English Electric Lightning

This is my interpretation of the venerable English Electric Lightning F.6 in the vibrant colors of No. 56 Squadron, RAF. I received this as a gift from my in-laws, Karen and Stephen Wagner, while on a visit to the New England Air Museum in Connecticut way back in 2006. Some special touches I added include home-made decals for the warning type, such as the "Danger Keep Clear of Intake" signs on the fuselage. My son, Adan, was born in 2013, and as he grew and became interested in airplanes, he found his way into my display case and knocked bits off of this Hasegawa 1/72 Lightning. Now that he has grown a bit and knows better than to play with my models, I've recently replaced those bits. The Firestreak missiles came from a company in Ukraine, as did the replacement landing gear and tires. The raised panel lines were rescribed.