I finished mine a couple of weeks ago, loved it! I’m on a real Navy plane kick right now, have an A-6 on the way. Love your channel my guy, I’m in the hobby around a year now and your videos have been a great source of enjoyment!
Im actually getting this for my Christmas, my dad was in the Falklands War so im building a small collection of aircraft from the war for the 40th anniversary (Super Etendard, This A4, Mirage 3E, Dagger etc)
Finding the Dagger may prove difficult. Only decent one I know of is from High Planes Models, believe they are in Singapore. PM models from Turkey made one, but it's pretty poor. I'd like to get my hands on a Dagger as well, along with a Pucara. When I was in the USAF, I actually met one of the Pucara pilots that was shot down and captured.
@@mh53j Yeah the Dagger and the mirage 3E were hard to find, ultimately i will buy the High Plane models as it is practically the only choice, and for the mirage i bought the Heller Mirage 3 with E variant with aftermarket decals, it doesn't come with armament and although an old Revell kits of the argentine mirage has bombs the mold has large gaps and bad flash. My dad who was onboard HMS plymouth respects the Argentine pilots alot, being how dangerously low they flew to avoid detection and AA even though his ship was bombed and attacked by daggers,
@@charliehogg1639 I found a 3-D printed Dagger nose that can be fitted to the Heller Mirage III from a guy in Argentina, but that alone would cost over $30. Think PJ Productions have the Matra 530 missile and 550 Magic missile used on the Argentine Mirages.. One of the decal sheets I have has a camouflaged Sea King used by Argentina... think I'll try that instead of the fast jets! Osprey publishing recently came out with a book on the Naval War in the Falklands...you might be interested in it; covers many of the air attacks by the Argentines.
@@mh53j PJ production do several Mirage 3Es, dont know of they do Mirage 3EAs though, i am planning to buy thier aftermarket M.550 magic amd 530 missles
It's also available as a Dogfight Double with the Sea Harrier in the 2012 Falklands 30th Anniversary set. Biggest problems are very basic weapons loads and Argentine version missing the very prominent antenna (VOR/ILS?) on each side of the vertical stabilizer. I'm making both an Argentine A-4B and, using a Brengun conversion, A-4C. Have to make a " shark fin" antenna for "c" version ( found one on an Airwaves Sea King photo etch set!)
@@PandaXs1 still working on that myself. I've found 1/48 aftermarket resin updates but nothing in 1/72. I found a circular piece (think for the dipping sonar) in an old Airfix Sea King that can be cut in half, but it's a bit too wide. Think the best thing will be to use some very small diameter brass tube I have from Tarmac (intended to be used for gun barrels) and then find something the correct width to bend it around... maybe an old paint brush handle with a groove notched in it so the tube won't slip and the antennas will be the same width... Then comes trying to get them located on the same location on each side of the stabilizer... This is the biggest problem keeping me from starting them. Airfix did the same with their Sea King kits...left off the prominent VOR/ILS antennas on the tail. Even their 1980s HAR 3 release had them. If you figure it out let me know as well! Honestly, I don't know how Airfix overlooks something like this.
@@mh53j I have a feeling the Argentine colors were kind of an afterthought, and afaik the A-4 Argentina used was unique to Argentina so I can imagine it's a pretty niche conversion as it is. I have been able to find plenty of reference photos at least, but it makes me even more hesitant; it's not a simple loop and there's these wide hexagonal bases where the antenna goes into the tail as well. the only thing I've seen was on Flying S Models, but he basically did what you described, except after he had finished painting the model since it seems he missed it.
I like Skyhawks and I don't have any early variants in my collection so I'll be seeking out this one but aftermarket decals are a must. Someone gave me that ancient Airfix kit of the A4D-1, it came in a bag and it was not good and had no decals!
Currently building this kit. I did notice a poor fit on the engine intakes. Honestly, I believe they were numbered incorrectly on the sprue. I cut the tabs off and swapped them from one side to the other. Perfect fit. Hope this helps.
Just got this myself. Remember building the original back eons ago and don't remember how it went. I'm going for US scheme and hope to start before Xmas but busy domestically. Looking forward to comparing notes. Take care and have a great Christmas.
Found a wee model shop in Jersey and bought this kit there. The guy runs it has a hobby as it is not viable to make a living from. I recall seeing the Argentinian Navy A4 Skyhawks attack HMS Ardent in 82 during the Falklands war. Previously built the Argentinian Air Force one which is the exact same as this kit except for decal sheet. The Grupo 5 Skyhawks flew very low over our position on Sussex Mountain for several days.
The Argentine markings are for Carlos Lecour’s aircraft from May 21st 1982. Carlos was flying as second with his flight that attacked the previously damaged HMS Ardent. Approaching low at at the HMS Ardent’s stern at about 20 feet (to avoid seaDart and SeaCat) with his ground collision warning blaring Carlos landed his ordnance onto the crippled hanger then banked hard and fled the area as Sea Harriers approached. Even though he wasn’t the first aircraft to attack, He started the subsequent fire that sunk the ship. I have this kit also and I’m happy that Airfix included this scheme but failed to mention the pilot on the markings. I plan to build Carlos’s aircraft myself
When you build it, make sure to fill the union between both intakes and the fuselage. There're big gaps on those areas. Also, the Argentinian version doesn't have the white ailerons on the wings, they're painted in light grey.
While I was serving in the USMC our hangar was right next to VMFA-214 the Black Sheep. I was there when a Lcpl fired up one of the Skyhawks and took it for a flight. It was pretty crazy at El Toro air station that day fersure. One can look that up on the internet. I would like to build this kit and make it a VMFA-214 Black Sheep .
Seems like a nice kit, even with soft detail it should be a good build. I think the Argentinian Naval Aviation scheme would be topical and a deviation from the norm. Looking forward to it!
If you can find the 1/72 decal sheet from Aztec (set #1), there are several different Argentine Skyhawk schemes; Xtradecal also has a sheet with Argentine A-4Cs, which would require a Brengun conversion for the proper nose. Argentine color schemes during the war were pretty diverse.
I've only recently started building models like this, and having come from a table top war gaming background, £15 seems like an absolute steal for a nice little kit like this.
With companies out there really pushing the field in moulding its a shame airfix are still stuck in a rut.. granted they have come along leaps and bounds in the last 10 years, but if they sorted out the fine details, QC and occasional borky fit lots more people would buy em
Just starting one of these, it's out of the dogfight double, Falkland war version ,so a different camouflage scheme,the kit looks OK...let's see how it goes
It sounds like the tooling for this version was released around the time of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, and as we are approaching the 40th anniversary next year I think it would be nice to complete it in the Argentinian colours.
Nice review, seems a bit pricey at £15 for what is in there but would get one if it was about £10. Painting white on even small areas with a brush can be a challenge but I have found Tamiya acrylic thinned about 50/50 with something like rapid drying lacquer thinners works well with an airbrush gives consistent results. May need a few coats to get an even finish but result is usually very good.
Thanks for the suggestion - I haven't actually got one of those videos but could look into it in the future. Sadly, The only problem with this kind of topic is that it can change depending on the different kits I build . . . .
Also if your doing the Argentine livery, during the Falklands they only had Mk82 American bombs for their naval A4Q the mark 82s are an option in the kit
Argentine navy also used snakeye bombs. There's a pretty well known photo of an Argentine naval A-4 (aircraft 3-A-305) being readied (for a later aborted mission) on their carrier with a snakeye bomb in the foreground with "HMS Invincible" written on it. Snakeyes also used against HMS Ardent (including aircraft 3-A-307).
Build the Argentine model, I like the Sky Hawk we, the RNZAF, had the A4K version it has an avionics hump on the top which I think makes the aircraft look like a sandfly. Looking forward to the build 😀
Built the older version decades ago so would like to try this one having seen your review. I see there is a dogfight double with the North Vietnamese MiG 17 so another option there. Share your pain regarding getting a decent white paint finish have to admit I resort to a rattle can and even then it's not always brilliant. I think USN for me as regards a version to build.
I'd recommend the Argentine scheme. USN schemes are fairly common, and this one isn't especially striking (if it was the Lizards, it would be a more difficult choice).
Might be an idea to do a comparison with the original Airfix A4D-1 kit. Although this may be a basic kit by today's standards it's complicated and well armed compared to the original!. You could even challenge yourself to make the old kit and see if you can modify it as close as you can to the current version.
That's a downer you had a broken part on the wing. So long as you saved the part, it can be fixed with a tiny drop of cement. Also this looks like a nice Skyhawk kit, good luck with the build. Hope no more parts break on you BTW!
@@wafflyfox7550 oh right, I haven’t built a house since I was really into model trains. I’m looking at doing some stuff on that in the future so watch this space
Hey Matt, long time no see!😅 I am quite a fan of A-4 Skyhawk as an aircraft. Must say it is one of my favourites, so i decided to by almost every kit that i could find on the today’s market😅. This kit is good, no doubt about that, but, at the end of the day, Fujimi one is still better (as far as i am concerned). It has more discrete panel lines and plastic is better. Both kits suffer from lack of cockpit details, and that is more unfortunate for Airfix since it is 30 years ahead of Fujimi in terms of age! Nevertheless, now, you can easily find Fujimi Skyhawks in Hobby2000 boxings, with Cartograph decals, and a nice sheet of pre-cut masks for cockpita. The price is similar to the Airfix kit, but you will see the difference, when compared, right away….
I really don't understand the pricing of this kit. The Hobby 2000 Skyhawks are somewhat cheaper, and still have better detail level, especially in the cockpit. And those are the reboxes of the Fujimi Skyhawks, originally hit the market in 1987.
i'm not sure you can . . . depending on what the brush is made of it could possibly melt the fibres together. Unless anyone else knows of a cleaner for polycement I think it would be a single use kind of deal for that brush. If you think about it, the only cements that come with brushes are the thin liquids, the thicker gels dont. Perhaps use a toothpick or something like that to apply the cement instead of a brush then you can dispose of it afterwards
white is such a hard paint to use, especially by hand painting. i would suggest thinning tamiya flat white with their thinner and using that, leaving a few hours between coats, but if i'm honest, i've started using a white spray can because it is just easier
Pls build the US one! I really wanna see it. But if me saying that that's the one im making makes you change your mind, no problem, then theres two different ones
Given that next year is 40 years after the Falklands war, I'd suggest you go with the Argentine scheme. You could, perhaps, display it next to a Sea Harrier?
Makes me feel old! As my USN frigate returned to Norfolk, Va. in 1983 coming back from deployment, we saw one of the British carriers tied up, visiting after leaving the Falklands area. She looked very weatherworn! The South Atlantic is brutal on ships. During our deployment, stopping in Mombasa, Kenya, the Seamen's Mission displayed plaques from many ships. We saw one for the HMS Sheffield, and we raised a toast in her honor. Brave lads, a sad loss of a fine ship.
Had a good time making this kit but managed to munt the canopy. Not being one to give up I bought another kit and took the canopy from there, so now have a full kit with no canopy. Might do a bit of a ‘what if’ and arm it with nukes for a fictional deterioration of NZ-Australian relations.
Honestly, it all looks a bit naff. Even as old as 2012, you would expect better detail for a kit of that age. There are far better 1/72 scale Jet Aircraft kits out there. This is one of the reasons why I tend to steer clear of building 1/72 aircraft. I much prefer 1/48 or bigger, mainly because I am 59 years old and my eyesight is poor for close up work lol.
@@ModelMinutes hoping it will be re-released this coming year with the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. Pretty sure the FRS 1 is being re-released. Hoping for other Falklands related subjects... we'll see.
Airfix's quality control is non existent, manufacturing needs to be returned to the UK to alleviate the problem and until it does, I for one, will not be purchasing anymore of their kits. Short mouldings, seen it all before on their kits, not fit for purpose..
I finished mine a couple of weeks ago, loved it! I’m on a real Navy plane kick right now, have an A-6 on the way. Love your channel my guy, I’m in the hobby around a year now and your videos have been a great source of enjoyment!
I'm glad you enjoy my videos! :D It's good to hear you had a nice time building this kit
Im actually getting this for my Christmas, my dad was in the Falklands War so im building a small collection of aircraft from the war for the 40th anniversary (Super Etendard, This A4, Mirage 3E, Dagger etc)
Finding the Dagger may prove difficult. Only decent one I know of is from High Planes Models, believe they are in Singapore. PM models from Turkey made one, but it's pretty poor.
I'd like to get my hands on a Dagger as well, along with a Pucara. When I was in the USAF, I actually met one of the Pucara pilots that was shot down and captured.
Sounds good!
@@mh53j Yeah the Dagger and the mirage 3E were hard to find, ultimately i will buy the High Plane models as it is practically the only choice, and for the mirage i bought the Heller Mirage 3 with E variant with aftermarket decals, it doesn't come with armament and although an old Revell kits of the argentine mirage has bombs the mold has large gaps and bad flash. My dad who was onboard HMS plymouth respects the Argentine pilots alot, being how dangerously low they flew to avoid detection and AA even though his ship was bombed and attacked by daggers,
@@charliehogg1639 I found a 3-D printed Dagger nose that can be fitted to the Heller Mirage III from a guy in Argentina, but that alone would cost over $30. Think PJ Productions have the Matra 530 missile and 550 Magic missile used on the Argentine Mirages..
One of the decal sheets I have has a camouflaged Sea King used by Argentina... think I'll try that instead of the fast jets!
Osprey publishing recently came out with a book on the Naval War in the Falklands...you might be interested in it; covers many of the air attacks by the Argentines.
@@mh53j PJ production do several Mirage 3Es, dont know of they do Mirage 3EAs though, i am planning to buy thier aftermarket M.550 magic amd 530 missles
It's also available as a Dogfight Double with the Sea Harrier in the 2012 Falklands 30th Anniversary set.
Biggest problems are very basic weapons loads and Argentine version missing the very prominent antenna (VOR/ILS?) on each side of the vertical stabilizer.
I'm making both an Argentine A-4B and, using a Brengun conversion, A-4C. Have to make a " shark fin" antenna for "c" version ( found one on an Airwaves Sea King photo etch set!)
Thanks for the info!
yo any tips on the antenna? I also want to make the Argentine version, but I'm really not sure what to do about that.
@@PandaXs1 still working on that myself. I've found 1/48 aftermarket resin updates but nothing in 1/72.
I found a circular piece (think for the dipping sonar) in an old Airfix Sea King that can be cut in half, but it's a bit too wide.
Think the best thing will be to use some very small diameter brass tube I have from Tarmac (intended to be used for gun barrels) and then find something the correct width to bend it around... maybe an old paint brush handle with a groove notched in it so the tube won't slip and the antennas will be the same width...
Then comes trying to get them located on the same location on each side of the stabilizer...
This is the biggest problem keeping me from starting them.
Airfix did the same with their Sea King kits...left off the prominent VOR/ILS antennas on the tail. Even their 1980s HAR 3 release had them.
If you figure it out let me know as well! Honestly, I don't know how Airfix overlooks something like this.
@@mh53j I have a feeling the Argentine colors were kind of an afterthought, and afaik the A-4 Argentina used was unique to Argentina so I can imagine it's a pretty niche conversion as it is.
I have been able to find plenty of reference photos at least, but it makes me even more hesitant; it's not a simple loop and there's these wide hexagonal bases where the antenna goes into the tail as well.
the only thing I've seen was on Flying S Models, but he basically did what you described, except after he had finished painting the model since it seems he missed it.
@@mh53j Maybe you can use copper wire for the antena, like te ones used on ethernet cables
I like Skyhawks and I don't have any early variants in my collection so I'll be seeking out this one but aftermarket decals are a must. Someone gave me that ancient Airfix kit of the A4D-1, it came in a bag and it was not good and had no decals!
oh no!
Watching this, I went and ordered it. I have built it before, in the Argie scheme, so I'll do the USN scheme this time.
nice!
Currently building this kit. I did notice a poor fit on the engine intakes. Honestly, I believe they were numbered incorrectly on the sprue. I cut the tabs off and swapped them from one side to the other. Perfect fit. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info!
Just got this myself. Remember building the original back eons ago and don't remember how it went. I'm going for US scheme and hope to start before Xmas but busy domestically. Looking forward to comparing notes. Take care and have a great Christmas.
Have fun! I'm not sure when this one will cross my bench but hopefully not too long . . .
Found a wee model shop in Jersey and bought this kit there. The guy runs it has a hobby as it is not viable to make a living from.
I recall seeing the Argentinian Navy A4 Skyhawks attack HMS Ardent in 82 during the Falklands war.
Previously built the Argentinian Air Force one which is the exact same as this kit except for decal sheet.
The Grupo 5 Skyhawks flew very low over our position on Sussex Mountain for several days.
Thanks for sharing your story :)
The Argentine markings are for Carlos Lecour’s aircraft from May 21st 1982. Carlos was flying as second with his flight that attacked the previously damaged HMS Ardent. Approaching low at at the HMS Ardent’s stern at about 20 feet (to avoid seaDart and SeaCat) with his ground collision warning blaring Carlos landed his ordnance onto the crippled hanger then banked hard and fled the area as Sea Harriers approached. Even though he wasn’t the first aircraft to attack, He started the subsequent fire that sunk the ship.
I have this kit also and I’m happy that Airfix included this scheme but failed to mention the pilot on the markings. I plan to build Carlos’s aircraft myself
thanks for the info!
When you build it, make sure to fill the union between both intakes and the fuselage. There're big gaps on those areas.
Also, the Argentinian version doesn't have the white ailerons on the wings, they're painted in light grey.
thanks for the info! I'll have to keep that in mind
While I was serving in the USMC our hangar was right next to VMFA-214 the Black Sheep. I was there when a Lcpl fired up one of the Skyhawks and took it for a flight. It was pretty crazy at El Toro air station that day fersure. One can look that up on the internet. I would like to build this kit and make it a VMFA-214 Black Sheep .
very interesting!
Seems like a nice kit, even with soft detail it should be a good build. I think the Argentinian Naval Aviation scheme would be topical and a deviation from the norm. Looking forward to it!
If you can find the 1/72 decal sheet from Aztec (set #1), there are several different Argentine Skyhawk schemes; Xtradecal also has a sheet with Argentine A-4Cs, which would require a Brengun conversion for the proper nose. Argentine color schemes during the war were pretty diverse.
thanks for the suggestion!
I've only recently started building models like this, and having come from a table top war gaming background, £15 seems like an absolute steal for a nice little kit like this.
Yeah, those wargaming models do seem expensive
Now we're talking I picked this kit up in a charity shop for £3.00 last week was planning on starting it this weekend looking forward to this video.
That's actually a really good price for this!
Great video again mate.. shame about the engine not quite moulded properly but we have raged before that Airfix Quality control is poor
yeah, it's a bit of a shame
With companies out there really pushing the field in moulding its a shame airfix are still stuck in a rut.. granted they have come along leaps and bounds in the last 10 years, but if they sorted out the fine details, QC and occasional borky fit lots more people would buy em
@@lpjmodels I agree with everything you said there!!
Just starting one of these, it's out of the dogfight double, Falkland war version ,so a different camouflage scheme,the kit looks OK...let's see how it goes
good luck!
The slats on the leading edges of the A-4 where free moving. If you build the kit wheels down, you should model the slats extended.
Thanks for the info!
It sounds like the tooling for this version was released around the time of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, and as we are approaching the 40th anniversary next year I think it would be nice to complete it in the Argentinian colours.
Thanks for the suggestion!
For white, you can add a drop or 2 of black and it makes it less '' see-through''
and a bit grey i imagine :P
It looks it, but on the model it is white.
@@seantaplin581 nice
Nice review, seems a bit pricey at £15 for what is in there but would get one if it was about £10. Painting white on even small areas with a brush can be a challenge but I have found Tamiya acrylic thinned about 50/50 with something like rapid drying lacquer thinners works well with an airbrush gives consistent results. May need a few coats to get an even finish but result is usually very good.
Thanks for the tip!
I love these cold war jets! I think the Argentine paint scheme looks really nice
that blue on the tail certainly makes it a little more interesting
The starter version of this was my first kit ever- I don’t think it was too difficult to assemble, nor was the paint scheme.
nice!
Wow! This is the exact model I'm working rn!!
You like it? Naturally my only experience of it is looking in the box, how is the build?
I'd like to see a vid on your top 5 best models for Christmas presents please
Thanks for the suggestion - I haven't actually got one of those videos but could look into it in the future. Sadly, The only problem with this kind of topic is that it can change depending on the different kits I build . . . .
Also if your doing the Argentine livery, during the Falklands they only had Mk82 American bombs for their naval A4Q the mark 82s are an option in the kit
thanks for the info!
Argentine navy also used snakeye bombs. There's a pretty well known photo of an Argentine naval A-4 (aircraft 3-A-305) being readied (for a later aborted mission) on their carrier with a snakeye bomb in the foreground with "HMS Invincible" written on it. Snakeyes also used against HMS Ardent (including aircraft 3-A-307).
@@mh53j airfix included also the "hms invincible" white letters on the decal sheet so You can add it to the bomb
Build the Argentine model, I like the Sky Hawk we, the RNZAF, had the A4K version it has an avionics hump on the top which I think makes the aircraft look like a sandfly. Looking forward to the build 😀
Thanks!
Great presentation. Thanks 👍😀👍❤
Glad you enjoyed it
Built the older version decades ago so would like to try this one having seen your review. I see there is a dogfight double with the North Vietnamese MiG 17 so another option there. Share your pain regarding getting a decent white paint finish have to admit I resort to a rattle can and even then it's not always brilliant. I think USN for me as regards a version to build.
thanks for watching!
I'd recommend the Argentine scheme. USN schemes are fairly common, and this one isn't especially striking (if it was the Lizards, it would be a more difficult choice).
thanks for the suggestion!
Building my 2nd one right now!
nice!
Might be an idea to do a comparison with the original Airfix A4D-1 kit. Although this may be a basic kit by today's standards it's complicated and well armed compared to the original!. You could even challenge yourself to make the old kit and see if you can modify it as close as you can to the current version.
Thanks for the suggestion! Not sure I should be buying more kits at the moment lol
That's a downer you had a broken part on the wing. So long as you saved the part, it can be fixed with a tiny drop of cement. Also this looks like a nice Skyhawk kit, good luck with the build. Hope no more parts break on you BTW!
Haha thanks!
Nooo I missed it :( do you have any tips on buildings?
always next time
Tips on building what?
@@ModelMinutes yeah I suppose, I meant building buildings like houses
@@wafflyfox7550 oh right, I haven’t built a house since I was really into model trains. I’m looking at doing some stuff on that in the future so watch this space
@@ModelMinutes ok fair enough, I typically work in 1/35 so I guess it’s quite different
@@wafflyfox7550 ah, yeah, just a bit. Didn’t night shift so some buildings?
Bit late to the party here but this would be an ideal subject for a 1/24 scale kit.
probably a very large model if they did design one
Please do the Argentinian one, since so many aircraft are USAF or US Navy...
thanks for the suggestion
Hey Matt, long time no see!😅
I am quite a fan of A-4 Skyhawk as an aircraft. Must say it is one of my favourites, so i decided to by almost every kit that i could find on the today’s market😅. This kit is good, no doubt about that, but, at the end of the day, Fujimi one is still better (as far as i am concerned). It has more discrete panel lines and plastic is better. Both kits suffer from lack of cockpit details, and that is more unfortunate for Airfix since it is 30 years ahead of Fujimi in terms of age! Nevertheless, now, you can easily find Fujimi Skyhawks in Hobby2000 boxings, with Cartograph decals, and a nice sheet of pre-cut masks for cockpita. The price is similar to the Airfix kit, but you will see the difference, when compared, right away….
Perhaps i'll have to look into getting one of those!
I really don't understand the pricing of this kit. The Hobby 2000 Skyhawks are somewhat cheaper, and still have better detail level, especially in the cockpit. And those are the reboxes of the Fujimi Skyhawks, originally hit the market in 1987.
Yes, I had heard the fujimi kit was good, perhaps I’ll be lucky enough to do a comparison
@@ModelMinutes That would be interesting.
*Nice kit review, soon on your bench?😉*
maybe . . . .
Skyhawks are nice and I like Airfix for what they are.. :)
:D
you could do the sky hawk for the rnzaf form the 2000s
thanks for the suggestion!
@@ModelMinutes i have built one in 1/48 scale i think that the paint skim looks nice on the sky hawk matt
if i use a paintbrush to apply humbrol poly cement (the stuff in the yellow tube), how can i clean it off my brush, so it doesn't go crusty?
i'm not sure you can . . . depending on what the brush is made of it could possibly melt the fibres together. Unless anyone else knows of a cleaner for polycement I think it would be a single use kind of deal for that brush. If you think about it, the only cements that come with brushes are the thin liquids, the thicker gels dont.
Perhaps use a toothpick or something like that to apply the cement instead of a brush then you can dispose of it afterwards
its a humbrol brush
@@seantaplin581 humbrol has a number of different brushes which they sell, but the brand still makes no difference to my previous comment
@@seantaplin581 you’ll probably end up ruining the brush
@@seantaplin581 just get tamiya extra thin. Better glue, comes with brush
Any plans yo get new mosquito by airfix soon ?
not currently, but maybe in the future
It's a shame about the cockpit detail, a bit empty but I'm sure there are aftermarket options. Cool vid matt thanks !
Thanks for watching! Yeah, there are a few little problems but should be easily overcome
Realistically, once pilot is in place and the wee canopy on, no cockpit detail is visible.
how to get a brush mark free finish, hand painted in white?
white is such a hard paint to use, especially by hand painting. i would suggest thinning tamiya flat white with their thinner and using that, leaving a few hours between coats, but if i'm honest, i've started using a white spray can because it is just easier
I use two coats of Tamiya white primer, then mask and paint the light gull gray.
I would choose the US Navy markings and paint scheme.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Every manufacturer seems have their own opinion of what 1/72 means.
yes, there are some inconsistencies
Pls build the US one! I really wanna see it. But if me saying that that's the one im making makes you change your mind, no problem, then theres two different ones
thanks for the suggestion :P
The Argentine version looks good.
I think they both do, not sure which one to do yet
Given that next year is 40 years after the Falklands war, I'd suggest you go with the Argentine scheme.
You could, perhaps, display it next to a Sea Harrier?
great idea! Not that I should really buy any more kits at the moment haha
Makes me feel old! As my USN frigate returned to Norfolk, Va. in 1983 coming back from deployment, we saw one of the British carriers tied up, visiting after leaving the Falklands area. She looked very weatherworn! The South Atlantic is brutal on ships.
During our deployment, stopping in Mombasa, Kenya, the Seamen's Mission displayed plaques from many ships. We saw one for the HMS Sheffield, and we raised a toast in her honor. Brave lads, a sad loss of a fine ship.
Had a good time making this kit but managed to munt the canopy. Not being one to give up I bought another kit and took the canopy from there, so now have a full kit with no canopy. Might do a bit of a ‘what if’ and arm it with nukes for a fictional deterioration of NZ-Australian relations.
sounds interesting
Honestly, it all looks a bit naff. Even as old as 2012, you would expect better detail for a kit of that age. There are far better 1/72 scale Jet Aircraft kits out there. This is one of the reasons why I tend to steer clear of building 1/72 aircraft. I much prefer 1/48 or bigger, mainly because I am 59 years old and my eyesight is poor for close up work lol.
It's not a bad kit, its just not one of their best
This looks very good i might even try it! Please create affiliate links and you might get some extra cash 😁😂
I create affiliate links for products I can find them for. If there isn't one on this video it's because I can't find one
@@ModelMinutes ok i was just saying! Love your vids by the way u inspired me to make the Afro lancasster
Build the Argie one all day long
thanks for the vote!
Hahaha why is it everytime I watch a video of your I want to buy that kitt
modelling is addictive :D
@@ModelMinutes hahaha I now I bought way to many kids that I don't have time to finish them. Then keep buying even more hahaha.
Im building a zvezda MiG 21Bis
nice!
At the very least it gives a Sea Harrier something to destroy…
I'm sure there was a dogfight double set featuring a harrier and skyhawk
@@ModelMinutes hoping it will be re-released this coming year with the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. Pretty sure the FRS 1 is being re-released. Hoping for other Falklands related subjects... we'll see.
If you paint this model,please do so in Argentinian colour scheme. 😊
thanks for the suggestion!
The skyhawk is so small I would really prefer a larger scale, say 1/24
or 1:1 scale perhaps :P
Hasegawa makes a nice Skyhawk kit in 1/48.
Argentine
thanks!
Airfix's quality control is non existent, manufacturing needs to be returned to the UK to alleviate the problem and until it does, I for one, will not be purchasing anymore of their kits. Short mouldings, seen it all before on their kits, not fit for purpose..
It's certainly upsetting at times, which is a shame because some of their kits are rather good
Airfix could be so much better
couldn't they!
Gave up on Airfix, most kits rubbish and inconsistent kit quality.
there is definitely an inconsistency I'm finding at the moment
Airfix kits are crap.
as with most manufacturers, i find that there are some good and bad products in most ranges