As you were building the cockpit and interior i couldn't help but think of how this compares to the latest Avro Anson kit! Airfix have certainly improved their kits over the years! Congratulations on completing the kit. Fire up the Airfix coffee; you deserve a brew! At least the box lid fits ok
I think you did a very good job wrestling that kit into shape, Gary. It really seems like an old school kit to me, engineering-wise, and very much from "the bad old days" of Airfix. I've nearly finished mine, and it's been a tough old beast to get right.
Well done Gary your patience and perseverance, made the finished kit very acceptable in my book, after watching your build, I think I would not have same patience as yourself, something to leave alone I think.
17:19 It isn't continuous as that roof cowling slides forward to allow access to to various fill points for hydraulic fluids etc. Sorry to harp on, but I worked on these and loved them.
I do love a Lynx in general - I think one of the greatest and most unsung airframes this country has produced. I just don't know much about them on a day-to-day level and I didn't much enjoy making the kit! Good to hear from someone who really knows what they are talking about!!!
@@garys_stuff My pleasure. And I totally agree with you, This airframe is sooo underrated historically. It was an absolute work horse during the Falklands war, flying many many hours without missing a beat (well my cab did lol). It's durability was also a great reflection on the quality of the engineers who maintained them.
At 5:31 you are quite correct. It is an adjustment for the rudder pedals, in a car one adjusts the seat for leg room, on here one adjusts the rudder pedal distance.
Hi the thing you asked about at 5:20 is indeed for the yaw pedals, it's called a Yaw Pedal Adjuster, you twist it in and out and it moves the yaw pedals back and forth for the individual pilots heights. I used to work on these and got a model, it's the first model i've ever built and i'm finding it to be quite difficult and fiddly, now i've seen your video I think I need some proper tools for it, expecially tweezers !!
It's the nature of the beast, Gary. If a Swiss Army Knife could fly anti-surface or anti-sub missions, this is what it would look like. It just isn't the same same thing as assembling a fixed wing airframe and going "zoom!" through the air with it. I was having lunch on idyllic Catalina Island off Los Angeles when I noticed a shape starting to round the headland. It slid to a halt and dropped anchor just off the harbor entrance, dwarfing all the pleasure boats bobbing just offshore. It was big and gray and purposeful and lethal, an American destroyer, and there was no doubt what it was and what it's job was. It seemed to suck the sunlight right out of the sky. Exactly as your chopper. No colourful Hughes 500 flitting tourists around the Hawaiian Islands, this. It's a dedicated military machine and it makes no bones about its serious purpose. It isn't pretty and I think you caught the menace perfectly. Thanks for enduring.
Congratulations for sticking with it Gary! Somewhere at the bottom of my stash I have the army version of this. Maybe I should leave it there for the time being.
Looks great, Gary! It does seem to be a fiddly kit with lots of trick parts to install. Helicopters aren't my favorite type of kit to build either, so kudos for you for tackling this one!
Nice work Gary. I've nearly finished mine and had a world of problems assembling the fuselage shells. It's a lovely model when its finished but it really reminds me how good the new Airfix kits are these days.
At 5:56, there should be blanks on the deck of the cockpit left hand seat position ( in reality) as dual controls can be fitted for training etc. But hey, it's a kit.
For a few years i have often thought about this kit but with my problems i think the frustration levels would get to high so thanks marra for shining a light on another kit . We can all take away what we want from this build and form a judgement on that . Enjoy your weekend marra . Regards Gav.
Says the man doing PE on a 1/700 carrier!!! I think you might be right marra, to be fair if it weren't for doing it for the channel I might have put this to one side... Have a good one!
Looks good to me Gary for what was a difficult build and that's what "how to make it" videos are so good for modellers like me coming back to the hobby or others just beginning. On UA-cam there are a lot of guys like youself to help us, the only thing l will say is let these guys show you then find your own way of doing things so Gary thanks very much but l won't be doing this one 🤣
Exactly what I think - I'll show you how I got on but I'm not pretending it's the best or only way to do things. Everyone finds their own way of working.
Nice vid Gary. Bit of a struggle as you say but "it's turned out nice again, hasn't it" as my forbears were want to say :) The Lynx is next on my build list, so forewarned is forearmed. Mind you I've just finished building a late 90's Revell Voodoo, and it fought me every step of the way, so I'm prepared for the Lynx challenge!! Cheers
At about 17:10 you said the fit wasn't very good, and I have to say I was just thinking at that point that there was a lot of gapping.. more so than other kits from Airfix or anyone else and IMHO that's the /kit/ not you Gary, especially given the other design foibles of this kit.
My opinion is it should of glue up first them painted later paint get into the joints causing the fit to cause seams once the paints dry the fit would not close up meaning the joint have large gaps which causes every thing to be out of sink and not square up in the body try test fits not rush the build rushing cause major issue in the build the molding as well could cause issue in my build everything get test fited glue even if you have to do a few videos on the build plus take your time on building I'm encouraging and supporting Ove the years of build I had lots of problem my self but studying my progress I gotten better
The majority of the parts were unpainted. They have been given a gentle coat of primer which I find useful in checking seam levels and so on. I do a lot of dry fitting. I sand over joints where I think the primer might affect the fit (which is pretty rare). I just couldn't get this thing to go together right. That's all. Part of the problem was getting the outer shell of the fuselage to marry up with the cockpit and cabin that had been built earlier, and I'm not sure dry fitting would have helped.Likewise the nose and windshield parts. I'm always open to the possibility that I've done things wrong - as you'll hear in my summary in this video - but I do want to make sure people don't grab one of these kits thinking it'll be easy because it isn't.
Well done Gary on a difficult build it looks great honestly you’ve fantastic modelling skills and i love watching your videos as you don’t fafe about and just get on with the build unlike other modelling channels that I won’t mention i cannot wait for your next project mate and i love Monday Matters I always look forward to seeing that just keep up the great work..
Many thanks! I'm not a competition builder, never will be, but I love making kits like I did when I was six or seven so that's how I still approach it. Thanks for the kind remarks Michael!
The kit shouldn't be a 'skill level 4' just because it had some lousy fit issues.... I honestly hope that isn't the reason that Airfix gave it that rating, but it did seem to have a lot of parts that just didn't want to fit properly, and if they did, they left a large gap; I know Airfix are much better than this having made quite a few of their more recent kits, which are excellent! This looks to be more of the 'old' Airfix of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s that I struggled through all those years ago!! Shame. However, you persevered and produced a lovely looking model at the end of it!! 🙂 👍 Excellent! 👍
The SL4 comes from all sorts of thing, not just the fit! It is a fiddly little thing to put together and there's a lot of plastic left over at the end from all the different versions. Good thing our council recycle PS here!
@@garys_stuff : Well, a year later, and I'm in the middle of building it.....!! Yes, it really does seem to be a skill level 4 because parts just refuse to fit! And as you say, there are a lot of very fiddly little parts with comparatively massive sprue-gates and lugs which make them tricky to remove! The overall detail looks very good; nice and tiny rivets sticking out all over it, etc, but the main fuselage parts in my kit just refused to close-up above the cockpit and forward cabin area (internal ejector pin marks removed before hand), so I've had to resort to about a 1mm thick line of filler in that gap! 😞 Many of the locating pins and lugs are poorly shaped and so require careful re-shaping before they'll fit into the opening... In short, you can tell it's an older tooling from when Airfix were making huge jumps in quality, but still hadn't achieved the quality we know today - this certainly isn't anything close to the recent 1/48 Sea King; that was a complex kit, but not because of fit issues; it was a very straight forward, well designed/fitting kit; almost Tamiya-like in engineering! 😉 This Lynx is nice, but yes, a challenge getting the bits to fit together!! I'm sure it'll look lovely under paint and decals........ Your's certainly does! 😉
Hey Gary, this is a fantastic build of the Sea Lynx. I really enjoyed the video. Sad that the kit has that fit issues and you couldn’t enjoy it. I have the same kit in my stash. But thanks to your video I know where to be careful and where I have to take my time. Thanks for that! Subscribed to your channel. How did it come that I didn’t find it earlier? Best regards from Germany. Cheers!!!
Finished model looks great but doesn't look fun or enjoyable to build. Wonder if the fit issue is because of how it has evolved from the original 2012 kit? Almost like they have made it easy to produce rather than easy to build like they do now. PE sets don't appear to replace those clear engine covers which you think they would.
Hi Gary Thank you for doing this ….as you are aware as a returning modeller after 50 years the wife bought me this to keep me quiet prior to Xmas ( I’m half way through ) perhaps not ideal for me to start ..But I have the time …and I’m learning so much of what I’d forgotten over those years. Yes Quite a few gaps to fill using putty , and those foot pedals for me were the mark of a sadist ….nose cone area side panels another issue …but I learnt and overcame. Man your so neat …when finished I think I’ll go for a level 3 aircraft Bomber or Tank etc …..any recommendations? Best Regards …love the channel …catch up on Monday .👍👍👍
Can't really help with tanks as armour isn't my thing (yet), I'm liking the Lancaster I'm building right now - the Dambuster version - and the Wellington is a very nice kit indeed. If you fancy 1/48 the Anson is an absolute peach - my favourite kit of 2022.
Now this might seem a dumb question but..........some people say you must scrape away any paint before cementing together any parts, and yet I see yourself and others not doing this when using the thin cement - is it not necessary when using the thin cement??!!
I think it depends on how heavy you are with the paint! I've not encountered any problems but often my pre-painted pieces are sprayed or quite thinly coated.
It is recommened to have a bare plastic surface to have the best bond with Tamiya Thin, but it will glue with paint, especially on smaller parts. So, it depends, imo.
@@overdosegaming4288 Whatever works. Super glue doesn't need access to bare plastic but if you're not having problems with Tamiya it's likely because you work so hard to fit the parts together properly without undue strain.
Lovely work on the build but sad to say you are completely wrong about the flying controls the collective lever of a lynx only provides inputs of collective pitch there is not twisting thrust capability. The increase in tq required for collective pitch increase is detected by a pitch anticipator and automatically increases engine tq output when collective is pulled
I’ve always found airfix helicopters a problem ie fit etc,you need intuition to build the lynx ,( look up a early 80s group,great tune by them they were called lynx )to get the joke 😂
Congratulations on winning the fight of the lynx! While I love helicopters, I don't think I will be adding it to my wish list, too much filling to do. Also and this applies to all kits of modern aircraft, I find the grey colour so boring. Obviously it's true to life, but it's just doesn't do it for me, much prefer a camouflage paint scheme.
I know you're not a fan Gary, but to me the gauze engine (inlet?) filters have photo etch written all over them, not clear plastic as Airfix have moulded them. IMHO pierced mesh photo etch sprayed a convincing colour by the modeller would look much better. TBH the whole model looks like the B-Team designed it, not up to Airfix normal quality.
Seems odd to do it in transparent. Airfix don't do PE because it would bring the age recommendation up to 14+ apparently, so they tell us, but this piece is a bit odd. Maybe an empty frame would be better, in case one buys a PE set as well?
@@garys_stuff Sounds like a plan, and something for after market to look at. Possibly use the original Airfix parts as formers to bend the flat photo etch around if it's not already the right shape?
I must say that some of the more recent ones have been really good, but go back more than about 5 years and there's some definite, challenges shall we say?
I know, it's a worry but I think the angle of the roof beam behind the cockpit might have been tiny bit out so it made the halves difficult to join simply.
For my taste the instrument panel has been moulded too flat so there's no texture for decals to follow. The result for me at least /looks/ like a pretend display, whereas it has always before looked very realistic. That IMHO is a failure in the design, not of the modeller of course.
I’ve had the misfortune to build this kit and it’s terrible. Really have to wonder how it got past quality control. Yet Airfix have rerelease it! The mind boggles!
In the last six months I’ve made kits by ICM, Italeri, Revell, Hobby 2000 (ex-Hasegawa), Gecko and Arma Hobby… I am aware of the breadth of manufacturers as you would notice from Monday Matters.
Some poor engineering and fit for a 2012 kit. Shows how far Airfix have come in last few years though. I do think the transparent parts for the intake guards are frankly ridiculous!
As you were building the cockpit and interior i couldn't help but think of how this compares to the latest Avro Anson kit! Airfix have certainly improved their kits over the years! Congratulations on completing the kit. Fire up the Airfix coffee; you deserve a brew! At least the box lid fits ok
I think you did a very good job wrestling that kit into shape, Gary. It really seems like an old school kit to me, engineering-wise, and very much from "the bad old days" of Airfix. I've nearly finished mine, and it's been a tough old beast to get right.
Well done Gary your patience and perseverance, made the finished kit very acceptable in my book, after watching your build, I think I would not have same patience as yourself, something to leave alone I think.
17:19 It isn't continuous as that roof cowling slides forward to allow access to to various fill points for hydraulic fluids etc. Sorry to harp on, but I worked on these and loved them.
I do love a Lynx in general - I think one of the greatest and most unsung airframes this country has produced. I just don't know much about them on a day-to-day level and I didn't much enjoy making the kit! Good to hear from someone who really knows what they are talking about!!!
@@garys_stuff My pleasure. And I totally agree with you, This airframe is sooo underrated historically. It was an absolute work horse during the Falklands war, flying many many hours without missing a beat (well my cab did lol). It's durability was also a great reflection on the quality of the engineers who maintained them.
At 5:31 you are quite correct. It is an adjustment for the rudder pedals, in a car one adjusts the seat for leg room, on here one adjusts the rudder pedal distance.
I just remember something similar on a B747 flight sim, I always had to crank the rudder bars back 'cos I'm a tall chap...
4:55 fore and aft pedal bar adjustment control knob, maybe
Hi the thing you asked about at 5:20 is indeed for the yaw pedals, it's called a Yaw Pedal Adjuster, you twist it in and out and it moves the yaw pedals back and forth for the individual pilots heights.
I used to work on these and got a model, it's the first model i've ever built and i'm finding it to be quite difficult and fiddly, now i've seen your video I think I need some proper tools for it, expecially tweezers !!
It's the nature of the beast, Gary. If a Swiss Army Knife could fly anti-surface or anti-sub missions, this is what it would look like. It just isn't the same same thing as assembling a fixed wing airframe and going "zoom!" through the air with it.
I was having lunch on idyllic Catalina Island off Los Angeles when I noticed a shape starting to round the headland. It slid to a halt and dropped anchor just off the harbor entrance, dwarfing all the pleasure boats bobbing just offshore.
It was big and gray and purposeful and lethal, an American destroyer, and there was no doubt what it was and what it's job was. It seemed to suck the sunlight right out of the sky.
Exactly as your chopper. No colourful Hughes 500 flitting tourists around the Hawaiian Islands, this. It's a dedicated military machine and it makes no bones about its serious purpose.
It isn't pretty and I think you caught the menace perfectly. Thanks for enduring.
It s a beast and I'm very glad they are on our side! Cheers Randy!
Congratulations for sticking with it Gary! Somewhere at the bottom of my stash I have the army version of this. Maybe I should leave it there for the time being.
Looks great, Gary! It does seem to be a fiddly kit with lots of trick parts to install. Helicopters aren't my favorite type of kit to build either, so kudos for you for tackling this one!
Thanks Ken, might not be doing another too quickly...
Nice work Gary. I've nearly finished mine and had a world of problems assembling the fuselage shells. It's a lovely model when its finished but it really reminds me how good the new Airfix kits are these days.
At 5:56, there should be blanks on the deck of the cockpit left hand seat position ( in reality) as dual controls can be fitted for training etc. But hey, it's a kit.
I think they did this in the Anson, maybe its better researched/modelled than the Lynx?
For a few years i have often thought about this kit but with my problems i think the frustration levels would get to high so thanks marra for shining a light on another kit . We can all take away what we want from this build and form a judgement on that . Enjoy your weekend marra . Regards Gav.
Says the man doing PE on a 1/700 carrier!!! I think you might be right marra, to be fair if it weren't for doing it for the channel I might have put this to one side... Have a good one!
Hi Gary, that turned out absolutely superb, i like the,single grey sceme, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia. 👍👍
Nice job Gary! Despite the extensive faffery! 👍🏻
Best wishes from Wirral!
Many thanks!
Very cool build. Thanks for sharing Gary. 😎🇨🇦
Nice haircut, Gary! ❤
Thanks! 😃 Had to spruce up to be on Sprue Talk!
I chose the danish one and it looked really good
Looks good to me Gary for what was a difficult build and that's what "how to make it" videos are so good for modellers like me coming back to the hobby or others just beginning. On UA-cam there are a lot of guys like youself to help us, the only thing l will say is let these guys show you then find your own way of doing things so Gary thanks very much but l won't be doing this one 🤣
Exactly what I think - I'll show you how I got on but I'm not pretending it's the best or only way to do things. Everyone finds their own way of working.
@@garys_stuff
Exactly!
Nice vid Gary. Bit of a struggle as you say but "it's turned out nice again, hasn't it" as my forbears were want to say :) The Lynx is next on my build list, so forewarned is forearmed. Mind you I've just finished building a late 90's Revell Voodoo, and it fought me every step of the way, so I'm prepared for the Lynx challenge!! Cheers
At about 17:10 you said the fit wasn't very good, and I have to say I was just thinking at that point that there was a lot of gapping.. more so than other kits from Airfix or anyone else and IMHO that's the /kit/ not you Gary, especially given the other design foibles of this kit.
Thanks for building that Gary - the end product looks great but I felt your pain. Just 130 subs to 10k
Thanks - yes, not too far to go...
My opinion is it should of glue up first them painted later paint get into the joints causing the fit to cause seams once the paints dry the fit would not close up meaning the joint have large gaps which causes every thing to be out of sink and not square up in the body try test fits not rush the build rushing cause major issue in the build the molding as well could cause issue in my build everything get test fited glue even if you have to do a few videos on the build plus take your time on building I'm encouraging and supporting Ove the years of build I had lots of problem my self but studying my progress I gotten better
The majority of the parts were unpainted. They have been given a gentle coat of primer which I find useful in checking seam levels and so on. I do a lot of dry fitting. I sand over joints where I think the primer might affect the fit (which is pretty rare). I just couldn't get this thing to go together right. That's all. Part of the problem was getting the outer shell of the fuselage to marry up with the cockpit and cabin that had been built earlier, and I'm not sure dry fitting would have helped.Likewise the nose and windshield parts. I'm always open to the possibility that I've done things wrong - as you'll hear in my summary in this video - but I do want to make sure people don't grab one of these kits thinking it'll be easy because it isn't.
Well done Gary on a difficult build it looks great honestly you’ve fantastic modelling skills and i love watching your videos as you don’t fafe about and just get on with the build unlike other modelling channels that I won’t mention i cannot wait for your next project mate and i love Monday Matters I always look forward to seeing that just keep up the great work..
Many thanks! I'm not a competition builder, never will be, but I love making kits like I did when I was six or seven so that's how I still approach it. Thanks for the kind remarks Michael!
Had the same issues bined it lol
Very nice build, Gary 👍
The kit shouldn't be a 'skill level 4' just because it had some lousy fit issues.... I honestly hope that isn't the reason that Airfix gave it that rating, but it did seem to have a lot of parts that just didn't want to fit properly, and if they did, they left a large gap; I know Airfix are much better than this having made quite a few of their more recent kits, which are excellent! This looks to be more of the 'old' Airfix of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s that I struggled through all those years ago!!
Shame. However, you persevered and produced a lovely looking model at the end of it!! 🙂 👍
Excellent! 👍
The SL4 comes from all sorts of thing, not just the fit! It is a fiddly little thing to put together and there's a lot of plastic left over at the end from all the different versions. Good thing our council recycle PS here!
@@garys_stuff : Well, a year later, and I'm in the middle of building it.....!! Yes, it really does seem to be a skill level 4 because parts just refuse to fit! And as you say, there are a lot of very fiddly little parts with comparatively massive sprue-gates and lugs which make them tricky to remove! The overall detail looks very good; nice and tiny rivets sticking out all over it, etc, but the main fuselage parts in my kit just refused to close-up above the cockpit and forward cabin area (internal ejector pin marks removed before hand), so I've had to resort to about a 1mm thick line of filler in that gap! 😞 Many of the locating pins and lugs are poorly shaped and so require careful re-shaping before they'll fit into the opening...
In short, you can tell it's an older tooling from when Airfix were making huge jumps in quality, but still hadn't achieved the quality we know today - this certainly isn't anything close to the recent 1/48 Sea King; that was a complex kit, but not because of fit issues; it was a very straight forward, well designed/fitting kit; almost Tamiya-like in engineering! 😉
This Lynx is nice, but yes, a challenge getting the bits to fit together!!
I'm sure it'll look lovely under paint and decals........ Your's certainly does! 😉
wow looks very impressiv nice.
Hey Gary, this is a fantastic build of the Sea Lynx. I really enjoyed the video.
Sad that the kit has that fit issues and you couldn’t enjoy it. I have the same kit in my stash. But thanks to your video I know where to be careful and where I have to take my time. Thanks for that!
Subscribed to your channel. How did it come that I didn’t find it earlier?
Best regards from Germany. Cheers!!!
That's all I can try to do!
Finished model looks great but doesn't look fun or enjoyable to build. Wonder if the fit issue is because of how it has evolved from the original 2012 kit? Almost like they have made it easy to produce rather than easy to build like they do now. PE sets don't appear to replace those clear engine covers which you think they would.
Perhaps Airfix should include a pack of tea and a pack of coffee with some kits 😀 How many cups of coffee/tea did the kit cost, Gary?
Quite a few teas and several coffees....
Hi Gary Thank you for doing this ….as you are aware as a returning modeller after 50 years the wife bought me this to keep me quiet prior to Xmas ( I’m half way through ) perhaps not ideal for me to start ..But I have the time …and I’m learning so much of what I’d forgotten over those years. Yes Quite a few gaps to fill using putty , and those foot pedals for me were the mark of a sadist ….nose cone area side panels another issue …but I learnt and overcame. Man your so neat …when finished I think I’ll go for a level 3 aircraft Bomber or Tank etc …..any recommendations? Best Regards …love the channel …catch up on Monday .👍👍👍
Can't really help with tanks as armour isn't my thing (yet), I'm liking the Lancaster I'm building right now - the Dambuster version - and the Wellington is a very nice kit indeed. If you fancy 1/48 the Anson is an absolute peach - my favourite kit of 2022.
Certainly a lot of work. I noticed a LOT of large prominent ejector pin marks that probably would not help the fit. Well done for your patience :)
Now this might seem a dumb question but..........some people say you must scrape away any paint before cementing together any parts, and yet I see yourself and others not doing this when using the thin cement - is it not necessary when using the thin cement??!!
I think it depends on how heavy you are with the paint! I've not encountered any problems but often my pre-painted pieces are sprayed or quite thinly coated.
It is recommened to have a bare plastic surface to have the best bond with Tamiya Thin, but it will glue with paint, especially on smaller parts. So, it depends, imo.
@@overdosegaming4288
Whatever works. Super glue doesn't need access to bare plastic but if you're not having problems with Tamiya it's likely because you work so hard to fit the parts together properly without undue strain.
Lovely work on the build but sad to say you are completely wrong about the flying controls the collective lever of a lynx only provides inputs of collective pitch there is not twisting thrust capability. The increase in tq required for collective pitch increase is detected by a pitch anticipator and automatically increases engine tq output when collective is pulled
OK, my bad. Never flew one so didn't know it was that different to the helicopters I have been in. Thanks for the correction.
@@garys_stuff you’re welcome if you want to talk lynx I am happy to help I’ve been an engineer on mk3,7,8 and 9a
I’ve always found airfix helicopters a problem ie fit etc,you need intuition to build the lynx ,( look up a early 80s group,great tune by them they were called lynx )to get the joke 😂
Great video gary i enjoy watching your video's big 👍's up and thank you very much for sharing and one question are the decals photo etched?
No, the decals are not photo etched, they are printed by Cartograf, one of the best companies in the business.
@@garys_stuff indeed they are
From 18:25 to 20:02 is a dog's breakfast
Congratulations on winning the fight of the lynx!
While I love helicopters, I don't think I will be adding it to my wish list, too much filling to do.
Also and this applies to all kits of modern aircraft, I find the grey colour so boring.
Obviously it's true to life, but it's just doesn't do it for me, much prefer a camouflage paint scheme.
I know you're not a fan Gary, but to me the gauze engine (inlet?) filters have photo etch written all over them, not clear plastic as Airfix have moulded them. IMHO pierced mesh photo etch sprayed a convincing colour by the modeller would look much better. TBH the whole model looks like the B-Team designed it, not up to Airfix normal quality.
Seems odd to do it in transparent. Airfix don't do PE because it would bring the age recommendation up to 14+ apparently, so they tell us, but this piece is a bit odd. Maybe an empty frame would be better, in case one buys a PE set as well?
@@garys_stuff Sounds like a plan, and something for after market to look at. Possibly use the original Airfix parts as formers to bend the flat photo etch around if it's not already the right shape?
Years ago Heller released a 1/35 modern tank kit with the engine cover mesh simulated with a decal on a clear piece. Nope -- doesn't work.
Lovely job Gary . I’ve been building Airfix for years and fitting have always been crap 😂👍 it’s not your fault it’s Airfix love the video thanks
I must say that some of the more recent ones have been really good, but go back more than about 5 years and there's some definite, challenges shall we say?
how much
So much stress on those fuse halves, going pop or show over time,!
I know, it's a worry but I think the angle of the roof beam behind the cockpit might have been tiny bit out so it made the halves difficult to join simply.
I meant a a models gary,also lindberg,p m,revell,afv club,roden,academy,trumpeter,hasagawa.........please please please.......no more airfix!😂😃😅
Oh, and a Sword, an Academy and a Gaspatch. But also Airfix.
O God......az models lol,predictive txt!!!!
Next is the Airfix Dambuster Lanc, then I’ve got kits from Hobby Boss, Eduard, MiniArt and ICM on the way as well as Airfix…
For my taste the instrument panel has been moulded too flat so there's no texture for decals to follow. The result for me at least /looks/ like a pretend display, whereas it has always before looked very realistic. That IMHO is a failure in the design, not of the modeller of course.
I’ve had the misfortune to build this kit and it’s terrible. Really have to wonder how it got past quality control. Yet Airfix have rerelease it! The mind boggles!
Gary Gary Gary.......build something else apart from airfix all the time please mate.......tamiya sword as special hobbybper leeeeeeeeese
In the last six months I’ve made kits by ICM, Italeri, Revell, Hobby 2000 (ex-Hasegawa), Gecko and Arma Hobby… I am aware of the breadth of manufacturers as you would notice from Monday Matters.
Another aircraft with a ghost crew? Shame, as figures add interest and a sense of scale.
Would be nice to have a crew standing next to it.
Looks terrible compared to the merlin. Got this in the stash as the Army Air Corps version
Beautiful job though Gary.
terrible fit issues, think I'll give this kit a miss
Some poor engineering and fit for a 2012 kit. Shows how far Airfix have come in last few years though. I do think the transparent parts for the intake guards are frankly ridiculous!
I build wildcats, so I thought this would be a breeze. The instructions suck
Maquette pas formidable ...des jeux partout á combler, faut changer de marque ...Bravo tout de mm pour la ténacité á la faire ....Résultat pas mal ...
Few yerars ago i quite Airfix models because they have to many issues, poor quality