Hola comrades. This is RU-vid's "kitfluencer" Of Models & Monsters. I am a makeup artist/scale model connoisseur from Toronto. I have been building models since I was 12 and I haven't really started getting good at it till recently. I specialize mainly in military aircraft from The Great War to World War 2 but occasionally dabble in other mediums. I would love to hear from viewers if they feel there's certain areas I could improve, or just a nice comment never hurts anyone. Thanks for watching.
Fine work!! Mine is still in progress. I noticed that you did not added any tubing or hoses on the landing gear bays. Do you think it is too much work not to be perceived? Great job. I got some hints from the video.
Unbelievable. You'd swear that thing was made out of metal. I was looking for videos before starting this kit and this one is top level. Did it inspire me or make me feel that I should not even attempt it? I'll go ahead and give it a shot, but I'll be glad if it looks like the box art compared to your masterpiece. Perhaps in the future I can utilize some of your techniques and build a more professional finished product. YOU ARE A MASTER!
@lorimcquinn3966 I have the Roden 1/48 Sea Gladiator as well and it looks a little more detailed compared to this one but I'm pretty sure it won't fit together as well as this one did.
@@ofmodelsandmonsters Thanks for the input. I'll check out the Roden kit. I'm just finishing a (57) year old 1/48 scale kit by Impact of London, England. Why it certainly doesn't have the detail of modern kits, it sparked an interest in the Gloster Gladiator and I wonder who builds the best kit. Thanks.
So I was just made aware that the Spitfire actually had wooden propeller blades. All these years thinking I knew everything about it, I didn't. So before anyone else corrects me, I am now aware that I made a mistake with the chipping and if I build anymore Spitfires, I will rectify that flub.
Really looked forward to watching this. You're clearly a very skilled modeller. But.......... I had to give up on the video after 10 mins. The racket in the background just proved too much for me.
Sorry with what I am going to write: I am not seeing a bad kit. I am seeing a builder that make medium effort to make good finished kit with what he has on hands. One evident issue: the bad decals aplication effort.
Superb sir. This kit flew into my hangar today 8/5/24 so this excellent video is dead handy! Especially the rigging part. Regards from England. Happy to subscribe.
I wish I had seen your build before I bought this kit. Not sure I even want to attempt it now. You made it look great, but I don't think I could pull it off. Thanks for the video. It is a testament to your skill!
So glad you're into our hobby. The great thing about Tamiya kits though is that you rarely ever have fit issues and there usually aren't too many parts, so they're great for beginners. Just keep at it, do your research, and have fun.
Yeah PE belts will always look best, and I find with any kit that has a ton of interior details, no matter how careful you are, there will always be a gap of some sort when you seal the fuselage halves.
Your results are great considering what you had to work with! I bought both versions of the Ho229 when they were released by Dragon. They remain in my stash, and I will likely build the Zoukei Mura versions before I attempt the ones from Dragon.
Are you thinning your Model Air? If so, ratio, and with water or Vallejo Thinning Medium? Apols if you showed it and I missed it. Airbrush brand and nozzle diam? (.3mm?) Pressure with Vallejo?? Love your geisha. Such a shame Hasegawa don't include a pilot figurine with their 1/48 kits. Fortunately, ModelKasten to the rescue. No Special Attack Unit decal options in this Ki-43 kit unfortunately otherwise I'd do a mini diorama with the school girl figurines traditional wave off farewell. Enjoyed the vid.
Sometimes I thin model air with airbrush thinner and I only add one or two drops. As for the airbrush I've been having issues lately so I've used everything from a Paasche Raptor to a Grex TG3.
Oh wow. Subscribed. This video is exactly what I needed to see and I am going to refer to this video very often. Thank you for posting this. I’m very much looking forward to learning a lot here.
Okay dude, you mashed up “Hot For Teacher” by Van Halen and “Shattered” by Pantera in just the first two minutes alone, and I happen to be working on this exact model now, so you have got my full attention! I shall proceed with the lesson now, as I am stumped on two triangular pieces that look pointless.
Revell kits call out their own brand of paint, but I use mostly Vallejo paints, so I used the paints that I felt matched the cover paint scheme the closest.
thats very nice, a nice tip dont use putty to cover any holes just use resin and cure it it will dry in seconds and you can clean it very quick and to make it invisible !
