The Airfix Sterling has always been a firm favourite of mine, since the very early 70s. Your build of the Italeri kit is superb and perhaps, just perhaps, you've now changed my mind re: the Airfix. Imagine if Italeri had included a tractor and bomb train. That would have been awesome. Great build, Mate 😉
The power behind this video is amazing Stu,those invasion stripes are sort of a sign of the beginning of the end of the war,and we must never forget those Who had the courage to run towards German fortifications. Lest we forget
A fitting memorial to those that served, those that returned and those that gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom from tyranny. May we never forget! Fantastic build, great commentary and justice done to an aircraft that isn't as well known as others but did valiant service to those that flew in her.
Thank you Robbo. Indeed, the Stirling doesn't seem to be well known at all (I hadn't realised that they were also used to carry paratroopers as well as tow gliders). Hopefully I'll eventually have the Stirling, Halifax, and Sunderland (with the Lancaster, Manchester, and Wellington already done).
Hi Stu - once again a stunning build and a fantastic subject matter on this important day - loved the PE in the cockpit really made it pop, thanks for sharing, cheers Liam
Stunning build Stu! Love the way you effortlessly make everything look so natural, never overdone. Love to see your aircraft builds, as there is always something I can take away and try myself. Well.... all your video's! Thanks for posting mate, appreciate and enjoy in equal measures! Lest we forget..... 🙏
This popped up in my feed. Had to watch & the result was a good looking model. The interest for me was that I had a relative that was tail-gunner (tail end Charlie). Sadly the aircraft was sent out on a bombing run to Essen with a defective compass in 1942 (75 NZ Squadron). They were shot down soon after dropping their bombs & the only survivor was the badly wounded navigator that was parachuted out, before they were fatally hit, as they didn't think he would make it back home alive. In a curious twist of fate he had been a greengrocer in the same town as my mother & she knew him.
That's an interesting coincidence - my grandfather was a Lancaster tail gunner in 75 NZ Squadron. He was also the sole survivor when his aircraft was shot down.
Wow I've never even heard of this plane before. Now I'll have to go and look up some more information on it. Stunning build as usual, looks plucked straight out of a history book.
Dear Mike, I'm really sorry - this is entirely my fault. I had another user called Mike who left Patreon, and I simply accidentally deleted the wrong Mike. No excuse - I should have been more careful. Please accept my apologies and you will, of course, be back on the list in the next video.
Excellent build and kit. fantastic video....keep em coming and it's always worth subscribing to the 'Model Nerd.' However, there are areas that most model makers get wrong on WW2 RAF night bombers and that's the interior colour although as this is down to the model companies depending on the interior colour schemes of modern renovated examples of these classic aircraft regarding internal colours. The interior green should only be applied from beyond and aft of the Navigator/WOP position. Fore of that point ie the cockpit and the Air Bombers compartment would be in a factory available shade of 'Night.' Many Nav/aft fuselages were often just left in bare metal, bearing in mind the high waste rate in action of these aircraft. (no point in spending valuable work time and finances on an aircraft with a two month life expectancy?) Floors throughout on ALL RAF night 'kites' were black, usually with the bear metal wearing through. Interior green floors....all wrong. 80)
Thanks Kev for the info. My understanding was that a lot of the colours fall into the category of "it depends/it varied/we're not sure". I haven't seen any definitive evidence to support one choice over another 100% of the time (though I'm always open to seeing some!). :)
Absolutely. For me the problem is trying to represent that imperfection without just making it look like a bad modelling job :) The same issue with the hand-applied snow camouflage on tanks etc.
hi,just seen this been away on holiday,i live in Belfast in a street called stirling avenue and local streets have names associated with shorts eg rochester avenue and sunderland road as belfast had the massive shorts factory at Belfast Docks which made a lot of shorts sunderlands ,the large slipway still exists where they were put into Belfast Lough,would like to see you make a shorts sunderland model,keep up the good work.
Another great video, thanks. I'd love to see the release of a 1:48 scale Stirling, as my eyes struggle a lot with 1:72 scale these days. The first issue of the Airfix kit had pride of place on my shelf when I was a youngster. The reason being, because you got the tractor & bomb trolleys, lol! Regarding the engine air intakes, step 19 of the instructions, it shows the area for the little 'clips' to be drilled out. It's marked up as 'alternative', but as far as I'm aware all the Stirlings had them fitted, so why not supply a pre drilled hole? No harm done though, eh? Here's looking forward to the next build.
@@ModelNerd Thanks for the reply. As far as I can ascertain, the Stirling was only powered by the radial engine. So I don't understand the reason to call the cut outs for the intakes 'alternative'. Very strange. As a personal aside: my dad missed D Day & was at Arnhem. He parachuted in on the second day. I'll be trying my best to whip up a model for the 80th anniversary of that "little bit of trouble" as my dad used to call it. Just under 3 months to go. The clock is ticking, lol!
I have heard other model builders on You Tube say the same thing about how the kit they are working on doesn't have a lot of parts, and is not over engineered, and then they proceed to build up this nicely detailed interior that comes with the kit but it will not be seen! Doesn't THAT qualify as over engineered?
Haha, fair point! I guess it depends on whether you look at the macro or micro scale. From a macro scale, the fuselage interior is overengineered. From the micro scale, the parts inside it are not :)
There you go, I had no idea the Stirling had a co-pilot, it must've been about the only one as most British Bombers had a pilot and the engineer who was expected to take over if the pilot was incapacitated.
I didn't realise that either. The Manchester did have a co-pilot too, but the role and the second control column was removed when the design was converted to the Lancaster.
Having all that detail and not being able to see it seems a waste. I have an old Monogram C47 that has massive amounts of internal detail but non can be viewed and I've often considered cutting away parts of the fuselage. Very nice finished project there.
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I have that model in my stash. You have given me the incentive to build it next.
Awesome! I was really impressed by the kit. Have fun!
The Airfix Sterling has always been a firm favourite of mine, since the very early 70s. Your build of the Italeri kit is superb and perhaps, just perhaps, you've now changed my mind re: the Airfix. Imagine if Italeri had included a tractor and bomb train. That would have been awesome. Great build, Mate 😉
Thank you mate. I was really pleasantly surprised by the options and details on this kit too.
The power behind this video is amazing Stu,those invasion stripes are sort of a sign of the beginning of the end of the war,and we must never forget those Who had the courage to run towards German fortifications.
Lest we forget
Absolutely!
A stirling build, 😆. Love the square-jawed look of the Stirling fuselage. Hope to build the glider tug and bomber versions in the near future.
Thanks. It does stand out from the crowd, that's for sure.
What a nice kit. I need to try building some Italeri kits at some point I think.
I was really pleased with it. The PE added a lot too, I thought - which isn't always the case. I'll be interested to build their Sunderland.
I can't say it enough. I love your videos and narrative of them. Keep it up. My wife and I enjoy your work!!! 🎉
Thank you CJ - your support is much appreciated.
A fitting memorial to those that served, those that returned and those that gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom from tyranny. May we never forget! Fantastic build, great commentary and justice done to an aircraft that isn't as well known as others but did valiant service to those that flew in her.
Thank you Robbo. Indeed, the Stirling doesn't seem to be well known at all (I hadn't realised that they were also used to carry paratroopers as well as tow gliders). Hopefully I'll eventually have the Stirling, Halifax, and Sunderland (with the Lancaster, Manchester, and Wellington already done).
Hi Stu - once again a stunning build and a fantastic subject matter on this important day - loved the PE in the cockpit really made it pop, thanks for sharing, cheers Liam
Thank you Liam - greatly appreciated
A fine looking machine, worthy of those wo did their duty on D-Day, Excellent work.
Thank you!
Stunning build Stu! Love the way you effortlessly make everything look so natural, never overdone. Love to see your aircraft builds, as there is always something I can take away and try myself. Well.... all your video's! Thanks for posting mate, appreciate and enjoy in equal measures!
Lest we forget..... 🙏
Thank you - much appreciated. I'm glad my videos are helpful.
Keep up the good work 6:44pm in new Zealand😃
Thank you
Nice results Stu, the finished kit looks really good.
Thank you John
This popped up in my feed. Had to watch & the result was a good looking model.
The interest for me was that I had a relative that was tail-gunner (tail end Charlie). Sadly the aircraft was sent out on a bombing run to Essen with a defective compass in 1942 (75 NZ Squadron). They were shot down soon after dropping their bombs & the only survivor was the badly wounded navigator that was parachuted out, before they were fatally hit, as they didn't think he would make it back home alive. In a curious twist of fate he had been a greengrocer in the same town as my mother & she knew him.
That's an interesting coincidence - my grandfather was a Lancaster tail gunner in 75 NZ Squadron. He was also the sole survivor when his aircraft was shot down.
lest we forget
Wow I've never even heard of this plane before. Now I'll have to go and look up some more information on it. Stunning build as usual, looks plucked straight out of a history book.
Thank you - much appreciated
It absolutely looks the part. Nicely done, Stu!
Thank you Mike!
@@ModelNerd BTW Stu, just out of curiosity, is there a specific reason why you kicked me off the Patreon list? Not that I care... but still? 😁
Dear Mike,
I'm really sorry - this is entirely my fault. I had another user called Mike who left Patreon, and I simply accidentally deleted the wrong Mike. No excuse - I should have been more careful. Please accept my apologies and you will, of course, be back on the list in the next video.
@@ModelNerd Accepted - but only this time 🙂
Fantastic video of a brilliant build, Lest we Forget
Thank you. Absolutely.
Great work. Thank you for sharing with the modelling community.
Thank you mate
You could do a cutaway version using clear styrene sheet to show the interior. Seems a pity to lose the detailed interior
I could, although replicating all the internal frames and stringers would be a lot of work.
The camo modulation looks exceptional!!
Thank you! I think the oil dots helped a lot with that.
Really smart build and nice job on the invasion stripes! 😎
Thank you!
Absolutely glorious model of a gorgeous plane
I would argue the 'gorgeous' part, the plane in my eyes is a rather ugly duckling. But I absolutely agree with the model, awesome build and paintwork.
@@_Jester_ curious, I always saw it as rather majestic. Good example of "beauty is in the eye of the looker"
Thank you mate
Thanks :)
Lovely build mate.
Thank you mate - glad you enjoyed it!
Morning Nerd! Nice surprise to watch while I have my shreddies. Thank you! 👏🏻
Morning! Glad you liked it!
i have one of these beauties stashed in the wardrobe , if only i could find the time to build it , kind regards from wigan , lancashire
Enjoy it when you get around to it - it's a nice kit.
@@ModelNerd thanks mate , my late great uncles had a friend whom was lost in a mk 111, spent a whole year researching what happened and it was nt easy
Another great build. Looks so good on completion!
Thank you mate
Nice build and video, cheers.
Thanks - glad you enjoyed it
Wow you knocked this one out of the park!
Id love to see you do a hawker tempest at some stage. Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you. I do have a Tempest in the stash actually.
@@ModelNerd nice! Maybe one day we'll get to see it next to the Stirling!
Great job!
Thanks!
Lovely build. Great subject
Thank you!
Awesome work Stu 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Fantastic result well done.
Thank you mate
Great build 👌
Thanks!
The short wingspan demanded by pre-war hangar dimensions was the Sterling's biggest downfall. It cost the aircraft range and altitude.
Ah, I didn't know that. Thanks!
Outstanding build!
Thanks!
Superb
Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent build and kit. fantastic video....keep em coming and it's always worth subscribing to the 'Model Nerd.' However, there are areas that most model makers get wrong on WW2 RAF night bombers and that's the interior colour although as this is down to the model companies depending on the interior colour schemes of modern renovated examples of these classic aircraft regarding internal colours. The interior green should only be applied from beyond and aft of the Navigator/WOP position. Fore of that point ie the cockpit and the Air Bombers compartment would be in a factory available shade of 'Night.' Many Nav/aft fuselages were often just left in bare metal, bearing in mind the high waste rate in action of these aircraft. (no point in spending valuable work time and finances on an aircraft with a two month life expectancy?) Floors throughout on ALL RAF night 'kites' were black, usually with the bear metal wearing through. Interior green floors....all wrong. 80)
Thanks Kev for the info. My understanding was that a lot of the colours fall into the category of "it depends/it varied/we're not sure". I haven't seen any definitive evidence to support one choice over another 100% of the time (though I'm always open to seeing some!). :)
At least the Sterling got to shine doing other jobs besides strategic bombing.
Yes, it still had very critical roles
The stripes were put on quickly and were rarely perfect.
Absolutely. For me the problem is trying to represent that imperfection without just making it look like a bad modelling job :) The same issue with the hand-applied snow camouflage on tanks etc.
hi,just seen this been away on holiday,i live in Belfast in a street called stirling avenue and local streets have names associated with shorts eg rochester avenue and sunderland road as belfast had the massive shorts factory at Belfast Docks which made a lot of shorts sunderlands ,the large slipway still exists where they were put into Belfast Lough,would like to see you make a shorts sunderland model,keep up the good work.
I love little reminders of history like that. It helps keep the memory alive, I think. I do have Italeri's Sunderland in the stash :)
Another great video, thanks. I'd love to see the release of a 1:48 scale Stirling, as my eyes struggle a lot with 1:72 scale these days. The first issue of the Airfix kit had pride of place on my shelf when I was a youngster. The reason being, because you got the tractor & bomb trolleys, lol! Regarding the engine air intakes, step 19 of the instructions, it shows the area for the little 'clips' to be drilled out. It's marked up as 'alternative', but as far as I'm aware all the Stirlings had them fitted, so why not supply a pre drilled hole? No harm done though, eh? Here's looking forward to the next build.
Thanks, that's useful to know. I do wish companies would say which options/versions the "alternatives" are for when they include them in the kit.
@@ModelNerd Thanks for the reply. As far as I can ascertain, the Stirling was only powered by the radial engine. So I don't understand the reason to call the cut outs for the intakes 'alternative'. Very strange.
As a personal aside: my dad missed D Day & was at Arnhem. He parachuted in on the second day. I'll be trying my best to whip up a model for the 80th anniversary of that "little bit of trouble" as my dad used to call it. Just under 3 months to go. The clock is ticking, lol!
I have heard other model builders on You Tube say the same thing about how the kit they are working on doesn't have a lot of parts, and is not over engineered, and then they proceed to build up this nicely detailed interior that comes with the kit but it will not be seen!
Doesn't THAT qualify as over engineered?
Haha, fair point! I guess it depends on whether you look at the macro or micro scale. From a macro scale, the fuselage interior is overengineered. From the micro scale, the parts inside it are not :)
There you go, I had no idea the Stirling had a co-pilot, it must've been about the only one as most British Bombers had a pilot and the engineer who was expected to take over if the pilot was incapacitated.
I didn't realise that either. The Manchester did have a co-pilot too, but the role and the second control column was removed when the design was converted to the Lancaster.
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Thanks
Having all that detail and not being able to see it seems a waste. I have an old Monogram C47 that has massive amounts of internal detail but non can be viewed and I've often considered cutting away parts of the fuselage. Very nice finished project there.
Thank you. I agree - there's a nice example of a Stirling cutaway online. I'm not sure I have the skill for that.
That leggy gear made no sense and you needed a scissor lift to load bombs into a Sterling.
It does look odd - and so do the gear bay doors, which are in very strange shapes
Shouldn't the Stirling have yellow tips on the propellers but a lovely build
Thanks. I've seen reference images with and without the yellow, surprisingly.
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Thanks
A worthy tribute on this day! Well done.......btw have a look at Dame Laura Knights wartime portrait of a Stirling crew.
Thank you, I will look those up
So that’s what it was
Yep! :)