English electric Lightning WHM 1:48

**hyair** · #1 11-24-2019, 06:00 PM

The Lightning was an amazing fighter at the time with a vertical climb ability.
I started a new build diary on this interesting and special type.
It is from the IAF magazine enlarge to 1:48 from original 1:50 and from WHM.

Yair

**hyair** · #2 11-24-2019, 09:55 PM

The lightning here is an early example . The probe that extand from nose cone is dropped . The hamp will be added to tbe lower belly to bring it externally to P.1 status. As usual a transparent canopy with full cocpit will be added.

Yair

**asaf** · #3 11-24-2019, 11:26 PM

Great photos and instructions .
Looking forward to following this build

**wireandpaper** · #4 11-25-2019, 12:36 AM

Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to the final product and the family picture.

**rifleman** · #5 11-25-2019, 10:13 AM

please keep the photos coming

**hyair** · #6 11-25-2019, 12:50 PM

Started to build the body in the section methud. Then inserting the shape disks
and connecting the whole fugelage.

Yair

**peaceglue** · #7 11-25-2019, 01:04 PM

Hello Yair,

it is the first time I thought to see the kit of the english electric lightning from WHM. But I don't understand the origin of the kit. The flat pattern are from WHM and a kind of recoloring on picture resources of the IAF magazin? And I see on a pic some hebrew letters??

What is the original color scheme of the WHM kit, can you show this, that would be nice.

**hyair** · #8 11-25-2019, 04:28 PM

Hi you are right. This kit was specially designed by WHM for the IAF magazine in the early 60's so it is not available eleswhere !

Yair

**hyair** · #9 11-25-2019, 04:37 PM

Some progress with the lightning fuselage.
The cocpit place was cut and both the front and rear ends are complicated and need attention here and will folow later.

Yair

**Vinalssergio155** · #10 11-26-2019, 04:46 AM

Looking great Yair!