I've had nothing good to say about Airfix kits , they drive me nuts !!!

I have this kit… THE F4F is my favorite aircraft from WW2… I will watch this again… Bought this kit from SQUADRON SHOP , took forever to get it … from what I can tell , this is a great kit for its scale, beats all others Thanks for putting this together CHRIS from OHIO 🇺🇸

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris ! Take a look at the Arma Hobby one. It makes this look like a frog kit !

Now you should absolutely build the arma hobby wildcat or the new eduard!

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

The arma one maybe, done two wildcats this year though so may have to wait a bit

That is a very impressive build - really enjoyed the painting on this one :D

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt 🍻

Great work James, keep the mojo up buddy, there's so much great stuff out there to build, paint and weather!

Nice one James! As always a great build and weathering video. Even your "mojo" builds show a great level of detail. Stay safe mate!

Amazing build as always! Watching the last photos are satisfying :D

Nice build and paint job mate !

I'm getting ready to build this kit, thanks for sharing your process. This turned out great by the way. Have a great day. -David

Stellar result James! I’m sweating over thinking about building a 1/48 Wildcat, and I’m in awe over what you were able to do at 1/72, especially with an Airfix kit!

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce ! You'll do a top job I know it.

Gorgeous work!

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks José!

That looks absolutely superb! Great work!

Fantastic work

Nice job! I’m building the same kit and had some trouble with the landing gear. Your video has been extremely helpful. Thanks!

Nice build James, love your results on the wing chipping!

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate ! Played it a bit safe on this one but I liked how they came out too

Very nice build. Thanks for sharing. Happy days and model on! 😎🇨🇦

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, you too man !

Very nicely done! I've got an ARMA Hobby one sitting here that I've been tempted to do.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks SMS , the Arma hobby one looks gorgeous, if I didn't have too many kits to build, I'd be getting a few more Arma kits.

❤‍🔥That's what it's all about!

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks VMS !

You made a mediocre quality kit into a really beautiful model.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks T Paul !

@guaporeturns9472

Жыл бұрын

You did a wonderful job on this

A very impressive result and a soothing video to watch too. Afterwards, I felt nicely relaxed and in no mood to start fiddling with bits of plastic myself! 🙂

Excellent build, James 😊👍

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much @Sprue Fascination Channel !

Absolutely fantastic work there my friend, the 'little' bird turned out absolutely outstanding, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Les hope you're doing well

A fantastic build and a great looking kit! Liked the techniques good job!

@lpjmodels

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Can't wait to see you build something you actually enjoy 😁 Great build as ever. The close up filming was a real treat. 😎

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sera ! Gotta watch out for that naughty depth of field

@StaplesandVine

Жыл бұрын

@@lpjmodels more practice and I'm sure you will nail it . 😎

Lazy modelling, my arse! It's all about fun and that's what you're doing. Love it. Unpretentious modelling and exactly what most of us are like. Love your work 🤙

Great build. Nice looking model at the end. =)

I just bought this kit a few days ago. Thanks for this helpful video

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John ! Let me know if your engine sprue was a bit funky, it would be nice if I got the only duff one.

@johnw4659

Жыл бұрын

@@lpjmodels I've got the same kit, same box art, same everything (purchased in California) and mine has none of that flash that yours has. Unfortunately, I guess it looks like you got a lemon. However, you made it work and the final product looks amazing! Great job.

Love the result, it looks very realistic

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tiny Worlds !

Brilliant finish! Its not my favourite aircraft but you done a stunning job and i like it a lot!

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Sully !

*Very nice build, your F-4 is so realistic!*

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend!

Thanks for a great video 👍

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Joe 😁

Very cool turorial.

Nice build will use it to build mine

Beautiful build James! You should definitely do a folded wing some time.

For a MOJO build this kit looks museum quality to me!

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dan much appreciated

Certainly looks like they had to rerun that Sprue at or near end of production. Looks way off compared for sure. Nice job on the recovery 👍

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

That was a wierd sprue mate !

Jimmy Thach, Joe Foss, James Swett, Butch o'Hare and many other F4F aces surely would appreciate your work. I do indeed.

Very nice work. I wish i could build 1/72 aircraft like you, really aircraft in general like you.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, I feel a bit of a hack when It comes to AC I have always been geared towards vehicles but funnily just do a lot of planes 😆

Good job on that kit especially with the crap moulding which unfortunately is very Airfix. When it came out it was the best Wildcat on the market in 1/72 but it's been completely superseded by the absolutely fantastic Arma Hobby kit.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

The Arma kit looks exquisite!

Great build mate, nothing over board but well done.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason, 100% a bit of a safety build because I haven't been feeling it as much lately. But gotta plough through

James, "you lazy git" ;🤣 There's two types of modellers in this world - the lazy gits and those who pretend they're not. 😁. Definitely silk purse from a sows ear, mate. Nice work. Cheers 👍👍

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Haha I never looked at it this way. Thanks Michael !

It’s crazy how much plastic airfix waste in flash! Good job on this one.

Great done. I think it will be food to use cap for airbrush cup, because spillover on almost ready model will be real disaster. All the best for You! ;)

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeden ! I havent had an accident yet :o

Nice 👍

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave 🍻

Another way to stop fish eyes is to wash the kit with soap and water before doing anything and by doing this, it will save you in the long run. I do this with all my models before I start

Excellent work James! By the way, how did you go gluing the fuselage halves in front of the cockpit? Mine had a massive gap that required sheet styrene and lots of putty.

Looks good finished. Did you wash the sprues first? I don't always but perhaps if I build Airfix I should?

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

I dont usually. Because of how mould release agents work today there is often no need unless the sprue is visibly greasy. Like the engine sprue here. Wierd, because the rest of the kit was fine

Great vid as usual. I NEVER buy Airfix kits and your build confirms why. Even Tamiya kits produced 50 years ago are better moulded...

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob, it's a shame as some subjects you can't get in other manufacturers. That walrus for example.

Nice build there James. Given it was a mojo build you may not want to do this however an email to Airfix with a couple of photos recommending they up their quality control may be in order, It seems to be a constant problem of theirs

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kiwaruna . One of the things they ( Airfix) told us on the airfix day, is that the kits get made and packed ( mostly in India) and then are never opened until the customer sees the parts. They claimed that having someone go over the sprues would add too much money to the end product. Making them even more expensive. It is something that I felt needed bringing up when I had my 1on1 chat, and this is the reply I got. I fear I'd be flogging a dead horse. I get it, but it is annoying . 😒

@fus149hammer5

Жыл бұрын

@@lpjmodels So theirs and Hornby's products are made in China and boxed in India? After shutting down their British factory and leaving just a tiny design office here it's a cheek they still claim to be a great British company.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

@@fus149hammer5 I think the toolings are China,( not 100% on tooling but its the most logical place ) moulding in India. But the new spitfire is a completely UK project.

@fus149hammer5

Жыл бұрын

@@lpjmodels There's a TV series in the UK called 'Hornby A Model World' Which follows Hornby and Airfix. In it they design and update model trains, cars and planes from their catalogue. They design items in this country then send the plans via the Internet to China for manufacture. Hornby/Airfix had a large factory in the UK but shut it down and outsourced the work to China making lots of people redundant. Their claim to be a "british icon" ting pretty hollow.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

@@fus149hammer5 I dont know when this was filmed, but when I was invited to the hornby HQ a few months back they stated India as the site of the mouldings. Also confirmed on the wiki page here imgur.com/a/SgkVXD7 I agree it's a bit iffy but a lot of companies outsource tooling and moulding, purely because of the cost. I think there are very few European manufacturers that have in house moulding, I'm fairly sure eduard and special hobby over in CZ have in house tooling and moulding but I'm not 100%, das werk use the takom factory, airfix armour is academy tooled and so on. I think producing the kits here completely would be prohibitively expensive. One of the things that was said about the upcoming 24th spitfire made in the UK was that the dearest part of the process having them made here funnily was the packaging. And that's probably down to having to pay a minimum hourly wage of around £9 for someone to box something instead of 50p. Which in itself is a bit rubbish for the overseas workers too.

Model sprues with lots of flashing? That'll be an Airfix. I remember trying to build the bengal lancer once. The figure was OK but the horse? The body was so warped the two halves of the horses arse wouldn't join up so that went back!🤣 When you look at the quality of other brands it's a wonder they are still in business.

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

The newer stuff is better, but they still have a way to come !

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Wow, I've built 2 of these Wildcats and the engines were much better than yours. No where near as much flash. Very nice build.

Was your heart in this one James?

How is this a live broadcast that starts 32 seconds ago with comments from 4d prior!?

@lpjmodels

Жыл бұрын

Patreons get early access to my videos

@crazylocha2515

Жыл бұрын

Yuppers, Patreon supports the creator. 80+ in premiere chat, less than 20 likes (including the Patreon members) which also supports the creator. So for less than a fiver, small benefits, and the creator doesn't run out of cotton swabs. 👍

Hi LPJ, great video as usual. I built this kit twice and screwed up the landing gear twice. Thanks for showing how it's done! The painting is fantastic!! I was also chicken to try the folded wing. Good show all around.