The Battle of Britain diorama - Spitfire and Bf 109 (Beacon Models 1:144 scale model kit)
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2023
- Building the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Supermarine Spitfire plastic model kits from @beacon_models . These lovely 1:144 scale kits are a brand new release from a brand new company - see how they go together and paint up in this video. The two aircraft represented are early WW2 versions as seen over the skies of the England and the English Channel during the Battle of Britain.
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What an excellent build! You did so well with the kits and the diorama is so characterful and dynamic. This was a real pleasure to watch and thank you for your kind words.
Thank you - and congratulations on getting your first kits out! Looking forward to many more!
Brilliant
Thanks mate!
Great work, Love this! Beacon models are doing so well and its great to see
Thanks Will - yeah, they've done a good job
Thanks, MN. Great job on both the kits and the diorama. A very evocative scene....the placement of the planes certainly give the impression of chase and the desperation of the chased to escape. All kudos to you for not only attempting such a small scale but sharing it on YT......it will inspire others to give it a go for sure.
Thanks Robbo - always appreciate the feedback :)
Very good job. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Jimmy
Great Diorama! These planes look so cool in this small scale!
Thank you mate!
Got my kits and the thing I was worried about was the painting but the video shows it can be done and yours look great. As for the diorama, that looks spot on. Has a real atmosphere to it. 1/144 is great for those with limited space. You can get bigger kits for the same price as these but sometimes space is more valuable.
Thank you Glen - I'm glad it was useful. You're absolutely right about space - my shelves are almost full!
for masking the camo, i wouldve put some thick lines on the color diagram with a soft pencil then pressed the tamiya sheet onto it pretty hard transfering the lines across, then just cut them up and put em on like decal stickers
Ah, that's a good idea - thanks Harry
Awesone work. The dio looks brillaint
Thanks!
Very well done!!!! Love it
Thanks Josh - much appreciated
@@ModelNerd love you channel mate so informative and inspiring. All the best
What an excellent job that you’ve done of it all 🤔👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻👍🏻 Well done indeed! ❤️
Thanks Richard
Lovely! Makes me want to get one of their kits 😃
Thank you! Yeah, give them a go!
Very nice job on that diorama
Thank you Tom
Please, keep posting good jobs like this. Thanks!!
Thank you Manuel
That diorama turned out really nice, well done my friend.
Thank you John, glad you enjoyed it
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Good work as always ,as an aside do like your tank cutting mats.
Thank you mate. Yes, I really like the mat too - unfortunately it is a bit shiny with my desk lights
Really nice dio👍
Thank you Dave
Excellent result. Wondering on the painting technique if you replaced the prop blades with a clear disc to simulate spinning. Cheers stu
Thanks Stuart. Yes, I'll have a go at the disc propellers on a future build for sure.
A great diorama and the kits produce nice models. I think you captured the sea very well. The only thing is the static prop blades. i have experimented with discs of thin clear plastic and airbrushing fuzzy prop blades onto the disc then finally putting a thin wash on the disc whilst rotating the disc. Rather like creating a windscreen wiper pattern effect.
Thanks Allan. Yes, I was just thinking about the disc propeller effect yesterday as I will need it for a future project. I'll have to give that a go.
I must agree with Allan. You have put a lot time and modelling skill into this dio. So please go the extra step and blurr those rounds of clear plastic. I am almost finished my REVELL Spitsfires and a Messa Schnitzel 109 (Deals Wheels) cartoon aircraft and flight is necessary..............cheers
They are beautiful little kits. You've made a very nice job of the diorama. Franz Von Werra was held in a POW camp - and tried to steal an aircraft - in the general area where I grew up, I heard his story as a kid. It's a shame he was killed in a ditching at sea after all that.
Thanks for the info, I didn't know that. Yes, great little kits - I hope Beacon are able to follow through with their plans for other aircraft.
@@ModelNerd It was fresh in my mind because I'm reading Stapme's biography right now. If you enjoy pilot biographies as well as modelling it's a really good read.
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Thanks Gunnar
Great job! I think the Spit pilot should lead on the 109 😙
Thanks Mark!
*Only on mistake on you wonderful beautiful scenery is the propellers, your cliff is splendid as the paint of your 2 planes.*
What's the mistake on the propellers? That they aren't spinning?
@Model Nerd Exactly, even if at this scale i can imagine they aren't easy to make realistic. 👍
but other than that, bloody good job
Thanks Harry
Well, you took a damn good whack at it didn't you? Are the cliffs around Dover? I was under the impression they were chalk white. Super feat being 1/144 scale. Nice work on the water also. This is just my preference but, I would have snipped the props off.
Thanks Daniel. Yes, the cliffs are white but the weather in England is always so rubbish that they look grey :D
I think you're right about spinning propellers - I am investigating this as an option for a future build.
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Thanks Anj
Nice, really nice ... a little bit small, but still ... very nice!!!
Thanks!
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Thank you mate
Wow looks really good . 1,144 far to small for me . But well done to u 👍. Keep this good work coming . We all enjoy your up loads .
Thank you John, I really appreciate your support
I don't know how you can work with that small of a scale. Looks amazing though, I would swear it was a corgi model not a kit
Thanks Calum. Yes, it was quite hard work on the old eyes!
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Thanks Igor
What an excellent diorama, I really love those Beacon models too. You've certainly done them justice! I stumbled across your channel and I'm loving what I've watched so far :) I'm the opposite to you though, I find it much easier painting the smaller scales (1/144, 1/72) opposed to the bigger stuff. Anyway, if you get a chance check out one of my 1/144 builds and let me know what you think :D subscribed!
Thank you mate, much appreciated. I've seen a couple of your builds - good stuff!
@Model Nerd thanks a lot, mate 🙌
Disappointed the kit doesn't have a pilot figure. Having to buy a pilot separately is a rip off. You did an awesome job on the dog fight scene.
Bill
It's quite common (in larger scales, at least) not to include a pilot these days. Or, like some Airfix kits, to only include one for a two seater aircraft!
@@ModelNerd Most vintage kits I've seen provide a pilot figure. If progress of newer kits mean omitting that option, I'll stick with the old dog kits. Hey, keep up the great model building.
Bill
@@PanzermansBunker Thanks. Yes, it does seem to be a modern trend to exclude them
absolutely wonderful, really. please take the lines from uschi van der rosten
Thanks, I'll check them out
I didn’t realise how small a scale this was … excellent work!
Yes, I didn't really realise until I received them either!
Hi MN, I love this scale for dios. The terrain, water and angle of the planes really evoke a chase scene. I also like the separate rock out in the water. This is a very nice piece all around. I envision it on a desk in an executive's office. Quite an impressive look! Thanks buddy.
Thanks very much Michael. Yes, it's certainly the right kind of size to go on a desk. Not that I have a clear space even that size on my desk! :)