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It was a good idea and maybe it could be made to work but not at the moment.

Thanks Phil. These little pieces are a real challenge to the eyes. But I'm still recommending this little kit. I like to see others give it a go. In particular different paint schemes for the seaplanes.

@@allaboutkalergi5012 interesting.

You're absolutely right! The instructions are really just pictures of the finished etch as applied with a few labels identifying the different pieces. Imagine if a model kit just showed the finished product with some of the parts labelled! It'd be almost impossible to finish it. Still, it does give a great result if you persevere with it.

@@creation1962 I've also bought quite a few of their own model kits. Most of them are Japanese auxiliary ships like minelayers, sweepers, submarine chasers, tugs, survey ships, and salvage ships. The lacking instructions are a bit annoying at times, but still manageable. However, I also bought their kit of the escort carrier Shimane Maru and there it becomes a bit of a problem. They only really show you how to bend the AA guns, which isn't adequate at all.

I love these little ships from the 1/700 Aoshima/Tamiya.. or whatever Tugger set. Tiny little projects that can be kept tiny or expanded exponentially.

@@creation1962 Yeah, when I get some money, I really want to try out a 1:700 ship, I'm thinking a ww2 german destroyer.

Good point (no pun intended).

Thanks for the advice. This was a while ago and I've moved on to other setups since then but I'm sure that there are others who will get the same error who may benefit from your advice. Cheers.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Hi Ed, just had a listen back and the sound seems fine to me. So not sure what's going on there. Hope you can still enjoy the video.

Thanks Phil. Very much appreciate the support.

Thanks JC. It was a very enjoyable build even though I also found it tricky.

Thanks for your kind comments. I did go on and weather the kit a little after I made the video but I didn't want to hide those super complex and colourful decals.

Thanks Phil, much appreciated.

Can't say enough good things about these figures. Better than many figures in larger scales. Get some if you can. I'd like to see some other people painting them up just to see how good they can make them

I believe they are from Little big men studios thru Victrix site

@@philRminiatures thanks Phil. These figures are superb. Recommended to everyone.

@basicminiaturepainting thanks. Always good to get back to a bit of painting after a break. Good for the soul.

OK Stephen. I do go into whisper mode when I'm working then I have to turn the sound way up so that you can hear me then all you can hear is my breathing in between the talking. Will try and take that on board.

Thanks for that tale from down under Paul. Must have seemed like a great build back then and still very good nowadays. Thanks for your comment and all the best.

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. They're great little figures.

Great little figures. I'd recommend them to anyone. Be great to see how others get on given there's so many opportunities to really go to town on the painting and decaling.

@philRminiatures thanks Phil. Really appreciate the support. Looking forward to getting into some detailed painting of these great little figures.

I was looking to do a diorama of bannockburn .I think you’ve just sold me ,on these knights mate .Just need the Scot’s now lol . Great vid .

@@middleagedmtber2164 they are great little figures. There's enough scope on them with the barding and the colourful battle dress to just indulge your painting skills. Best of luck with the diorama.

Hi Jason, for the shields no problem, paint one side white and use the little big men transfers as standard. For the horses yes, again paint them white and use the transfers. Then repaint the rest of the horse furniture to whatever way you want it. There's a guide on the Victrix website about how the transfers look when in place. Or, what you can do is copy the little big men transfers onto decal paper (scan them on a printer, mess around with the scanned image if you want, then print them on the decal paper either white or clear background). If you do the decal thing you can put the decals on any colour horse you want no need to paint around them as they cover whatever you put them on. As long as you're using them for your own use this should be fine.

Hi Michael, yes you can still get Historex. I'm not sure where you are but here in the UK I buy stuff from Historex agents who are based in Dover who have an online shop and they do deliver world wide; just search for their name. Also things come up on auction sites occasionally i.e. Ebay. Hope that helps.

Thanks Martin. Yeah they turned out good in the end. Best of luck with yours.

Thanks for your comment and questions Scott. I've used the flags from books- photographed and then edited in the free Paint program that comes with Windows. Or also use photoshop. Also sometimes just get flags off the Internet. Also went to the National army museum in London, they have lots of flags and other stuff. Also the Guards museum in London also has lots of flags/standards. I make the videos with DaVinci resolve. There's a free version and a pay for version. You can also use Resolve to edit photographs. Hope that helps.

@creation1962 what's the best book to get there I appreciate you getting back to me I have started modelling to help with mental health issues I have PTSD for the military

@user-qu9kh1md8b I don't think there's a single book. There's books on military history and there's books on modeling. Sometimes they overlap. The osprey series of books is generally very good. Have a search on Amazon and look for whatever has the highest rating from buyers. It's what I usually do. Maybe some other viewers have suggestions? Sorry to hear about the PTSD. That's a tough one. Hope you get through it OK.

Thanks Phil, I did enjoy painting them. They're beautiful figures. Things have come a long way since the days of the Airfix romans, though they too were great in their day.

Thank you John. Really appreciate your support and glad you liked this build. I've always wanted one of these, now I got one. 😊

Thanks Phil. I've always wanted to build one of these but never got round to it before. Looking forward to painting the remaining crew.☺

Thanks Karen. Much appreciated. It's an old kit (1974?) but still looks great when assembled. I'm looking forward to painting those on deck crew (Linera-a and Strelets mostly) as well.

Thanks Yves, really appreciate your comment. ☺

Thanks Paul. I got the Bireme off ebay and the figures from hannants online shop. I've already said it but these figures are shockingly good. Totally recommended.

I don't think they're 3d prints Doug unless by some new process. There's no sign of the characteristic rippling effect with printed pieces. But I'm no expert. I'd say they came out of a mould. However they're doing it they're doing it well.

the new linear a stuff is 3D printed yes

I'm glad it was of use to you. Appreciate your comment.

The Masterbox have some great kits. Animation, sculpting and poses are all great. I think they still have room for improvement in their production process - getting rid of flash and mould lines etc.

Thanks Phil, much appreciated.