Dane

Ive sat in a Lightning as a child at RAF Binbrook where i was taken to an airshow in the 80s awsome machine

Absolutely beautiful cockpit; one of the best I’ve ever seen. I’ve also started cutting everything off the sprues when I build as it really stops me losing my mojo mid build. Thanks so much for all you do Greg; keep it coming, you’re an inspiration mate.

Very nice. I really enjoyed

I really like how you painted the cockpit sidewalls with the gradiant you mixed!!! It makes it much more interesting!!! Looking forward to the next part!!!

Wow. Mad skills. This is the most enjoyable kit build I’ve seen in a while. I would have thrown it in a bin about four times by the end of the video. Seriously well done....So I’ve subscribed. 👍🏼

Some excellent modelling skills on show here mate especially on those burners glad to see your back thanks mark

That bad boy would have went in the “ill get back to it later pile” after the issue with the intake. I probably would have never gotten back to it😂

Don't think I'd have the patience you showed with the tail pipes! I have kept an F3 to build one day with the exquisite Quick boost seat. Well done look forward to the next instalment.

Wonderful video - I'm learning lots from your wealth of techniques! Thank you

Hi Greg another great build started thank you jon

Always a pleasure watching you build, can't wait for part2. Sure wish trumpeter still offered this kit.

Lovely start Greg.

Very nice start, the cockipt looks fantastic, looking fwd 👌👍

Lightning's intakes were natural metal all the way down to the engines. The only other colour down there was a semi gloss black "spraymat" heated area where the intake divided between no1 and no2 engines.

You had fun with that exhaust mate!

Good to see you back Greg the lightning is one of my favourites so build on marra ! Regards Gav.

Always wanted to build this beautiful plane. The kit detail is nice but the Aries stuff looks fantastic. But realistically I haven’t got the time and eyesight is just not up to it these days. I’ll just enjoy it vicariously here! Really nice work but that’s what it takes to get a result. Still got a Zoukei-Mura Ta-152 with all the metal add-ons sitting around as well as the Pacific Coast 1/32 Macchi, Reggiane and Fiat G55 NIB. I’ll probably chuck them on eBay international.

An interesting video. The resin parts look a bit of a nightmare. Many years ago I made 3off 1/6th scale WW1 howitzers and used a lot of moulds and resin. Unfortunately over the years the resin tends to shrink and distort so the models haven't aged well at all. I wouldn't really touch the stuff now and for one offs I use the plasticard, modelling putty and wire. It takes a lot longer but that to me is the value of these models, the longer it takes to build them the more value for money really.

really nice video build

Actually, Reskit does make some Beautiful lookin Engine Excausts for this Kit. Maybe they fit better then the Airis parts...

If they do nothing else, resin parts ought to fit the base model - they aren't much use otherwise, are they?

You are a true artist not only in the model building but also mixing the colors . But I have one question what do you do with the models after you finish them do you collect them and if you do about how many do you have in your collection . Really enjoy watching your videos thank you .

Great start Greg. Aires stuff always looks good - but as you discovered, fit can sometimes be an issue. Not sure if they always have the actual kit to test fit on before releasing their upgrades - doesn't look like they did for the Lightning.

The model kit should come with half a dozen drip trays to put under the aircraft. Lightnings leak fuel like sieves.

As usual,the resin parts are beautiful but figment is so so. Trumpeter has a great release schedule but their ambitions make them hurry and the kits suffer accuracy and fit issues. This is why I rarely buy Trumpeter kits. I have the 1/200 Bismarck and in general it’s a decent kit,but the bow is not correct and I had to do some considerable changing of shape to get it to look correct.

An issue I struggle with too, after market parts or not? Good to see back 👍

Building a Trumpeter at the moment (first kit for mefrom them) and find the fit generally bloomin awful. Gappy as anything, even had pins in wrong place (a male-male connection at one point). Swear the scale is wrong too. The old gamble on ‘at what point am I going to end up throwing this across the room?’ :D

Have to say mate, your attention to detail is absolutely superb. How much do you/would you consider doing a commission build for?

Do you think the resin just shrinks in the box over time or is it mould shrinkage when they were produced? Lovely work by the way, great video, I just subscribed.

Hi mate, love this kit and I cant wait to see your final build! I have been looking for the shark mouth decals which went out of production a long time ago, this is as I have a family connection to XS903, if you are planning on building an alternative aircraft from the silver set, could i possibly buy sheet X32018 from you? That would be incredible, my great uncle flew this a shark mouth lightning F.6 and to build that as something to remember him by would mean the world! Thanks, Dave

I have finally managed to get hold of a 1/32 Lightning and I hope I can build it half as good as yours. Did you ever get rid of your aftermarket decal sheets?

As my eyesight gets poorer with age, a large scale kit becomes more attractive. I'd want to do a 74 Sqdn Lightning out of Coltishall

It amazes me how kit makers can get things so wrong , I mean how do you misjudge the shape of a fuel tank ? I wonder how much guess work goes into the design of a kit even in this day and age

Where can i get that Kit?