A great build and I enjoyed watching you make the mighty Beau!! You inspired me to make it! I lived in Malta for three years and the airfields in use during the war had loose stony surfaces with lots of dust and grit. If they survived more than a week or two the underside and nose/leading-edges of aircraft became very weathered (with exposed aluminium) where they were scoured by said stones, dust and grit swirling around and blown into the air by the engines.
Thank you! Super information as well, I had no clue these birds could get so chipped??!! If I ever revisit this model I’ll make sure to chip the hell out of it😁
Currently in the finishing stages of my beaufighter (first time using airbrush) and i copied all of your techniques used in this video including the scratchbuilding, safe to say its turning out amazing. Thanks for the brilliant video mach!
RAF very nice turboprop Bristol Beaufighter Besides the Luftwaffe turboprops of the German high command. Good guys vs the bad guys in air combat fighting. I like this plane twin engines. ❤😊🤩☺️🤗🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
The Beaufighter is a lovely aircraft but did not have turboprop engines as the turboprop is a type of jet engine that delivers jet thrust that drives the aircraft propeller. The Beaufighter had radial engines of various types and the RR Merlin for the MkII. The German a/c were also not turboprops.
I've just masked off the roundels on this model. I used vallejo "air war" colour set over a hairsprayed aluminium. Got a little bit of reaction but has added to the scratchy, sun-beaten look. I drybrushed bronze over aluminium for engine cowlings as I think the copper that tamiya calls for is too bright. I think youve got it just right. I like your post shading with the straight edge mask, ill give that a whirl too. Good video, well done!
Good video, just ordered the kit for a 'heavy fighter' build and will be very happy if the result is half as good as yours. Some excellent hints and I'm looking forward to giving it my best.
Thats a very nice Beau 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻 One of my favourites and a bit of an unsung hero..... You're definitely on a roll at the mo! The exaggerated dihedral on the horizontal tail was introduced after the original flat tail was found to give some directional instability on take off and landing.....just out of interest. Also, out of interest, when painting the second camo colour and masking like that, I always get a touch of bleed/overspray unless I keep the air pressure low and the spray direction perpendicular to the surface. A slight angle and under it sneaks.....the rascally stuff! Classy looking job o' work, anyhoo......
Thanks for the comment! Super interesting about the dihedral… definitely makes sense now that you have mentioned it! I’ll have to try that spraying technique next time I have a camo to do! Thanks so much😁
Excellent work , i also have this one in my stash so a great reference build for me. Im currently building the italiari 1/32 F104 Star Fighter in 1967 bare metal finish. Besides your very good builds i think your filming , lighting and camera work is excellent and nicely edited. Is clear to see your hard efforts to build this channel and i don't doubt that your soon be passing the 10k mark. Brilliant Job!!!!
@@machmodels Hi, build progress of the starfighter is in its early stages, just build up the cockpit but adding quite a lot of photoetch as cockpit details are good but not great. The general fit , detail crisp mould and lack of any flash is encouraging. Probably won't have it finished for a month so I'll let you know my thoughts overall on your next video.
I really like the 'dirty' effect you used with the oils......it certainly does a great job of emphasising panels and providing weathering at the same time. Terrific final reveal, Luke. I also just finished watching the 'Rufe' video....another stellar job!!
oh a new tipp from my as new modeler :) cut off the lines befor you peal of the masikng from the windows this wil mak a crisp nice line witout splitering. :) greets from switzerland .
Thank you dude! The joy of Xtreme Metals is they are airbrush ready!! The pigment is so small that it doesn’t clog up your airbrush whatsoever… the only thing I would recommend is making sure you don’t spray it with a smaller nozzle aim for 0.3 or higher😁
In my opinion, Tamiya produces the best models' hands down. Everything fits nearly perfectly, not too many parts yet detailed, easy to follow directions, the best box art. ( Chinese models; Meng, Trumpeter, Dragon..way too many parts) Anyway, great weathering job.
I personally prefer the look of Ammo Mig paints on a black base, makes them look more vibrant in my opinion! When I used them on a grey base it just looked a little washed out!
@@machmodels first - on silver surface all issues are very well visible. Second - colours are brighter and a little of metallic finish. Third - it is easily to make silver scratches with sand paper, sharp tweezers or needle.
@machmodels you make awesome videos and I love this channel. The color just looked at some points almost white maybe lighting ? Still very informative video.
I sure am from England! Based in the London vicinity. So I have made about 27 models over the years now but I might’ve missed one or two! Hope that answers your question!🤙🏻
@@machmodels it does indeed, I am a Londoner now in the Manchester area…..on missionary duty! For 27 models you are exceptional! Gosh I am a returnee after some 40 years and am struggling!! Things weren’t so ‘detailed’ or serious back in the day! I just made a very basic plane and had to buy a 2nd kit to act as a donor to the 1st kit!!
Thank you very much for the kind words! The plastic model world has changed so very much, the detail on some of the kits now days is just mind boggling! In some cases almost too much! I recommend trying some of Tamiyas 1/48 older kits like the Beaufighter which was recently completed on the channel, brilliant balance between a nice amount of detail but a simplistic and easy build up! Hope that offers a solution for you🤙🏻😉
I just completed this same kit. It's not one of Tamiya's best. I have built several ship, tank, and airplane kits from Tamiya, and most of them have been a wonderful experience but not this one. This one must have messed quality control because there were several fit issues that I had with it. I built the old Revell 1/32 scale Beaufighter a few years back, and it fit together better. Yes, Tamiya generally makes great kits, but some times they just don't.
Radial engines use pistons, but they aren't classified as a piston engine! Its really the design of the engine that classify it between a radial and a piston @Blue-dt1yv
Stunning work yet again Luke! Love a bit of scratch building and that desert scheme is lovely
Thank you Joe! Glad it gets your approval😁
Looks great in that scheme! Lovely result.
Thank you very much!! I personally don’t think you can top a tropical scheme😉👍🏻
A great build and I enjoyed watching you make the mighty Beau!! You inspired me to make it!
I lived in Malta for three years and the airfields in use during the war had loose stony surfaces with lots of dust and grit. If they survived more than a week or two the underside and nose/leading-edges of aircraft became very weathered (with exposed aluminium) where they were scoured by said stones, dust and grit swirling around and blown into the air by the engines.
Thank you! Super information as well, I had no clue these birds could get so chipped??!! If I ever revisit this model I’ll make sure to chip the hell out of it😁
Another great video and build 🎉
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it🤙🏻😁
Excellent build. Looks great in the Mediterranean scheme.
Thank you very much! Glad you like it😁
Currently in the finishing stages of my beaufighter (first time using airbrush) and i copied all of your techniques used in this video including the scratchbuilding, safe to say its turning out amazing. Thanks for the brilliant video mach!
Thanks for the great build video Luke. You should be proud of the excellent work you have showcased once again 😃
Thank you mate! I’m glad you enjoyed it😁
RAF very nice turboprop Bristol Beaufighter Besides the Luftwaffe turboprops of the German high command. Good guys vs the bad guys in air combat fighting. I like this plane twin engines. ❤😊🤩☺️🤗🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thank you Neil for the information!!😁
The Beaufighter is a lovely aircraft but did not have turboprop engines as the turboprop is a type of jet engine that delivers jet thrust that drives the aircraft propeller. The Beaufighter had radial engines of various types and the RR Merlin for the MkII. The German a/c were also not turboprops.
Damn man your making models faster than me... Amazing build as always btw!
Haha you know me!! I am 100% sure my next build will be slowing me down biiigg time! Thank you very much😜
I've just masked off the roundels on this model. I used vallejo "air war" colour set over a hairsprayed aluminium. Got a little bit of reaction but has added to the scratchy, sun-beaten look. I drybrushed bronze over aluminium for engine cowlings as I think the copper that tamiya calls for is too bright. I think youve got it just right. I like your post shading with the straight edge mask, ill give that a whirl too. Good video, well done!
Some superb tips and tricks there which I am sure i’ll be using in the future! Thank you very much for the comment😁
Excellent build👍👍👍
Thank you so much dude!👌🏻👍🏻
Nice work, thank you for sharing.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it😁
Nice work Luke, everything ties in and looks great.
Thank you! I was a little worried I might’ve overdone the weathering but I’ll have to agree everything seems to compliment each other rather well😁
Lovely work!! The weathering really came together super well! Can't wait to see the next project :)
Thank you dude! I think you’ll like it😉
Another great build!
Thank you very much! I’m glad you like it😁
Just found your channel. Beautiful build! Subd.
Thank you so much! Glad you like the content😝🤙🏻
Good video, just ordered the kit for a 'heavy fighter' build and will be very happy if the result is half as good as yours. Some excellent hints and I'm looking forward to giving it my best.
Thank you sir! Hopefully the video should guide you to exceeding my build😉👌🏻
Beautiful work 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much dude!🤙🏻
Thats a very nice Beau 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻 One of my favourites and a bit of an unsung hero.....
You're definitely on a roll at the mo!
The exaggerated dihedral on the horizontal tail was introduced after the original flat tail was found to give some directional instability on take off and landing.....just out of interest.
Also, out of interest, when painting the second camo colour and masking like that, I always get a touch of bleed/overspray unless I keep the air pressure low and the spray direction perpendicular to the surface. A slight angle and under it sneaks.....the rascally stuff!
Classy looking job o' work, anyhoo......
Thanks for the comment! Super interesting about the dihedral… definitely makes sense now that you have mentioned it! I’ll have to try that spraying technique next time I have a camo to do! Thanks so much😁
Beautiful work 👍
Thank you very much😁
That looks brilliant 👍.
Thank you very much!! Glad you enjoyed it😁
Really nice build!
Thank you so much dude!😁👍🏻
Excellent work , i also have this one in my stash so a great reference build for me. Im currently building the italiari 1/32 F104 Star Fighter in 1967 bare metal finish. Besides your very good builds i think your filming , lighting and camera work is excellent and nicely edited. Is clear to see your hard efforts to build this channel and i don't doubt that your soon be passing the 10k mark. Brilliant Job!!!!
Thank you very much! How’s that star fighter going I’ve heard some mixed reviews? I’m glad the videos are of a high enough quality😁
@@machmodels Hi, build progress of the starfighter is in its early stages, just build up the cockpit but adding quite a lot of photoetch as cockpit details are good but not great. The general fit , detail crisp mould and lack of any flash is encouraging. Probably won't have it finished for a month so I'll let you know my thoughts overall on your next video.
Got That &Malta Version.1 o My Fave''s!
I really like the 'dirty' effect you used with the oils......it certainly does a great job of emphasising panels and providing weathering at the same time. Terrific final reveal, Luke. I also just finished watching the 'Rufe' video....another stellar job!!
Thank you very much sir! Really appreciate it and glad you are enjoying the content👌🏻
So perfect 🤩
Haha! Far from it but thank you Matt😁😁
oh a new tipp from my as new modeler :) cut off the lines befor you peal of the masikng from the windows this wil mak a crisp nice line witout splitering. :) greets from switzerland .
Thank you for the tip! I shall be sure to try it out :)
Hej. Great job. What lens do you use to record videos?
Thank you sir! I actually use my phone for the videos! That is an iPhone 12 Pro😁🤙🏻
Definitely needs more chipping and grime. Especially as its a Malta based paint scheme.😊
I definitely agree, I feel like some heavy chipping would’ve brought this to the next level. That’s for the comment!😁
I have been told that My Uncle Alan, flew a Beau Fighter in the RAAF during WW2.
Wow! That’s amazing!
Love the build, I'm just about to buy this kit myself. What blue did you use for the underside?
Thank you very much! The underside blue was ammo migs azure blue🤙🏻😁
Awesome video sir. One little question how do you thin the Extreme Metal paint? With it's own thinner or can I use something else
Thank you dude! The joy of Xtreme Metals is they are airbrush ready!! The pigment is so small that it doesn’t clog up your airbrush whatsoever… the only thing I would recommend is making sure you don’t spray it with a smaller nozzle aim for 0.3 or higher😁
@@machmodels Thank you so much
The engine cowls needed a lot more weathering
Thank you for the comment! Maybe I will go add some now😝
In my opinion, Tamiya produces the best models' hands down. Everything fits nearly perfectly, not too many parts yet detailed, easy to follow directions, the best box art. ( Chinese models; Meng, Trumpeter, Dragon..way too many parts) Anyway, great weathering job.
I can’t agree more! They produce these perfectly balanced kits which will always be a joy to build. Glad you liked it😁
Building this beauty at the moment. Did you also have a bad fit on the engines?
They did require a bit of work I must say but nothing some filler couldn’t sort out😄
Haha yeah I got there eventually
What is the purpose of using a black primer before almost white base paint?
I personally prefer the look of Ammo Mig paints on a black base, makes them look more vibrant in my opinion! When I used them on a grey base it just looked a little washed out!
@@machmodels Try silver instead black. :)
@@zaptekarskaprecyzja Oh right, never heard that before! What are the benefits?
@@machmodels first - on silver surface all issues are very well visible. Second - colours are brighter and a little of metallic finish. Third - it is easily to make silver scratches with sand paper, sharp tweezers or needle.
Geez you’re just pumping out models lately!
You know it!! It really is an unhealthy addiction ;)
Very nice model. I wonder why the middlestone color looks so bright?
Thank you dude! I’d imagine it’s probably down to my shabby photography skills leading to it being overexposed🤣
@machmodels you make awesome videos and I love this channel. The color just looked at some points almost white maybe lighting ? Still very informative video.
Hi, re Tamiya where are you? You sound English? For two years you are rather good. Do you know how many models you have made?
Bob
England
I sure am from England! Based in the London vicinity. So I have made about 27 models over the years now but I might’ve missed one or two! Hope that answers your question!🤙🏻
@@machmodels it does indeed, I am a Londoner now in the Manchester area…..on missionary duty! For 27 models you are exceptional! Gosh I am a returnee after some 40 years and am struggling!! Things weren’t so ‘detailed’ or serious back in the day! I just made a very basic plane and had to buy a 2nd kit to act as a donor to the 1st kit!!
Thank you very much for the kind words! The plastic model world has changed so very much, the detail on some of the kits now days is just mind boggling! In some cases almost too much! I recommend trying some of Tamiyas 1/48 older kits like the Beaufighter which was recently completed on the channel, brilliant balance between a nice amount of detail but a simplistic and easy build up! Hope that offers a solution for you🤙🏻😉
@@machmodels thank you. The Beaufighter is of interest to me.
grait model :)
Thank you very much!🤙🏻
Dang another model!?
Of course!!!
I just completed this same kit. It's not one of Tamiya's best. I have built several ship, tank, and airplane kits from Tamiya, and most of them have been a wonderful experience but not this one. This one must have messed quality control because there were several fit issues that I had with it. I built the old Revell 1/32 scale Beaufighter a few years back, and it fit together better. Yes, Tamiya generally makes great kits, but some times they just don't.
Oh wow! Haven’t heard this before, what went wrong?
The RAF fought against the Luftwaffe of Goring & Hitler. Good planes vs bad planes in air battles combat. Nice turboprop plane nice work.
Thank you Neil for all the facts!!😁😁😄
Just a little note: Beafighter was Powered by Bristol Hercules piston engines, it was not a turboprop aircraft.
This here is a radial engine, not a turboprop or piston!
@@stl-aviation radial engines are a type of a piston engine, sir
Radial engines use pistons, but they aren't classified as a piston engine! Its really the design of the engine that classify it between a radial and a piston @Blue-dt1yv
Stopped watching at 1:47 when you stuck your masking tape seatbelts on BEFORE painting the seat . Nah ...
Sorry! Just my preference, hopefully it doesn’t put you off future content🤙🏻
Another great build!
Thank you very much!😁