Tyres!!!!!!!! Don't know why but I love painting them, always have.. I can't give you an exact technique as I ad lib on every single one, but I never paint them in a solid colour. I will keep adding small blotches/ mottles of dark brown, dark blue & dark greens. Always Tamiya for that very flat look..
Much respect for The Model Guy. I have not be a fan of Airfix kits but this has left me in awe. Thank you very much for the inspiration. Looking forward in seeing more of your builds.
If l may say SIR that is one amazing model build l learnt a great deal and l built models when l was a kid youve given me the insperatition to get back into it THANK YOU
That’s great to hear, it’s a hobby anyone can enjoy. Just don’t start with this kit! Grab some Tamiya 1/48 aircraft. Much easier to start with and enjoy
Great job. Well done. Long ago, in another lifetime, I collected Airfix models, but they were all 1/72 scale. On the subject of the Typhoon, two months ago, I got up close and personal with a real Napier Sabre. My gods! That engine is a monster!
Just started building mine today been @ it for about 7hrs and all I have done is scrape sand fill and sand again! Still on page one!!! Just gotta love it. TFS, GB :)
@@TheModelGuy Rite... thanks for the heads up haha. As much as I love this kit and the Bentley I don't think I will buy any more Airfix, would love to have done the Mozzie 'if one is going dirt cheap or I get given one then maybe! GB :)
The problem and the challenge with all 1/24th scale aircraft (Not just Airfix) is before it is finished you will have had to re-engineer the crap out of them so that all the sub-assemblies fit properly together. But having said that, I wish 1/24th scale had as many choices as 1/72nd scale does, as I have built all of them but four, mainly because I refuse to pay over $150.00 US for a toy that could feed me for a week. My life long hobby has become to expensive to justify any longer.
Very well done sir. Both build and the tutorial video. I have the same kit in the late version. I hope to make a worthy effort that the Airfix kit deserves. Thank you for sharing. John
A great video by a great Builder! What great work here! To those that commented about Airfix, all companies even Tamiya have their good kits and lesser ones. Sometimes just older tooling re released is the cause. I have always been very impressed with Airfix 1/24 WWII Plane kits, fabulous detail! I just built 1/48 P40B, and it was a very clean and well detailed kit. it even has one piece Prop! That's more than I can say about Tamiya Spitfire and P-51 D. Those have those stupid individual prop blades! A one piece prop is going to be within close tolerances, unlike where you put each blade in separately!
What a great idea to have the model as a "restoration"! Inspired choice and makes for a very interesting look. I love this aircraft and would be afraid to touch it in this scale. As you say, a "little" detailing at this level leads you down the rabbit hole! Superb job.
i think the defects you out line in this kit and the add detail you have gone to to compensate have added so much depth that i can only see it as a benefit and the results speak for them selves. outstanding work love to see more in this scale. i am just getting back into modeling at age 55. and the level of detail required in this scale has me sucked in, your build has given me inspiration to attempt having a go at 1/24. scale. and will be watching for more info in adding extra detail and the techniques used to achieve the excellence you display.
Something new I tried on a model that worked out was using a hypodermic needle to create weld bead son 1:48 aircraft. I was building an Airfix Stuka a year back which had the option of leaving the engine open. The engine was not as detailed as I would have liked it to be so I decided to modify it... a lot. To the point. I scribed out lines where I wanted weld beads to be and mixed a tiny bit of tamiya putty with tamiya titanium silver. I used the needle like a caulking gun to apply the 'putty paint' into the groove and used my hobby knife to create a texture. In the end the effect turned out epic and I have used it since. Not many aircraft have many visible weld beads so having them in some areas really draws attention to the area. It DOES NOT work with 1:35 vehicles. It looks disgusting in the wrong scale.
Although I now have a grey airforce, I haven't modelled an aeroplane for over forty years, (sculpting model figures instead),. Bu T when I was younger I quite happily cut away panels to put in extra detail and control wires etc. Now I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do in 1:48 scale?
Well you asked for opinions on Airfix models. I started making them in the mid 1960's. The smaller 1/72 subjects came in a plastic bag with the instructions stapled over the end of the bag. i don't think in those days they were ever meant to be super accurate scale models. they were for youngsters to make good representations of famous aircraft and tanks. I see the release date of the Typhoon as 2014 so to me it should have pretty reasonable moulding and not bad flash or mould misalignment. Then again I think they are cheaper than a lot of competitors. To me Wingnut Wings is the other end of the spectrum. I now tend to stick in the middle around the Tamiya standard.
Hi from the UK , Model Guy. Great and insightful vid as usual mate. I like your tips and schemes for getting the best from a kit. I was especially interested in how you do your tyres. Personally I also use various shades of black and dark grey but I don't airbrush at all. I find that brush painting gives me a finish that looks the business. The hubs I do airbrush but the tyres I like to go old school brush. Thanks for all the great vids mate.
I love the Typhoon, I just think they look sharp. I have a large RC Hawker Tempest with a 50” wingspan hanging in my living room. Of course the Tempest is the newer more advanced version of the Typhoon but I love both and they are not as appreciated as much as I think they should be.
Hah I grew up (in the uk) on Airfix kits in the 70’s and early 80’s. I thought they were the top standard and having to correct fit and remove flash on the moulds was normal! The best part was working from photos of real aircraft in my books. Now in my fifties (in the US) would like to get back into it and build a couple of planes for my son. Have built a couple of muscle cars from Revel. Would you guys say Tamiya is the way to go? I can’t justify 300 bucks on a kit like this but appreciate all the techniques you show. Fascinating stuff. Cheers 🤙🏼
Tamiya is definitely the way to go. Especially their new kits. Their engineering is the best and you'll have minimum fuss putting the kit together. Keeping the creative juices flowing and making it an enjoyable time.
Great work. I recently described all the panel lines for the first time on a 1/48 Hasegawa J7W1, what a pain in the neck, but the results were worth it.
This kit is a known mojo buster, and for a new kit the mould lines and I’ll fitting parts such as undercarriage struts and engine parts would suit a revell kit from the 70’s. Only good thing about the kit is the fuselage and detail on the wing surfaces all that riveting and options of how you want to display it with open panels. But other than that if you aren’t a confident model builder avoid at all costs.
The detail is well done on the outer bits. You can see stressed skin, rivets look good...except the ones that are near the top and bottom of the curve that are mashed.
Lovely work on a kit that does need work. Have not built any large Airfix for a while. I think the new Hellcat is a way better kit than this and infinitely better than the original 70s stuff. I wish they would look at re-engineering some of them as its nice to occasionally do something that large.
Great work. Did you say you are a millwright? Well, love your channel, I build also but not as well as you, yet. The lights are outstanding, I'll have to use that method in the future, incredible. Keep the vids coming.👍
@@lab3470 it depends on the size of the gap. I have seen other guys use that technique. If there is detail you don’t want to lose it’s the way to go. If it’s east derail to repair I use Sprue Goo
I have not made a model in 40 years, where can I get paint and supplies, I still have some very old models and now that I am retired my wife said I deed todo something.
If you don't have a local hobby store, they're are plenty online. I usually use Sunward Hobbies in Canada as shipping is free over $60. I also have a shop that is about an hour's drive away.
Typical Airfix kit mold lines by the bucketful, big lack of detail for such a large scale kit. There are a lot of kits out there that are heaps better for not a lot of dollars more.
Tyres!!!!!!!! Don't know why but I love painting them, always have.. I can't give you an exact technique as I ad lib on every single one, but I never paint them in a solid colour. I will keep adding small blotches/ mottles of dark brown, dark blue & dark greens. Always Tamiya for that very flat look..
All your hard work paid off. Great model. Enjoyed the videos.
The safety squint, the best way to view my models lol
Great work btw
Amazing.
Full credit due for an amazing build.
Awesome build!!! the big scales are just outstanding and you did it worderfully!!!! congrats!!!
I use charcoal pastels for weathering and highlighting rivets and panel lines.
Brilliant! A great way to show this model off. Lots of useful information in the commentary.
Much respect for The Model Guy. I have not be a fan of Airfix kits but this has left me in awe. Thank you very much for the inspiration. Looking forward in seeing more of your builds.
If l may say SIR that is one amazing model build l learnt a great deal and l built models when l was a kid youve given me the insperatition to get back into it THANK YOU
That’s great to hear, it’s a hobby anyone can enjoy. Just don’t start with this kit! Grab some Tamiya 1/48 aircraft. Much easier to start with and enjoy
Great job. Well done. Long ago, in another lifetime, I collected Airfix models, but they were all 1/72 scale.
On the subject of the Typhoon, two months ago, I got up close and personal with a real Napier Sabre. My gods! That engine is a monster!
Incredible build. A pleasure to watch.
Just started building mine today been @ it for about 7hrs and all I have done is scrape sand fill and sand again! Still on page one!!! Just gotta love it. TFS, GB :)
It's a very brutal kit to get any flow going. You get the cockpit together and feel like you've made progress...then the engine starts.
@@TheModelGuy Rite... thanks for the heads up haha. As much as I love this kit and the Bentley I don't think I will buy any more Airfix, would love to have done the Mozzie 'if one is going dirt cheap or I get given one then maybe! GB :)
The problem and the challenge with all 1/24th scale aircraft (Not just Airfix) is before it is finished you will have had to re-engineer the crap out of them so that all the sub-assemblies fit properly together. But having said that, I wish 1/24th scale had as many choices as 1/72nd scale does, as I have built all of them but four, mainly because I refuse to pay over $150.00 US for a toy that could feed me for a week. My life long hobby has become to expensive to justify any longer.
Very well done sir. Both build and the tutorial video.
I have the same kit in the late version.
I hope to make a worthy effort that the Airfix kit deserves.
Thank you for sharing. John
A great video by a great Builder! What great work here! To those that commented about Airfix, all companies even Tamiya have their good kits and lesser ones. Sometimes just older tooling re released is the cause. I have always been very impressed with Airfix 1/24 WWII Plane kits, fabulous detail! I just built 1/48 P40B, and it was a very clean and well detailed kit. it even has one piece Prop! That's more than I can say about Tamiya Spitfire and P-51 D. Those have those stupid individual prop blades! A one piece prop is going to be within close tolerances, unlike where you put each blade in separately!
Awesome job I really enjoy your videos plain and simple very informative. Thank you
Extraordinary level of work. Congrats for an amazing build !!!
Excellent. I will have to rewatch this.
Just started this kit myself and love what you did with your build. 👏🏻 🇬🇧
Bellissimo un capolavoro!!!! Bravo!!
What a great idea to have the model as a "restoration"! Inspired choice and makes for a very interesting look. I love this aircraft and would be afraid to touch it in this scale. As you say, a "little" detailing at this level leads you down the rabbit hole! Superb job.
Thanks John! It also allows more freedom for colours
Darn fine job u have there just hoping u got a deal on the Hellcat😁😁
Gawd damn I love your videos!
Thanks Matt!
i think the defects you out line in this kit and the add detail you have gone to to compensate have added so much depth that i can only see it as a benefit and the results speak for them selves. outstanding work love to see more in this scale. i am just getting back into modeling at age 55. and the level of detail required in this scale has me sucked in, your build has given me inspiration to attempt having a go at 1/24. scale. and will be watching for more info in adding extra detail and the techniques used to achieve the excellence you display.
Impressive build.
Fantastic detail, some awesome ideas there. Would love you to do a cricut tutorial when you are set up again, thinking of getting one myself.
Something new I tried on a model that worked out was using a hypodermic needle to create weld bead son 1:48 aircraft. I was building an Airfix Stuka a year back which had the option of leaving the engine open. The engine was not as detailed as I would have liked it to be so I decided to modify it... a lot.
To the point. I scribed out lines where I wanted weld beads to be and mixed a tiny bit of tamiya putty with tamiya titanium silver. I used the needle like a caulking gun to apply the 'putty paint' into the groove and used my hobby knife to create a texture. In the end the effect turned out epic and I have used it since. Not many aircraft have many visible weld beads so having them in some areas really draws attention to the area. It DOES NOT work with 1:35 vehicles. It looks disgusting in the wrong scale.
wow that looks photo realistic it superb work !!!
The Hellcat is really great , totally a different level
Although I now have a grey airforce, I haven't modelled an aeroplane for over forty years, (sculpting model figures instead),. Bu
T when I was younger I quite happily cut away panels to put in extra detail and control wires etc.
Now I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do in 1:48 scale?
Nice build!
Just wow, absolutely beautiful
Well you asked for opinions on Airfix models. I started making them in the mid 1960's. The smaller 1/72 subjects came in a plastic bag with the instructions stapled over the end of the bag. i don't think in those days they were ever meant to be super accurate scale models. they were for youngsters to make good representations of famous aircraft and tanks. I see the release date of the Typhoon as 2014 so to me it should have pretty reasonable moulding and not bad flash or mould misalignment. Then again I think they are cheaper than a lot of competitors. To me Wingnut Wings is the other end of the spectrum. I now tend to stick in the middle around the Tamiya standard.
Hi from the UK , Model Guy.
Great and insightful vid as usual mate. I like your tips and schemes for getting the best from a kit. I was especially interested in how you do your tyres. Personally I also use various shades of black and dark grey but I don't airbrush at all. I find that brush painting gives me a finish that looks the business. The hubs I do airbrush but the tyres I like to go old school brush.
Thanks for all the great vids mate.
Great build.
I love the Typhoon, I just think they look sharp. I have a large RC Hawker Tempest with a 50” wingspan hanging in my living room. Of course the Tempest is the newer more advanced version of the Typhoon but I love both and they are not as appreciated as much as I think they should be.
Awesome work 🙂👍🏻👍🏻
I was about to go bed but nope gotta get the model guy fix
Lol, the “safety squint”😂
devastating firepower.
Thanks very much , never thought of doing that with tyres will be doing it now . Cheers Tom from Glasgow.
It was something new that I brought over from doing figures. I'll definitely try it again in 1/48
awesome build
Brilliant !
Hah I grew up (in the uk) on Airfix kits in the 70’s and early 80’s. I thought they were the top standard and having to correct fit and remove flash on the moulds was normal! The best part was working from photos of real aircraft in my books. Now in my fifties (in the US) would like to get back into it and build a couple of planes for my son. Have built a couple of muscle cars from Revel. Would you guys say Tamiya is the way to go? I can’t justify 300 bucks on a kit like this but appreciate all the techniques you show. Fascinating stuff. Cheers 🤙🏼
Tamiya is definitely the way to go. Especially their new kits. Their engineering is the best and you'll have minimum fuss putting the kit together. Keeping the creative juices flowing and making it an enjoyable time.
@@TheModelGuy Thank you! He has a thing about Stukas as he's been bombed by them in video games ;) Will start there
Great work. I recently described all the panel lines for the first time on a 1/48 Hasegawa J7W1, what a pain in the neck, but the results were worth it.
Art work mate👍👍👍👍👍
I like that you can see its guts.
This kit is a known mojo buster, and for a new kit the mould lines and I’ll fitting parts such as undercarriage struts and engine parts would suit a revell kit from the 70’s.
Only good thing about the kit is the fuselage and detail on the wing surfaces all that riveting and options of how you want to display it with open panels. But other than that if you aren’t a confident model builder avoid at all costs.
The detail is well done on the outer bits. You can see stressed skin, rivets look good...except the ones that are near the top and bottom of the curve that are mashed.
Excellet!
Maravilhoso! Sera que eu consigo fazer ele na 1/72?
Vou ficar cego!😁😃👏👏👏👏
Lovely work on a kit that does need work. Have not built any large Airfix for a while. I think the new Hellcat is a way better kit than this and infinitely better than the original 70s stuff. I wish they would look at re-engineering some of them as its nice to occasionally do something that large.
Ever wondered what that letter "L" on the word "soLder" is for? 🤔🤔
Great work. Did you say you are a millwright? Well, love your channel, I build also but not as well as you, yet. The lights are outstanding, I'll have to use that method in the future, incredible. Keep the vids coming.👍
I'm a Heavy Diesel technician!
It's all about practice and learning as you go. We all started somewhere
Hey!! you are a pure artist mate!!! I have one question, how do you clean the old brush from the glue and putty? with acetone?
It can be cleaned with a lacquer thinner. Just make sure it’s an old one because that process will ruin a good one
@@TheModelGuy do you think that would be a good idea to fill small gaps with this technique?
@@lab3470 it depends on the size of the gap. I have seen other guys use that technique. If there is detail you don’t want to lose it’s the way to go. If it’s east derail to repair I use Sprue Goo
You mean to tell us there are things that can get through the safety squint?
Especially things coming off grinders
Where did you get that awesome landing gear assembly? who makes it?
are we talking about the spring assembly above the wheel at 3:46 in the video?
@@mitchlenet4238 Ohhhh those. Those are actually Model Master Gun Barrels. They do awesome stuff. I have their M2 50 Cals for my B-17 in 1.72
An impressive result out of rather mediocre kit!
In their new Hellcat Airfix certainly has a kit that's a few levels higher.
I have not made a model in 40 years, where can I get paint and supplies, I still have some very old models and now that I am retired my wife said I deed todo something.
If you don't have a local hobby store, they're are plenty online. I usually use Sunward Hobbies in Canada as shipping is free over $60. I also have a shop that is about an hour's drive away.
Kit made in China
Should I say more?
🐶🙂👍👋🏻
Don’t do the spitfire in 24 scale it a terrible kit wish air fix would do a new tool
Typical Airfix kit mold lines by the bucketful, big lack of detail for such a large scale kit. There are a lot of kits out there that are heaps better for not a lot of dollars more.
Using the Dremmel as a mini lathe great idea.