Scale Modelling for Beginners - Airfix Defiant - Model Aircraft
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2017
- A basic build of Airfix's 1:72 scale Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.1 scale model kit, in time-lapse style including tips and tricks for beginners. The quirky Defiant 'turret fighter' served the RAF in the Battle of Britain, but due to it's lack of forward firing weapons it became an easy target for Luftwaffe fighters. It excelled, however, in the role of a night fighter.
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I'm getting tired of the "professionals'" condescension and dismissal of less-than-perfect kits. But none of that here! You seem to enjoy this hobby as much as you viewers. Watching you paint and then "tidy up" after shows you understand who we are and where we're at. So inspiring - you just love it, dont' you!
Great video with clear instructions. I’ve been painting Warhammer during lockdown to prove to my 14 year old self that I could actually paint with a bit of patience.. Looking to have a go at some Airfix soon!
yeah you should do it soon! i’ve built an airfix bf 109 and curtiss tomahawk and they turned out great
After many many years away from modelling I have been inspired to start again by people like you. I have chosen this model because it's a slightly quirky aircraft and a good basis of a Battle of Britain collection. I will report back on how I do. I am doing a lot of my painting 'on the sprue' do you have any observations?
i'm now 47 but i remember building this when i was 8....wow a blast from the past....thank you....
but you painted better than me lmao....
Love this series. Have been in modeling for over 45 years. I'm glad to see the work & effort U offer on U're channel, many thanx 👍👍😉
Love that kit!
Hi everyone! You may recognise the footage from the commission I did for Airfix at Christmas, but I hope that this video adds something extra to that. This was filmed at university hence the lack of supplies and a proper work station. Stay tuned for when I build, paint and weather the Boulton Paul Defiant to my usual standard. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this!
Keep up the good work!
Quick Kits dude can you do a tutorial about water effect of smoke and explosion?
Very good.
Quick Kits an u pls show us your hole collection pls thanx
Quick Kits I love your videos. I am from bulgaria and i build starter sets from Airfix. I am 12 years old.
This is a perfect basics guide Owen. There are a number on YT, but most I have seen are still quite in depth and not nearly as "basic" as well as being in several parts. I have recently taken on the running of the aero-modelling project at my local Air Cadet Squadron and some of the cadets are complete beginners and I intend to show them this video as a perfect guide on how they can tackle their first models. Thanks for making it!
Aw you're very welcome, I hope it's a great help to your cadets! :)
Great job. Very nice to see basic out of the box building. Watrrbased acrylics give us more optikns without hazardous fumes ftom oil based lacquers and enamels. Also nice to see techniques that do not require an airbrush.
Stopped building 30+ years ago due to lack of time ( job, family, etc.), been trying to start again but get intimidated by all superdetail after market stuff. Have 20+ year stash of unbuilt kits to try to get to now. Have to get it done soon as wife wants to downsize and move to senior home community, that might mean losing lots of unbuilt kits (tiny senior home appartments with no storage).
Superb work! You've shown how to get a good result from the starter kit - no bells, no whistles, just exactly what it says on the tin... er, pack! I'll bet Airfix are more than happy with the result. I work in a High school and run an Airfix club. I'll definitely be showing this to the students - All power to you!
Aw no way, I hope they enjoy the video, thank you very much!! :D
Very good. I haven’t built an Airfix since I was 12 (55 years ago). Now, lockdown I’m really thinking of doing one again. The video is great and your commentary excellent. At times I wanted to see certain bits in real time just to be able to see your technique closer.
👍🏻 these videos are great. I showed this to my cousin and he is now getting into the hobby!
Great job as usual Owen. Painting the canopy always been my most favorite of yours. All this years never found the easiest way. The way you assembled this kit to perfection with minimal equipments blows me away
Thank you :D
Quick Kits no problem
Thank you so much, you really showed me that even with regular paint brushes and enamel or acrylic paint thin down or watered, that you can still make a great looking model without expensive supplies such as an airbrush, thank you so much it really helped me get back into modeling
You're very welcome, I'm so pleased to have been of help!
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I was stupid lost my login password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@Simon Gage instablaster ;)
@Dash Marcellus I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Dash Marcellus it worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account!
I had this kit many years ago. It came in black plastic, which as it was used as a night fighter made sense, less painting required.
Owen this video is brilliant for beginners because it's not too complicated and advanced for them to understand what you're doing or did! I will show this to as many beginner modelers I know! 😃
Thank you very much Izaak I'd really appreciate that :D
thanks for another nice video. Simple kits and basic tools are enough to have fun building scale models. I like when you say pats for parts☺
I really liked this video because you show how with basic tools and paints only a very nice looking model can be made. I like that you mentioned that to improve the model you can see your other videos which are really helpful. It is good to see another video from you and as always your channel is first class.
Thank you very much as always John!
How you manage to balance getting rekt and working at uni with spending the time to make model kits is beyond me.
Also amazing what you can get from a starter kit
big thumbs up. it's great what you can achieve from just using what comes with the starter set. a big inspiration.
Thank you!!
@@quickkits hey what’s that little plastic cup with the 3 little holders you use?
@@frost7724 it’s the packaging from the kit
Thank you for the great tutorial! Now time for me to build my first kits.
I like your paint job. I used to use an airbrush on my model's exterior and a liquid masking compound on the canopy or glazed surfaces. I also used Letra-set dry transfer decals on most of my aircraft. Those that I applied wet decals I also used a product called Solvaset that softened and allowed the decal to conform to the model without the silvering effect. It helped to cut the decals from the sheet as close to the colored portion of the decal as possible.
Your videos are amazing for people like me, who just joined the hobby but can't afford air brush and expensive tools!! Thanks and keep up the great models and videos 👍
I'm glad you appreciate them! Best of luck with the hobby :)
love the Bolton Paul build, Owen. Should give the beginner some real insight....keep em coming
Thank you Richard :)
good job, these are very informative videos for beginners, I bet they are a great help to youngsters just starting out. I salute you sir.
Thank you very much :)
your videos are addictive because I just can't stop watching them. your work is very interesting keep up with the videos!
great build Owen I made the defiant recently and I if u spend enough time u can make a really nice model , keep up the good work
Score the panel lines BEFORE you sand the joins down.....makes it easier to tidy up later. Only learnt this myself yesterday!
One of my favourite aircraft builds! Made diorama of RAF night fighters ie the Defiant x2 against ME110 white LED to simulate moonlight! My ex wife stood on it! :( Must rebuild!
That's it. I suscribed. Your brush painting is a jewel among the airbrushing.
as beginner I find this video pretty illustrative. I have bought the same kit so my intention is just following your steps. I would suggest you to make the time lapse a little bit slower as novices like me can loose some parts if frames go too fast. Thanks for your effort!
Great build as always Owen, I wish you would slow some detail areas down like the cockpits and other techniques you use. Really enjoy watching your work and I always learn something new.
Do the mosquito next please
Daniel Playfair OMG, this is my old account and I came back and found it’s now the first comment
Aviation Now wait how?
Aviation Now never mind
@@biglad7503 he probs sold it
Great idea
Your paint thinning tip's a good one. You get great results with Humbrol acrylics, which are probably not terribly well-loved in general! I like them though, the matt ones anyway.
I did this one 2 weeks ago - great little kit! I painted it all black and did it as a night fighter though.
+jakemonster001 I've got the original model - you can see the cockpit through the wheel wells! I finished that one all black. This new one I finished as the day fighter version. Not bad.
I've build the original too haha, as you say the cockpit was visible through the wheel wells and not through the clear plastic because it was so thick
Hi Owen, love your videos man!I have an idea for a future video, you could make a video of all your collection of model kits, maybe include your stash.Keep it up!
YES A QUICK KITS VIDEOOO
Looking good Owen!
You make it look so easy!
Wow, It looks like airbrush paint.
Very nice and thanks for help.
Another great build!
getting back into model's since I was a kid.
a kit like this must be child's play for you :P
Some great tips, thanks
fair enough lol. You could do two videos, the one you do and you buying and setting up an airbrush and learning to use it with RUclips. as I'm sure lots of people would love to see that. any how, keep up the good work my friend
I think airfix wants you to be sponsored
Built it today, had to revert to this for a few bits.
Hi, just a quick tip to prevent silvering of the decals is to apply watered down elmers glue as it acts as a decal fix.
This was my first Airfix model that I assembled in 1967 at age 9.
Great video for beginners
You are a master at painting by hand 😎
Since this is "limited tools and equipment" build you can use things that can be found around the household.
As a substitute for gloss coat before applying decals acrylic floor polish can be used. It has to be colourless and not scented (i.e. no "Orange scent) though. I used "Acrylic floor wax" by Lundmark with great results. It has milky colour but dries perfectly transparent. It is also very thin so it's easy to apply and doesn't leave brush marks. I also used it to dip transparent parts in it to improve clarity.
To help decals set alcohol can be used. I use 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. Some modellers use 40% vodka (of course, it has to be pure, i.e. not coloured or flavoured). Others yet use vinegar. Again, it has to be clear, like "spirit vinegar", and not some fancy red vine vinegar. All decal sheets have unused stuff (like company or kit name, decal numbers etc) that can be used to experiment with aforementioned liquids. Of course, care should be taken because all alcohol is highly toxic, especially 97% isopropanol.
Good ideas!
Also, for safety, be aware that alcohol, including isopropyl alcohol, is very inflammable; and if memory serves, its flames are nearly invisible.
Thank you for a very educational video.
@@agwbcfjc2 You mean flammable, not inflammable.
@@BennyCFD Inflammable means easily set on fire. Try a dictionary next time before correcting someone, or run through the second grade again.
awesome work owen good job
Nice build. As I said the other day, I am going slowly back into modelling after a 30+ year break. Things are so different, better kits, more choice (and accuracy) Acrylics, which weren't around then. Just the price of the kits has shocked me a little, but I suppose taking the intervening 30+ years into account, they are probably a fair price and comparable in financial real terms over the years from what money (say £20) bought you in the 1980's, to what £20 buys you today.
Thank you Owen for the good Video, this Plane looks great
Masking & Painting Canopy or clear parts
I use the following, bond for woodworking (aqueous vinyl acetate resin type emulsion type adhesive) use
Coloring with watercolor paint is possible. Apply thickly, spread using a thin bar and surface tension.
After painting drying, it becomes easier to peel off when warmed up
Nice build, enjoyed watching.
Looks good , nice job !
awesome work!
Your videos are well done and well explained, good job!
hi owen! got really exited when u uploaded new vid!👍👌😀 !happy to see you are uploading vids again! i subbed!
Thank you Johnovan!
Everything you do seams so proffecinal
Thanks!
Great job!
Ahhh! just using brushes and cement, not extra detail elements, no shading, no airbrush. The best!!! It remember me when I did it just for fun!!!
Thanks for the good tips 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Can't believe all the great tools available these days. In my day we didn't have glue we only have nails, and paint was a sneeze.
Great vid....thank you!
This was a great video. Thank yu very much.
A very easy addition for the beginner would be a bottle of decal solvent or setting fluid; helps with that silvering as well as general appearance.
That was a great vid. I used to make airfix when I was younger and then saw this and fate would have it that the Airfix Defiant was in my local hobby shop so bought and made it following the vid. With the advice in the vid, it ended up better than any model I've made before. Now, where's the weathering video? ;-)
Love it Owen
I freaking love your videos
Thanks. Really helpful.
looks really good
Brilliant that you over paint the clear parts them use a piece of sprue to touch it up for the final product.
amazing
I swear if there was a talking instruction manual it would be you 😂😂
And that’s not bad just to clarify a very good instruction manual
Would a coat or two of semi gloss over the decals help to prevent silvering?
A coat underneath would. Silvering occurs because the surface the decal is applied to is too rough. So, one coat of semi gloss on the model where you are going to apply the decal should do as it will smooth off the surface. Then you can apply a matt coat to seal them and remove the shine (if a matt look is what you're going for)
Quick Kits Thanks for the help!
@@quickkits Microsol.
@@henrypjoyce I use Johnson's Future wax to gloss the area under the decal first. The old stuff was good but I think they altered it.
Well done. I'm impressed how you were able to use the glue on all the small parts without making a mess. Real plastic cement with a thin applicator or brush goes a long way to improve the looks of a kit.
A model with large decals like this would benefit from a clear coat before applying and setting liquids on them. Both minimize silvering and make the decals fit the surface better (so they look painted).
Add another clear coat and some home made weathering in the form of oil washes, dry brushing and exposed metal (careful to only paint metal where the real airplane had it) and people will be really impressed.
Ynffy He made this vid to show how you can build a kit with only basic tools, so basically what came with he starter set and some items at home.
The overall quality of airfix kits seems to have increased massively from what I remember. I am pretty sure my defiant did not have wheel wells or a cockpit and of course raised panel lines all over.
Is the paint included? Nice video! What is better to get: PVA glue or decal solution?
Edit: oh lol you said the paint at the end.
Hey thanks for video! I am going to buy my first model in years
It's great to hear that you're going to get back into the hobby!!
brilliant.
Great video for a newbie like me.
looks very realistic
U are so cool Owen keep up the good work
You should try to do a model kit building live stream!
Cool
Great build as usual Owen,I have recently bought this kit, as well as a few more, but I haven't got round to building them yet, as I am worried about how they are going to look as I haven't built anything for about 35 years.
I just made my first ever model
It was a revell kit f4u-5 corsair
It said it was a skill level of 3 out of a max of 5
I have to say it looked great
Next im going to make a 109 g10
Hopefully i can improve!
I started recently too! 1/72 and level 3 are great beginner aircraft!
wow thats the exacts same aircraft im starting with lol
cool model
Very Helpfull 👍
i use masking tape to cover the areas i don't want sanded and it works well if you slowly sand it even with lower grits.
Nice 👍
Hi Owen!
How do you preserve a scale model painted with Acrylic paint? I completed mine but want to ensure that time doesnt take its toll on the paint..
How do you thin Humbrol acrylics? I'm more used to the enamel myself.
Hey Owen, I have 3 questions for you.
1. I frequently find that when I glue on my parts that are painted, the paint mixes with the glue and I find it becomes a sticky mess. How do I stop this?
2. I use Tamiya's paints but do you think that Humbrol is better paint for models?
3. Do you reckon acrylic is better than enamel for painting?
Thanks! BTW love your videos, I reckon they're the best on RUclips!
Thank you very much!
1) Make sure that all contact areas are free of paint before gluing - carefully scratch of any paint with your knife.
2) I haven't used Tamiya paints so I couldn't say, sorry.
3) Acrylic is better for the majority of stuff, except blending where enamels and oils are superior. Enamels and oils also get you much better coverage.
HooDooed Tanker
If you can only use tamiya acrylics, mix a small amount of dish soap with the paint which helps it flow more easily and slows down the drying time. Make sure that you use dish soap that is made for hand-washing, as dish soap made for a dishwasher contains bleach, and reacts with the ammonia in the paint to form a toxic gas. Dish soap made for hand washing, does not contain bleach, so it is safe to mix with acrylic paint.
Cracking build Owen especially considering what tools and paints you had for the build. Keep up the good work and I hope uni is going well!
I literally just finished this kit yesterday
Hi there, what brush did you use? The one from the set?
Also I’m having issues getting the first coat of paint to adhere properly even though I’m washing the sprue.
Any suggestions very much appreciated!
I used to have an Airfix Defiant kit also 1:72 but from 1992. It got lost after moving home a few times.