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So I had just finished my English Electric lightning F2.A in scale 1:72 and I then just went to have dinner and my dog took it from the middle of my work table, he's never done anything like this before, but in doing this he made 2 largeish dents in the right wing, with one of them having cracked slightly. I managed to flatten them out slightly but it is still quite noticeable, but I was wondering whether this sort of thing has happened to anyone before and they had managed to fix it or if anyone might have a spare right wing from a set where maybe the fuselage miss casted I could buy of them.

I would appreciate any tips.

While the picture doesn't show the damage of that well, I is much more noticeable in person.

The only thing that comes to my mind is using putty to fill in the holes and dents, then restoring the curves with files and sandpaper. I'm nowhere near a master-class modeler, though. Someone might have a better idea.

Filler and sanding and rescribe the panel lines where you've filled it in.

You'll have to repaint that section unfortunately.

Filler and sanding as mentioned above. Milliput is a good putty to use. Either that, or weather it up and put it on a diorama base as an abandoned damaged aircraft.

I assume the the bottom of the wing has lumps rather than dents? If so, then you may have to cut out the damaged part & remake with something like Milliput.
I will probably be cheaper & easier to buy a whole new kit & start from scratch. You'll find you put it together much quicker than the original & might even paint it quicker too (due to familiarity).

Milliput White - it will be by far the smoothest and sands smooth and easy. Do not use the Yellow, as it might be a bit coarse for this project.

Mix the two parts, lay down a super thin layer needed and use water to smooth and blend to feather the ends. put in any creases or details as needed. Once dry, I would wet sand it with maybe 900-1200 grit to keep it baby smooth. Coat on any sort of sealer (even paint will work, just anything so the putty is sealed and the final coats of paint soak into the areas the same) and sand smooth again. Paint as original - this is probably the hardest part!!