Building the Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane with added lights and motor for a charity auction
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Charity auction for this model:
www.ebay.co.uk...
Today at Badgerworks we build the Airfix Hawker Hurricane starter set. This build is in aid of Models for Heroes, a charity I support, and will be auctioned off in aid of the charity. The auction will start next week when the follow up video for this build goes up, so stay tuned.
www.modelsforheroes.co.uk
www.hannants.co.uk
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Theme - SteamGeezer Shuffle - Agricultural Light & Magic
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Thank you for your build and support.......I'm a former serviceman with diagnosed PTSD and use model making as a relaxing tool. Thank you again......
The finest respect to those who put on the line for us to live in freedom . Thank you .
WOW- AGAIN: Second one watched and amazed at the level of detail, and the number of paints, brushes, glues lacquers, etc needed You have an amazing skill set, very arty. I feel inspired to look up how much it will cost to try to reproduce something similar. If nothing else that will pass a bit of time during this quarantine period, then look for more model making videos. So thanks for keeping me entertained.
You're very welcome. You don't actually need all that much stuff. I did a video a while ago where I used cheap alternatives to save money. That video is here - th-cam.com/video/vv-pGwnSaiE/w-d-xo.html
Wow , vintage citadel paints , still going strong after all these years !
I know, right? :-)
Looks amazing! I once put a motor in a 1/72 scale Airfix Lysander for a diorama many years ago . . .
What an excellent model and an absolute fantastic idea for MFH. Also picked up some great tips and even bought an airwick oil burner the same as yours although water can get quite hot i had to keep turning it off for a while and turning back on but a great idea and i also bought one of those plastic circle things for the wheels. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm glad the gadgets helped you as much as they help me :-)
Splendid job as usual and a really bloody good idea auctioning it off for charity, I hope it sells for a small fortune best of luck getting the highest price possible for a truly worthwhile cause.
Thanks. I hope so too.
best vid i watched today. bring memories of childhood and Airfix, awsome build sir
Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm glad it brought back happy memories for you :-)
What a good kit build and a brilliant idea for adding extra interest to the kit. I'm now inspired to do my 1/72 Mosquito with the extra bits. Thanks for the inspiration
Chris
Thanks. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Another great video. I seem to be spending most of my evenings watching your builds now. Also my list of things to get seems to be getting longer. I never know what I want for Christmas and birthdays. Now I do !
Keep em coming, much better than what's on the TV these days.
Great upload. Excellent tips on painting and building. Thank you very much. 👍👍🇨🇦
Thanks :-)
Lovely build. I may give the pencil tube a try as a stand even without wires etc. It looks a good stand and seems very useful when holding the plane for painting. Good work with the motor - as someone who spent 4 hrs in A&E I can confirm you don't want to get glue on your shaft!
Thanks, I appreciate it :-)
Great stuff, and thanks for the tip about the Air Wick heater!
Thanks. I can't remember who told me about it, but I tried it and it's so useful.
Another model that was 2/- 10p in the 60s now £10. And for a kid in 60s good fun and a bit of pocket money, now a high cost luxury! Makes you think how we was we got the best of times, in many ways.
If you keep an eye out, you can often find these Airfix starter kits in Lidl and Aldi for £5. I never pay full price for models :-)
Nice work. I love the hints and tips and its all for a good cause.
Thanks :-)
I bought a small electric drill online and is great for drilling out a lot of things like underwing stores points, or where a mesh grill should be, but a Archimedes spiral drill for the one or two places. The small electric drill actually cost less than Archimedes drill. The only drawback with the electric drill is that the speed is hard to control, the on-off switch is the only means of control and sometimes it’s difficult to get right, but I am going to get an in-line rotary speed switch for a couple of quid 💷 and that should work perfectly.
I've seen those little Tamiya modelling drills and they're supposed to be quite good. I have a rotary tool that has adjustable speed but it's a bit big for really delicate work. I think there are smaller rotary tools that are available.
Very nice m8. I've put engines into four WWI aircraft above my railway layout for a Casualty Clearing Station. I used white tack to hold the engines in place and superglue for the wires. I had to modify the Camels quite a bit to get them to fit. I power them with a mains transformer.
For your next project of a similar line, you may want to look at making use of small SMT(surface mount technology) LEDs for the running/landing lights. Could also mount them in place for the port and starboard lights. I love this project though. Makes me want to get back into the model building thing again. Just a pity it's become prohibitively expensive here in South Africa due to the crappy exchange rates.
I actually do a lot with SMDs, and I did consider it for this, but I wanted to have a play with fibre-optics. Here's one I did with SMDs a while ago - th-cam.com/video/zsjoCp1sbic/w-d-xo.html
That's an excellent idea, the Models For Heroes markings really make it stand out. Very well done a beautifully executed build.
Thanks :-)
That is a thing of beauty. One small thing: the yellow gas indicator square decal, should be well inboard, near the fuselage. Hurricanes do look good in decals other than RAF - one of the nicest is the Irish Air Force ones that Airfix included with their first new tooling 1/72 Hurricane.
Interesting to know, cheers - I put it on where the box said to put it. I very nearly left it off because, in my opinion, it looks bloody awful :-)
I don't like them either. It was made to detect Mustard gas. Apparently, in the early war period, the paint was applied to the tops of pillarboxes. The only model I've ever applied the 'gas patch' to, was a DH Tiger Moth. It sits on the rear fuselage, behind the pilot. I think that, if you were in an open trainer, you'd have a damn good idea that you'd flown through a cloud of Mustard gas, without a reactive cloth patch to tell you.
Great idea mate! Can’t go wrong with a 1.72 Hurricane.Look forward to the next one 👍
Thanks :-)
Excellent, you put your heart and soul into this build. I love the weathering. So much better than that ship on a rock thingy you did. Your so much better at authentic WW2 stuff loved watching this👍
Just one tiny thing, it would have been nice if you had drilled out the exhausts a bit, bit fiddly I know, but really worth it.
Hey mate. Carl here, an old scouse bastard living in Canada. Great video, I'm just researching lighting models, it can have an awesome visual effect and you did a damned fine job on yours. As for your stencil though. If you don't mind a little advice from someone who always tries to replace decals with actual paint. I always put the cut out part of the stencil, (in your case the square), on the model first. I find it much easier to see if I have the correct placement. Once I've done that I would place my masking piece in place over, (the square), and then remove that piece of stencil ready for paint. I hope you, or anybody else reading this, understands my explanation. You are obviously a very experienced modeller and so therefore probably very aware of my method. If so please accept my apologies, I just thought I'd mention it regardless. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, I appreciate the tip. I'll try that next time I need to make a stencil.
Thanks for the advice, I’ll try that !
Nice, thats so good.
Greetings from Germany
Thanks, and thanks for watching :-)
Awesome second no third time I watch it 😀 fantastic
Thanks, I appreciate it :-)
I made a Stuka with a small engine at school :) I made The kit at home, and at school I did The electrical stuff. Now I have a cool kit on top of my shelf :) , I still have few engines left So ill propably try to do something in The future.
Nice one, glad to hear it :-)
You'll be pleased to know, I think you did a nice job.
Great idea to sell it too.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Nice, thats so good.
Thanks :-)
Another great build!
Thanks, I appreciate it.
That's awesome what you're doing!! Great job as usual, I'll be sure to give the auction a look
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Lovely.
Thanks :-)
VERY WELL DONE THANKS .
Fantastic
Thanks :-)
Have you done navigation lights for 1.72 scale yet please? It's my first time trying lighting and I'm wondering how hard the flashing lighting would be? This video was the spark I needed to get back into model making after so long and have got the C-47 skytrain to Try it on. Any advice would be welcome :-)
Have a look at this video - the Start Destroyer I did recently. There's some fibre optic stuff in there that might help - th-cam.com/video/Hmbe1pT_XPs/w-d-xo.html
@@SteamGeezerUK thank you :-)
Clever, creative and superb...what's not to like?
Thanks :-)
Well done!
Thanks :-)
Very cool, where did you get the motor from? I think I have a couple of the old Airfix motors from way back in the day. Would like to get some new ones though
There's a link above to get them from Amazon. It's actually cheaper to buy five than it is to buy one... You may find them cheaper elsewhere - the links are just to make it easier for people to find things and it helps me out too.
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As always great job! Such a great cause! I built the non-paint start set a few months ago and the wings detail was very crisp. Any tips on getting starts with fibre optics? I have a build coming up in the next few months and wanting to use LED/fibre optics.
If you want to just play around to get started, look for old toys that have fibre optics in them. The ones here came from a kind of light up sword gadget that had a bundle of fibre optics inside to light up the blade. Such toys can often be found in Pound Shops and/or Dollar Stores.
Thanks for watching.
@@SteamGeezerUK Brilliant thanks, ill keep a eye out on ebay/carboots for some old toys. Keep up the awesome work!
Keep up the good work
Thanks :-)
You can get acrylic tube on eBay quite cheap. I just recently picked up a 36" x 1/8" id / 1/4" od tube for four Airfix 1/72 dioramas I'm building for sale for about $6 US shipped from the US. And 4 pieces 36" x 1/8" od rod for about $13 US shipped from US.
That's very true. The reason I used the pencil is because I wanted to get this finished and I didn't have time to wait for the tube to arrive :-)
Thanks for watching.
firstly very nice, I do appreciate the sentiment behind the build, but I think, [this is my opinion] that the MFH decals would look better over the roundels. never the less, a beautiful model, and I can't wait to see the finished product, cheers from Adelaide Sth. Aust
I thought about putting them over the roundels, but it looked a bit odd when I tried it.
Thanks for watching :-)
nice build..
one thing...ok..2..!
what's the airbrush??
do you find 15psi is ideal at 50% mix for all paints...?
I use Vallejo.so would that psi and mix work ok?
The airbrush I use the most is a Harder & Steenbeck Evolution with a 0.2mm nozzle. I use 15psi for almost everything because I can't be bothered to reach over and adjust the regulator on my compressor :-)
As for the 50% mix, I find that's a good baseline for all paints, even supposedly pre-thinned paints like Vallejo Model Air. I sometimes thin much more, for example I use 20% paint or even thinner when shading. If the paint is thinner, you might want to lower the PSI - if I do a mix of 5% paint, it's like water so I might drop to maybe 5psi.
It's a tricky business and it pays to experiment with your setup to get the best results, but 50/50 is a good place to start.
Thanks for the info..
Keep up the good work.!!@@SteamGeezerUK
Really great, very nice
Hope I also can buy some of those decals when I’m going to Telford this year.
How long did you dry the decals before putting the varnish down?
Thanks. I'm not sure how long I left them down for. It wouldn't been very long - I'm extremely impatient. It was probably no more than ten minutes.
SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders thnx for the info
Art
Thanks, I appreciate it :-)
The brushes I use , I buy in an art store Thank you .
Great job, but just one thing. The hurricane only had one landing light on at a time with a switch in the cockpit for port or starboard.
Looking forward to the next video for this one, well done!...Bill
Thanks. The next video will be up next Monday, the 29th. The auction will start at the same time.
Can you please tell me were you got the small motor from desperate to try this out
There's a link in the description of the video. It's actually cheaper to buy five than to buy one, which makes no sense, but that's life :-)
Good man. , MFH, is a very good charity indeed. Malcolm does some Stirling work. Love this build btw, very nice 👍 can I ask where you got those tiny motors from?
Thanks, I appreciate it. There's a link to the motors in the description - it's actually cheaper to buy five than to buy one... :-)
What motors are those? Where did you get them.Thank you
There's a link to the motors in the description - they come as a five pack because, oddly, it's cheaper to buy five than one... :-)
were the wheels on the wrong way?
I don't think so, I don't think you can put them on the wrong way around...
What is the Green stuff peeled away? I'm gonna need some for my DO Z10
I'm not sure I follow - what green stuff are you referring to?
@@SteamGeezerUK the plasticine used to create the Camoflage
Ah, right. It's actually black. It's Mig Masking Putty. Shop around though - I bought mine for £16 some time ago, but now I can't find anyone selling it for less that about £25.
Would have sold for considerably more in an actual RAF scheme.
Fair enough
Slightly off topic, but, could I get some advice from you, or any one of your followers on a current kit I am building? I recently bought a 1/72 scale kit from Airfix, this is not my first Airfix kit, and generally I find them great kits. But this one is God awful. It is a Martin B-26 B Marauder (#A04015A)
I do not know how long this kit has been lying around, I bought it at a local hobby shop. There is not a single part on any of the sprues that does not have some degree of flash on them, from annoying to terrible. The kit is made from very soft plastic, there are fit issues with the wings, the engines and raised panel lines, all of which can be dealt with given time. The one thing that has me grinding my teeth over is the top turret position. The scale thickness of the plexi-glass would make it about 6 inches thick in real life, and the crew figure basically looks like he is holding a bar bell set up to his chin with 2 machinegun barrels protruding from that.
Options: 1) eliminate the figure and add some “bits” for the appearance of a turret with guns. 2) keep the figure and add some bits to give the appearance of a gun position……….but this is 1/72 scale, so any work is going to be SMALL.
Suggestions, ideas, advice……………..
Go for option 1 in my opinion
@@sparky13j1993 Did just that. If you do not look too closely, it does not look all that bad. Kit is still under construction, lots of filler and sanding. I wish I could say it is a labor of love at this point, but it would be a lie.
why paint paint chips when MK 1 Hurricane's were canvas coated not aluminium coated
lovely work non the less.
Because not all of it is fabric...
@@SteamGeezerUK ah, yes just looked into them a bit more, always thought the air frame was canvas coated but i suppose that wouldn't be much good around the engine
Wicked:-)
Did it scare the "BEE" jesus out of you.Oh,it was a wasp!
It certainly made me jump :-)
6:46 Not the Dolphins! This model is no longer Dolphin safe!
I can assure you no animals were harmed in the making of this model :-)
Love your videos but maybe love the fact you sound like Sean Pertwee more.
Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm certainly not Sean Pertwee but I'll take that as a compliment :-)
Great job. I would suggest that you take a cigarette lighter flame, very slightly, to the ends of your fiber optic bits in the wings. It would kind of look like a lens and would spread the light out perhaps. And, did British manufacturers and maintainers paint their aircraft landing gear struts and supports green? As a former US Air Force pilot I have never seen that on our aircraft. Perhaps I am being anal.
I have a 1,48 scale spitfire mk2 for sale
Big mistake using those decals. use them on the aircraft stand
Because of those decals I would not buy it