AIRFIX 2022 NEW SPITFIRE 1/24 build day one - 1080p HD
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Today I'm starting to build the brand new 2022 Airfix Spitfire Ixc in 1/24th scale. Thinking of buying one? See here how to put it together!
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Seat and support
09:47 Cockpit floor & wall
13:42 Instruments
23:27 Assembling the cockpit
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That compass is an absolutely awesome little treasure
Good morning Gary! This series is going to be great! I love your videos, there are some of the best modeling videos out there. There is something so enjoyable about watching them. Thank you for making these videos for us to watch 😊
Thank you so much!
Amazing to think how all those details in the cockpit came to be invented, designed and refined over such a short amount of time. And then someone had to crawl in the thing and test it, let alone fly it into combat. Kudos to Airfix for putting that level of detail in. Really is a shame that so much won't be seen once it's fully assembled. Well done, and thanks for sharing the mistakes any of us would make to make it easier to get it right.
Thanks Locha! I'm having the canopy and side door open so will get as much visibility as possible of the inside bits!
Really nice detailed photography. Thanks
Once again, thanks for showing us everything about the build. It's refreshing to meet someone who admits it when something goes a little wrong. I love your old Spitfire compass!
My pleasure Owen!
33:49 Yip. That's why I'm building this to this stage and keeping it outside the aircraft as a separate model, and maybe even with a side removable, same with detailed engine.
Great video. So much detail in that section. Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦
My pleasure Peter!
You are more of an inspiration than those outstanding amazing modelling channels where everything looks like a work of art. They put me off building anything but you inspire because if Gary can do it then there is hope for me. Santa MAY be bringing me a ‘Katy’ because of your build videos, you have tempted me to give modelling another go.
I am so glad to hear that and I really hope Santa has got the hint and brings your Katy home to you!
Great video - thanks! My boys bought me this for Christmas! I was a bit overwhelmed to say the least! I have not made an Airfix model now for a few years since my lads were wee but I made the original Mk1 back in the 70s. I later converted this to Mk5 but it got lost somewhere during our various house moves (as did a lot of the models!) not to mention my wife's "helpful" dusting! Fortunately they thought to buy me a fair selection of paints / adhesives / brushes so I should be able to make a good effort. Your videos have inspired me - thanks.
You've raised your boys well if this is what they buy for you! It is intimidating at first but if you think of the bits as sub-assemblies then do each of them bit by bit then the kit does make a lot of sense and is far less scary! The sprue layout is very good and the production is excellent. Just make sure you look carefully at the instructions and test fit everything where you can! I'm really enjoying it.
@@garys_stuff Thanks for your advice!
Just completed the cockpit. Way better than any model I've done in the past. Fit of parts is superb! Struggled a bit with the dashboard decals but that's probably just an age thing. Thanks for your videos, very helpful to us wanna be constructors!
@@colinmiles1052 glad I can help! That cockpit is very well designed, I must say.
A great start to the build Gary. 9 thousand of us can’t be wrong.
Thanks Paul!
The black device, on the rear of the headrest bulkhead is a voltage regulator
I just knew one of my fine viewers would know - thanks!
Another winner Gary, really appreciate the emphasis on being patient and admire you showing us your mistakes if you make them. It all goes into making your videos more real. Cheers.
Cheers Norman - if I mess up I figure other people might too so better to warn them than try and hide it! I'd rather not make mistakes, but they do happen and I'm happy to 'fess up to them as long as it helps others to avoid them!
Lovely looking build so far Gary, thank you for showing the mistakes as well, it just shows how easy it is to get one tiny thing wrong which then leads to problems further on in the build.
Great to see the original compass from the spitfire.
Always amazes me when watching the spitfires at Duxford that have been rebuilt from remnants found buried on beaches etc. The fact that they get them airworthy again is testament to what brilliant engineers we have in this country.
Can't wait to see the next instalment, keep up the great work!
Absolutely, what they can get back into the air is amazing. Can't wait for their Beaufighter to get flying again!
That compass is awesome Gary. 😍
The cockpit is a great model on it's own Gary
Thanks!
Nice job Gary. I’m looking forward to more.
Thanks Ian 👍
Much appreciated Gary, with the advice proffered as you progress. This model will be an admirable beaut attracting compliments when built.
Fingers crossed!
Well done Gary a lot of good information and the compass was a brilliant gift marra . Regards Gav.
Thanks marra!
This already look amazing! Can't wait to see how it looks when u finish it.
Me neither...!
Paint it as if you are painting a picture !
Coming along nicely, Gary. You've done the instrument panel beautifully. Just being a little pedantic, but I see that the flap lever on the panel (top left hand corner, to the left of the red data placards,) appears to have been molded, correctly, in the 'up' position, so strictly speaking, you have to model your kit with flaps 'up' to be correct.
For those wishing to model flaps 'down', the molded lever has to be shaved off and repositioned in the opposite direction.
My father flew Spitfires and he said flaps were always put back in the 'up' position after landing at the earliest opportunity. In addition, the flap positions were either 'up' or 'down'. There was no intermediate position.
Hope this helps.
Mark it helps enormously and I will attend to it. The comment about flap selection reminded me that the lack of intermediate position was an issue on late Seafires, as I have mentioned before. To give about 15 degrees of flap for take-off at heavy load, the pilot selected flap down, a small wooden chock was held in place then the flaps selected up - the chock providing the required degree of flap. On take off, stable climb, gear up then a quick cycle of "down and up" on the flap lever dumped the chock. Barmy.
@@garys_stuff Hey Gary, thank you so much for your prompt response. Gosh, I was completely unaware that they resorted to such measures in the FAA regarding Seafires. Wonderful stuff. My father, who was RAF always had great respect for naval pilots as when landing, his airstrip stayed perfectly still and certainly didn't have a tendency to pitch or roll!
@@markfranks1329 another thing I read about in "They Gave Me a Seafire" was the loss of many aircraft going off the end of the runways - the Spitfire was designed for grass strips which help with the braking - on concrete the brakes got no help and would fade before stopping the aircraft! But I would say that anyone who got into one of these things and took them to face an enemy was a bloody hero. Full stop.
@@garys_stuff Too flippin' true!
Am thoroughly enjoying your content. Keep up the excellent work. Looking forward to future instalments in regard to this fabulous kit. 👍
Amazing work Gary 💯👍❤️
Cheers Duncan!
Love the work you have done so far. Looks like a super fun build. Thanks for sharing and being so honest, love your videos!
Cheers Will!
If you remember the film Battle of Britain a Corporal addresses as pilot and says was the undercarriage lever a bit stiff Sir. I think you will find that the lever is mounted on the right side and hence that is what the lever appears to be.
I do remember it - "undercarriage lever a bit stiff sir?", "well yes, actually!", "well I wouldn't say that to the squadron leader if I were you, sir...." Thanks for that, I will have to get a map of the cockpit from the Pilot's Notes...
@@garys_stuff the Pilot's notes that includes "Needs more stencils"? 😜☕🐢
@@crazylocha2515 nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
So nice...thanks
Thanks ,Gary , that was a pleasure to watch . You are for sure , a Man with patience and skill . I am really looking forward to the rest of the build . Maybe ,Santa will bring you some more of these so you can do one in each colour scheme , lol . And a quick shout out to , Airfix . Well done , Guys .
Oh, I hope not. No disrespect to Airfix and the great job they've done, but I really couldn't handle another one of these any time soon. Maybe if they do a PR.IX next year....
Hi Gary good stuff - so detailed looks fantastic- i think you’ve a few more hours with this one.
Yes, one or two more hours...
Outstanding! I keep thinking that's a funky spray booth behind you! Great light and views of the build. The new space is great
Thanks Anthony - wish it were a funky spray booth!
Hello Gary, fantastic build! Love your channel, looking forward to more!
Thank you kindly!
Great to see you've started with the Spitfire. Lot's of very nice details in the cockpit. I will keep following your progress, like I do with your other builds too. Thanks for putting in a lot of effort to make and share your videos. Cheers, Ferry.
Cheers to you Ferry!
Well recovered, I'm sure other people will make the same error! Thank for well presented video, very intresting build, always useful little rinkles, have great Christmas and a well deserved rest.
Hope fewer will do so if they've watched the video!!! Cheers Jim!
Thanks Gary, it does look very good 👍🏻🇦🇺
Thanks David, hope the rest goes as well!
What an incredible kit. That's a tonne of work there Gary, really well done.
I'm thinking of doing one from 303 Squadron if I can get the markings on aftermarket.
Should be able to get most things aftermarket, if not yet then soon enough!
Nice one Gary.
Cheers Stephen!
Great video thank you. I dont have the budget or space for the full model but would love a Spitfire cockpit similar to the large Lancaster nose art kit but abit cheaper lol. Looking forward to the rest of the build.
Maybe a 1/12 scale cockpit might be a winner?
Looking good Gary 👍🏻🇦🇺
Thanks David 👍
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Nice one bud
Thanks Mike 👍
Hi Gary I’m just getting into modelling. What medium sized bombers kit would you recommend for someone with limited experience? Love the videos btw keep it up!
Well the new tool Airfix Mosquito is a nice kit to make, fairly straightforward but with some nice details. The Dornier 17 is very good - just one little faff with the cockpit (it's in my video!!!) but the result is very good. The Beaufort is maybe a little fiddly if you're very new to the hobby, only because of the glazed nose, but really not bad at all. I'm probably making the He111 in the new year. The Wellington is lovely, even tells you which bits are going to be hidden away so are optional extras!
Lovely as always. BTW, how's your cat doing?
The cats are fine, thanks!
@@garys_stuff Cat's, my mistake. We've got but one, and she's magical.
Question? what colour do you paint your interior. As far as I see there are various colours of green used.
That is a function of using automatic exposure and colour balance when filming! For UK aircraft I tend to use Vallejo IDF Green, I find the Humbrol 78 a bit too rich a green for my tastes.
@@garys_stuff Thanks Gary👍
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Gary this is amazing i got mine saturday and cant wait to get started keep up the amazing work and have a good xmas 😊😊
You too Harry, very best to you and Emily!
Good work Gary, especially the cautionary tale of the seat positioning.
I'll make two observations, first the kit, the tab for the air bottles would have been better in a recess in the cockpit side rarther than a slot right through which shows unnecessarily from the outside.
Second. in your build, I do not know what colour the seat pan should be so you might be right but the pilot sits on the parachute so the seat pan need not be leathered. Should the colour be green or black?
This did cross my mind, as I've never sat on a leather seat in any RAF plane. I'll have to ask after the holidays...
@@garys_stuff Further update, I was looking through Spitfire bible "Spitfire the History" by Morgan and Shacklady to see if there was a good picture of the seat but unfortunately not. Spec F37/30 does specify grey/green for the interior of the cockpit (excluding the instrument panel). I assume the parachute would cause quite a bit of wear and tear so light alloy would be vissible. However, I remembered that you are building a PR version. In the book there is quite a bit on PR versions (like a refueling port in the underside leading edge between ribs 19 and 20 and a lot of hand access ports under the LE for rivetting for the fuel tank). I don't remember which version you are building but in the cockpit build you should have had a type 35 camera controller roughly where the gun sight would have been and depending on version another control box by the pilots left knee. The shutter button appears to be on the top of the throttle lever. The three levers on the throttle are throttle, mixture and proppeler pitch.
Incidentally, one of the specifications F5/34 requires adjustment of the seat (up and down) and the rudder pedals (fore and aft) by up to 4 inches in flight which explains the lever on the right of the seat pan.
Hope that helps.
My one is an FR.IX, so doesn't have the Type 35 camera control (it still has the gun sights as it is armed) - there would I guess have been the controller on the lower left of the cockpit - basically an "on/off" switch with fuses maybe - for the single F24 camera behind the cockpit. From memory the Type 35 was all about the vertical cameras, setting altitude and speed so the system could make exposures at appropriate intervals for proper overlap of the frames as only the central third or so was at the best possible resolution for the lens. Maybe by the time of the F.IX they were using the synthetic bonded paper seats, they appear to be all brown (rather than leather) - in which case maybe the sides should be brown also?
The difficulty is in finding contemporary images that show this, as restorations can be quite variable!
sorry "synthetic resin-bonded paper", SRBP seats...
@@garys_stuff So you have the oblique camera then (a bit like the PR in "A Bridge too Far"). If you have guns, you don't have LE tanks either. I knew about the aerolite spitfire but not about cardboard seats.
Going off on atangent, I looked at Airfix site yesterday and was amased just what a small range they have, and whilst they have the bomber service kit there are no figures. What do you use for figures in diaramas? Wheres the ground crew to load the bombs?
Coming along very nicely, Gary!
Whats the length and span of this model?
Also, can you advise where you got your workbench from? I am setting up / sourcing for my new modelling workshop which I am currently stripping paint / very old paper from.
Good on you for alerting your audience to the potential pitfalls as you went along.
Love the old Spit compass. What a nice piece of history that is to have.
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Hi Darren,
The kit ends up 469mm wide (for the full span wings) and 397mm long.
The workbenches are from Ikea - the main bench is a Lagkapten 120x60 with an Alex drawer unit and two Adils legs. The camera bench is a Linnmon 100x60cm with four Adils legs. The storage units are by HobbyZone available online at hobbies.co.uk
You must let me know how your new workshop goes!
@@garys_stuff Thanks, Gary. I thought they looked a bit Ikeaesque.
Room is 12ft by 7ft. Way off finishing yet. But I will have a look at Ikea for the work desk.
the seat back cushion area was normally black
Just following the instructions! I guess you can paint either, maybe depended on where and when it was built?
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