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I've built the Hasegawa boxing. Other than the air intake trunkings, which are merely blanked off and an aesthetic issue more than anything, the only real fit issue I had was the air intakes either side of the fuselage. Whilst I can't be certain, I think these are fouled by what are the catapult hooks which need to be fitted on the underside. I think if the 'blind' side of these are trimmed down a bit, they won't protrude upwards as much, allowing the air intakes to otherwise fit more snugly. Easier to see than explain.

Mark - you asked in this video if there were any other builds of this kit. I have just discovered Genissis Models channel and his build series, with lots of added parts. Only just started watching myself but thought you might like to take a look too. EDIT - some of those videos are now behind a pay-wall.

Amusing that the box says "Level 5" and the instruction manual says "Level 4"..! I have a 1:72 Airfix RAF Phantom in my stash, so this (I hope) series will become part of my 'reference material' one day. Thank you in advance..!!

After it gets a few missions on the airplane and you’ve lost focus on the perceived faults, you can mute some of them with a bit of wash weathering 😊

UA-cam “I ♥ Kit - SPAD S.XIII 1:24 scale model kit” (Mark Bukumunhe, Friday, 15 March, 2024) David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Monday, 5 August, 2024) I especially seek a 1:24th-scale static model kit of an Airco DH-4 Scout Bomber from round 1918. Following the Great War of 1914-1918 the U.S. federal government had acquired from the U.S. military several dozen surplus, numerous of which (along with the Boeing Model 40) the U.S. Postal Service had put into service as mail planes (in this scale, the model would be just 21 inches in wingspan!). I wish to incorporate a pair of them into a streetscape diorama of the Roaring ’20s depicting a midwestern or mid-Atlantic USA small town setting, with Ford Model T automobiles-a sedan, a coupe, pickup trucks, one reworked into a tow-truck, a depot hack, etc.-as well as some vehicles of the other car manufacturers of the time; Plymouth, Dodge Brothers, Pontiac, R. E. Olds, Chevrolet, etc. (I have a hunch that these would be appreciably more difficult to find-or to afford!) I would like to place them in a morning rendezvous with a quartet or so Ford Model T trucks delivering mail for them to take, their drivers accepting what the planes had brought. Each aeroplane is bound for a different town a few hours distant. I also would like a few of the others, to rework as the brightly coloured “barn-stormers”, “a form of entertainment” that a century or so past had been popular. During these events, “stunt pilots [and various sorts of daredevils] performed tricks individually or in groups that were called flying circuses” (Wikipedia, “Barnstorming”). The idea of combining models of automobiles and æroplanes in common tableaux intrigues me. I wish I could find contemporary private and commercial planes, civilian helicopters, recreational boats (ocean-going ships in this scale would be enormous: a replica of a freighter 300 metres long in this scale would be slightly over 41 feet long!). I years past had found a 1:24th-scale static model kit of a steam engine (train) that had been in service during the mid-1800s; I wish I had bought it.

Sorry about the masking. I usually use the white craft / wood glue without issue

I like this what if scheme

Thanks for posting this followup

This is a great review of the kit, thanks for posting! If you’ve gotten around to building it, how was it? I’m thinking of getting it myself but I’ve never heard of that manufacturer

Thanks Mark. Sorry for the late reply.

Thanks Mark. Nice video again on the B17. I'm interested to know the name of the glue you use on the canopies. I might just purchase one bottle. It's seems very good because it stands out showing where you have glued parts and if anything else needs to be done. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks again Dean.

For a non-modeller this is a most interesting peek into your world. I'm amazed that parts have to be modified to fit - is that typical? Thanks for showing us Mark and I look forward to seeing the progress. Thanks again.

Great build. Helped me out heaps. But nearly got a headache from the camera’s focus going blurry constantly

Amazing review! Just what i needed!! Thank you so much for this!!!

Have you solved the problems with the nacelle pylons yet?

Very good Mark. B17 model looks good.

Nice one Mark. I will have a look at the build paint decal lighting on this thanks.

A lovely video Mark in a beautiful wooded landscape. Nice to get out and about away from the aircraft build factory. Thanks again and the link to that music which I listened to today. Dean.

What a beautiful spot for a stroll. Thanks for showing us.

Nice video Mark. Not heard from you for a while. Its great that the B17 is coming together. Please advise on the music too. Who is it by? Its very good and goes well with the video. Let me know thanks Dean.

Thank you for good opening 😊

Nice neat wee tool. Enjoyed the music, reminded me of Eric Johnson. Thanks Mark.

Great video buddy, thanks for listing me as an expert!! 🤭

‘She knows what I like….well especially after I told her’. What a lovely sister you must have. With a confused brother in law as a bonus. Another brilliant 40mins❤

Isn’t “open hatch in wing” just telling you to use those particular parts if you’re going to show the ammo runs by having the loading hatch open? Actually I’ve given up on new premier kits in 1/48 they can just reduce larger kits in CAD making a lot of ridiculously small parts that I have no hope of fiddling together lol.

Apologies 61st Fighter Squardron. A lovely present too may I add. Thanks again.

Hi Mark. Nice video again. I must admit I do like the 54th Fighter Squadron markings with camo scheme. Just a little different than the standard if you do decide to pick that one. Real nice kit though. A P51D Mustang kit added to it will be great too in the future. Thank you.

Hello Mark, thanks for the sub and mention in the description. Very kind!

Hello Mark. I'm not a kit builder but I enjoyed your presentation and choice of opening music so much that I thought I'd subscribe. Thanks and I look forward to seeing more. Cheers mate.

Hi Mark, your video popped up tonight and I’ll be curious to see where you’re at with your build when I go to your channel. I’m in on the group build as well with Jason, but I just started tonight as I had another kit I wanted to finish first. So I’ve got a little catching up to do. Interesting that your vid showed up just as I started , serendipitous!

Hi Mark. Very good video. I agree one of those days when parts do not fit straight away and the air brush does not work correctly. It has to be cleaned. However, you got there eventually and the build is looking good. Looking forward to Part 3 soon. Thanks Dean.

Eddie Richenbacher's cousin, Adolf, invented the electric guitar of the same name.

Spad is one of my favorite biplanes. I assembled a 1/24 Revell. It came with a detailed Hispano-Suiza 8 engine. It is an excellent kit and assembled very well. Not much detail in the cockpit, but I made up for it with some scratch building. I highly recommend the Revell model which had very few challenges, unlike many Revell models.

Hi Mark. The Gundam model looks very good. I'm sure if its painted in certain parts it might well - really stand out. Looking forward now to Part 2 on the B17 G. Thanks again Dean.

Thsnks for this review. Shows how small these planes were, even at 1/24 theyre not exactly monsters. Brave pilots. Thanks again.

Twice as many B-17s were lost during WWII than Lancaster's.

Nice choice of a kit to build. I'm going to be joining this build as well. You've been subbed

It's kinda funny americans were the first to achieve sustained flight, but by WWI they had to buy planes from every other country. French Spad's were pretty much the best America had.

Hi Mark. The B17 cockpit looks great considering no primer like you say on the flooring. Super. I like the detail on the Pilot and Co Pilot seats and decals. Additionally, keeping the main event area on the sprue for the time being. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks.

Academy kit looks good. 👍 Please complete it nicely. ^^😉

Cool tool 🛠

The dihedral is a bit steep on the Academy Fortresses. FYI. Cool video my friend.

Very interesting Rotary Tool to have Mark. I'm just wondering besides drilling holes in certain cases for scale models if it can be used in other instances. I think I will check it out where to buy it. In the meantime looking forward to the next build video. Hopefully very soon. Thanks again.

This Academy B-17G (2143) dates back to 1994. A Minicraft rebox. It's cheap, as it should be. Unless budget restricted by the tightest of budgets, really not worth building today when Revell and Airfix have retooled theirs last decade. Rivetting is non existent, as is detail generally. The MGs are about as realistic as a piece of stretched sprue, very 1963ish, but worst of all, it has a glaring mainplane dihedral flaw. The angle is completely wrong and will look just wrong sat on its wheels if you build it per instructions. It needs to be addressed with serious surgical modelling skills to correct it, an absolute PITA. Just no. Enthralled by its decals, I bought 12414 a decade ago. The decals alone were worth more than I paid for it thankfully. Undeniably gorgeous box top are on that one, but a lie in alluding to the contents within. Just buy Airfix's (2016) or Revell's (2010) new toolings. I have the Revell 04283. The only aspect which needs visual correction with it is the nose transparency oblique angle. A bit of work, but doable.

Mark can you kindly let us know on part 6 and 7 on the B25 Mitchell build. Cant find them on You Tube. Thank you.

Good Afternoon Mark; I built this kit many years ago for a collector; about the only issue I remember having had was the clear glass part/flight deck that gave me a few issues. Good luck Sir with your build! Kind Regards from a windy and cold Stratford, New Zealand, Dennis.

i'm busy doing the F variant at the moment Mark the " Belle " kits alright to be fair , gotta cut one window out though and also got some .50 Cal Brass barrels to spruce it up a bit , hopefully gonna motorize the engines too , wish me luck , good luck with the build Mark !!! ...Shaun.

Be good to see you involved in the Modelkitstuff B-17 group-build.. 😃 I'm a sucker for punishment and am making the newer Revell 1/72 B-17F (as Memphis Belle), and the old 1970s Revell 1/48 B-17F (But not as Memphis Belle!! Got some decals from Hannants for a Bloody Hundredth Thorpe Abbotts bird; planes from the still operational 100th are stationed at RAF Mildenhall very nearby to me:- The 100th ARW KC-135R tankers, and they still carry the 'box D' logo on their tails ). I like your video style; very natural - especially the nature walk ones!! 😉

It's almost ironic having short-shots on an ancient Revell kit...!! 😂 There's always flash; an abundance of flash, even on brand new Revell kits...Excess plastic where you don't want it, but you got a kit with too little where you DO want it !!!! According to Scalemates, this tooling for the kit first appeared in 1963, and knowing the way that Revell churn out kits from ever aging moulds, it's hardly surprising you got a short-shot... 😞 Oh well, if you do make it, you can always rough-up the edges and call it battle damage! I have a vague feeling though (!!) that the "I ❤ Kit" model may be ever-so slightly better.... 😜

Looks like a nice kit, enjoy your build mate; will be following!