My father drove these onto the D day beaches. Great modelling!

@scalestuff1066

16 күн бұрын

Nice, did he ever talk about what they where like to drive? You always hear raw facts but would be interesting to hear a driver experience? And thanks mate glad you like the model

@TerryBond-c6r

16 күн бұрын

Only mentioned having to spend a night in the DUKW tied up to a ship overnight, possibly when D day was postponed and how the tyres could be inflated whilst in motion. I don't know what lorries he drove afterwards but he nearly lost his life whilst resupplying a fuel dump which was attacked by a plane, everything behind his vehicle disappeared in the explosion.

@scalestuff1066

16 күн бұрын

Yeah that would make sense as to why he ended up in one over night, and nice that I had not herd before. Bloody hell, yeah that sounds like a hell of a close call. Thanks for sharing as well always nice to hear the stories from the people that made these things legends

Nice one mate, I love these old Airfix armour kits. Did the Scammel tank transporter a little while ago… fought me all the way, looks awesome with the modern tooling Cromwell on the back. Thanks for the video 👍👍

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, me to I have got a few more coming up on the channel but the videos wont be released for a while, Ah nice one I think the kit fighting backs part of the fun but it does have a limt haha. Any tips for building the Scammel? Iv got one coming in the post to build the next few days

@jonbell3020

Жыл бұрын

@@scalestuff1066 I’ll look out for your new stuff, i think these little kits were amazing for the time. The Scammel is pretty damn good to be fair… lots of clean up, lots of dry fitting and you’ll get a great result. Considering it’s a 1962 tooling, it’s really good. The only thing I added was some acetate and Humbrol Clear on the windows and a few bits of stowage, job diddley 👍

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, will warn you though that theres only a few over the next year,then a glut of them around autumn 2024. But yeah fantastic little models for there time. Thanks I will bear that in mind its due today so I will have a look at the sprues Nice tbh these little kits need the windows in it just finishes everything off nicely. You where saying about older kits I have just built the Airfix chieftan, lovely kit, but could do with some pegs on the hull or hold it in place.I cant think for the life of me why its not been rereleased as a vintage classic

Great kit dude 👌 looks awesome 😀👍👍

@scalestuff1066

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I recently bought the Airfix Type B bus and the Dennis fire engine, both very old moulds. I've finished the bus and that was a real trial with the amount of cleaning up and infill I had to do to overcome the poor mould quality and fitting shortcomings. The fire engine looks a challenge too, especially the ladder sections - ! As you say, now we're spoilt with the mould quality of modern kits.

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that we are some of the new models the fit is lazer tight,im some ways though the new ones have there own issues as a slight nick in clean up and mean a part doesnt line up right later on down the line

I love the old airfix kits because you need a chainsaw to fit everything properly together and it improves my modelling skill unlike modern ones you can throw them together blindfolded.

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Yeah i love that about them,then when its done it really is YOUR model,no one else melted that bit down to fit like you did XD

Just found your channel, this kit took me back to my teenage years, and most of the kits in bags used to be either green or grey or even white which was rare and usually for the card, I really wish acid could bring back all their vintage range, I would go on a spending spree, I enjoyed your build, and not a bad job at all, no subscribe d to see what you will do next, thanks for sharing 👍

@scalestuff1066

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Ive seen some of the original's at model shows in there bags,which have nearly decayed from sunlight now.Think they seem to be working on bringing a lot of them back.I would like to see some of the historical figures and old animal models that they used to do.Thanks for watching and subscribing glad you enjoyed the video

Just made one of these in 1/16 scale , gone are the days of small scale kits . I’m surprised that you didn’t paint first then assemble,well done a lovely build that man 👍

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate,ah I tend to only paint the insides of cars and things as i alway seem to end up messing up the paint while building,I find it easier to paint over my sins hahahaha

I remember airfix also done a range of snap together plastic models,of which theDUKW was one of them. In ho oo scale .

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Nice iv not seen that one re released,is it still kicking about? Now they do a lot of the Lego style brick clip kits

Does it float?

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Yeah sort of but It wants to be upside down as that's where all the weight is

Does this stuff come with the kit? I hope so or I’m gonna do what they did in WW11

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

Which stuff? Comes with the model and decals but no paints

@TheRealSkitch11

Жыл бұрын

@@scalestuff1066 the tools you used to put it together

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealSkitch11 Sadly no the glues and blades and stuff you have to get separately but you can get some good bundles that would set you up for the long run fairly cheap

Hello nice build but why glueing the canvascover over the loadbed? The bed is done to fit stuff in it. for example the 6 Pdr. Anti Tank Gun fits in it quiet well... Glueing the cover on ruins a ton of possible displayscenarios... And last but not least, the scale of these vintage Kits are 1/76 ! not 1/72. In the early 70's these kit was one of the first i did as a young modellingbeginner...

@scalestuff1066

Жыл бұрын

I havent got anything to put into the back though,I get that stuff might fit in well but I dont build the smaller scale to display there more just a time filler.I get the error in the scale though its 8 millimetres out in scale,the DUKW is 9.4meters in the real world at 1/72 thats 131.25mm at 1/76 its 123.6842 I figured it was set scales for airfix this was the last model i made the scale error on

1:00 Sprue, not spur. Also, fix your lighting. Too directional, too close to the camera.

@scalestuff1066

Ай бұрын

To be honest I've herd them called both, I'm calling them more sprues of late thanks to the internet, can be a hard one with things such as DECKALs and DECALS the lighting is what it is, Im not making enough money for a studio.... the lighting is the camera mount and the studio needs to be moved daily