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The importance of reading the instructions thoroughly at the beginning. Everything becomes very clear thereafter. Then test fitting everythinng before assembly is paramount to avoid fit issues before painting. The burgabdy colour is banging, fantastic look. I am glad I saw this video, I have not started my Gallardo, but you have highlighted the potential flaws to watch out for. Thank you.
Yes, apparently the order of those things is important (which I noted in the early part of the video and then either forgot or ignored during the course of filming - good times)...not quite the way I meant to demonstrate it, but eh...you can't have an omelette. 😂
If you are looking to build the Foose firebird with that kit you will be disappointed It's basically a revell monogram 68 firebird from the earlier kit Minus the rims and decals get the new 68 Pont firebird The kit looks nothing like the box art so save your money and get the new revell firebird It's just as nice a comes with some really nice stock rims
LOL Thank you. It was broken to begin with, but I definitely didn't do it any favors by forgetting the re-assembly order...unintentional good April Fool's content... 😂
We picked up everything we could get our hands on at the time of the shoot, and then noticed some time later that a few other flavors had come out. There is a second video with some of the fill-in stuff, but I don't recall if Nacho is in there...
I've built 2 of these .. My first on was in 1998 and one in 2008 . Got the second one thinking that i could make a better one. And that didn't happen. The Polor Lights kits suck... The new AMT is great.. Anyway , these were ment to be used for slot car racing.
Yes, it's a habit I've tried very hard to break (to varying success), but I don't mean it other than in a general sense towards the entire audience, which Is what I feel is the more common usage.
Awesome build, love your videos! That's a great set you found! Keep up the good work on RU-vid! Btw. do you still have that card with a code for a game add on, I'm a massive Halo Infinite fan, I would appreciate it if you can share it? Kind regards.
Thank you for sharing and the content; For Brush Painting, did you Prime any of the parts? or may we paint directly on the plastic? any tips to avoid brush marks?
I did not prime any of the brush parts and never do, so direct to the plastic on all cases for brushes. The only time I've ever prepped the surface has been if I think there is potential plasticizer migration (which stops things generally sticking well to the surface) before shooting it with a rattle can for coverage. As far as avoiding brush marks, I usually use a fair amount of paint on the brush and try get a good consistency of the paint itself so the flow will generally make the application more uniform. This part is more practice to get the right "feel" (preference). Another large part is choosing specific paints. Certain color/brand combinations will tend to do better than others, but as brush marks are not something I normally desire (though I have used it to effect on specific areas here and there) finding that combination can be a bit time-consuming and testing-intensive. If you have a question about a specific part, I can probably tell you at least the brand I used as I tended not to change what I used on certain parts a great deal after I found combinations I was happy with.
Cool videos. However, on your recent video something was wrong with the screen resolution, and also, it would be much cooler if the guy it would open the sodas, unless he didn’t know how to.
Thanks for watching! I think for most of the various assembly parts, I used fades to show progress. I could have possibly added narration, but I was trying to find a rhythm with video length, etc., which woulnd up being mostly just various experimentations...the assembly, in particular, was meant to be a show rather than tell sort of thing, rather than explicitly speaking "here I glue two engine halves together, then add this other item, then combine these parts for the first stage, etc." That is an interesting idea to do VO and one I honestly had not considered, largely because I often felt, during editing, I was motormouthing a bit much... Back to the experimentation topic, I never did quite resolve a way to show me painting the models with rattle cans, for instance, though I thought that would have been kind of a cool visual. I still haven't really found a method I was totally happy with and should I ever return to building more, will probably re-think a lot of what I more or less settled into.
I so wanted to build this model and started it two nights ago. So many possibilities for cool things to customize it more. And now I'm so disappointed. I can deal with the flash everywhere. I understand that as an old kit the lines for emblems would be light and probably the horrible molded in exhaust. But the rest with the wheels not fitting the tires, the hinges, crap instructions and things not fitting... i feel ripped off that i paid $32.99 for it. Back into the box it goes, I'll decide later if i will finish it.
Yeah, definitely a reason the Round 2 kits are invariably my least favorite...there is so much modifying and sometimes subbing that has to be done, it's usually more of a pain than it's worth...
I'm not sure. I haven't seen one, if so. Shortly after I got this one, well within the warranty period, the unit in this video malfunctioned to the point where I had to take it to an electronics shop who was doing the service work for Circuit City/Onkyo (One of them, I forget which, set up the appointment) and that company basically gutted the thing and replaced nearly all components, which gave me largely trouble-free operation for several years...if you bought it new and are having those issues, I'd pursue that course...
just replaced laser in mine its easy 4 screws new laser exact same fitted working perfect got spare of ali xpress 27 pound straught forward fitting brill
They're still floating around out in the wild...I think @optibotimus might have some available and we've seen some here and there on various forums, but yeah, definitely have to have your eyes peeled. We still don't have the regular Commander class Ironhide and he's been on the hit list for like 6 years...
I don't. I can go through what I did, which was to basically shoot parts of it during other builds. What I did was to mask off the exterior from the cab to the back and shoot the red. It was a week or maybe a bit longer before I needed to shoot again, so at that point, I masked the exterior from right around the frame running around the back glass to the front and then shot blue. The interior wound up getting overspray from both during this. It sat for a while until the next one, at which point I masked off the red and blue exterior parts and then shot the purple for the roof and doors, again with overspray for parts of the interior. The hubs inside the mags I shot with their respective colors. The running board/fenders were connected, so I masked those off in a similar way and shot them at the same time, though in this case, I didn't use any overspray for effect. I had in mind more of a gradient for the exterior, but there was not enough real estate to get what I wanted with rattle cans. Someone talented with an airbrush would likely do a considerably better job than what I got...
I have two of these with no problems .Got them both 2nd hand .the best sounding multdisc player I have heard and ,yes they have had a very long production run by todays standards.
So I am confused seems like they are selling the same unit for Black Friday at $249.99, even after 15 years of your model. I am sure they would not make this same model if there were major issues for over a decade. Maybe it has come to its end and you need to pick up a new one if you like it that much. I am not sure what you paid for it but by today's pricing it only cost you $16.60 per year over 15 years.
I believe they have updated the model to be more current. As I've mentioned, since a 2 day no power reset, it has been working largely trouble free. Also, the price I paid for it back then was considerably less than it is even on Black Friday. Non Black Friday prices for this I've seen north of the $300 range...
Thanks for sharing the video and I like the idea of what you did here. Sorry to here your going away but it is what it is. 🙂Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist
The future is always uncertain...I definitely have a lot of gear and paint left LOL I may come back to this some day, should I have more space, but between my current setups, both for building and displaying, being very cramped and trying to hold out for the two "lost" models from my youth I've mentioned in various videos in the Model Build playlist, it might be a while...a long while.
It's not.🤣😂🤣😂 But that doesn't matter.. What matters here is building it, doing what you can to make it look good. And having fun with it while letting your Son see that you are having fun and appreciate him for thinking of his Dad.👍
This was the very first kit I ever built as a kid. It was a gift from my cousin, and I was hooked instantly. I built it exactly the same as the box art except I went with bright red instead of blue. Wish I still had it!
I've got a couple of those past masters myself...found one of them on eBay, possibly also the 2nd, but not quite to the point of pulling the trigger on either...I keep hoping they will be re-released by Revell at some point...both were Monograms, or Revell/Monograms, like this, as I recall...they're going to have to camp on the bucket list a bit longer. It's also why I like to go hunting through model shops anytime I'm in a new city...never know what you might find. This particular one came from a collectible shop.
I think this is actually a great unit. I have been enjoying 2 of these (one in my living room and one in my bedroom) in the past 5 years and they have been very reliable without major issues although there are times when it doesn't read the disc (mostly in random play mode) but goes back to normal when you manually go to a disc. However, recently, it started to act up and not read the disc or stop in the middle of the song even when I manually choose the disc which prompted me to watch this video. It sounds like the person who posted the video was also having similar problems. Unfortunately, it's not clear to me what he actually fixed or if he fixed his issues. I wish it was more clear where the laser is and how to adjust/clean the lens. I know the video zooms in on the laser but Im not sure where on the unit it is located. And he says it doesn't look dirty. I believe there is also screw to adjust the lens which affects the way it reads the disc (learned that from another video).
These units have a reset when unplugged for a significant amount of time (think like a day, in this case). I don't know what fixed it, but it turned out, as indicated in the video, not to be necessary. It has been working again trouble-free since that time. I assume it was the reset which cleared whatever was the error.
This is an old video but I'm just getting back into the hobby and I've opened this kits and started building it after stalling on my 1934 Ford Pickup truck I found you video of the unboxing and subbed you channel 🙂. This is Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist.
