My Great Grandfather was in the 51st highland light infantry during the Battle for France and Dunkirk, and He was a Gunner on this gun, great vid and i learnt alot about how to correctly assemble it, which helped when i built it, 🙏 thank you
First time I saw this kit in airfix catalogue 1977, I was hooked. Remains a personal bucket list for over 45 years. Somehow I know I would never get one. Ahhh well....one cannot get everything one wish for in life I guess.
Just got back into Airfix after making Model collect , Trumpeter and other 1/72 A.F.V.'s . Nice to see them still available after all these years as l recall building them in the '60's when l was a kid .
Great build! I liked how you told the history of the carrier and gun during the build, instead of having silence or music like other RUclips videos have. You did a good job painting the figures, they look very realistic for 1/76 scale. I also liked your way of making an economical display base, it would also be good for displaying a WW I biplane on. Lastly, I agree with the other person who suggested that you build the Airfix 1/72 airborne Jeep...that would be cool. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video - i've improved a lot with my videos since I first started the channel :) Hopefully i'll get one for christmas and be able to build and review it afterwards :)
This kit was the second ever model I built, about 50 years ago. Also the first one I completed fully and painted. I still have it, somewhere in my model room. These old kits are selling for ridiculously high prices, here in New Zealand. Often selling for 2 to 2 1/2 times the price on the kit you have!
Not a bad little kit. I do love AIRFIX kits. You can do a lot with them both, or individually. I PREWASH MY KITS THAT WAY. Great job. ... I see a defensive position in North Africa, barb wire in front. Sand bags camouflage netting. Hmmmm again great job, good video
Despite its age I think the kit is still good and accurate.There are many versions of the Universal Carrier that can be made from the Airfix model with a little scratch building. I would like to see you make the Airfix German Reconnaissance Set as this has always been a favorite of mine. Thanks for making this review and you did a great job on the models and diorama.
Lovely job :) Just a minor thought on dioramas in general.. maybe dab some of the glue on a couple of stones to simulate moss or those stones being overgrown?
Very good job on your project. It was nicely filmed and narrated. One suggestion. Noticed you didn't clean up any of the mold lines. Taking the time to do this will greatly improved the model's appearance. Happy modeling. Bill
This was one of my first afv builds, it was a little nice vehicle sadly the figures were a little too stiff for my taste. The diorama is well done and lovely. Now there's the PSC model which is incredibile and has a lot of options. The Luftwaffe used a lot of captured carriers with a 37mm gun in France for airport surveillamce
As we had to leave all the big stuff in Dunkirk I don't think there was any option but introducing a new type - also being smaller it probably used less material to manufacture - vital when we had limited supplies.
The lack of a Bren gun would not be unusual for a vehicle in this role. Here, it's basically a light gun tractor. The carrier is one of those vehicles that period pictures show crammed full of stuff, or with field telephone cable drums on the back - they laid cables like this in the desert campaign. They were even used in an ill fated mine clearance system called 'Conger': a Universal carrier with it's engine removed, was towed behind a Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle, Royal Engineers), fitted with a rocket launching tripod - in photos, it looks rather like a grumpy child being dragged by it's mum through Asda - and the idea was that, coming to an invasion beach minefield, a rocket would be fired from the carrier, dragging behind it about 100 yards of rubber firehose. This would land across the narrow minefield, and then, from the AVRE, an explosive mixture based on nitro glycerine would be pumped into the hose, and detonated remotely from the tank. The shockwave created would set off the mines. It was tested, and was a spectacular failure. Add to that, the tank crews who did not fancy driving a suspiciously dangerous looking tank, dragging something behind it, into heavy enemy fire, what with the tank carrying a lot of nitro glycerine and all. It was unceremoniously swept into a dark corner and forgotten.
Technically, this carrier is a Universal Carrier, although it was commonly known as a Bren Carrier. The original Bren carrier, of which only a few were made before the start of the war, had a cut-down body compared with the later Universal Carrier. The Universal Carrier was introduced in 1940. From what I've read, the larger Loyd Carrier was more commonly used to tow the 6 pounder from Normandy onwards. I made one of these kits when I was a teenager in the 1970s, and ISTR that the crew figures were similar to, if not exactly the same as, some of the crew from the Airfix 25 pounder field gun set.
Great job and video looking very professional. Could I suggest you give the 1:72 British Airborne Willys Jeep the same treatment as I would like to see you build it first before I start mine.
The figures are very "Airfix 1960s" in style. I wonder what disaster befell the rest of the gun crew, though. There should be six of them for a 6 pdr A Tk gun.
Thanks! Yes, I wasn't 100% sure about it. It didn't look too bad when I was applying it, but it does seem overly bright. Next time I'll use something a bit darker :)
Thanks for the kind words! I'll see what I can do, i've not built a "flying" model plane in some years now so will have to see what I can come up with :)
Applying tube cement to the parts straight from the tube is holding a hostage to fortune, though. It's so easy to get an uncontrollable spurt that goes all over the place. Easier with this stuff to spurt it over a piece of scrap plastic and then transfer it with the end of a cocktail stick? Or else get a better glue, with a needle applicator?
My own experience of this kit is good. The gun crew are too "clean" and posed so that they might as well be on parade in London to do a 21-gun salute for royalty - too parade-ground. I can't imagine the gun commander standing to attention like that if a panzer was bearing down on them, for instance. Some hints for improvement - to the kit, I mean, not your build style. The thickness of the "box" is out of scale and obvious on the armour of the carrier (in scale it'd be approaching the thickness of armour on a Tiger Tank) - I have thinned this down to something like true scale on builds. Also, the size and utility of the gun lends itself to conversion - I was able to rebuild the 6pndr as a wargames-quality take on the Russian 57mm anti-tank gun. (longer barrel and new gunshield and it worked, so long as nobody looked too closely at the wheels). Also, take a close look at the top of the gunshield on the 6pndr. Viewed from above and behind, you can see the wavy line it takes, recessed in behind the straight appearance you see from in front. I don't think this is accidental: if you file and smooth it down to the shape of the wave, this is the 6pndr gunshield as seen on versions used in North Africa and Italy. This makes for an interesting conversion/alternative build in its own right!
@@ModelMinutes Thanks for the quick reply! I know you've done the creaking old Airfix Churchill - that's an interesting build both to watch and to do (lining up 22 location holes on the inner and outer suspension, per side, for all those road wheels... there's a modelling memory). What are your thoughts on other classic Airfix armour kits - the T34, the StüG III, the Sherman, the Lee/Grant, et c?
Good spot! I guess in my head i didn't think there was much difference between olive and khaki lol. I'll try and make sure I get the paint names right next time :)
Model Minutes noticed only because those two colors, along with Humbrol 86 and 102, are among those I use the most. Kind of stick in your head after so many years. Thanks for showing what can be done with old (classic?) kits. I've got the old Bloodhound and Land Rover kits might have to pull out now.
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My Great Grandfather was in the 51st highland light infantry during the Battle for France and Dunkirk, and He was a Gunner on this gun, great vid and i learnt alot about how to correctly assemble it, which helped when i built it, 🙏 thank you
Glaad you found the video helpful!
First time I saw this kit in airfix catalogue 1977, I was hooked. Remains a personal bucket list for over 45 years. Somehow I know I would never get one. Ahhh well....one cannot get everything one wish for in life I guess.
I’m sure there are some on the secondhand market
Wow, that is an amazing diorama. Good job
Thanks!
Just got back into Airfix after making Model collect , Trumpeter and other 1/72 A.F.V.'s . Nice to see them still available after all these years as l recall building them in the '60's when l was a kid .
:)
Never seen a premier before. Neat
Should be cool!
Great build! I liked how you told the history of the carrier and gun during the build, instead of having silence or music like other RUclips videos have. You did a good job painting the figures, they look very realistic for 1/76 scale. I also liked your way of making an economical display base, it would also be good for displaying a WW I biplane on. Lastly, I agree with the other person who suggested that you build the Airfix 1/72 airborne Jeep...that would be cool. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video - i've improved a lot with my videos since I first started the channel :) Hopefully i'll get one for christmas and be able to build and review it afterwards :)
Well done on the build and diorama looks great.
Thanks!
Great build 👍🏻😁
Thanks 😁
This kit was the second ever model I built, about 50 years ago. Also the first one I completed fully and painted. I still have it, somewhere in my model room. These old kits are selling for ridiculously high prices, here in New Zealand. Often selling for 2 to 2 1/2 times the price on the kit you have!
Oh wow! They are definitely not worth paying that amount of money for!
Haven't seen video yet cuz it not here but that looks epic just in the thumbnail.
ARandomRUclipsr yeah, premieres on Friday, everyone can get excited about it this way 😂
@@ModelMinutes oh
Arandomyoutuber agreed
Only a couple days to wait :)
@@ModelMinutes yah
I built this kit back in the day! May have to get another after seeing this. Thanks for sharing.
Al Wood's Modelling Mayhem thanks for watching ☺️
I really enjoyed watching this, thank you
Glad you liked it 😊
Not a bad little kit. I do love AIRFIX kits. You can do a lot with them both, or individually. I PREWASH MY KITS THAT WAY. Great job. ... I see a defensive position in North Africa, barb wire in front. Sand bags camouflage netting. Hmmmm again great job, good video
Thanks! Sounds like a cool diorama idea there
I really appreciate your work, and I love this kit
Awesome! Thanks for watching :)
I had this when it was first released!!!!!
Amazing!
I`ve been waiting for this
Awesome :)
Nice
Great build very nice review, and great idea using the old model box for a diorama base.
Thanks! I do try to be resourceful :D
@@ModelMinutes me too you never know which is the best solution if you don't improvise
Yeah, that's true
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀
I'v had that kit since 2008 still not made it so good to see
Perhaps you will soon :D
Nice kit and wonderful work on it!
Thanks!
I built one of these when i was younger, think it was my second kit and the gun ended up falling apart, i'd love just the carrier kit as a cheaper kit
Yeah, that'd be a good idea, then you could have a whole fleet of them :)
Despite its age I think the kit is still good and accurate.There are many versions of the Universal Carrier that can be made from the Airfix model with a little scratch building. I would like to see you make the Airfix German Reconnaissance Set as this has always been a favorite of mine. Thanks for making this review and you did a great job on the models and diorama.
Thanks! I built the Germain Recce kit many years ago as part of a diorama for a competition, unfortunately I don't have any pictures :0
Very nice model.
Thanks! :)
Great work mate! 👍
Thanks! :)
Looks awesome! I've subscribed
Thanks! :)
Lovely job :) Just a minor thought on dioramas in general.. maybe dab some of the glue on a couple of stones to simulate moss or those stones being overgrown?
that is a good idea!
Love the videos
Jason Lowes thanks ☺️
Perfect!!
Thanks!
Very good job on your project. It was nicely filmed and narrated. One suggestion. Noticed you didn't clean up any of the mold lines. Taking the time to do this will greatly improved the model's appearance. Happy modeling.
Bill
PanzermansBunker thanks for the tip ☺️
Got this kit for Christmas! Can't wait to build it. I am going to use it in a north Africa diorama, any tips for the paint work?
Matt's cadet tips hmmm, probably something desert yellow?
@@ModelMinutes ok thanks!
Nice!
Thanks :)
This was one of my first afv builds, it was a little nice vehicle sadly the figures were a little too stiff for my taste. The diorama is well done and lovely. Now there's the PSC model which is incredibile and has a lot of options. The Luftwaffe used a lot of captured carriers with a 37mm gun in France for airport surveillamce
that's interesting - thanks!
I built this a few months ago and decided not to paint it because like you said the colour is very similar to what it tells you
Yeah, I don't feel you have to paint it if you don't want to
Nice baseplate btw
Thanks :)
As we had to leave all the big stuff in Dunkirk I don't think there was any option but introducing a new type - also being smaller it probably used less material to manufacture - vital when we had limited supplies.
interesting!
The lack of a Bren gun would not be unusual for a vehicle in this role. Here, it's basically a light gun tractor.
The carrier is one of those vehicles that period pictures show crammed full of stuff, or with field telephone cable drums on the back - they laid cables like this in the desert campaign. They were even used in an ill fated mine clearance system called 'Conger': a Universal carrier with it's engine removed, was towed behind a Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle, Royal Engineers), fitted with a rocket launching tripod - in photos, it looks rather like a grumpy child being dragged by it's mum through Asda - and the idea was that, coming to an invasion beach minefield, a rocket would be fired from the carrier, dragging behind it about 100 yards of rubber firehose. This would land across the narrow minefield, and then, from the AVRE, an explosive mixture based on nitro glycerine would be pumped into the hose, and detonated remotely from the tank. The shockwave created would set off the mines. It was tested, and was a spectacular failure. Add to that, the tank crews who did not fancy driving a suspiciously dangerous looking tank, dragging something behind it, into heavy enemy fire, what with the tank carrying a lot of nitro glycerine and all. It was unceremoniously swept into a dark corner and forgotten.
Thanks for the history!
Technically, this carrier is a Universal Carrier, although it was commonly known as a Bren Carrier. The original Bren carrier, of which only a few were made before the start of the war, had a cut-down body compared with the later Universal Carrier. The Universal Carrier was introduced in 1940.
From what I've read, the larger Loyd Carrier was more commonly used to tow the 6 pounder from Normandy onwards.
I made one of these kits when I was a teenager in the 1970s, and ISTR that the crew figures were similar to, if not exactly the same as, some of the crew from the Airfix 25 pounder field gun set.
thanks for the info!
Do you recommend me to buy this model I just ask you please
Yeah, it's not a bad kit, perhaps a little old now though
Great job and video looking very professional. Could I suggest you give the 1:72 British Airborne Willys Jeep the same treatment as I would like to see you build it first before I start mine.
Thanks! That's a great suggestion too! I think I might be getting one for Christmas this year so will have to see :)
awsome
Thanks!
The figures are very "Airfix 1960s" in style. I wonder what disaster befell the rest of the gun crew, though. There should be six of them for a 6 pdr A Tk gun.
I didn't realise that there would be more in real life
Nice and great job! I only dont like the grass. Its not realistic with the posion green. But nice job!
Thanks! Yes, I wasn't 100% sure about it. It didn't look too bad when I was applying it, but it does seem overly bright. Next time I'll use something a bit darker :)
@@ModelMinutes 😉
grate video ps can u make a how to make a flying plane diarama
love ure vids probable best channel for models
Thanks for the kind words! I'll see what I can do, i've not built a "flying" model plane in some years now so will have to see what I can come up with :)
@@ModelMinutes cool thanks
Applying tube cement to the parts straight from the tube is holding a hostage to fortune, though. It's so easy to get an uncontrollable spurt that goes all over the place. Easier with this stuff to spurt it over a piece of scrap plastic and then transfer it with the end of a cocktail stick? Or else get a better glue, with a needle applicator?
I dont tend to use tube glue too much these days, this is a fairly old video after all and I have managed to get some other products since then :)
My own experience of this kit is good. The gun crew are too "clean" and posed so that they might as well be on parade in London to do a 21-gun salute for royalty - too parade-ground. I can't imagine the gun commander standing to attention like that if a panzer was bearing down on them, for instance. Some hints for improvement - to the kit, I mean, not your build style. The thickness of the "box" is out of scale and obvious on the armour of the carrier (in scale it'd be approaching the thickness of armour on a Tiger Tank) - I have thinned this down to something like true scale on builds. Also, the size and utility of the gun lends itself to conversion - I was able to rebuild the 6pndr as a wargames-quality take on the Russian 57mm anti-tank gun. (longer barrel and new gunshield and it worked, so long as nobody looked too closely at the wheels).
Also, take a close look at the top of the gunshield on the 6pndr. Viewed from above and behind, you can see the wavy line it takes, recessed in behind the straight appearance you see from in front. I don't think this is accidental: if you file and smooth it down to the shape of the wave, this is the 6pndr gunshield as seen on versions used in North Africa and Italy. This makes for an interesting conversion/alternative build in its own right!
thanks for sharing, certainly some interesting thoughts!
@@ModelMinutes Thanks for the quick reply! I know you've done the creaking old Airfix Churchill - that's an interesting build both to watch and to do (lining up 22 location holes on the inner and outer suspension, per side, for all those road wheels... there's a modelling memory). What are your thoughts on other classic Airfix armour
kits - the T34, the StüG III, the Sherman, the Lee/Grant, et c?
Like it!!! An outstanding diorama!! Looks very detailed.
As a suggestion would be nice if you build a big airplane (WWII bomber)
Thanks! I've got a couple of things in my stash that I could do, it's just finding the time to make a start at the moment . .
You stated color was 159 Olive Drab, but 159 is Khaki Drab; Olive Drab is 155. Probably doesn't matter much, think the Khaki Drab a bit more green.
Good spot! I guess in my head i didn't think there was much difference between olive and khaki lol. I'll try and make sure I get the paint names right next time :)
Model Minutes noticed only because those two colors, along with Humbrol 86 and 102, are among those I use the most. Kind of stick in your head after so many years.
Thanks for showing what can be done with old (classic?) kits. I've got the old Bloodhound and Land Rover kits might have to pull out now.
sounds cool, I'd like to see them when you finish them!
OMG amazing how did you get so good
just practice really
@@ModelMinutes Ok thank you so much btw I made this channel because of watching you
@@charliebuildsairfix5174 awesome!
@@ModelMinutes Youve got facebook instagram and twitter but do you have a discord :D?
@@charliebuildsairfix5174 yes
Btw humbrol 159 is kharki not olive
Btw it’s spelt “khaki” not “kharki”
Model Minutes ye my spelling has been trash during lockdown
Model and aviation channel I guess we all make mistakes 😂
This model is so nostlagic from my childhood but 43 dollars is an awful lot for canada
That’s an extortionate price 😩
Jeez I guess u got yours cheap at my hobby shop it's $32.99 (€25.20)
That seems like a really high price :/
@@ModelMinutes IKR it's annoying
Update: I asked them a few weeks ago and it turns out they had the wrong price tag on it
Uwu wus dis
:D
rebox
It is indeed
i did this in the 70s i have the german 88 and half track i now do bolt action
That's cool, i've seen those bolt action kits, they look interesting