I like how this video isnt just ¨flash = bad¨, because thats what I feel like alot of these type of lists become AKA ¨if its not perfect, its bad!¨, eventhough its crucial for a beginner to know how to handle small things like that, and its not that big of a deal. Great job on the video, its awesome!
Hi. I built the R12 motorcycle by Zvesda in 1/72nd scale. I super detailed my kit. I drilled out all of the spokes to impart movement and replaced the rear passenger handrail with wire. I also used wire on the small rail that runs around the opening on the sidecar and replaced the mount for the machinegun. I also did the clutch and throttle cables as well as the spark plug and brake cables. These were all done with single strand copper wire. I then added panniers and scratchbuilt a pillion passenger from spare parts. Then just to add to my woes I also built ghe Academy Harley Davison and gave it the same treatment. Both of these models won me trophies at model shows. Patience is the key to this process. Both models would fit on the end of your thumb. Small. I,d say so. Good luck.
My pet hate, and is general rather than specific, is when old kits (from the 60s and 70s) are reboxed and presented as new on the shelves of general hobby stores like Hobby Lobby. These are usually cheaper (but not as cheap as they should be), so are quite attractive to parents buying their child a first model to get into the hobby. Although these kits are simple (a good characteristic for a first model) their age means that the parts are poorly moulded, needing lots of clean-up, are sometimes warped and generally don’t fit together well. Anyone unlucky enough to try one of these as their first kit is likely to give up on the hobby at their first attempt.
@@martinoconnor4314Although, to be fair, they did that to start them off on the range which they have then added to with their own brand new and excellent kits, such as, Cromwell (best Cromwell kit out there providing you get the later runs which include the corrected wheels), the Austin K2 ambulance, the 30 cwt truck, the Ferret and now the Stalwart. The worst offenders are Revell because they will put a very old kit in a new box, give it new decals, and market it as a new kit.
Revell is the specialist in reboxing old kits pretending they are new. their 1/76 armour is nothing else than reboxed Matchbox kits from the 1970s. The odd scale is a giveaway. But those were actually good kits and the original kits sell for too much $$$ these days. There is much worse such as 1950s and 1960 reboxed kits.
@asdf9890 But my point is that anyone starting out in the hobby would be better off buying a reasonably priced, relatively simple, new kit from a respected manufacturer. Buying something cheap and old is going to leave a beginner fighting with terrible quality and fit and they may assume that this is what model kits are like and give up.
Miniart kits in general are complex. I’ve done a couple of their GAZ Russian trucks including the BM-8-24 rocket launcher. Tiny witness marks (if any), lots of small parts, and assembly steps that require three hands set the tone. Fit is often sketchy. Once they are together, they are beautiful kits though. Stick to Tamiya kits from the last ten years is my advice for beginners. By far the best balance of detail and ease of assembly and almost always perfect fit.
@@KevinBower-gy5be 100% true. Miniart 1/35 diorama accessories are second to none. Perfect also for Märklin gauge-one train landscapes, 1/32 Slotcar racetracks and Britains/Siku farm toys dioramas.
As a Child I knew a friend that had a rather small Car with some Pieces Missing . I suggested that he Cut the Sprew Tree Up and continue fixing the Axel and other parts like Tooth Picks , Once painted it was Passable . When you Buy a model you usually see a Difficulty rating on the Box. Once you Open the Kit you Check to see if you have all of the parts to Assemble it , then wash the parts in Mild Soupy water. The Fun part is Finding Pictures of the Model , target Acquisition reference to Paint it. Depending on how much Detail you want , Weathering is an Art all in it's own. I had to Laugh when I saw the Snap tight easy kits. As a Boy my friend Bought die Cast figures which he Painted in Great Detail , Sold them to the Hobie Shops for Good Money .
I like taking RAW model kits and find ways to DETAIL them up… GIVE IT DEPTH… I use floral wire, EVERGREEN PLASTIC PRODUCTS and PHOTO ETCH… Sometimes I don’t use all the photo etch, select pieces to bring areas that are visually open… Some of the best RAW KITS MONOGRAM 1/48 kits LINBURG KITS most vintage kits are pretty raw… I do use aftermarket products a lot… THIS IS A GOOD CHANNEL model on …. CHRIS 🇺🇸
For starting an hobby, once there were Airfix bags, cheap and reliable, with few pieces you had a (for those times) beautiful model. The only drawback was that they were limited to old aircrafts or AFVs, now there's an huge quantity of kits, but naturally prices and complexity have (literally !) skyrocketed. About motorcycles, my first try in 1/35 was a BMW R75 from ITALERI, and either the build and painting went OK.
Everyone said: do a Tamiya first Me: wow cool, a full interior Miniart Austin Freikorps armored car!... Maybe I should have listened, it was a long and challenging, but very satisfying build in the end.
The AFV Club 1/35 Bussing-NAG 4500 truck with Bilstein 3-ton crane mounted on the back. Absolutely the most complex and challenging kit I've ever built, with SO many TINY parts. You end up with a stellar model - just make sure you have some Prozac handy whilst you're building it :)
I remember few years ago,I picked up a frog kit of the shell welder coastal tanker. Worst kit ever .the amount of miss alignment, worn moulding.unbeleverble.😮
I never had problems with 1/35 motorcycles, but those were the days before photo etch. Italeri could be fiddly (as all their kits) , Tamiya was simple to construct. Those Zvezda are probably reboxed Italeri kits, which could add a few problems such as worse moulding.
The only motorcycle I’ve built was a Tamiya kit for the SdKfz 222 with a motorcycle messenger. It came out really well and I don’t remember it being too fiddly. The parts for a motorcycle will obviously be small, but it wasn’t too difficult.
If you are a novice and decide to build a 1/144 scale aircraft kit, I would definitely NOT consider anything from Amodel (the maker of the Antonov An-74 kit at the 5:58 mark of the video). Whilst generally well detailed, fit issues abound and can result in a lot of grief. Worth building but not until you are a more experienced modeller. If you want something compact, detailed but extremely well engineered in 1/144, go with one of the kits from either Sweet or Platz. You won't be disappointed.
I started making plastic model kits in 1970,when i was 7! must have made well over 1,000 aircraft, tanks, ships figures,space, cars- also branched out into white metal, resin and balsa. Rubber band powered aeroplanes and model boats& Model railways since 1968 (i am 61) YES! ZVEZDA kits are tricky and YES admit to throwing a lot away if impossible- SO! i suppose i could be called "Experienced!". Steer well clear of Dragon kits- i make about 3 to 5 aircraft (hang from the ceiling) and ships etc a week.(in between drawing, writing and scrapbooks etc).
Way to go guy. I bet you loved every minute of it. I am building an Airfix 1:72 Fairey Swordfish Mk. I. It's a biplane developed by Great Britain in the 1930s. It served throughout WWII.
The Meng 1/35 leopard 2a6. Individual track links were a pain and wouldn't stay together.the turret was too tight in the turret ring, the Armour panels on the sides of the turret wouldn't line up right! Beautiful looking kit but had to toss in garbage cause i screwed it up!
@johnzeszut3170 I know, I was used to rubberband tracks. The workable tracks are awesome but my hands don't want to mess with them. The link and length tracks are ok, but built wh40k models with them.
Yeah, I can expand on that further: any vehicle kit from Bronco should be avoided by everyone since they are WAY too overengineered with way too many parts. The figure kits are fine, but the vehicles, ho boy, don't even try them - and I say that with more than 35 years of modelling experience. Another brand that CAN be best avoided is Riich Models, partly because of - again - the overengineering, but even worse, the bad casting and the way too soft plastic. They can be built, but are of a worse overall quality than Bronco which at least has the decency to be well cast.
As a dedicated ship modeler I strongly suggest staying away from Dragon ship models. They are tough builds even for experienced modelers. For easy ships, pretty much anything Tamiya has put out in the genre
I was going to mention this. I am not quite a beginner, but I don't think I have quite regained intermediate status after a 40+ year hiatus. I bought a 1/700 Dragon Z-39 with a small photo etch set included. I thought that would be a great way to get my feet wet with PE. Uh, nope... While the kit and instructions were beautifully implemented, the plastic was incredibly brittle. And, given my luck, a lot of the PE had to be tightly curved - it wasn't stuff like hatches where you sand off the plastic detail and plop a PE replacement in it's place. I was, however, doing OK on the build (I started using the plastic version of some of the PE parts - a nice touch to have both) till I started working the masts. As I broke each and every one of the pieces - they were tiny, thin, multi-part mast builds - the kit broke me. I strongly recommend the kit for an intermediate builder, but for a novice - just nope it. Follow-up research indicates Dragon kits are for intermediate to advanced builders.
Gloves? You aren't a real modeller unless you have super-glued your fingers together at least once. All these kits look easy enough, compared to a kit of sailing ships with individual wood planks and copper hull sheets, and miles of rigging. You can have them,
I would highly recommend beginners to ignore any "advice" from all these ignorant besserwizzers who haven´t got a clue. Beginners would be much better off just following their guts and go for exactly what they like. If you like motorcycles then go for it.
not only the ones you showed are not models for beginner modelers because of their construction difficulty, but even if the modeler is expert he must like this type of models. I have been building models for about 40 years but personally I don't even think about building a motorcycle or a car or a truck or even a train, even if in a military version, simply because I don't like the vehicle in the kit.
I'm a veteran modeler and what nearly broke me was the 1/35 Miniart Austin Armored Car 1918 Pattern. HOLY CRAPZOLLI what a disappointment. Super cool subject but an inordinate amount of detail (the sub-frame consists of 17 separate parts! Why?!). Bad fit on the twin turrets (they contact at the centerline of the vehicle), photoetch parts that are not optional but, structural (the fuel tanks are held on by photo etch. WHY?!) and lastly, with ALL that detail, the did not include decals for the driver's instrument and there aren't even any cast numbers! I WANT to finish this badly, it's such a cool vehicle but, it's going to sit there half-done, I suspect.
The modelsvit 1/72 su-22um3k is difficult for the sake of being difficult. there is an ongadli amount of parts and most of the parts doesn't even fit. Like 22 parts for one sit is insane and there is tvo of them.
You can build any model you want 😅if you're not too fussy about the resolt😂 when you start modeling nothing is going to be perfect 😂 unless you have a hidden talent to start with 🎉pick what you like 😅 do your best 😅 and don't worry about the result 😂 your just learning 😅🎉
@flitsertheo oh that is so true of so many hobby's now 😮 company's are cashing in on the hobby and collectors market😮 and charging as much as they can 😮💩💀
@@flitsertheo There are still plenty of companies who are making decent low priced kits or accessories such as Academy, Hasegawa, Trumpeter, Hobby Boss, Revell, ICM, Roden, Miniart, Italieri, HaT, Airfix, etc.
@ We are talking about "model kits not for beginners, what to avoid".Beginners should avoid MiniArt and ICM who are detailing their kits as if it were the real thing. Then Revell where you never know if you get some old mould dug up from the 1960s or a really new kit. Italeri, good kits but with fiddly parts. Airfix, also some old moulds but at least they warn you with their "classics". I haven't built enough kits of the other brands for an opinion but Hasegawa has a good reputation.
@@flitsertheo Just because you went into some troubles with a few kits doesn´t mean any of these brands should be entirely avoided by beginners. All these brands are making some fine low-priced kits, and that is really all that matters for beginners, (1) MINIART has for the past 10 years been the leading brand in 1/35 diorama accessories and, as an example, Miniart´s current 1/35 set of 18 wooden wine barrels is not only the cheapest on the market at $18, but also literally the easiest thing in the world to assemble. Also, their 1/35 series of civilian figures is second to none. (2) ICM´s low-priced sets of 1/32 WWII pilots and ground crew (such as $17 for three cockpit axis/allies pilots) are essential sets for all enthusiasts of WWII 1/32 airplane modelling and not least beginners. A highly recommended set for beginners in 1/35 scale is the $22-priced 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) with German Crew (4 figures).Their low-priced 1/32 Bücker 131 trainer is unique on the market and a quite easy build. (3) REVELL, loved by all beginners, has some of the most affordable products on the market, including the 1/32 twin-engined de Havilland Mosquito with two pilots included for $38. Nobody else makes a twin-engined 1/32 airplane model for such a low price. Even with a somewhat complicated fittng of the landing gear it is still highly recommended for beginners. (4) ITALERI has for more than 50 years been one of the most beloved and highly regarded model brands among beginners due to their low prices and/or unique and amazing products. Highly recommended for beginners is their famous old 1/35 kit, the sloped armour M4-A1 Sherman (ita0225) still available for the low price of $26. Their 1/35 MT boat series and their 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore are much more expensive but also unique on the market. Their 1/35 LCVP with US Infantry is amazing. I could go on and on. (5) AIRFIX´s 1/32 bamboo house is a fine and low-priced accessory for any WWII jungle diorama and for displays of both 1/35 and 1/32 Japanese, British and American soldiers, tanks and warplanes. Low price, extremely easy build. Airfix also has a fine low-priced 1/35 King Tiger at $28. (6) ACADEMY has the cheapest 1/32 airplane model on the market. The $15 Sopwith Camel F.1 is a fine build. Academy also offers fine 1/35 scale vehicles such as Panzerkampfwagen IV and Sturmgeschutz IV in the $21 price class. (7) HASEGAWA is making fine 1/32 scale Japanese fighters in the $30 to $45 range. Zero, Ki-43, Ki-84, etc. and a great F6F-3/5 Hellcat at $40. (8) TRUMPETER is making several versions of the Me/bf 109 in the 1/32 scale priced around $30 and great low-priced 1/32 models of the MiG-3 and MiG-15 fighters. Also 1/32 scale Ju 87 Stuka, Me 262 jetfighter, P-51D Mustang, F4UF Corsair and P-47D Thunderbolt in the $45 range. Trumpeter is also strong in low-priced 1/35 cold war vehicles. Cheers.
MiniArt in general is to be avoided by beginners. Too complicated, as if they disassembled a real vehicle, scanned all the parts and turned these into model kit parts. I guess ICM (also from Ukraine) uses the same method. But even Russian Zvezda's more recent kits (such as the "Tiger" jeeps) are complicated. A contrast to their older kits which - if you are lucky - are reboxed Italeri kits and if you aren't lucky reboxed obscure Russian manufacturers kits.
ICM is much simpler than MiniArt. Almost every model they have is suitable for beginners. Miniart moved to Poland in 2022 and now it is no longer a Ukrainian company, but a Polish one.
Miniart is highly recommented. Miniart is the world´s leading brand in 1/35 diorama accessories. Their broad range of products are highly detailed but generally simple and straight forward. Miniart´s low priced set of 18 wooden wine barrels is literally the easiest thing in the world to assemble. .
Interesting………… I note you don’t indicate your country?! This I wondered as so many of the above are East European? Now the ‘starter’ kits from most brands would (or should) be the first place to visit? Airfix offer many choices in both starter and gift sets and can include paints etc. the price is also generally favourable. Boy you did choose some kits!! WOW! I am a returnee after some 40 years and after some two years haven’t left planes as yet as I feel them to be simpler and one can choose to open or close various elements. I am still a way away from your choice of early models. It’s great to encourage, help new starters so great video. Bob England
Hi Bob, yes, you are absolutely right about Eastern Europe. I’m from Ukraine; in Eastern Europe, our main producers are somewhat different. Our main ones are icm, trumpeter and hobby boss. Airfix and Heller are slightly less represented in our market.
@@ScaleArtLab The most interesting 1/35 models seem to be produced in Eastern Europe lately, in particular Ukraine and even (cough, cough, cough, ...) Russia.
I like how this video isnt just ¨flash = bad¨, because thats what I feel like alot of these type of lists become AKA ¨if its not perfect, its bad!¨, eventhough its crucial for a beginner to know how to handle small things like that, and its not that big of a deal.
Great job on the video, its awesome!
Hi. I built the R12 motorcycle by Zvesda in 1/72nd scale. I super detailed my kit. I drilled out all of the spokes to impart movement and replaced the rear passenger handrail with wire. I also used wire on the small rail that runs around the opening on the sidecar and replaced the mount for the machinegun. I also did the clutch and throttle cables as well as the spark plug and brake cables. These were all done with single strand copper wire. I then added panniers and scratchbuilt a pillion passenger from spare parts. Then just to add to my woes I also built ghe Academy Harley Davison and gave it the same treatment. Both of these models won me trophies at model shows. Patience is the key to this process. Both models would fit on the end of your thumb. Small. I,d say so. Good luck.
My pet hate, and is general rather than specific, is when old kits (from the 60s and 70s) are reboxed and presented as new on the shelves of general hobby stores like Hobby Lobby. These are usually cheaper (but not as cheap as they should be), so are quite attractive to parents buying their child a first model to get into the hobby.
Although these kits are simple (a good characteristic for a first model) their age means that the parts are poorly moulded, needing lots of clean-up, are sometimes warped and generally don’t fit together well.
Anyone unlucky enough to try one of these as their first kit is likely to give up on the hobby at their first attempt.
Airfix, that's why I'll never touch another one of their products again, most of their 1/35 Armour models are re-boxings of Academy kits.
@@martinoconnor4314Although, to be fair, they did that to start them off on the range which they have then added to with their own brand new and excellent kits, such as, Cromwell (best Cromwell kit out there providing you get the later runs which include the corrected wheels), the Austin K2 ambulance, the 30 cwt truck, the Ferret and now the Stalwart.
The worst offenders are Revell because they will put a very old kit in a new box, give it new decals, and market it as a new kit.
Revell is the specialist in reboxing old kits pretending they are new. their 1/76 armour is nothing else than reboxed Matchbox kits from the 1970s. The odd scale is a giveaway. But those were actually good kits and the original kits sell for too much $$$ these days. There is much worse such as 1950s and 1960 reboxed kits.
Those old kits at Hobby Lobby 😅 they’re decently priced when they do their rotating 40% off, but yeah not at their regular price.
@asdf9890 But my point is that anyone starting out in the hobby would be better off buying a reasonably priced, relatively simple, new kit from a respected manufacturer. Buying something cheap and old is going to leave a beginner fighting with terrible quality and fit and they may assume that this is what model kits are like and give up.
Add to this list, any sailing ship, large biplane models lol.
I would add the Hasegawa 'Waterline' series IJN Akagi aircraft carrier. It's a great kit, but very complex -- definitely not for a beginner.
1/35 Motorcycle... I just struggled with my first one...Lol Awesome Thanks!
Miniart kits in general are complex. I’ve done a couple of their GAZ Russian trucks including the BM-8-24 rocket launcher. Tiny witness marks (if any), lots of small parts, and assembly steps that require three hands set the tone. Fit is often sketchy. Once they are together, they are beautiful kits though. Stick to Tamiya kits from the last ten years is my advice for beginners. By far the best balance of detail and ease of assembly and almost always perfect fit.
Agreed. But their range of accessory kits hasn't ever been bettered IMO. Every diorama I make is always peppered with their ancillary stuff.
@@KevinBower-gy5be 100% true. Miniart 1/35 diorama accessories are second to none. Perfect also for Märklin gauge-one train landscapes, 1/32 Slotcar racetracks and Britains/Siku farm toys dioramas.
As a Child I knew a friend that had a rather small Car with some Pieces Missing .
I suggested that he Cut the Sprew Tree Up and continue fixing the Axel and other parts like Tooth Picks , Once painted it was Passable .
When you Buy a model you usually see a Difficulty rating on the Box.
Once you Open the Kit you Check to see if you have all of the parts to Assemble it , then wash the parts in Mild Soupy water.
The Fun part is Finding Pictures of the Model , target Acquisition reference to Paint it.
Depending on how much Detail you want , Weathering is an Art all in it's own.
I had to Laugh when I saw the Snap tight easy kits.
As a Boy my friend Bought die Cast figures which he Painted in Great Detail , Sold them to the Hobie Shops for Good Money .
I like taking RAW model kits and find ways to DETAIL them up…
GIVE IT DEPTH…
I use floral wire, EVERGREEN PLASTIC PRODUCTS and PHOTO ETCH…
Sometimes I don’t use all the photo etch, select pieces to bring areas that are visually open…
Some of the best RAW KITS
MONOGRAM 1/48 kits
LINBURG KITS
most vintage kits are pretty raw…
I do use aftermarket products a lot…
THIS IS A GOOD CHANNEL
model on …. CHRIS 🇺🇸
For starting an hobby, once there were Airfix bags, cheap and reliable, with few pieces you had a (for those times) beautiful model. The only drawback was that they were limited to old aircrafts or AFVs, now there's an huge quantity of kits, but naturally prices and complexity have (literally !) skyrocketed. About motorcycles, my first try in 1/35 was a BMW R75 from ITALERI, and either the build and painting went OK.
Good advice, thanks.
Everyone said: do a Tamiya first
Me: wow cool, a full interior Miniart Austin Freikorps armored car!...
Maybe I should have listened, it was a long and challenging, but very satisfying build in the end.
Everyone is right, Taimya is the best option for beginners. Old Tamiya kits are affordable and easy to build.
The AFV Club 1/35 Bussing-NAG 4500 truck with Bilstein 3-ton crane mounted on the back. Absolutely the most complex and challenging kit I've ever built, with SO many TINY parts. You end up with a stellar model - just make sure you have some Prozac handy whilst you're building it :)
I remember few years ago,I picked up a frog kit of the shell welder coastal tanker. Worst kit ever .the amount of miss alignment, worn moulding.unbeleverble.😮
I never had problems with 1/35 motorcycles, but those were the days before photo etch. Italeri could be fiddly (as all their kits) , Tamiya was simple to construct. Those Zvezda are probably reboxed Italeri kits, which could add a few problems such as worse moulding.
The only motorcycle I’ve built was a Tamiya kit for the SdKfz 222 with a motorcycle messenger. It came out really well and I don’t remember it being too fiddly. The parts for a motorcycle will obviously be small, but it wasn’t too difficult.
If you are a novice and decide to build a 1/144 scale aircraft kit, I would definitely NOT consider anything from Amodel (the maker of the Antonov An-74 kit at the 5:58 mark of the video). Whilst generally well detailed, fit issues abound and can result in a lot of grief. Worth building but not until you are a more experienced modeller. If you want something compact, detailed but extremely well engineered in 1/144, go with one of the kits from either Sweet or Platz. You won't be disappointed.
How about building a ship inside a bottle ?
I started making plastic model kits in 1970,when i was 7! must have made well over 1,000 aircraft, tanks, ships figures,space, cars- also branched out into white metal, resin and balsa. Rubber band powered aeroplanes and model boats& Model railways since 1968 (i am 61) YES! ZVEZDA kits are tricky and YES admit to throwing a lot away if impossible- SO! i suppose i could be called "Experienced!". Steer well clear of Dragon kits- i make about 3 to 5 aircraft (hang from the ceiling) and ships etc a week.(in between drawing, writing and scrapbooks etc).
Way to go guy. I bet you loved every minute of it. I am building an Airfix 1:72 Fairey Swordfish Mk. I. It's a biplane developed by Great Britain in the 1930s. It served throughout WWII.
The Meng 1/35 leopard 2a6. Individual track links were a pain and wouldn't stay together.the turret was too tight in the turret ring, the Armour panels on the sides of the turret wouldn't line up right! Beautiful looking kit but had to toss in garbage cause i screwed it up!
Once the individual track links came into being that put the kibosh on most of my modeling work.
@johnzeszut3170 I know, I was used to rubberband tracks. The workable tracks are awesome but my hands don't want to mess with them. The link and length tracks are ok, but built wh40k models with them.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Best kits I’ve ever known is Accurate Armour in the UK.
Yeah, I can expand on that further: any vehicle kit from Bronco should be avoided by everyone since they are WAY too overengineered with way too many parts. The figure kits are fine, but the vehicles, ho boy, don't even try them - and I say that with more than 35 years of modelling experience.
Another brand that CAN be best avoided is Riich Models, partly because of - again - the overengineering, but even worse, the bad casting and the way too soft plastic. They can be built, but are of a worse overall quality than Bronco which at least has the decency to be well cast.
As a dedicated ship modeler I strongly suggest staying away from Dragon ship models. They are tough builds even for experienced modelers. For easy ships, pretty much anything Tamiya has put out in the genre
I was going to mention this. I am not quite a beginner, but I don't think I have quite regained intermediate status after a 40+ year hiatus.
I bought a 1/700 Dragon Z-39 with a small photo etch set included. I thought that would be a great way to get my feet wet with PE.
Uh, nope...
While the kit and instructions were beautifully implemented, the plastic was incredibly brittle. And, given my luck, a lot of the PE had to be tightly curved - it wasn't stuff like hatches where you sand off the plastic detail and plop a PE replacement in it's place. I was, however, doing OK on the build (I started using the plastic version of some of the PE parts - a nice touch to have both) till I started working the masts. As I broke each and every one of the pieces - they were tiny, thin, multi-part mast builds - the kit broke me.
I strongly recommend the kit for an intermediate builder, but for a novice - just nope it. Follow-up research indicates Dragon kits are for intermediate to advanced builders.
BTW, sprue side cutters might have saved that Z-39. I never heard of them before this mess. I broke every mast part trying to get them off the sprue 🤪
@ Yeah and the mines are something special - If memory serves, 15 parts to make something smaller than a pea.
As a Boy I tried to build a Sailing Ship with Rigging , It was a Disaster , Too Hard .
Gloves? You aren't a real modeller unless you have super-glued your fingers together at least once.
All these kits look easy enough, compared to a kit of sailing ships with individual wood planks and copper hull sheets, and miles of rigging. You can have them,
I would highly recommend beginners to ignore any "advice" from all these ignorant besserwizzers who haven´t got a clue. Beginners would be much better off just following their guts and go for exactly what they like. If you like motorcycles then go for it.
I was given an Airfix Dr.1 when I was in first school...
What do you about Amusing hobby.?
You should definitely have included any of the Ventura/Jays kits in 1/72, those a definitely not for beginners. Great fun builds though.
not only the ones you showed are not models for beginner modelers because of their construction difficulty, but even if the modeler is expert he must like this type of models.
I have been building models for about 40 years but personally I don't even think about building a motorcycle or a car or a truck or even a train, even if in a military version, simply because I don't like the vehicle in the kit.
I'm a veteran modeler and what nearly broke me was the 1/35 Miniart Austin Armored Car 1918 Pattern. HOLY CRAPZOLLI what a disappointment. Super cool subject but an inordinate amount of detail (the sub-frame consists of 17 separate parts! Why?!). Bad fit on the twin turrets (they contact at the centerline of the vehicle), photoetch parts that are not optional but, structural (the fuel tanks are held on by photo etch. WHY?!) and lastly, with ALL that detail, the did not include decals for the driver's instrument and there aren't even any cast numbers!
I WANT to finish this badly, it's such a cool vehicle but, it's going to sit there half-done, I suspect.
Decals for a vehicle's dashboard are a nice feature to have in a kit!
Anything thats soft platstic is such a pain
The modelsvit 1/72 su-22um3k is difficult for the sake of being difficult. there is an ongadli amount of parts and most of the parts doesn't even fit. Like 22 parts for one sit is insane and there is tvo of them.
Correction 23 parts per sit
You can build any model you want 😅if you're not too fussy about the resolt😂 when you start modeling nothing is going to be perfect 😂 unless you have a hidden talent to start with 🎉pick what you like 😅 do your best 😅 and don't worry about the result 😂 your just learning 😅🎉
What I am fussy about is the money spent. The days that you could buy a model for a few pennies are long gone.
@flitsertheo oh that is so true of so many hobby's now 😮 company's are cashing in on the hobby and collectors market😮 and charging as much as they can 😮💩💀
@@flitsertheo There are still plenty of companies who are making decent low priced kits or accessories such as Academy, Hasegawa, Trumpeter, Hobby Boss, Revell, ICM, Roden, Miniart, Italieri, HaT, Airfix, etc.
@ We are talking about "model kits not for beginners, what to avoid".Beginners should avoid MiniArt and ICM who are detailing their kits as if it were the real thing. Then Revell where you never know if you get some old mould dug up from the 1960s or a really new kit. Italeri, good kits but with fiddly parts. Airfix, also some old moulds but at least they warn you with their "classics". I haven't built enough kits of the other brands for an opinion but Hasegawa has a good reputation.
@@flitsertheo Just because you went into some troubles with a few kits doesn´t mean any of these brands should be entirely avoided by beginners. All these brands are making some fine low-priced kits, and that is really all that matters for beginners,
(1) MINIART has for the past 10 years been the leading brand in 1/35 diorama accessories and, as an example, Miniart´s current 1/35 set of 18 wooden wine barrels is not only the cheapest on the market at $18, but also literally the easiest thing in the world to assemble. Also, their 1/35 series of civilian figures is second to none.
(2) ICM´s low-priced sets of 1/32 WWII pilots and ground crew (such as $17 for three cockpit axis/allies pilots) are essential sets for all enthusiasts of WWII 1/32 airplane modelling and not least beginners. A highly recommended set for beginners in 1/35 scale is the $22-priced 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) with German Crew (4 figures).Their low-priced 1/32 Bücker 131 trainer is unique on the market and a quite easy build.
(3) REVELL, loved by all beginners, has some of the most affordable products on the market, including the 1/32 twin-engined de Havilland Mosquito with two pilots included for $38. Nobody else makes a twin-engined 1/32 airplane model for such a low price. Even with a somewhat complicated fittng of the landing gear it is still highly recommended for beginners.
(4) ITALERI has for more than 50 years been one of the most beloved and highly regarded model brands among beginners due to their low prices and/or unique and amazing products. Highly recommended for beginners is their famous old 1/35 kit, the sloped armour M4-A1 Sherman (ita0225) still available for the low price of $26. Their 1/35 MT boat series and their 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore are much more expensive but also unique on the market. Their 1/35 LCVP with US Infantry is amazing. I could go on and on.
(5) AIRFIX´s 1/32 bamboo house is a fine and low-priced accessory for any WWII jungle diorama and for displays of both 1/35 and 1/32 Japanese, British and American soldiers, tanks and warplanes. Low price, extremely easy build.
Airfix also has a fine low-priced 1/35 King Tiger at $28.
(6) ACADEMY has the cheapest 1/32 airplane model on the market. The $15 Sopwith Camel F.1 is a fine build. Academy also offers fine 1/35 scale vehicles such as Panzerkampfwagen IV and Sturmgeschutz IV in the $21 price class.
(7) HASEGAWA is making fine 1/32 scale Japanese fighters in the $30 to $45 range. Zero, Ki-43, Ki-84, etc. and a great F6F-3/5 Hellcat at $40.
(8) TRUMPETER is making several versions of the Me/bf 109 in the 1/32 scale priced around $30 and great low-priced 1/32 models of the MiG-3 and MiG-15 fighters. Also 1/32 scale Ju 87 Stuka, Me 262 jetfighter, P-51D Mustang, F4UF Corsair and P-47D Thunderbolt in the $45 range. Trumpeter is also strong in low-priced 1/35 cold war vehicles.
Cheers.
I would avoid Mini Art like the plague.
I'd advise any beginner stay away from Bronco .Great subjects ,nice plastic and decals ,but way over engineered .
Yeah 5 or 6 models out ...........how many???ridiculous!!!
tbh for me anything related to ship s with insanely tiny scale is no no, anyway my first kit was f-16 and wasnt bad
and any ship with rigging
MiniArt in general is to be avoided by beginners. Too complicated, as if they disassembled a real vehicle, scanned all the parts and turned these into model kit parts. I guess ICM (also from Ukraine) uses the same method. But even Russian Zvezda's more recent kits (such as the "Tiger" jeeps) are complicated. A contrast to their older kits which - if you are lucky - are reboxed Italeri kits and if you aren't lucky reboxed obscure Russian manufacturers kits.
ICM is much simpler than MiniArt. Almost every model they have is suitable for beginners.
Miniart moved to Poland in 2022 and now it is no longer a Ukrainian company, but a Polish one.
Miniart is highly recommented. Miniart is the world´s leading brand in 1/35 diorama accessories. Their broad range of products are highly detailed but generally simple and straight forward. Miniart´s low priced set of 18 wooden wine barrels is literally the easiest thing in the world to assemble. .
You honestly didn't cover a thing I would build
Avoid anything from Mach2.
Another AI channel
Maybe the guy just doesn't speak English? 😕
He's Ukranian.
I don’t mind as long as they do everything else themselves
Stupid gloves😂
Have you ever built a model kit ? Got glue on your fingers ?
Because having to repaint areas that peel off due to finger oil contamination is so much fun and looks great?
Silly rabbit. Kits are for kids. 😂
Interesting………… I note you don’t indicate your country?! This I wondered as so many of the above are East European?
Now the ‘starter’ kits from most brands would (or should) be the first place to visit? Airfix offer many choices in both starter and gift sets and can include paints etc. the price is also generally favourable.
Boy you did choose some kits!! WOW! I am a returnee after some 40 years and after some two years haven’t left planes as yet as I feel them to be simpler and one can choose to open or close various elements. I am still a way away from your choice of early models. It’s great to encourage, help new starters so great video.
Bob
England
Hi Bob, yes, you are absolutely right about Eastern Europe.
I’m from Ukraine; in Eastern Europe, our main producers are somewhat different.
Our main ones are icm, trumpeter and hobby boss.
Airfix and Heller are slightly less represented in our market.
@@ScaleArtLab The most interesting 1/35 models seem to be produced in Eastern Europe lately, in particular Ukraine and even (cough, cough, cough, ...) Russia.
And China)
Nothing I would ever consider building, and the AI voice is annoying.
A channel for babies? How about kits that are a challenge for builders? How about a trophy for every "easy" kit you build? This is sad.
Stop gatekeeping your hobby, nasty little elitist.
rubber gloves lmfao oh my hahaha