Building the Brand new Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire MK 1 step by step New tool
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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This is a fine example of Tamiya's EXCELLENT engineering.
Tamiya has taken their engineering to another level, the other manufacturers need to step it up
beautiful kit of a beautiful aircraft! Great for "out of the box" competitions.
Engineering is good I will give it that, but just seems like a boring build.
@@ApriliaRSV4F it’s not boring, I built this model and I had a lot of fun. If you want a big and a crap ton of parts models, go with academy. But don’t expect everything to fit as well as TAMIYA.
What amazes me is how Andy manages to complete a model in the short time it takes me to fall asleep at night
Beautiful bird Beautiful kit👍
Love the paint job on this plane. You're the Van Gogh of scale model painting Andy.
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Another great build and review at the same time. As per the hard line vs softlines on the camo you can be right either way. For every picture of a Spit (or Hurricane) with soft demarcation lines you can find one with hard lines.
Thanks to your channel, I also have the Meng Panther on the way too. Love how casual your channel is and informative at the same time.
The first model I ever made was a Supermarine Spitfire Mk1a in 1:72 scale, this Tamiya kit looks great and on my ‘to do’ list.
Thanks for posting!🙂
So excited to see Tamiya re-doing the Spitfire in 1/48!!! Great attention to detail, excellent fit and finish - it appears Tamiya have outdone themselves!!! Great job Andy 👍
Awesome, I have this on preorder so will be watching this quite a few times :D
you will love it great fit and finish
@Dan Harris I used Lucky Model, they had a 20% off coupon so it ended up being less than $30us inc shipping. code was LUCKY20
@@AndysHobbyHeadquarters the engineering alone should please any builder as it did you. Great job and good tips too, like the "double flat coats", to prevent possible disaster with decals near end of your project!!
Beautiful Spitfire! The engineering of some of these new models is really incredible. I'll definitely be adding this Spit to my collection. Thanks for another great video.
Excellent, I'm a plane guy, like the armour you do but still a plane guy and I am pleased you followed u so quickly with this build. WW2 aircraft are super.
Nice build and I am glad to see you painted the figure :) and I think he looks just fine
I believe the round PE and plastic part you added to the firewall in the cockpit at the beginning of this video is the projector for the HUD! It should be clear of the instrument panel so it can illuminate the HUD glass with the aiming pipper! Oh yeah! Great 👍🏼 build!!!
What a great kit!!!! The Mk I is so iconic!!! Great build Andy!!!
My great grandfather flew one of these beasts. We still have one of the prop blades as an heirloom
That is awesome... My father was in a TBM Avenger. Have his flight 'cap' Just bought this kit yesterday.
Great job, you really did it justice! I love the look of the Mk 1, the color scheme looks great.. Have been a fan of Tamiya for years, they have great detail and they fit together well. Cheers!
you make it look easy - nicely done
The Spitfire is the coolest aircraft in history
Cough cough TA 152 H-1
that was definitely sponge worthy
This is the sort of quality that we should be expecting from Airfix .... it’s a shame they don’t set the bar quite high enough. Shows you don’t need reams of plastic and resin. Lovely work and nice and accurate. Price seems a little high, but I suppose that the photo-etch and extras make it more than worthwhile.
Brilliant video Andy.
The way the RAF painted the camouflage on their aircraft was by laying large soft rubber matting on the aircraft in the shape of the camouflage patterns. It gave fairly crisp lines and it was easy to do. Masking them off with paper and tape wouldn’t have been feasible, large rubber matting worked just fine and the matting was just pulled off the airplane when the painting was done. I saw a photograph of brand new Mosquitos lined up and the camouflage pattern was exactly the same on every one of them. As for you just getting really fine lines with your airbrush, it looks terrific just like everything else you do so masking it off wasn’t necessary.
Great job Andy, really cool 👍
Looks great!
Maybe I should start buying Tamiya’s planes.. they look amazing
Your off the hook for Now! figure looks good m8
" you're " off the hook ...
I have the old tool kit on the shelf, still looks excellent. Perhaps if I find a particularly interesting decal set I’ll buy this upgraded one as well.
yes looking good thare wil see more
Not masking the camo... brave man!
Never seen a model that needs a diorama,,, "MORE!",,, Dino.
Beauty Yank.
Andy nice build as for the pilot as you saw the spitfire cockpit is very tight can you picture bailing out with all that flight gear on just made the list of kits to get thanks for the look lot of info on various parts have a nice day Bruce
A really nice kit and very well built and painted, it’s a pity that the kit manufacturer didn’t include the U/C down visual indicators located on the wings upper surface especially with all the photo etched parts, I’m assuming they came with the kit, included.
Andy, I'm working on the kit. Have drilled out the 2 holes on the starboard side nose as indicated but what are they for?? Can't see anything in the instructions.
20:19 Andy, the early Spitfires were painted using masks. In real life, the separation line (the fuszzy transition ) was about half an inch wide. In scale 1/48 that fuzzy line would therefor be about 1/96th of an inch wide....... Impossible to do, even with the smallest airbrush !
That means, that on this model, in this scale, a hard line is the most authentic rendering.
I also noticed Tamiya made a mistake. Again..... They put a crow bar in the little hatch. It's not supposed to be there. The Mark V was the first one to have one on board.
And please....NEVER paint the crow bar red..!!! That did not become compulsory until early 1949.....!!! Most of the time they were cockpit green. Sometimes bare metal and occasionally matt black.
But the bottom line is : nice build, Andy !! Looks great.
Rivet counter🤔
Oh damn........ I forgot the rivets.........!!
I'll start counting them right away !
Thanks for the heads up ;-)
(..........but I *AM* right ! I did not lie ! ;-) )
Don't loose sleep
I've seen pictures of them painting P-40s and A-20s using big rubber masks. They set the wings up in a jig and them flop the masks down like curtains and spray over them. I haven't seen how they did the fuselages though.
I agree. A hard edge in 1/48.
i love it man i built one my self
Realmente es un hermoso kit y un complicado y excelente trabajo el tuyo mi estimado amigo....
What is the Item Number? I love the horizontal stabs, wing roots and really love how the landing gear goes in
I like the Airfix Mk Ia way more.
You could have left the join line on the leading edge. On the real one it’s made upper and lower skins that meet on the leading edge , there is a strip riveted inside to hold the two skins together.
Does Tamiya give you the option to have the landing gear up on their spitfire models?
Would love to see a full interior build of Tiger tank or M1A2 Abrams
ua-cam.com/video/3jSZgd1J5GE/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/FXjnQDepa8E/v-deo.html
What color is the green camo. Not mentioned. Just the brown base color.
Could you build a Hawker Hurricane please, the Hurricane was not given the accreditation that it deserved during the war or after! If you've already built it could you point me in the right direction thanks keep up the great work 👍🏼
Hi Andy, great video like usual, one month ago you have presented the new Yamaha R1 kit from Tamiya, when do you things that you gonna make this kit, really impatient to see this video soon.
I really like these videos. They've taught me a lot of model tricks, and its fun to watch. But honestly, what about the R2D2 astromech? Just asking. I really am curious.
Thats it im buying one.
you will love it.
Can you tell me what all paint I would need for this
The point of doing all the internal detail, that you cannot see, is to know that it is there! 😉
Beautiful kit. I would have preferred it with a detailed engine that is easily displayable by opening the hood. Instead Tamiya has chosen to provide a detailed cockpit, which is not displayable unless put “aside” the aircraft than “inside” it.
Would be easy for tamiya to put in a alt spinner and prop + a small extra aero bulge to add onto the lower right (bellow the front exhorts stub) to make a BoB MK 2 spit. And decals
Fire Fox. go to www.ultracast.com they have a ton of spitfire propellers among other add on's check them out hope this helps you out good day Bruce
what color did you use for the interior?
Nice job. The tail wheel's on the wrong way round though, the yoke that connects to the wheel should be more or less horizontal, not vertical.
Are their any video tutorials on applying the canopy masking stickers? I’ve watched about 5 build videos but they either aren’t used or the application step isn’t shown. I just don’t understand the directions for using them.
Hi Andy. Really enjoyed this build. I've only ever built Airfix 1/72 models in the (dim and distant) past but love the look of this kit and am really tempted. I don't suppose you have heard anything on the grapevine as to whether Tamiya plan to bring out a Mk I Hurricane to the same high standard?
Early Mark Spitfire interior green was darker ( check references on the the net )
Wonder if they're working on new tool Zeros.
Hi Andy, I’m just about to get this kit. What paint did you use for the green on the spitfire as I want to replicate the wonderful work you have done!
Hey Andy what type of clear coat did you put on after the color coat? Was it gloss, matte or satin?
I could be wrong but isn’t there supposed to be roundels on the underside of the wings as well...?🤔
Anyways, awesome build and paint work. And ”yes” the pilot counts as an figure😉
Cheers!
I thought so too but instruction say no on roundels on bottom, and yes it does count as figure thanks for watching
Andreas Elfwingson the early spitfires didnt carry them it wasn't till 1941 that they had them I believe and they went thur a size change hope this helps you can go on line and check it out have a nice day Bruce
Andy's Hobby Headquarters There more you know, huh🤷🏻♂️Refuse to belive that Tamiya would have missed a huge detail like that in their research.
I stand corrected👍🏼
Bruce Robinson i stand corrected, my dear Sir👍🏼 Cheers!
Most squadrons did carry the underwing roundels in 1940, but some didn't. The Opration Dynamo version (the real plane recently restored, - see 'Guy Martin's Spitfire') also had no underwing roundels, & one wing black, one sky, like the 1939 schemes but this was dropped soon after Dunkirk. On a clear day, the Luftwaffe must have spotted them miles a way, definitely not ideal for the clear skies in summer 1940! 😵
Should you be playing the German music from Wagner whilst working on a British airplane!?
Andy has a strong sense of irony.
Inquiry - are the sot sponges to remove the excess wash, reusable after cleaning? Or are they disposable after one use?
They are diposable big bag less then $2.00
Thanks! Always good to see a true master at work!
Andy, sorry to digress but have you any feedback/info on Trumpeters sprue nippers????I am in the UK and god hands etc are not available BUT the trumpeters are and look similar. thanks
Counts as a figure!!!!
Yes it does lo thanks for watching
Just noticed the tail wheel leg is mounted up side down.
I like him😘😘😘👄💋
I'm man from JAPAN🎌🇯🇵🎌🇯🇵
Andy lick to see you finish of your panther from tackom love all yoi videos lick to see you do a m113
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I have a 1978 (approximately) MPC 1/24 scale model of a Ju 87B Stuka that I am wanting to start putting together but am having a tough time finding a source for decals. Anybody have suggestions on where to find some?
I’ve watched lots of these. Very much enjoy the channel. First time I’ve heard you ‘flip the bird’ ..........how rude. ;)
Thought I share the actual plane that this kit is based on ua-cam.com/video/i7Zebpu2nS4/v-deo.html
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Please no preshading poor Spitty
"I'll come back in a few minutes and show you how we do that with the decal"...."Okay guys I went ahead and finished the model" :P haha, classic.
My favorite plane from WWII, beautiful job. My mom lived through the Blitz in London, she said these planes were the heroes of the war!
They are beauties.
My cousin, Jock Patton flew a Spit V, 'YO J' with 401 Sqn, RCAF out of Biggin Hill.....he was lost off Le Havre June 2nd, 42, Age 20....Bless em' all.
Spitfires got the glory, but Hurricanes did the majority of the work.
@@kudukilla That's only partially true: Hurricanes downed more enemy planes than Spitfires during the Battle of Britain, but they were usually sent after enemy bombers, while the Spitfires targeted the far more dangerous fighters.
I never thought I would see the day that Andy paints a figure. Great build, man.
Absolutely beautiful Andy. As always the highlight of my week watching your new videos! Tamiya have really stepped up their game, which is scary considering they were already better than everyone else to begin with! Simply cannot beat a Tamiya kit in my opinion. Would love it if they did a new Fw190 in this scale too!
Andy, any chance of doing a future video of making a ruined building ?
possibly
Those are Ailerons, not "flaps". The British did use masks, actually rubber mats they laid over the plane. I really like how you did the weathering AFTER decaling, I get annoyed with super-clean insignia on dirty aircraft. Really only needs exhaust and gun smoke stains, and I think you were going for a clean bird anyway. Nice job!
Any chance of you doing a video on weathering techniques for beginners? I've seen 2 so far but I'd like to see what you suggest
Also excellent built
First for Rome
Wowie
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I was completely amazed by just how good the fit really is
Thanks for the build Andy. Those controls surfaces are ailerons not flaps. The split flaps are under the wing near the fuselage. ;)
Nice job so far. One small point. Tamiya Sky Xf22 is NOT he same as RAF Sky type s. To get the proper tone and hue you should mix Xf22 with Xf1 flat white in 1 : 1.5 ratio. Ie 1 part Sky to 1 1/2 parts of flat white. Tamiya Sky is too dark and green otherwise.
As you say this looks a superb kit, so I'll have to get one. The fit of the parts is amazing. I think the Spitfire is a good model to do an open canopy because it also has a small door on the left fuselage side so a lot of the cockpit detail should be visible. It would be great if someone did a resin engine kit for it too.
The No Step lines shouldn't go all the way to the wingtips like that. Nice job it looks awesome.
Any ideas about building this one 'wheels up'? Anyone know of some aftermarket parts?
Hi Andy, I'm only just rejoining the modeling ranks as a novice despite my age and so I am catching up with the experts videos. I have this kit but since I am trying to bring an airfix "Spit" that I ruined to some degree of splendour, I won't touch the Tamiya until I'm more confident. However regarding your thoughts on the camouflage detailing, the British Air Ministry code 1939 - 45 stated that the edges should merge and not form a rigid line. So you you were quite right to do it "your way". Fantastic result, sir.
IMO this is not a great kit. The fit of the larger parts is great, but... the engine cover is one piece on the actual aircraft, so not only do you have to remove the seam line that's formed when closing the two fuselage halves, but there's also a piece that fits in front behind the prop - why Tamiya? So, you'll need to remove the seam where that joins the fuselage as well. If you don't build option B, the instructions don't tell you to fill the hole left in front of the fuel cap... and nowhere in the instructions does it tell you about opening up a hole for the clear part that goes behind the antenna mast. You only realise that when you are right at the end of the build. Then there's the bullet proof glass in front of the canopy - which doesn't sit flush to the fuselage, as it does in the real aircraft. Finally, the decals are terrible - way too thick. I used aftermarket decals on my build. Oh, the Tamiya canopy mask? Bin that, get an Eduard sheet. Talking of which, the Eduard Profipack Spitfires are way better than this kit. I really don't know how Tamiya made so many errors with this kit and failed to spot them, allowing it to go into production. Considering this is one of their newer kits, it really is quite shocking. People might think these are small things, but combined, they ruin what should be a great kit. I was really surprised that very few people publishing reviews or posting build videos are not highlighting these issues or is it they get the kits for free and don't want to shame Tamiya? I'd still buy the kit, but knowing where the issues are before you build it would be a much better starting point. I've only seen one review where the guy called out all these faults with this kit. I hope this helps anyone who has yet to start this kit. I'd like to think Tamiya correct the problems for the next production run of this kit... note that on Andy's build, he hasn't filled the hole in front of the fuel cap and has not fitted the clear part behind the antenna mast, he also fitted the etch part for the compass incorrectly. He did a great job though, don't get me wrong on that score - let's be honest, how often does a build go 100% perfect? Not often!
Sliding canopy sides look almost flat here - a failing of most Spitfire kits due to necessary compromises of injection molding. Original canopies were blown as a bubble and thus bulged heavily at the sides. See ua-cam.com/video/Q2qv-Z-bgGc/v-deo.html (at 1:10) to see how far! A heat-shrunk scratch-built canopy might be worth a try.
Awesome as always! Wish you would do some 1/35 figures.
Legend has it that Andy has over 1,000 unused figures in his spares box ;-)
There are two contradictory points to remember about weathering, the ground crews were proud of 'their' aeroplane, and wanted to keep her clean when she went out flirting with Messershmitts, and conversely, the aeroplanes generally didn't last long enough to get really weathered and chipped!
Andy what does BC MEAN IN THE INSTRUCTIONS, real newbie here just starting. Tia😅
Please stop premising things with a gender? We all know makeup and hairspray are advertised at females but it isn't only used by them!
I wanna get into building models my on stress is getting used to how mucth paint to use how mucth thinners and just getting used to it all in general seems like a hobby that's needs alot off practice
Don’t fill the join line on the leading edge this is natural to the aircraft . Rescribe the join if you need to . Silver wheel wells is also authentic.
Why did the two holes need to be drilled at the start in the fuselage? I'm starting this model and can't see in the instructions how or why they need to be drilled...
Man I wish every ww2 fighter model had this landing gear design
Is clear coat necessary on the bottom before wash is applied? Or is it just used for the top?
Do you sell the metallic pigment stuff you were using to age the markings?