Airfix 1/32 Scale VW Beetle Full Build - Model Minutes' Starter Set Challenge!!
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- Airfix 1/32 Scale VW Beetle Full Build - Model Minutes' Starter Set Challenge!!
I was challenged By Matt from Model Minutes to Build a starter set with just with what comes in the box.. And it was Fun.. I build the Airfix 1/32 Scale VW Beetle, The Volkswagen Beetle is a 60 year old kit so was a challenge especial with using the Cement, Paint and Brushes that was in the box... It was a tough build as the model does look tired and should be on the Airfix Starter Set Retool program..
So a Build using just a Hairy Stick and I've filmed it for you to watch.. Enjoy
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I think that was quite a tough kit to do this challenge on - that blue paint seemed really difficult to use, but despite all that, it turned out really good given the limitations!
Also, thanks for featuring me :)
Yes it was! issues all around.. one for the starter set retooling program i think lol.. And thanks for being part of my video
I recently did a revell bismarck starter set challenge.. xD its an awesome way to check the skill lvl.. if you can make the model look amazing with only the included paints and brushes.. you can make everything
Considering you just used what came in the starter kit, it turned out to be a nice looking model. It’s really nice that Airfix is putting out those starter kits. Thanks for sharing.
Just needs some retooling and you’ll have a good model..
very fun challenge, thanks for a video! It went together pretty well, good job!
Thank you so much 🤗
BRUSH PAINTING WITH JAM!!!!
Your inner child must have been in heaven whilst the modeller in you wept openly? Look forward to seeing this and the Land Rover kit in Lidls next year hopefully.....
I was lol
Lidl? I only ever check Aldi. Is this a thing?
Nice job...thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Nice set
Thanks!
Nice build
I'm glad you like it
Your channel is very interesting, awesome share today. Like 47
Thanks for visiting
Nice little kit to fiddle about with.
It sure is!
Separate post - I like your glue / setting solution stand!
Bulldog models matey.. sadly not around anymore
Great work on the kit. Its good for people just starting out to see how experienced builder do a starter challenge
Glad you enjoyed it
I love these old airfix kits. Just did (another) Bugeye a couple weeks back and will be doing a Beetle soon. I wish they’d release the old Renault Dauphine !!
Respect for using the glue - I haven’t touched that stuff for 40-odd years!
i used it when i want a really strong bond and no one sees it lol
Going to attempt one of these in a few months failed other times on fitting issues but might do a disheveled looking one
its a fun build
Looks like memorabilia you'd buy at some tourist shop, would be nice decoration in a room,
I think so too!
Yeah I watched it, interesting
thank you
Great job, especially with the limitations 👍🏼😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Happy Birthday
Thank you
Good job with the basics. ooh that cement takes me back ... I remember my dad using that small amount on metal service and a pin or needle to apply it was the way to go.
It’s was a fun build.. jag is next but only using humbrol spray cans
I. Want. One
Great job with a different take on a beginner kit. Wonderful birthday present too 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks so much! 😊
Excellent 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
I think you did a good job, I know from building the Herald that these kits are not the best when it comes to fit and fiddley parts. My impression of yours and please take this in a positive way, it looks like how we would've seen these cars when I learnt to drive in the early 80s, the glue 'lumps' you pointed out would pass for painting over rust, in other words it looks like a car that's been well used rather than straight out of the showroom.
Thats a great shout in regards to rust patches.. a technique for the future....
@@MOS6510Models One thing I don't get is why 3 choices of number plate decals, just seems pointless.
@@luvstellauk Its choice I guess,, you could build 3 all different colours with different number plates
Everyone has access to a nail file, knife, scissors.
good shout matey
That was a really interesting challenge. You should build one with all your skills and tools now for comparison.
Challenge accepted.. I was planning to do the Jag with spray cans as a challenge so this might be it... lol
@Christhorpe Junction looking forward to that
So here's another challenge then: Get another kit and do the absolute best you can, and do a video comparing the two models.
Challenge accepted
I recently did a revell starter set challenge.. xD DAMNIT.. now i want to build a beetle myself .. xD
its a very fun build my friend..
Nicely done mate.
Thank you kindly
Nice build brother
Appreciate it
When i was a teenager, my uncle bought me an Airfix kit of the 32nd scale Austin Maxi. Way back then it cost around 10 shillings (50pence) my first real car, years later was a Maxi and last year I looked for the model again. On the internet i found an actual Maxi 1750 with MOT for £199. I also found an unbuilt model for £438 plus postage. The lesson for today is never dump your old kits.
some kits hold their value well
That's a good result using just the starter kit contents. I built this kit recently (but using normal full set of tools, paints, airbrush, etc) and it does make a nice quality model, just a shame the glue and paints provided in the starter set are poor as this wouldn't give a new starter to modelling a very good experience.
Its deffo a deep dive for the inexperienced..but still a fun build
Good video that car looks great and I bet you do love a challenge!
I do! thanks for the knid comments
Nice! Sorry I didn't make it to the premier. Great video mate!
No worries.. Thanks matey
Great work on this! I decided against using a car for my starter set challenge as I felt I'd be irritated by the paint finish but that Beetle was pretty smooth.
Thanks.. four coats,, ill have a look for yours as i wasnt notified you had a new video out...
@@MOS6510Models thanks a lot! It was 4 coats of red on my Gnat too.
@@BOABModels Yep.. standard i guess.. 2 if you use a primer lol
Re the standard tube glue. Something I just thought of, maybe you or Matt (Model Minutes) or Gary (Gary's Stuff) could comment. Can you thin the tube glue as you can with paint, or will it lose its adhesive properties if you thin it at all?
I don’t believe so
Now do the kit the way you would normally. Bring out the full potential of these kits I say.
I have a jag on the workbench ready for this :)
Hello I've just got this model and I'm just asking you. Is there 2 blue pots and which goes on first???? Regards Damon
i dont think i had two pots in my kit
You know I would love to see you do this again but using your Advanced methods and show the comparison between the two that would be a great TH-cam video
if i get time i will probably do that
Nice one
Thanks for watching
Had to click on this after seeing the thumbnail-my Dad had a blue VW like the one on the illustration. The guy at the shop that repaired this little junker probably sent his 6 children to medical school just from fixing that car. It wouldn't have done more than 35 m.p.h. if dropped from the ISS...! Cheers and Thanks!😀🎸🖖✈
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Subbing now,good sir. Cheers!😀🎸🖖✈
Great video mate 😊
Thanks for the visit
Nice build Dude!
Hope your scan results come back A-OK.
I have a feeling that you’d have had better luck with the paint if you washed the kit in soap and water first. It looks to me like there’s still a bit of mold release on the plastic. Look at how the first coat of blue lays on the body of the car. Good video, thanks!
It was washed matey, then left to dry over night. Then i filmed the video... the beading happened when i thinned the paint to much
Thanks for watching..
Just an aside.. I don't normally wash them.. i wipe them down with IPA before the spray work starts,, also the instructions didn't mention washing them so a starter wouldn't know about the release agent.. i felt it more on the wheels and the chassis.. the body was pretty free of release agent surprisingly
Just need more paint!!!! That's what a novice thinks 🤷🏻♂️
You done a great job there Mos, considering the quality of the components you had to work with. Did that pen come with the kit?😄 You know my thoughts on Airfix...
Thank you my friend for the kind comments... The pen was to write some notes :)
I thought this kit was easy to do, but hard to do well. The slack in the suspension is good for leveling the wheels. The best starter set I have done is the firefly 👌
Ill have a look at the firefly.. it was a nice build
@@MOS6510Models I enjoyed it that much I have ordered the more complex version 👌I can see how addictive this might be 😆
hi brilliant channel could you build this model again but as a pro and compare them side by side thanks
I'll see.. if i pick another one up ill have a go.. but watch this space as I have a Jag starter set to build but this time ill only be using humbrol
rattle cans
@@MOS6510Models fingers crossed would love to see the difference
All those areas along the sills, etc. where the glue has eaten away the plastic..... Weather it up to look rusty round the wheel arches and all the usual places. It'll prob look quite realistic as paint bubbling up on top of the rust.
Thanks for the tips!
Good job matey I have a bit of a tip instead of using a cocktail stick or toothpick to apply the cement use the back end of the hairy stick to reduce the number of tools
Good shout, ive also seen people rip off a corner of the box and fold it in two as a cement dabber...
@@MOS6510Models yeah I’ve used that before
That painted overspill of glue on the sill looks almost original. Looks like the paint is bubbling up over the rust !!
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thanks
Looks good! 👍 I managed to get the wheels on mine to turn although one is a bit wonky, the windows on mine were also a terrible fit…
I’m pretty sure that the big circular thing on the rear bumper is a massive ejector pin mark, testament to the ancient mould!
It should probably be a ‘Vintage Classic’ rather than starter set.
Thank you.. had fun building it. Yes maybe a Vintage classic Gift set... could be a good line for them
This was the first kit I did, aged 8, 54 years ago. IIRC the clear plastic didn’t fit well from new.
wow.. so for 60 years we have all the same issue lol
Nice but it was a millatry car to start with
Why don't they include spray paints as well?
expense matey
@@MOS6510Models they could have little cute mini sprays 😆 🤣 😂
Looks very cool Mos! Great challenge. I enjoyed watching!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it
I have that kit, sans the poopy paints and the Beetle on the cover is green, so a previous boxing.
Are you gonna build it matey?
@@MOS6510Models Yes!
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it was there when we bought the house.. but you are wrong, the pattern is called drop leaf and from the 1960's lol..
Too Fast I Couldn't Even Catch Up
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Re-releasing such an old kit and shipping it with such terrible paint and glue should be illegal.
They don’t now.. this was old Airfix
It would be very challenging and discouraging for a new model to attempt something like that with no hopeful Outlook towards the end of their expectations of something wonderful little disappointed myself from what I saw a lot of work for very little show!! Discouragement can destroy the whole idea of being a model Crafter when you have an adult try to do it with what is supplied and has a challenge himself that should tell you something right there it can be a complete turnoff to a young man when patients are short to begin with please work harder on your idea concepts or ease and better outcome of their ambitions help them succeed if they succeed you will succeed!!! And thank you young man for the video that you put together to show this like you did doesn't look much fun to me sure it wasn't for you either even though you are experienced and so am I I would expect a little better than that thank you for your video that you have provided hope this helps I love air airfix but they need to work on a little more to make them more enjoyable for the younger people and professionals thank you and God bless 🙏✌️
You raised some valid points.. the cement is terrible but new modellers will still have fun building the kit. The new kits aimed at starters are fantastic
That reminds me of when I first building models at the age of 11 lol I’m 60 now haven’t built anything for over 30 yrs I’ve just broken my leg so I thought give me something to do I make a model just got a kit and a starter toolpack with a mat just waiting for some glue to arrive then to get started, I’ve ordered the Tamika glue lol not that bloody tooth paste stuff that’s all I used as a kid and it used to get everywhere horrible stuff
revelll contacta with the needle is excellent.. send me an email (address in the about section) and ill send you some
Horrible paint, horrible cement: enough to put people off from model-making for life. I'm really not sure that this package does Airfix any favours in finding a future market.
people love a challenge :)
I thought AirFix only did military
They do a lot more my friend.. check out my catalogue video here and have a look at their cool range th-cam.com/video/w6yVE2FmmHg/w-d-xo.html
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But they still got your money unfortunately!! I like airfix very much but this is where I draw the line between right and wrong and this is definitely wrong!!
This has now been discontinued.. To be fair there is a new vision in progress and the new model kits that have been tooled for the new modeller are extremely well made...