Testors 1/48 Scale SR-71 Build: Part 1 

Love what you are doing with a old kit. Good info and thanks

I've the Testors kit sat gathering dust on the shelf so will be watching with interest, its the rescribing that has put me off. looking good

Fantastic Buddy! This is a kit that many of us have built, have sitting in our stash waiting to build...or both! I agree with most everyone that its a shame no one else has tackled this jet in a modern mold. I look forward to seeing you tackle the different aspects of making this old kit great.

Well, I know what is getting moved to the on deck circle of the build pile now. Thanks, as usual great work!

Excellent build video set.like others here you inspired me to get started on mine I may also buy the new Revell release. Happy building !

Great idea with the camera glass!

Great vid! I have the Testor's two-kit package - SR71and U2 that I bought up-teen years ago and a Italeri U2 Senior Span - they're still sitting in my "stash - one day I'll get to them. I read sometime ago that the SR leaks fuel on the ground and once it's airborne it "seals-up." It then has to link up with a tanker, top off, and then go on it's mission. And of course if one wants a chuckle, they can look up the famed SR-71 "Speed Check" story.

Looking great 👍

Primemodelworks, I applaud you. You are most brave to build this kit. I too have built this kit for OrangeCon many many moons ago. I tell yell, this kit is the epitome of what a model kit should not be.

as usual great work !

Looking very nice i also have an SR-71 kit and i will be doing the panel lines thanks for the idea. I subscribed.

Ah, so _that's_ how you did your figures. Nice!

I can't recommend enough trying HiQ Parts Scribing Guide tape made in Japan its the greatest tool I've found to aid me in rescribing its clear plastic tape and will conform to almost any shape you could possibly need and it comes in 3mm and 6mm widths and the tape can be reused several times before it loses its sticky - You will not regret purchasing this product !!!!!

I finally bought myselfa 1/48 scale SR-71 and I'm watching your videos to get ideas on how to start I found it interesting that you use pledge floor Care finish to glue the foil on the sensor windows. Interesting technique but I really like the result I may do that myself-- thank you for making these videos and I look forward to possibly sharing my build in the future.

Great subject, from all accounts the 'bird' while sat on the ground had huge panel gaps due to the design and only when it was airborne did the panels retract to normal, I saw a documentary on a US pilot over Bagdad who saw all the tracer and AKKA, for a second he was a concerned until he realized he was way out of reach!

Funny thing... They actually use space suits... Which they had before NASA did. NASA often borrowed their suits

This model is huge. I have a few videos on this myself. I had some issues since Im not the greatest at building.

Perfect! I have this kit so this video will be really useful. Thanks.

You have one of the best modeling channels on here. I had learned a lot. Much appreciated Sir!

I just got back into modeling since I was a kid. my wife and kids had gave me a SR71 to build so as my second model out of the gate I am rescribing lines. I was wondering if you could be a little more specific on the nail foil. When I search that the results are endless. Your bird looks amazing.

I am amazed by your ingenuity for the cameras. Where did you get the Nail Film? I would love to do something similar

Just to make sure I am understanding what you did with the re-scribing the panel lines; you re-scribedtyem then sanded them? Is it that you're making a recessed line next to the raised line?

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Hi, this was a beautiful model you finished. Can i ask, did you use the existing raised panel lines to mark in your recessed lines then remove the raised after?

Man, what I would give for Tamiya or another AAA company bring out a new tooled 1/48 SR-71!

@17:05 ... looking forward to see what you've done with your nails next vid? :D

I'm kinda of new to your channel (few months) and I would like your input on a project I'm thinking about undertaking. I want to build a B-25J in 1/48 Monogram released many J model kits but their many decades old and w/ raised panel lines. I was thinking of taking a Accurate Miniatures B-25C/D kit as the base and remove the needed waist gun,tail turrets and forward located top turret from a Monogram kit and grafting them into the AM kit. I want to finish it in NMF so the final surface detail/finish is critical and IMO this route would reduce rescribing and defects that may be produced (I suck at scribing ). You seem to have way more experience in doing these kinds of builds and was wanting your opinion as to which route would be easier and yet produce the best detailed result when finished. I've been building 30-35 years off and on and fill confident I could manage it my weakest modeling skill is by far scribing everything else I'm content with. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated BTW the Blackbird is looking really good can't wait to see it when finished!

From what kit do your pilots come? Or wich after market one would you recommand buying?? Thanks!!

Your J-tech scribing tool where did you get that from??

Hi, Question 1: Are you satisfied with the details of this TESTOR kit? Question 2: Any missing parts from this kit? I'm asking because I was not satisfied from another F-5 Tiger TESTOR kit, not good details and there were missing parts. Thanks for the uploading!

a question ... all these beautiful finished models ... you expose them where? you have a hangar? Lol ...

This kit is impossible to find for a reasonable cost! Its a shame Dragon and others pass so many great subjects by and release a dozen versions of the same subject year after year.

I got one of these old models for 2 bucks at a second hand store

check this out, This is a I think 1/8 scale SR- 71 I have seen it fly many times in person, Lance has flown it in front of SR-71 pilotsru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZyQBPB1wnyk.html

Brother in law to be built it in 1/72 form about.........fifty years ago........😳😳😳

I was just talking about this kit with another modeller....and bidding on one on Ebay's. It's now obvious you and Bezos are spying on me