Tim Cromartie
Sacramento,
California
Tim’s a fan of
the BAC Lightning F.2A. He painted Trumpeter’s 1/72 scale plane with Alclad polished
aluminum and dark aluminum lacquers, used Testors Model Master acrylic insignia
blue on the tail, then applied Gunze Sangyo acrylic oils and India Ink with a
fine brush for weathering. He says, “This jet fascinates me. The Royal Air
Force intended to phase it out after 1964. Yet they kept flying it until 1988
despite fuel leaks, a poor gunsight, poor fuel capacity, and a tendency to
catch fire that earned it the nickname ‘Frightening.’ Still, it was a truly
impressive interceptor.”