I didn't realize how hands on it is, I had always kinda thought a big chunk of it would be automated. Cheers to them for producing the kits!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, i thought it was more automated, surprised about the level of care and attention put in to this

@mh53j

Жыл бұрын

Adds jobs to the local community. May be mundane work, but it is a job.

@joelynch1059

Жыл бұрын

I understand the prices now.

@taupathfinder657

Жыл бұрын

@@mh53jan actualy very complicatet job

@reasonerenlightened2456

Жыл бұрын

​@@ModelMinutes It is labour intense because It is cheaper than automation. They EXPLOIT the employees hard. Picking and packing is a very difficult job to do for 40 years of ones life and MUST pay enough for a DIGNIFIED EXISTENCE during the ENTIRE human life i.e from death to birth. Why you never show the reality?

I used to build Airfix kits back in the late 60s to late 70s. Hundreds of them. Watching these vids makes me want to do it again.😁🇦🇺

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

You should! 😊

@65tosspowertrapl36

18 күн бұрын

Me too!😊

I love how excited he is to talk about his products. He is proud of all their effort, and he knows every detail (even the boxes).

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

well said

@57Jimmy

Жыл бұрын

I think I will have to replay this at 1/2 speed just so I can understand him!😂

@djvycious

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! The guy is coming in with a blazer to give the tour, but there he is on the machines explaining every process start to finish. It's great to see upper management know every intricate detail.

@mauricematla8379

Жыл бұрын

Nope thus guy does not know ALL the details.

@weefek

Жыл бұрын

@@mauricematla8379 Agreed these "quality control" and "inspection" processes are LAUGHED AT in the automotive plastics industry. I could build a camera inspection station for these for about 10k in about a week (after all the parts have been acquired). This is nothing against Airfix, this is completely on the manufacturer. They seem to turn a good business and must be making a profit, but it still irks me.

I am surprised there is still a demand for model kits today because in Canada there are few places left to buy kits and they are quite expensive. I have built models my whole life,and I am 63 now,and I still have about 20 to build.It's a fun hobby and it takes time and effort to do which it seems alot of younger people don't have.It's good to see that the guys running this plant are younger and obviously interested in keeping the hobby going.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

I think it depends on the circles that people run in, running a youtube channel I see all variety of people leaving comments, young and old. There is still a massive market and fan base for this hobby - it's probably in one of the strongest places it's been in to be honest

@Averageairfixmodeler

7 ай бұрын

I'm 15 and I've been doing models since I was seven and alot of my friends do it as well alot of young people still have interest in the hobby

@coltenharrison1213

7 ай бұрын

My dad got me into the hobby, and Im 24.

@geeeeeee3

7 ай бұрын

Here as well. Seemed you could buy models everywhere including drug stores.

@ThomasTherianos

7 ай бұрын

Nah you just gotta look around, know tons of young people who love this hobby:)

that bit about the small sections being filled at the same time as the big parts on the same sprew blew my mind. the amount of tuning and engineering in this is crazy

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

yeah, it has a lot of interesting design aspects that are taken into consideration

Airfix was such an important part of my growing up. 50 years later, I can still remember every kit that I built. Glad to see that this is still happening.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like some good memories!

Airfix has really upped their game these last years. Amazing new kits. Great job everyone involved.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

they are lovely kits

@TeddyBear-ii4yc

5 ай бұрын

The core message from the suit guy was quality control. Airfix kits used to be ok but Tamiya handed them their arxe. These new kits now from Airfix look competitive... maybe world class? A bonus is everything, except for some tooling, is made/sourced in England and I'd rather pay an English guys wages than a ?

@user-jo8ee4zf1g

4 ай бұрын

@@TeddyBear-ii4yc Agree about Tamiya. I recently did a Tamiya mosquito (1/38) and was pleasantly surprised with the detail and how everything fitted together so well. I've also just finished an Airfix Lancaster and Stuka and they remined me of the Tamiya quality.

@moonshinepz

3 ай бұрын

and the box art is still as wonderful as ever

I like the way that the factory manager keeps suppliers local where possible. As a modeller I've often wondered how kits are produced. This behind the scenes video is a real rarity. Great stuff! Thanks.

@ModelMinutes

9 ай бұрын

Good point! Thanks for watching!

Simply amazing process. I am now 70 and I used to love Airfix models when I was a kid! Now finally, I know how they are made!!!!!

@ModelMinutes

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Great video,I’m 73 now and have been building plastic kits ever since I was a kid,but never knew what it took before I got it in my hands.Thank you guys.❤

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

I for some reason have been under the impression that scale modeling was getting old and uncommon but the way these big machines work and the amount of effort that a apparently huge company does to bring these kits to us is really cool to see thanks for the video

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

I think there is a lot of "doom and gloom" about the hobby, but actually i feel that it is possibly in the strongest shape that is has ever been

@davidkavanagh189

Жыл бұрын

There are just less kids and teens doing modelling but the business as a whole is probably bigger than it's ever been.

@joelynch1059

Жыл бұрын

I'm getting back into it after a 45 year break. Fascinating how things have progressed.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

@@joelynch1059 welcome back!

@notagoodsitrep

Жыл бұрын

It is probably cheaper to have people do the boxing by hand than it is to buy a customised machine to do the packing.

Oh my. I haven't made a kit for about 45 years. But it used to be my main hobby, and in 1/72nd scale, Airfix was the name I'd look for. Fantastic to see they're still going.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

you should take it up again :D

@runner3033

Жыл бұрын

About 35 here - Airfix were rare and expensive, but were such a pleasure to build compared to the Revell kits of the day. Details were a bit finer, but seemed you were fighting the Revell kits every step of the way.

The amount of engineering that goes into the tooling is insane, that's why the tooling is so expensive and the amount of kits that have to be sold, just to break even, is eye watering.

@ModelMinutes

5 ай бұрын

definitely!

Superb video and great to see some Airfix kits being produce in the UK again!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

It's such a prestigious tour to see and get your hands on, knowing how the models we love are produced. Thanks all in Airfix to keep the fun for all big old boys.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

@reasonerenlightened2456

Жыл бұрын

It is a typical factory run 24 Hours. It is shift work, low pay, repetitive work, noise levels slowly destroying the hearing, standing on your feet all day destroying the body, residual fumes and smells from the chemicals, etc. All that is to make a commodity that would bring profit to the Owners. But you do not comprehend that , do you? Instead, You think it is "prestigious" to be there.

@unit0033

Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 do you like building the models

@reasonerenlightened2456

Жыл бұрын

@@unit0033 Only if it is profitable.

@jarradmoore6939

4 ай бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 ….bet you’re real fun at parties

A big shout-out to the folks at Plas-tech and Airfix for the tour, the attention to detail, and the care they show. As an engineer, I am really impressed.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a great day :D

So good to see this firm is as strong as ever. About 60 years since I made my last kit - I think it was a 1/72 Hurricane, because my dad flew them in WWII - and I often used to look at the parts and wonder how they were made.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your story :D

When I was a kid I ran out of ceiling space Airfix was a huge part of why I became a maker. Without getting emotional , thank you guys for this .

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

Airfix is my new go to brand, the quality of the molds and plastic are very nice. I used to skip passed them at the hobby isle because the packaging looked like it’d be low quality, I picked one up because it was on sale and now I only look for Airfix brand products. Much love from America 😁

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, a lot of people remember "Airfix that was" but actually in the last 10 years they have made some amazing kits

Thanks for showing us this. It's nice to see there's still people involved in this work and not just machines.

@ModelMinutes

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Wow, I learned a thing or two! Very impressed by the scale of quality control, the recycling, and the fact it's being made here in the home of Airfix. Thanks Matt, really enjoyed this video.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Really really pleased to see this operating and thriving in the Uk. Fantastic. 🎉

It's wonderful to see stuff like this actually made in the UK.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

:D

Wonderful vid! I remember the old Airfix kits which were not very good by today's standards. BUT, you have to remember also the molds were made by hand or by very primitive CNC machines. Great to see Airfix back with state of the art kits.

@ModelMinutes

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I've been doing plastic mold injection here in the US for about 10 years now. My current employer should see this video to understand our machines are highly uncared for 😆 This facility has very nice molding machines. Well kept and maintained. I like.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Manager seems genuinely enthusiastic about the job.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Mark loves his job :D

Ok I will make a go after Airfix again because of this video. Appreciate the time you all took.

@ModelMinutes

4 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy!

Excellent topic for a video, thank you! 30+ years of on/off modeling hobby and this is the first time I get to visit the actual factory!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much for watching!

What an incredible operation; I'm happy to see Airfix manufacturing in the UK where it belongs. I'll be getting that Mk IX.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

It's always a pleasure to watch and listen to dedicated people.

It's great to have Airfix back! It was a part of my childhood and is again part of my life. The new toolings are excellent! Well done!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Airfix kits been around for a long time. They are very detailed. Without model kits mechanics and designers wont get inspired..👍

@ModelMinutes

4 ай бұрын

Well said!

Thanks so much to the people who create these kits. I am working on a model right now of the U.S. Navy Battleship New Jersey. My dad served on the New Jersey during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Thanks for posting this video!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing :D

@bjornh4664

Жыл бұрын

My father-in-law (1929-2022) served on a USN support vessel during the Korean War. Never got to meet him, but my wife has his photo album and his service medals.

Loved this video. I made my first model at 10 years of age, Flying Tiger, Curtis P-40. Tamiya which I won in a raffle. I was hooked, love Airfix as they used to make a wide range of models. In my 60 s now and this vid has me going online to order a kit.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I hope you pick something good :D

Very impressed, as a CNC programmer and machinist (over 30 years) currently in military aerospace, I have to say I was very happy to see how much care went into their quality control. I know how much tooling cost and it hurts. Would like to see more of the design and tooling. The detail, number of parts and size was mind boggling. Also, impressed how the manager (suit) seems to know every detail and how to do it himself.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! More to come in the future

@rsvihla

Жыл бұрын

Hey, HAL 9000, did you know that the 1968 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" features a malevolent computer named HAL 9000??? What a coincidence!!!

I been a modeler as long as I can remember, but I did not realize how much manual handling was involved in producing a model kit. I erroneously thought the plastic molds for all sprues was shot all at once!!! Thanks for this video, it is informative and entertaining. I will never look at a kit in the box the same way again!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks! It was certainly an eye-opening day :D

Pure genius had no idea how it all worked … great video🤠👍

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great video. I work for a model railway manufacturer and people really don't understand what goes in to getting a model from initial idea to the finished article. This is just one part of the process.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

That must be a really fascinating job!

I have built plastic kits since childhood and ran wet-offset and flexographic web printing presses for 25 years in a manufacturing environment very similar to the Airfix shop. This video was gratifying in ways I didn't expect...like I want to go apply for a job at Airfix!!! The QC inspection and hand packing are crazy. The kits are always a delight and the passion and competence of the workers have earned Airfix a sterling reputation. Five stars!!

@ModelMinutes

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

It's extraordinary how the attention to detail has improved since my teenage days in the 70s

Best 17 odd-minutes i spent. Lovely video...and yes i have new-found respect for the Model-Kit now...and for everybody who played a part in its production every step of the way. Bravo Airfix & thank you for posting this video.

@ModelMinutes

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed 😊

You look at the product & you don't realize the kind of heavy machinery that's necessary to produce it. I've loved plastic model kits since I was a child... this video makes me love them even more! Thank you for this!!! Now I'm going to lovingly look at some of my collection, appreciating the amount of precision work that went into them. 🥰

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Excellent point - such hefty and industrial machines make such delicate and detailed parts

@abledog006

Жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes Kinda' mind boggling, as my wife would say, "I'm gob-smacked'! 😉

@spikespa5208

Жыл бұрын

Would like to see the actual design work and machining of the molds themselves. IMO the most important part of model kit making. And maybe how it was done decades ago before the advent of CAD/CAM

Even I don't regard Airfix as the best, I have a great amount of respect for its work!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

Wow, they are still making them! I still have some I enjoyed making sixty years ago.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Airfix is the largest UK based scale model company :)

Fascinating video. Always assumed the kits were moulded in China so delighted to see they are made in the UK. Very impressed with the level of quality control. Great company, great product.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bionicgeekgrrl

Жыл бұрын

Not all kits are made in the UK. A fair amount is made in India. Hornby moved production from China to India a number of years ago. I think it is the older tooling items made in India. Incidentally, almost all of the model railway ranges sold in the UK is made in China by comparison. Plastech would not I expect be able to easily compete for that sadly due to the much more intensive labour requirements due to assembly and painting required.

Airfix is good reasonably priced stuff. I’m impressed to see the science and human involvement, although I couldn’t do that job too awfully long.

@ModelMinutes

7 ай бұрын

Yes, they have improved a lot in recent years

Outstanding shipmates. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63, Jan 1980 to July 1983. Model kit lover for life.

@paanglin

Жыл бұрын

PS Yes I have put together a model on the USS Kitty Hawk.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

:D

I was surprised to see model kits being made anywhere but China! Oh and i was checking on Ebay and your kits are priced quite nicely!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

I don’t have any kits on eBay…

@rogervonschleusingen4603

Жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes YES YOU DO, CHINESE KNOCK-OFFS...OPEN YOUR EYES SHEEPLE !!!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

@@rogervonschleusingen4603 you know I’m not Airfix right?

@bionicgeekgrrl

Жыл бұрын

Quite a number of the airfix kits are made or have been made in India for a while now, it used to be China, but they moved to India to reduce costs. The hornby railway models are pretty much all made in China.

This has been something I’ve been curious to know for many years. Thank you! Would love to see more about the development and the model design process, please.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Will do!

Great work everyone. I'm a injection molding process engineer and seeing a family mold in production brings back memories of the challenges of custom injection molding.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

a very proud man - and for good reason. The country needs more people like him! WTG.

I remember how much I loved building airfix as a young boy. This was a great tour, and I think I'm going to buy myself a model for Christmas

@ModelMinutes

5 ай бұрын

you should!

I worked as a die caster making aluminium and zinc parts mostly for the automotive industry, strange they don't have robot arms removing casting so the process can be fully automatic, as a kid I loved building Airfix models and collecting their soldiers... I was a member of the Airfix modelers club. Would have loved to work making these fantastic and beautiful models.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

I suppose there are still some elements of automation that could be implemented in the future

@billmackinnon6505

Жыл бұрын

Probably depends on how long they run a tooling session /production run before changing the tooling to another model. May not be worth the setup/programming…

@avenger1011000

Жыл бұрын

I've worked in automation for a while. With a product like this it's very difficult to automate as they'll be changing the moulds often to different sizes. Though doable, ot would take a lot of time and money to develop a reliable method. Also airfix tend to be a cheaper brand, so the profit margins on each model kit tend to be thinner So unlikely they can justify investing that much money, when hiring someone to do it would be cheaper. Car parts are often the same everytime, and are much more expensive so you can justify that investment, nevermind the fact you can't pull a metal cast out by hand without some danger haha

@billmackinnon6505

Жыл бұрын

@@avenger1011000 It could be automated if there is investment using pick and place robotics but I agree that they look far of that kind of pace and the production runs probably don't warrant it. I also thought they licenced/ manufactured/ subbed alot out to india.... might be wrong though...

@Breas1014

Жыл бұрын

@@billmackinnon6505 setting the robotic arms can be done in under 10 minutes, the only tricky thing is adjusting the grip when removing the sprue from the die.

Very impressive! Thanks a lot to you and the Airfix team for the tour!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

:D

Thanks for that , as a lad who hung planes from my bedroom ceiling 56 years ago , this was brilliant 👍🏻

@ModelMinutes

4 ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed it :D

I was a very keen model maker in my youth and fortunate to do my apprenticeship with a leading maker of injection moulding machines in the early 1970s. I visited one of the original Airfix factory's professionally many times.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like an amazing experience!

Lately I've been buying a lot of Airfix kits: Lancaster, Boulton Paul Defiant, RAF airfield vehicles set ... It's very interesting to see how it's all made. Thanks for sharing :)

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching! Good luck with your diorama!

That was awesome & great to see the level of quality control at airfix. Top job all.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Very cool video. Nice of Airfix and Plastech to give permission for this- kudos to them!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I was just as impressed as you at the insane amount of "bad" bins they had. The quality control there is absolutely AMAZING! I was also surprised to see bagging & boxing is still all done by hand. Thought for sure that would have been an automated process with a series of jigs & workers doing little more than moving stuff form one station to another.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

yes, I was pretty impressed with the care they put into their work

@reasonerenlightened2456

Жыл бұрын

Clearly, you are completely ignorant about 24 hour factory work.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 well, thanks for sharing those pearls with us

@proudofyourroots9575

Жыл бұрын

Whilst the environment you describe is more efficient, its the most soul destroying type of production ever. I reckon staff here have more enjoyment in their work.

@feline3462

Жыл бұрын

Not the QC is amazing. But the machine is shit and old.

I remember as a kid that Airfix kits were the ones to be avoided due to their age and only bought the new then Lightning in 1:48 scale because of it's amazing detail. I' am glad that Airfix took the decision and managed to renew all of their catalog and deliver quality model kits. My latest buy, the mighty Buccaneer, has tremendous detail and I can't wait to build it. I enjoyed the video and hope to see more visits to other manufacturers such as Revell, Italeri, Hasegawa and hopefully one day can visit one of them

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@boon1580

Жыл бұрын

yeah those days ppl were told to use boiling water to heat up the kit in order to adjust the distorted parts haha. nice to hear they improved.

Great job much appreciated . Ioved building model kits for many years . ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@ModelMinutes

Ай бұрын

Great to hear!

FASCINATING !

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

:D

Great video. I was impressed how passionate the guy showing you around was about his product. Great to see the local input in producing a model.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

it’s amazing to see any brand take a high level of care for their product from the precision of it to the packaging

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

I grew up building Airfix kits. So many great childhood memories. I loved their 1/72 plastic soldiers too.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

:D

What a brilliant tour! Massive thanks to all the guys at the factory for allowing a peek into how all these kits are created.

Thank you very much for providing this video! I have been building models all my life, and never realized what it took to put one of those kits together… Thanks again!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very cool to see and hear about kit production. Very educational! Thanks for sharing 👍

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

kudos to the engineering team at Plastech, impressive attention to detail

@ModelMinutes

5 ай бұрын

:D

That brings me so great memories when I was a child in the 70's. That was one of my favorite type of toys. I had a great collection of WWII war birds. I believe the scale was 1/32 and I was so amazed by those details. I would paint every single piece individually before putting them together. The result was fantastic. I loved those models.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

sounds like a lot of fun!

Incredible to see how hands on that was. I was also surprised when they said they were 24/7. Never would’ve thought there would be enough demand for model kits to run constantly. Like the saying, you learn something new every day. 😊

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

yes, I suppose they have to be 24/7 in order to meet deadlines and shipping dates

@bionicgeekgrrl

Жыл бұрын

​@@ModelMinutesprobably each model has a set number per run that needs to be on ship in a specific time period for reaching international retailers on time followed by the next model and so on. Any disruption to this could be very costly. I know from my contacts within the model railway companies that they have very tight windows for their models to go through the factory, anything that jeopardises those slots is a major problem and a missed slot might not be possible to rearrange for that year. Apparently this has lead to some difficult decisions when issues are discovered and they have to decide what work around will work or if they delay for a year. I imagine that it would be similar for plastech and airfix, airfix will be just one customer and if they have any problems then I would expect plastech would not be able to accept much delay for risk of knock on impact on other products and customers so a very fine balancing act probably.

Took me back to 1967 The model club at Boarding school. Going down with the house master to the model shop to get our Airfix kits. Thanks for sharing.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

Fascinating stuff. Thank you for sharing this.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :D

Now I understand why a new kit at 1:24 scale costs £95, designed and produced in England, worth every penny.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

:D

@stephentyas4698

Жыл бұрын

your kidding me.2shillings back in the sixties.

@nortoncommando770

Жыл бұрын

And I'm going to buy one, mainly because it's made in England.

Wonderful video! I loved how much work goes into making our favourite plastic model kits. From Canada 🇨🇦

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very nice. Thank you for posting.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Wow! Great show! Thank you!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Matt...that was probably the most interesting KZread vid i've seen this year. Glad your quality content is getting the recognition that allows this kind of thing to happen!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊

I didn't realise how satisfying n enjoyable this video was, excellent 👍

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊

Now that is just amazing. Thanks for posting this video.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Just bought a 1/48 Airfix Gloster Javelin to build during the holiday break. Fascinating to see the production process.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

I've got one of those in the stash from the original production run when it was released - looks like a good kit!

Great video, thank you! I haven't built an Airfix kit for many, many years, but I love to see that its now a much greener process: using recyclable plastics, eco friendly packaging tape etc. Well done Airfix! If only more companies could follow your lead!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

For decades I've wanted to see how they manufacture our beloved kits that we have the pleasure of building... Matt you're a very lucky chap to see all this in action up close! Fantastic video and well documented... to be honest I'm astounded as to how much care they put into making each kit in every individual box... I'm mind blown! 🤯 Also looking forward to your 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IX (OOB) review! That's going to seriously be something to look forward to. 😄 All the best mate!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! It was an amazing experience

@reasonerenlightened2456

Жыл бұрын

​@@ModelMinutes It is staggering the amount of people commenting here that seem clueless about what factory work is like. They see a commodity and do not care who had to suffer for it to be made. The dude in the suit is the one who sees people as farm animals that must produce the quota of the required product.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 it's staggering that you continue to push this uninformed opinion without backing up your claims. The UK has pay and rest laws that employers are not allowed to break. This factory is in the UK and the people who work here have a choice, get paid a reasonable wage in relation to that work, and can leave at any time. They are not being exploited The only thing being exploited here is the comments section of this video for your own agenda

@reasonerenlightened2456

Жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes The jobs do not grow on magic job-trees as you seem to imply. WHERE are the magic-job trees?

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 I want to thank you for giving me a good laugh today, your comments are some of the funniest I’ve read in all my years on KZread 😂

This is great! Thank you for this wonderful documentary!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Absolutely bloody fascinating.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I could have spent another day there lol

I'd like to see it in more details. 🙂

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I may put together another video on the presentations that Luke and Chris did

@calibear569

Жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes The video was very educational. I thought that kit making is much more automated.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

@@calibear569 yeah, I thought it would be too! It’s much more hands on

@calibear569

Жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes I think I'll get my hands on an Airfix kit. And it's totally Your fault. Thank You. 🙂

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

@@calibear569 😂 I hope you enjoy!

Never again will I gripe about the price of a kit! Lovely video. I've always had a question - how do they make patterns for the parts, and transfer them to the mold? You end up with a perfect image in steel, rather amazing really. Perhaps a future video?

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

i'd certainly like to look into making a video on that :D

@BenjWarrant

5 ай бұрын

Pieces are designed on the computer, and then the moulds are produced directly through CNC.

He did a great job at explaining injection molding.

Wow!!! Absolutely fabulous thank you so much for sharing this.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

Matt opens his Spitty sample and finds an extra clamp from Mos'? 😜 Well done 👍. Will definitely watch if you put more together from this and other visits. Very nice of f Airfix to bring y'all in and share. Have to commend them for that.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Yes, i was very fortunate. I bet Mos put one of his 3D printed pegs in there haha. I'll look at making more on the other topics in the future

Wow! This is fascinating. I haven’t built a scale model since I was a kid. I always wondered how they were made. Thanks for the video. Great work.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps now you should start again :D

I think it's fantastic that that little factory, producing little plastic bits, can make people around the world so happy

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

:D

Wonderful...... wonderful, I`m so glad to see that Airfix is still alive and kicking.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Biggest model manufacturer in the UK i'm pretty sure

When i was 10, in my birthplace city of Dieppe, we used to have a kits shop named "Techniloisirs" . It was packed with hundreds of kits, Monogram, Tamya,Hasegawa. But the ones with their incredible art packagings were the Airfix ones. So good memories at 55 of age, after 35 years as a miniature modeler in architecture .😁

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

yes, Airfix has had really good artwork :D

@jean-marcaudirac2329

Жыл бұрын

Airfix : « nos jeunes années..." (air connu !) . Souvenirs de gamins !

Max from Max's Models recommended your video, and I can see why. Thank you for a great look around the factory, and the production process. Just wish I had room for one of those monsters - 1/72nd scale for me.

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great quality control 👊✌️🇦🇺

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

They do really care about the product :D

As a boy, who made 65 model aircraft from Airfix kits, this new video is a dream come true to watch. I made 1/72 scale, am now craving a bigger 1/24 scale Spitfire!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

You should get one!

@jokermaan1

Жыл бұрын

I built the 1/24 Spitfire when it was last available in the '80s. Big step up from 1/72 in terms of detail of course. Just making and painting the pilot is a job in itself! The new version seems to be even better with more detail. Mind it's a lot more expensive too!

Interesting and nicely edited video. Would sure like to see more on the research and dev of the kit 👍

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I may look at editing something together on that 😊

Nicely edited Matt! You should do more stuff to camera - you're a natural!

@ModelMinutes

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks! Perhaps in the future :P