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Head pad is behind the seat not in front behind pilots head

Just here for the algorithm. Outstanding work, deserves far more exposure!

Superlative work. ❤😍 thank you.

David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Tuesday, 25 June, 2024). Well, for your intriguing construction of Airfix’s 1:24th-scale kit of the renowned Spitfire Mk. IXc RAF Fighter, I must say, what a masterful synthesis of the various, combined skills that is model-building, the twenty-first century’s merging of artistry, artisanship, craftwork, and technology! So elegantly æsthetic and technically proficient is your handiwork that I must wonder: had you in a previous life been one of the great masters with brushes and oils upon canvas? Or, alternately, had you eighty-odd years past been a pilot of a de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito RAF fighter-bomber, who each midnight doggedly harried the scheming, obsidian-hard, black-hearted. black-garbed Gestapo and their snarling, snapping, baying Sturmstaffel attack hounds that by day cowered in their clammy, fœtid subterranean den of exploiters and sadists deep within the bowels of war-torn Berlin? You refer obliquely to your next project, giving no specifics. I propose that you at your next opportunity commence with the Airfix 1:24th-scale kit of the amazing Wooden Wonder, the Mosquito RAF light bomber. I suggest this first for its own merits, for it and its determined, doughty crews deserve such recognition as your excellent œuvres could bring. Yet also, since I had read about two extraordinary anecdotes of them that merit due recognition: at the very outset of D-Day, 6 June, 1944, scores of them had flown close air support air strikes directly to aid the Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (had His Majesty, the King yet knighted him? Or had that been several years on, at the hand of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II?) and his uncounted thousands of hardy warriors even then just arriving to set free a war-weary Europe. Another highly dramatic account had told of a hundred or more of these unarmed airborne Pegasi in early 1944, in a relentless campaign of thirty-eight days, swiftly had penetrated deep into that horizontal abyss unto increasingly grotesque totalitarianism, repeatedly striking key government and military objectives well within the grimy, corrupt heart of Berlin itself in the RAF’s offensive to disrupt the decadent Nazi regime’s sordid scheme to impose upon the sovereign nations of Europe its malevolent totalitarianism.

Regarding your comment at the end about not having the antennae mast, the Tainan Kokutai (the fighter air group of this model), based in Rabaul and then New Guinea, removed all radio equipment (including antennae mast) to make their Zeros lighter to help save on fuel use. The pilots communicated with each other using hand signals.

Which size of the Galaxy rivet tools would you recommend for aircraft that is in 1/72 range? Both the smaller WW2 planes and the larger modern aircraft. Thanks!

I think it would love it if Airfix would release a 1/72 scale Tamar class lifeboat or even a SLEP Severn to go with the Severn and Shannon lifeboats that are already released.

Awesome. Thanks

Just got over ½ way with this build but found an early misalignment error has ruined the engine mounting stage. Using acrylic art paints and finish is bloody awful! Just ordered No. 2 and plan to start again after learning a lot from first build. Blimey some of the bits are really small for my 86 year old fingers. Your build and colouring really beautiful.

Cool video! But the kit is again kinda disapointing. Airfix showed us with some of their new kits what they are capable of and yet we get a half baked kit aimed for new builders and nobody elese. Dont get me wrong it looks very good especialy with the one piece cabin, but the lack of detail inside the cabin and overall is disapointing. I was thinking about getting this kit since i dont build ships and this is a simle small boat in big scale but it being a starter set and probably overpriced where I live its a pass. Same with their F-35. Loved the stand but thats about it. Italeri did a better job far before them.

looks great, but I don't want to give money to rnli

Thanks. What a great tour.

Something a bit different! The orange of the RNlI is striking on all their boats, and it is the first kit of these that I’ve seen. Interesting subject!

Buying extra decals I’m in disbelief

Brilliant :)

very cool

This is awesome!

Hope you guys enjoyed this fun little video! Normal builds coming soon 👍

Just an idea, but doing a full in depth video would be really cool, to see all the techniques, I saw another RUclipsr do this (hammer head models) and it got alot of support

Wow what a great job you did!🎉🎉🥳🥳

Just discovering your channel, amazing work! One day I’ll do some planes, for now I’m focusing on tanks ^^

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge

Hi, I would like to ask you which are in your opinion the best airbrushes for modellers who build cars and motorbikes. Thank you.

Can i just use water instead of White spirit?

So jealous. Been wanting one for a long time.

Very nice. Getting ready to build it.

Remember that if you finish the model with the ailerons out of centre then the stick has to be positioned to the right or left of centre as appropriate.

I have just received a 1:24 Spitfire from a work colleague at a bargain price (£60). It will be my 1st ever attempt at such a massive scaled kit. Some great tips n tricks within this build.

I admire the work, but one year is too long on one project. Too many others in the stash to get to.

Lovely work ! You should show a few pictures of the real aircraft.

First off thanks for this honest review. You echo my sentiments exactly. I own 2 Gaahleri airbrushes, a number of cheap chinese knock-offs, a couple of Iwatas, Procon Boys, Badgers and H&S. Pretty soon I'llhave more airbrushes than kits in my stash LOL. I purchased the GHAD-39 a while back, and more recently I purchased the Mobius 0.3. With the GHAD-39 I find it equivelent to my Fengda-183K which was a few dollars cheaper and included more extras in the box. The GHAD-39 has better seals though. If I were to do it again, I would have skipped the GHAD-39 and just stuck with the Fenga as parts are readily available for it and it was so cheap it doesn't matter if it dies on me. I later purchased the Mobius 0.3 model based on RUclips reviews. The closest thing I have to compare in price is my Iwata Revolution which I paid $75 for or my Patriot 105 which I paid $70 for. While the Mobius is well built and has some nice features for me it always comes down to trigger control. On the cheaper airbrushes this is where you can really tell the difference. Cheap airbrushes, and I am including Gaahleri as a cheap airbrush, just cannot match the control you get with the German or Japanese airbrushes. With a good airbrush you get consistent airflow and paint flow when you pull the trigger back. What I mean is that if I depress the trigger a certain amount, I will always get the same amount of air. When I pull back on the trigger, the paint will spray the same way at the same amount of trigger pull each time. This way I can be confident that when I pull the trigger back say half way, it will always spray the same amount of paint. With the cheaper airbrushes (this one included), when you first pull back, nothing comes out, then all of a sudden you hit the point where paint starts to flow, but it is not consistent. I just don't feel as confident with this airbrush as I do with the revolution or any of my other name brand brushes. If you are just starting out, it is tempting to buy the cheapest brush you can find. I would say spend a little bit more and buy something like an Iwata, H&S or even a Badger. The control will go a long way to giving you the confidence you need to stick with the hobby and improve your skills. I like what Gaahleri is doing. If they can last, they will give price pressure to the name brands. I like the chrome plating in the cups, and their presentation (especially the parts diagram in the box lid). I like that they are getting creative with the styling of the brush. If they can improve the trigger control, then the big name brands will have something to worry about.

Searching for this exact kit, can you tell me please the revell model number?

Just one thing to mention: the firing order seems to be not quite correct!!

A stunning model. ❤

Great video and fine looking model! This and seeing the Spitfires in the air last weekend at Duxford made me order the kit 😅 Keep up the great work!

Nice video, but content creators shouldn’t have to be making videos like this in the first place. All Eduard have done is create extra work that I didn’t have to do before, they’ve also increased the risk/likleyhood that I’ll ruin my paint job, all for something that offers no tangible gain or reward (imho). If it’s a cost saving they’re after, I’m skeptical if it’ll pay off, as I personally have come away (not completely) from Eduard kits due to the fact I’m spending additional funds on aftermarket decals. Nothing against trying new things, but not at the expense of my time and wallet.

The propeller blade was wooden ... so congratulation for research and knowledge about Spitfire.

Hi. Im using Tamiya acrylics with xf-86 matt varnish, then decals and oil washes, then x-22 gloss varnish for finish. I know Tamiya have X-35 semi-gloss but didnt tried yet, they dont have satin tho. Do you know any satin varnish for airbrush that would be a good replacement for matt coat to ease removing excessive oil?. For Tamiya paints and varnish im using X-20A thinner, i know some people are prefering Leveling Thinner.

Fantastic work on the model and the video.

whenever i read the words "full build" i always prepare myself for a boring, bland, out of the box creation, often with striking errors. Clearly this is not the case here. You have a good grasp of modelling techniques, but more important, the model looks fairly real. Realism over artistic license, especially with weathering is a tricky balance to keep and you did it exceptionally well. The large scale helps, but still! congrats!

Really nice build!

Beautiful work! I am working on the 1/24th scale Typhoon "Car Door" right now. It too is a great kit, just a few minor flaws with some of the fit.

mannn I'm gonna have to watch that again, that was Spectacular, Well done !

Outstanding build and point job. I will have to put this kit on my list. Just one thing (from a Spitfire nerd), the crowbar was interior green or bare metal throughout the war. Only restored aircraft have them painted red. Re the comments below on propellers: blades on the Rotol 3 blade props were manufactured by Jablo and were a wood composite with a hard metal mesh sheet and cellulose coating were pressed onto the outside of the blade; so some metal may have shown through with wear - a distinctive pattern can certainly be seen on some prop leading edges (I believe that there may also have been a brass protection strip applied to the leading edge). I have read that the four bladed Rotol props reintroduced duralumin blades. DH props I think all had duralumin blades.

I have Burned & raw Umber for dark browns & Burnt & raw Siana for light browns. I all so got Ivory black which is more of a dark grey than black. I have always been a fan of Vallejo's washes for panel lines, but oils just offer more control & easy clean-ups.

Amazing build. Your hard work has paid off. I also just finished building the same kit. It’s a very enjoyable build experience. Good luck with the next project.

Wonderful build. I’m about to paint a similar P-51D with the same blue front, and wonder if you have tips or a video on masking the fuselage. Thanks!

Beautiful Model and presentation! And yes, I also know the feeling of not having enough time for model building and videos in addition to my studies and free time :D

That's an extraordinarily well finished Spitfire! I'm really not surprised that this took a year to complete, on and off...... such painstaking work on the painting. Not that my opinion is worth anything at all; but here it is anyway. Beautiful.........absolutely. 👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻