Great build as always. I really appreciated your running commentary.

Great build and thanks for an honest appraisal of the kit

Great video, super build OOB, terrific commentary and a great watch for any modeler. Thanks for sharing your skills with us yet again......more of the same please!!

Nice video - the commentary makes it really easy to follow how these effects are achieved. Thanks!

Great Spitfire and videography, enjoyed it!

Your work is amazing. Just sitting here in my villa in Portugal, with a brandy, watching and enjoying. Thanks...

Stunning work dude! Absolute great build.

Nicely done as always. On tip I learned from an old modeler, on the upper wings, if you dry fit everything (lower wing, upper and fuselage) and see that you'll have a gap on the upper wing to fuselage join, is to glue the upper wing first (no gap) than tackle the lower wing. This means all your filling and sanding is on the lower wing where there is less detail and their is not that curved/difficult transition between the fuselage and upper wing. Doesn't work with every kit, so dry fit everything first but I've found it to make thing easier at times.

I basically got back into modelling to make a Spitfire. I really appreciate this video for giving me some ideas on techniques. Blown away that you sanded down the decals as I would have thought for sure they'd be too delicate for that. Just about to finish my very first model after 20 years. Got a cheap Patton tank to practice on basically as it's the detail work Im mostly interested in. Finally put on the decals and it was about as stressful as I remember and was disappointed to see how pronounced they were. I jumped ahead a few steps though and tested the dirt/mud effects I was planning on using and was pretty happy with how it ended up blending together. Once the tank's finished I'll slap together an M8 greyhound to get used to more advanced airbrushing techniques and then it's on to the 1:32 Spitfire! Will probably have watched another dozen of your videos before then so I'm looking forward to seeing what else you've done. Cheers

I can't believe how much detail you put in to placers no one will ever see amazing truly amazing

@TheInnerNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

Very Very Good work Sir, you took an OK kit and made it an Excellent Piece of Art!

Amazing build real joy to watch your work 👍

@TheInnerNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

Great build and video mate. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed 👍🏻

otra obra maestra!! mis sinceras felicitaciones another masterpiece !! my sincere congratulations

A great build mate, I enjoyed watching the build and it has inspired me to build my Tamiya Mk 1, I will subscribe to your channel, keep safe and well inthese troubled times.

Nice looking Spit!

Excellent video. I subscribed to your channel, love the way you show in detail how you build kits.

You've done a great job as usual, and I agree with your comments at the end. I can't believe how crude that kit is in places. Airfix have produced some nice kits, of course, but increasingly I'm getting fed up with the detail softness, fit issues and quality control problems. I tend to avoid them these days unless the subject matter is particularly appealing. It's not as if they're cheap anymore either...

@TheInnerNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and yes you're right about avoiding them, I do the same unless it's something particularly interesting of the box art is so good I can't resist. My favourite Airfix kit is their He111 but not many others match that level of fit unfortunately. Thanks for watching :)

very beautiful model

@TheInnerNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

Great job!👍

That’s the best spitfire I’ve ever seen I recon and the video was awesome please make more in this formate well done 😍🇦🇺🍻

I've built 1/72 one from Academy and I'm really tempted by their 1/48 version as well. I just love the look of an early XIV with Malcolm hood, and the 1/48 comes with invasion stripes to add to that.

@tugs53

4 жыл бұрын

The Academy Mk.XIV is bulky and inaccurate in scale. You won't be happy with it..if you display it beside other Spitfires. Then there's the Academy decals...the invasion stripes don't line up very well. Just my opinions. ;)

Love your video's. So good to see someone labor through the tough kits unlike many of my fellow American modelers. Guys like Will Pattison and Matt McDougall (Doog's Models) gripe and complain about every kit that doesn't fall together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Thanks for being a true modeler.

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I like to highlight problems but then work my best around them. I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't like it or want to make it. Better to show problems and move on, but that's my way and what makes our videos different I guess

@AreeyaKKC

3 жыл бұрын

Will is an idiot. Many modellers cant stand him

Thanks! I never knew Last of the Enemy clothings.

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

They are a new company that have just started business. Their Aces of Aces collection has a great range of Polos inspired by the most famous WW2 fighters and are great quality. I wore my Spitfire one to Scale Model World this year and it was very comfortable and caught the attention of a few passers by. I'd highly recommend them if you are an aviation enthusiast! Thanks for watching the video I hope you enjoyed it.

@left_ventricle

4 жыл бұрын

The Inner Nerd Oh sure I did enjoy your video. Plus, if you play War Thunder, you’ll know how AWESOME the Spits were a few years ago. I prefer the Tempest V and early Mustangs a lot more but hey, Spits look great.

Excellent build. Well done. Just a point though about the lack of headrest in the cockpit. Apparently, the Spitfire Mk XIV did not have headrests above the seats. It appears that only Merlin Spitfires had them. So the lack of one is actually accurate. The photos that I looked at though we're of preserved Spitfire XIV, it's possible they may have been left out during restoration. Great build nonetheless. Just thought it was worth pointing that out

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. And you may be right - I was looking at reference images of the Mk18 since thats what I was building and could be an oversight on my part. The images I was using definately showed a headrest but both aircraft had been restored so the inaccuracies could have occurred from there too. Either way if you do need a headrest for one of these the end of a pipette is the perfect size! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed!

@Frserthegreenengine

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnerNerd Fair enough. I only learned that you were building a Mk.18 later in the video after I had commented and I assumed you were making a Mk XIV, whoops. And yeah I think it's mostly likely the headrests were omitted during restoration because many preserved Spitfires also omit the gunsights, and we all know that Spitfires had gunsights. Again Airfix obviously referred to a preserved Spitfire which lacked the headrest. Keep up the good work.

@MatiasAimone

4 жыл бұрын

Ye i was about to point that out, however it was a fantastic spitfire, U did a great job inner nerd :D

@blowingfree6928

2 жыл бұрын

@@Frserthegreenengine A bit late, but the Merlin engined Spitfire Mk IX did not have a headrest, and neither did any mark of Spitfire after that. I think the last significant mark to have the 'long' headrest was the Mk V. Preserved later marks do not have them because they were never there to begin with! Some early MkIXs were converted from MkVs and may have retained the headrest.

All Spitfires, were created equally beautiful but this, the Mk. XIV is not an airplane.........it is a poem with wings. Bubble top canopy gives it a very special touch. In the other side, that trick of yours to use as a kind of stencil to create the camouflage, is one I missed out for years. As you British say, my compliments to you.

@TheInnerNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

The finished model turned out nice but your right, it does seem a bit clunky. Thanks for an honest review.

Nice build. Thanks for the upload and the work on this. I am building this now and am disappointed at the poor fit quality in a few places for a 2019 kit. Although it's nothing that can't be corrected, it would be nie to see Airfix up their game. I cannot believe no one saw these faults.

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes it's not a very impressive kit since it's so new and Airfix have plenty of experience with Spitfire kits by now! I would have expected the fits to be better especially around the wing roots. This can be solved by cutting away the landing gear connection under the fuselage and this will allow for the fit to be more snug. But even so its not something you want to be doing and a major adjustment to the parts to get them to fit

Thanks for sharing your build, interesting that the kit has a few issues. I will admit that I would now expect that new tooled kits should be of a higher standard of quality & fit at this stage. Slightly disappointed considering they are up against companies such as Eduard Tamiya & many others. Great build from your self. 👏😃

It reminds of the Matchbox Spitfire that came out in 1/32 scale in the early eighties.

Hi the Spit not bad but you get what you pay for You have done a really good paint and the stripes are spot on . Nice Steve U.K.

@TheInnerNerd

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Steve, and thanks for watching :) The Tamiya kit seems far superior to this from Airfix...

Nice video, Im just starting out at 45, all that weathering and detailing is beyond me right now and I will take time to grow the kit. Is a lot of it trial and error, following channels like yours and expanding (I never thought of pencils). I did a 1/72 starter kit, noted some of your paint choices from here (especially the silver and aluminium), what now, just keep building and trialling things seen on youtube?

@TheInnerNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome to the hobby :) It'll all come with time. Keep trying out new stuff and seeing what others do. I have a starter video here kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWeups-Dp9O2k7w.html which may explain some tips in more detail than this video. But you're right, it's all very daunting at first but the best way I learned was to try something new on each model and pick the next model based around something new to learn. That can be a different paint scheme (like RAF land camo vs. US Navy blue) or different weathering using the subject theatre (dust and sand vs. carrier based). Eventually you'll build an arsenal of skills and equipment to tackle anything that come your way. But mostly it's down to watching and re-watching my videos ;) Hope this helps, best of luck and thanks for watching :)

@The Inner Nerd, Very nice build. Just wondering where you got the Print for the camo masks? I have issues when it comes to doing camos on 1:48 and 1:72 Raf aircraft.

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I got them from google search. The image I found was for a Mk.I but the RAF camo transfers over pretty much the same give or take. There is also a good website I use for ribvet blueprints too which is www.airwar.ru/other/draw/. They also have camo blueprints in some of the files available if google images isn't providing what you need. Failing that I scan the decal callout from the kit and scale it up to fit the model size 1:1

Excelente vídeo saludos desde Chile a mi también me encanta los aviones y él aeromodelismo gran trabajo y feliz navidad y año nuevo 2021👍👍👍🇨🇱

@TheInnerNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

Great build man!! Especially considering that it’s an airfix kit. I’ve always had issues with fit and detail in airfix kits. Fantastic work, though. Keep it up!

Hello mr. Nerd. Ohh that kit kat would be very welcome to me.i consider making a break while modelling with fudge too.with sticky greetings. Christian

Amazing, well I've found a new channel, I'm subscribed :)

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you & welcome to my channel! If you have any questions please comment them no the videos and I'll try to get an answer for you. I hope you enjoy my other videos too and look forward to my future releases.

@XZasCC

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnerNerd thank you very much, I found you through your ducati video, im in the process of binging your videos haha, my next model is a tamiya honda vfr750, so seeing your ducati video has gave me some pointers on how to approach it as its my first bike :) I'll be sure to upload a video too, it'd be awesome if you could view it and give me some tips haha. Anyway look forward to your next vid

Excellent video Sir !! I just picked up the same kit today...having found it online at a decent price. I really want to build this up as a Mk.XVIII....so my question is: Is the only visible difference between Mk.XIV and XVIII the wing tips...and the larger rudder??

@tugs53

4 жыл бұрын

Oh...and mine had no chocolate bar.... :(

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you. I’m not an expert on the Spitfire variants but I believe the MkXVIII is the same as I have built here. So yes you’re right - longer wings and larger rudder which come in the kit. Hope it goes well and the video gives you a heads up for the troubles that lie in wait on this kit!

@blockheadgreen_

Жыл бұрын

Nearly 3 years late, but there are other differences in the wing: there are no outer machine gun bays nor corresponding hatches, there being instead a hatch for desert survival equipment where the no longer used 303 Browning ammo tanks were stored.

great

What airbrush do you use model looks amazing🍺

@TheInnerNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Its a Harder and Steenbeck Evolution Silverside. Sprayed at 12psi with a 0.15mm needle/nozzle setup. Thank you and thanks for watching :)

I didn't know this kit had so many issues. All the other people I have seen build this prerelease kit praised it.

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

As I explained at the start of the video I wanted to show the kit exactly as Airfix intended and make no adjustments to the parts supplied. I think the other reviews show the kit after modification which solves the issues. This is great to see how to fix them, but if you're buying a kit you want to see if it's worth the money in my opinion. So thats why I made it straight from the box, showing what you really get. I hope this is a more useful way of presenting rather than covering up design issues.

@DieselxRobot

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnerNerd I really appreciate that, I'm someone who hates having to fix issues and will usually just dump a kit rather than fixing it.

Headrest was not fitted to later Spitfires, including the Mk 18, so not a mistake by Airfix.

@TheInnerNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Yes this has been pointed out further down the comments. Thanks for watching :)

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Hey,Do you have a recommendation for a model kit that is easy and doesn't need a lot of paint?

@Alex-dr6sv

4 жыл бұрын

Harits Al Fawwaz airfix Shorts Tucano, it’s tiny, has fairly mediocre detailing and only requires one colour, or two if you take into account the clear coat

@AreeyaKKC

3 жыл бұрын

Hawk 1/48 F-51 from 1964. Comes Chrome plated just paint orange on the tail and wingtips

Really nice build! One point: Rotol 5-blade props were wood, so gunmetal or silver-grey chipping on blades, suggesting metal underlying the paint, is not appropriate.

@TheInnerNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for the information. An oversight of mine for sure. Thanks for watching :)

I didn’t think the Mk XIV had a head rest.

@GBooth

3 жыл бұрын

It didn't. Headrests disappeared around the Mk V. It was perceived as a safety issue.

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@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and yes there is more than one way to achieve the finished result. I took an honest way to show the kit as it came - no fancy trickery to show off how to fix problems, just a review on whether the kit is actually worth buying or not. The link to the scriber is here www.flex-i-file.com/scribers.php

@user-sc6pk6ef2l

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnerNerd спасибо 👍🤗🖐️

How long does it actually take to build a model like this

@TheInnerNerd

2 жыл бұрын

They take me between 60 & 100 hours depending on how well it goes and the complexity of the kit. Around 6 weeks of work since I don't do this full-time. Thaanks for watching :)

@JohnyG29

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnerNerd Blimey that's a good chunk of time - when I was a kid I'd knock an Airfix Spit out in half a day, albeit just using a couple of paint brushes and a tube of poly cement. Didn't look half as good as yours but was lots of fun.

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Great job on a sub par kit molded in 2019! Not sure how Airfix would approve this to be sold. Imagine if you are a new modeler or new to Airfix ....this could well be your first and last Airfix kit.

@TheModelGuy

4 жыл бұрын

The panel lines are what get me. If they could scale those properly, the kits wouldn't suffer as much. But their Mustang is better than the Tamiya pop.

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I get the feeling this kit hasn't really gone through a lot of real world build tests after the tool sign off. It seems to be a great kit in CAD and I'm sure it works well on all the assembly simulations they ran. But with real world variables the parts aren't consistent enough to fit properly.

@cdpgbc-mw2kz

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheModelGuy: Thanks for the reply. I buy some Airfix kits but again with trepidation as you never know if the panel line trench digger was involved, etc. I think their recent 1/24 Hellcat and Typhoon were very well done.

@cdpgbc-mw2kz

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnerNerd : Thanks for the reply. Funny, you explained what I was thinking. Did anyone try and build this thing before it was released?

hey bro love your vidios ...but can you plz can you build the spifire and bf1o9 ....plz plz love you bro

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have built 2 of each if you check out my channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/lH2KxtOjptrLpcY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJqcmciAj5esiMY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/paV41rGRecjdn7A.html

That wing will just crack again surely with putty

Watching you work on this video was a sheer joy but I did get confused that your your paintwork on the finished article depicts the Battle of Britain invasion colours when the world was long over when that particular model or Spitfire was built the Mark 14 didn't even have a Merlin engine to do with Battle of Britain colours you need to use Mark 1 Spitfire

@TheInnerNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you. The invasion stripes on this Mk14 are from the Korean war, not the invasion of Europe, so have different spacing to that of the earlier spitfires too

@JIMIIXTLAN

Жыл бұрын

The MK XIV entered service in the spring of 1944 and participated in the Normandy landings, and from June 1944 until December January ? Would have invasion stripes

Sir hi, you have a very cool model, but I fail to understand why is the Music so loud, we at times can`t hear what you are saying. The invasion stripes you have made on the model are wrong, there should be three white stripes & two black stripes. You can still do it on the wings only by adding a white stripe & same for the fuselage. Ask any body. Only trying to help a fellow modeller.

@vernonrabbetts

4 жыл бұрын

These are not D-day or Operation Musketeer "invasion" stripes, but instead Korean War stripes and are correct. Unfortunately I think 28 (AC) Squadron whose markings are shown flew FR.18's at this time from RAF Kai Tak and Sek Kong.

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. And yes at times the music climax can drain out my voice I have noticed and apologise for that. And the invasion stripes are from the Korean war so do not match the D-Day stripes you are referring to. You can clearly see on the decal sheet I used thay the stripes are narrower too than those used foe the invasion of Normandy. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

@@vernonrabbetts Thats right and thanks for pointing out the correction. Although the title says Mk14 FR I have actually made an 18 since the rudder option supplied in the kit allowed for a Mk18 build. Therefore used the Mk18 decals from Model Alliance to allow me to include the stripes from the Korean war

@vernonrabbetts

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheInnerNerd The truth of the matter is that 99% of people would never know...just a nerd who lived near Sek Kong. Great build though and nice to see a red spinner on a 28 Sqdn Spit.

@kitbi9368

4 жыл бұрын

Every day is a learning day, I guess my knowledge of the Korean War is definitely very limited, so thanks for both the very nice model and the information.

Invasion stripes were 3 white stripes bracketing two black stripes...

@TheInnerNerd

4 жыл бұрын

These are Korean war stripes and not D Day invasion stripes. That's why they a're thinner and not in the same layout as the ones you're referring to

Very cool but if you want to be more accurate you should cut the wing tips off because on the mk.xiv it had a higher roll rate even though it lost its iconic shape.

@JohnyG29

4 ай бұрын

No.

A great build mate, I enjoyed watching the build and it has inspired me to build my Tamiya Mk 1, I will subscribe to your channel, keep safe and well inthese troubled times.