I was a little kid when I used to go to a local bakery in my neighborhood where the son of the owner worked as the cashier. When there were no clients, he would work on his model builds right there on the counter and I would always watch while I was there with my mom. He had his finished models displayed under the counter, it had a glass window display. With mostly war vehicles, airplanes and tanks. I was always amazed looking at those models, they looked so well built and beautiful to me. Since then I always wanted to do it, but I was very intimidated by the commitment, skill and tools needed. These model building videos on KZread now are slowly giving me the courage to start with this hobby. Until then, I'll keep watching. Just subscribed as well, very nice content. Cheers from Brazil.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

that sounds really cool!

@stevetheduck1425

3 ай бұрын

It's a familiar problem. All artists that never become artists have feared that a less than perfect result reflects on them somehow, expecting to be judged, and give up, being their own critic and hobby-ending judge. This is a fallacy, to be ignored. Build the model you want the way you want it, and always try to something better next time. Us older modellers are continuing to learn even now.

@apf-ff4kl

2 ай бұрын

@@stevetheduck1425 Pięknie to powiedziałeś. Przegrywają ci wszyscy, którzy boją się samych siebie i od początku widzą końcową klęskę.

Hello I am a young French model maker and I love your video I hope you will continue like this

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Just bought the AZ version of this kit which comes with some photo-etch and resin. Sadly the resin wheels had been glued to the underside of a wing resulting in some 'meltdown' of the wing surface (AZ have a replacement in hand). Good outcome to your build and it gives me some confidence to start on mine.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like AZ address the lack of detail with their extra parts :)

@harrypickle357

11 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes There's not much, harnesses for both seats, an instrument panel and some intake filters. However, this will be my first use of PE...

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

@@harrypickle357 sounds like it is better than nothing, and a good starting point for your first go

As for the paint colour, it’s your model do what you want.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Excellent point!

Nice work once again Matt especially on the canopy. One thing have you considered regarding the canopy, have you thought of first applying the cockpit interior colour to it before main colour(s) are added, so when the interior is viewed, it shows the interior colour not the main colours. It does work on larger 1/72 but does really start to stand out from 1/48.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

yeah, it's something that I have considered doing on some recent builds, but usually i'm quite content with a primer being the "interior" colour

I remember you doing the unboxing of this one an age ago. I said at the time that it was the best of MistrCraft (and the only one so far). It's good that you stood by your comment that you would do this one and found it so far and above the others from Mistercraft. Next up, do the F16. It's a "Challenge"

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I might consider the f16 if I clear some of my substantial stash 😂

The fact that this kit went together rather ok is because it’s (as you mentioned at the end) not an original MisterCraft kit but from VISTA kits. Nice build ✨👍✨

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊 not sure Mistercraft have any of their own kits though, I thought everything was a rebox

fulmar in your performance is a real masterpiece that I can't stop watching, congratulations and greetings from Poland

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

thanks very much!

Great job Model Minutes you have made one stunning model from a Mistercraft kit. Also, I’m so glad you have gotten yourself a bottle of Micro Scale Decal Film. That stuff works wonders on old decals and in the printing of home-made D.I.Y Decals. Keep up the great work.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm hoping to be able to do some homemade decals at some point in the future - slowly accumulating all the necessary things

Actually the best work, that I've seen on a MisterCraft kit ever. GJ Matt..

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much :D

Yeah,very beautyful, thanks, ive never seen a fulmar with us markings☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

An enjoyable watch of an oft ignored aeroplane model build

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 😊

Nice job Matt.. good to see you back :)

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

It’s good to be back 😊

I have bought several MisterKit kits, as they tend to be good, relatively cheap, and can be upgraded without throwing away most of a more expensive kit. Rewarding in several ways, especially when I recognised an old FROG kit from my youth.

@ModelMinutes

3 ай бұрын

Sadly they really struggle quality-wise in comparison to other companies

@apf-ff4kl

2 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes To są doskonałe modele ale do NAUKI: -szpachlowania -malowania -waloryzacji i eksperymentowania bo są tanie. Ja wolę ZTS PASTYK- te same formy a 50% ceny. Pozdrowienia z Polski dla jednego z lepszych kanałów o tej tematyce.

Nice build! The reason why it's good by Mistercraft standards is that the molds originated elsewhere. This kit started out about 25 years ago with a company called "Vista", and the same sprues have appeared in boxes from Airfix, Smer, Revell, Bilek and others since.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes, I cover the history of the kit in the video and make reference to its origins. I’m pretty sure that none of the models Mistercraft sell are their own toolings

@alantoon5708

11 ай бұрын

Built it back in the 1990's myself. Not a bad kit at all when the molds were newer. Was in the "Vista" box.

In my experience the Mistercraft PZL Karas is the best kit from this company. It's so good because it's one of Heller's best 1/72 kits in their range. Plenty of detail and easy to build. I've built all boxings of this Fulmar,Vista being the best being the original boxing. A nice cheap kit for scratch build of different versions,eg. aftermarket decals and scratch built antenna for a Radio and Radar Jammer version and basic spare parts addition for a periscope for a training version with spare decals used for markings.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, will have to keep an eye out for that one

Nice work. I have been waiting for this build from you since I too own ex-vista fulmar (from AZmodel). Im gonna build it while consulting your video so I can learn how to get better at scale modeling. Once again lovely work

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I hope my video can help guide you when you come to make yours 😊

Lovely build, Matt!

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Quality vid mate 👍👍

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 👍

A great build son 👏 You've done a great job on that model 👍

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Very nice model plane aircraft i like this plane Fairey Fulmar royal navy. Nice kit build.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Oh! Seems I've a surprise in store for me when I open up the Revell version I bought not too long ago - should be interesting to put together

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Yeah 😂

Nice build, as I have not built this one yet I will probably get one.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy it :D

I’ve made a couple of Mistercraft kits recently. One was awful, the was ok. Having seen something on another channel I’m tempted to combine the two ideas.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Sounds fun 🤩

Thanks for new beautiful build !Almost finished mine but decals were so bad that even decalfix was not qble to reanimate them😢 . Since there wait for inspiration to finish mine ...

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that

I built a mister craft Hawker Hunter and haven’t touched one since 😂 I’m tempted to try the 1/48 piper cub but I might have to try out this one aswell 😅

@alanrogers8535

11 ай бұрын

I have just done the Piper Cub. I would reccomend it. I havnt done the decals tho. theyy look awfull. Im going to look for some spares in my leftover drawer. It might not be accurate when done.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

I’ve heard the hunter is not a great model 🫠

@alanrogers8535

11 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes I will skip that one then. I got their Javelin. it took a lot of trimming at the wing roots and file work on the joints but didnt need any filler. it looked good enough and i bought 2 more.

@Teqamasala

11 ай бұрын

@@alanrogers8535mister craft can be hit or miss. You never really know what your buying with them. I’ll give the piper cub a go but I’ll buy third party decals 👍

@Teqamasala

11 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes it didn’t even come with all the advertised paint schemes 😢

Good job. Want one.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Hi Matt, if not mistaken, the colour of the underside should be Eau De Nil. By the way great job on old kit.(Still remember building it as a new kit from Vista)

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@GBooth

11 ай бұрын

In service, most Fulmars were painted in uppersurfaces of Extra Dark Sea Gray (EDSG) and Slate Gray with Sky undersides. Some early Fulmars were seen in EDSG and Slate uppers with light grey undersurfaces, but this was a short-lived scheme.

@MCT954

11 ай бұрын

Early Fulmars were delivered in an underside colour called Sky Grey. By the time of Torch, the undersides would have been Sky. Sky was used on some Naval aircraft up until the last Gannet AEW3s were retired in 1978. Post war it was a standard colour to BSC381c as No 210 Sky, and is still to be found in paint manufacturers catalogues under a variety of names. I am pretty sure it was to be found on hospital walls in the eighties

Me gusta mucho esto, he armado unos cuantos modelos,pero casi no hay modelismo por aqui, todo es demasiado caro y tengo que pagar inportaciones, para mi, armar 1 modelo al año es un lujo, saludos y me gustaría tener una pisca de tu talento

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

0:43 Because it's old Czech Vista (former Kovozávody Semily famous for their Flying Tigers' P 40).

@ModelMinutes

5 ай бұрын

yes, the histroy of the kit is discussed in the video :)

Awesome work! I've bought it online for a few euro's and hope to build it sometime soon. My local hobby store sells these Mistercraft kits for around 8-15 euros, depending on the kit.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Have fun! We have hobbycraft selling mistercraft kits here in the UK now, but the prices are a little inflated, this would probably be about £10 if it were on their shelves now

@dpswets

11 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes wonder how they'll sell at those prices.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

@@dpswets to unsuspecting customers I’m afraid, who aren’t aware of their poor quality

@dpswets

11 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes good point, I learned about mistercraft as well that way years ago when I bought their IL-2. Nightmare with wings.

A great build. An OK kit.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Hi Matt, good video 📹, what is Clear Fix?? I've not seen this product before. Cheers 🍻

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

It’s a clear glue which can be used to attach clear plastic parts with no risk of them fogging up. Pretty sure it’s just general purpose glue (like bostik or UHU) in a jar but under the humbrol brand…

Hey Matt. I would love to see you make a video where you can't use use decals and can only paint. I think it would be a good challenge for you to try

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

That sounds horrible… I love it 😂

@PVZ_Kr4ngle

11 ай бұрын

It'll put your skills to the test!

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

@@PVZ_Kr4ngle for sure!

What kind of airbrush do you have? the needle size as well. Thanks!

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

I think in this one it was a relatively cheap one which came in a portable compressor kit - 0.4 needle if i remember correctly. I have a number of airbrushes now though, varying from 0.2 to 0.4 and my best is an H&S Evolution

What flight SIM was used during the history bit?

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

I think it was Microsoft FSX

Even though it still was technically a royal navy craft, glad you went with the superior US stars 😂

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

lol it is an interesting story behind them

@goingbork1522

11 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes yes if i remember correctly wasn't it the french wanted all allied aircraft to carry US roundels so they could be more noticeable?

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

@@goingbork1522 I think it was hoped the French were less likely to attack an “American “ aircraft

It looks OK Matt. I personally would stay away from Mistercraft kits. Most of them look garbage. I can recommend a couple of things you could try out in future builds. Have you ever tried Mr Surfacer? Its a liquid filler. Comes in various thickness's. I think this stuff would have been good to paint into the wing root gap here. Once dry, it can be either sanded, or rubbed off with a cotton bud dipped in Mr Color Levelling Thinners. More layers can be applied until the joint is satisfactorily filled. The other idea is for panel lining. Have you tried Florymodels Clay Wash? The Dark Dirt version is great for panel lining. Once a Gloss Coat has been applied, you paint the whole model with the stuff. Let it dry for 20 minutes or so. Then you can wipe it off with a paper towel, moistened with water or good old spit lol. Once wiped off, it leaves the Dark Dirt effect in the panel lines. Plus is you don't like the effect, you can just wash it all off with water and start again. Search Florymodels KZread channel for a few tutorial videos on the stuff. Look forward to the next build mate.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

I'd love to try some mr.surfacer, probably something I would add on to my next modelling supply order. Clay washes are something i could also consider using too :)

@Andy.Gledhill.Models.

11 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes Mr Surfacer works good used as a primer too. The 1500 variety is labelled as a primer. Has to be thinned with Mr Color Levelling Thinner though. The Black version is great as a primer, but it can be hard to get. Usually sells out quickly. If you want to try out the Florymodels washes, you could just buy one bottle of the Dark Dirt variety. They only cost £5 a bottle. They do sell a full set of 8 colours too. They have recently released a range of thick washes. But I haven't tried those yet.

The best are Italeri and ICM repacked by MisterCraft.

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Don’t think I’ve come across any of those yet

Just goes to show not all of their kits are garbage

@ModelMinutes

11 ай бұрын

Yeah