Absolutely stunning, I live near Cranfield Airport and theres this guy who owns a Lightning T.5 (XS458). Unfortunately they can't get it flying due to the runway and I believe some engine issues which they've been really working on. They've done a few startup's however. I was lucky enough to get to sit in the cockpit of it when the guy let people come and visit it for free. Its truly an amazing aircraft.
I have this Lightning also. I built it a couple of years ago, and it looks pretty good. The gaps though were quite an issue, and I used a fair amount of filler on them. The black stripes on the bottom of the fuselage were another issue, but I used masking tape painted black and cut to size and then applied to the bottom. They were sealed with plenty of glosscote to keep them from hopefully ever peeling away from the fuselage. The walkway stripes were masked off. I like the fact that there were recessed lines to guide my masking. Still, it was a chore, but worth it. My decals were also yellow and a little fragile, but I also used Micro Set and Micro Sol to lay them down. I like this Lightning due to its unique external fuel tank placement. Overall, this kit for me was enjoyable. Put mine and yours together, and we might have the beginnings of a new squadron.
Hi Matt! Nice build, and a great job with the walkway masking. A bit of trivia: The green Maple Leaf on the tails of the Lightnings commemorated Squadron 5's close ties to the Canadian Corps -- the Spearhead to Victory in the 'Last Hundred Days' of WWI, and have adorned Squadron 5 aircraft since King George VI approved it in 1937. With the help of Squadron 5, from Aug. 8 to Nov. 11, 1918, the Canadian Corps -- then numbering 100,000 soldiers -- advanced 130 kms., and captured approximately 32,000 prisoners and nearly 3,800 artillery pieces, machine guns and mortars. After taking Passchendaele in 1917 when all others had failed, the Corps under General Arthur Currie in the 'Last Hundred Days' fought victoriously at the Battle of Amiens, Second Battle of the Somme, Battle of the Scarpe, Battle of the Canal du Nord -- where they broke the Hindenburg Line -- Battle of Cambrai, Battle of the Selle, Battle of Valenciennes and finally marched into Mons, where it all began, on the morning of Nov. 11, 1918. If the war had continued into 1919, Gen. Currie would have replaced Douglas Haig as commander of the entire B.E.F. By the end of the war, more than 1 million Canadians were serving in one uniform or another. Not bad for a nation of 8 million people at the time. One last tid-bit: It was a Canadian, John McCrae, who wrote the enduring poem 'In Flanders Fields' and it's why we still wear poppies in Canada and the U.K. on Remembrance Day.
There is no way Currie would have replaced Haig. None. Nada. Zilch. Lloyd George tried his hardest to get Haig sacked, and the general consensus of his advisers was that nobody else could adequately replace him. Plumer might have, or maybe Rawlinson, but never Currie. Or Monash, for that matter.
@@Ensign_Cthulhu Lloyd George in an interview with Currie's biographer Urquart, at Lloyd Georges home Bron-y-Churt in 1934, said that if a change in Commander in Chief of the British forces had to be made, he had favoured Currie. Further in commenting on both Currie and Monash: "I had not met Monash at that time and my later idea, after I had got to know Monash, was to make him Chief of Staff and Currie Commander in Chief." Instead, Currie led the Canadian Corps as the victorious spearhead in the Last 100 Days
@@stevesmodelbuilds5473 Lloyd George could say what he liked after the war to pad his ego, but the fact remains that he was never able to make it happen at the time.
I'd forgotten you'd done a box review of this model a wee while back and it was a lovely surprise to see this build video. Very impressed with the masking for the walkway lines on the top of the wings! I'd have perhaps used a panel line wash for the underside stripes seeing as they were recessed. The Red Top missiles were generally painted a white colour IRL, so yes the colour call out was correct by Tamiya. Looks like a really nice kit considering it's age with recessed panel lines and to top it off an unusual scaling. Really enjoyed watching this build. Best wishes as always! 👍👍
This looks like a great 1st model foe me to practise on as not to many small parts ,thank for showing this ,I just need to do a search on where I can find one .
@@ModelMinutesthese are great little kits,ideal for building on a rainy afternoon ...i did their Fiat G-91 in the markings of the Italian "Freece Tricolori" aerobatic team
Nice build. I was surprised that you didn't mask of the fuselage underside black lines off when you marked off the wing walk ways? An Infini cutting guide for masking tape is your friend in this situation.
Great video Matt! Just a thought regarding the probe on the nose. It looks a bit flimsy so would you advise gluing it /last/ in case it snaps whilst you're doing the rest of the model? Re those black strips on the fuselage; could you use a dark panel wash and wipe off the excess? Plan B would be a technical drawing pen as the nibs on those are set widths < 1mm usually. General point re tricycle undercarriages. If it's a /naval/ aircraft you might get away with deploying the arrestor hook, so if the nose goes up it will rest on the hook and you can say it's been modelled landing :) (Who me, cheat? Never! *LOL*)
haha good ideas! You could leave the probe until last if you were worried, but for the bands they are thicker than the moulded lines (you need to paint between them) so a wash wouldn't quite do the job there
Great little build Matt. Just a thought, could you have used a panel line wash to bring out the lines on the underside then clean up with a bit of thinner or are they deep? Keep up the good work 😁👍🏻
I'm not sure - i imagine the force of the airflow caused them to move upwards and away from the jet in normal level flight, the elevators are low on the aircraft so they would be missed
Off the top of my head, they weren't actually drop tanks but rather ferry tanks due to the Lightning's notorious short range. They would rarely, if ever be used operationally as they reduced the Mach speed which would effectively negate what the Lightning was designed for which was as a high speed, short range interceptor.
you have done a great job on this kit i hardly ever build 1/100 scale models but i honestly now want to do one and the price you got it for is a steal nice work matt and looking forward to your next build
Nicely done. Would have liked to see the massive gaps and seam lines tackled though - i have this kit part built and those issues are far from trivial! 😂
Yeah if i do this one again i'll look into those gaps - as mentioned in the video I did this as a mojo build and didn't have the mojo to deal with them. From normal viewing distances though, those issues aren't so noticeable
I found a photo of XR760 in silver finish and the black lines on the belly don't seem that substantial compared to the kit. perhaps they could be realised by heavy handed panel wash technique rather than masking. Or by cutting a strips off a spare decal.
I would recommend concentrating on doing a good job rather than on how quick you can build a kit. When it comes to model building, slow and steady produces better results. Go at a pace you feel comfortable with. Most of all, I wish you hours of enjoyment with the hobby.👍👍
Thanks for your input. That's actually what's taking me so long. I'm very detail-oriented, so I spend a lot of time on small things, making sure that they're just right. guess i just need some more practice
Wonderful. Thank you. I grew up with the Airfix version while still in Infant School. A terrible kit. I have been looking for a decent version, at a budget price ever since the 1960s. Why budget? Because I find the aircraft to be very ugly. The 1/100 seems like a decent compromise. Detailed enough to give a fair representation and small enough to go hidden in my display cabinet..
This is a very budget model - as long as you can find it cheaply. A lot of shops seem to want to sell this for much more than the RRP. Have you tried the new Airfix lightning? Whilst I've not built it I know they retooled it in 2013 so it should have better detail and qualities than the ones in the 60's
@@ModelMinutes I have heard a lot of good things about the Airfix retooling. Even so, I have such a lot on my hands that I have to prioritise my builds. Compliments on your build. It looks lovely. I have long been a fan of the RAF and Royal Navy Phantoms. I have built several. I am drawn to the 1:32 scale Phantoms, but my wife would kill me if I built another giant. My Tamiya 1/48 Lancaster takes up a lot of space already.
I think it's unfortunate that although the kit includes the markings for a Royal Saudi Air Force Lightning it doesn't include the parts needed to build it in its ground attack role, the only role in which the Lightning actually saw combat.
Absolutely stunning, I live near Cranfield Airport and theres this guy who owns a Lightning T.5 (XS458). Unfortunately they can't get it flying due to the runway and I believe some engine issues which they've been really working on. They've done a few startup's however. I was lucky enough to get to sit in the cockpit of it when the guy let people come and visit it for free. Its truly an amazing aircraft.
that's cool! Thanks for sharing
Fantastic build matey. I bought a few of these to have a build with. Thanks for the mention
Any time!
I have this Lightning also. I built it a couple of years ago, and it looks pretty good. The gaps though were quite an issue, and I used a fair amount of filler on them. The black stripes on the bottom of the fuselage were another issue, but I used masking tape painted black and cut to size and then applied to the bottom. They were sealed with plenty of glosscote to keep them from hopefully ever peeling away from the fuselage. The walkway stripes were masked off. I like the fact that there were recessed lines to guide my masking. Still, it was a chore, but worth it. My decals were also yellow and a little fragile, but I also used Micro Set and Micro Sol to lay them down. I like this Lightning due to its unique external fuel tank placement. Overall, this kit for me was enjoyable. Put mine and yours together, and we might have the beginnings of a new squadron.
Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you had fun with this one
The model looks great! Your masking is far better than I could do. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you too!
Great job you done there
Thanks very much 😊
Hi Matt! Nice build, and a great job with the walkway masking. A bit of trivia: The green Maple Leaf on the tails of the Lightnings commemorated Squadron 5's close ties to the Canadian Corps -- the Spearhead to Victory in the 'Last Hundred Days' of WWI, and have adorned Squadron 5 aircraft since King George VI approved it in 1937. With the help of Squadron 5, from Aug. 8 to Nov. 11, 1918, the Canadian Corps -- then numbering 100,000 soldiers -- advanced 130 kms., and captured approximately 32,000 prisoners and nearly 3,800 artillery pieces, machine guns and mortars. After taking Passchendaele in 1917 when all others had failed, the Corps under General Arthur Currie in the 'Last Hundred Days' fought victoriously at the Battle of Amiens, Second Battle of the Somme, Battle of the Scarpe, Battle of the Canal du Nord -- where they broke the Hindenburg Line -- Battle of Cambrai, Battle of the Selle, Battle of Valenciennes and finally marched into Mons, where it all began, on the morning of Nov. 11, 1918. If the war had continued into 1919, Gen. Currie would have replaced Douglas Haig as commander of the entire B.E.F. By the end of the war, more than 1 million Canadians were serving in one uniform or another. Not bad for a nation of 8 million people at the time. One last tid-bit: It was a Canadian, John McCrae, who wrote the enduring poem 'In Flanders Fields' and it's why we still wear poppies in Canada and the U.K. on Remembrance Day.
Thanks for the fascinating info!
There is no way Currie would have replaced Haig. None. Nada. Zilch. Lloyd George tried his hardest to get Haig sacked, and the general consensus of his advisers was that nobody else could adequately replace him.
Plumer might have, or maybe Rawlinson, but never Currie. Or Monash, for that matter.
@@Ensign_Cthulhu Lloyd George in an interview with Currie's biographer Urquart, at Lloyd Georges home Bron-y-Churt in 1934, said that if a change in Commander in Chief of the British forces had to be made, he had favoured Currie. Further in commenting on both Currie and Monash:
"I had not met Monash at that time and my later idea, after I had got to know Monash, was to make him Chief of Staff and Currie Commander in Chief." Instead, Currie led the Canadian Corps as the victorious spearhead in the Last 100 Days
@@stevesmodelbuilds5473 Lloyd George could say what he liked after the war to pad his ego, but the fact remains that he was never able to make it happen at the time.
@@Ensign_Cthulhu He didn't need to. The war ended, in large part because of Gen. Currie's leadership and skill...
Those top wing tanks are bizarre on this aircraft. Well executed build as always. Thanks for sharing all your hard work.
I think it was the only place they could go, given that the landing gear folds up into the bottom of the wing
@@ModelMinutes Probably. I'm no engineer, so I'm not one to question the design, but it certainly makes it unique.
Thanks, definitely will have to look for one.
Yeah definitely worth a build
I have this kit in my stash and I plan to make it up in the Soudi markings. I do have anther Airfix,1/72, EE lighting that’s going in green camo
very cool!
I'd forgotten you'd done a box review of this model a wee while back and it was a lovely surprise to see this build video.
Very impressed with the masking for the walkway lines on the top of the wings! I'd have perhaps used a panel line wash for the underside stripes seeing as they were recessed. The Red Top missiles were generally painted a white colour IRL, so yes the colour call out was correct by Tamiya.
Looks like a really nice kit considering it's age with recessed panel lines and to top it off an unusual scaling. Really enjoyed watching this build.
Best wishes as always! 👍👍
Yes, I did think about using the wash for those lines on the bottom, but I think that the markings are inbetween the recesses
This looks like a great 1st model foe me to practise on as not to many small parts ,thank for
showing this ,I just need to do a search on where I can find one .
Glad to help :D
Fantastic performance for such scale! Deserved like.
Many thanks! There are some areas of the model I would definitely improve if I were to do it again though
Oh, I missed the premiere, my apologies, nice build, might pick up the kit myself
No worries, definitely worth picking up if you can get it cheaply though!
These and other 1:100th aircraft would make amazing terrain for Team Yankee
An interesting idea!
@@ModelMinutesMos is god🤣🤣🤣🤣
:) @@jaws666
@@ModelMinutesthese are great little kits,ideal for building on a rainy afternoon ...i did their Fiat G-91 in the markings of the Italian "Freece Tricolori" aerobatic team
ive built that set a long time ago it was a good set
Yeah, its a neat little kit
@@ModelMinutes ik its amazing for being so cheap and small i love it
Matt you don’t fail to impress good vlog 👏👏👍
Thanks 👍I'm glad you enjoyed it
Looks like a decent little kit
It was good fun!
Nice build. I was surprised that you didn't mask of the fuselage underside black lines off when you marked off the wing walk ways? An Infini cutting guide for masking tape is your friend in this situation.
yeah, an oversight in the process I think
Looks Great (As always) Keep it up!
Thanks 🙏
Great video Matt! Just a thought regarding the probe on the nose. It looks a bit flimsy so would you advise gluing it /last/ in case it snaps whilst you're doing the rest of the model?
Re those black strips on the fuselage; could you use a dark panel wash and wipe off the excess? Plan B would be a technical drawing pen as the nibs on those are set widths < 1mm usually.
General point re tricycle undercarriages. If it's a /naval/ aircraft you might get away with deploying the arrestor hook, so if the nose goes up it will rest on the hook and you can say it's been modelled landing :) (Who me, cheat? Never! *LOL*)
haha good ideas! You could leave the probe until last if you were worried, but for the bands they are thicker than the moulded lines (you need to paint between them) so a wash wouldn't quite do the job there
Great little build Matt. Just a thought, could you have used a panel line wash to bring out the lines on the underside then clean up with a bit of thinner or are they deep? Keep up the good work 😁👍🏻
Thanks! The lines need to be painted between recessed markings so using a wash wouldn't get the lines right, you would just get the outsides
What was the procedure of dropping the external tanks? Barrel roll?
I'm not sure - i imagine the force of the airflow caused them to move upwards and away from the jet in normal level flight, the elevators are low on the aircraft so they would be missed
Off the top of my head, they weren't actually drop tanks but rather ferry tanks due to the Lightning's notorious short range.
They would rarely, if ever be used operationally as they reduced the Mach speed which would effectively negate what the Lightning was designed for which was as a high speed, short range interceptor.
thanks for sharing!
you have done a great job on this kit
i hardly ever build 1/100 scale models but i honestly now want to do one
and the price you got it for is a steal
nice work matt and looking forward to your next build
Go for it! It was an absolute bargain!
@@ModelMinutes just bought 5 1/100 tamiya aircraft kits
Range from £4 to £5 and that's a bargain in my view
@@yorkshiremanmodels absolutely!
Love me a lightning
me too!
Nicely done. Would have liked to see the massive gaps and seam lines tackled though - i have this kit part built and those issues are far from trivial! 😂
Yeah if i do this one again i'll look into those gaps - as mentioned in the video I did this as a mojo build and didn't have the mojo to deal with them. From normal viewing distances though, those issues aren't so noticeable
I found a photo of XR760 in silver finish and the black lines on the belly don't seem
that substantial compared to the kit. perhaps they could be realised by heavy handed panel wash technique rather than masking. Or by cutting a strips off a spare decal.
maybe
$4.98 here in the USA, straight from Tamiya. Their cheapest kit!
Awesome!
Any tips on how to build models faster? I'm fairly new and it takes me sometimes multiple weeks to build a model.
Practice is the main method to get faster . . maybe use products that are simple and easy to use too (like rattle can paints)
I would recommend concentrating on doing a good job rather than on how quick you can build a kit. When it comes to model building, slow and steady produces better results.
Go at a pace you feel comfortable with.
Most of all, I wish you hours of enjoyment with the hobby.👍👍
well said @@acfnugget7880
Thanks for your input. That's actually what's taking me so long. I'm very detail-oriented, so I spend a lot of time on small things, making sure that they're just right.
guess i just need some more practice
@@elliotgroff sometimes it’s ok to just do the basics too, don’t overdo yourself
Wonderful. Thank you. I grew up with the Airfix version while still in Infant School. A terrible kit. I have been looking for a decent version, at a budget price ever since the 1960s. Why budget? Because I find the aircraft to be very ugly. The 1/100 seems like a decent compromise. Detailed enough to give a fair representation and small enough to go hidden in my display cabinet..
This is a very budget model - as long as you can find it cheaply. A lot of shops seem to want to sell this for much more than the RRP. Have you tried the new Airfix lightning? Whilst I've not built it I know they retooled it in 2013 so it should have better detail and qualities than the ones in the 60's
@@ModelMinutes I have heard a lot of good things about the Airfix retooling. Even so, I have such a lot on my hands that I have to prioritise my builds. Compliments on your build. It looks lovely. I have long been a fan of the RAF and Royal Navy Phantoms. I have built several. I am drawn to the 1:32 scale Phantoms, but my wife would kill me if I built another giant. My Tamiya 1/48 Lancaster takes up a lot of space already.
I can imagine! @@tomsenior7405
I think it's unfortunate that although the kit includes the markings for a Royal Saudi Air Force Lightning it doesn't include the parts needed to build it in its ground attack role, the only role in which the Lightning actually saw combat.
I guess they were trying to keep costs down