Those of you who know me will probably be aware that braille scale is not my usual thing. Except airliners of course. I was given this courtesy my employers of Tiger Hobbies LTD. as a review sample http://www.tigerhobbies.co.uk; as they have started to aquire some of this range. So review time. Firstly you get two complete models in the box and thre choices of markings. An all silver 74sqn aircraft. A green and silver 92 sqn RAF Germany aircraft and a camouflaged 11sqn one from RAF Binbrook. Overwing tanks are provided and with each Lightning you get two each of the refueling probe and pitot tube. These are very finely molded so a spare may be useful in case of breakages. The parts look finely molded with fine engraved panel lines. The interior consists of cockpit floor, instrument panel and a basic bang seat. In this scale and considering the interior is all black this seems adequate. The only thing I would have added were I on the production team would have been decals for the yellow striping on the canopy as in this scale it will be almost impossible to paint. All in all though a fine product and one I am looking forward to building.
All the best.
Greg
Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
- Attachments
-
- 20171001_222747.jpg (109.42 KiB) Viewed 783 times
-
- 20171001_222758.jpg (119.97 KiB) Viewed 783 times
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
Albert Einstein
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
Albert Einstein
- JohnRatzenberger
- Why is he so confused ?
- Posts: 15734
- Joined: April 5th, 2011, 3:42 pm
- Location: Living on a sandbar - Nags Head, NC.
Re: Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
It's not the tiny parts, it's the even tinier decals
John Ratzenberger
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
- iggie
- Modelling Gent and Scholar
- Posts: 23438
- Joined: July 31st, 2013, 11:04 am
- Location: North Somercotes, Lincolnshire
- Contact:
Re: Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
They look very nice!
Your website appears to be down though....... or at least for me anyway
Your website appears to be down though....... or at least for me anyway
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
- JamesPerrin
- Looks like his avatar
- Posts: 13692
- Joined: April 5th, 2011, 8:09 pm
- Location: W. Yorkshire
- Contact:
Re: Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
Nice at the Revell kit seems to impossible to get hold of.
Classic British Kits SIG Leader Better to fettle than to fill
(2024 A:B 5:2) (2023 13:8:7) (2022 21:11) (2021 15:8) (2020 8:4:4)
(2024 A:B 5:2) (2023 13:8:7) (2022 21:11) (2021 15:8) (2020 8:4:4)
- iggie
- Modelling Gent and Scholar
- Posts: 23438
- Joined: July 31st, 2013, 11:04 am
- Location: North Somercotes, Lincolnshire
- Contact:
Re: Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
Working again nowiggie wrote:They look very nice!
Your website appears to be down though....... or at least for me anyway
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
- VMA131Marine
- The Bug Has Well And Truly Bitten
- Posts: 350
- Joined: May 2nd, 2011, 12:55 am
- Location: Rockfall, CT, USA
- Contact:
Re: Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
FYI, this is a rebox in kit form of the F-Toys pre-finished model.
WIP Hasegawa 1/72 Yak-3, Hasegawa 1/72 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24, Hasegawa 1/72 J2M3 Raiden, Hasegawa 1/72 Mosquito NF.2, Airfix 1/48 Mosquito NF.30
Last kit completed: Hasegawa 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-3
Last kit completed: Hasegawa 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-3
Re: Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
I like 144 scale,I wish my LMS stocked these,I would buy them all.
- VMA131Marine
- The Bug Has Well And Truly Bitten
- Posts: 350
- Joined: May 2nd, 2011, 12:55 am
- Location: Rockfall, CT, USA
- Contact:
Re: Platz EE Lightning F6 1/144
The world is your hobby shop, for £13.60:celt wrote:I like 144 scale,I wish my LMS stocked these,I would buy them all.
https://hlj.com/product/PLZFC-6;
See what's coming:
https://hlj.com/product/PLZFC-7;
They also have the Tamiya 1/100 Lightning for the ridiculously cheap price of £2.83:
https://hlj.com/product/TAM61608;
WIP Hasegawa 1/72 Yak-3, Hasegawa 1/72 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24, Hasegawa 1/72 J2M3 Raiden, Hasegawa 1/72 Mosquito NF.2, Airfix 1/48 Mosquito NF.30
Last kit completed: Hasegawa 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-3
Last kit completed: Hasegawa 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-3