COMPLETED BUILD, VEHICLES FROM; VINTAGE 2004, AIRFIX 10300, 1/72; D-DAY 60TH ANNIVERSARY SET.
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I hope you enjoy this video. during the run up toD-Day 2024 i decided to build my VINTAGE 2004, AIRFIX 10300, 1/72; D-DAY 60TH ANNIVERSARY SET, and a few other D-day themed sets, so far i have completed the vehicles put am yet to touch the included figures, i am considering building a diorama over the next 11 months in time for D-Day 2025.
I have a model collection/stash of 300-400 1/72 and 1/35 kits which i have been building badly for the amusement or to the annoyance of my fellow TH-camrs, As my competence levels increase i am looking to take on different and more complex models. As a novice modeller my intention is to learn the various assembly techniques and skills required, especially that of painting, so as i can produce half decent looking models, I concluded the best way to do this is to start with something simple, personally i think the best way to learn a new skill is repetition; try, try and try again. Hopefully by completing these 33 Spitfire models i will learn a few tricks of the trade. Whilst doing this I am also hoping to improve my VERY basic TH-cam skills, so far just uploading these videos has resulted in tantrums of titanic proportions, yes unfortunately i am also techno-phobic.
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Hey Andy, great to see you back mate 👍
What a fantastic collection you've built here, they look absolutely awesome mate! 👌💯 You should be really pleased with what you've achieved with this set, which in that scale isn't easy at all. We can always say we would have liked to do something better but please don't put yourself down. I'm blown away with these models, the decals have certainly brought them to life. The landing crafts look really cool and i love the jeep and trailer with all the accessories in it! The trucks and the Duk look wicked too. And the 109 is a cracker! And you said it was a bit naff! But you've done your own thing with it and it looks the biz mate!
It's great to see how much you've achieved in such a short time, it makes me feel a bit inadequate!! 🤣🤣
I'll be catching up with your other updates tomorrow and looking forward to seeing more project's from you.
Cheers Andy, thanks for posting and showing your work, its always a pleasure. Take it easy mate
Be seeing you....
I actually really enjoyed the D-day kits, i am seriously thinking about adding to and building some sort of diorama base for them for next year.
Hey Andy you're back, missed your videos. That's a lot of modeling and looks great. Nice touch on the Me 108 and stand. . Good luck at work and keep us informed on any new " libation" and kit projects. Cheers Bob
Hi Bob currently drinking Rosa Blanca lager brewed in Mallorca since 1927, a 3.5% brew, i would normally avoid "light" beer but its damn tasty and at £3.50 for 4 cans it would be rude to ignore it on the shelf at Tesco. I am currently decaling all those Japanese planes i did the other month, then i am definitely going to finish all the other stuff i have started, then i will build some new stuff. At some point i will get around to unpacking the 20 or so boxes of new stuff that has accumulated in the spare room also.
@@TheNoviceModeller that does sound good and a good price. Yes I've been buying more than building too, Just can't resist some on going sales and eBay lately. You've inspired me to look for vintage kits I want to build again, or didn't know about, some of them are priced pretty high but There are some good deals too. . Putting on decals has never been the most fun part for me, but they've got to go on to complete the kit.. Sounds like you'll be catching up on box reviews. Always good to know what's going on across the pond. Cheers Bob.
Oh yes i'll be starting up the "whats in the box" vids again shortly and some of those "haul" video's and well i might as well build a few too, also have a few other ideas in my pocket and up my sleeve so to speak.
Hi Andy , nice to have you back. You shouldn't do yourself down mate. You have done a good job. Some advice. When painting yellows put a white undercoat on first. The figures , well now you are seeing the difference between 72nd and 76th. The Airfix kits are the old 76th scale. Also the Airfix kit are from their classic range so none of them have glazing. The DUKW turned out well as did the triple duece truck. The jeep came out well. The tracks on the Sherman are a nightmare and thats well known. I replaced mine with a more accurate set , the same applies to the Sd.kfz 7. Again its because they are from the classics range. But hey these kits are nearly as old as me. Ancient in other words. But overall I think that you should be pleased with what you have done. As for the figures for the boats , well cut off their legs and glue some plasticard blocks in there place. Paint them black as once there in the boats you won,t be able to see it. Anyway well done buddy.
Hi Brian, oh i am not doing myself down...... too much i am just a bit self analytical and know that certain aspects can be improved, but it will come eventually LOL. Oh yes the kits are old the SDKFZ has 1967 printed on the bottom of seating compartment LOL. I am indeed pretty pleased overall i do like the DUKW and the Academy amphibian, have a 1/35 amphibian on order may add a DUKW also. Yes white undercoat that wouldve been a logical choice though to be fair i only decided on the yellow nose for the 109 at the last minute as i wanted to try it out as i have heard that yellow can be a bit of a pest. Will be uploading the other D-day builds shortly.
Been a real busy boy, Andy🙂 As I've said, you've got the basics mastered. I would suggest trying your hand with a little weathering--perhaps the crappy 109 would make a good test bed for some exhaust stains and chipping around the wing roots and access panels. BTW-Luftwaffe aircraft never had their propeller tips painted. RLM 70 all the way. All in good time, of course. In the meantime grab a pint or bottle of wine and celebrate your effort. I'll look forward to the diorama on the 80th anniversary of D Day.
Cheers Alan, i am writing this with a fresh can of lager open. I am thinking of doing a bit of weathering though on the landing craft, seems to me that the large flat-ish panels would be pretty good for practicing, i have a rust effect but no oily wash so might have to get one ordered, the 109 perhaps. The painting scheme for the 109 was completely out of my head, i have a bunch of interesting 109's to get to eventually so will be a bit more correct with painting and detailing those.
Nowt wrong with it...looks great to me. Better than anything i could produce.🇬🇧👍
Hello there @sitcorocket and thanks for watching. Thanks for the compliment, pretty sure you could do something just as good or better. i only started modelling again in February, i have no intention of aiming for perfection, mediocrity will suit me just fine PMSL.
Wow 😲 they look fantastic Andy well done...maybe some weathering 👍
Thanks Alan, i am indeed thinking about weathering the landing craft, i figure they will be good for a learning experience as they are large and have flattish surfaces, though TBH the vehicles i will probably leave as is.
Luftwaffe only had yellow on there aircraft in the west up till 1941
Then it was white
Eastern front was yellow .
Looks pretty good how about
A Zeppelin diarama .
Test them skills lol 😂
Hi martryan, wasn't actually aware about the 41 nose cones, but TBH i was not going for accuracy just using the 109 for testing yellow as i am aware it can be ahem problematic LOL and the 109 kit was a dog. A Zeppelin diorama? no thanks, no space LOL.
That 109 looks brilliant...great scheme and the yellow looks outstanding
thanks TBH it was a bit of a dog of a kit, some sort of click together monstrosity, good practice material though.
@@TheNoviceModeller exactly Andy...onwards and upwards. 👍👍👍
Always found it odd that Airfix would do 1/76 military vechiles with figures and 1/72 Aircraft with figures if they are intended to be used together
Yes well this is a bit of a mish mash of a kit released in 2004 in conjunction with Heller who produced an identical version called Code Overlord 52604, the instructions for this are Heller and all the kit codes are Heller, i am just about to upload the Airfix D-Day sea assault a50156 which i believe is current, Jeep and trailer and the landing craft which are present in both kits are different and in my opinion far better, the figures however are identical. Was fun to build, hopefully by next D-day i will have got to the figures and some sort of diorama base.
@TheNoviceModeller take your time Andy,no pressure or judgement from your friends here on youtube.👍👍👍👍
You've done a nice job on everything here, Andy! I, too, have had problems with tracks from Airfix. I built their VC 1/76 WWI Mk I tank and the 88mm gun tractor, and the tracks weathered-up beautifully. However, when I built the Panther, they started to break down as soon as I applied paint, and it didn't matter if it was water- (Vallejo) or solvent-based acrylic (Tamiya). I can't get too upset, though: Like Popeye, they are what they are and is what they is... 🤣 If it can't be fixed, you can always incorporate it into a damaged/destroyed armour diorama... Looks well-worth the £80. How many hours of fun (except for the tracks) did you get out of it? 🤔 That's how I measure value... 😁 Oh, and are you on Scalemates?
Hi Steve, oh yes i had a grand old time building this and the other D-day type kits, though i am yet to get round to painting the figures. i do plan to return to this, the figures and a few additional kits in May/June next year and try build some sort of diorama
@@TheNoviceModeller In a fit of madness just after re-entering the hobby last year, the first figures I painted were 1/72. I surprised myself -- they actually turned out good. I'm currently building the Revell 1:144 Saturn V Apollo rocket, and it has three figures. I don't think I'll attempt them... 😱
Hi Steve, i have seen this kit, very large box, very interesting subject, imagine it makes a pretty awe inspiring model, good luck.
GREAT BUILD AND GOOD VIDEO SIR,BUILD MOST OF THOSE MODELS BACK IN THE 70S.YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE KITS.DONALD FEATHERSTONE OLD BOOKS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF IDEAS FOR DIORAMAS.TAKE CARE
Hello there @ewmhop and thanks for watching. yes it seems that airfix were using a lot of old kits for this, i have one of their more recent D-day offerings (just uploaded) and the vehicles have been updated, though the figures are the same. Was a fun kit to build on the whole, will check out Donald Featherstone as i think this lot needs some sort of diorama at some point.
ALSO CHECK OUT BRG.PETER YOUNG BOOKS.TAKE CARE@@TheNoviceModeller
A current project of mine calls for yellow paint. Advise is white or pink base coat for yellow paint.
Hi Dennis yes white would have been logical, i used grey primer though in my defence the yellow was a last minute idea as i wanted to practice yellow as i have a few 109's that require it in the future. Pink?????? i might have to try that also.
@@TheNoviceModeller I was surprised myself. I asked on Reddit and quit a few modelers chimed in on pink for a base color.
any idea what sort of pink? i have flesh colour but that's more peach family of colours in my opinion. would be interested to know what the results are or what pink is best.
Never apologise to the "experts" Andy...you build your models for YOU and if you are happy with the end result then that is all that matters..👍👍👍
Hello there @jaws848 and thanks for watching. I think the best thing about being a novice is that i dont expect or desire perfection, i do have a tendency to rush which i am trying to beat out of myself, most of the things that i am unhappy with are because of not being patient or setting myself an unreasonable target. however i see every mistake as a lesson learned. I will be uploading a bunch of completed aircraft builds over the next few days, there are many mistakes on these builds that i could have rectified, but i see them as tools or reminders for the future of things i need to be more careful about. I am generally happy with what i am building at the moment but know that with time and practice i will become better at this modelling malarkey, luckily i have an abundance of kits to practice on.
cheers andy
@TheNoviceModeller the thing i find with the so called "experts" and perfectionist snobs is they have no problem telling others that their skills are not good and shouldn't be in the hobby while conviently forgetting that they too were once a novice who didn't know 1 end of a paint brush from the other
LOL when i started this channel in February i basically speed built Spitfires in pretty much 15 minutes, my reasoning was that i wanted to do some quick cheap easy builds for painting practice, i received a fair few withering comments and to be honest on occasion i slapped a few people down as well quite frankly my kits, my money, my time, my channel......don't like it don't watch. i have also attacked a p51 mustang with a Black & Decker sander and called Malcolm Reynold's beloved 1990's New Zealand Ventura Spitfire kits garbage. This whole Modelling and youtubing malarkey is a whole lot of fun and i am quite happy to take the compliments with the advice and the negativity, luckily most of what i get is pretty positive. I now have ermmmm 300 + kits (the midlife crisis is real) so whether people like me or loath me, i am here for a while.
cheers for the positive comments
Be seeing you
Andy.
@TheNoviceModeller no problem Andy...and ALWAYS in your corner....never mind the small minded haters...they have nothing better to do with their time.....ans this is going to really annoy the perfectionist snobs but seeing as im a transformers fan too i sometimes do my kits as Transformers disguised as aircraft and put Autobot or Decepticon emblems on them instead of kit supplied kit roundels
LOL was there an F-16 transformer? i seem to recall there may have been an f-14 tomcat, i currently have an f-16 which is decal less, i am not really in to jets though i picked a couple up at charity shops recently, a Transformer inspired jet might make an interesting addition to my future collection.
Great result Andy.
Thanks was a bit of an effort but worth it, the figures on the other hand jeez.
Very good job Andy on all.
Thanks Dean, not looking forward to all those tiny figures but i am sure i'll have them done for D-day next year.
Just turned 60 and have entered my second childhood.🇺🇲
Hello there @user-dp4rj6xn7i and thanks for watching. LOL i have seen similar comments to this before though i prefer it when you add "with an adults wallet" to the statement.
@@TheNoviceModeller Yeah,and it does take that with all the after market add ones.
LOL i am staying well clear of that stuff at the mo as it is pretty damn expensive.