672nd Fighter Wing, Red Dragon Squadron Imperial Navy - “The Red Baroness” (SPRING CLEAN CHALLENGE 2021 by Zebraoutrider)
Voss Pattern Lightning - Construction
Now comes the best part… construction! I’m using Citadel super glue. This is a box of five 0,5g gel tubes and at £5 for the box, you can get cheaper on the market and indeed I used two full tubes on the core construction of the Voss Pattern Lightning. On a plus side, you do use all the glue and none goes to waste which can happen with larger liquid bottles or tubes that go hard as the glue cures once opened.
Expensive, but no waste and solid bonds created.
Before using the glue, marry up the components to ensure they fit correctly and carefully adjust as required with a modelling knife and check fit again before gluing. Hold together for at least 60 seconds (without shaking). This kit does not require extra pinning of the components.
One typical issue with resin kits (especially in my experience with FW kits) components don’t always perfectly fit. This means you will need to use some liquid green stuff to fill the gaps that are created. Now these are only 1-2mm gaps and so using a dental/sculpting tool, it’s fairly easy (with a still hand) to fill the gaps without destroying the detail.
The rear exhausts, the top side of where both wings attach to the main body of the Voss Pattern Lightning, and one side of the underneath of the wing needed some attention. Again, take your time.
Use liquid green stuff to fill gaps - I’ve again used a Citadel product in this instance.
Note, the pilot’s seat has not been glued in, but has had the excess filed down to ensure a snug fit. I will be removing it to make a customised pilot which I will glue into the seat before reinserting back into the main body of the Lightning. The canopy will remain detached and painted separately until the very end once the craft and pilot have been painted.
Time taken:
Construction (gluing) 2 Hours
Gap filling with green stuff and drying time 1 Hour
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