I’ve gone back to 99% hand brushing lately and it’s been a fun ride. Much like when I was a kid and the hobby was nothing but joy. My Airbrush sits quiet for ages before I even remember it’s there. 😂 A good way to keep the paint from bleeding under the masking tape is shooting a thin layer of clear varnish before the colour. Works wonderfully for me! Been using mostly Revell Aqua Range lately and I love their products. Would be great to see you review these Aqua paints. Great video, lovely little Mustang (actually it’s the very next in my build line!). Cheers!
i forgot how easy thinned paint bleeds under masking when doing brush painting and thats a great tip to help stop it i use aqua range paints and find them very good and would have used one of them but i didnt have the colours needed most of my aqua range paints are modern greys for mordern jet fighters thanks for the comments
Great tip, and yeah, I will be doing a lot of handbrushing despite having the airbrushes. I'm returning to the hobby after about 30 years away. As you said, it harkens back to our youth, when it was ALL handbrushing. I want to reconnect with that feeling!
Hey- thanks for this video. I loved building models as a kid, but they looked like they were made by a kid. I just got back into it and realize that my skill-set is no better than when I was 10. 😂 I particularly need an education where it comes to painting. This really helped! Greetings from “New York-shire”
Great tips! 👍 I always soak my parts in warm soapy water for a few minutes, then rinse them well and dry them. I find the plastic takes both the glue and primer better...
it used to be something i did for every kit but have stopped doing it so much anymore i do find airfix can sometimes have a good bit of the release oil on them from production
Returning to building models after 65 years. As a kid all I wanted to do was build, build, build. Didn't bother with painting. Now I'm ready to learn and have more patience. Your video is invaluable and will be viewed over and over as my needs list grows. Thank you.
Great job, and a I enjoy the old painting by hand, learnt some tips from you in this upload, will try out your techniques, many thanks for taking the time to share this with us, always nice to pick up tips from others. Will catch up with your other uploads too!
What a cracking video.....I've been tempted to have a go at brush painting, so your tips have given me inspiration to do so. I was really worried about the metal effects, but you have shown it's possible to get a great result. Many thanks....videos like this are what the hobby is about
your welcome and its good to see its helped someone i forget how easy and quick brush painting can be compared to all the cleaning and preparing you have to do with a airbrush
Very informative video. I’m considering putting my airbrush up for a while and try brushing. The airbrush is frustrating and time consuming with all the thinning properly and cleaning.
what happened to the old Airfix No 11, 'silver'? the last times I have tried it the finish was a matte grey of indeterminate finish. Is it me, or is it the paint. The best brush finish I have ever seen was Humbrol 11 from the 1960s. The thinner was almost certainly turps. Humbrol sprayed so well. Now I hate painting. Thanks for you efforts.
I have enjoyed it, great video. I have built Mustang in 1:48 scale, have to built one in 1:72 yet. I have learned a lot and I also paint brush my models..
thanks for the video I've recently started in the hobby in my 30's after giving it a go as a kid but finding it frustrating, i've built three kits so far before this video and it's safe to say I was ready to pack in the hobby as every video is about using an airbrush to get the best finish but I will be using your techniques on my next built and hopefully the models turn out great
What a great build. Yes, I know it wasn't about the build as such, but to see your workflow was awesome. I was a little afraid of handbrushing aluminium/silver, but not any longer. I've got the Vallejo silvers of various types. Do you recommend the aluminium, or just plain silver? BTW, I had this kit in my stash, and now it is going to be my next build, in conjunction with the Revell 1/32 P-51D (early). You've given me so much more confidence. Thankyou.
Really enjoyed that, brilliant tips and tricks 👌 I e got an airfix buccaneer kit that I’ve had for about 20 years and this has given me some confidence on actually getting it built 🤓👍
What are your deciding factors on which color primer (white, gray or black) to use? And why? I’m taking a break from the tedium of trying to build wood ship models and want to try a few plastic kits for more immediate gratification.
i tend to look at what colour the kit is going to be if the overall colour is silver i will always go black primer if its a bright colour ie red or yellow i will try and do a grey primer for grey aircraft i tend to stick to black primer and then paint shade with white especially in center of panels all above is a good base to work from but if you only have 1 primer colour then go with that as it only helps a small amount having the right colour primer as the main job for primer is to give a good flat coat to spray onto that is very hardy and will accept all paints painted onto it
i just got my first model it was the jas 39 and it took like 2 hours to do and hour to paint and like 30 minutes to attack and paint all the rockets and i feel like modling is kind of a pain in the ass but at the end where i was painting it it seemed so worth it i might get the a 10 warthog next
I don't own an airbrush. Always brush paint with humbrol or AK acrylics using Tamiya x20 thinner. It must be very thinned and applied in several quick coats and don't over paint until it's fully dry. I never use a primer either but find humbrol 80 to be great undercoat. Then when finished buff with a cotton wool pad before applying decals. If buffed you shouldn't get silvering. Agree about that silver, it's superb.
always struggled with ak acrylics with airbrushing compared to hand painting i now tend to sand with the despiae small sanding sponges becuase the 2500 grit version is great and the sponge cleans easily with ipa
I've never used Tamiya paints. My go to are Humbrol and Vallejo. I have a real liking for Vallejo they go on so smooth. I prefer brush painting, always prime before painting. I like Vallejo primer or Humbrol spray primer. I use my wet pallete a lot which I find works for me. If I use thinners I've found humbrol or AK to be good.
tamiya paints a great for painting with a airbrush i have a wet pallet and if i am doing a lot of figure painting i use it but for large area painting i tend to just put what i need into a paint tray
I’m really enjoying your videos, having started model making again after many years. I have picked up many tips , thank you. I hand painted my first kit, and quite pleased with the results. However, I think that going forward, airbrushing is the way and I would like to ask whether you use a small electric compressor or a can system? Can you also please recommend a decent system to start with? Many thanks, Adrian
i use 2 styles of airbrushes a cordless battery type and the air compressor the cordless battery airbrush is a fantastic starter one for anyone trying airbrushing for the first time
Do you recommend assembling the model mostly first? like assemble the main bits, paint, then work on small bits however appropriate , or paint then all on the little plastic bits
you can paint internal parts while on the sprue if you would like ie seats cockpit details ect i tend to build the main parts and then paint it small delicate parts i tend to put on cocktail sticks or in some small vice grip holders i have and paint them at the same time as painting the main parts and will add the small parts once the model is mostly finished
Enamels ( no brand, the ones you can buy at the paint shop) and brushes. It's 90% skills, 10% gear. I 've seen people using oils with a very nice outcome. For me, a well done weathering it really makes the difference.
cheers pal yea i have more weathering stuff ie pencils, pre made panel lines paint. ammo oilbrusher ect and i still go back time and time again to the cheap artist oils that you can mix any colour to gain multiple weathering effects
true enamels are getting harder to find now i think and can be very smelly when using them i also think the newer true acrylics are very good paints but nothing like enamels for hard wearing
great video , i'm just starting modelling can you use gauzy agent on enamel paints i've been looking the Pledge product equivalent i've seen on some videos on you tube to add the gloss finish any ideas what you may recommend ?
i have used it on enamels and it has been fine i used to use pledge future polish years ago but gave up on it when it became hard to get in the uk i mostly use windsor newton for gloss and flat coats of varnish as the price for them is very good compared with other brands
@@yorkshiremanmodels Thankyou for getting back to me, I have been watching loads of videos it’s so confusing theres seems to be so many ways to paint and weather them etc, is the Windsor and newton ok on enamel paints ? Regards Peter
www.amazon.co.uk/Winsor-Newton-Galeria-Acrylic-Varnish/dp/B001HJLB1A?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1 thats the smaller bottle and the bigger one is around 240ml
You can brush paint with Tamiya acrylics you’ll just need to thin em more than usual and over a layer of primer. I only hand paint tamiya paint for tool handles and small details.
honestly to start in this hobby you need basic knife, snipers, sander, brushes, glue and paint with that you can build any model you want every thing else is to either make model making easier or to make your models look better i still sometimes build a quick model and brush paint it because its fun and easy
A few times I could not understand the product you are recommending because of your accent. Tamiya "white or wide" glue? Do you mean medium glue? Another time, you said Winsor & Newton flat varnish. What varnish is that? Acrylic varnish? Oil varnish? WN has many types. Please be specific, thanks. I enjoyed your video and learned a lot.
its tamiya white lid glue and its thicker than the extra thin and its windsor newton flat acrylic varnish available from the range stores in uk and hobbycraft
probably does but i am useless pronouncing words in other languages so you tend to end up with me saying how it looks in english then again my yorkshire accent may give it a different sound as well
I’ve gone back to 99% hand brushing lately and it’s been a fun ride. Much like when I was a kid and the hobby was nothing but joy. My Airbrush sits quiet for ages before I even remember it’s there. 😂
A good way to keep the paint from bleeding under the masking tape is shooting a thin layer of clear varnish before the colour. Works wonderfully for me!
Been using mostly Revell Aqua Range lately and I love their products. Would be great to see you review these Aqua paints.
Great video, lovely little Mustang (actually it’s the very next in my build line!).
Cheers!
i forgot how easy thinned paint bleeds under masking when doing brush painting and thats a great tip to help stop it
i use aqua range paints and find them very good and would have used one of them but i didnt have the colours needed
most of my aqua range paints are modern greys for mordern jet fighters
thanks for the comments
Great tip, and yeah, I will be doing a lot of handbrushing despite having the airbrushes. I'm returning to the hobby after about 30 years away. As you said, it harkens back to our youth, when it was ALL handbrushing. I want to reconnect with that feeling!
Hey- thanks for this video. I loved building models as a kid, but they looked like they were made by a kid. I just got back into it and realize that my skill-set is no better than when I was 10. 😂 I particularly need an education where it comes to painting. This really helped! Greetings from “New York-shire”
Glad I could help!
Great tips! 👍 I always soak my parts in warm soapy water for a few minutes, then rinse them well and dry them. I find the plastic takes both the glue and primer better...
it used to be something i did for every kit but have stopped doing it so much anymore
i do find airfix can sometimes have a good bit of the release oil on them from production
@@yorkshiremanmodels ICM, too. I just find the plastic 'feels' better when I do that. And, of course, Tamiya's always perfect 😉😁
Returning to building models after 65 years. As a kid all I wanted to do was build, build, build. Didn't bother with painting. Now I'm ready to learn and have more patience. Your video is invaluable and will be viewed over and over as my needs list grows. Thank you.
cracking job with the old hairy sticks Yorkie !!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
cheers pal glad you liked it
back to airbrush for the next video though
Beautiful paint job.
wasnt the red tail the insignia of the tuskagee airmen
Yes it is
yes i believe it was
makes a cracking looking aircraft with the colour scheme
Great job, and a I enjoy the old painting by hand, learnt some tips from you in this upload, will try out your techniques, many thanks for taking the time to share this with us, always nice to pick up tips from others. Will catch up with your other uploads too!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing. Very informative.
My pleasure!
Really good work-I liked and subscribed. My modeling has lately been planes and submarines :) Love the Mustang.
Thanks for the sub!
i still make all models but mostly feature aircraft on my channel
Absolutely amazing work. Great tutorial and a very good example of the technique!
Thanks a lot!
@@yorkshiremanmodels Tamiya has Alumimum /chrome paint instead of using straight silver for bare metal overall of the plane.
What a cracking video.....I've been tempted to have a go at brush painting, so your tips have given me inspiration to do so. I was really worried about the metal effects, but you have shown it's possible to get a great result. Many thanks....videos like this are what the hobby is about
your welcome and its good to see its helped someone
i forget how easy and quick brush painting can be compared to all the cleaning and preparing you have to do with a airbrush
Fantastic video, very helpful. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
nice video ty mate
Glad you enjoyed it
Cool model. 🛩
I think so too!
Very informative video. I’m considering putting my airbrush up for a while and try brushing. The airbrush is frustrating and time consuming with all the thinning properly and cleaning.
what happened to the old Airfix No 11, 'silver'? the last times I have tried it the finish was a matte grey of indeterminate finish. Is it me, or is it the paint. The best brush finish I have ever seen was Humbrol 11 from the 1960s. The thinner was almost certainly turps.
Humbrol sprayed so well. Now I hate painting.
Thanks for you efforts.
think humbrol changed the paints a while ago and the silver may have been one of the paints that got redone
Nice job. It remember me when model built was pure fun without complications.
does still happen but the more detail we get with models the more we want people to see it and not smoother it in thick paint
I have enjoyed it, great video. I have built Mustang in 1:48 scale, have to built one in 1:72 yet. I have learned a lot and I also paint brush my models..
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks it’s been a real help most of my kits are still in boxes , I like airbrushing but nicer to use a brush 😎👌☕️
Glad to help
Great video l have a 1/48 Mustang to do and l only brush paint all mine so the silver tip is useful
i used to hate silver until i started using valleyo metal colours
The Airfix 1/48? I'm building that now, and this video is sooooo helpful.
@@yorkshiremanmodels The metal colour range as distinct from their other versions of aluminium/silver?
thanks for the video I've recently started in the hobby in my 30's after giving it a go as a kid but finding it frustrating, i've built three kits so far before this video and it's safe to say I was ready to pack in the hobby as every video is about using an airbrush to get the best finish but I will be using your techniques on my next built and hopefully the models turn out great
Glad I could help
Great video. The methods you describe are most useful, especially the opposite brush direction between coats. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent work with those paints and brushes.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video, really helpful. Subbed
cheers
Just getting started on brush painting plastic model and this is the best video i found. Great work! (btw love your accent!)
Awesome! Thank you!
Great work , how many hours does IT take yOu to make this model excluding drying time?
What a great build. Yes, I know it wasn't about the build as such, but to see your workflow was awesome. I was a little afraid of handbrushing aluminium/silver, but not any longer. I've got the Vallejo silvers of various types. Do you recommend the aluminium, or just plain silver?
BTW, I had this kit in my stash, and now it is going to be my next build, in conjunction with the Revell 1/32 P-51D (early). You've given me so much more confidence. Thankyou.
Really enjoyed that, brilliant tips and tricks 👌
I e got an airfix buccaneer kit that I’ve had for about 20 years and this has given me some confidence on actually getting it built 🤓👍
just got the new 1/48 buccaneer and need to crack on with that one myself
What are your deciding factors on which color primer (white, gray or black) to use? And why? I’m taking a break from the tedium of trying to build wood ship models and want to try a few plastic kits for more immediate gratification.
i tend to look at what colour the kit is going to be
if the overall colour is silver i will always go black primer
if its a bright colour ie red or yellow i will try and do a grey primer
for grey aircraft i tend to stick to black primer and then paint shade with white especially in center of panels
all above is a good base to work from but if you only have 1 primer colour then go with that as it only helps a small amount having the right colour primer as the main job for primer is to give a good flat coat to spray onto that is very hardy and will accept all paints painted onto it
Thank you!
i just got my first model it was the jas 39 and it took like 2 hours to do and hour to paint and like 30 minutes to attack and paint all the rockets and i feel like modling is kind of a pain in the ass but at the end where i was painting it it seemed so worth it i might get the a 10 warthog next
A10 is a fantastic looking aircraft
Notes that “list” supplies used would be handy. Thanks.
@@1romcat thanks will think about it
I don't own an airbrush. Always brush paint with humbrol or AK acrylics using Tamiya x20 thinner. It must be very thinned and applied in several quick coats and don't over paint until it's fully dry. I never use a primer either but find humbrol 80 to be great undercoat. Then when finished buff with a cotton wool pad before applying decals. If buffed you shouldn't get silvering. Agree about that silver, it's superb.
always struggled with ak acrylics with airbrushing compared to hand painting
i now tend to sand with the despiae small sanding sponges becuase the 2500 grit version is great and the sponge cleans easily with ipa
I've never used Tamiya paints. My go to are Humbrol and Vallejo. I have a real liking for Vallejo they go on so smooth. I prefer brush painting, always prime before painting. I like Vallejo primer or Humbrol spray primer. I use my wet pallete a lot which I find works for me. If I use thinners I've found humbrol or AK to be good.
tamiya paints a great for painting with a airbrush
i have a wet pallet and if i am doing a lot of figure painting i use it but for large area painting i tend to just put what i need into a paint tray
I’m really enjoying your videos, having started model making again after many years. I have picked up many tips , thank you. I hand painted my first kit, and quite pleased with the results. However, I think that going forward, airbrushing is the way and I would like to ask whether you use a small electric compressor or a can system? Can you also please recommend a decent system to start with? Many thanks, Adrian
i use 2 styles of airbrushes
a cordless battery type and the air compressor
the cordless battery airbrush is a fantastic starter one for anyone trying airbrushing for the first time
It turned out awesome!
thanks
Great job 👍👌👏
Do you recommend assembling the model mostly first? like assemble the main bits, paint, then work on small bits however appropriate , or paint then all on the little plastic bits
you can paint internal parts while on the sprue if you would like ie seats cockpit details ect
i tend to build the main parts and then paint it
small delicate parts i tend to put on cocktail sticks or in some small vice grip holders i have and paint them at the same time as painting the main parts and will add the small parts once the model is mostly finished
Very nice job indeed. Lovely. I made tbe raf version and now want to do this one 😊
the raf version looks very nice and makes a nice change than the usual american colour schemes and decals
Enamels ( no brand, the ones you can buy at the paint shop) and brushes.
It's 90% skills, 10% gear. I 've seen people using oils with a very nice outcome.
For me, a well done weathering it really makes the difference.
cheers pal
yea i have more weathering stuff ie pencils, pre made panel lines paint. ammo oilbrusher ect and i still go back time and time again to the cheap artist oils that you can mix any colour to gain multiple weathering effects
When brush painting, i only use enamels.
true enamels are getting harder to find now i think and can be very smelly when using them
i also think the newer true acrylics are very good paints but nothing like enamels for hard wearing
Me to up to last year then tried the humbrol acrylics and not used enamels since. Once you have mastered the acrylic method you wont regret it.
great video , i'm just starting modelling can you use gauzy agent on enamel paints i've been looking the Pledge product equivalent i've seen on some videos on you tube to add the gloss finish any ideas what you may recommend ?
i have used it on enamels and it has been fine
i used to use pledge future polish years ago but gave up on it when it became hard to get in the uk
i mostly use windsor newton for gloss and flat coats of varnish as the price for them is very good compared with other brands
@@yorkshiremanmodels Thankyou for getting back to me, I have been watching loads of videos it’s so confusing theres seems to be so many ways to paint and weather them etc, is the Windsor and newton ok on enamel paints ? Regards Peter
Nice paintjob, i learned a lot.
What kind of material is in the landing gear space to mask it? Frame 12.41
i normally use blur tak or similar to fill in areas for masking
its reusable and is cheap to buy
There's something lovely and simple just using brushes.
it also saves a lot of time messing about cleaning airbrush just to change paint colour
Spot on. I don't want a replica. I want a model that appears like it was loved during building.
what green was the fuselage
i cant remember and it would most likely have been the recomended colour or one that was close to it
do you thin all your paints my freind .
i tend to unless its a pre thinned one ie valleyo air range of paints
Anyone a link for the varnish at the end
www.amazon.co.uk/Winsor-Newton-Galeria-Acrylic-Varnish/dp/B001HJLB1A?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1
thats the smaller bottle and the bigger one is around 240ml
HOW DO CLEAN BRUSHES BETWEEN EACH COAT .
i usually clean them with water and when i have finished i will clean the brushes with water and soap
I find Tamiya paints are awful for brush painting....even when thinned i never had a good result
Yes I’d agree cracking paints but brush painting defo a no no for me
got to agree as well pal
only time i brush paint tamiya is when i add retarder to it or the paint will dry faster than you can get it onto the model
@@yorkshiremanmodels they are fine for airbrushing but not for brush painting
You can brush paint with Tamiya acrylics you’ll just need to thin em more than usual and over a layer of primer. I only hand paint tamiya paint for tool handles and small details.
I totally agree
IAM GETTING CONFUSED PAL YOU KEEP BRINGING OUT DIFFERNT STUFF HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK OUTLAY WILL BE TO START THE HOBBY
honestly to start in this hobby you need basic knife, snipers, sander, brushes, glue and paint
with that you can build any model you want
every thing else is to either make model making easier or to make your models look better
i still sometimes build a quick model and brush paint it because its fun and easy
@@yorkshiremanmodels THANKS PAL ITS HAND BRUSHING AT MOMENT FOR ME .
I've given up my airbrush because all of my model building is now done on the road. I may consider getting a battery powered airbrush.
i have a video where i review and use a portable airbrush
in my view i think they are a great idea
IAM FINDING IT HARD TO FIT THE BOMBS ANY TIPS .
If I can't get them to sit I will cut a locating pin off if possible to allow to bombs to sit nicely
Sometimes works and sometimes it don't
A few times I could not understand the product you are recommending because of your accent. Tamiya "white or wide" glue? Do you mean medium glue? Another time, you said Winsor & Newton flat varnish. What varnish is that? Acrylic varnish? Oil varnish? WN has many types. Please be specific, thanks. I enjoyed your video and learned a lot.
its tamiya white lid glue and its thicker than the extra thin
and its windsor newton flat acrylic varnish available from the range stores in uk and hobbycraft
soap breaks the surface tension lets it sit better
cheers pal couldnt remember the word for why it works
@@yorkshiremanmodels us yorkshire lads got to look after our own lol
Vallejo reads Vajeho.
probably does but i am useless pronouncing words in other languages so you tend to end up with me saying how it looks in english
then again my yorkshire accent may give it a different sound as well
🖐👌👍👍👍
cheers
Just watched this again , I’m a slow learner lol not really just enjoying the vid
glad you enjoyed it
I don't like rigging it give me a he adache
not a good quality, sorry