Another great kit build, agree with the part count issue, so many companies today give ridiculously small parts, a lot of the time for no real benefit of the model. Still, I suppose it improves our skill levels..
A.T. stood for Advanced Trainer, and it certainly was that. Purposely made to be very tricky and unforgiving to fly. It was to give student pilots a taste of flying high performance multi-engine types such as the B-26 Marauder and Douglas A-26 Invader. Students either loved it and found it exhilarating, or they hated it. It certainly weeded out those that didn't have the aptitude. Non were made available as surplus after the war for civilian use because of the tricky flying characteristics. Very glad to see you reviewing this unusual type, young Matthew. Hope you get round to a build one day.
That's a handsome aircraft, I'm glad you shared about the build. When I saw the holes in the fuselage for the tail surfaces I thought that there might be issues with how it went together.
teresting review and build summary. Sounded pretty fair to me, I know the frustration when a large component decides to randomly relocate and how tempting it is to ‘drop test’ the model! I’ve got the 1/48 Dora Wings Miles Master in the stash, that appears to have a convoluted lineage on Scalemates so I am anticipating some challenges.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I've got the Vanguard to build which looks much better than this one, so hopefully the more recent toolings are a better design
@@ModelMinutes I've pulled the Master out for inspection.... Lots of very small parts especially the photo-etch (this will be a first for me) and no obvious location pins. I think it will be a slow and steady build with a steep learning curve built in. Dora Wings do have a good catalogue of obscure aircraft so top marks to them.
Just a thought regarding the centre red dots. Assuming you can get the right size, maybe use a hole punch in the centre of the decal, paint the centre of the area where the decal is to go in red, then place the decal, so even if the placement is slightly off the centre dot will still be red :) OK this only came up today but the detail says it was posted a month ago.
I just read this and think it’s a really great solution, provided the excess red doesn’t show through the decal placed over it but only through the hole 👍🫡
I am a sucker for an unusual but cool design - I have this one in my stash. The tooling quality looks good but the Dora Wings kits do need a fair amount of experience to build well. They are not exactly difficult but the placement and fit of the parts needs careful attention. Well worth the effort though as they are well made and are nicely detailed. I have built both versions of the Curtiss Wright CW-21 single engined fighters that Dora Wings have in their range, both look great, very pleased. Dora Wings have a very intriguing range of lesser known but interesting subjects, well worth a look. Not badly priced either.
I have a 2024 Dora Wings tool in the stash. Maybe it should jump the queue so I can see if they have improved- the Gee Bees certainly had no issues, but another test may be in order.
The way they did the rudder can also be seen in recent Zvezda kits. My guess is they wanted to get a thin, realistic trailing edge and their molding technology could not cope with a symmetrical design thin enough.
@@ModelMinutes It is! It took me a few attempts with putty and sanding until I got the joins in Zvezda kit right, and it had no fit issues. The AT-9 will have to wait in my stash until I forget the experience 🙂
yeah but... is there another out there ? None of those are big deals if we forget about the latest generation of kits we have been blessed with. This build seems to be a bit more of the norm from "back in the day".
It's all well and good saying this has the quality of models from "back in the day", but it isn't a model from "back in the day". As mentioned in the video, if we even measure the kit by the standards we would expect of models from 2021 it still comes up very short. If we allow model companies a "pass" with this kind of "it was like models from the 60's and 70's" there is no incentive for them to improve. A company that doesn't meet the needs of the modern consumer doesn't deserve to exist
at 00:08 there is a note on the screen saying that there are build notes at the end of the video, and in the description it says that they are included ... A full build video will come in the future but I did include some of my findings in this video that answers your original question. Yes, I built it Plus, if you have seen my IG you will know I built it because there are pictures of it on there
the "back to basics" series is one of my most popular and requested content types, just because you have moved on from seeing those kinds of videos doesn't mean that other members of my audience have. I don't have to build models to a high standard to inspire and encourage others to take up the hobby. By your own admission, 1/4 of my build videos don't fall within that criteria
It seems a liitle bit Airfix. Great subject, great decals suffers from being unnecessarily complex in areas it shouldn't. I'm speaking from a point of view of having just built the 1/48 Chipmunk. Reasonable fit, good detail, but the canopy nearly caused me to see if it would actually fly!
Ahhh, great description of Airfix, I'm durign 1:72 Buccaneer by Airfix and i just got same toughts :-) Sometimes fitting and designare really form '90s, despite it is 2019 tooling
American comedian George Gobel was an instructor on the AT-9. He spoke about his wartime experience on the Johhny Carson show in 1977, and it's hilarious: th-cam.com/video/efHVcgUajtA/w-d-xo.html
For all of the fit issues you had with the kit, you still built it up into a beautiful model. I am very impressed.
Thank you very much!
My thoughts exactly.
Another great kit build, agree with the part count issue, so many companies today give ridiculously small parts, a lot of the time for no real benefit of the model. Still, I suppose it improves our skill levels..
When they are small enough to be moulded on details, I wonder why they bothered
A.T. stood for Advanced Trainer, and it certainly was that. Purposely made to be very tricky and unforgiving to fly. It was to give student pilots a taste of flying high performance multi-engine types such as the B-26 Marauder and Douglas A-26 Invader. Students either loved it and found it exhilarating, or they hated it. It certainly weeded out those that didn't have the aptitude. Non were made available as surplus after the war for civilian use because of the tricky flying characteristics.
Very glad to see you reviewing this unusual type, young Matthew. Hope you get round to a build one day.
There are build notes on how I found this kit at the end where I add some extra thoughts discussing the build of the model
Ah, I sent my original comment before the end of the video. Echoing another person's comment, however:
You've done a very nice job.
Looks like a good challenge. I'm tempted. Many thanks for the post. All the best.
Best of luck!
That's a handsome aircraft, I'm glad you shared about the build. When I saw the holes in the fuselage for the tail surfaces I thought that there might be issues with how it went together.
It does go together, but it takes quite a bit of work
teresting review and build summary. Sounded pretty fair to me, I know the frustration when a large component decides to randomly relocate and how tempting it is to ‘drop test’ the model!
I’ve got the 1/48 Dora Wings Miles Master in the stash, that appears to have a convoluted lineage on Scalemates so I am anticipating some challenges.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I've got the Vanguard to build which looks much better than this one, so hopefully the more recent toolings are a better design
@@ModelMinutes I've pulled the Master out for inspection.... Lots of very small parts especially the photo-etch (this will be a first for me) and no obvious location pins. I think it will be a slow and steady build with a steep learning curve built in. Dora Wings do have a good catalogue of obscure aircraft so top marks to them.
Just a thought regarding the centre red dots. Assuming you can get the right size, maybe use a hole punch in the centre of the decal, paint the centre of the area where the decal is to go in red, then place the decal, so even if the placement is slightly off the centre dot will still be red :)
OK this only came up today but the detail says it was posted a month ago.
That is a really interesting idea!
I just read this and think it’s a really great solution, provided the excess red doesn’t show through the decal placed over it but only through the hole 👍🫡
I am a sucker for an unusual but cool design - I have this one in my stash. The tooling quality looks good but the Dora Wings kits do need a fair amount of experience to build well. They are not exactly difficult but the placement and fit of the parts needs careful attention. Well worth the effort though as they are well made and are nicely detailed. I have built both versions of the Curtiss Wright CW-21 single engined fighters that Dora Wings have in their range, both look great, very pleased. Dora Wings have a very intriguing range of lesser known but interesting subjects, well worth a look. Not badly priced either.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I have a 2024 Dora Wings tool in the stash. Maybe it should jump the queue so I can see if they have improved- the Gee Bees certainly had no issues, but another test may be in order.
I've got their Vanguard to do, and it looks so much better than this one
The way they did the rudder can also be seen in recent Zvezda kits. My guess is they wanted to get a thin, realistic trailing edge and their molding technology could not cope with a symmetrical design thin enough.
It is frustrating having a join along a visible edge
@@ModelMinutes It is! It took me a few attempts with putty and sanding until I got the joins in Zvezda kit right, and it had no fit issues. The AT-9 will have to wait in my stash until I forget the experience 🙂
yeah but... is there another out there ? None of those are big deals if we forget about the latest generation of kits we have been blessed with. This build seems to be a bit more of the norm from "back in the day".
It's all well and good saying this has the quality of models from "back in the day", but it isn't a model from "back in the day". As mentioned in the video, if we even measure the kit by the standards we would expect of models from 2021 it still comes up very short. If we allow model companies a "pass" with this kind of "it was like models from the 60's and 70's" there is no incentive for them to improve.
A company that doesn't meet the needs of the modern consumer doesn't deserve to exist
Unless you are planning on putting it on a stand .. wheels up would damage the props given how low and forward the engines are
yes, a stand would be required
T he box art looked like the end gaol
Transfers? 🤔
Yes. Of the waterslide variety
Are you going to build it tho?
did you watch to the end of the video?
@ of course not , i just saw posts from instagram, and thought this was just a unboxing 😕
at 00:08 there is a note on the screen saying that there are build notes at the end of the video, and in the description it says that they are included ...
A full build video will come in the future but I did include some of my findings in this video that answers your original question.
Yes, I built it
Plus, if you have seen my IG you will know I built it because there are pictures of it on there
Welcome to real modelling. Maybe you need to stick to the £5 Aldi starter kits if this was too much?
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Yeah, seems sometimes like 3/4 builds here are "back to basics" as if the basics were graduated from at some point
the "back to basics" series is one of my most popular and requested content types, just because you have moved on from seeing those kinds of videos doesn't mean that other members of my audience have. I don't have to build models to a high standard to inspire and encourage others to take up the hobby.
By your own admission, 1/4 of my build videos don't fall within that criteria
It seems a liitle bit Airfix. Great subject, great decals suffers from being unnecessarily complex in areas it shouldn't. I'm speaking from a point of view of having just built the 1/48 Chipmunk. Reasonable fit, good detail, but the canopy nearly caused me to see if it would actually fly!
Airfix toolings of the same age definitely have the upper hand in fit however. The design is a little more intuitive and parts are easier to assemble
Ahhh, great description of Airfix, I'm durign 1:72 Buccaneer by Airfix and i just got same toughts :-) Sometimes fitting and designare really form '90s, despite it is 2019 tooling
American comedian George Gobel was an instructor on the AT-9. He spoke about his wartime experience on the Johhny Carson show in 1977, and it's hilarious: th-cam.com/video/efHVcgUajtA/w-d-xo.html
thanks for sharing!