Sacrilege!!! Couldn't you have found a later release of this kit, rather than destroying an archaeological treasure? My god, it's like recarving a 3500 year old tomb statue, just because you think it would look better with a moustache! 😢😢😢
@jeffholt9437 I get your point but most of the content on this channel is old tool stuff and some of it is really old tool stuff like this I'm like a trip in nostalgia
How is that veryvery old kit still available ? It´s low quality, but nevertheless......... I have build them too. The moulds are CROWN ( ??? ) origin as I guess.
Hi mate just to let you know Revel released this kit in 1973 and has nothing to do with the Crown release which was first released in 1975 and if you need proof of this check out Scalemates the tooling lines don't cross at any time. It's true know that the Microwing kits are now out of production but at the time of this video release they were on the shelves of most model shops in the Uk
Fond memories of the Sea Vixen John. They were still in service for aircraft handling training when I arrived at Culdrose in ‘79 for my AH basic training. Distinctive shape, noise and presence. The airfix 1.48 kit is sitting in the stash. Must get around to it. Enjoying the content. Cheers, Alan
@@BlackAce-zr2ms nice comment it's nice to see subbers that really follows my channel and understand the content Your right of course as the really old tool kits are of similar quality
I think you have to understand that most of Mistercraft models are really poor if they are reversed engineered but this kit is a master craft tooling so as I'm building it it seems to be not to bad and worth the effort
It was amazing that the Soviets allowed Poland to design and produce this jet PZL TS-11 Iskra at all! Because the Soviets actually prevented the satellite states from even designing and producing complex weapons systems. Only the Soviets should be allowed to develop such complex weapons such as jets but also tanks etc. in order to keep the satellite states dependent. But states that had the ability to develop weapons would also be more self-confident and the Soviets obviously didn't want the self-confidence to arise among the satellite states. For these reasons, the satellite states were actually only allowed to produce weapons developed in the Soviet Union under license. But since it was just a jet trainer and not a fighter jet, the Soviets tolerated the development and production of the Jest! Despite the difficulties, that was a pretty good jet trainer. However the PZL TS-11 Iskra prototype broke four separate world records in its class, including a speed record. The Polish Air Force used this jet trainer extensively and the jet was still used for pilot training even after the millennium. Overall were 424 jets produced and some exported to India. In fact, the Soviets even allowed the development of a successor jet, the PZL I-22 Iryda and the jet was developed and even some were produced in the 80s. The production should be continued with an improved variant even after gaining independence from the Soviets in 1988/89. But the Polish aviation industry was too weak for this, so the project was abandoned. So also this example also showed that because of the Soviet occupation, Poland's industry was less developed compared to so-called Western countries. In any case, Poland is getting its aviation industry back on track with pretty good results. BUT one must not forget because of whose fault Poland was oppressed by the Soviets for almost 50 years. Only because the Germans raided Poland in 1939 the Soviets were later able to occupy Poland and force it to communism. Because Poland was damaged by them not only through the genocidal occupation, the war with the destruction of many cities and the complete ruin of the economy, but also by enabling the occupation by the communists. As a result, the communists murdered an additional 150,000 Poles in addition to the 6 million previously murdered citizens of Poland. If I write who murdered the 6 millions, my comment will unfortunately be deleted! In any case, the the quite successful Polish aviation industry was factually destroyed during the communist period at the behest of the Soviets. Contrary to the nonsense that is spread about Poland before the war, Poland actually had a successful aviation industry before the war. Poland built an aviation industry surprisingly quickly, practically from nothing because of the approx. 100-year occupation of Poland by Russia, Austria and Prussia/Germany, there was hardly any industry in Poland. In any case, Poland was able to successfully build an aviation industry shortly after gaining independence in 1918. In 1930, just 12 years after gaining independence the PWS-10 was the first Polish-designed and produced fighter in Poland to enter serial production. This wasn't a biplane fighter, which was still in use in virtually all countries at the time, but a very modern monoplane fighter. But as early as 1929, only 11 years after gaining independence, the newly formed Polish aviation industry produced the PZL P.1 as the first prototype of a monoplane new new generation fighter. This prototype was then developed to the PZL P.7 fighter which was produced in series as early as 1932. However this means that the Polish aviation industry was already producing 2 very modern monoplane fighters at a time when compared to the Polish fighters outdated biplane fighters, were common in virtually all air forces. By 1933 the Polish Air Force became the first in the world to field a fleet of fighters consisting of all-metal-skinned monoplanes - certainly ahead of its time." So the Polish Air Force was the first Air Force to be fully equipped with all-metal fighters. The PWS-10 was a good fighter but the PZL P.7 was better which is why the Polish Air Force preferred this new generation fighter. The PZL P.7 introduced a high gull wing whose design was called the "Polish wing" or "Pulawski wing" which significantly improved the pilot's view from the cockpit, with the view being further increased by the elevated position of the cockpit. What a good fighter the PZL P.7 was is illustrated by the fact that the PZL P.6, the prototype from which the PZL P.7 was further developed, won the American National Air Races in 1931. During a presentation at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget in 1931, the international aviation press acknowledged the P.6 as one of the world's top fighter. Mind you, the PZL P.6 was the prototype of the further developed PZL P.7, which was an even better fighter and this already very good fighter was then improved and further developed into the even better fighter PZL P.11. In fact, the new generation fighter PZL P.11 was the most advanced fighter then in service in the world and so the best fighter of its time with the first flight in 1931 which is why in the mid-1930s, several countries expressed their willingness to purchase the PZL P.11 and some of them did that too. With the Loire 46 fighter including the "Pulawski wing" the French actually copied this excellent Polish PZL P.11 fighter, although the French fighter was not as good as the Polish fighter. Mind you, this PZL P.11 fighter was produced by the newly created Polish aviation industry which was truly a great achievement. But when Poland was raided by the Germans in 1939 there was the next generation of fighters like the German Bf 109 which were significantly faster than the Polish PZL P.11. Although it is exaggerated that the Polish fighters were completely inferior to the German Bf 109 because the Polish fighters were more maneuverable and the Polish pilots had a better view from the cockpit but these advantages could not compensate for the disadvantage of the significantly lower speed of the PZL P.11. In any case, a new generation of fighters was being planned in Poland with the PZL.55, which would be faster than the Bf 109. Poland took its time with the new development of the aircraft because Poland was of the opinion that the PZL P.11 in smaller Number than the German fighters would reach out to hold out long enough until the allies would defeat the Germans with the massive attack in the west. Poland couldn't have imagined that there wouldn't be a massive attack in the west because the Polish allies decided to betray Poland. By the way, the Polish aviation industry also produced an excellent bomber called the PZL.37 Łoś. This was one of the best twin-engine medium bombers of its time and had its first flight in 1936. The Polish PZL.37 Łoś twin-engined medium bomber was one of the most modern, effective and advanced bombers of this time. The Polish bomber was clearly superior to the German counterparts Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111. Many foreign air forces were interested in the bomber and also ordered the bomber from Poland! The Polish light bomber PZL.23 was also innovative. One of the more unusual features of the PZL.23 was the design of its three-piece low-mounted wing. In order to produce a wing that was both light and strong, the Polish engineers had opted to use a relatively new wing structure. This wing combined a revolutionary heavy-gauge corrugated duralumin center box and a multi-cellular trailing edge, along with a partially stressed exterior skin composed of duralumin. That was one of the earliest implementations of a metal sandwich structure in the field of aviation. But although the aircraft mentioned here were developed in Poland, they were powered by foreign engines that were produced under license in Poland.As already mentioned, Poland had hardly any industry due to the very damaging occupation of around 100 years. In any case, engines are the most complex component of an aircraft and the development of new engines is very complex, which is why it is not surprising that there were no engine factories in Poland where engines were developed. But there were also Polish efforts to make up for the deficit. So engine development was also pushed forward in Poland, so that aircraft engines were also developed in Poland. So for example, the RWD-14 Czapla observation, reconnaissance and liaison aircraft was equipped with a Polish engine and the RWD 8 monoplane trainer aircraft too. But there were also civilian aircraft that were produced in Poland, some of which I will list here, for example. PWS-24 was a Polish passenger aircraft. In 1932 it took the first place in a passenger aircraft race at the international air meeting in Warsaw. RWD 6 was a Polish sports plane. It was the winner of the IIIrd Challenge de Tourisme International Challenge in 1932. The RWD 13 was a Polish touring plane. It took the 1st places in a touring aircraft competition during the 4th International Air Meeting in Zurich in 1937. The RWD 13S won a prize of Esch town for the best air ambulance of an International Ambulance Aircraft Contest in Esch, Luxembourg in 1938. RWD 9 was a Polish sports plane It was the winner of the IVth Challenge de Tourisme International in 1934 PZL.44 Wicher was a Polish airliner designed to compete with American airliners. Only a prototype was built. The war prevented serine production. All of this makes it clear that Poland had an efficient aviation industry before the war. Incidentally, contrary to the nonsense that is being spread, Poland was at the same technological level as the Germans before the war.
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars a lot of info to take in but also very factual as I was aware of the polish industry prior to WW2 and yes you are correct about the way in which Poland was so utterly ravished and sold down the river by every country in 1939 and again in 1945 Russia and Europe should be ashamed of what happened to Poland. It Seems that Russia also tolerated a company called Avia in Czechoslovakia and if course Aero whose L-29 was heavily utilised by the satellite states as well as Russia itself. Thanks for sharing and I must check your channel out cheers Jon
@@johnparker1696 Thanks for the praise! Yes, that's right, the Soviets also allowed Czechoslovakia to develop and produce a jet trainer Aero L-29 Delfín! They were also allowed to develop another trainer, the Aero L-39 Albatros. But like Poland, they were not allowed to develop fighter jets either. The Romanians were on a longer leash and the Soviets could even not prevent them from developing and producing a combat jet together with Yugoslavia in the 70s, the IAR-93 Vultur. But that wasn't a fighter jet but a subsonic ground attack jet! In any case, the jet served in the Romanian Air Force. The Romanians also developed aa trainer IAR-99 in the 80s but only produced a few of them. So with the exception of one jet, all other jets in the Romanian Air Force were jets developed by the Soviets. So the one exception had no relevant effect. The Soviets prevented aviation industries from emerging in the satellite states for the reasons I mentioned in the previous comment. In addition, there was also an economic reason, because the Soviets of course made profits from exporting the weapons! But I have to correct you, because it was the Soviets who harmed Poland, i.e. the communists and not the Russians. Although they did this also before the Second World War, because Poland was forced to go to war against the communist Bolsheviks in 1919-21. This was truly a glorious war against the communists and the Polish victory prevented the further spread of the communists in Europe. Unfortunately, that was only a temporary victory! Because with their raid on Poland, the Germans ensured that the communists had the opportunity to expand their power across half of Europe. But in the end, Poland triumphed over communism and shook off the communist yoke in 1988/89, which was an example for the other communist-oppressed nations in Europe and they followed the Polish example and also dared to resist and thus defeated the communists. By the way, I don't have a channel. But the idea is actually quite good. I'll probably start a channel and upload videos with historical and political content.
Nice result for the kit! I have an unbuilt Airfix kit, but think I will get the Eduard example to build instead. I rather enjoy building Soviet aircraft adorned with patriotic slogans painted on them.
Sorry. Had to mute it. I've got a vacform one of these. Airwaves do a PE fret for this kit though, so will probably use that if I ever get round to making it.
Nice final reveal of the Focke Wulf Ta-154a. A result, which looks well. Very nice work with the camouflage scheme. Best wishes and further a good time with nice projects, John. Joachim
Thank you for this review. I built this kit 5 or 6 years ago. I have 2 of the Hasegawa kits and 1 Dragon kit. I just don't know where they are. I'm going to look for them now.
Airfix nostalgia at it’s best. I have this blister pack kit along with the Golden Hind, Revenge and Mayflower. One day I’ll get around to doing them but not quite yet. Nice just to look at the pack.
The worst model I ever tried to make... It was falsely released under the Revell brand.. none of the parts fitted, didn't conform to glue and just overall a horrible kit.. as you say pretty dire.
Hi. A good review and update video. I have a set of resin tracks with grousers on in 1/76th but I can,t remember who by. I also think that Matador models do some tracks as well as Dan Taylor models I think. The old Matchbox kits were well moulded even if the details were a bit soft. But with some work a good kit can be produced. The same applies to the old Airfix kit as well. Well done.
I had the PM kit of he Ta-154 in 1/72 an agree that it is a dog of a kit because on mine the wings did not fit the fuselage very well at all an the cockpit was bad because it looked like Fred Flinstone designed it. However in 1/72 scale I believe it is the only kit available because I have not seen the hasagawa offering here in the states I live for over a decade so good luck with this kit my recommendation is to pass on it .
I've seen this kit more than a couple times at hobby stores a while go, no takers and I know why! I'll seek out a better molding if I want a Moskito. Was there ever an ESCI kit of the Ta-154, I have a vague memory of it. Have you ever reviewed an ESCI kits? It's a company most have forgotten by now but their kits are still around or get re-popped by other companies.
Hello, John. I've been a subscriber to your channel for some months now and I must say I do much enjoy your content. As I'm a lifelong modeling fanatic at the age of 62 I particularly appreciate it when you showcase older kits. A nostalgia trip, you see. I also enjoy your model company overview series. Regarding the video you produced some 6 years ago (?) about Academy models, I have some experience you may enjoy. As an American soldier stationed in Korea early/mid 80s I found the first kits I had ever seen from this new company. As far as I am aware, this was years before Academy kits were available in the US. The kits seemed to be all Tamiya, Bandai, and Nichimo knock offs. I remember Tamiya 1/35 armor, Bandai 1/48 armor with interior detail and Nichimo motorized 1/48 armor kits all marketed under the Academy label. The South Korean economy and Academy models have come a long way since then!
Good review, that's not a good sign when a kit is in a weird scale and has no decals. I have the 1/144 scale SR-71 by ARII, it's pretty decent and not something most modelers would see usually.
A nice old school set from Airfix with the halftrack and the 88mm Flak, John. Good coloring with the camouflage pattern. A set, which can be nicely used as a basis of a diorama. Best wishes and further a good time in the hobby. Joachim
So, there is a Huey kit that is *worse* than the Lindberg and the old Fujimi offerings, the Starfix kit. I found the Fujimi/Testors kit to be very disappointing, but it did have nice decals, the Starfix Huey is absolute poo!
