Just to be clear, I'm not making this video to brag about about my medal "haul" but to show modellers where judges look and measure your competition entries, using mine as the example. Its all about constructive feedback to increase the enjoyment out of the hobby, not to fill a trophy case! Cheers, Chris

Congrats on the hardware. Well deserved imo. That Corsair and Mig are masterclasses in painting. Straight up. I cannot wait to see what you do with those big boy Tamiya kits.

@beckersmodels

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That's really nice of you Jim, I still think I have a large way to go in terms of painting talent, but thankyou nonetheless. Means a lot since I know your level exceeds mine - I still think about that Dornier 335! And yes to the big Corsairs....one day! Cheers, Chris

@jimsmodels

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@@beckersmodels you flatter me. You've reminded me what a nice kit that 335 was. Noticed you've still got yours. That thing will be impressive in flight if you go that route. I really like the U-boat painting too. I think you may be suffering from that thing we all do where we are never happy with our own work, because I'm not seeing any reason for doubts. Shit, I've got to get to my 1D...if you could figure out the glossy sea blue weathering before I do that'd be great. K thanks. 🤣

Nice work mate ... I have the same questions over the years at QMHE judging ... I wonder how I got awards knowing how bad the builds were ... but you never know what the judges think at the time ... keep up the good work ... looking forward to seeing you kits in next years show

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, yeah its interesting what gets overlooked - both faults and good things - its all still a bit subjective, which is why I think a gold/silver/bronze open system instead of only 1st/2nd/3rd placings makes more sense. Oh and I'll be there next year for sure!

Hey Chris, thanks for stepping through the notes on your builds. some great work and interesting notes made. key point for me was to take your time and not to rush the build (something I do quite often). the AH1-1Z scheme turned out great, and I dig the figures you put in the pit. cheers Mark M

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark!

The title kinda makes it sound like a brag video - but It definitely isn’t. I loved the content where you go through the grading criteria and where the deficiencies were in your submissions - thank you for sharing! IMHO, we are probably our own worst critics (outside of the judges) when it comes to our work, but that is what makes our next kit better than the last. I’d love to see what your stash is, and what drove you to purchase the F4 corsairs!!!! :D

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tex, yes I'm very hard on myself when it comes to my own work. My stash is visible on scalemates - and I just love the Corsair.... www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=37005&p=stash

Nice breakdown of the model faults. I would have never notice them, that’s why you da judge! Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, yeah sometimes it takes someone elses eyes to open your own! Cheers Chris

Thanks for this! Always good o do a debrief on what happened so we all can learn... Like I now know that as long as your model's positives outweigh it's flaws it will be fine.

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I built an Airfix HO/OO plastic 1/72 BR Railway Engine a 4-6-2. I changed the plastic wheels added bearings and inserted a motor in the boiler but despite the fact it ran i had to fill the tender with weight to.make it stay on my PECO fine scale track. Still i managed it.

If I may comment on the in-flight F4U: The weathering really looked excellent... I particularly liked the faded fabric areas. (The Mig-31, BTW, looked simply amazing!) But a focal point of this type of build is the pilot (where, unlike the Mig-31, it is quite visible), and compared to wartime photos, your pilot looks about 1-2 mm below the lowest position you would see in wartime (don't trust airshow pilots on this!). It was, in combat, a vital matter to get every inch of view. While it does appear the late Corsair had considerable excess head room(!), the crucial point is you saw a lot of the pilot's shoulder rising above the canopy's bottom edge. I also think the pilot's head looks very big compared to his neck and shoulders (and the canopy!), which is a common problem with kit figures: This means that, even if this particular figure had its head higher, you would not see enough of the shoulders above the bottom canopy edge. In general, purpose-made seated resin figures are often better proportioned in the neck-shoulder area, and they are worth seeking out. They also offer separate arms that are not moulded with the body, so you can contrive a proper grasping of at least the control column. If the aircraft sits on the ground with a spinning spinner, the arms not grasping anything would be acceptable, but, in my opinion, in flight it is not. A final point is that the pilot looking straight forward looks very stiff on most fighters, in fact on just about any subject... Not only was the forward view quite limited on fighters, but you always point an aircraft where there is nothing notable (unless targeting something), so the pilot looks much more "alive" with his head turned to the side. This is even more crucial on the ground with a tail sitter, because the only thing forward to look at is the instrument panel in a head-down attitude. Even in flight, if the pilot is looking forward, a head down attitude would look more "alive" than just staring straight ahead (unless you depict smoke from the barrels, or rockets flying off!). These are all small points, but they really make an impact. A final note is I often go through considerable trouble to depict a spinning spinner or hub with clipped off blades (with sprayed or scratched-on concentric rings with a spinning drill), and I think it looks far more convincing. The only exception to that is the later Me-109s, because the spinner is so bulged and blended-in to the nose that it tends to look like a static part of the cowling... The late 109 is an exception I think, because even the P-51 looks acceptable, with a bit of care. Radials do generally tend to look better than inlines with this trick, with the 190 and La-5 being nothing short of incredible...: I would never ruin those with a static prop!

@beckersmodels

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I used the kit pilot, the Tamiya one, which is not that good, I prefer 1/32 scale because you get much more variety of pilots including poses. I've got aftermarket pilots for almost all my larger scale models because of this... Going ahead, all of my prop models will have motors in them to spin realistically - I think its the best approach to get that edge of realism. Cheers, Chris

Great builds and golds are well deserved. Also if you got it flaunt it and those golds are worth mentioning

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Art - I don't like to show these off, but its part of the journey or experience or what have you - cheers Chris

Really good advice and judging point of view, thank you. I would say regarding your comments on weathering of weapons; weapons do not have the same flight hours as the airframes that carry them, therefore it would be perfectly feasible that the weapon is pristine on its first flight. Many weapons have limited carriage hours, after which they should be refurbished or expended. Training rounds, acquisition rounds do stay fitted for longer, but again they have limited life, so some light weathering may be appropriate but not to the same extent as the main airframe. Hope that makes sense.

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

It really depends - all shipboard naval weapons are extremely weathered - a lot of the late war WW2 ordnance are also very weathered. More modern stuff depends on country and tempo - references are really easy to get these days, so its easy to work out how much to weather or not! Cheers, Chris

that mig31.....what a beast!!

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Yep I'm glad I persevered to repaint that beast!

Oh, geez, that was HARD to watch. I'm getting back into modelling after 40 years away (now aged 61), and I will not ever approach what you have achieved here, Chris. You nitpicking what looked like awesome models was sorta discouraging, but I then reminded myself why I returned - to have fun. I'll never enter a model, but I'm having huge fun nonetheless. I was interested in what you had to say about wheels-up models, and the lack of pilot figures in many kits. I know you aren't a fan of Airfix, but I picked up a 1/72 Spitfire Mk Vc (I think) starter kits for (what Harry calls, lol) bugger-all sheckels. It IS very simple, but has enabled me to reacquaint myself with long-lost skills, and at the end of the day I have a wheels-up model, with pilot, on a (gimmicky, admittedly) stand. Its a start, but gee it has been painful to watch guys like you and some of the other great modellers out there. Any chance you could give us an update on the kit Harry sent you? I'm a fan of you both - very different approaches, but both enjoyable to watch. AND YOU ARE BOTH AUSSIES :-) EDIT: My other half is returning to HER hobby of canvas painting. I first saw your links to Bob Ross's channel. Fascinating man, and sad story. I will show her those vids.

@beckersmodels

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Yes I must admit my nitpicking gets to me sometimes too, which is why its fun to just build something out of the box and dont worry too much about the problems in the kit, just get it done and have fun along the way. Actually my next hobby will be (I'm very slowly learning) oil painting on canvas (landscapes and maybe aviation), but it can wait! Cheers, Chris

Bloody awesome models mate. Very informative video relating to many things I was not aware of. Hope to see you next yr at Melb expo if you can make it. P.S., Im the one doing that 1/32 F35A in flight model and having probs putting that god dam pilot in the cockpit.

@beckersmodels

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Ah bugger yeah putting pilots in that don't fit is a pain, this is why i wish all kits came with a pilot engineered to actually fit in the cockpit! I'll get to Melbourne one day, I promise!

@stevedepa2671

Жыл бұрын

@@beckersmodels Strange how kits come with everything bar the common pilot. Anyway, I hear ya..

another great video chris. thanks. really fascinating. can you take us through your stash and why you have each model?

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Wow you'd really like to see that? It would be about a 2 hour long video! Or maybe a quick tour in 20 minutes? Ill definitely consider it Paul, thanks...cheers Chris

@paulwilson1529

Жыл бұрын

it's always fun to hear you talk about models chris, and your own stash should guarantee us viewers some tasty nuggets of inspirational info.

Just a comment for the algorithm. And a congratulations.

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert

Good on ya 👏

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Franklin

So I'm not hating on your work it's gorgeous but I did notice on your p-47. You have your gear bay doors on backwards on both sides because you can tell by the shape and contour of the edges of the gear doors they do not match up with the shape of the actual gear Bay on the underside of the wing.

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Yep 100% right there - this is why I do my planes wheels up, because I keep stuffing up little things like that wheels down! cheers, Chris

You said there is no major build faults with your P-47, except one major one, the inner gear bay doors are on the wrong way around....the curve of the door is meant to go to the back not the front.

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Well I wouldnt call it major, but I don't put a lot of effort into landing gear, I prefer wheels up!

nice vid you said you dont like decals do you use the 2 decal solutions mr setter and mr softer they work good for me

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Yep Ive got all the setting solutions but I just prefer to work with masks because I can control all the factors...

My question is are the judges capable of building something that can win a medal in the first place?

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Well yes at least in our state competitions, the judges are chosen amongst the modellers, and in my section as I explained, all three of us were multiple gold medal winners, I had the least amount of "jewellery" as it were....

We learnt from 'arry Houdini that the lil red plane will always win...

@beckersmodels

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes - and was building a little red plane but ran out of time before the competition - maybe next year?

@supercededman

Жыл бұрын

I watched that video. Gawd, what a nightmare!