1/48 Airfix Lightning T5

by Aaron Hughes

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This is the well known Lightning f1/f1a/f2/f3 by Airfix converted to a T5 two seater by the excellent Aeroclub conversion kit.

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The T5 conversion is straight forward and easy to do.  Lots of white metal detail parts come in the kit and there is plenty of scope for super detailing. All I did was to scratch build some detail on the cockpit bulkhead.

I sprayed the silver finish using Tamiya aerosol and all other painting using Humbrol enamels.  I finished it as ZU-BEX of Thunder City in Cape Town SA. One of only two T5s left flying in the world (the other ZU-BBD) owned by Mike "beachey" Head.

Aaron

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Photos and text © by Aaron Hughes