I was just re-watching this amazing video for the fourth or fifth time when my wife walked by. She said, "I can always tell when you're watching that guy's model airplane videos. First, there's the mellow piano music and, then, you're just staring at the screen with your mouth hanging open." I laughed because I realized she was right, but then I thought, "How satisfying it must be for an artist to know his work can affect and move viewers like this." Well done.
Funny. I've found the films can indeed affect the spouses. Short story. I was filming a friend's model during a long, frustrating trim session where his bird simply didn't want to fly. Another friend came along, gave him a few pointers, and the ship grooved like never before. I posted this clip for him and a few others. During the amazing flight, the builder could clearly be heard yelling, "Oh, oh, YES...YES...YESSS...!! Watching the clip back at home in his dining room, his wife came running around the corner, thinking he was watching porn... It happens. We get excited over these simple, cheap thrills.
Yes, it is very interesting. My wife got me a P-51 for Christmas, and I am starting the build. I haven't built a rubber plane since the seventies, so I started watching. They fly so much better than RC. I wish you well in your modeling!
Dear@@TheTeufelhunden68, I am nor able to build such lightweight models. My self-made RC-models have always been very heavy because I thought that I had to build them strong to survive crash landings. But I was wrong. There was a lot of damage when landing was not so really successful so I gave up building models in the classic way. The modern radio controls work very reliable and rc flight simulation programs on the home computer allow easy trainig for beginners without any risk of destroing a real model. The foam models require little skill or time to be build so rc model flying is ideal for little skilled model builders like me. These rubber powered models are such wonderful works of art that I would not dare to let them fly more than once to proof they fly, but then I would put them on display so they are safe from becoming damaged. I wish you the very best for the building of the P-51 and many flights without damage.
Thank you Mr. Axel. I live in the Deseret, and barring snow I hope to build and fly. I would appreciate your points on trimming. I've built them, But I can't fly them.
@@TheTeufelhunden68 I live in Bavaria, Germany. I am sorry i cannot help you much with trimming problems. I bought my RC models used or as foamies, either. Used models are normally trimmed by the previous owner. I alway buy used models that show that they have been used often but are free from crashes. These are good models. Models that look almost like brandnew had been flown once and then the owner was unsatifsfied so he decided to sell the model. Thats no good sign. With foamies there is no trimming problem as long as you trim the model according to the center of gravity that is described in the manual of the model. What kind of model do you want to fly? RC model or rubber powered free flight model? Normally a model aircraft has a simple wooden plate as fin and horizontal stabilizer. The main wing is flat at the buttom and convex at the upper side. In uch a case the center of gravity should be between the first and second third part of the main wing. The horizontal stabilizer should be two to three degrees different from the buttom side of the main wing in direction of nose up (EWD = angle differece between horizontal stabilizer and bottom of the main wings). The motor with the propeller should be tilted nose down approx. 2/3 of the EWD that means 1,5 to 2 degrees down in camparison to the bottom of the main wing. And the motor should be tilted to the right for approx. 2 degrees to compensate for the propeller torque. With a light model or especially a rubber powered model first flight should be hand started with little motor power until the model flies straight without pumping up and down. The motor power should be increased form flight to flight and thu the motor tilt and side angel can be improved. Withe a bigger RC model that cannot be started by hand - let the model gain ennough velocity until you pull up. Dont climb too hard. Climb slowly in order not to get into low speed stall. Each pilot tries to gain altitude in order to have enough air below the model an the earth in case somthing gets out of control, but this is very hazardous. Most crashes on start are cased by pilots trying to geht airborne and reach altitude too quick. I hope this can help you a little bit.
I have never really encountered something that made me cry about dieing crafts. This made me cry. I'm going to save all your work for posterity, and show it to my children.
SUPERB! SPELLBINDING!! *ELEGANT!!!* And the idea of using lightweight shrink-wrap around a form (FiMo?) you make yourself might revolutionize (while maintaining the legitimacy of) the *paper model* (print, cut out, fold and paste) that uses this method for canopies that paper simply can't replace. The PM enthusiast will instantly grasp the can of worms it opens ... now we gotta build the whole gorram cockpit, too!?!? ("Well, Fred, you *knew* the job was dangerous when you took it..." -- Superchicken)
My father in law was Mik Mikelson RIP. Mik was a great model builder like yourself I have a ME 109 hanging up in my hanger at Santa Monica airport . He was know for this Twin rubber band models and won lots of tournaments. Your build reminds me of his . great work keep it up !
I thought I'd been clever by fixing my ballast in a cast lead disc behind the prop plug, but no, I never would have even dreamed of gluing it into the spinner! Obviously, it has a better moment out there, but I presume your spinner has to be very true to prevent energy-wasting vibrations...? Thanks to these endlessly enjoyable and thoroughly informative videos, the (Caudron-inspired) rebuild of my Me109 has just delivered its finest looking and most realistic flight to date: not the longest at only 40 seconds, but oh so smooth. I'm still in happy shock!!!
Thx, Justin and congrats. "Happy shock" is a great place to be, isn't it?!! That's how I felt on the third evening of flying this Seafire, after two nights of reckless abandon.
Indeed!! BTW, the nose cone ballast stayed true, so I'd suggest trying it if you need it. But...it was so disappointing, when I found the bird was relatively light at 54 grams, only to add 24+ grams of eventual ballast. Ugh. A model's CG is what it is. No arguing.
WALTER LYON Well........ technically not a Spitfire, but you’re right. It’s a “Spit”. The Seafire was adapted for Naval use after modifications were made to the “Spit”. Folding wings, hook for carrier landings etc. Sorry..... you likely know all this and I’m being a bore. 😉
Crazy Crocodile Yeah, crazy huh? I spent some time looking at the links. They even sell special rubber bands! Kinda makes li look more realistic... at least on video. Personally, I would have trouble launching such a beautiful model without radio control. Heck, who knows maybe that’s part of the thrill.
Beautiful , so well trimmed . Which begs the question , when I went to a free flight scale meeting just to watch , why did three quarters of the planes cartwheel into the ground ? It was so upsetting watching so many great models being destroyed I had to walk away . Most of the contestants must have been building , trimming and flying for 50 years but no , wing down , no climb and whack ! Straight into the ground one after the other .
My first thought was, what were the conditions? If it was windy, that'd be a major factory with instability. Otherwise, it'd be tough to say. If you watch any of the "Anatomy of a Trim Session" films that I've posted, a few with the Seafire, you'll see the issues that can quickly surface for each new model. That's why I start out with only a few 100 turns at the start of the trim session, just enough to have her do a powered glide, and maybe a 1/2 circle or so. Then I go up in winds, maybe 75-100 at a time until she shows that she's stable enough to handle the increased torque as the motor gets turned harder and harder. The Seafire ultimately tokes over 2000 turns. Helps to have a soft turf the save the model through these sessions, but sadly, not everyone has that luxury. Thx for your comments.
@@maxfliart The conditions were perfect , that's what made it all the more perplexing . Maybe the elderly participants had the turning circles too tight because it was less far to walk to retrieve their models . I just don't know .
This is really great ! The build sequence, covering, detail ... all of it a joy to see. And I love the gentle evening flight. I used to build models when I was a boy, remember the smell of grassy fields. Now I'm nearly 50, a pro furniture maker - still making stuff of wood but I miss those days. Time to take it up again ! Again : thank you !
I built free flight rubber planes when I was a teen. I’m 62 now and have been building styrene scale models for a few years. I do have a P-51 Balsa kit in my stash. Your work is very inspiring! Thank you for posting sir.
You actually brought tears to my eyes with that masterpiece of a video... 😢 I admire anyone who has both the skill and the patience to complete such a painstaking project, and to bestow so much loving care and attention to detail in the process. You took me back to my childhood days, when such innocent joy and pleasure could be derived, from the pent up excitement of winding up a propeller, then watching a fragile, balsa wood creation soar... borne aloft on the gentlest of Summer breezes... Thank you for evoking that memory. 😊🙋🏻♂️
Thx for the kind words. I often think of my dad when I build, who as a craftsman, set the standard to which I try to achieve. He was always the first to see the completed model.
More than ever, now that an rtf rc-plane with Multichannel rc, lipopower and bl-Motor can be bought for peanuts, the beauty of a scratchbuilt rubberpowered freeflying model like this is a sight to behold. Thanks a lot sharing and for accompanying the video with beautiful and appropriate music.
You've got serious brass ballast to take something that beautifully and painstakingly crafted, go outside and throw it. To see it fly adds another dimension, literally and figuratively. Amazing videography to boot; thanks for sharing.
When I was in highschool i made a spitfire balsa wood / rubber powered plane. On its maiden flight it flew up above our swimming pool and a knot stopped the prop momentarily and it started to descend into the water, I had both my hands on top of my head and was expecting the worse when suddenly the knot came loose in the rubber band and the plane surged upwards at the very last moment barely clearing the edge of the pool and landing on the cool deck. Loved it. This spitfire is and always will be my favorite airplane.
Blimey, any aeromodeller can appreciate the standard of that work. In many ways building the smaller models is much more of a test of your craftsmanship. Amazing, I wish my skills were up to your level.
When historical research, technology and exquisite craftsmanship meet it's like finding the locus of truth and beauty. The evening flight and music accompaniment only add to the beauty. Simply superb.
Huge respect for your patience skill and ability, pointless commenting on those 53+ unable to recognise your effort and results so more importantly all credit to you sir.
Best RC video ever and it's not even RC! How amazing is that! Good old fashioned tech, just like the original. RJ Mitchell would be proud of you make no mistake! Great sound track too! Thank you very much! :-)
That was absolutely captivating. I really didn't expect to see such a beautiful video. I have made model plastic kits for over 40 years and thought I knew skill and complexity. Whatever I knew isn't a patch compared with your skill and knowledge. I truly admire your work. Every stage was just magnificent. She flies like a beauty too.
Been thinking about going back to the basics and building some rubber power planes like I used to. Your craftsmanship is inspiring to say the least! I always enjoyed building the old Gullow kits, quality wasn't the best but it was fun!
Such a beauty to behold. Watching a well crafted model take to the air and fly with such grace is a privilege to see. Props to you because that is some hardcore balsa bashing at its finest. Thank you for sharing, it's inspiring and made my day.
Such detail and commitment to having each piece “talk” to those beside it. Beautifully calming to watch an exercise that can be so anxiety producing. Truly in the hands of a master.
Magnificent! Sixty years ago I built a rubber powered S.E.5 from plans originally published in Popular Flying magazine (c.1935). It did fly, but nowhere as well as this!
Just wonderful to see how beautiful a model can look using an old-school medium rather than foam or 3D printing, subject to model-making skill of course! Thank you
Wow! A real labour of love. Such a good job & it flies so well (no wind). It's my guess, the construction & detail could have been simplified to halve the build time, but that's the difference between my approach & those wanting an excellent model like this.
Another really great video and superb plane. The low sun and calm weather reminding me that flying model planes and going for a nice walk brings peace to the soul. I used to rely on fishing for this connection with nature but I am trying (and failing!) to give this up after 40 years due to guilt about the needless cruelty of that hobby. Seems like an odd thing to comment on a model aeroplane channel but that low sunshine and the music seemed to trigger the memory of the many dawns I have spent fishing..
I am a Brit and naturally I Love Spitfires and I have even been lucky enough to fly one .. As everyone else has said, you have done a great job .I have built several Spitfire models myself , but none were as good as this. PS I think the wing construction method was a good weight.saving Idea. (Good photography too)
ゴム動力でこんなに優雅に飛ぶんですね‼️ 滑空姿も綺麗‼️作りも最高‼️大変参考になりました‼️ありがとうございました‼️ It flies so elegantly with rubber power! ️ The gliding figure is also beautiful! ️The best way to make it! ️It was very helpful! ️ Thank you! ️
You've built and flown so many beautiful models, Tom, but this Seafire and your Nicholas Beazley have to be my favorites! Thanks for sharing the videos!
I was just re-watching this amazing video for the fourth or fifth time when my wife walked by. She said, "I can always tell when you're watching that guy's model airplane videos. First, there's the mellow piano music and, then, you're just staring at the screen with your mouth hanging open." I laughed because I realized she was right, but then I thought, "How satisfying it must be for an artist to know his work can affect and move viewers like this." Well done.
Funny. I've found the films can indeed affect the spouses. Short story. I was filming a friend's model during a long, frustrating trim session where his bird simply didn't want to fly. Another friend came along, gave him a few pointers, and the ship grooved like never before. I posted this clip for him and a few others. During the amazing flight, the builder could clearly be heard yelling, "Oh, oh, YES...YES...YESSS...!! Watching the clip back at home in his dining room, his wife came running around the corner, thinking he was watching porn... It happens. We get excited over these simple, cheap thrills.
I never thought a rubber powered model can fly so long and in such a perfect way. A perfect piece of craftmanship.
Yes, it is very interesting. My wife got me a P-51 for Christmas, and I am starting the build. I haven't built a rubber plane since the seventies, so I started watching. They fly so much better than RC.
I wish you well in your modeling!
Dear@@TheTeufelhunden68, I am nor able to build such lightweight models. My self-made RC-models have always been very heavy because I thought that I had to build them strong to survive crash landings. But I was wrong. There was a lot of damage when landing was not so really successful so I gave up building models in the classic way. The modern radio controls work very reliable and rc flight simulation programs on the home computer allow easy trainig for beginners without any risk of destroing a real model. The foam models require little skill or time to be build so rc model flying is ideal for little skilled model builders like me. These rubber powered models are such wonderful works of art that I would not dare to let them fly more than once to proof they fly, but then I would put them on display so they are safe from becoming damaged. I wish you the very best for the building of the P-51 and many flights without damage.
Thank you Mr. Axel. I live in the Deseret, and barring snow I hope to build and fly. I would appreciate your points on trimming. I've built them, But I can't fly them.
@@deekaxel8760 My models crash. I want to say I love your flights,.
@@TheTeufelhunden68 I live in Bavaria, Germany. I am sorry i cannot help you much with trimming problems. I bought my RC models used or as foamies, either. Used models are normally trimmed by the previous owner. I alway buy used models that show that they have been used often but are free from crashes. These are good models. Models that look almost like brandnew had been flown once and then the owner was unsatifsfied so he decided to sell the model. Thats no good sign. With foamies there is no trimming problem as long as you trim the model according to the center of gravity that is described in the manual of the model. What kind of model do you want to fly? RC model or rubber powered free flight model? Normally a model aircraft has a simple wooden plate as fin and horizontal stabilizer. The main wing is flat at the buttom and convex at the upper side. In uch a case the center of gravity should be between the first and second third part of the main wing. The horizontal stabilizer should be two to three degrees different from the buttom side of the main wing in direction of nose up (EWD = angle differece between horizontal stabilizer and bottom of the main wings). The motor with the propeller should be tilted nose down approx. 2/3 of the EWD that means 1,5 to 2 degrees down in camparison to the bottom of the main wing. And the motor should be tilted to the right for approx. 2 degrees to compensate for the propeller torque. With a light model or especially a rubber powered model first flight should be hand started with little motor power until the model flies straight without pumping up and down. The motor power should be increased form flight to flight and thu the motor tilt and side angel can be improved.
Withe a bigger RC model that cannot be started by hand - let the model gain ennough velocity until you pull up. Dont climb too hard. Climb slowly in order not to get into low speed stall. Each pilot tries to gain altitude in order to have enough air below the model an the earth in case somthing gets out of control, but this is very hazardous. Most crashes on start are cased by pilots trying to geht airborne and reach altitude too quick. I hope this can help you a little bit.
I cannot find the words. That's how good your work is.
Yasser Masood, agreed.
Here Here.👍🆙
Hey guys! I found them!...oh wait no, there they go...
One word.. perfection
Amazing,
The whole model is great, but how you did the exhaust is masterpiece!
I have been building for over seventy years I can't match that . Fabulous build real art and talent.
I have never really encountered something that made me cry about dieing crafts. This made me cry. I'm going to save all your work for posterity, and show it to my children.
First time I've seen ,wife is complaining in the kitchen,oh my goodness I'm 82 and gobsmacked lovely lovely made my da
Y Mick taffy payne
Reference my reply,who needs anything but a bit of balsa 😂
Perfect.. from start to finish. Subject matter, music and craftsmanship.
SUPERB! SPELLBINDING!! *ELEGANT!!!* And the idea of using lightweight shrink-wrap around a form (FiMo?) you make yourself might revolutionize (while maintaining the legitimacy of) the *paper model* (print, cut out, fold and paste) that uses this method for canopies that paper simply can't replace. The PM enthusiast will instantly grasp the can of worms it opens ... now we gotta build the whole gorram cockpit, too!?!? ("Well, Fred, you *knew* the job was dangerous when you took it..." -- Superchicken)
My father in law was Mik Mikelson RIP. Mik was a great model builder like yourself I have a ME 109 hanging up in my hanger at Santa Monica airport . He was know for this Twin rubber band models and won lots of tournaments. Your build reminds me of his . great work keep it up !
Thx for there kind words.
That is amazing! The only thing that remotely comes close to the build was the video you took the time to craft to share with all of us. Thank you.
Humbled. Thx so very much for the kind words.
I don't know what was more enjoyable . . . watching you build it . . . or watching you fly it. Beautiful.
I'd say you nailed it on the nose weight. She had a beautiful climb out and steady descent. Incredible work.
magnificent, a rare true aero modeller:-) Excellent work there:-)
I thought I'd been clever by fixing my ballast in a cast lead disc behind the prop plug, but no, I never would have even dreamed of gluing it into the spinner! Obviously, it has a better moment out there, but I presume your spinner has to be very true to prevent energy-wasting vibrations...? Thanks to these endlessly enjoyable and thoroughly informative videos, the (Caudron-inspired) rebuild of my Me109 has just delivered its finest looking and most realistic flight to date: not the longest at only 40 seconds, but oh so smooth. I'm still in happy shock!!!
Thx, Justin and congrats. "Happy shock" is a great place to be, isn't it?!! That's how I felt on the third evening of flying this Seafire, after two nights of reckless abandon.
Heiseishizukesa!
Indeed!! BTW, the nose cone ballast stayed true, so I'd suggest trying it if you need it. But...it was so disappointing, when I found the bird was relatively light at 54 grams, only to add 24+ grams of eventual ballast. Ugh. A model's CG is what it is. No arguing.
@@maxfliart Those Merlin engines were pretty heavy.
Unbelievable! The most beautiful plane and flight I have seen on the web so far!
Stunningly beautiful Spit. Superb attention to detail. Talented builder. Majestic in flight. Truly awesome!
WALTER LYON
Well........ technically not a Spitfire, but you’re right. It’s a “Spit”. The Seafire was adapted for Naval use after modifications were made to the “Spit”. Folding wings, hook for carrier landings etc.
Sorry..... you likely know all this and I’m being a bore.
😉
@@CheekyMonkey1776 your being a bore😀it's just a brilliant model
Cheeky Monkees so the. Model runs off of a rubber band
Wond really right or??? Because I’m not super sure
Crazy Crocodile
Yeah, crazy huh? I spent some time looking at the links. They even sell special rubber bands! Kinda makes li look more realistic... at least on video.
Personally, I would have trouble launching such a beautiful model without radio control. Heck, who knows maybe that’s part of the thrill.
Cheeky Monkees thank you for telling me I had no idea how they got a rubber bank to power it for so long
Beautiful , so well trimmed . Which begs the question , when I went to a free flight scale meeting just to watch , why did three quarters of the planes cartwheel into the ground ? It was so upsetting watching so many great models being destroyed I had to walk away . Most of the contestants must have been building , trimming and flying for 50 years but no , wing down , no climb and whack ! Straight into the ground one after the other .
My first thought was, what were the conditions? If it was windy, that'd be a major factory with instability. Otherwise, it'd be tough to say. If you watch any of the "Anatomy of a Trim Session" films that I've posted, a few with the Seafire, you'll see the issues that can quickly surface for each new model. That's why I start out with only a few 100 turns at the start of the trim session, just enough to have her do a powered glide, and maybe a 1/2 circle or so. Then I go up in winds, maybe 75-100 at a time until she
shows that she's stable enough to handle the increased torque as the motor gets turned harder and harder. The Seafire ultimately tokes over 2000 turns. Helps to have a soft turf the save the model through these sessions, but sadly, not everyone has that luxury. Thx for your comments.
@@maxfliart The conditions were perfect , that's what made it all the more perplexing . Maybe the elderly participants had the turning circles too tight because it was less far to walk to retrieve their models . I just don't know .
A beautiful video of your beautiful model and craftsmanship! 🌞👌👍
This is really great ! The build sequence, covering, detail ... all of it a joy to see. And I love the gentle evening flight. I used to build models when I was a boy, remember the smell of grassy fields. Now I'm nearly 50, a pro furniture maker - still making stuff of wood but I miss those days. Time to take it up again ! Again : thank you !
I built free flight rubber planes when I was a teen. I’m 62 now and have been building styrene scale models for a few years. I do have a P-51 Balsa kit in my stash. Your work is very inspiring! Thank you for posting sir.
I hit the thumbs up once because it won't let me hit it 100 times! Awesome as always! Keep them coming I am inspired.
Thx for the kind words.
Thank you for restoring some of my faith in humanity. Craftsmen still exist.
You actually brought tears to my eyes with that masterpiece of a video... 😢 I admire anyone who has both the skill and the patience to complete such a painstaking project, and to bestow so much loving care and attention to detail in the process.
You took me back to my childhood days, when such innocent joy and pleasure could be derived, from the pent up excitement of winding up a propeller, then watching a fragile, balsa wood creation soar... borne aloft on the gentlest of Summer breezes... Thank you for evoking that memory. 😊🙋🏻♂️
Thx for the kind words. I often think of my dad when I build, who as a craftsman, set the standard to which I try to achieve. He was always the first to see the completed model.
More than ever, now that an rtf rc-plane with Multichannel rc, lipopower and bl-Motor can be bought for peanuts, the beauty of a scratchbuilt rubberpowered freeflying model like this is a sight to behold. Thanks a lot sharing and for accompanying the video with beautiful and appropriate music.
Many great techniques on display here, I have a lot to learn. beautiful build and flight.
Outstanding craftsmanship and a superb flight performance!
You've got serious brass ballast to take something that beautifully and painstakingly crafted, go outside and throw it. To see it fly adds another dimension, literally and figuratively. Amazing videography to boot; thanks for sharing.
When I was in highschool i made a spitfire balsa wood / rubber powered plane. On its maiden flight it flew up above our swimming pool and a knot stopped the prop momentarily and it started to descend into the water, I had both my hands on top of my head and was expecting the worse when suddenly the knot came loose in the rubber band and the plane surged upwards at the very last moment barely clearing the edge of the pool and landing on the cool deck. Loved it. This spitfire is and always will be my favorite airplane.
What a beauty, what a gorgeous flight.
This plane saved Britain, Europe, the civilized world.
WoW! She looks and flies beautifully!! Brilliant craftsmanship!
The best model aeroplane I have ever seen. Beautiful, just beautiful.
Blimey, any aeromodeller can appreciate the standard of that work. In many ways building the smaller models is much more of a test of your craftsmanship. Amazing, I wish my skills were up to your level.
When historical research, technology and exquisite craftsmanship meet it's like finding the locus of truth and beauty. The evening flight and music accompaniment only add to the beauty. Simply superb.
Fabulous! An elliptical winged masterpiece.
You are " top of the game". A "zen master" state in aeromodelling. So enjoyable to watch. Thanks.
I've watched this clip half a dozen times now. The most beautiful modelling video on TH-cam. Period.
And that’s how to do it! You should be very proud. It’s was humbling to watch. Thank you for sharing.
Huge respect for your patience skill and ability, pointless commenting on those 53+ unable to recognise your effort and results so more importantly all credit to you sir.
you're absolutely insane airbrushing the tissue ... it looks stunning, great work!
People who hate or dislike greatness should be removed from TH-cam.
graceful. and that shot of it going down into the sunset. wow
Best RC video ever and it's not even RC! How amazing is that! Good old fashioned tech, just like the original. RJ Mitchell would be proud of you make no mistake! Great sound track too! Thank you very much! :-)
I can. One word. Masterpiece.
Absolutely brilliant!! Master craftmanship producing a piece of aviation art, that flew magnificently!. Well done on all counts, sir!!
That was so cool. I so admire your skill, patience, and the way you put this video together.
Incredible. Simply incredible. If they had awards for best craftsmanship in a video, you would win.
There are few machines as beautiful as a Spitfire. You've really done something special with this one. Looks great in the air.
The Seafire flew beautifully. The appearance is first class. Enjoyed watching this video very much.
You have built an amazing plane. Thank you for sharing your secrets to making such an amazing work. It's beautiful.
Beautiful, an absolute piece of art and a pleasure to see it fly like a bird, free and graceful. Applause to your craftsmanship.
Thx. She has been a dream to fly.
That was absolutely captivating. I really didn't expect to see such a beautiful video. I have made model plastic kits for over 40 years and thought I knew skill and complexity. Whatever I knew isn't a patch compared with your skill and knowledge. I truly admire your work. Every stage was just magnificent. She flies like a beauty too.
Thx for the kind words.
Wow, its so woundefull to see this film and makes one fancy to build planes and planes and planes, very great job you did, I love to see it fly!
What an incredible build! Thanks for sharing. I love the pilot's confused look at 4:40!!
I don't think there are enough superlatives to describe your craftsmanship. Beautiful model in concept, build and flight. Cheers!
Thx, Bill. She's one of my favorites. Flight pattern feels like the perfect match of prop & rubber.
From one modeler to another - magnificent work - you have my admiration
Truly astonishing accuracy, patience and craftsmanship. A pleasure to watch.
Been thinking about going back to the basics and building some rubber power planes like I used to. Your craftsmanship is inspiring to say the least! I always enjoyed building the old Gullow kits, quality wasn't the best but it was fun!
Truly beautiful. As a plastic model builder, I am awed!
Such a beauty to behold. Watching a well crafted model take to the air and fly with such grace is a privilege to see. Props to you because that is some hardcore balsa bashing at its finest. Thank you for sharing, it's inspiring and made my day.
Such detail and commitment to having each piece “talk” to those beside it. Beautifully calming to watch an exercise that can be so anxiety producing. Truly in the hands of a master.
Impressive scratch built even more impressive performance. Beautiful model. Perfectly captured images. Thank you for posting.
That was very inspiring buddy very very very beautiful airplane you got there
Awesome plane, amazing detail! Thanks.
Awesome breakfast too!
This video and the FB page "Stick & Tissue" is what lead me to complete my PT-17.
Great plane great video great music
Magnificent! Sixty years ago I built a rubber powered S.E.5 from plans originally published in Popular Flying magazine (c.1935). It did fly, but nowhere as well as this!
I love ALL versions of the Spitfire! What a beautiful piece of engineering!
You're a model engineer, fantastic workmanship! I used to be quite good at making plastic model kits but never did anything like this.
The " Me too " brigade , will echo your comment .
@@williamcarrington61 Thanks. What really amazed me was how long it flew with a rubber band powered prop.
Never seen a plane of that type so well made . That's very impressive , congratulations !
A fine example of the master's touch.
Along with the music, simply "BEAUTIFUL"!
That, Sir, is a work of art!!!
Just wonderful to see how beautiful a model can look using an old-school medium rather than foam or 3D printing, subject to model-making skill of course! Thank you
Wow! A real labour of love. Such a good job & it flies so well (no wind). It's my guess, the construction & detail could have been simplified to halve the build time, but that's the difference between my approach & those wanting an excellent model like this.
Another really great video and superb plane. The low sun and calm weather reminding me that flying model planes and going for a nice walk brings peace to the soul. I used to rely on fishing for this connection with nature but I am trying (and failing!) to give this up after 40 years due to guilt about the needless cruelty of that hobby. Seems like an odd thing to comment on a model aeroplane channel but that low sunshine and the music seemed to trigger the memory of the many dawns I have spent fishing..
Many thanks for this creation and video. Gold medals for both
The world needs more people like you and more Spitfires
Sir, you are a next level builder, amazing video!
I shed a tear watching your plane fly! That is a beautiful tribute to the original plane and those who flew them. Thank you.
I am a Brit and naturally I Love Spitfires and I have even been lucky enough to fly one .. As everyone else has said, you have done a great job .I have built several Spitfire models myself , but none were as good as this. PS I think the wing construction method was a good weight.saving Idea. (Good photography too)
Never cried watching a model airplane video before. Brilliant! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Beyond the accomplishment of a mater modeler, you sir are an incredible artist.
ゴム動力でこんなに優雅に飛ぶんですね‼️
滑空姿も綺麗‼️作りも最高‼️大変参考になりました‼️ありがとうございました‼️
It flies so elegantly with rubber power! ️
The gliding figure is also beautiful! ️The best way to make it! ️It was very helpful! ️ Thank you! ️
You've built and flown so many beautiful models, Tom, but this Seafire and your Nicholas Beazley have to be my favorites! Thanks for sharing the videos!
Thx, those two are surely in my top five from recent years. Both were milestone flyers for me on numerous levels.
Wow! You sir are a craftsman! I'm sure Rolls Royce would have signed you up wartime! Thank you for posting!
Beautiful workmanship. Congratulations.
Consider me gobsmacked. Excellent video, model, skins and construction. Work of art through and through. Well done!
Wow! Beautiful work, and a great flyer! I miss my model airplane building days; a wife and children brought it all to an end.
Simply brilliant
I mean come on with this kind of skill!! Simply amazing.
WOW!!!! What craftsmanship! i cannot say enough good things about your airplane, thank you for sharing this.
Gorgeous model, beautiful countryside and lovely photography. Well done. M.
What’s makes it fly ?........perfection
Rubber powered flight, google that
Axel D- I know that I have built several kits 🙄
Just wonderful
Holy crap. Serious skills. That thing flies amazing and a lot longer than I would have thought.
yeah, can't say much to this.. I mean can you even describe this awesome mastercraftsmanship, and this beautiful flight?!
Beautiful! Simply amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Simply beautiful, the design, making and flight. This is what aircraft modelling use to be like.
Beautiful!
A beautifully put together video and a fantastic model! Well done sir!
Fabulous craft. A real insight! Such amazing aeromoddeling. 👍