Building the Tamiya F4U-1A 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft | Let's go old school!
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- In this video, I will go “old school” for modelling! No 3D printed parts or 3D decals! No photo-etch parts! No aftermarket parts made from resin or other materials! 100% old school, with whatever material available! Let’s go old school!
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I had to take a two-week break due to problems while I am building another super detail model. I needed a simple and beautiful kit that I could build in those two weeks; and I chose this. Let me point out, this model and the video were finished in two weeks :) It has nothing to do with any other video or channel. Lots of navy aircraft videos will come later. Thanks for watching!
It's a funny coincidence really. Both Corsairs are beautiful builds with two different approaches.
Oh right I see, very nice model btw !! Both of you're two different approaches are interesting to see
Keep doing such great videos dude :)
Greetings from France
Imagine a collab where they both do one half of the same model
This is one way to test physical laws. Bravo.
Can you build Lexington 1/700 fujimi? I think can be a good video
plasmo and scaleaton building the same aircraft in the same week? that can't be a coincidence
Ye
He kinda sounds like plasma to
Very nice build, mate.
I like this old school modelling so much. It reminds me my teen years when I had so much time for modelling. :-)
I salute to Your airbrush skills, It's amazing to just sit and watch it.
It's a detail that doesn't need to be said!! It's a wonderful piece of work!!!👍👍😊😊
Wow, what a beautiful job with the additional detail - you are in a different league than most of us. Thank you for posting this build
As I got older, I lost patience for detail like that. You are an amazing artisan.
Ahahahaaa! And that, mates, is modeling! Fantasy, inventive, impromptu ideas and a lot of scratch-built details! Otherwise, what's the fun? Don't misunderstand me, today's models are in a whole different cathegory: when i started kit building, they were toys, now they are truly magnificent pieces of work but...i still like turning a decently shaped toy into a true, realistic model. That's is how it all began, after all! BTW, absolutely GORGEOUS results, Scale!!!👋👋👋
Beautiful model! I looked with great interest.
GREAT Video. Old school rules!!! Thanks for sharing mate.
Wow. Your antenna work skills are at another level. Great build!
So I'm watching along thinking: "This is really good, but with enough practice I could do something close to this. Maybe". And then he stretches a cotton bud to make a nano-tube, and threads plastic line through it. Nope, lost me there. Just amazing.
I've been looking for the perfect sea blue tutorial..and this is it!!! It feels like Christmas. Many thanks and my compliments on your skills
Wow, look at the detail! Looks amazing. Great finish 😉
Great buit!
Actually,almost all airplane without hydraulic control systems will stay with the elevators on the down position while parket. But dont forget to put the control stick on pich down. And the rudders pedal as well. Thank you!
This has become one of my favorite videos to learn from! Thank you for sharing.
I enjoy watching, but I'm learning the basics from some other modelers, who model like I do , my planes will never fly, but I do enjoy watching the magic 🎩
Dude.... oh my gosh. This is just pure Art. Good Job man. Awesome!! Thank you for sharing.
God i want this on my display so bad. Greetings from Germany.
Plasmo and Scale-a-ton? This is a dream come true
Yeah I got a tad confused that they both uploaded today and of similar models
@@BaDArxz Like deja-vu.
Lol, my first reaction was "I've already watched this". I mean what are the chances? Great to see how each of them tackled this kit, though, good stuff! 👍
And both of them are corsairs too
Double trouble..... it's hard to pick a winner.
This is model ‘art’ at its best!
Just wow!!!
Great work mate! Thing I didn’t like: decals have no weathering effects. One of the best F4 builds imo though. Love the paint job. It would’ve been perfect if you had added photo-etched cockpit. Cheers!
I think I’ll try the primer and pre-shade technique on my next cockpit. I had been doing a black primer and proceeding from there, but I like your results.
Unbelievable, fantastic work
Very well done
Amazing and Stunning build! Great ideas for the next models! Cheers from Argentina...
Great Model and Video! :)
Formidable! Merci!
Thank you for making this video. I learnt so much from you!
This is one of your most fantastic builds!!!! //Lars
Looks good mate. Real good.
Model ist super heavy weathered, nice. But why are the decals in perfect condition? No scratches only some dark layers.
Speechless!
Thank you again for sharing your excellent methods, and the results! :)
You and plasmo doing the same kit! I love both of you but I prefer yours, as Plasmo always goes a bit over the top with the weathering in a pretty haphazard way. Nightshift shows how heavy weathering should be done.
Just so we're clear, nightshift wouldn't even attempt an aircraft and your airbrushing skill is out of this world, the best of the best. I'm still staggered by the quality of your work here, pure genius.
That was superior
Beautiful 😍
Amazing work 👍
I wonder how many modellers you have inspired to be better!?
Great work, congrats! Please, where do you find such thin lead and brass wires? Thanks
sympa, le corsaire
amazing
Such a pleasure to see! Is there a real difference between all those different metal wires that you use? Lead, brass, copper....? Thanks a lot and all the best 😀
Let's list the ingredients from hard to soft; brass, copper and lead. That's the whole difference and I choose one based on its intended use.
Hello! I learned a lot watching your video. I’m having difficulty finding the wires, etc you use. Could you maybe not your suppliers? Thank you, Don Walters
Thank you for your kind comment. I buy my supplies like that from local art or electronic stores
Scale a ton vs Plasmo Begin!!!
This one is mo better
Exquisite
What kind of kamera do you use?
In this age of "Short Cuts" in model building. The "Old School" art of "Scratch building" is A Lost Art! To get good at anything
it takes Time, Dedication to whatever you do.....Scratch Building teaches you Size, Proportion, Measuring, Precise cutting and
gluing....Looking at Reference photos and interpreting what you See in the photo and applying it to your model. Such as Wheel well detail, cockpit and engine such as the case with this Corsair. Some may say, "Hey that wire or buckle or conduit
is Not in the proper place" Who Gives a Rats Behind!! REALLY!!!
Get a Life!! This hobby is FUN , Relaxing yes at times Frustrating....But If you can Get out of the "After market Syndrome"
and Expand your building skills and SAVE MONEY?????!!!!! That is a Good thing.
Everyone's Skill Level is Different....Never Compare Your skill level with anyone else's...I would ask the Modeler that i was admiring his or her work, HOW did You do this? All of them said TIME, PRACTICE and PATEINTS!
So who am I to get up on my soap box and Preach this?? Nobody I'm Just sharing my opinion thats all..
I'm Lazy by modeling standards if there are any....
Yes I use After market sets and parts once in a while...But mostly Out of the Box and Scratch Building sometimes...
Scale-A-Ton, Keep it coming Great Work!!!!
Blessings
Darrell Killingsworth
Which Tamiya Kit is this?
Just found your channel and loving the videos and attention to detail. Wil work through them all gradually. Just a question about your paint ratios, as I am new to airbrushing, is 5% the paint (XF-2) with 95% thinner? Your reply would be greatly appreciated and sorry if you've answered this elsewhere.
Thank you for your comment. Yes exactly it is. %5 Paint + %95 thinner = %100 mixture.
@@Scaleaton Thanks, your help is much appreciated
@@Scaleaton I was coming to the comment section to ask about this as well. Thank you so much for your very informative videos and advice.
What does the ‘ratio in the mix %’ mean?
Mixture is consist thinner and paint. This is paint ratio in the %100 mixture :)
PS I would be happy to donate to your TH-cam site that always comes as a surprise when you hit subscribe sometimes it's a few dollars I find taken out of my account and sometimes it's like a hundred and $114 and nobody tells you how much it's going to be until after the fact and then when you look at your bank activity it comes out as a second and third party name that you don't recognize nor does my bank and they say pending do you want to authorized this debit the bank doesn't recognize it and neither do I I say no!
Amazing Build as alsways, but no way u build this in 2 Weeks only!
It's possible if you have nothing else going on. I've completed builds in only one week while on vacation from work. Not as good as this build but good enough to win an award at a local competition.
You must be friends with Plasmo, i'm pretty sure this has happened before
Just a 12 year old dude from India in Asia, love your builds, it helped me a lot while building my B5N2 1/48 :)
The antenna work is truly unbelievable. You have immense patience and eagle-eyesight.
Another OUTSTANDING build, "Thank You" for sharing this with us...
Didn't Plasmo just build an F4U as well? And amazing as always!
Thank you! I don't follow TH-cam so much really. I spend my whole day working on the new build and editing its video clips. I have a build schedule and I follow it. Seems like people think I summon the model and its video with magic in few hours.
Love seeing this kind of detail building. The landing gear spring is out of this world! I play guitar, so whenever I change strings, I keep the old ones for this kind of detail. Easier than making from scratch, but I certainly appreciate your work!
Insanely good! thats what you can do when you dont have the extras, but ace the technique!!!!!! congrats...
Very good!
Please,1/48 Kinetic Mirage IIIE
Beautiful...So much here for inspiration...and BIG thanks for the heated cotton bud (Q-tip) trick...
17:22 Everyone these days seems to prefer syringe needles for drilling instead of drill bits. Interesting.
Hey you and Plasmo are kindred spirits. Same f4u’s at the same time.
…is what I said 5hrs after 10 other people
Not same, plasmo did early version birdcage Corsair
Gloriously beautiful build and finish. You provide an incredible amount of detail explaining your work! Thank you
Stunning work on the fading and variety of blue hues on the camouflage - and the extra work on the gear looks stunning! Thanks for sharing!
WOW!!!!! Great vid, thanks for sharing!
This is really an inspiring vid, as the unrelenting pressure to buy, buy, and buy more and more aftermarket products has become so overpowering (to me, anyway) over the years as to discourage many from even getting started. While they may be great products, the costs are well beyond many of us. Imagine a $125 model airplane! You've shown us that you don't have to go that route to enjoy the hobby and get great results! Many thanks.
It’s great to see models built without having to buy EXTRA kits (photo-etch, 3D printed parts) - thank you. I don’t always have all that extra cash to throw down on those things.
Just love the “old school” way of building...plenty of detailing WITHOUT getting all the expensive super detailing add on kit(s)....Just proper model making that is using “old school” techniques...BRAVO...I HAVE SUBSCRIBED...
You've talked about that video with Plasmo???
second time, the same model just one day later ... it can't be a coincidence
@@juliettsolit7918 why can't it be a coincidence? Popular kits are popular for a reason. See how many P-38s dropped at the same time last year? How many F-4s we're seeing right now?
@@juliettsolit7918 Which one is the first? I can't remember like this before :) I also have another corsair video in my channel and it's exactly five years old. Maybe there's a deeper conspiracy than you think.
No, I'm not affiliated with any of Scale Modeler TH-camrs, I don't know any of them, and I've never talked to them.
@@TheModelGuy Both models you mentioned are on the bench right now. 😂
"Oh its beautiful..."
Beautiful build! It doesn't matter, A or B released what... Its a master piece and i had tremendous fun watching This One (and all others wich i always watch), being built and painted! Stay safe!
Thank you very much your kind words and wishes my friend.
I have an Iwata Neo paintbrush, is there a smaller nozzle or something for doing really skinny fine painting? I'm new
W😳WSERZ 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳👍👍👍
I Have This Kit In My Stash (Somewhere) . Have a Blessed Week Sir.
Beautiful!
Hello Rahmi!
I love the old school! 🙂
This kit is in my stash too.
I have a soft spot for the Corsair. It was one of my better models in my 1:72nd scale collection as a kid...
Another one was the Fairey Firefly. I wished I had access to Tamiya kits back then (in the eighties, behind the 'iron curtain'...)
Thank you Radu! Yes, The eighties were really tough for some countries. We also had access problems to some products in those years. However, it is still missed.
@@Scaleaton can you make a discord
With group builds and stuff
I really like your irregular paint effect (22:48). It seems better than black basing.
Прекрасный пример исполнения только доступными средствами, вспомнил старый добрый verlinden modelling magazine
You build museum quality. Just wondering why you didn’t replace kit exhaust with brass tube? Better than me.
I did it that on my previous builds a few times but I didn't go to that trouble this time because it didn't make much of a difference. This is my opinion of course.
@@Scaleaton it is under belly. Everything else made up for it. Inside the cowl was great, even though you said simple 😂
Could you comment about x-22, please.
On this video it doesn`t look like beautiful clear coat. In another of your videos I saw that you have polished thick coat of tamiya x-22 for better glossiness.
Looks like it's not very great stuff.
Also I would love to share some pictures and videos of my models and like I said I make 1/32 scale WWII models and various scales in Starships tricked-out with LED lights Etc would love to exchange these with you and share some tips and ideas and some simple special effects that's not going to cost an arm and a leg thank you again Eric Sahagun
This is how I still model and I'm 30 been modeling since I was 10 no photoetch no 3d printed parts resin or anything just kit evergreen styrene for making custom parts paint and paint brush and airbrush for anything bigger then 1/72 scale
I'd like to tell you your detail it's fabulous your camera stays focused and because you're able to focus so closely were able to see all a detail of your work. The only thing I'm disappointed is that the wiring you were using in the cockpit and on the landing gears you didn't say where you can get that type of silver and copper wire so I wouldn't know the first thing and how to attain that water or what you use to make the buckles for the seatbelts the drill you use I've seen many modulars use it but nobody says where you can find that I was fascinated what you did with the tail section but I'm not clear and I'm 30 minutes into your 35-minute video why you went to so much detail in cutting off things and adding things it's still unclear to me. I also build Starships and I followed these Master Builders and they leave out a lot of detail they show you how to prep the individual Parts but they don't show you how they apply these parts to the final finish and again I'm left not knowing and disappointed. The other issue about subscribing ringing the bell Etc I don't recall once getting a response to the questions I asked these modelers. So I'm going to ask of you the same thing I asked them and never get an answer and I'm hoping you do my name is Eric Sahagun ... I'm on Facebook I wish you would befriend me and asked sir my questions cuz everytime somebody contacts me on Facebook I get a notification and they answer my question and I answered there's it works out very well but I don't know what the magic formula it takes to get a question answer and answer to questions of people on TH-cam maybe you'll be the first person to help me out on this ... thank you sincerely Eric and you do a fabulous and amazing job I'm in Awe of your work and detail!
Hey there - I'm new to this and have really enjoyed watching your videos. Question - when you say for example 1% ratio what does that mean? Thanks!!
I used your video and followed your painting tips as a beginner modeler and OMG! My model looks amazing thank you for the help ❤🎉
I let the thin set glue wick into the joints. The glue stains the seams, but they disappear when I paint the model. Recently, I used some MRP lacquer based paint and the glue seams are visible. Is this because its lacquer based, or do some paints let the glue joints show through?...thanks-
They cast most of them in gray now. In the 70s, the planes were cast in blue, brown, gray, dark green or olive drab. Some in black.
Hi, very new to the hobby. I was going to buy this kit as my second model. But I have a question, when youre applying the glue to the painted parts, wont that peel off the paint? i learned from my first model that I want to prepaint the parts before i glue them, but i have noticed that it peels the paint off. How are you doing it? Great model btw.
I'm not entirely convinced by the general level of weathering that modellers apply to kits these days . These were mass produced combat aircraft with a very short life span . I appreciate that a degree of artistic expression is involved but surely many of these aircraft never remained airworthy long enough to acquire such an extensive patina .
Really awesome build! The degree of detail is mindblowing. If I could, I would subscribe a 2nd time. Cheers!
Can I ask do, you go by actual photos of the aircraft and inparticular the landing gear bay to run the lead wiring or do you just go with what you think looks good. Amazing work as always.
The level of detail is breathtaking. I would love to do this, but I'd be too afraid I'd mess something up and ruin the model.
When you say "Ratio in the Mix" what does that mean? for example "Ratio in the mix 5%"? Thanks
Great build! You have a very calm and nice voice to listen to. Thank you for sharing.
Great & Beautiful build! Elevator trim tab are the entire recessed area…twice what you cut and repositioned
I cant afford photo etch and resin just to build especially with the price of kits now. Even decals put a dent in the budget and the stores here wont cant order them.
hi Where do you source the various thicknesses of lead wire from ? Fantastic build by the way!
Maybe the best weathering of an f4u ever done. You really captured the beating these birds took
I always see them with either NAVY or MARINES markings on them.