Tools for beginners? Scale Modelling Q&A 

Thank you for sending in so many questions! Sorry I couldn’t get around to answering them all Patreon Questions - 00:07 RU-vid Questions - 01:53 Facebook Questions - 12:48 Twitter Questions - 14:47 Instagram Questions - 14:23 and 16:56

Hey Quick Kits! Thanks so much for taking the time to make all these videos. I recently started getting into Gundam kits and found a lot of your videos relevant to increasing my skills :) Thanks and more power

At the moment I am building a Hawker Typhoon. And I have to get motivated by watching your your videos sometimes

Brilliant to see you back Owen, good luck with your course. Look forward to the next video of the thunderbirds.

I’ve just got into modeling and your videos are a big help . Defo subscribing

Good to see you back. I am looking forward to the Thunderbird model.

Thanks for sharing Owen..... I enjoyed it a lot

Happy your back

How do you stay motivated with complicated models? (17:34) Let me know your thoughts

Owen I have that black box as well for my paints etc. It's fantastic!

I just started an OV-10a Bronco and it's only my second model and I would love to have it showcased in the end.

I’m going to have to make myself a little cardboard box craft kit setup. Great vid as usual Owen :)

What are your thoughts on the fact that scale modelling is becoming more accessible, but also more complicated? (10:59) Let me know your thoughts

hi owen! your videos helped me a lot on scale modelling. though my main line is in the warships side, i have one TBF Avenger that is my only plane and might add some too, maybe a stuka or a triplane. more power to you and your channels sir! -love all the way from the Philippines!

Thanks for answering my question owen

Thanks for answering my question Owen! Can't wait for the abrams build! :D

How do you get motivation to finish kits sitting around? (06:54) Let me know your thoughts

To stay motivated watch things about models. Like when I don’t build for a week and watch quick kits I get straight back into the hobby.

I have had a 1/72 P-38 sitting on my shelf for almost two years. I slathered the boom area with putty, and haven’t gotten around to finishing it because I hold a deep contempt for sanding.

He's back Owens not dead

Great vid!

yes finnaly!

Hi Owen. I do love these types of videos you do ! Don't know if you are aware and any of your other subs but with the Humbrol maskol it should come with a warning but I don't think it does, I've learned the hard way. Once you have applied/used the maskol don't leave it on the part for a long period of time. It starts to " rot " the part. I learned the hard way and it destroyed a cockpit canopy that I had applied it to for approx 48 hours. I can thoroughly recommend the Mr hobbys masking sol r ! It's fantastic ! I'm sure you aware but when I've mentioned this in forums and my RU-vid channel not many are aware of this. Anyway great stuff Owen, I did look for you at Telford but missed you. Say hello to Kendal and I hope you and your family are well. Good luck with your last year and enjoy the summer mucka. Stay safe

thanks for answering my question

Yes i would love to build a house too! 👍

I'm 19 and also go to uni, about to start my second year in September/October, and while I would love to film some of the models I build, I also have the same issue where I'm too busy during some of the months I'm away at uni, plus I'm not as good as you! I'm still learning some things and love your channel, just come across it and it's a big help and full of tips and inspiration. While I mainly stick to tank models, I also build some buildings etc to 1:76 scale for a model railway and have views for other projects. Maybe down the line I may get better and film some of the build/painting processes and see what you think? Would love to hear your opinions on that. Keep up the great work on youtube and hope university goes well for you, I'm sure it will :)

We just got to see a landcaster bomber rebuilt in Trenton airbase ontario canada that was shot down buy one 20mm round in the war and was brought up from the bottom of the lake it was in and rebuilt I got lots of pick and hope to get the model one day 1/48 or bigger so I can have running engines on it.

I have 3 models currently that are not finished yet. I haven't had much time. Airfix 1/72 Boulton Paul Defiant, revell 1/48 b25j Mitchell, and the academy 1/400 Titanic

Greetings from Bulgaria!

when you build your own house, will you weather it?😉

left a half built Revell USS Arizona on the side for 8 months once

i think that woulda .... be a great challenge

miss you ^ ^

Nice video! 😃

About motivation, To me I loose when I want to have one specific feature, effect or look that I don´t know know how to do it but I don't want to go on just for the sake of finishing the model, later on I may come across some tecnik or see one video explaining how to do it and I want to try, than I have the model right there for the job, some of them became test subjects that surprisingly turns out very good models... sometimes all you need is some time to figure out how to do new things.

For ventilation I find it best to open a window and wear a respirator, you can get affordable comfy 3M respirators for £10, additionally you look like Bane

I live in London and the closest scale model shop I can go to is Hamleys and that’s so packed+far away

I’ve nearly finished a bf109E-3 starter kit from airfix but unfortunately the main coulour was way off from what it should be but I used your tips and they worked quite well.

im only 13 right now but I watched the original thunderbirds as a kids and it was so cool,also have you got any tips for starter painting

I have a 1978 (approximately) MPC 1/24 scale model of the Ju 87B Stuka that I would like to start putting together soon but am having trouble finding a source for decals. Any recommendations on where to start looking?

I have not touched my revell b-17 memphis belle if you've seen it on the group build.. since i posted the pictures...

What brand of acrylic paints would you suggest to beginners?

If you haven't already can you make the revell model the 'flying fortress' I made it a while back and it was a great project. Took a while but I finally did it and I know you'll have alot of fun making it aswell

I want to start in naval modeling, is CV-6 Enterprise a good choice for the first try?

My decals are peeling up at the edges - why? And how do I fix this? (14:23) Let me know your thoughts

Nice

How do you get motivation to finish kits sitting around? I just have multiple kits and scratchbuilt models in rotation, so that I always have something to work on. If I get bored with a model, I can move on to something else, and I usually get motivated to work on that model at a later point

Good video

i would love to make models and send in the video for some P.R.! you should do that!

Owen, how long do you let the paint dry (particularly in your build videos) before applying a 2nd or 3rd coat of paint? Another problem I have with the Scharnhorst build is that with enemal paint, when I don't wait long enough, the 2nd coat messes up the smoothness of the paint/ and also chips away the first coat. But if I wait too long, the paint I've mixed dries out and I can't use it anymore. How did you do this in your builds?

I would be very interested in a Normandy group build

I think the issue with the Decals is because they have left it in the water for too long? ive never heard of anything like that

Ah that 1/48 Tamiya Zero waiting to take off! 🙄

If you did the ‘syndication’ type thing, would you allow people with airbrushed but mostly basic skills to send you videos? If so, I would love to take part I that program.

Not sure if these have been answered in the video but can you put Captions for the video (like the youtube captions) and will you make more 1/35 tanks?

Building a kit in an hour is do able i used to do them start to finish in an hour

I have a question: Are you interested in civil aviation models? Or any kind of civil transportations?

Hello Owen Do you ever buy any kits or are they all provided by the companies for free?

Hmmm....okay lol. I have an IDF Merkave MKIV in the stash, painted, decals applied. I have all the motivation I need to finish it though I have nothing to use to finish it off. I'm too scared to try alternatives. I applied a lil chalk wash on it yet it haven't move since april. In my current state, I'm a 14 year old 3rd year highschool mediocre modeler. My freind is sending me a stug III ausf g from dragon in 1:72. And this kit is important, as my friend is leaving the hobby cus of some personal problems. He's even giving me paints and oils. So this kit needs justice. Wish I can deliver it. To get your morale back on your models, go to facebook, get in a group then talk to people. If you want to enjoy fight them lol. And owen... OWEN! That ship needs some oils and a red part. Anyway a big thanks for making this vids and good luck with life and...ugh...girls...joke. Stay cool

For forester_1944 airfix makes a normandy diorama with a sherman and tiger and its only 37$ can on amazon

Where’s the Bismarck?

Hey I have a problem with my decals on my air fix b17g bomber where there not stuck on so whenever I touch the decals they just rip off and there super hard to put back on. I didn't use any decal stuff like decal solution or gloss varnish of whatever. So if anybody knows please help. SOS

The thing I dislike the most is no moving parts

Do you use dry pigments?do you buy them or make them?

Building a 1:48 monogram catalina

"Can you yell at people more quietly?"

Have you ever built a Tamiya car?

Since you missed the time to give the Abrams to your friend, are you willing to just build it normally and weather it?

G'day Owen, I'd be interested in chatting about doing some videos and putting them on your site. I am moving to another town and temp accommodation in a couple of months with work, so won't have my usual modelling kit with me for six months or so. I was thinking about buying a basic kit and maybe a couple of spray cans of paint and doing one of the Airfix starter car kits. Let me know if you are interested. Regards, Dan

Not interested in ships??? Who doesn't like ships??? 😮Besides Owen, of course...

Build more gundam model kits

lmao I don't tell my friends about doing it,

Like if you went to the raf 100 flyover at pall mall/Buckingham palace