A tidy, OOB build, made even more so with the understated weathering. The whole series has been an excellent tutorial.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great build. I’ve been waiting for final reveal video and I wasn’t disappointed!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it

It's an absolute stunner. Well done, and thank you!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I'm glad you liked it. It really is a beautiful kit.

I've said it before but I'm saying it again......absolutely stunning, MN. This is a beautifully built and completed model of an iconic WW2 aircraft so all kudos to you.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - much appreciated! Thank you for your ongoing support!

Absolutely superb build and very informative as a video 👍

@ModelNerd

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Wow that's brilliant. Well made xx 😊

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nicely done MN! Really something you can be proud of 👏👏👏👏

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I'm really happy with this result

What an amazing paint job, so clean yet very realistic- absolutely stunning 😮❤

@ModelNerd

5 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

Very nice! I really like the subtle weathering.....looks very realistic indeed!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul

It looks really impressive ...been enjoying watching this series...looks great. Superb model....well done!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, I'm really pleased with this one.

Very nice work, looks great.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you John

Really nice beautiful work, good to see you gave it the time, energy and concentration it deserved. Well done 👍

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I suggest sanding the paint with 2000-3000 grit to smooth it out, washest will flow better, and the surface will look more up to the scale.

@ModelNerd

Күн бұрын

Thanks, good suggestion

lovely work! Great job!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Super result! Though I don't think the mk IX had a wire from the mast to the tail

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, you're right about the aerial. Oops!

Top notch kit, with a top notch build, looks fantastic, thanks for sharing

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Anthony - much appreciated!

You’ve done her proud, really a great job. About decals, I seem to hold my breath until the decal is down ( I’ll pass out one day, I’m sure) because one tiny mistake and it’s ruined, but you’ve done a great job like I said.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Hehe, I know what you mean, especially with rare or expensive decals where getting a replacement will be hard or impossible.

Beautiful and patient work . I've been enjoying your videos while travelling the world with my family. You've inspired me for when I get home (after all the packing boxes are emptied that is) thanks

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Enjoy your travels!

Very very very nice. That finish looks stunning.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a Beauty

@ModelNerd

7 ай бұрын

Thanks

Great job and worth the wait I think.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Simon

Spectacular

@ModelNerd

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Really lovely job. Great stuff.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Hello from Brisbane, Australia. Great job! I love how you take the time to explain the detail of what you’ve done and why. I’ve just finished building the cockpit on this same model, so I’m very much looking forward to getting the fuselage and wings attached. Fingers crossed Airfix bring out other 1/24 WW2 planes of this quality! I’m just getting back into model building after a ~35 year break since my childhood. I can’t believe at how much I’m enjoying the return and how it calms the mind. It’s videos such as yours that’s helping me get up to speed on all the developments in technique since the 1980’s. Thank you very much for taking the time to record and post all of your videos.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching - I'm glad you found the videos helpful. Yes, it really is a calming hobby (usually!), isn't it? I'm personally hoping for a 1/24 Hurricane from Airfix. We'll see...

What a lovely job on a fantastic war bird

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Excellent build!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Super build

@ModelNerd

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

👍👍👍 Beautifully done!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I'm glad you liked it

This looks amazing man. Top job ol boy!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated!

great job magic work weathering looks great

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you David

Top modelling skills 👌

@ModelNerd

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Looks amazing mate

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Jupiter from the Planets by Holst one of my favourite pieces of music

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Mine too! I use it a lot in my videos :)

It turned out excellent. You did a great job with the decals as well. Scheme B turned out great there. Cheers

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you John. Yes, very pleased with it.

@johnalecsscalemodeling

Жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd We all are mate, great finish on that and agreed enjoyed the subtle weathering.

That, I think, is the best of these that I've seen. She's gorgeous......well done 👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻 Ah.....you don't need the arial wire on a Mk IX though......

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Ah, I didn't know that about the Mk IXs - thanks for the info. I might remove it, depending on whether I think the superglue will leave an ugly mark. I will know for next time though!

Exquisite build. I have to confess my initial doubts of the kit have changed , most likely due to your excellent skills. It's a very "large" kit , and would display well in any museum or hobby shop. I have not seen the Tamiya full masking sheet, it looks like it would be an advantage on such a large kit. Thanks for showing your excellent results.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I don't have any experience with the Tamiya large scale kits or masks, but I am sure they would be excellent

A very pretty bird .

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a classic design! Thanks for watching!

Greetings Nerd, that was a totally outstanding build, you must be very proud of the worknyou have done, i do like the grey/ green scheme, very best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate! Yes, it's a good looking scheme. It would look great with a Dark Earth / Dark Green 1/24 Hurricane next to it too, don't you think? :)

@lesthiele4921

Жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd now that would be a great 'stablemate' photo, cheers Les

The exhausts should have a weld seam on them.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they do. It's only very fine but it is there. The part I was removing was the join from the two parts.

13:29 really good work 😅

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I just use a piece of paper for infilling,much easier than pulling off all that tape and saves on cost too.

@ModelNerd

7 ай бұрын

Good tip - thanks

Looks great, building it currently and 8 agree with the speed you suggest

@ModelNerd

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

At this scale, with the decal at 7:49, I would have been seriously tempted to keep the text from the decal, but paint the line... What do you think?

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I was tempted and if it had given me any trouble at all that would have been my plan. But it went down so well. Painting had the advantage of letting you create wear effects more easily, of course.

Facking hell you have knocked it out the park again, would be a great diorama with a ground crew and pilot.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Calum. Yes, I'd love to add a couple of figures if I could find some in this scale.

Very nice build. I am also at the end of my build of the same kit. Going with that same scheme because of the Popeye nose art but I have also painted the invasion stripes on mine. Probably not accurate but I wanted both. 😀

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm like that too - if I like the way something looks, I paint it even if it isn't accurate. It's your kit and you're the one who will be looking at it when it's finished :)

*Awesome, the result is fantastic! 1/24 scale is far from 1/32 talking about the level of details! Congrats MN, you did the best!*

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, I appreciate that. Yep, it seems like a huge step up in scale. I really hope Airfix make a 1/24 Hurricane to go with this.

Yay!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Wow 🤩. Beautiful done. Youre Spitfire is really beautiful. I have the same and I'm not gone do better than you. Amazing and je reste sans voix devant ton bel objet et magnifique montage. C'est réellement beau. Bravo sincerely

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck with yours!

I’ll need to get my pre order in eventually….

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

For sure!

👍👍

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave

I have this bird but have not gotten to it yet I did build the trupitor Stuka and that took me several months

@ModelNerd

6 ай бұрын

These are definitely long term projects :) Hope you enjoyed it.

I'm currently toying between this or the Kotare in 1/32 scale 🤔

@ModelNerd

11 ай бұрын

It's a tricky one. I like this kit but wish there were more aircraft kits in the same scale. Recently tooled ones, I mean.

Nice build but... no pilot, sigh.

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Awesome 👍🏾. Really nice. Very well done. A masterpiece!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - and thanks for watching!

Hi MN, thanks for showing the detailed decal work. That was very interesting and insightful for tricky applications. Question - do you have any ideas about how to take the curse out of the shine of the canopy? How might you age/weather something like a clear part? Thanks for showing the depth of this epic sized model. Fantastic final look!

@ModelNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - I got there in the end! Yes, the decals on this were daunting but ultimately went down very easily indeed. As for the canopy shine - I'm not sure. I'm not sure a matt coat, even a light one, would work and I'm sure even a very fine sand paper would be too much too. However, given that there are a few parts left over I could give it a trial I guess.