The extras are really worth it. The comoflage is excellent. Top job 👍🏽👍🏽

Looks stunning in the picture! Looking forward to the video

Stunning craftmanship in whole . Enjoyed it big time 😊

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Cheers mate 🍺

Beautiful work. All the extras are worth it... Cheers from Portugal.

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks ! I think so also, kind regards !

Great model. Spectacular camouflage and masterfully executed! I love these camouflages.

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot ! It's an eye catching scheme I'm glad you like it

@jaws848

17 күн бұрын

​@@lpjmodelsfab result.....what exact grades of sanding sticks do you use and in what order from coarse to light?

Certainly a silk purse out of a sow's ear James, amazing. Your CAD skills are definitely improving. 😊

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Sera ! Hope to get more practice in soon

Excellent work. The result was fantastic. 🛩

Both built kit and video are extremely well done. Good job

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thankyou ! I work hard to try and get a good end result for both 💪

I didn't know this kit existed having made the airfix one. The only error I can see is the flaps which were in 2 parts each side not one. They split at where the wing is cranked. But the kit looks superb and well done on the paint work.

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Thanks Ricardo , there is a tiny panel line half way through. Is it supposed to be there?

@ricardoroberto7054

17 күн бұрын

@@lpjmodels you know where the wing has a slight angle crank like a stuka? It's a split at that point. It has to be because of the change in angle when dropped. Airfix made the same omission on theirs so I split it myself.

@lpjmodels

14 күн бұрын

@@ricardoroberto7054 I didn't know thanks for the tip !

Really nice build. And the camo scheme is awesome. I always like these unconventional ones.

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks mate ! Me too, like the different stuff now and again . Makes a nice change

Those Czech razor saws are clutch.

Amazing build and supreme paint job. Thanks for the tip on the mottled muck, I'm going to give it a try.

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks ! Just remember to be subtle , it was easy to get dust in the finish too so when dry give it a once over with some sponge to dislodge any annoying particles

You don’t really make ‘models’ anymore, I see these more as beautiful pieces of 3 dimensional art. You spend just as much time working the colours as an artist works on a painting. That’s one of the most insane camo schemes I’ve seen on a plane and you did it freehand with an airbrush! Learnt a lot with this vid, especially the rendering with oils and washes. I saw the Model Minutes one and thought that was fantastic (he really does have a way of banging out a superb model), and decided I need to have this model in my collection. Great vid and look forward to the next one!

@lpjmodels

15 күн бұрын

Andy that's really kind thankyou. I do try and improve with every build if I can. Even if it's little things like experimenting with the sponge stipple, it's easy to be caught in a rut with techniques, so I do try and integrate new things now and again ( when confident) and hope it adds a little more fidelity. Yes Model Minutes does some great stuff ! He's also really good at tackling kits I wouldn't touch with a bargepole ! Take care 🙂

@andygorman858

15 күн бұрын

@@lpjmodels you have become my ‘go to’ for modelling vids and advice. I also watch Plasmo for the shear insanity of his builds! I just watched the latest Model Minutes and you featured on it (the new resin printer he got and the slicer issue he had…and the bloopers!). Yes he does tackle kits that should be left alone in the shop…..mind you he inspired me to get some of the PM models kits to ‘have a crack at!’

Epic paint job. Kudos mate

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Wow James,I can't achieve this on a 1/48th,and the way you done it on this 1/72 is mind blowing,it looked like a lot of fun,and I will use these tips/guides next time doing a camo on an aircraft!Thanks! ;)

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Thanks KG ! Hope you're doing good

Awesome man. Really tight!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Glad you like it!

What an unbelievable build and a beautiful scheme. Well done. Brilliant work.

@lpjmodels

11 күн бұрын

Many thanks!

Brilliant build..

@lpjmodels

15 күн бұрын

Cheers man !

that was insane! Maybe in the future I might build a model that comes close to this one :P

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Thanks @ModelMinutes 😊

Absolutely epic dude !!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thankyou mate 👍 💙 🙌 🙏

That camo scheme is gorgeous brilliant job and all free hand! ❤

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Thanks Soph 😊

It's really a great build. I appreciate not only the paint scheme but also the extra bits and bobs you add.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Wade hope you're all good

@wadejustanamerican1201

16 күн бұрын

@@lpjmodels Doing ok, huge thanks. Have a great weekend.

Amazing work, congratulations.

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Thankyou Allan !

Great build! Great camo!

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Many thanks Bogdan !

Outstanding camouflage scheme. Great work.

@lpjmodels

15 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot !

Very nice work

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot

Your camo work is pure art, outstanding finish!! This is by far the best G.50 Ive seen to date!

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Thanks Mark I'm really proud of it

@markc7002

17 күн бұрын

@@lpjmodels Rightly so!

This turned out incredible. Thanks for sharing your hard work and tips for this type of camouflage.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

I'm glad you liked it :)

Gorgeous work, love to see short run kits of unusual subjects get top flight (pun not intended) builds videoed and put out there. There is so much more to aviation history than Mustangs and MiGs

@lpjmodels

14 күн бұрын

Thanks Ben ! I do like more obscure subjects and try and get them in when I can

Beautifully done ......and that is a really eye catching finish. You must have the patience of a saint......👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Many thanks ! Usually yes, this one my patience was pretty good. Some others though I struggle

Looks great

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Simply perfect! The SBS part were a hit! The model looks much better with those new parts.

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks ! I was really surprised with the quality of the SBS parts

Bravo! The paint scheme is fantastic. James your patient and detailed explanation is wonderful and probably the best explanation of painting a 1/72 airplane I have seen. I was curious if you always apply decals without applying a gloss coat first? Are you not afraid of silvering? Again, fantastic build and thank you for being so meticulous in your filming the explanation of your techniques (filming and editing these probably is just as difficult as a build, no?). I will definitely be watching for your next video!

@lpjmodels

14 күн бұрын

Hi Charles thankyou that's very kind, I do try and be comprehensive but sometimes things do get simplified because of time. The biggest challenges when filming for me are 1. Keeping parts in focus. If the model is bigger this is fine, but small parts are usually filmed with macro tubes, which really reduces the depth of field range of the camera so, for something like the gunsight, I have about 1cm of workable wiggle room, it's why often smaller bits are stuck to paint lids, keeps them at a fixed distance ! And 2. I like to be close to the parts I'm working on so I can see well what's going on . Especially with figures and fine details, to stay out of shot I need more distance between eyes and model than I would like. The editing can take about 2 days, sometimes 3, over several few hour sessions. It used to be the voice over was the worst or hardest part for me but now I can talk with a lot more fluency and less retakes ! ( self confidence I think hinders me there) I used to edit on my phone, and that was OK, but when I got a pc ( first for about 10 years although I am pretty proficient with them ) my workload suffered greatly as I had never used a "proper" editing suite, and I had a lot to learn . ( my first video edited on PC was my Kettenkrad) my workflow has become a lot more streamlines since and it takes a lot less time than it did ! Thats a little insight to the production, maybe there's a video in that. About decals, I don't gloss at all anymore, there was a point where I had so much trouble getting a smooth gloss coat down and several reactive failures that made me try a technique I saw that just relied on smooth paint and good decal adhesive solutions. I will happily decal on bare paint, satin or matt varnish now, the only downside is the decals don't move as well, but floating them in more solution helps . I don't think I'd recommend decaling onto bare paint with paints like vallejo, I don't think they have the strength in the paint film to deal with softening solutions to cope, but over lacquers it's pretty safe. And I only use light tactical applications of softeners anyway ! I did a recent video called " Decals done different - decalling without a gloss varnish " that outlines my process if that's of interest. Sorry for the wall of text! I hope that gives a little insight, and thanks again for the kind words. James

Can't stand Model Minutes so I'm glad you've done this build - great finish!

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thankyou ! That's a shame but it's good we have such a diverse selection of Modelling youtubers that we can cater to everyone's taste

Super nice. The paint job and detail are superb.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

well done mate!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot :)

Superb! Always good to watch a master at work!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Ferb ! It's been a productive year so far on my bench. Really enjoyed this one. Sometimes you get one and you never know if it'll be fun or a drag

Exceptional, thank you so much for all the little details you mentioned about your process. Super helpful and inspiring for my own kits!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks mate ! I always try and be helpful with each one

Awesome work, congratulations!

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot!

amazing repaint skill ... nice video

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Many thanks 😊

What a superb job, I've been modelling for over 50 years and I don't think I could get close to that although I'll keep trying!!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thankyou Alan, all we can do is try and improve with every build and I like to think I get a little better with each one . Behind the scenes I'm having to do a lot of scribing at the moment.. I'm not confident with it but hopefully it will pass muster

Great everything! The level of detail you have added to this small scale model makes a big difference. The landing gear doors, gunsight, tail wheel and other items are what makes this a true precision scale model as opposed to "out of the box". Your command of the airbrush & paint consistancy is remarkable. I have mixed results with fine detail spraying. Your work inspires me to keep trying! Thanks for posting this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Jim ! Re airbrushing it's all practice and understanding, a good paint helps too that's why I moved to MRP it sprays excellently once you learn it. Thanks for the kind words about the prints. I'm always looking for excuses to make new parts to add a little improvement !

@jimaltergott9326

16 күн бұрын

@@lpjmodels I may try MRP someday. I use Mr. Color, Tamiya lacquer, Hataka lacquer, AK Real Color, SMS & Outlaw. The last two literally paint right out of the bottle, love the results I get with them. The others I get good results with, all depends on the mixture ratio. I may indeed try MRP just to see how it works.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

@@jimaltergott9326 in theory it's similar to the last 2. Sms I found I usually had to thin more out of the bottle for a smooth finish but a lovely paint. Outlaw I have yet to try. Hopefully Mos can Hook me up :p

Absolutely wonderful paint scheme. I really like your paint distressing technique.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Many thanks ! I tried hard to keep it in scale

Excellent job!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great paint job👍

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

That is a really cool paint scheme 😎

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Many thanks !

Nice job

@lpjmodels

15 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Cheers James!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Chris for the support !

Estupendo trabajo 🙌🏽

@lpjmodels

17 күн бұрын

Many thanks !

Looks pretty good! Camouflage was gorgeous! And I think, better for connecting halves of fuselage or wings is thicker glue, thin glues often evaporates too fast. ;) Nevertheless, all the best for You! ;)

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks ! You're right ! But I usually have ok results. Little bit of glue to almost prime the joint then run along the seams after

Again great video !😀

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Groan, that lower wing to fuselage gap. Hasegawa are especially guilty of that one...

Wow great job sir……

The G.50 has a plethora of camouflage schemes. I would try a finnish one with partly the original italian camo and partly the new finnish 'warpaint'... 🙂

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Hi Radu ! Finnish schemes are lovely

You and I have one thing in common, a disdain for masking. I try to free hand almost everything. I think I would have chosen the yellow nosed variant of this bird. I've never done an Italian aircraft, but it's very high up on my priority list of kits to build. I alternate between building armor, cars and aircraft to keep from getting stagnated...perhaps my next airplane kit will be an Italian beauty.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks David, yes masking is a pain ! If I can spray it freehand I'll do it. Italian AC are really cool you'll have a blast

Nice!

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Nice!!! 😊

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Stupendo!!!!

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Many thanks 😊

Gritty finish. Uncanny...

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Many thanks !

I do think that after-market gun barrels and engines are worth the investment.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one :)

Great build thanks for sharing ✌Canada✌

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great Job. Btw FIAT G50 have Grigio Azzurro Chiaro interiors over metal parts.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Marco ! I made a research error. ( saw a photo with green ) I realise the mistake

It looks incredible, great job! I have purchased this kit, but it may have been as a gift for a certain content creator, should they choose to make it... Personally, I want a Finnish one

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Oo very exciting ! Finnish ones are wicked cool thanks for dropping in

👏👏👏👏

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

😀

🤝👍

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Thankyou

Re guide tape for scribing, try Dymo label roll.

@lpjmodels

16 күн бұрын

Good tip thanks !

Trigger discipline on the $200 Uber-airbrush. I'm afraid to touch my H&S.

@lpjmodels

12 күн бұрын

Best thing to do is get stuck in. I had the same thing when I was early in my guitar journey, more expensive instruments were intimidating, didn't want to break it ! But they ( airbrushes ) are pretty forgiving. If my gaahleri could do as fine work I would have used that but for this type of work I needed my 0.15 !

Hataka make Reggia Aeronautica paint sets.

Please remove the background " music" whilst you are doing the voice over. When you are old and hearing is failing it's hard to distinguish voices from a noisy background . Thanks.