Airfix Spitfire Mk.Ia - Build With Me! Part 3: Painting Your Model with the Included Paints
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- The Supermarine Spitfire was a fighter aircraft that saw service with the RAF during the Second World War. In this video I complete a long-format build of the Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a Plastic model kit in 1/72 scale.
The version I have here (A68206) is from the Starter Set (or "gift set" as they are sometimes called) which comes with some small pots of paint, a brush and some cement. The perfect start for a beginner!
The aim of this series is to give you the chance to quite literally "build with me" - so if you have this kit and want to give it a go, this is the perfect video for you!
Alternatively, if you are a beginner, there are lots of helpful, simple and easy techniques that can be found in this series - so definitely worth a watch!
In this third episode I focus on painting the model with the included paints.
▶️ View part 1 of the series here:
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▶️ View part 2 of the series here:
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This is like ASMR! Very relaxing to watch!
Glad you enjoy it 😊
That paints really scream for a primer.
I love this series. It is a very nice build along to have while working on a kit, not necessarily a Spitfire. 🙂
yeah, it needs something to help it stick
I'd like to do more series like this, need to find the time lol
@@ModelMinutes Some tips for begginers trying to make this set work. Get yourself acrylic primer spray and some small jars where you can store ready paint-water mix for few layers.
@@pawelpw1161 vallejo primers are quite easy to apply with a brush. works like a charm
@@Aradebil You are right, however I was trying to think more like beginner, and it is easier to buy acrylic primer spray in any of home depos than to find shop with Vallejo stuff
@@pawelpw1161 yea but following that logic why not use sprays for all three colors as well?
Always great to have another video. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I love the build with me idea!It definetly helps the people Who are looking for a tutorial that gets them step by step.Can’t wait to see more videos :)
Glad you like it! Any suggestions on what other kits should be featured in this series?
I would love to see an AFV to help the armour community,but if we are talking aviation,maybe a polish plane or maybe an me 163 komet (Just as it looks funny :)
ncie ideas! @@KGmodels
I can imagine how great this would be for a beginner in need of help
I hope so!
Ref the painting.. I do like that on the box art the panels are shown so if you do free hand the camouflage you can get it as close as possible by copying where the borders cross the panel lines :)
yes, it is quite handy !
You have to wonder if Airfix quality check or even test the paints they supply, I have had some shockers and always assume it will not dry matt.
I've heard that they know about the issues with these gift set paints and are looking at fixing them in the future
Hi Matt thankyou for an interesting and informative video. I'm new to this hobby after a thirty year gap. So finding it very useful. Similar issues with kit supplied humbrol paints though . Very hit and miss on colour and occasionaly dried out. I wish airfix would address that. I find the dropper bottles they sell are very economical and just keep the kit paints for touch up. All the best and thanks for the content.
Thanks! I think they are in the process of getting different paints in the sets
Looking good sir
Thanks!
Shameless plug from me to promote Revell's Aqua line of paints. They're perfect for brush painting and only the gloss and satin paints need a primer. They also don't lift that easily, unlike Vallejo's.
P.D: Really enjoyed this Build With Me idea, perhaps more like this one in the future?
P.D: Try your hand on Tamiya's Bf 109E-3 in 1:48, you'll love it!
Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, Revell aqua paints are awesome for beginners. If only they took their good models for startersets😅.
It’s not a shameless plug if you’re not promoting yourself 🤦♂️
Thank you very much
thanks for watching!
Any updates on that Oo gauge garden railway?
not at the moment, not had time to get out and work on it sadly
It's still there though, hidden in the plants . . will need to do a bit of work to get it presentable. I'd like to address the slope in the garden as the gradient makes it hard for the trains, I could potentially revisit the support stuff and improve it in some way
Nice one Matt!
Glad you enjoyed it
Ye gods. I had no idea how bad the acrylic paints perform. This must be excruciating for young modellers new to the game. Thank goodness for those little bottles of carcinogenic, toxic infused bright colours we had in the 1960s. How could we manage without Methylated Spirit and Turpentine stored in jam jars in our bedrooms. Thank you or this wonderful tutorial. I hope children get to see this.
Thanks for sharing!
I would gave used an airbrush for the underside and top brown coat. Also humbrol now do generation 2 paints in dropper bottles they contain no nasties and give good coverage.😊
@@graemetonks7825 Thank you. Well said. Dropper Bottles are great. However, I didn't get my first Airbrush until I was a teenager. A Sprite. Very basic, no control. On or Off and for large surfaces mostly. I used a Car Wheel and a foot pump to power it. Model primer didn't come along 'til much later. The only paints were lead-based, small bottles @ 6d each. If a starter kit came out then, with new fangled acrylic paints, I think a lot of kids would have been turned off from modelling.
I never use those paints. Straight into the bin . Always use a primer. When I was a kid used car paint and melted the kit ha. 😮
haha oh dear!
These included acrylics are terrible. You are not able to get decent results out of box. One question remains. Would cheap acrylic primer spray do the thing and make these acrylics work as they should, or should you just throw them to the bin and buy anything that works.
I'd like to think that a primer would help the paints stick, but it won't do anything for the opacity
The Dark Earth is shocking, Humbrol need to catch up with other makes.
Yes, it's not really dark, and it has a very red hue to it
This model is great but I fink the paint was a little to rough and made a bad texture. But I love your videos and you are very talented.
yes, i was not happy with the paint that was supplied in the set
@@ModelMinutes you could scrape the bas paint and paint it again
Bas paint
Bad paint sorry
@@drkisiklar190 it’s a cheap kit and I’ve already built this about 4 or 5 times, I’m probably not going to try and fix this one.
Probably worth a watch of my super glue challenge where I do this one with an airbrush
Please allow me to give a few constructive comments. Because... really.... you need them.
1:32 . Just shaking it a bit will do nothing. You actually need to stirr it well with, f.i. a wooden or stainless steel rod.
2:00 . Use some alcohol instead of water. And add a tiny drop of retarder. Or a tiny drop of washing up liquid. This will break the water tension. And NO, it will not badly affect the paint.
You are using the wrong type of brushes. And the quality is bad. For larger surfaces, use natural hair brushes. Flat, about 7 to 10 mm wide. Wider, for larger surfaces.
2:45 . Clean the model well. Before painting, use alcohol and a lint free cloth. You could also buy a spray can of primer. This primer will give you the perfect surface to paint on. You mention this, later in the video, so why don't you use the best techniques, yourself....???
3:13 . Nonsense. Water based paints on plastic will usually cause these types of problems. That's why you have to use different methods and materials compared to oil based paints.
And if that is the first layer, it is too thick. Use alcohol and retarder, use a wide brush and if the paint is somewhat transparent, here and there, it's okay. It'll disappear after the next layer.
8:33 . Humbrol 29 and 30 are not the best colours for a Spitfire. Revell 82 and 68 are closer to the original.
10:08 . Acrylic paints behave very differently from oil based paints. Humbrol acrylics are not the best in the industry.....
But a bad craftsman always blames his tools. I can get really good results with Humbrol.
And if a manufacturer changes the formula it is almost certainly an improvement. Why would they make a product worse?
1-:38 . Your painting techniques hurt my eyes. Please use better brushes and techniques......
17:04 . Like I said: Revell 82 and 68 are better colours.
27:28 . ....... just lost for words........
Whilst you do raise some interesting points i'm guessing this is the first video you've seen from my channel?
I think you missed the point of this video, and If you go back to part 1 (and even read the description of the video) you'll know that this series is aimed at those modellers just starting out in the hobby and potentially only have the starter set. It's meant as a guide for these new modellers, but I will address your concerns one by one.
1. Yes, mixing is indeed important, and just because I didn't show you that i didn't stir it on screen doesn't mean that I didn't do it. Additionally this series is meant to be watched in order and in part 1 around 10:50 I do indeed show you how to mix the paints with a cocktail stick
2. Alcohol may not be available to a beginner
3. I'm using the brushes that came with the set (or close facsimiles) because that's probably what a beginner would have
4. The model was cleaned in part 1
5. The only acrylic paints I've experienced this "pull back" on is Humbrol, having used vallejo, Tamiya and Revell acrylics its not something that they seem to do
6. The included paints were used because they were included . . .whilst other paints would be better they didn't come in the set and it's unreasonable to expect a first-timer to go and buy them
7. Humbrol have changed their paints recently - trust me, I speak to their head of brand, and they know that these new paints in the starter sets are not up to mustard and are being changed in future releases.
8. I use beginner style painting techniques as this is aimed at beginners, perhaps you should wear eye protection?
9. I refer you to point 6
10. Lost for words? You've probably used them all up with the essay you wrote
Indeed, I have only seen this one video. I shall have a look at the others, too.
It's a pity Humbrol includes tools of poor quality. It only makes life more difficult for beginners.
If you make a video for beginners, try to give them good advice. Even with the tools provided by Humbrol, you could have done better. Let's be honest. A man of your age, with your experience....
And I sure hope that the new paints from Humbrol are up to - muster - !!
As someone who talks to a lot of beginners, they tell me that they become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of "good advice" that more experienced modellers try to give them. I try and keep it simple and expand on things one step at a time.
It's all a learning process and just because you don't agree with some of my suggestions doesn't necessarily means its bad advice. I'm just trying to be realistic and relatable.
The amount of serious modellers on here and reddit/forums that I see telling beginners to just get an expensive airbrush, or this expensive kit, or use this complicated skill/technique is kinda crazy. These things take time, money and practice, and if we put people off the hobby by telling them to go too big too fast then they will lose interest when they struggle or can't afford these products.
I'd rather encourage a thousand modellers to build a thousand "bad" kits because at least that way, we still have new people joining the hobby. And who knows, hopefully most of them will stick with it and help the hobby grow stronger.
Or, you know, I could put people off by making it too complicated...@@telescopereplicator
Good answer. I respect your way of thinking. I understand your intentions.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy my other videos @@telescopereplicator
That is not Earth brown, either . . .
no, it really isn't