Thanks for the review of this Soviet era release of a FROG mold. I am fascinated with how kits were produced around the world back in the day. When you can see how the same kit was issued by different countries you get really see the differences. I built the Original FROG kit back in the 70s. My first FROG kit as a kid. I had built several Airfix kits by that time and found the FROG kit to be a nicer representation. I really enjoyed the FAA colour scheme as well. I recently acquired another one of them and will be featuring it on my channel in the near future. Keep up the great work!!

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

Hello there @CelebratingVintageModelKits and thanks for watching, I see i am conversing with a fellow novice KZreadr, congrats you have a very nice looking channel. I developed my interest in these vintage kits by accident a few months ago when i assembled a collection of 40ish 1/72 spitfires. I having built a few of my vintage kits i do find they provide an interesting alternative to the hyper accurate modern kits, as a novice builder i actually feel less pressured when building them, as they kind of match my limitations LOL. Good luck with your channel! Perhaps we should exchange production notes at some point, I am currently finding the whole KZread journey quite enjoyable hope you continue to enjoy yours regards andy be seeing you.

This is the old FROG F6F-3 kit. Not bad in overall outline, but as you've discovered, quite rough around the edges. I believe Novo purchased the moulds after FROG went out of business, so it's not a Russian kit. The seat looks remarkably detailed in comparison with the L-shaped slab of plastic you usually get with FROG offerings. Still, quite a good beginner's item with fond childhood memories. Just get yourself another cheap Hellcat to obtain decals-Eduard do a really nice one but the Academy or Hasegawa ones would be cheaper options.

@TheNoviceModeller

19 күн бұрын

hi Jeremy, was kind of planning on going down the acquire another hellcat with duplicate decals route, though as an alternative i have just got a pot of "The Army Painter, Warpaints; Kraken Skin" which is pretty much a dead match for the green, so i think i will be painting it as per the box. Regarding where this model comes from "Scalemates" agree that the Frog moulds went to Novo first, this Mir kit was produced after that, the address on the box is actually Minsk, so Belarus, so not Russia, but at the time The Soviet Union, USSR, CCCP was commonly referred to by most as well Russia, I referred to it as Soviet for most of the vid but slipped into the "lazy" Russia reference half way through LOL.

Comrade! You will like plastic model made in Great Soviet Union! I hope you save the box & instructions for old times sake, a real time capsule. The made-up camo scheme gave me a good laugh 😅 Be seeing you

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

Will definitely be saving the box, must admit i do like the camo scheme......choc-a-mint i am calling it, i feel it needs realising LOL.

Hi Andy very good video. For decals you can also look out for after market ones. This should be fairly easy if its a 1/72 kit thanks.

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

Thanks Dean i may see about buying another Hellcat with a multiple option set of decals

The U.S. Navy planes of WWII were either dark blue all over, or dark blue on the top surfaces and light blue on the underside surfaces. I built a balsa & tissue Hellcat, and the box art depicted the plane in the two-tone blue scheme.

@TheNoviceModeller

25 күн бұрын

Hello there @Petemonster62and thanks for watching, There are three options as i see it, correctly like you suggest, possibility of British, or this rather fetching choco-mint flavour, if i was in an outrageous mood that is....

@Petemonster62

24 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller Yes, Allied Exchange Pilot Program - I have heard of a Spitfire that was decorated with a "Star and Bar" insignia for an American pilot. Could also be a "Lend/Lease" plane for the RAF, RN, or Soviet Air Force.

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

hmmm Soviet, now thats interesting, i actually have an airfix triple kit of spitfire/Hawk and Hurricane in soviet colours, could add this to the pile hmm.

Хорошая модель от ,фрог,...сделаная в Советском Союзе....тоже в детстве такой клеил...

@TheNoviceModeller

25 күн бұрын

Здравствуйте, я нахожу этот вид комплекта очень интересным, как я уже говорил в видео, в основном видя, что строилось в России в то время, он страдает от некоторых проблем с качеством, но, я думаю, что большинство моделей 1970-х и 1980-х годов страдали.

@davidward256

25 күн бұрын

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Hi Andy. I must say you do like a challenge don't you. Some of these old kits do take some work to get them up to scratch but if your willing to put in the work sometimes it pays off. The important thing is does it have the key parts all there and is there any badly moulded parts. As long as the bones are good then it can be saved. This kit is no worse than some of the stuff that Revell were churning out in the 70's and 80's. This should be easy enough for someone with your skills by now. You,ve made the good kits ( Tamiya ) so now its time to get some more of the bad,remember that first Ventura Spitfire ? That weren't great but you learned from it. These old Frog kits were good in there day. I remember having an Me 262 by Frog in the 70's and I made a right pigs ear of it. But I am sure that you will knock this one out of the park by the time that you get round to it. The decals thing is a bit weird though, how did they expect you to finish the model ? You don't think that its an east west thing do you ? You know, We must not celebrate the decadent west and all that. Any I have seen worse kits and its a good video, so its not all bad. Mind you they did see you coming as you said on that Spitfire kit. FORTY QUID ! Damm. Good luck bud.

@TheNoviceModeller

25 күн бұрын

Probably tears, a pint of my own tears. Yes well the #40 Spit came from Latvia so half of that was the postage, i just had to have it for my Spit collection, though was unaware at the time that it was a Frog. am actually thinking of realsing the camo scheme as per the box are, choc-o-mint camo i shall call it, will look kind of interesting parked next to the standard grey/green/brown kits anyway LOL. Yes i did for a minute wonder whether not including decals was some sort of political statement, the communists were a weird bunch at times

Old mate the pilot looks like he has a serious case of 'roids but what an interesting kit. I've put together a couple of Russian kits and the new ones are surprisingly good particularly the kits from Svesda. When you look back at the kits that were available when we were kids some 50 or 60 years ago it show just how spoiled we are now with detail and moulding of kits. Flash was just par for the course back then.

@TheNoviceModeller

22 күн бұрын

Hello there @potrzebieneuman4702 and thanks for watching. LOL i often think this with LEGO, though i think that modern kids lack imagination because everything seems too easy or over engineered these days.

I sure wish I could get back into my hobbies but have been in a two-year funk.

@TheNoviceModeller

22 күн бұрын

This is an issue i had before i started doing this modelling and Youtubing, i was sucked in to the usual films, internet, console games malaise of the modern world. hope you find a way to get back into what you enjoy.

@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344

21 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller I doubt that I will. I have dug myself a very deep hole.

@TheNoviceModeller

14 күн бұрын

Hmmm i have managed to acquire a collection of 300+ model kits in approx 4-5 months, i don't know where to begin, seems like a have dug myself a big hole also...........if you happen to find a shovel i would be grateful if you could pass it on to me LOL

@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344

13 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller I have angst and ennui, but no shovel.

My hobby is refurbishing mostly old pocketknives. I have the know-how, material and skill but not the spark.

@TheNoviceModeller

22 күн бұрын

That's an interesting hobby, i have a couple of old ones stashed in the attic, they were my Granddads, one of them followed him around Palestine and North Africa during WW2

@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344

22 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller I only refurbish knives that have flawed scales or fake scales.

in the middle of building an Eastern express kit of a Polikarpov I-185 and I can tell you it is one of the worst kits ever & if it was not the fact it is an unusual subject it would have taken a nosedive into the bin in a fit of pique several times

@TheNoviceModeller

25 күн бұрын

In an attempt to share your pain i hake just bought their Yak-9

@unclegargameldgargameld4888

24 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller hope it goes together better than the one I'm fighting with hardly anything fits together without filling or sanding ,in contrast I am also having a go at a FROG kit from 1963 & its like a dream going together with hardly any flash

@TheNoviceModeller

14 күн бұрын

LOL i am trying to keep up with you. a 1963 Tri-ang Fokker D-21 turned up yesterday, basically it is a Frog kit; unfortunately, for now, i am just going to add it to the ever growing pile of "to build at some point" kits.

Hellcat a good plane ✈ be interesting to see 👀this built ,so what y'all gonna drink with this Vodka or a pint of bitter?

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

i shall be consuming tears, a pint of my own tears with this one........ followed by choc-a-mint ice cream milkshake inspired by the paint job LOL.

@steve1315

24 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller 😂 can see mint choc now 😂😂 🍦 . Airfix 1\24 hellcat gotta be going to North Wales now.

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

Nope, but am seriously considering painting it choca-a-mint.

@steve1315

23 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller 👀👀👍👍

Andy you have some good international members who know their kit history regarding Frog. Interesting box and colors. That kit might be one to stash back for historical purpose. This is the weekend I'm attempting to get my Spits going Cheers Bob BTW I found the Korean chap using that crazy undercoat technique using Fluorescent paint - the final episode - here's what all that work achieved - I'm sure I won't be giving this a go any time soon - it does look good. 1/48 HASEGAWA F-8E VF-111 Sundowners The final episode kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZeA2NWun9uTkqg.html

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

I must admit i do like the box art Bob, choc- a-mint i think ishalll call it, feel artistically inspired to reproduce LOL.

For those laughing at the box art, Western depictions of Soviet aircraft were routinely made up for many decades. The old Airfix IL-2 is a good choice for a shocker of a model.

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

I think the box art is the best thing, suitably inspired i am for artistic reproduction. LOL.

@lllordllloyd

24 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller My enjoyment of modelling somehow declined when I started questioning the box art.

@TheNoviceModeller

14 күн бұрын

Have bought a Army Painter, paint called "kraken skin" basically the green in the box art, have decided to reproduce the box art.

Will there be a liberal intake of vodka while building this gem? 😉

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

i have an extreme personality LOL, i don't do Liberal LOL.

@Duececoupe

24 күн бұрын

@@TheNoviceModeller 😳😲😆😂 Maybe excessive, copious or generous would've been a better wording then....😉😆😂 Having flashbacks looking at the Airfix 1/48 Hawker Fury I delivered the other day, they've moved on a wee bit Airfix since its first release, hopefully a new tooling will follow their new Bristol Bulldog! 🤞🏻

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

i am note sure excessive is the correct choice of word for the amount of alcohol required, for the pursuit of intoxication by alcohol, as this would suggest that too much or an excess, amount of alcohol is actually possible; i therefore consider your suggestion to be an abstract theory, that quite frankly is as ridiculous as it is frightening. I am more than happy with your other two choices and if we can continue our conversations in future, along these lines, well i am sure we can become great friends.

Nice presentation, Very interesting. but the volume is very low, hard to hear, even with my computer volume on full blast. In future please record louder.

@TheNoviceModeller

24 күн бұрын

Hello there @davidgenie-ci5zl and thanks for watching, sorry if you had trouble with the sound quality, unfortunately i only have a very basic set up Iphone 13 for camera and microphone, i am aware of it being a bit basic and may upgrade it in the future, i am not aware of anyone else having an issue, but it is good to know for future reference and potential improvements. i do consult wikipedia and turn my head away from the iphone during part of the vid when discussing the F6F's history, i have detected a drop in the audio sound quality at that point, so am wondering is this was the cause of the issue?