Thank you for sharing your experiences (whether good, bad or indifferent) and your ingenuity in trying to recover from a slip-up that probably bugs you a little to this day. You give us these imaginative inspirations and the reassurance that mistakes are part of the process. As they say in baseball, thanks for taking one for the team.
I’m glad you did this video; just started a new project and, digging in my goodies box found a new bottle of Mr.Dissolved Putty I’d bought at the last model show in Bolton. At the same time I also got my grubby hands on a bottle of IPA. Who knew that stuff was going to be like liquid gold.
SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders To be fair, they were only bought in February, it’s was just a lack of functioning brain cells that caused me to forget. 😂
I played Wings of the Luftwaffe on PC when I was a kid and it really stirred my interest in WWII aircraft. Outside of politics and ideology I really loved the designs Germany came up with like the Horten 229 and the ME 163. It amazes me that some of the stuff was so ahead of their time.
Yes but they didn't promote the failures at the time and there were many. Or the pilot deaths. A country like England or America would have never asked a pilot to commit to a suicide test mission. The German's did, literally strapping decent young pilots to a rocket in order to guide them, with no practical way of ejection or deploying a parachute. And the design process, they pushed boundaries for sure and with a bat-shit crazy leader many of these went into production even though they weren't practical or cost effective to produce - the multi engined and twin cockpit / fuselage aircraft spring to mind. Britain in particular had a history and experience of engineering excellence with a filter process for functionality and practical build - even the great Barnes Wallis (Wellington superstructure, bouncing bomb) and R.J.Mitchell (Spitfire) didn't get all their ideas and designs approved. Mitchell was held back significantly for several years until a private benefactor stepped in with cash and side stepped government red-tape. Frank Whittle - the first practical jet fighter was derived from his turbojet engine design (first patent filed 1930) - way beyond the German thinking with their virtually uncontrollable and impractical 262 - it was fast at 500 MPH but how long was it's flight time? How rare / expensive was its fuel? The first allied test aircraft derived from Whittle's engine exceeded 400 mph in 1943, the resultant production Gloster Meteor over 600 mph in late 1945 as the war was coming to an end. Had Whittle been better supported, the Meteor in 1943 would have ended the war much sooner and there were plans to install the engines in the heavy bombers. The German designers and engineers did well in rocket technology, struggled with guidance - many went to America after the war and became the foundation of the NASA Apollo programme - credit to them, but they weren't any more innovative than the allies. That would be a twisting of history in my view.
Another fantastic build mate, absolutely lovin these Star Wars crossovers, I'm always going back and re watching the others. Can't wait for the Diaramas . Thanks for sharing your ideas and methods 👍👍🍺
Hi steamgeezer, your Buildings are very very nice, and your films are funny. Thank you for that and go on. Excuse my bad english, nice greetings from germany
Always had a soft spot for the 'Schwalbe'. A beautiful looking machine, even now. Let down by it's powerplants. A few years ago, some guys in America built a new Me 262, but were told it would be unsafe to use genuine engines, as their reliability was dodgy, to say the least. I believe that the 262 flies with engines from an old Lear Jet. But don't quote me on that - I binned all my 'Flypast' magazines last summer.
"Don't worry... I'll edit that out". Ah yes, time old tradition of fibbing to her indoors is still going strong. I really like these 'Star Wars' builds (but no way is that Vader to the scale they reckon it is) and this is no exception. Great finish on that 262, looks superb. Great vid, thanks for sharing.
I love these crossovers and I think this one is one of the best looking (if you ignore the cockpit faux pas). I have yet to try the Alclad products but they look like they do a really nice job. Looking forward to seeing the diorama.
@@SteamGeezerUK You said there was a trick to it. I have seen a couple of your videos (Red 5 and DV) demonstrating. Any chance you would make a video demonstrating different senarios?
@@michaelgershon870 There'll be a new video out tomorrow where I use it again. The basic trick is to let the putty dry for about 20 minutes, then rub over it with a cotton bud soaked in isopropyl alcohol - this will remove the excess and smooth out what remains, removing the need for sanding.
Another superior project! Every time you work you magic with that H&S Evolution I keep trying to scheme ways of justifying purchasing my own. The Iwata HP-SBS will have to do for now, but the smaller nozzle of the Evo is compelling.
Thanks, and that's a good question. I've had these stands for 30 odd years. I actually tried to buy some more and I can't find them anywhere. If I find a source of them, I'll pass it on.
The whole point of this is that the aircraft is very well maintained and therefore has no weathering. If you look at the Empire vessels in Star Wars, all of them are clean and well kept, which is why I did the same here. Thanks for watching :-)
Wow the better aircraft for Darth Vader! excellent construction although, as far as I can see, the new kit maintains many inaccuracies typical of the Airfix of past years. One for all the Stuka 1/72 (at that time sold in a transparent plastic bag with the instructions stapled on to close the bag) completely without recesses above the engine cowling. Coming back to this model: the left side of the black area on the nose is not as straight as the right side but slightly narrows along the second panel. I must say that seen from the front you notice the difference but seen from the left side the dividing line is harmonious and not bad. Hello
What can I say? It's all about maintaining the position for the edit :-) As for the scale, I think on those Revell kits the scale is more of a suggestion...
Word to the wise if you're going to do this kit with the undercarriage down, make sure you glue the weight as far forward as you can, I glued a BA 6 nut to the cockpit firewall and it was still a tail sitter. I ended up having to fill the nose gear well.
I usually get mine online from ebay. You could try MJR Hobbies. If you join the "Model Kits for Less" Facebook group, that's run by the guy who runs the store - he's a good chap and can get you pretty much anything you want for a decent price.
Excellent kissing sound effects there. Top drawer to the wifey. Unless I've missed pme you've already made, would you be thinking of making a video on how you design and print your decals? (or deeecals) 😉🥴
I'm up to my ears in it at the moment, but I'll see what I can do. Usually I just find what I want on Google and resize it using an ancient copy of Paint Shop Pro.
@@SteamGeezerUK My sincere apologies - I've just realised how you've finished this one! Colour me embarrassed... (I was adding your vid's to my 'Watch Later' list, and the whole "Naboo thing" jumped out at me, so I jumped back with both feet first... hehehe) I think, size-wise, the Meteor would suit - I forgot how big the Starfighter actually is - but maybe a modified "prone pilot" version, without the "prone" bit? Something with a cockpit as far back as possible, y'know? I love your work, man! Entertaining & motivational :o)
I would imagine Lord Vader's cape was a mistake on the original mold. Everyone should know that he would wear a riding cloak that's split to the waist with straps to hold it to each leg! Come on! Good modifications to Lord Vader's figurine.
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That was absolutely incredible.....................The airbrush work was beyond human comprehension in this or any other parallel universe.
I wouldn't go that far, but I appreciate the sentiment :-)
That was brilliant. Wonderful creativity and imagination. I really enjoyed your work. The instruction narrative was fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
That does look surprisingly good and appropriate. Very well done with the decal printing.
Thanks :-)
Impressive most impressive
Cheers ;-)
I love this concept of ww2/star wars. I've been waiting so long to see a 262 like this lol. Well done.
Thanks :-)
Nice model plane Darth Vader edition I want that plane for myself. Star Wars edition nice build and details.
Thanks :-)
I am enjoying your chat and commentary as a guide, and how you are using less music in the more recent uploads. Cheers.
Thanks :-)
What a coincidence. I'm currently restoring an old Monogram 262 I built back in the 90's. I'm jealous of how well yours went together.
Thanks. This actually isn't a bad little kit. A lot of the newer Airfix kits are much improved quality-wise.
Thank you for sharing your experiences (whether good, bad or indifferent) and your ingenuity in trying to recover from a slip-up that probably bugs you a little to this day. You give us these imaginative inspirations and the reassurance that mistakes are part of the process. As they say in baseball, thanks for taking one for the team.
We all mess up sometimes. The trick is to figure out how to deal with it and move on :-)
Turned out great. The decals and pilot figure really give it that SW look.
Thanks :-)
Another great vlog, it’s nice when you divert from the original colour scheme 👍
Thanks :-)
great build! I especially liked the improvisation of a Darth Vader figure.
Thanks. I'm pretty pleased with how well he fitted :-)
Thanks for the enjoyable vid love the commentary keep it up 👍
Thanks :-)
Absolutely an amazing idea of a build and to top it off" you pulled it off !! Kudos to you fine sir.
And my the...... well you know. Lol
Thank you kindly :-)
I’m glad you did this video; just started a new project and, digging in my goodies box found a new bottle of Mr.Dissolved Putty I’d bought at the last model show in Bolton. At the same time I also got my grubby hands on a bottle of IPA. Who knew that stuff was going to be like liquid gold.
And that's why you never throw anything away :-)
SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders To be fair, they were only bought in February, it’s was just a lack of functioning brain cells that caused me to forget. 😂
... and the real boss comes in to check up the situation ...
Great video!
Thanks :-)
I played Wings of the Luftwaffe on PC when I was a kid and it really stirred my interest in WWII aircraft. Outside of politics and ideology I really loved the designs Germany came up with like the Horten 229 and the ME 163. It amazes me that some of the stuff was so ahead of their time.
Yes but they didn't promote the failures at the time and there were many. Or the pilot deaths. A country like England or America would have never asked a pilot to commit to a suicide test mission. The German's did, literally strapping decent young pilots to a rocket in order to guide them, with no practical way of ejection or deploying a parachute.
And the design process, they pushed boundaries for sure and with a bat-shit crazy leader many of these went into production even though they weren't practical or cost effective to produce - the multi engined and twin cockpit / fuselage aircraft spring to mind. Britain in particular had a history and experience of engineering excellence with a filter process for functionality and practical build - even the great Barnes Wallis (Wellington superstructure, bouncing bomb) and R.J.Mitchell (Spitfire) didn't get all their ideas and designs approved. Mitchell was held back significantly for several years until a private benefactor stepped in with cash and side stepped government red-tape.
Frank Whittle - the first practical jet fighter was derived from his turbojet engine design (first patent filed 1930) - way beyond the German thinking with their virtually uncontrollable and impractical 262 - it was fast at 500 MPH but how long was it's flight time? How rare / expensive was its fuel? The first allied test aircraft derived from Whittle's engine exceeded 400 mph in 1943, the resultant production Gloster Meteor over 600 mph in late 1945 as the war was coming to an end. Had Whittle been better supported, the Meteor in 1943 would have ended the war much sooner and there were plans to install the engines in the heavy bombers. The German designers and engineers did well in rocket technology, struggled with guidance - many went to America after the war and became the foundation of the NASA Apollo programme - credit to them, but they weren't any more innovative than the allies. That would be a twisting of history in my view.
Another fantastic build mate, absolutely lovin these Star Wars crossovers, I'm always going back and re watching the others. Can't wait for the Diaramas . Thanks for sharing your ideas and methods 👍👍🍺
Thanks :-)
Hi steamgeezer, your Buildings are very very nice, and your films are funny. Thank you for that and go on. Excuse my bad english, nice greetings from germany
Danke :-)
Always had a soft spot for the 'Schwalbe'. A beautiful looking machine, even now. Let down by it's powerplants. A few years ago, some guys in America built a new Me 262, but were told it would be unsafe to use genuine engines, as their reliability was dodgy, to say the least. I believe that the 262 flies with engines from an old Lear Jet. But don't quote me on that - I binned all my 'Flypast' magazines last summer.
"Don't worry... I'll edit that out". Ah yes, time old tradition of fibbing to her indoors is still going strong.
I really like these 'Star Wars' builds (but no way is that Vader to the scale they reckon it is) and this is no exception. Great finish on that 262, looks superb. Great vid, thanks for sharing.
Apparently Vader was 9 ft tall...lol
I did actually ask her if it was OK to leave it in and she's not bothered :-)
Great job came out spectacular, your technique with paint is fantastic and I am learning a lot from watching how you paint to get color variation.
Thanks :-)
I love these crossovers and I think this one is one of the best looking (if you ignore the cockpit faux pas). I have yet to try the Alclad products but they look like they do a really nice job.
Looking forward to seeing the diorama.
Thanks :-)
Excellent stuff, Vader really does have a handsome aircraft, I really can't wait to see what you do with the diorama.
Thanks :-)
I like that model nice and bright spacecraft.
Fun! Just ordered Mr. Dissolved Putty. Looks brilliant!
You won't regret it.
@@SteamGeezerUK You said there was a trick to it. I have seen a couple of your videos (Red 5 and DV) demonstrating. Any chance you would make a video demonstrating different senarios?
@@michaelgershon870 There'll be a new video out tomorrow where I use it again. The basic trick is to let the putty dry for about 20 minutes, then rub over it with a cotton bud soaked in isopropyl alcohol - this will remove the excess and smooth out what remains, removing the need for sanding.
@@SteamGeezerUK Thank you sir! It looked easy enough, you had just mentioned a "trick" to it. Can't wait to give it a try, as it has already shown up!
Cool build man! Im currently doing darth vaders tie fighter in luftwaffe colours, guess who i was inspired by?
Thanks. Let us know how it turns out :-)
Beautiful wee piece sir.
Thank you kindly :-)
Nice build very interesting subject!!
Thanks :-)
Could you do a star destroyer as the bismark next? That will be a good looking build!
This is a must lol. I agree with this so much.
I do have a Star Destroyer which I will do at some point, but it won't be for a while yet. Haven't decided what to do with it yet.
Another superior project! Every time you work you magic with that H&S Evolution I keep trying to scheme ways of justifying purchasing my own. The Iwata HP-SBS will have to do for now, but the smaller nozzle of the Evo is compelling.
Thanks :-)
Marvelous series. The American P-61Black Widow night fighter/bomber would make a great Y-Wing.
Thanks :-)
love this series, well played. where do you get your stands from?
Thanks, and that's a good question. I've had these stands for 30 odd years. I actually tried to buy some more and I can't find them anywhere. If I find a source of them, I'll pass it on.
love your video, are you thinking about doing other aircraft from star wars factions like the galactic republic or separatists?
I might do at some point. I tend to build whatever takes my fancy at the time :-)
amazing build, I really enjoyed it!... a little bit of weathering if I may suggest...
The whole point of this is that the aircraft is very well maintained and therefore has no weathering. If you look at the Empire vessels in Star Wars, all of them are clean and well kept, which is why I did the same here. Thanks for watching :-)
Wow the better aircraft for Darth Vader!
excellent construction although, as far as I can see, the new kit maintains many inaccuracies typical of the Airfix of past years.
One for all the Stuka 1/72 (at that time sold in a transparent plastic bag with the instructions stapled on to close the bag) completely without recesses above the engine cowling. Coming back to this model: the left side of the black area on the nose is not as straight as the right side but slightly narrows along the second panel. I must say that seen from the front you notice the difference but seen from the left side the dividing line is harmonious and not bad. Hello
Snogging while keeping your hands absolutely immobile is an unusual talent...
There is no way whatsoever that Vader figure is 1:121 scale though...
What can I say? It's all about maintaining the position for the edit :-)
As for the scale, I think on those Revell kits the scale is more of a suggestion...
The scaling in star war kits refers to the original size of the model used during filming.
Word to the wise if you're going to do this kit with the undercarriage down, make sure you glue the weight as far forward as you can, I glued a BA 6 nut to the cockpit firewall and it was still a tail sitter. I ended up having to fill the nose gear well.
I tend to fill the nose with fishing weights. I find them very effective for this kind of thing.
Love it 😉👌
Thanks :-)
Could you tell me what you clean the brush with after using dissolved putty. Great video as always.
Thanks. You can clean up with isopropyl alcohol, but usually I just give the brush a good scrub with a bit of kitchen towel and that seems to work OK.
I don’t get why, having decided to do the anti glare strip, you didn’t fill the gap in front of the canopy
Don't worry about it. I thought the same thing too afterwards :-)
Hoping to see more vids of bombers soon, do you think you would do any?
I will do at some point. I have a very different project coming up soon - maybe after that. I have a Lancaster kicking around somewhere...
For models, I usually go to Hanants, in Hendon, but I would like more of a variety so can you recommend some other shops?
I usually get mine online from ebay. You could try MJR Hobbies. If you join the "Model Kits for Less" Facebook group, that's run by the guy who runs the store - he's a good chap and can get you pretty much anything you want for a decent price.
Thanks for the reply, and the Facebook group looks useful!
Excellent kissing sound effects there. Top drawer to the wifey. Unless I've missed pme you've already made, would you be thinking of making a video on how you design and print your decals? (or deeecals) 😉🥴
I'm up to my ears in it at the moment, but I'll see what I can do. Usually I just find what I want on Google and resize it using an ancient copy of Paint Shop Pro.
@@SteamGeezerUK Cool. Do you use a special kind of paper to print on? Sorry to keep mythering you with questions.
A possible candidate for the Naboo Starfighter colour scheme..?
I think a Gloucester Meteor might be a better candidate, even though it's not WW2 vintage.
@@SteamGeezerUK My sincere apologies - I've just realised how you've finished this one! Colour me embarrassed... (I was adding your vid's to my 'Watch Later' list, and the whole "Naboo thing" jumped out at me, so I jumped back with both feet first... hehehe)
I think, size-wise, the Meteor would suit - I forgot how big the Starfighter actually is - but maybe a modified "prone pilot" version, without the "prone" bit? Something with a cockpit as far back as possible, y'know?
I love your work, man! Entertaining & motivational :o)
@@SteamGeezerUK Oooohh... How about a Westland Whirlwind...?
I would imagine Lord Vader's cape was a mistake on the original mold. Everyone should know that he would wear a riding cloak that's split to the waist with straps to hold it to each leg! Come on! Good modifications to Lord Vader's figurine.
I imagine it would get tangled up in everything :-)
I suppose u r going to build a trench now for a new hope 🍻
Actually, I'm not, but you'll have to wait and see what I'm going to do instead :-)
Theres nothing worse than mould lines on your helmet...
Or a seam line on your flaps😮
Now you know why I say stop laughing at the back ;-)
Tebe to *ebe ?