When I was a kid, the old Airfix Magazine always referred to the pilot figures as Mutt and Jeff. I thought that this was a reference to Mutt Summers and Jeffrey Quill (both Vickers test pilots), turns out Mutt and Jeff were a pair of cartoon dogs from the 1920’s/30’s. As well as being Cockney rhyming slang for “deaf”
I am returning to the hobby after nearly 40 years. I have just picked up a couple of these great little kits as a re-starting point. Grabbed a P51 Mustang and a Spitfire Mk1 for $6 each. Can't wait to get started. With great resources like this channel, I should be well ahead of the curve. Thanks for producing this content!
Wow great stuff. I am 60 years old and just starting to to take up model building. I’ve decided on WW2 fighters , bombers and sea planes. Thank you for sharing
Like that I'm also 60 and have returned to aircraft model building after 45 year absence !. I'm just finishing a build of the gift set version of this and it really is a lovely kit to build.
Awesome looking P-40 in its famous Flying Tigers colours. Great job Matt! Also loved the save from the mishap with the green cammoflauge. Guess its true what they say, "at first you don't succeed try, try again"
I too have built this kit. I got it at a Walmart store on sale. I have bought a few other kits in 1/72 scale and am pleased with their quality even if a bit lacking in detail. You did a good job.
That's a nice looking fighter plane P-40 Warhawk. As seen in pearl harbor the movie. Awesome details and camouflage. I enjoyed this video of this aircraft.👏👍⭐🌟💟
When I was 12 years old, I started building a P-40B, and I "messed it up real bad". I could have kept going after I cemented the wing assembly pieces together. I could have just pretended it got battle damage in Hawaii at 8:00 a.m. on 7 December or the Philippines 10 hours later in 1941. But I just left the half built, unpainted kit in the box for decades. At 40 years old, I started learning history from UA-cam and Wikipedia. I learned that the Tomahawk Mk. IIA is the export version of the P-40B. I learned that a Tomahawk Mk. IICB is the export version of a P-40C. I learned that the First American Volunteer Group ... their planes were painted like Tomahawks, listed as Tomahawk Mk. IIB, but they were made with lots of parts from Tomahawk Mk. IIA. So they get called by all these names. Now, I am preparing a diorama with three small wooden crates because that is how each of these airplanes were shipped from New York, USA to Rangoon (now Yangon), in the Crown Colony of Burma (now Myanmar). I am going to take my old 1/72 scale P-40B sub- assemblies and paint them to look like a Tomahawk, only I am NOT going to attach the wings or the propeller assembly to the fuselage. Also, to be historically accurate, I am not going to apply the decals. I am going to put the propeller assembly (including the spinner) in one open crate, and nobody will notice the issues I had with the propeller shaft, and so forth. I am going to put the wing assembly in another open crate, and nobody will notice the trouble I had with the landing gear, and so forth. I am going to put the fuselage (with the painted cockpit cemented in it) in the third open crate, and nobody will notice the issues I had with the control stick, and stick forth. And I am going to pretend that the crates just arrived in Rangoon in the summer of 1941. The crates were opened and the painted, but unmarked, sub-assemblies were assembled at what was then the R.A.F. Mingaladon airfield which is now the Yangon International Airport. So I am going to use the partially assembled kit I messed up many years ago to make a diorama with three open crates.
This comment is to correct a significant typo in my other comment, and then add a few thoughts. The Tomahawk Mk. IIB is the export version of the P-40C. (There is no such thing as a Tomahawk Mk. IICB, I just had troubled with the backspace when I thought I had fixed it. ) The First (1st) A.V.G.'s 99 Mk. IIB Tomahawks had Mk. IIB wings which were better for belly landings than Mk. IIA Tomahawks. But the 99 Mk. IIB Tomahawks that the 1st A.V.G. got ... did not have the plumbing for a drop tank like the Mk. IIB Tomahawks that the R.A.F, R.C.A.F., R.A.A.F, S.A.A.F., and others got. You see the 1st A.V.G. with drop tanks in news reels (short movies) because those movies were taken after 22 March 1942 when they got their first batch of P-40E flew in by way of W. Africa and then India. The estimated 30 P-40E they got before they were disbanded on 4 July 1942 had working drop tanks. The 1st A.V.G. were replaced by other USAF units that took the Flying Tigers nickname and about 5 pilots from the 1st A.V.G.
thanks for the words of advice, and really interesting history lesson! I think I might do a thing where the hawk is on a liberty ship being transported
The plane looks great! And i agree, i cannot stop building the Airfix Tomahawks. I bought all the decal options and i want to build them all! This little kit is so much fun!
I also love P-40, but particularly it is my 1st warbird that I painted and put the decal. I am still a beginner but I am quite satisfied with the result. It is a 1/48 scale from Academy, Tomahawk IIb: Ace of African Front. I absolutely love the camouflage scheme and the shark mouth.
Well done Matt, your model making ethos is the same as mine, as long as you are happy with the end result, then that’s fine. Like you, I try to do the best I can when building a model, but I am less concerned with accuracy of the decals as per the machine intended to be portrayed, and other things. As long as I have done my best and the model looks good on the shelf, then it has done its job. Sometimes, especially in these recently challenging times we live in, the bettering of our mental health by achieving a satisfactory result is the biggest bonus. I am going to try the P40 from Airfix after your recommendation, I love building old and new kits from them, so should be good.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy this one! Yeah, i do very much try and build for fun but also present a (slightly) unbiased review to help fellow modellers pick up some good kits. At the end of the day, we need to vote with our wallets and tell the companies what we are willing to accept in our kits - get the good ones and leave the bad ones
Love your videos. I'm starting to collect a stash of, I've just watched one of your videos and bought the kit, which is now sitting on a shelf high up so that err indoors cant get to them. Got to finish off Fury first tho, and that has to go onto a diorama that also has to be constructed along with a Jeep that has yet to be assembled. Sheesh! Loving these tutorials. Thanks.
must say, I love how you list everything you used during the process of build and painting. Also for masking I recommend you photocopy the diagrams from the instructions of the camo and the size it to scale, print and then cut them out, It will save wasting stuff like tack, masking tape ect...
that's a method I've thought about, not sure it wastes less than other methods though as it will still cost ink and paper . . . I was thinking of looking at a method to make homemade masks though so watch this space
Another excellent build, looks great! I understand your Airfix P-40 obsession. I build this kit last year, the P-40/Zero dogfight doubles kit a few years ago, and have the RAF desert version in the stash.
I enjoy kit builds that are multipart and very detailed but also really enjoy your video builds too. Still plenty of tips in there that can be used and well worth spending the 25 minutes watching. Now off to search for one or two of those kits.
I also have a few planes that I have built several copies of. I like the F-5, P-40, and the B-25D. Your building was a great refresher, and I liked the format of this video. It sounded like a discussion between modelers.
Thanks! Yes, i dont really want my videos to simply be a "build diary" or "you have to do it this way" - it's more of an exploration of my build, reviewing the model and then opening up for opinions - always looking to improve :)
Wow . Good video . Things have certainly moved on from my Airfix Kittyhawk build back-in the early 70s . The kit was one of those sold in a bag for the princely sum of 19p. But this kit is a whole new level in sophistication . Getting back into the hobby makes it more interesting but also more daunting .
Nice work ! Good save with the white tac sausages ( white tac is better anyway as its less greasy!) To get even diffusion try and hit the sausages at 90° it requires some gymnastics but gets the results ! For a gloss varnish I can highly recommend alclad aquagloss, I dont gloss anymore but this was my go to and works really well. Kcolor availability is awful, but if you want I can see if my local guys who deal with them have some. Builds are getting better every time nice work ! 👏
I have this kit and totally agree! Is my first P-40 kit, am doing it in a natural metal scheme w/ olive drab antiglare and tail tip from a photo. Whenever I do one again I'll do the North African one, I like the azure blue undersides.
I've done a few of this particular kit, in different colors/markings. It's a reasonably detailed kit. Airfix styrene is very frangible though, the skinny pitot tube likes to break.
Nice. I couldn't find one at a good price here in the USA. I ended up buying the 1/48 version at a clearance price. The sets with paints are also hard to find here unless you pay a high price. You guys in the UK are blessed to have Airfix there.
Have a try of this method for masking. I’m building the Airfix Wellington at the moment so I’ll use that as an example. Measure the model (or get the figures off the side of the box), now measure the drawing of the scheme on the box (Wimpy has a separate sheet for this). So then divide the kit length by the drawing length. 272mm / 163 mm = 167. So on your photocopier print ratio should be set at 167%. But let’s confirm those figures by looking at span. 365/221=165%. Pretty good, split the difference at 166%. Paint the undersides of your model, then the palest top shade. Now cut your photocopy out and fasten it to your kit with blue tax blobs the size of a grain of rice and spray the dark shade. Bobs your mothers brother.
I normally build ships, but decided to try something cheap and nasty to practice some techniques. This kit was simply a blast. Local hobby supplier has a few more of these level 1 kits, and I am definitely going to put a little air fleet together.
The tiger face was first seen on a P 40 used by the RAF in North Africa. The Flying Tigers used it afterwards. I've always been a big fan of this plane.
Great model you've done there. I've only built the RAF 112 Sqn version thus far and thoroughly enjoyed it. Just a few things I'd like to add if that's okay? The exhausts would look a little better if the mould line was removed and the shine was taken down a bit. If you're feeling a little brave maybe drill out the exhausts holes too. The green camo on the wings should go around the roundels. The reason for that is because as mentioned these aircraft where meant to go to the RAF and the RAF roundels are bigger than the Chinese ones (look at the Airfix painting guide on the left wing). White tac sausages are better than blue tac due to the high oil content in the blue tac. Also the size of the sausage will dictate how much of a "hard" edge you'll have, the thinner the sausage the harder it will be. If you look at the right side of the vertical stabilizer/rudder at the bottom, the green camo has a weird blended edge. This is because you've airbrushed at one angle to the white tac sausage then gone over it at a more vertical angle and not given the first coat its second coat. I so hope that makes sense! Apart from those little nitbits, it's a great model and better than my version of the AVG P-40 as it has been built! 🤣 Only other bit is about Airfix doing the roundels the same colour, the underside would've been darker than the top due to the sunlight, but that's a moot point. I am surprised it wasn't mention that Walt Disney drew the artwork for these aircraft. As far as I'm aware these are the only ones he ever done. But I do love how you can see your skills progressing from the first P-40 kit to the latest AVG kit. I won't say anymore as I feel like I'm being an arse when that isn't my intention. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the tips - the exhausts were previously mentioned in another comment, but to be honest I only really noticed them in the video during the premiere and thought i should have cleaned them up. They aren't massive parts so the camera just helps to show off those errors because it zooms in better than my eyes haha! I did notice the camo around the roundels on the box instructions, but for the moment couldn't figure out the best way to replicate that so decided to do the scheme that i ended up with - in the future I'm thinking of scanning the instructions into the computer, scaling and then printing them out - but I guess we'll see
@@ModelMinutes when I get around to my one, I'll probably use a compass cutter to do the roundel out of masking tape then thin white tac sausages for the rest. If you haven't got a compass cutter, you can get a decent cheap one in "The Works" if you have one near you? The exhausts aren't bad, they are just noticeable because of how shiny they are in comparison to the rest of the aircraft. I tend to dirty mine up with Tamiya weathering powders which helps to hide any mistakes I've made. I also forgot to add that Vallejo paints are pretty famous for lifting up. They really do need a primer - found that out the hard way personally, but apart from that I love them. Looking forward to the next kit. :)
This is a great kit, and you have done a fantastic job on it, but one small thing that should be noted is if youre going for realism, you should refrain from making the panel lines look dark as irl the only panels that have dark panel lines are ones that get opened a lot eg. engine cowling (atleast for jets). I know how hard it is with airfix kits and their really deep panel lines. Anyway you have done a fantastic job, and for the price of the kit it definitely is understandable how you cant stop building these lol. Please keep bringing these videos as we all love them lol
@@ModelMinutes yeah lol, i can see how hard it is since even though it’s a nice kit, it has trenches that it calls panel lines. Anyway keep up the good work, and I would also love to see some modern jets on the channel ;)
Another great video and lovely build! Just a question and sorry if I missed it - do you think it would have helped to put on a gloss coat before trying the masking fluid? Your camo turned out really nice in the end - best wishes for continued success and inspiration!
I had that kit but it was one of the 100 I sold. The P-40 on its way to me this week is the North Africa theatre Starter Set (old type starter set, not the simplified click fit kits Airfix call starter sets going forward). I have an early WWII RAF example built.
I was not aware they had "click fit" starter sets. They do have a lego knock-off but all their plastic kits still require glue to complete them. This kit didnt have any snap together features and is considered a starter set
@@ModelMinutes Yeah, its only the newer ones. Airfix re-did the Red Arrows "starter set" for example as a simplified version. Today I had delivery of the Tomahawk IIB kit A55101 of the one flowin in Libya by Neville Duke (Hunter speed record pilot) during WWII. Also got a Kora resin prop for the Airfix Classic kits Bristol Bulldog biplane. The original prop is inside out (i.e. back of the blade is facing front) on that kit.
It looks great! The only thing i would like to point out are the exhausts. I think that they are a little "shinny" for a warplane exhaust, and there are some moldlines on them. However, the camouflage looks great! as does the cockpit canopy
Thanks! Yes, i only really noticed that as i was watching the premiere - i thought the mould lines were a bit noticeable and that they were a little "clean" - i guess at the time of building i never realised
Really nice build there! Some inaccuracies on the decal of the KMT sun but still very thought after kit from Airfix, sadly it’s a bit too expensive for my wallet in Canada😅, so I’m just gonna get a 1/72 p40e avg scheme kit from academy!
@@badpcboi4690 no worries, the gunmetal paint would be a little too dark tbh, the aluminium I used is the model air version and despite being thin it goes on really nicely
video sugestion/request: could you do a video on DecoArt dazzling metalics acrylic paint: shimmering silver, glorious gold and ice blue my dad got me these and im new to modeling (today I finnised my 4th model which is a foke-wolf) Im looking for cheap equipment which does its job well @@ModelMinutes
I managed to get a couple of the starter set tomahawks from Lidl/Aldi when they were last in there for about £8 (not too bad a price seeing as they come with paints etc) which I intend to use on other projects. Its a fun little kit and I probably have built this one almost as many times as Spitfires lol
Nice job and great video. Love the P4O , and have built 3 (2 Academy & 1 Airfix), and have two more Airfix in my stash. My plan is to do one from every country that flew the P40. Have done U.S., Australia, and China, just need to do British, French, Russian, Dutch, and New Zealand, did I miss anybody? If so please let me know.
really nice had one of these years ago still have the box but not the model not sure what happened to it but have the tomahawk in my stash that's high on my priorities list but want to do a special hobby one first to practice camo on. I suggest that you use less glue next time as you can see it in the rear windows and thin your paints a bit more as they were spitting but loved your tact and mask technique it turned out brilliant in the end also. cold or new mic?
You can't have enough P-40s. Great little kit of a cool looking plane. I built it as well and also made a video about it :D Btw your technique for masking camouflage turns out much better than mine.
I pretty much went with the suggestion airfix made in the painting instructions for that, you may well be right . . . That being said though, in the past I have read accounts that indicate that different batches of paint were used on different aircraft depending on what the factory had in stock, even with different colours being used in the same place on the aircraft as they ran out part way through . . . I guess there is a prototype for everything lol
Hello, Do you know anything about the Airfix Bristol Beaufort Mk.I kit in 1/72? Is taking forever to be released. I know they did a short run initial release. Thanks
Why would that be offensive? I buld 1/72 for a number of reasons - they aren't that expensive, the level of detail can be quite good, they are usually much more easier to purchase and not so much a strain on the bank balance, they don't take loads of time to build and don't take up much storage space Larger scale models cost more, take more time to build and thus make videos on, and also are more difficult to find storage space for. I do build other scales, I just have more in this one... Oh, and I like 1/72
WRT masking, the cockpit glass looks fine so I'd be inclined to use the same technique elsewhere :) As for figures, I know Warhammer at 28mm is a bigger scale, but I tend to base coat in a dark colour, to give the shadow areas and then progressively go lighter with a final dry brush for highlights.
It looked like plane sailing to build! You did a very good job, but didn't Curitss Hawk have a rear view mirror? I have built the Academy one years ago, which was fun to do.
9:13 you could use clay to cover the Brown area, but model kit is great though :) I might buy this model kit sence I have little skills on making models. Have any tips for me? 🤔
@@ModelMinutes No I know it's not, I can't remember where I got the info but it was whilst I was looking in to making an RC P40 in Flying Tigers scheme look a little more realistic.
I fairly new to the hobbie, although I had contact with models when I was teenager and my dad was building the models! I bought a Breitling DC3 a couple days ago and I am very excited to start to assemble it! I have some doubts specially in the cement, and fillers that I might need! Where sould I buy them and if I can use clear glue and not cement?!
Cement should be used on all plastic parts apart from the clear ones - the cement can fog them up. Either PVA white glue or a specific clear part glue should be used for that. If you look at the links under my video there is an amazon affiliate link which should give you an idea of some of the products I use, but more often than not a model shop should be a good place to get your products (either IRL or online)
Great looking build 😎 If you look at photos of the real P-40, the model's canopy sits too high, the top should almost be flush with the top of the rear fuselage. Even the animation in your video shows it almost flush 😊 Not your fault, it's Airfix not quite getting it right.
@@ModelMinutes yup I certainly did I do have to say, there’s nothing quite like popping into hobby craft and picking up a little level 3 Airfix plane is there 😊
This probably won't work for this size of work surface, but have a look at Brad Angove's YT channel for a video called "Cool spray can technique | the dishsoap trick" for a kinda-sorta masking technique.
Looks like pretty big panel lines? but I kidna like the recent years Airfix stuff. Thought about thwe 1/48 version of this but when i went to buy it, the one example had just be sold.. After being there for months, bummer. ;)
@@ModelMinutes Yeah that´s true. Glad Airfix is around for that. I went over to airbrushing, some years ago though - so kinda want less but I see your point. :)
The broad panel lines are exaggerated. It would have been better to fill them with putty, sand them and perhaps rescribe some of the grooves with an exacto. It takes much longer, I know, but the result would be clearly better. The depiction of chipped paint on the wings, for instance, is a bit unrealstic too, as you place silver spots more or less randomly where paint would hardly flake off during maintenance...
Nice to see Airfix still using the 'Biggles' pilot figure.
:D
When I was a kid, the old Airfix Magazine always referred to the pilot figures as Mutt and Jeff. I thought that this was a reference to Mutt Summers and Jeffrey Quill (both Vickers test pilots), turns out Mutt and Jeff were a pair of cartoon dogs from the 1920’s/30’s. As well as being Cockney rhyming slang for “deaf”
Should be John Wayne for this one!
This is a really good video, happy to be a part of it
Thanks for taking part! The history segment was good :D
I am returning to the hobby after nearly 40 years. I have just picked up a couple of these great little kits as a re-starting point. Grabbed a P51 Mustang and a Spitfire Mk1 for $6 each. Can't wait to get started. With great resources like this channel, I should be well ahead of the curve. Thanks for producing this content!
That is awesome! Thanks for watching :)
Wow great stuff. I am 60 years old and just starting to to take up model building. I’ve decided on WW2 fighters , bombers and sea planes. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Like that I'm also 60 and have returned to aircraft model building after 45 year absence !. I'm just finishing a build of the gift set version of this and it really is a lovely kit to build.
Awesome looking P-40 in its famous Flying Tigers colours. Great job Matt! Also loved the save from the mishap with the green cammoflauge. Guess its true what they say, "at first you don't succeed try, try again"
Very true! I wouldn't have been happy continuing with it like that
I too have built this kit. I got it at a Walmart store on sale. I have bought a few other kits in 1/72 scale and am pleased with their quality even if a bit lacking in detail. You did a good job.
Thanks! Yes, its a good kit to build but lacks the rivet detail and finesse that other companies (like eduard) feature in their models
That's a nice looking fighter plane P-40 Warhawk. As seen in pearl harbor the movie. Awesome details and camouflage. I enjoyed this video of this aircraft.👏👍⭐🌟💟
Glad you enjoyed it :)
aw my dad got me this model and I messed it up real bad (currently on the shelf). I think you've motivated me to get cracking on it.
I'm sure you can fix it!
When I was 12 years old, I started building a P-40B, and I "messed it up real bad". I could have kept going after I cemented the wing assembly pieces together. I could have just pretended it got battle damage in Hawaii at 8:00 a.m. on 7 December or the Philippines 10 hours later in 1941. But I just left the half built, unpainted kit in the box for decades.
At 40 years old, I started learning history from UA-cam and Wikipedia.
I learned that the Tomahawk Mk. IIA is the export version of the P-40B. I learned that a Tomahawk Mk. IICB is the export version of a P-40C. I learned that the First American Volunteer Group ... their planes were painted like Tomahawks, listed as Tomahawk Mk. IIB, but they were made with lots of parts from Tomahawk Mk. IIA. So they get called by all these names.
Now, I am preparing a diorama with three small wooden crates because that is how each of these airplanes were shipped from New York, USA to Rangoon (now Yangon), in the Crown Colony of Burma (now Myanmar).
I am going to take my old 1/72 scale P-40B sub- assemblies and paint them to look like a Tomahawk, only I am NOT going to attach the wings or the propeller assembly to the fuselage. Also, to be historically accurate, I am not going to apply the decals.
I am going to put the propeller assembly (including the spinner) in one open crate, and nobody will notice the issues I had with the propeller shaft, and so forth.
I am going to put the wing assembly in another open crate, and nobody will notice the trouble I had with the landing gear, and so forth.
I am going to put the fuselage (with the painted cockpit cemented in it) in the third open crate, and nobody will notice the issues I had with the control stick, and stick forth.
And I am going to pretend that the crates just arrived in Rangoon in the summer of 1941.
The crates were opened and the painted, but unmarked, sub-assemblies were assembled at what was then the R.A.F. Mingaladon airfield which is now the Yangon International Airport.
So I am going to use the partially assembled kit I messed up many years ago to make a diorama with three open crates.
@@ieatoutoften872 sounds amazing!
This comment is to correct a significant typo in my other comment, and then add a few thoughts.
The Tomahawk Mk. IIB is the export version of the P-40C. (There is no such thing as a Tomahawk Mk. IICB, I just had troubled with the backspace when I thought I had fixed it. )
The First (1st) A.V.G.'s 99 Mk. IIB Tomahawks had Mk. IIB wings which were better for belly landings than Mk. IIA Tomahawks. But the 99 Mk. IIB Tomahawks that the 1st A.V.G. got ... did not have the plumbing for a drop tank like the Mk. IIB Tomahawks that the R.A.F, R.C.A.F., R.A.A.F, S.A.A.F., and others got.
You see the 1st A.V.G. with drop tanks in news reels (short movies) because those movies were taken after 22 March 1942 when they got their first batch of P-40E flew in by way of W. Africa and then India. The estimated 30 P-40E they got before they were disbanded on 4 July 1942 had working drop tanks.
The 1st A.V.G. were replaced by other USAF units that took the Flying Tigers nickname and about 5 pilots from the 1st A.V.G.
thanks for the words of advice, and really interesting history lesson! I think I might do a thing where the hawk is on a liberty ship being transported
The plane looks great! And i agree, i cannot stop building the Airfix Tomahawks. I bought all the decal options and i want to build them all! This little kit is so much fun!
Good choice!
I also love P-40, but particularly it is my 1st warbird that I painted and put the decal. I am still a beginner but I am quite satisfied with the result. It is a 1/48 scale from Academy, Tomahawk IIb: Ace of African Front. I absolutely love the camouflage scheme and the shark mouth.
Nice!
This small kit was my first Airfix kit and have 8 today. Maybe i like them too much XD.
You might like them more than me!
@@ModelMinutes Airfix makes just simply makes really good budget fraindly 1/72 models ! And btw i love your vids.
@@janisberger2364 thanks!
Well done Matt, your model making ethos is the same as mine, as long as you are happy with the end result, then that’s fine. Like you, I try to do the best I can when building a model, but I am less concerned with accuracy of the decals as per the machine intended to be portrayed, and other things. As long as I have done my best and the model looks good on the shelf, then it has done its job. Sometimes, especially in these recently challenging times we live in, the bettering of our mental health by achieving a satisfactory result is the biggest bonus. I am going to try the P40 from Airfix after your recommendation, I love building old and new kits from them, so should be good.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy this one! Yeah, i do very much try and build for fun but also present a (slightly) unbiased review to help fellow modellers pick up some good kits. At the end of the day, we need to vote with our wallets and tell the companies what we are willing to accept in our kits - get the good ones and leave the bad ones
Agree with your obsession on this kit I have built 7 and enjoyed every one !!
Nice!
Too old to build kits. Gave me great pleasure as I grew up.
Never too old
I'm sure you could still build them now :D
Without a doubt your most beautiful kit!
Oh thanks! Perhaps I should have done this one before my Eduard Spitfire to get the practice haha
I absolutely love these! Built the Grumman F4F, P40 Tomahawk, and currently finishing up their Spitfire Mk1.
nice!
Building one now and as the P40 is my fave plane, I may snag a few more. Great kit at a cheap price and plenty of decals available for many liveries.
Good choice!
Turned out really nice.
Thanks 😊
Very nicely done ,always a treat viewing your channel ✌🇨🇦✌
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Love your videos. I'm starting to collect a stash of, I've just watched one of your videos and bought the kit, which is now sitting on a shelf high up so that err indoors cant get to them. Got to finish off Fury first tho, and that has to go onto a diorama that also has to be constructed along with a Jeep that has yet to be assembled. Sheesh! Loving these tutorials. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! Sounds like you've got some fun projects!
must say, I love how you list everything you used during the process of build and painting. Also for masking I recommend you photocopy the diagrams from the instructions of the camo and the size it to scale, print and then cut them out, It will save wasting stuff like tack, masking tape ect...
that's a method I've thought about, not sure it wastes less than other methods though as it will still cost ink and paper . . . I was thinking of looking at a method to make homemade masks though so watch this space
Great show thanks
thanks for watching!
Another excellent build, looks great! I understand your Airfix P-40 obsession. I build this kit last year, the P-40/Zero dogfight doubles kit a few years ago, and have the RAF desert version in the stash.
Very nice!
I enjoy kit builds that are multipart and very detailed but also really enjoy your video builds too. Still plenty of tips in there that can be used and well worth spending the 25 minutes watching. Now off to search for one or two of those kits.
Glad you like them! I have got a multipart series coming soon
Great work! As a kid I flew control line planes with Cox engines the flying tiger was among my first to have still build them as models to this day.
sounds fascinating!
I also have a few planes that I have built several copies of. I like the F-5, P-40, and the B-25D.
Your building was a great refresher, and I liked the format of this video. It sounded like a discussion between modelers.
Thanks! Yes, i dont really want my videos to simply be a "build diary" or "you have to do it this way" - it's more of an exploration of my build, reviewing the model and then opening up for opinions - always looking to improve :)
Great video I actually would like to make this one now
You should!
Wow . Good video . Things have certainly moved on from my Airfix Kittyhawk build back-in the early 70s . The kit was one of those sold in a bag for the princely sum of 19p. But this kit is a whole new level in sophistication . Getting back into the hobby makes it more interesting but also more daunting .
Thanks! Whilst this is a good kit to build, as mentioned its not as detailed as some of the kits from other makers - it's not bad though
Nicely done and well made video
Thank you very much!
Nice work ! Good save with the white tac sausages ( white tac is better anyway as its less greasy!) To get even diffusion try and hit the sausages at 90° it requires some gymnastics but gets the results !
For a gloss varnish I can highly recommend alclad aquagloss, I dont gloss anymore but this was my go to and works really well. Kcolor availability is awful, but if you want I can see if my local guys who deal with them have some.
Builds are getting better every time nice work ! 👏
Thanks for the tip! I think i got the white tac sausage idea from one of your videos :P
I have this kit and totally agree! Is my first P-40 kit, am doing it in a natural metal scheme w/ olive drab antiglare and tail tip from a photo. Whenever I do one again I'll do the North African one, I like the azure blue undersides.
Sounds like some fun projects!
Great job son 👍👍
Thanks dad!
I did the Pearl Harbor P-40B, and it really was pleaseful!
This one is on my list, i also can't get enough from P-40's in 1/72...
nice!
I think it's a nice model to build
It is! :D
I've done a few of this particular kit, in different colors/markings. It's a reasonably detailed kit. Airfix styrene is very frangible though, the skinny pitot tube likes to break.
yes, you've got to be careful with those small details
Looks like an inexpensie great kit !
It really is!
Nice. I couldn't find one at a good price here in the USA. I ended up buying the 1/48 version at a clearance price. The sets with paints are also hard to find here unless you pay a high price. You guys in the UK are blessed to have Airfix there.
Well, i'm sure there are kits you can get that are difficult for us too :P
Wow I am literally going to build the same kit, thanks mate
Have fun!
Have a try of this method for masking. I’m building the Airfix Wellington at the moment so I’ll use that as an example. Measure the model (or get the figures off the side of the box), now measure the drawing of the scheme on the box (Wimpy has a separate sheet for this). So then divide the kit length by the drawing length. 272mm / 163 mm = 167. So on your photocopier print ratio should be set at 167%. But let’s confirm those figures by looking at span. 365/221=165%. Pretty good, split the difference at 166%. Paint the undersides of your model, then the palest top shade. Now cut your photocopy out and fasten it to your kit with blue tax blobs the size of a grain of rice and spray the dark shade. Bobs your mothers brother.
I had seen this method done a few time before and I’m sure I’ll give it a try in the future! Thanks for the specific information
I always use white tack for camo. Blue tack will leave marks more as its oil based. Its time consuming but white tack worms are brilliant.
Thanks for the info!
I normally build ships, but decided to try something cheap and nasty to practice some techniques. This kit was simply a blast. Local hobby supplier has a few more of these level 1 kits, and I am definitely going to put a little air fleet together.
Great to hear!
I really need another p-40 (my first one was rubbish) I’m looking at the pearl harbour version but I’m getting a 48 scale zero from tamiya instead
nice!
The tiger face was first seen on a P 40 used by the RAF in North Africa.
The Flying Tigers used it afterwards.
I've always been a big fan of this plane.
Nice!!
Thanks!
If you're looking for an easily available gloss varnish, Windsor and Newton Galleria is easy to find and sprays nicely out of the bottle.
thanks!
The Airfix early p-40 is a wonderful kit. I even bought the boring US Hawaii version because I love the kit. The 1/48 version is just as good.
it really is!
Cant wait!
:D
Great model you've done there. I've only built the RAF 112 Sqn version thus far and thoroughly enjoyed it. Just a few things I'd like to add if that's okay? The exhausts would look a little better if the mould line was removed and the shine was taken down a bit. If you're feeling a little brave maybe drill out the exhausts holes too. The green camo on the wings should go around the roundels. The reason for that is because as mentioned these aircraft where meant to go to the RAF and the RAF roundels are bigger than the Chinese ones (look at the Airfix painting guide on the left wing). White tac sausages are better than blue tac due to the high oil content in the blue tac. Also the size of the sausage will dictate how much of a "hard" edge you'll have, the thinner the sausage the harder it will be. If you look at the right side of the vertical stabilizer/rudder at the bottom, the green camo has a weird blended edge. This is because you've airbrushed at one angle to the white tac sausage then gone over it at a more vertical angle and not given the first coat its second coat. I so hope that makes sense! Apart from those little nitbits, it's a great model and better than my version of the AVG P-40 as it has been built! 🤣 Only other bit is about Airfix doing the roundels the same colour, the underside would've been darker than the top due to the sunlight, but that's a moot point.
I am surprised it wasn't mention that Walt Disney drew the artwork for these aircraft. As far as I'm aware these are the only ones he ever done. But I do love how you can see your skills progressing from the first P-40 kit to the latest AVG kit. I won't say anymore as I feel like I'm being an arse when that isn't my intention. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the tips - the exhausts were previously mentioned in another comment, but to be honest I only really noticed them in the video during the premiere and thought i should have cleaned them up. They aren't massive parts so the camera just helps to show off those errors because it zooms in better than my eyes haha!
I did notice the camo around the roundels on the box instructions, but for the moment couldn't figure out the best way to replicate that so decided to do the scheme that i ended up with - in the future I'm thinking of scanning the instructions into the computer, scaling and then printing them out - but I guess we'll see
@@ModelMinutes when I get around to my one, I'll probably use a compass cutter to do the roundel out of masking tape then thin white tac sausages for the rest. If you haven't got a compass cutter, you can get a decent cheap one in "The Works" if you have one near you? The exhausts aren't bad, they are just noticeable because of how shiny they are in comparison to the rest of the aircraft. I tend to dirty mine up with Tamiya weathering powders which helps to hide any mistakes I've made. I also forgot to add that Vallejo paints are pretty famous for lifting up. They really do need a primer - found that out the hard way personally, but apart from that I love them.
Looking forward to the next kit. :)
Nice job mate, 👍
thanks!
beautiful i don't know why i havent built one but now i want too
you should!
Ce l'ho anche io il tuo lavoro è stato per me molto utile! Bellissima realizzazione e complimenti! Grazie per averlo postato...ciao
grazie per la visione!
woaahhh , I went from the beginner build to this , it's like light years in front , arrgghhhh
There are a few more "next step" kind of skills in this video, but still not out of the reach of someone who has a little practice
This is a great kit, and you have done a fantastic job on it, but one small thing that should be noted is if youre going for realism, you should refrain from making the panel lines look dark as irl the only panels that have dark panel lines are ones that get opened a lot eg. engine cowling (atleast for jets). I know how hard it is with airfix kits and their really deep panel lines. Anyway you have done a fantastic job, and for the price of the kit it definitely is understandable how you cant stop building these lol. Please keep bringing these videos as we all love them lol
Thanks for watching! I tried to make the lines more subtle in this build but i guess it's more of an artisitc choice :P
@@ModelMinutes yeah lol, i can see how hard it is since even though it’s a nice kit, it has trenches that it calls panel lines. Anyway keep up the good work, and I would also love to see some modern jets on the channel ;)
Another great video and lovely build!
Just a question and sorry if I missed it - do you think it would have helped to put on a gloss coat before trying the masking fluid? Your camo turned out really nice in the end - best wishes for continued success and inspiration!
Hmmm, perhaps it would have helped but I dont know - it's something i'd have to investigate
I love this p40 I’ve builde one myself but the normal one not the flying tigers one . But yeah love it .👍
Glad you like it!
I actually just built this kit about a month ago. Nice build sir.
Thanks!
I had that kit but it was one of the 100 I sold. The P-40 on its way to me this week is the North Africa theatre Starter Set (old type starter set, not the simplified click fit kits Airfix call starter sets going forward). I have an early WWII RAF example built.
I was not aware they had "click fit" starter sets. They do have a lego knock-off but all their plastic kits still require glue to complete them. This kit didnt have any snap together features and is considered a starter set
@@ModelMinutes Yeah, its only the newer ones. Airfix re-did the Red Arrows "starter set" for example as a simplified version.
Today I had delivery of the Tomahawk IIB kit A55101 of the one flowin in Libya by Neville Duke (Hunter speed record pilot) during WWII.
Also got a Kora resin prop for the Airfix Classic kits Bristol Bulldog biplane. The original prop is inside out (i.e. back of the blade is facing front) on that kit.
I found some of these airfix models in Aldi for 5 pounds recently it's awesome
yeah, they usually have them on sale this time of year
It looks great!
The only thing i would like to point out are the exhausts. I think that they are a little "shinny" for a warplane exhaust, and there are some moldlines on them.
However, the camouflage looks great! as does the cockpit canopy
Thanks! Yes, i only really noticed that as i was watching the premiere - i thought the mould lines were a bit noticeable and that they were a little "clean" - i guess at the time of building i never realised
NEVER BUILT ONE BUT MUST TRY ONE SOON.
awesome!
Im not sure why but love kits that have the cockpit that is installed from going underneath the fuselage makes fitment a breeze.
Yeah, it’s a good system
Interesting tip, the use of hot water...
Yes, i've found that it stops the 49 matt varnish from going white . . . not completely sure why but it seems to work
Great video! I’m gettin back into model building and was wondering if you prime your kits before painting. If so, what primer do you use?
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. Often I use a cheap grey spray primer but have used Vallejo airbrush primer occasionally too
Really nice build there! Some inaccuracies on the decal of the KMT sun but still very thought after kit from Airfix, sadly it’s a bit too expensive for my wallet in Canada😅, so I’m just gonna get a 1/72 p40e avg scheme kit from academy!
Yeah, apparntly airfix made the choice to have the roundel in a "sun bleached" condition
which metal paint did you use for the in between of the fuselage and wing ? 71.062 aluminium or the 53 gunmetal? at
15:42
Aluminium
@@ModelMinutes wow didnt know you'll reply but thank you
@@badpcboi4690 no worries, the gunmetal paint would be a little too dark tbh, the aluminium I used is the model air version and despite being thin it goes on really nicely
video sugestion/request: could you do a video on DecoArt dazzling metalics acrylic paint: shimmering silver, glorious gold and ice blue my dad got me these and im new to modeling (today I finnised my 4th model which is a foke-wolf) Im looking for cheap equipment which does its job well @@ModelMinutes
@@badpcboi4690 sounds interesting, never heard of those paints before
Nice Tiger...
:P
I love this kit too. On my third one now. Currently £6.75 from Hobbycraft!
I managed to get a couple of the starter set tomahawks from Lidl/Aldi when they were last in there for about £8 (not too bad a price seeing as they come with paints etc) which I intend to use on other projects. Its a fun little kit and I probably have built this one almost as many times as Spitfires lol
Recently went to the South model show and pick up some kcolours gloss to try out.
How was it?
He's right the wheel hubs are a pain .
yup
It's also my favorite ! :o)
:D
(sorry if I'm 1 day late) but since the instructions are really easy to read and follow I'll consider buying this kit
Yes, they are! You can see them on scalemates before you buy it too
Good video 👍
Thanks 👍
Nice, I know you build the spitifre but ever thought about venturing more into 1/48?
I've got a video next week which will highlight the models I have in larger scales in my stash
7:33 Don't you scrape the paint off surfaces to be glued?
sometimes I do, sometimes i dont
Nice job and great video. Love the P4O , and have built 3 (2 Academy & 1 Airfix), and have two more Airfix in my stash. My plan is to do one from every country that flew the P40. Have done U.S., Australia, and China, just need to do British, French, Russian, Dutch, and New Zealand, did I miss anybody? If so please let me know.
Sounds like a great project!
Nice
Thanks
Hey Matt just asking have you ever spoken to Owen from Quick Kits? You guys are both really good at modelling and could have a nice chat!
As far as I know, Owen is currently taking a break from UA-cam to focus on his career
really nice had one of these years ago still have the box but not the model not sure what happened to it but have the tomahawk in my stash that's high on my priorities list but want to do a special hobby one first to practice camo on. I suggest that you use less glue next time as you can see it in the rear windows and thin your paints a bit more as they were spitting but loved your tact and mask technique it turned out brilliant in the end also.
cold or new mic?
Thanks! I had a bit of a cold in the recording of the audio for this one
@@ModelMinutes yea thought that was it hope your better now
You can't have enough P-40s. Great little kit of a cool looking plane. I built it as well and also made a video about it :D Btw your technique for masking camouflage turns out much better than mine.
Cool, thanks!
About cockpit color. I think (and I can be wrong) in cockpit was used "interior green" not yellow zinc chromate like on landing gear bays.
I pretty much went with the suggestion airfix made in the painting instructions for that, you may well be right . . .
That being said though, in the past I have read accounts that indicate that different batches of paint were used on different aircraft depending on what the factory had in stock, even with different colours being used in the same place on the aircraft as they ran out part way through . . . I guess there is a prototype for everything lol
Hello, Do you know anything about the Airfix Bristol Beaufort Mk.I kit in 1/72? Is taking forever to be released. I know they did a short run initial release. Thanks
I have no idea what's going on with that - probably best to check their website (I don't have an inside info)
Hi can I ask you a question? I mean no offence but why do you mainly build 1:72 I find it’s too small for me I’m just curious what your reasons are
Why would that be offensive?
I buld 1/72 for a number of reasons - they aren't that expensive, the level of detail can be quite good, they are usually much more easier to purchase and not so much a strain on the bank balance, they don't take loads of time to build and don't take up much storage space
Larger scale models cost more, take more time to build and thus make videos on, and also are more difficult to find storage space for. I do build other scales, I just have more in this one...
Oh, and I like 1/72
WRT masking, the cockpit glass looks fine so I'd be inclined to use the same technique elsewhere :) As for figures, I know Warhammer at 28mm is a bigger scale, but I tend to base coat in a dark colour, to give the shadow areas and then progressively go lighter with a final dry brush for highlights.
thanks for the ideas!
@@ModelMinutes YW.. yours always look great anyway, just a different way to get the same effect :)
It looked like plane sailing to build! You did a very good job, but didn't Curitss Hawk have a rear view mirror?
I have built the Academy one years ago, which was fun to do.
Haha! hmm, i'm not sure
9:13 you could use clay to cover the Brown area, but model kit is great though :) I might buy this model kit sence I have little skills on making models. Have any tips for me? 🤔
Thanks for the tip! If you take a look at some more of my videos i'm sure you'll pick a few things up :D
The P-40 is a handsome aircraft. Is there a new tooling or the same old Airfix mould? Thanks
tooling date info is in the video
The filler caps under the windows behind the canopy would be painted red and blue, I think one is for water and the other for oil.
Thanks for the info! It wasn’t mentioned on the painting instructions at all
@@ModelMinutes No I know it's not, I can't remember where I got the info but it was whilst I was looking in to making an RC P40 in Flying Tigers scheme look a little more realistic.
Does the pastel fall off once applied when the model is being handled?
not really, it's pretty much worked itself into the surface, but then i don't handle my models much after i've built them
great kit - check out the Academy 1/72 P40b kit - would make an interesting comparison
Yeah, i was tempted to get one the other day - but i have too many kits at the moment before i can justify getting another one haha
I fairly new to the hobbie, although I had contact with models when I was teenager and my dad was building the models! I bought a Breitling DC3 a couple days ago and I am very excited to start to assemble it! I have some doubts specially in the cement, and fillers that I might need! Where sould I buy them and if I can use clear glue and not cement?!
Cement should be used on all plastic parts apart from the clear ones - the cement can fog them up. Either PVA white glue or a specific clear part glue should be used for that. If you look at the links under my video there is an amazon affiliate link which should give you an idea of some of the products I use, but more often than not a model shop should be a good place to get your products (either IRL or online)
Great looking build 😎 If you look at photos of the real P-40, the model's canopy sits too high, the top should almost be flush with the top of the rear fuselage. Even the animation in your video shows it almost flush 😊 Not your fault, it's Airfix not quite getting it right.
Good point!
Aw I missed it! I tried to remember but got caught up in homework
no worries, always next time
@@ModelMinutes I still watched it though 😉
@@wafflyfox7550 awesome! I hope you liked it
@@ModelMinutes yup I certainly did I do have to say, there’s nothing quite like popping into hobby craft and picking up a little level 3 Airfix plane is there 😊
@@wafflyfox7550 haha true!
This probably won't work for this size of work surface, but have a look at Brad Angove's YT channel for a video called "Cool spray can technique | the dishsoap trick" for a kinda-sorta masking technique.
interesting!
Looks like pretty big panel lines? but I kidna like the recent years Airfix stuff. Thought about thwe 1/48 version of this but when i went to buy it, the one example had just be sold.. After being there for months, bummer. ;)
The panel lines aren't too bad, and are perfect for a brush painter as they are still there after less than careful paint application
@@ModelMinutes Yeah that´s true. Glad Airfix is around for that. I went over to airbrushing, some years ago though - so kinda want less but I see your point. :)
Man they gotta make a F4U Corsair
Maybe one day
Does somebody know, if there is a plane. 1/72 scale. With dutch decals. From airfix or revell?
not off the top of my head unfortunately
Ms modeller on you tube loves Dutch planes and Heller kits
When ever I use a Matt varnish over a satin or semi gloss it always will not go fully Matt it’s a bit of a problem
Maybe a few more layers are needed?
The broad panel lines are exaggerated. It would have been better to fill them with putty, sand them and perhaps rescribe some of the grooves with an exacto. It takes much longer, I know, but the result would be clearly better. The depiction of chipped paint on the wings, for instance, is a bit unrealstic too, as you place silver spots more or less randomly where paint would hardly flake off during maintenance...
Modeller's licence :D
Could be the video, but to me the RoC insignia look too faded and would have perfered darker blue.
Nice build though.
I do talk about that towards the end of the video
I got mine in Amazon.
sometimes you can get them for really good prices on there!
@@ModelMinutes Yeah, is great.
sorry to kkep you waiting if you waited but i cant send the images scince im having trouble with transferring
the images into my laptop so sorry :(
no worries