My 1/48 build of the Me 262 A-1a from HobbyBoss 80373 | 80369 

Thanks! 😅

Yeah that intro is awesome👍

Thanks for the kind words, means a lot! 👍

Thanks, glad you like it 👍

Hi Brett, thanks for the additional info, I'm sure it will be useful to some people reading the comments. Nice to hear you have several Me 262's in your collection. Cheers

Thanks John, that 109 of the Australian War Memorial looks amazing indeed! Still in great shape. The G6 happens to be one of my favorite German fighters btw.

@@stevenshobbychannel Agree. I enjoy the FW 190 A8 in DCS...waiting to get to grips with the 109 K - that undercart has me worried!

Welcome and thanks for the kind comment Brett!

Thanks Antoine! Glad you like the channel, means a lot 👍

Thanks, glad you like it, means a lot!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Yes the kit is very nice, HobbyBoss has done a few versions of their 1/48th Me262 but they all seem to share the same base-sprues for the production Me 262 A-1a, with additional parts for each specific variant. Thanks & have a nice day

@@stevenshobbychannel You're welcome! 👍

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it

I don't think the kit is bad Alex, these days people just have very high expectations of new kits so the older ones are quickly labeled as 'dogs'. As long as you're having fun I don't see an issue with these kits 👍

@@stevenshobbychannel Indeed mate. We should just be glad that manafacturers are still giving us kits in these uncertain times and after all...if modelling can't challenge us...what's the point of modelling? I think we are living in plastic heaven at the moment and with the Airfix Anson and the ICM Bristol Beaufort (hopefully) on the way, things can only get better....now if Airfix were to give us a 1/24th Lysander or BP Defiant and a 1/48th Austin K2 Ambulance.....!?

Yes indeed, well said 👍

Thanks! Yes you're right about that Michael, the slats are moulded like this in the wing, but it might be possible to cut them out before gluing the wing-halves together though. Have a nice day

I don't think channels blow-up that easily xD, but I appreciate your enthusiasm! I started modeling as a kid, but restarted a few years ago, trying to combine it with a fulltime job and girlfriend ;)

Hi, thanks for the comment, yes you're right I noticed it too while editing the video. It's less visible on the real model than the footage though, I think it has to do with the flat varnish, this attracts fine dust from the room and it's harder to whipe off than satin/gloss. I'll try to do better next time. Cheers

@@stevenshobbychannel ok your right things show up on photography or video that your eyes don't see.

Thanks for the comment! I'm not sure if I can give you a helpful answer, airbrushing fine lines can be a pain indeed. For starters the airbrush nozzle and needle need to be really well cleaned out for detail work, a small imperfection or slightly bend needle-tip can cause a lot of weird accuracy problems. For detail work I thin the paint a little more than I would for normal spray work. I use the Vallejo airbrush thinner. Also, for the finest lines you have to get really close to the model, I remove the needle-cap to do this and try to get like 2 to 4mm between the needle and model. The needle can be damaged if it hits the model so you'll need a steady hand. I quickly get 'tip-drying', so I regularly wipe the tip with a wet brush (tap water) to clean it between a few lines. Not sure if this helps but wish you the best 👍

Hi, the fitting was pretty good for a beginner, some 'scraping' might be needed in front of the canopy part if I remeber correctly. The paintscheme I did in this video will be hard for a beginner if done with an airbrush though. In general a bf109 would be a good choise, I haven't made a swiss one. I would not recommend the ICM bf109 because the parts need more clean-up (flash) which might be demotivating for a first kit. Tamiya is expensive but there kits are well made so for a first kit it's worth the extra money. Have fun, cheers

ill be using a paintbrush flr the canopy. thanks for the advice though cheers!

also what is scraping?

You can 'scrape' with a hobby-blade to 'even out' a surface when it doesn't align 100%. It works best with a round/curved hobby blade, you put the blade onto the plastic surface, but instead of cutting you move it to the right/left to scrape off very thin bits of plastic, you can also sand the surface but scraping is a useful technique to learn as well. Cheers

thank you! but i don't think the delivery guy will give a knife to a child but, i might get the modelling knife when i get more experienced at the hobby.