I’ve been looking at this kit for a while, now I definitely want one in my stash. Built a Revell F-14 back around 1977. It would have been 1/72 scale, so the Tamiya 1/48 would be a much nicer model. Subscribed, good videos. 👍
@@mdanumurthi I turned 12 at the end of ‘77, so I didn’t have money to spend on larger scale models. The F-14 was a gift, but mostly I would buy Airfix 1/72 aircraft, or Matchbox 1/76 armour. There was no photo etch, and glue only really came in a tube and was thick. Paint was all enamel, Humbrol or Testors. Modern kits are mostly far better quality.
@@reefhog haha. We all had the same experience! I started at 9 in '82. All i had were matchbox and airfix kits too. Pocket money saved and a trip to toy or dept store at end of year. LoL
Dont forget the GWH and the AMK ones as well. I built 7 of the 1:48 hasegawa ones and they can be built but are ageing and don’t supply weapons. Now to build the Tamiya ones.
I was hoping it was a technical difficulty, otherwise I was going to the audiologist for a new hearing aid. I love how you build. As an aside, I follow your Flickr sight, but I'm sad because you don't show your complete build process for some of your albums. I'm sure it's because of space limitations. Thank you for sharing.
There's no doubt that is excellent model but for that price I would rather have two hobby boss wich goes quite good together and it's gonna look good in display just like tamiya.
Great review Monty, I agree with all those points. For those who want to do inflight, its not that hard a conversion, its just tedious gluing in the multiple doors instead of having single pieces, and you need to do a fair bit of sanding and dry fitting before committing. There are also some mold seam lines on the tail and fuselage to be removed, but this take 10 seconds with a ceramic scraper. Cheers Chris
Thanks, James. No I didn't, but if I knew there was a lip of paint, I would have sanded them with a 1500 grit wet sandpaper. Did you see any, I must have missed them!
I no longer use any solvent based paints. A good water-based acrylic (Ammo Atom or AK 3G) can be thinned with tap water for colouring straps and I've found that by keeping it thin, you can apply several coats of different tones for a realistic look.
VERY EXCELLENT WORK!....except for those tracks!.... The quality that makes the tracks so unrealistic, rounded, not conforming to the wheels, is called "memory".... The tracks are molded flat, and want to stay that way. So when you force them around the wheels, they want to make a circle. (Look at pics of the real 1/2track....) But you can carefully OVER-bend them to fit around the wheels much better. It's much easier to do, than to explain in words here! Also, the Tamiya tracks are slightly too long. Cutting off the end connectors shortens them perfectly. The Dragon 1/2 tracks look much better in this area....
Hi there! Are you in S.Korea? The closes is Hobby Link Japan www.hlj.com/1-35-scale-u-s-mrap-all-terrain-vehicle-m1240a1-m-atv-with-full-interior-rfm5032
You do superb work . . . particularly in those minute details that add volumes to how interesting it looks as well as authenticity. It is so helpful that you share your techniques and tips with your YT channel! Thank you!
