July 30, 2020----This is why I love the older Airfix kits and bought many of them when I came back to the states from Panama in '74. To me, the best thing about them is you can build 'em out of the box and they'll look good/okay. But if you want to improve your modeling skills, these are the kits to build. I've seen a couple of magazine articles (decades ago), in that the U.S. Army Air Force also used some of them, though don't remember if the Army was simply trying them out for possible use or they were used in combat. In one of my magazines, there's one for sale after the war at Chino, Calif. where it was probably scrapped. And glad you built one that was not U.S. Navy. As to this kit, everyone should check to find a local IPMS modeling club as I've picked up a lot of kits for about 1/4 to 1/2 a stores price and a heck of a lot cheaper than Evilbay. I think your build looks great just out of the box. Part of it's because modelers now days want nothing but shake and bake kits.....and of course, ya gotta pay the price for them. The days of Airfix kits going for $3 is over unless you find them at a modeling club meeting or convention. And yes, I have gotten them for $5 (average price) at the IPMS modeling club and when they have their yearly modeling contest. Thanks for the video.
Awesome! Revell has a 1/48th SBD Dauntless that can actually drop the bomb mounted on the fuselage when a lever is pulled, but it doesn't show this function anywhere on the box or instuctions.
The Revell kit is the old Monogram kit. Monogram had a whole series of 1/48 aircraft with working (play!) features. The old instructions actually told how you and all your friends could get your models together and see who could drop the bombs the most accurate! Of course we don't play with our models anymore....
Also remember building the 1/48 Monogram Avenger with all the working features with my grandfather when I was about 8. Think that's what got me hooked on modelling. Thanks Grandpa!
Great build and review Matt! I agree, the kit is old and needs to be retooled. Hopefully Airfix will do this one as well as the TBD-1 Devastator and the OS2U Kingfisher. Thanks for the tutorial.
@@ModelMinutes hey i have a question, where can i find the airfix sbd dauntless model? i looked on amazon but it was out of stock and i’m in the usa, can it be found on the airfix website? i can’t remember if it’s on there or not
15:34. 9 usd for the retail price is the same price as a p51 from my nearby hobby lobby, and if the dauntless was put on shelves it would go for 13 usd in my nearby hobby lobby, but if only 13 usd kits at the my nearby hobby lobby store where 9 bucks. But wow you got that kit for 4 usd which is a crazy good price for the kit
Nice build and video. You should try your hand on the Airfix Bf 109E-4 in 72, either the one with decals for Hans von Werra's plane of the one in the Dogfight Double with the Spit Mk.Ia.
That's a good idea! I reviewed the Bf 109E-3 in the very early days of my channel, and I think i've got a Bf 109G-6 in my stash somewhere . . .just gotta find the time lol
Great little build. Ive just got this kit off E bay and will refer back to this video for the build that you did. Will probably be doing it in the American scheme as Iam doing a lot of small planes from the Pacific theater
Great vid just subscribed been watching your videos for a while now only just got around to subscribing as mobile you tube was messing up for me i have not made any kits for a long time but im getting back into it after watching vids again you did a good job its good to see models which are not overly done with detail sometimes.
MILITARIA COLLECTOR 2000 thanks for subscribing! I like to try and make my builds as accessible as possible, particularly for those who have less experience or are just starting out. As wonderful and amazing some of the work on the more “pro” channels, I feel that beginners watching them get disheartened because they may struggle to reach the same results
@@ModelMinutes yeah i agree i was like that at first and still am cos i saw so much detail on videos and all other things and i didn't understand it all and felt i wasn't good if it was basic i understand its up to the person of the model how much detail but i still feel like it now that its never good enough compared to people who make them really detailed and i think thats what pushes model makers away as to others who are new or just like basic builds its not simply building painting anymore as what people did i just like simple builds as its easy to understand and basic which i like.
MILITARIA COLLECTOR 2000 yeah, it can be off putting. At the end of the day it’s about having fun. If I decide I want to throw a model out of a window on fire and see how far it “flies” then that’s up to me too 😂
I did the exact same paint scheme with my Airfix SBD, though had to source a different canopy from a Testors ex-Hawk SBD (mold was about as old as the airfix one) as the one that came with the kit was miss cased and did not have details for the frames.
Joyce Kirkpatrick hmm, sometimes this happens if the plastic is particularly smooth and glossy. A primer (like I did in this video) can help the next layer stick properly. Remember that a number of thin layers of paint is better than one thick one ☺️
orbitalair thanks for the tip. From my research the crews gave the SBD the nickname “slow but deadly” due to its low cruising speed of 185mph and max speed of 225 mph. At a time when aircraft were regularly reaching 300+mph the SBD was considered slow in comparison. Despite not being designed as a fighter, speed is still a critical factor in surviving in combat and as a result all its replacements were designed to be faster
I have been chasing this kit without success. I think Airfix should make a new mould for this kit. The Hasegawa one is nice but expensive for a 1/72. I ended up buying the 1/48 from Academy. Not my favorite scale but it is a very nice kit with cartograph decals, tape masks and PE seat belts.
@@ModelMinutes the building videos of (example Mustang IV, P-40, Zero and Spitfire. As it was like a Live stream, there was a couple of glitches and cuts as i was watching
Carl Whitfield I thought that, but when the decals are slid off the backing paper they are white on the other side. Following the instructions this is the result that you get. Perhaps the spares you saw were from a different manufacturer who got the colour right? I looked online when I built this kit and it is a fault on Airfix’s part as many other people have the same problem
I just finished this model today a down side is the lack of detail inside I did the free France with green and brown CAMO don’t think it’s accurate but I like it
Don't know if you're going to pick up on this being as I'm 4 years late. lol As far as I know, this is the first time you've mentioned aftermarket parts. At this point I've not seen you use photoetch, white metal, resin or vacuum form parts in your builds. Do you have plans on doing so?
I used some PE in the Eduard spitfire some years back. I've also used extra masking sheets on my P40 from Airfix recently and I expect that as time progresses I will add extra things to various models - but aftermarket parts can sometimes cost just as much as the kit itself so I can't always afford it
great video! problem with this type of scale is that none of my kits can match with the scale ;-; meaning I cant create an accurate diorama edit:diarama
You can totally do a 1/72 and 1/76 mixed scale diorama! The actual differences between the scales is quite small. It might be noticeable if you had the same tank in each scale, but for different items it wouldn't be so obvious. I know i've mixed the two before - and railway modellers (OO gauge is 1/76) tend to mix the two
July 30, 2020----This is why I love the older Airfix kits and bought many of them when I came back to the states from Panama in '74. To me, the best thing about them is you can build 'em out of the box and they'll look good/okay. But if you want to improve your modeling skills, these are the kits to build. I've seen a couple of magazine articles (decades ago), in that the U.S. Army Air Force also used some of them, though don't remember if the Army was simply trying them out for possible use or they were used in combat. In one of my magazines, there's one for sale after the war at Chino, Calif. where it was probably scrapped. And glad you built one that was not U.S. Navy. As to this kit, everyone should check to find a local IPMS modeling club as I've picked up a lot of kits for about 1/4 to 1/2 a stores price and a heck of a lot cheaper than Evilbay.
I think your build looks great just out of the box. Part of it's because modelers now days want nothing but shake and bake kits.....and of course, ya gotta pay the price for them. The days of Airfix kits going for $3 is over unless you find them at a modeling club meeting or convention. And yes, I have gotten them for $5 (average price) at the IPMS modeling club and when they have their yearly modeling contest. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the info! I'm glad you enjoyed my build :D
Very nice ,and thanks for putting the pilots in,I love the old kits
thanks for watching!
Awesome! Revell has a 1/48th SBD Dauntless that can actually drop the bomb mounted on the fuselage when a lever is pulled, but it doesn't show this function anywhere on the box or instuctions.
That sounds pretty cool!
The old Monogram kit had that. Along with moving, opening dive flaps. It was my favorite model.
The Revell kit is the old Monogram kit. Monogram had a whole series of 1/48 aircraft with working (play!) features. The old instructions actually told how you and all your friends could get your models together and see who could drop the bombs the most accurate! Of course we don't play with our models anymore....
Also remember building the 1/48 Monogram Avenger with all the working features with my grandfather when I was about 8. Think that's what got me hooked on modelling. Thanks Grandpa!
@@mh53j My favorite one was the helldiver .
Great build and review Matt! I agree, the kit is old and needs to be retooled. Hopefully Airfix will do this one as well as the TBD-1 Devastator and the OS2U Kingfisher. Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for watching! Yes, hopefully they will get around to it one day :D
@@ModelMinutes hey i have a question, where can i find the airfix sbd dauntless model? i looked on amazon but it was out of stock and i’m in the usa, can it be found on the airfix website? i can’t remember if it’s on there or not
@@frost7724 probably only second hand now, this hasn’t been in the range for a number of years
@@ModelMinutes aw
I like how u made the best out of the kit. Im going to have to buy it my self as like the challenges of the old mold kits. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! It wasn't the best kit in the world, but I think I did ok :)
Real nice, always enjoy watching these, keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching! :)
15:34. 9 usd for the retail price is the same price as a p51 from my nearby hobby lobby, and if the dauntless was put on shelves it would go for 13 usd in my nearby hobby lobby, but if only 13 usd kits at the my nearby hobby lobby store where 9 bucks. But wow you got that kit for 4 usd which is a crazy good price for the kit
I was very fortunate
Nice build and video.
You should try your hand on the Airfix Bf 109E-4 in 72, either the one with decals for Hans von Werra's plane of the one in the Dogfight Double with the Spit Mk.Ia.
That's a good idea! I reviewed the Bf 109E-3 in the very early days of my channel, and I think i've got a Bf 109G-6 in my stash somewhere . . .just gotta find the time lol
Great little build. Ive just got this kit off E bay and will refer back to this video for the build that you did. Will probably be doing it in the American scheme as Iam doing a lot of small planes from the Pacific theater
very cool!
Great vid just subscribed been watching your videos for a while now only just got around to subscribing as mobile you tube was messing up for me i have not made any kits for a long time but im getting back into it after watching vids again you did a good job its good to see models which are not overly done with detail sometimes.
MILITARIA COLLECTOR 2000 thanks for subscribing! I like to try and make my builds as accessible as possible, particularly for those who have less experience or are just starting out. As wonderful and amazing some of the work on the more “pro” channels, I feel that beginners watching them get disheartened because they may struggle to reach the same results
@@ModelMinutes yeah i agree i was like that at first and still am cos i saw so much detail on videos and all other things and i didn't understand it all and felt i wasn't good if it was basic i understand its up to the person of the model how much detail but i still feel like it now that its never good enough compared to people who make them really detailed and i think thats what pushes model makers away as to others who are new or just like basic builds its not simply building painting anymore as what people did i just like simple builds as its easy to understand and basic which i like.
MILITARIA COLLECTOR 2000 yeah, it can be off putting. At the end of the day it’s about having fun. If I decide I want to throw a model out of a window on fire and see how far it “flies” then that’s up to me too 😂
@@ModelMinutes Yes true best to ignore the haters and people who will criticise
True that :)
I did the exact same paint scheme with my Airfix SBD, though had to source a different canopy from a Testors ex-Hawk SBD (mold was about as old as the airfix one) as the one that came with the kit was miss cased and did not have details for the frames.
That's a shame, at least you managed to solve it
Very good video, as usual. Great model!
Thanks! :)
Hello can you help me with an issue? When I try to paint with a brush the paint doesn't make a later and the unpainted layer shines through
Joyce Kirkpatrick hmm, sometimes this happens if the plastic is particularly smooth and glossy. A primer (like I did in this video) can help the next layer stick properly. Remember that a number of thin layers of paint is better than one thick one ☺️
THATS MY BOY, hell yeah man - beautiful model as usual, thanks for all the great info!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
How about that for a great old kit, I have the Airfix VJ-Day collection with that in and I am going to build the Brewster Buffalo. Very nice.
Awesome! I would LOVE to have a buffalo! I think they are awesome little planes :)
Get some smaller brushes for the fine detail. It will help you a lot. The Dauntless was not that slow, it was not meant to be a fighter aircraft.
orbitalair thanks for the tip. From my research the crews gave the SBD the nickname “slow but deadly” due to its low cruising speed of 185mph and max speed of 225 mph. At a time when aircraft were regularly reaching 300+mph the SBD was considered slow in comparison. Despite not being designed as a fighter, speed is still a critical factor in surviving in combat and as a result all its replacements were designed to be faster
I have been chasing this kit without success. I think Airfix should make a new mould for this kit. The Hasegawa one is nice but expensive for a 1/72. I ended up buying the 1/48 from Academy. Not my favorite scale but it is a very nice kit with cartograph decals, tape masks and PE seat belts.
Thanks for the info
The result is amazing! I personally prefer the original type of videos that you make :)
Thanks! Which videos are you referring to?
@@ModelMinutes the building videos of (example Mustang IV, P-40, Zero and Spitfire. As it was like a Live stream, there was a couple of glitches and cuts as i was watching
Oh yeah, it was due to the premiere - but it's uploaded as a normal video now so those glitches shouldn't exist now :)
@@ModelMinutes that should all be fine then :)
Yeah! I can't always guarantee i'll be free to do a premiere every week anyway, so they'll stay scheduled for now :)
Seen these markings as sparea on ebay today.... but those are right way round... did you use wrong side decals.. ie right on left and vice versa..
Carl Whitfield I thought that, but when the decals are slid off the backing paper they are white on the other side. Following the instructions this is the result that you get. Perhaps the spares you saw were from a different manufacturer who got the colour right? I looked online when I built this kit and it is a fault on Airfix’s part as many other people have the same problem
Great vid I have the 1:72 spitfire m1a and the Mitsubishi zero plane
I've made videos on both of those! They're pretty good kits :)
Thanks for the reply
No worries! I normally respond quicker - just been super busy recently
Nice! 👍🏼 that plane looks great.
Did you use an specific satin and matt varnish ? (Humbrol matt coat)
Thanks! I used humbrol 135 satin varnish and 49 matt varnish. I've not yet tried their clear coat products . . .
Model Minutes thank you !! 👍🏼
A RARE ARMY'S DAUNTLESS 👏👏👏
:)
Great subject and the French version is very interesting.
Thanks! Yeah, i decided to model the more unusual subject :)
Lovely,finished model,well done....Will you be doing a 1/72 Revell/Hobbyboss Texan...Its a wonderful colourful trainer.Very sturdy plane...!!
hmm, maybe if I can clear some of the kits I currently have in the stash
@@ModelMinutes Excellent,it really is a great kit...!!
Would it of been worthwhile to drill out the holes on the dive brakes?
I did wonder that at the time, but that would be a personal choice by the modeller I suppose
I just finished this model today a down side is the lack of detail inside I did the free France with green and brown CAMO don’t think it’s accurate but I like it
Modelling is supposed to be fun! Build the way you want to
This looks amazing! I hope I get the chance to build this too : )
I've seen a few online, and there must be some in shops somewhere. I imagine that Airfix might release it again in the future though..
@@ModelMinutes Yes a new tooled version would be amazing!
I'd very much like to see that :)
Can you build a 1:48 scale midway dive bomber (amarica)
Thanks for the suggestion
Привет! Все просто,эффективно и интересно ! Успеха Вам в развитии Вашего канала !! 👍👏
Thanks for stopping by! :)
@@ModelMinutes я подписчик Вашего канала! Я из России, а Вы в какой стране?
Thanks for subscribing! I'm from the UK :)
Amazing videos
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy them :)
I swear I thought the banshees were purple and had plasma guns not bullets and stuff
Yeah, but i'm not sure you could jump on this as it's flying and punch the pilot to kick him out and take his place :P
no because on this you would throw him out instead
I'm not sure the plane would survive that ;)
Model Minutes (genuinely happy you got the reference)
@@ModelMinutes maybe you can glitch it
I like the us colour
:)
Don't know if you're going to pick up on this being as I'm 4 years late. lol As far as I know, this is the first time you've mentioned aftermarket parts. At this point I've not seen you use photoetch, white metal, resin or vacuum form parts in your builds. Do you have plans on doing so?
I used some PE in the Eduard spitfire some years back. I've also used extra masking sheets on my P40 from Airfix recently and I expect that as time progresses I will add extra things to various models - but aftermarket parts can sometimes cost just as much as the kit itself so I can't always afford it
great video!
problem with this type of scale is that none of my kits can match with the scale ;-;
meaning I cant create an accurate diorama
edit:diarama
Is that because you primarily model in 1/35?
@@ModelMinutes only one is 1/35 and the rest is 1/76 scale.
You can totally do a 1/72 and 1/76 mixed scale diorama! The actual differences between the scales is quite small. It might be noticeable if you had the same tank in each scale, but for different items it wouldn't be so obvious. I know i've mixed the two before - and railway modellers (OO gauge is 1/76) tend to mix the two
@@ModelMinutes thanks for the tip!
I can never find these planes hope there realise them again looks nice in the free French force viva la France !
I imagine they might make a reapparance as a "vintage classic" at some point
@@ModelMinutes yh thought so well keep any out there ones from the pearl harbour editions hard to find.
@@ModelMinutes I didn't now the French had much of any air force but I guess there borrowed a lot of equipment from the yanks and the British.
I'm going to like every comment and reply on this video
Edit: I did it.
Thanks :P
@@ModelMinutes not a problem :P
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Thanks for tuning in for the Premiere! :)
Ok
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First lol
Thanks for tuning in for the Premiere! :)
Do you have kids?
Mikk t why do you ask?