An absolute beautiful job on this A6. I was in an A6 squadron while serving in the US Navy circa 1970. NAS Oceana VA-42 The Green Pawns. We trained A6 pilots and Navy BN's. Many of our pilots and BN's went on to serve on carriers during Vietnam War. All of our A6 pilot and BN instructors were harden combat Vietnam veterans. Kudos on this beautiful build...
First video of yours that I've seen. Beautifully shot,non-intrusive music and excellent lighting & editing aswell. USN a/c are a favourite subject of mine and I've built a couple of these Italeri / RoG A-6's so I know the problems around the poor fit of the intakes & lower plates. Going to have a look through your back-catalogue and waste my Friday evening planning some future builds !! Best from NZ.
Thank you so much for your comment! It was actually my second attempt at building this kit so I'm happy I finally completed it and can now share the results and the fun I had. :) Thanks again, all the best from Germany, Oliver/RWO
For once a modeler who dose not "over weather" a model. I work in Aviation, if an aircraft is presented in some of the states which are shown here on RUclips; a Courts Marshal would take place (even in a time of War).
Thanks for your comment! I always try to find a realistic degree of weathering for my builds so I'm glad you like it. My next model will be pretty shiny and has basically no weathering at all... stay tuned! :) Thanks again, be safe, and all the best from Germany, Oliver/RWO
Beautiful job! I love watching your videos because of the production involved. A modeler and a videographer? 😳 As an ex Air Force bomb loader, I was surprised to see MK-20’s as part of the load on an A6! The only thing wrong with the MK-20’s loaded on this airplane is the M339 fuze had a red anodized impeller! Clear red over the silver would do very nice!
Thank you so much! Modeling and filming are two new-found ways for me to express my kind of creativity after going through some rough times in recent years. So I really appreciate your comment and I'm happy you like my videos! Regarding the weapons on the A-6 model I just built what was delivered with the kit and painted it according to the instructions... Thanks for your first-hand information, I think I will change this detail on the MK-20s! Greetings from Germany, Oliver/RWO
While you've done a great job, I shouldn't have bought mine. It looks much harder than I've heard of it. Anyway, you are great, again! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I had this kit in my stash for quite some time, started the build this spring and in fact quit after a few hours because it was somehow too much for me back then. In October I felt "ready" for it, took it on again, and after five weeks I finally won against that damn thing! :) Definitely needs a lot of work and could be improved in some areas but I'm fine with the result. Thanks again! Cheers, Oliver/RWO
I have just started to get back into kit building in 1/72 and I was in awe at your build, every stage of painting I was saying wow! I hope to start airbrushing too, last time in my teens I could only brush paint. 10/10 for your build from me.
Wow, thank you so much! Appreciate your kind words! Painting my models with the airbrush is what I actually like the most about the hobby. It can get messy sometimes and requires a bit of practice but it’s well worth the effort. 🙂 Cheers, Oliver/RWO
Came into this vid off the back of the carrier deck build! The A6 is a thing of beauty, a bomb hauler, a ground pounder, an arse kicker of a jet and I love it! 🤪👍🏻👍🏻 I’d read around the subject before buying the kits, so it was interesting to see the fit issues in real time. It was also good to see them overcome.....patience will be a requirement, obviously? 😎🤪 I’d just like to echo some previous comments: weathering not overdone, quality of video, the use of unobtrusive music, pace of build, etc, it’s PLASMO but done on a different slant.....can’t say better than that, friend! Anyhow, I’m subscribed.....👍🏻👍🏻
Actually the Italeri and Fujimi kits of the A-6 are still the best out there as both do offer all the variants except the EA-6B Prowler which is actually a pretty decent Hasegawa mold.
Awesome, thank you very much Alex! You have one of the best modeling channels here on RUclips so I really appreciate your comment and thank you for supporting my channel! Greetings from Germany, Oliver/RWO
Thank you very much! Each time I finish an Italeri kit I swear I will never touch another one... until I find another one I can't resist. :) Guess I have a strange relationship with these kits... :) Thanks, Oliver/RWO
Thanks! The included decals are of great quality but they are definitely too light for my taste as well! After all I should have used aftermarket decals instead.
Excellent video! Very nice build, no extreme tools, aftermarket or techniques, accessible to a wide spectrum of modellers. 10/10! This was the first video of yours i ever saw. I subscribed right away!
Thank you very much! I love to keep things simple so I build most of my models out of the box. I have a few kits with photoetch and other fancy stuff in my stash, maybe I'll try these at a later time. :) I started into the hobby last year, it helps me to relax and recover after an accident three years ago. My intention is to share the fun and peaceful enjoyment of model building in the first place, so I'm happy to receive positive feedback like yours! Thanks again, stay safe! Cheers, Oliver/RWO
I remember building this kit (well, EA-6A Wild Weasel version, to be exact) about 20 years ago. Back then, I thought it fit really well and the details were great. Of course, standards were a bit different back then. It was pretty much expected that every joint will have to be filled and sanded. I did not even have putty, I used thick glue to fill major gaps. And the paint to fill the minor ones (my model was wholly painted using a brush, in grey-over-white Vietnam-era scheme). No acryllic paints, no water-soluble putty, no precut paining masks... yet, it turned out pretty well - it still sits in my display cabinet :)
Awesome, thanks for your comment! I’m still relatively new to the hobby and don’t know too much about the changes in quality standards. Like many of us I messed around with a few kits as a child (more than fourty years ago). At that time these were more like toys anyway, now the models mean much more to me and I hope I can keep them for as long as possible. 🙂 Cheers, Oliver/RWO
@@RWOModels It's just that newer kits (made after 2000) are insanely more accurate then the earlier ones. Everything is computer designed and precisely machined, so they just "build themselves", like those Tamiya kits. Kits from 80-ties and 90-ties (like this Intruder) are still mostly OK, with good detail and recessed panel lines. Stuff from the 60-ties is a major pain to build, but sometimes you have no choice if you want to build some particular rare subject (e.g. I built C-121A Constellation from Heller once, a real stinker of a kit which builds into a beatiful, impressive aircraft). Since kits are repacked over and over again, you can still go to the shop and buy a new kit which comes from the molds made in the 60-ties. Before you buy something, you can go to a website like "Scalemates" and read everything about every plastic kit ever made - if it's a new release or and old repackaged classic. Alternatively, if you want to build something specific, you can go and find out what kits are/were available and which is the best. Keep it going :)
Thanks for your explanations! I also frequently check Scalemates to find out about kits that interest me, and of course I noticed that some of the kits I built were better made than others. When I started last year I only bought kits of the planes I like and that seemed easy to build, regardless of their age, now I actually try to get more modern, high quality kits where possible. The Heller Lufthansa Super Constellation is also on my wish list, maybe some day I’ll find one for a good price. 🙂 I’m sure it builds into an impressive model. 👍
Nice work! Some of those Italeri kits (especially the older ones) can be a little bit of a bear during construction but you did a superb job on this one. 👍👍🙂
Hi Oliver, that was another master class finish, of a not so great kit, well done mate, I trust you and your family are keeping safe and well in these crazy times. Best regards from Australia.
Thanks so much for your kind words my friend! Crazy times indeed, but then again good times for staying at home and peacefully building models :) It's all good here with us, you and your family stay safe as well! :) Cheers from Germany, Oliver/RWO
I am a new subscriber and I really enjoy your builds and the kits that you are choosing. I really enjoyed the Avenger TBF build. I am systematically going through and watching each video. Keep up the great work
6:28.....like a baggy glove ! Great job ultimately , I love the looks of this plane - I know a lot of people think it's ugly ! Wing shape is the basis of Tomcats wing .
I am building it just now.. and I am confused...your skyhawk is more better then my skyhawk😂😂😂...very nice...I like your videos...U are the member of my guruteam🤟🏻👊🏻
You've given me some inspiration here! The work you've done on the cockpit shows that with some intricate detail painting you may not necessarily have to go the route of photo-etched parts.
Thank you very much! The branding on the brushes says "Roubloff 101F kolinsky". I have a set ranging from sizes 00 to 2, they're very nice and durable. I received these brushes as a gift so I'm afraid I can't give you any more details except that I like to work with them. 🙂 Thanks for watching!
Thank you Tony! I think I saw an A-6 aboard the USS Intrepid museum in NYC many years ago, will have to investigate in my photo archive. :) Definitely an impressive aircraft. Stay safe and see you next time :) Cheers, Oliver
@@RWOModels Yes your are right ! That's an A-6F ( only one ever made ) Haven't been in the Intrepid since 97 ! Hope you and your family have a Great /Safe Thanksgiving ! Tony
Thank you very much! In fact I had first started the kit half a year ago (I usually only build one model at a time) and put it aside because I felt unable to put it together properly. Seems I had better luck the second time I started it. :) Cheers!
Sorry for my late reply. I had attached the lower parts of the pylons (the actual rails carrying the bombs, don't know the exact term for these) in the wrong direction. Also it would have been easier to paint and weather the parts separately. Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I'm afraid I can't tell you the exact details since I often adjust dilution and pressure on the fly. Starting point is usually around 15psi but I have a small adjuster valve attached to my airbrush and when doing fine detail work I go as low as even possible and adjust dilution accordingly so that I can get as close to the surface as possible. Also, each paint is different so you may need a few tests before painting your actual model. Took me a bit of practice, and the airbrush needs to be perfectly clean as well. For the ghost grey layers I diluted the paint a bit more than usual (60-80% thinner maybe?). Sorry for not being able to give you a more accurate answer on this... Thanks again and take care, Oliver/RWO
Great result. I will use your experience when building my Intruder model. Any thoughts on how to make the decals more contrasting? Should I use a lightened base paint? And another question - why do you use Vallejo paints? Nice watches! 😎👍
Thank you very much! I’m 100% sure your build will be awesome with all your fantastic detail work (whereas I’m just a simple „out of the box builder“ 😳). Regarding the much too light decals I think I would now go for darker aftermarket decals. On most A-6 pictures I found with the Ghost Grey low-visibility scheme the markings are in fact darker than the base color. The included decals however are lighter so I don’t see any chance of fixing that, especially with all the tiny stencil decals. When I started the hobby last year I quickly realised I needed better paints than the crappy Revell I initially used. So I started buying a lot of Vallejo Model Air since they have a great range and are available at my local hobby shop. Is there anything wrong with Vallejo? Thanks again! Cheers, Oliver/RWO
That's the biggest compliment, thank you so much! In my videos I want to show the relaxing experience and all the fun I have building scale models and I'm happy I can share this with you! :) Cheers, Oliver/RWO
That's a bloody awesome job! After a 40 odd year absence, thought I'd get into it again and went crazy 2nd hand models. What a waste of money (except for learning all about using plastic filler). Bit of a lucky dip I guess with what's available. I'll be paying ALOT more attention to reviews.
@@RWOModels Thanks for your reply. Its greatly appreciated. Frustrating to spend hours (and all excited) to build, only to find the hull doesnt line up and I need "expert level" knowledge (and a decent bank balance...) and skills to fix it up. Buying sheets of plastic then cutting to shape & then filling in...Wasn't like this that I can remember from the old days, but, I guess "things" change. The gear & accessories available these days is just staggering.
Hi, das sind zwei preisgünstige 50x50cm LED-Lichtboxen, die es bei A..z.n im Set gibt. Habe die schräg über dem Tisch befestigt, dazwischen die Kamera. :)
One of my favorite planes when I was in the Navy. I was a loadmaster for the C-1A which was on the same air frame as the S-2. I would love to see you build the S-2 Anti-submarine plane
Yes, it definitely needs some work, especially the fuselage assembly was tricky, but after all I think you can build a pretty decent looking model out of it. 🙂 Thanks for watching!
Thank you and welcome! Maybe you didn't notice my channel earlier because I'm actually pretty new in the hobby? 🙂 I started building in 2019 and "reactivated" my old YT channel only eight months ago. Cheers, Oliver/RWO
@@RWOModels Oh so that's why, well i found your channel and oh my , this is what im looking for, simple but very experienced, I love they way you work around your model and tbh I need to learn from you. Thank you and keep up the good work, !
Hi, the tweezers with the "189" engraving on the inside are the Tamiya 74108 "HG Angled Tweezers (Round Tip)". I also use the Tamiya 74047 "HG Angled Tweezers" which have a smaller tip. Highly recommended. Hope this helps.
Thank you! I'm afraid I did not really count the hours I actually spent on the build. It took me five weeks to complete, sometimes half an hour per day to maybe a maximum of two or three. I'm a pretty slow builder anyway and could never earn my living with this. :)
The weight I put into the nose is from a relatively large piece of lead a friend gave me who is a roofer and uses this for his work. I cut it into small pieces so that I could fill up the space more easily. I hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching.
Yes, absolutely. Vallejo claims that their Model Air paints can be used directly from the bottle but from my experience they definitely need a good amount of thinner and/or flow improver.
An absolute beautiful job on this A6. I was in an A6 squadron while serving in the US Navy circa 1970. NAS Oceana VA-42 The Green Pawns. We trained A6 pilots and Navy BN's. Many of our pilots and BN's went on to serve on carriers during Vietnam War. All of our A6 pilot and BN instructors were harden combat Vietnam veterans. Kudos on this beautiful build...
NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND... former home of the Intruder and Prowler. Now the home of the Growler baby!!
A loaded out A-6 is a thing of beauty and you did this one some justice! Very nice!
I also like the massive appearance of the A-6 and definitely wanted to put all the ordnance offered in the kit on the model ... Thanks for watching!
First video of yours that I've seen. Beautifully shot,non-intrusive music and excellent lighting & editing aswell.
USN a/c are a favourite subject of mine and I've built a couple of these Italeri / RoG A-6's so I know the problems around the poor fit of the intakes & lower plates. Going to have a look through your back-catalogue and waste my Friday evening planning some future builds !!
Best from NZ.
Thank you so much for your comment! It was actually my second attempt at building this kit so I'm happy I finally completed it and can now share the results and the fun I had. :) Thanks again, all the best from Germany, Oliver/RWO
For once a modeler who dose not "over weather" a model. I work in Aviation, if an aircraft is presented in some of the states which are shown here on RUclips; a Courts Marshal would take place (even in a time of War).
Thanks for your comment! I always try to find a realistic degree of weathering for my builds so I'm glad you like it. My next model will be pretty shiny and has basically no weathering at all... stay tuned! :) Thanks again, be safe, and all the best from Germany, Oliver/RWO
Beautiful job! I love watching your videos because of the production involved. A modeler and a videographer? 😳 As an ex Air Force bomb loader, I was surprised to see MK-20’s as part of the load on an A6! The only thing wrong with the MK-20’s loaded on this airplane is the M339 fuze had a red anodized impeller! Clear red over the silver would do very nice!
Thank you so much! Modeling and filming are two new-found ways for me to express my kind of creativity after going through some rough times in recent years. So I really appreciate your comment and I'm happy you like my videos! Regarding the weapons on the A-6 model I just built what was delivered with the kit and painted it according to the instructions... Thanks for your first-hand information, I think I will change this detail on the MK-20s! Greetings from Germany, Oliver/RWO
I believe that might be the radar altimeter housing as those cluster bombs were preset with a release altitude to dispense the bombletes .
Excellent work my friend. Congratulations.
Another awesome build! I also really like the new light effects in the end and beginning of the video. Outstanding!
Thank you! Cheers!
While you've done a great job, I shouldn't have bought mine. It looks much harder than I've heard of it. Anyway, you are great, again! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I had this kit in my stash for quite some time, started the build this spring and in fact quit after a few hours because it was somehow too much for me back then. In October I felt "ready" for it, took it on again, and after five weeks I finally won against that damn thing! :) Definitely needs a lot of work and could be improved in some areas but I'm fine with the result. Thanks again! Cheers, Oliver/RWO
I have just started to get back into kit building in 1/72 and I was in awe at your build, every stage of painting I was saying wow! I hope to start airbrushing too, last time in my teens I could only brush paint. 10/10 for your build from me.
Wow, thank you so much! Appreciate your kind words! Painting my models with the airbrush is what I actually like the most about the hobby. It can get messy sometimes and requires a bit of practice but it’s well worth the effort. 🙂 Cheers, Oliver/RWO
Great looking Intruder. I built that kit myself in the past. Well done.
Cool, thanks! It was my second attempt at building this kit after failing big time with the first one. :) Glad you like it! Cheers!
Bad fit and large gaps? Try an old Special Hobby or other limited run kit. 😋
OK, I’ll try one of these if I feel the need for a little extra punishment. 😬 Thanks for watching! 🙂
Came into this vid off the back of the carrier deck build! The A6 is a thing of beauty, a bomb hauler, a ground pounder, an arse kicker of a jet and I love it! 🤪👍🏻👍🏻
I’d read around the subject before buying the kits, so it was interesting to see the fit issues in real time. It was also good to see them overcome.....patience will be a requirement, obviously? 😎🤪
I’d just like to echo some previous comments: weathering not overdone, quality of video, the use of unobtrusive music, pace of build, etc, it’s PLASMO but done on a different slant.....can’t say better than that, friend! Anyhow, I’m subscribed.....👍🏻👍🏻
Actually the Italeri and Fujimi kits of the A-6 are still the best out there as both do offer all the variants except the EA-6B Prowler which is actually a pretty decent Hasegawa mold.
Great Channel! Very well edited videos and the builds are just TOP!!!
Awesome, thank you very much Alex! You have one of the best modeling channels here on RUclips so I really appreciate your comment and thank you for supporting my channel! Greetings from Germany, Oliver/RWO
@@RWOModelsToo kind! my pleasure Oliver! Stay safe and have fun! 👍👌
A very nice result for an italeri kit. Great job, italeri's kits always need extra care if you want to make them as good as yours!
Thank you very much! Each time I finish an Italeri kit I swear I will never touch another one... until I find another one I can't resist. :) Guess I have a strange relationship with these kits... :) Thanks, Oliver/RWO
Hard kit, but You have great result! ;) Very nice done! ;)
Thank you very much! :)
Un trabajo formidable
Muchas gracias! :)
Just found your channel... Your work and Videos are just incredible!!! Thanks a lot for sharing!!!
Brilliant Work A6s are rare on youtube.
Thank you! I noticed that as well, not a lot of A-6 build videos here. :) Cheers!
awesome job. But my opinion is that the Italeri's decals for the VMA 533 are too light.
Thanks! The included decals are of great quality but they are definitely too light for my taste as well! After all I should have used aftermarket decals instead.
Excellent video! Very nice build, no extreme tools, aftermarket or techniques, accessible to a wide spectrum of modellers. 10/10! This was the first video of yours i ever saw. I subscribed right away!
Thank you very much! I love to keep things simple so I build most of my models out of the box. I have a few kits with photoetch and other fancy stuff in my stash, maybe I'll try these at a later time. :) I started into the hobby last year, it helps me to relax and recover after an accident three years ago. My intention is to share the fun and peaceful enjoyment of model building in the first place, so I'm happy to receive positive feedback like yours! Thanks again, stay safe! Cheers, Oliver/RWO
That is a gorgeous build and a very relaxing and meditative video! Thank you!
Thank you so much, happy you enjoyed the video! 👍🙂
Very Nice work Sir,a pleasure to watch😊. Many greetings from Denmark.
Thank you so much for your nice comment! 👍🙂 Stay safe, greetings from Germany!
Great looking finished model. Well done.
Thank you, happy you like it. 🙂👍
I remember building this kit (well, EA-6A Wild Weasel version, to be exact) about 20 years ago. Back then, I thought it fit really well and the details were great. Of course, standards were a bit different back then. It was pretty much expected that every joint will have to be filled and sanded. I did not even have putty, I used thick glue to fill major gaps. And the paint to fill the minor ones (my model was wholly painted using a brush, in grey-over-white Vietnam-era scheme).
No acryllic paints, no water-soluble putty, no precut paining masks... yet, it turned out pretty well - it still sits in my display cabinet :)
Awesome, thanks for your comment! I’m still relatively new to the hobby and don’t know too much about the changes in quality standards. Like many of us I messed around with a few kits as a child (more than fourty years ago). At that time these were more like toys anyway, now the models mean much more to me and I hope I can keep them for as long as possible. 🙂 Cheers, Oliver/RWO
@@RWOModels It's just that newer kits (made after 2000) are insanely more accurate then the earlier ones. Everything is computer designed and precisely machined, so they just "build themselves", like those Tamiya kits.
Kits from 80-ties and 90-ties (like this Intruder) are still mostly OK, with good detail and recessed panel lines. Stuff from the 60-ties is a major pain to build, but sometimes you have no choice if you want to build some particular rare subject (e.g. I built C-121A Constellation from Heller once, a real stinker of a kit which builds into a beatiful, impressive aircraft).
Since kits are repacked over and over again, you can still go to the shop and buy a new kit which comes from the molds made in the 60-ties. Before you buy something, you can go to a website like "Scalemates" and read everything about every plastic kit ever made - if it's a new release or and old repackaged classic.
Alternatively, if you want to build something specific, you can go and find out what kits are/were available and which is the best.
Keep it going :)
Thanks for your explanations! I also frequently check Scalemates to find out about kits that interest me, and of course I noticed that some of the kits I built were better made than others. When I started last year I only bought kits of the planes I like and that seemed easy to build, regardless of their age, now I actually try to get more modern, high quality kits where possible. The Heller Lufthansa Super Constellation is also on my wish list, maybe some day I’ll find one for a good price. 🙂 I’m sure it builds into an impressive model. 👍
@@ammarmar3628 This kit is still available from Italeri and reboxed by Revell of Germany with the same markings.
Nice work! Some of those Italeri kits (especially the older ones) can be a little bit of a bear during construction but you did a superb job on this one. 👍👍🙂
Thank you! It was not my first "Italscary" kit so I knew what to expect... :) Cheers!
What a beauty! An awesome finish and great detailing. LOVE IT!
Thank you very much! The kit needed quite a bit of extra work, but basically I just built it out of the box so I'm happy you like it! Cheers!
You my good sir ..have a new sub. Excellent work!!
Awesome, thank you! 👍
*Your built is exemplary, the mastery of ste by step is fabulous! 👍👏*
Awesome, thank you! I put a lot of effort into the build and the video, I'm glad you liked it! Cheers, Oliver/RWO
Hi Oliver, that was another master class finish, of a not so great kit, well done mate, I trust you and your family are keeping safe and well in these crazy times. Best regards from Australia.
Thanks so much for your kind words my friend! Crazy times indeed, but then again good times for staying at home and peacefully building models :) It's all good here with us, you and your family stay safe as well! :) Cheers from Germany, Oliver/RWO
Great detailing for a 1/72 scale awesome 👏
Thank you, happy you like the model! Cheers! :)
Bellissimo lavoro su un kit dal non facile montaggio... complimenti maestro!
Grazie mille, thank you so much! ☺️
Nice build. No issues with the super glue fogging up the canopy?
Thanks! I tested the glue on a spare piece of clear sprue before and it was fine. No fogging up this time. :)
I had this issue building a P-51. By now on, i'm using only revell contacta clear
So that’s how weathering is done! Frickn cool!!
Thank you, glad you liked it! ☺️
Lovely workflow and videography 👏
Thank you, it means a lot to me to receive this feedback from a fellow modeler who puts a lot of effort into his work as well! 😀
I am a new subscriber and I really enjoy your builds and the kits that you are choosing. I really enjoyed the Avenger TBF build. I am systematically going through and watching each video. Keep up the great work
Thank you very much for your kind comment! Next build already underway, stay tuned ... 🙂
6:28.....like a baggy glove ! Great job ultimately , I love the looks of this plane - I know a lot of people think it's ugly ! Wing shape is the basis of Tomcats wing .
Thank you! I also love the looks of the A-6, so massive and distinctive. 👍🙂
Great job and a nice final result.
Thank you, appreciate your comment! Thanks for watching!
An excellent job on what seemed like a testing kit👍👍
Thank you! The build required quite a bit of effort, so I’m happy you like the result! 🙂
wow that's amazing man keep it up!
Thanks, appreciate it!
꼼꼼하시군요.
좋은 영상 고맙습니다.
Really cool tutorial. Today I bought a KA-6D variation.
Sounds like a very nice project! 👍 Thanks for watching!
@@RWOModels You can check out my model later.
Will do, thanks! 🙂
your work was wonderful! The Brazilian Navy operates a squadron of 22 of these fighters, but has no aircraft carrier.
Desde Santo Domingo República Dominicana felicidades...
Klasse Bauvideo!👍
Danke, freut mich sehr, dass es dir gefällt! :)
Nice vidéo and great job for a 1/72 model kit !
Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
I am building it just now..
and I am confused...your skyhawk is more better then my skyhawk😂😂😂...very nice...I like your videos...U are the member of my guruteam🤟🏻👊🏻
@@stanislavsnek486 Thank you so much! 🙏👍🙂
You've given me some inspiration here! The work you've done on the cockpit shows that with some intricate detail painting you may not necessarily have to go the route of photo-etched parts.
Thank you, glad you like it!
Thanks for the video
You're welcome, thanks for watching! 🙂
Love your channel, thank you for showing your hobby journey
Thank you, means a lot to me! 🙂
Could you give specifics on the brushes you used for the painting. Thank you. Awesome video!!!
Thank you very much! The branding on the brushes says "Roubloff 101F kolinsky". I have a set ranging from sizes 00 to 2, they're very nice and durable. I received these brushes as a gift so I'm afraid I can't give you any more details except that I like to work with them. 🙂 Thanks for watching!
Very clean and nice build. Bravo!
Thank you very much, appreciate it! :)
hermoso trabajo. saludos desde Mexico
I saw A-6 and was there. One of my favorite aircrafts. Outstanding build ! Hope you and your family are well ! Until the next one, take care, Tony
Thank you Tony! I think I saw an A-6 aboard the USS Intrepid museum in NYC many years ago, will have to investigate in my photo archive. :) Definitely an impressive aircraft. Stay safe and see you next time :) Cheers, Oliver
@@RWOModels Yes your are right ! That's an A-6F ( only one ever made ) Haven't been in the Intrepid since 97 ! Hope you and your family have a Great /Safe Thanksgiving ! Tony
Excellent final result after what looked like a bit of a hassle of a kit. Excellent construction skills
Thank you very much! In fact I had first started the kit half a year ago (I usually only build one model at a time) and put it aside because I felt unable to put it together properly. Seems I had better luck the second time I started it. :) Cheers!
@@RWOModels really came together well in the end
Turned out really nice!
Great job. Sorry, I missed it: Why was it a mistake to add the pylons before painting?
Sorry for my late reply. I had attached the lower parts of the pylons (the actual rails carrying the bombs, don't know the exact term for these) in the wrong direction. Also it would have been easier to paint and weather the parts separately. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic job!!!, Which is the dilution and psi that you used for the white marbling and the grey ghost layer? Thanks
Thank you! I'm afraid I can't tell you the exact details since I often adjust dilution and pressure on the fly. Starting point is usually around 15psi but I have a small adjuster valve attached to my airbrush and when doing fine detail work I go as low as even possible and adjust dilution accordingly so that I can get as close to the surface as possible. Also, each paint is different so you may need a few tests before painting your actual model. Took me a bit of practice, and the airbrush needs to be perfectly clean as well. For the ghost grey layers I diluted the paint a bit more than usual (60-80% thinner maybe?). Sorry for not being able to give you a more accurate answer on this... Thanks again and take care, Oliver/RWO
@@RWOModels thanks Oliver for your answer👍🏻
Where can I purchase one of these ?
Great result. I will use your experience when building my Intruder model.
Any thoughts on how to make the decals more contrasting? Should I use a lightened base paint?
And another question - why do you use Vallejo paints?
Nice watches! 😎👍
Thank you very much! I’m 100% sure your build will be awesome with all your fantastic detail work (whereas I’m just a simple „out of the box builder“ 😳). Regarding the much too light decals I think I would now go for darker aftermarket decals. On most A-6 pictures I found with the Ghost Grey low-visibility scheme the markings are in fact darker than the base color. The included decals however are lighter so I don’t see any chance of fixing that, especially with all the tiny stencil decals.
When I started the hobby last year I quickly realised I needed better paints than the crappy Revell I initially used. So I started buying a lot of Vallejo Model Air since they have a great range and are available at my local hobby shop. Is there anything wrong with Vallejo?
Thanks again! Cheers, Oliver/RWO
@@RWOModels Thank you.
Vallejo is good paint. In hobby shops In my city Vallejo is a bit expensive, so I use Mr. Color.
What's the name of the tool used to paint the rims of the landing gear
Not sure but I think it is called a hole template. It's a tool used for technical drawings. Thanks for watching!
멋진 작품입니다. Fantastic plastic model kit. So Cool~
Thant you, appreciate your comment! Cheers!
Seeing this video, I would like to resume model building, after long suspending.
That's the biggest compliment, thank you so much! In my videos I want to show the relaxing experience and all the fun I have building scale models and I'm happy I can share this with you! :) Cheers, Oliver/RWO
Beau travail et belle maquette ...
Good music!
Good job 👏 👍 👌
That's a bloody awesome job!
After a 40 odd year absence, thought I'd get into it again and went crazy 2nd hand models. What a waste of money (except for learning all about using plastic filler).
Bit of a lucky dip I guess with what's available. I'll be paying ALOT more attention to reviews.
Thank you! Most important thing is to have fun, so take your time and don’t let it get you down. 😊 Thanks for watching!
@@RWOModels Thanks for your reply. Its greatly appreciated. Frustrating to spend hours (and all excited) to build, only to find the hull doesnt line up and I need "expert level" knowledge (and a decent bank balance...) and skills to fix it up. Buying sheets of plastic then cutting to shape & then filling in...Wasn't like this that I can remember from the old days, but, I guess "things" change. The gear & accessories available these days is just staggering.
Hallo,Kannst Du mir mal bitte verraten welche Lampe Du nutzt?Das ist mal ne Lichtausbeute
Hi, das sind zwei preisgünstige 50x50cm LED-Lichtboxen, die es bei A..z.n im Set gibt. Habe die schräg über dem Tisch befestigt, dazwischen die Kamera. :)
Can I know about the song thats playing from the start of the video?
The track is called "Land's End" by Underbelly, it can be found in the RUclips Audio library.
@@RWOModelsThank you so much. Very nice model and song
Sam City
Very nice A-6 the colors are spot on
One of my favorite planes when I was in the Navy. I was a loadmaster for the C-1A which was on the same air frame as the S-2. I would love to see you build the S-2 Anti-submarine plane
7 minutes into the video and the takeaway seems to be that it’s a low quality kit and requires all kinds of effort to make it look good.
Yes, it definitely needs some work, especially the fuselage assembly was tricky, but after all I think you can build a pretty decent looking model out of it. 🙂 Thanks for watching!
@@RWOModels I’ve always loved the A-6 and you turned out a great looking model by the end. 👍🏼
@@rildain76 Thank you very much! A-6 is such a badass plane, would really love to build another model of it some time in the future. 🙂
Très beau travail ,belle finition
@@Daniel-yq8pu Merci! 👍🙂
amazing ! I wish i knew your channel sooner
Thank you and welcome! Maybe you didn't notice my channel earlier because I'm actually pretty new in the hobby? 🙂 I started building in 2019 and "reactivated" my old YT channel only eight months ago. Cheers, Oliver/RWO
@@RWOModels Oh so that's why, well i found your channel and oh my , this is what im looking for, simple but very experienced, I love they way you work around your model and tbh I need to learn from you. Thank you and keep up the good work, !
NICE VIDEO!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! :) Thanks for watching!
Please tell me what kind of tweezers 189 is?
Hi, the tweezers with the "189" engraving on the inside are the Tamiya 74108 "HG Angled Tweezers (Round Tip)". I also use the Tamiya 74047 "HG Angled Tweezers" which have a smaller tip. Highly recommended. Hope this helps.
@@RWOModels thanks
Great build, thanks for sharing, how many hours did it take from start to finish? Thanks
Thank you! I'm afraid I did not really count the hours I actually spent on the build. It took me five weeks to complete, sometimes half an hour per day to maybe a maximum of two or three. I'm a pretty slow builder anyway and could never earn my living with this. :)
Fantastic job and best music!!!!!🤩
Thank you very much, happy you also like the music! 👍
@@RWOModels Great!!!!
Steinhart! I had similar one :-)
Yes, the Ocean One 39 is an awesome watch, very well made and precise, I like it very much! 🙂 Thanks!
What weight version is that but nice
The weight I put into the nose is from a relatively large piece of lead a friend gave me who is a roofer and uses this for his work. I cut it into small pieces so that I could fill up the space more easily. I hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching.
Does Vallejo need thinner like dark ghost and light grey?
Yes, absolutely. Vallejo claims that their Model Air paints can be used directly from the bottle but from my experience they definitely need a good amount of thinner and/or flow improver.
Like flow improver or airbrush thinner?
19:13 what needle use and nozzle cap weathering to dark and light ghost grey 20:09