Airfix 1/72 Scale Bf109 G6 Build and Review - The Worst Recent Airfix Kit?

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @thevidyou
    @thevidyou Месяц назад +1

    I use light gray to represent worn paint to metal. Nice and well done how to video.

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Месяц назад

      Thanks mate, I may have to try some light grey for more dull chips, although sometimes I prefer them more shiny. Thanks for watching!

  • @ultimatebucco3181
    @ultimatebucco3181 Год назад +1

    Very nice review and great job on the kit! I got one of these at a model show and it came with a bonus CMK interior. Now I know why! A method I use with Vallejo acrylic resin plastic putty is to place a small bead of putty on seam, for example in the wing root area. I then use a small, damp eyeshadow sponge applicator ("borrowed" from my wife) to remove excess putty and clean the area up. Blot extra putty onto a paper towel, rinse sponge in clean water, dampen and repeat process if necessary. Please take care!

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Год назад +1

      Thanks a lot.
      Haha I bet that interior kit would’ve really helped make it a bit better.
      Thanks for the advice I may have to give your technique a try. Take care👍🏻😁

  • @psychodermix
    @psychodermix Год назад +1

    Mate. I love how you build!

  • @Ravenstudios-s5o
    @Ravenstudios-s5o 4 месяца назад +1

    i know the video is old but i have to say for you're future bf109 builds leave the seem alone on the top back of the plane the reals ones have that seem keep up the good work

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  4 месяца назад

      Nicley picked up! For future planes I might try and still sand it flat to get rid of the raised flash and then do a subtle score for the centre seemline. Thanks for the tip and for watching👍🏻😁

  • @twitch1965
    @twitch1965 Год назад +1

    Nice! I've been running into similar issues with the newer Airfix kits myself. I've only got 2 or 3 left in the stash and then it may only be Airfix if no one else makes a kit for that particular subject!

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Год назад

      Thanks a lot. Haha yeah I think I’m only going to build one of the Airfix G6, but I’ve done about 4 of the E4 and it’s a great little kit. I found out after filming this series that a company called AZ-Models do a really big rnage of Bf109s with a fair bit of detail and the same markings in this kit, but they are very nice. I ended up using scheme b from this kit on the Italeri 109😂

    • @Juno58
      @Juno58 Год назад +1

      @@Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits I recommend Special Hobbys 109 E Series, i was blown away about the fine details. Unbelievable for that small 1/72 scale!

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Год назад

      I might have to build one of those then@@Juno58! The other good one is the AZ model Bf109 range which I may have to also do a video on at some point... Take care mate :)

  • @jonolsen5635
    @jonolsen5635 5 месяцев назад +1

    You’re very good at explaining the process. Brushpainters would do well to learn from your video.

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  5 месяцев назад

      Thanks very much, glad you could learn from it, it all just takes a bit of practice😄

  • @bradywomack9751
    @bradywomack9751 4 месяца назад +1

    Have you ever built one of the Fine Molds kits?

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  4 месяца назад

      I have not, although I would like to. Unfortunately they are rather rare in Australia and normally cost around $45 AUD!
      Thanks for watching👍🏻😁

    • @bradywomack9751
      @bradywomack9751 4 месяца назад

      @@Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      They are around that price here but I got mine from HLJ.

  • @josefalfarokreiner4549
    @josefalfarokreiner4549 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hi, can you build next the revell 1:72 bf 109 G-10?

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  9 месяцев назад

      Hey, I could be tempted. Someone else asked about the Tamiya one and AZ model have a few ones I could be tempted by😃

  • @ophelss
    @ophelss 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very sad watching this video, just bought it 😂

    • @GNR469
      @GNR469 9 месяцев назад

      Same 😂😂

    • @the.just.able.biker67
      @the.just.able.biker67 6 месяцев назад

      Very happy to see this video. I was about to buy one. 😁

    • @sinclairwhitbourne2090
      @sinclairwhitbourne2090 4 месяца назад

      It's a good kit, other than cockpit detail and if you put a pilot in and close the canopy, in this scale you will really struggle to see anything inside anyway.

  • @johnbollig2790
    @johnbollig2790 4 месяца назад +2

    Ok, here is where I disagree with you. You overpaid for the kit. Hobby Lobby had this very kit for 12 dollars and with the 40 % off discount, It was well under 10 dollars. So, you got screwed. Otherwise, I liked your video You have a lot of talent.

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  4 месяца назад

      Hey mate, I probably should have been more clear that I am from Australia not the USA! I also work in a hobbyshop and as a result I am aware of how much the distributor of Airfix charges the stores to buy this kit for and I have a general idea of what other shops in Australia sell it for and between 27-30 AUD is pretty average with a half decent profit margin for them. In my opinion compared to Airfix’s other single engine fighter kits in 1/72 (which are normally about $20 AUD for older ones and $30 for newer tools) for no cockpit and some other simplified details that is a bit much!
      Thanks a lot anyways for watching, I appreciate it😁👍🏻

    • @honestabe8930
      @honestabe8930 Месяц назад +1

      For $12 i get an eduard ,Bf109G in 1:72 or two overtrees. The Airfix one is not worth more than nothing. Its crap

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Месяц назад

      @@honestabe8930 Airfix’s old 109G is definitely not worth it! Where did you get your Eduard 109 from? I have seen some for sale at about $28AUD which is a bit pricey, but the duel sets are $50 so closer to $25 per plane which I think is alright.

  • @PanzermansBunker
    @PanzermansBunker Год назад

    Too bad the kit is subpar. Nice job detailing the cockpit. Too bad you didn't use the pilot figure. I like the camo paint scheme. Happy modeling.
    Bill
    PS: Aah, no dreaded swastika on the tail fin. If it was on the real plane, it should be on the model. IMHO.

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Год назад

      Thanks Bill. Yeah I realised I forgot to mention the pilot which is better moulded than the rest of the plane! At some point I’ll have to paint some of the pilots I forget to do with their kits!
      I know it’s such a tricky one. I leave them off only beacuse I don’t want RUclips to freak out but I agree, it’s a bit ignorant of the truth about the plane to leave it off.

  • @IgorSevcov
    @IgorSevcov Год назад

    🤝👍

  • @rodofiron100
    @rodofiron100 Год назад

    I remember when I was a kid, airfix kits were $5-$10

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Год назад

      Man those must’ve been the days! I think this kit should probably cost that much instead of $30!

    • @rodofiron100
      @rodofiron100 Год назад

      @@Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits late 80s. Back then they were 1/2 the price of Revel, and x2 the quality. ME262 by airfix, 1/72 scale, was the first kit I ever built with no flash to trim.

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Год назад

      Ah man the good old 80s. At least now pretty much all Airfix kits have no flash, so swings and roundabouts haha

  • @gsr4535
    @gsr4535 6 месяцев назад +1

    Yeah, not sure why Airfix went to the trouble of re-doing this kit a few years ago while omitting any cockpit detail! Disappointing!

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  6 месяцев назад +1

      I have to agree with you there mate. Lets see how their 'new' Bf109F is when they FINALLY arrive in Australia haha! Thanks for watching :)

    • @gsr4535
      @gsr4535 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits Same with the recent Spitfire Mk V tooling if I'm not mistaken. The Mk 1 and Mk 2 are great kits, good detail but the MkVB (my favorite) is lacking in detail. Though the MkVC has detail I believe. Odd.

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  6 месяцев назад

      @@gsr4535 The Airfix Spitfires are definitely great kits! I believe the VB and VC are different tools with the VB designed to be easier for new builders, but I’ve only done the Vc in Soviet colours and it was a pretty good kit despite the canopy being a bit distorted😁

  • @EmilioPerezGlez
    @EmilioPerezGlez Год назад

    No tail's svastika, No fun

    • @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits
      @Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits  Год назад

      I know, if RUclips wasn’t so funny about it I would slap a spare one on☹️