Haha! Well I can say that it didn't have an accident before I made the video . . . I'm always looking for ways to improve my model building skills so perhaps you have some suggestions?
I don't see a shoddy build. I see what it is, a very old tooling only ever intended for beginners. As the old saying goes 'You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'. As such I think the result is better than Revell intended it to be.
This is a deligtful little model despite its age and holds the character of the Stearman,can I offer some additional tips-When adding the struts and upper wing glue the centre section struts first and allow them to dry,next add the interplane struts into the lower wings and when 'half set' lay the upper wing flat on the bench,now offer up the struts and firstly glue the centre section ones to the wing,meanwhile spring the interplane struts into place and with masking tape wound around the chord of the wings allow to dry.Where joints are glued scrape off any paint for proper adhesion as cement will not stick to paint and you will find eventually the model falls apart ! to paint the windscreen scratch lines into the surface where the framing lies,flood thin paint into between the scratched lines,you will not need masking and it looks good too,the 'starting handle' is the exhaust ! Jacobs engines did have an inertia starter on the side of the fuselage.It is best to rig a model after painting as blobs of spray form on the rigging which looks unsightly,a simple method is to stretch sprue by heating over a candle flame and pulling gently then fixing with a clear general adhesive.When applying adhesive to something as small as a canopy decanter adhesive into a container and apply with a toothpick which has a split in the end,never offer up a glue tube to a part as tiny as that windscreen ! to hold the windscreen use a bit of blue tak or folded over masking tape,use that as an handle for the tiny parts.I offer these tips in the spirit of model building helping you and thus helping others along the way,better to arrest bad habits and refine our work and above all improve our building with time honoured methods that work well,your enthusiasm is to be admired I just want you to refine your builds,one last point be careful with the weathering the panel lines look a little heavy and would scale up to big ridges of dirt on a panel line which would make an unservieable machine,study pictures you will see training machines in particular are quite clean the air force took a pride in them ! tone your weathering down for more realism,well done now do a Tiger Moth !
Thanks for your comment. All the tips you mention (apart from the assembly of the wings) have all been mentioned to me before by various members of the community. I tend to build the kits the way I want and improve at my own pace. I do this for fun as I enjoy building, but i'm not hugely worried about historical accuracy. I've already built a tiger moth - you can find one of those on my channel somewhere
@@sglenny001 the premiere creates a watch page that you can come and comment on (but not watch) - but if you're a patron on Patreon, you can see this video usually about 5 days early - so sometimes there are comments from then too
Fantastic build & video Matt. I found the rigging method unorthodox since I have never seen it done that way; right before the painting. I have seen other modelers (and myself) do it as the last step. But I cannot argue with the results, great job!
Thanks! I prefer to do it before the painting as the paint hides the glue etc where I joined it to the struts. But I have done it the other way before. I'm undecided which way around I prefer it
A lovely model Matt, well done. So brave to do the rigging never attempted myself !! From what I can see you were right to use a new yellow, it looks so good. Bob England
@@ModelMinutes I am fascinated with how you did the rigging. I usually cut a small flat bit of sprue to glue down the rigging, but it never occurred to be to do some small drill holes to rout the rigging through, I must try that. After watching your video, I decided to get the very same kit, it's a cute wee thing and I like the challenge sometimes of old tool kits as much more effort is needed to get a good result. If I can get mine to look half as good as yours, I'll be doing well! 😉
O! I love this plane! Especially this cheerful yellow color! ))) Great job. I liked it very much. Once upon a time I also made a Stearman Kaydet, but then I did not make tension ropes on the wings. Need to finish it)))
I like it...good detail... simple kit...I’ve built a couple of bi- wing plane kits... always struggled with the struts...but the end result was worth it... great job on the rigging...good method...nice painting...overall excellent job...NOT JUDGING YOU ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB... Chris from OHIO...Sept 24th 2020
I just bought this one, and am looking forward to the challenge of the kit and of the rigging. Particularly since my mother was a flight instructor for the Navy at Corpus Christi during the war. She probably flew the plane of which this is the model. Thanks.
Use a sharp thin tip permanent marker, on the rigging and aerial lines.....then use paint and a thin brush for tighter areas...you have done a nice build on this old kit.....
very interesting and unique way to installing the rigging ! Great model . Mine waits for it's time on shelf , because now I'm focused on Polish Airforce
I think you did a good job this old kit. I'm not sure what you meant about putting the "starting handle" into the engine. Starting handles go into the side of aircraft, not where the propeller turns. Other than that, well done.
Try the airfix 1:48 scale f51 mustang a really good kit (f51= Korean war p51) I think it would be a good build for you to make a video of, I completed it a few months ago
Sony vegas - but it's a very old version as I can't afford to upgrade at the moment. That, and my laptop is nearly a decade old now too - which again is something that needs upgrading but I don't have the money to do so . . .
Model Minutes have a look at DaVinci resolve 16, there’s a free version available which I’ve just started using and it’s great! It’s not limited either it’s like a full software for free that you can do a lot on.
Hi MM, this is not a criticism in any way, just a little idea, if I may. Instead of using "invisithread clear" they do a "smoke/grey" colour I know this from altering my kids school trousers, 6 kids each spending 13 years at school ....you get the picture, lots of alterations, anyway, I digress. Just a thought, great video and yes, I've subscribed. Keep it up. Good stuff.
some people wear thin gloves - or you could replace your fingers with tools like tweezers and clamps. It's not often I get glue on my fingers these days, I guess it comes with practice
I think they dropped the ball with the decals, especially the rear fuselage. Why not just mask and paint the red stripes on and just have the letters as decals? Revell made it unnecessarily complicated there. Ref paint - could you get away with only painting the non-yellow parts, then do the decals, then a matt varnish to give a uniform finish?
Whilst I objectively agree that it is not my best work (and as the video is a few years old now, i would like to think i've improved since then) but judging that any kit not built using an airbrush is a bit of a poor effort just seems to be counter-productive to the community. It is possible to get good results without an airbrush, but making more inexperienced modellers think the only way to "get gud" is actually "spend hundreds of pounds on new equipment" which they might not be able to afford . . . Just food for thought
Sorry, but I see a shoddy built.. I think I would be dishonest if I lied. It seems that the model had an accident a moment before the video.
Haha! Well I can say that it didn't have an accident before I made the video . . . I'm always looking for ways to improve my model building skills so perhaps you have some suggestions?
16:28 yeah a bad landing. No taking off again without somebody fixing the undercarriage ;)
Well yeah your gonna get that when building a shitty tooling lmao
Not a shoddy build, I see a shoddy kit
I don't see a shoddy build. I see what it is, a very old tooling only ever intended for beginners. As the old saying goes 'You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'. As such I think the result is better than Revell intended it to be.
This is a deligtful little model despite its age and holds the character of the Stearman,can I offer some additional tips-When adding the struts and upper wing glue the centre section struts first and allow them to dry,next add the interplane struts into the lower wings and when 'half set' lay the upper wing flat on the bench,now offer up the struts and firstly glue the centre section ones to the wing,meanwhile spring the interplane struts into place and with masking tape wound around the chord of the wings allow to dry.Where joints are glued scrape off any paint for proper adhesion as cement will not stick to paint and you will find eventually the model falls apart ! to paint the windscreen scratch lines into the surface where the framing lies,flood thin paint into between the scratched lines,you will not need masking and it looks good too,the 'starting handle' is the exhaust ! Jacobs engines did have an inertia starter on the side of the fuselage.It is best to rig a model after painting as blobs of spray form on the rigging which looks unsightly,a simple method is to stretch sprue by heating over a candle flame and pulling gently then fixing with a clear general adhesive.When applying adhesive to something as small as a canopy decanter adhesive into a container and apply with a toothpick which has a split in the end,never offer up a glue tube to a part as tiny as that windscreen ! to hold the windscreen use a bit of blue tak or folded over masking tape,use that as an handle for the tiny parts.I offer these tips in the spirit of model building helping you and thus helping others along the way,better to arrest bad habits and refine our work and above all improve our building with time honoured methods that work well,your enthusiasm is to be admired I just want you to refine your builds,one last point be careful with the weathering the panel lines look a little heavy and would scale up to big ridges of dirt on a panel line which would make an unservieable machine,study pictures you will see training machines in particular are quite clean the air force took a pride in them ! tone your weathering down for more realism,well done now do a Tiger Moth !
Thanks for your comment. All the tips you mention (apart from the assembly of the wings) have all been mentioned to me before by various members of the community. I tend to build the kits the way I want and improve at my own pace. I do this for fun as I enjoy building, but i'm not hugely worried about historical accuracy. I've already built a tiger moth - you can find one of those on my channel somewhere
Looks cool! Love the uncovered radial engine. 👍
Thanks :D
@@ModelMinutes how did you see this 5 hours ago
It’s before the premier
@@sglenny001 the premiere creates a watch page that you can come and comment on (but not watch) - but if you're a patron on Patreon, you can see this video usually about 5 days early - so sometimes there are comments from then too
@@ModelMinutes oh ok
Yes, you built it! I love it! Thanks mate. I love interwar planes.
Glad you like it!
It really stands out and it generally looks beautiful I think that is a show stopper!
thanks!
Beautiful build. Love the bright yellow colors. The rigging was specially nicely done
Thank you so much 😀
Fantastic build & video Matt. I found the rigging method unorthodox since I have never seen it done that way; right before the painting. I have seen other modelers (and myself) do it as the last step. But I cannot argue with the results, great job!
Thanks! I prefer to do it before the painting as the paint hides the glue etc where I joined it to the struts. But I have done it the other way before. I'm undecided which way around I prefer it
@@ModelMinutes I say do what works for you.Either way you got good results
Nice model biplane stearmankaydet.
Thanks!
Looking good! Love the content and relaxed style!
Thanks so much!
Lovely Matt. Thank you for that
Glad you enjoyed it
I remember making this kit years ago nice little model
Yeah, it was a fun and easy build :D
A lovely model Matt, well done. So brave to do the rigging never attempted myself !! From what I can see you were right to use a new yellow, it looks so good.
Bob
England
Thanks 👍
What a brilliant build your skills are improving massively glad to see your using spray varnish now and yeah the 1/48 stearman is a great kit
Thanks! I'm running out of that paint though . . . :/
I think, considering the age of this kit, you did great here! Well done. 😊
Thanks! 😊
@@ModelMinutes I am fascinated with how you did the rigging. I usually cut a small flat bit of sprue to glue down the rigging, but it never occurred to be to do some small drill holes to rout the rigging through, I must try that. After watching your video, I decided to get the very same kit, it's a cute wee thing and I like the challenge sometimes of old tool kits as much more effort is needed to get a good result. If I can get mine to look half as good as yours, I'll be doing well! 😉
O! I love this plane! Especially this cheerful yellow color! ))) Great job. I liked it very much. Once upon a time I also made a Stearman Kaydet, but then I did not make tension ropes on the wings. Need to finish it)))
thanks very much :D
I like it...good detail... simple kit...I’ve built a couple of bi- wing plane kits... always struggled with the struts...but the end result was worth it... great job on the rigging...good method...nice painting...overall excellent job...NOT JUDGING YOU ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB... Chris from OHIO...Sept 24th 2020
Thanks for watching! I'm always reluctant to do biplanes due to the rigging
That looks amazing!
Thanks! :D
Could you please make a dedicated instructional video on biplane rigging? I would like to see a more in-depth process on how to do so.
thanks for the suggestion, I will certainly add it to my list of video ideas
I just bought this one, and am looking forward to the challenge of the kit and of the rigging. Particularly since my mother was a flight instructor for the Navy at Corpus Christi during the war. She probably flew the plane of which this is the model. Thanks.
sounds fascinating!
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you! 😊
Use a sharp thin tip permanent marker, on the rigging and aerial lines.....then use paint and a thin brush for tighter areas...you have done a nice build on this old kit.....
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind :D
It was my first model! 🥰🥰♥️♥️
Awesome!
Good video. 👍
Thanks 👍
READY FOR MY FLIGHT TRAINING....
Haha!
Never built a biplane before - I'd lose patience with that rigging - but this looks like a good starter if you want to build those.
thanks for watching :D
very interesting and unique way to installing the rigging ! Great model . Mine waits for it's time on shelf , because now I'm focused on Polish Airforce
Thanks - it's just a way that i've found works for me
Epic.
Thanks!
Nice yellow colored model.
Thank you! Cheers!
I think you did a good job this old kit. I'm not sure what you meant about putting the "starting handle" into the engine. Starting handles go into the side of aircraft, not where the propeller turns. Other than that, well done.
I can't pretend to be an expert on the subjects that I build. It's been pointed out that it is actually the engine exhaust pipe.
Try the airfix 1:48 scale f51 mustang a really good kit (f51= Korean war p51)
I think it would be a good build for you to make a video of, I completed it a few months ago
Thanks! I have seen that kit and it does look very nice - perhaps when i've got a bit more cash flow!
Cool I'm just about to build airfix 1 48 spitfire
Missed it 😔
Always next time!
Yeah 🙂
I'm also surprised you rigged it before painting, and you used an interesting technique.
Yeah, i thought it would hide the joins where the rigging met the struts
Looks nice, what video editing software do you use?
Sony vegas - but it's a very old version as I can't afford to upgrade at the moment. That, and my laptop is nearly a decade old now too - which again is something that needs upgrading but I don't have the money to do so . . .
Model Minutes have a look at DaVinci resolve 16, there’s a free version available which I’ve just started using and it’s great! It’s not limited either it’s like a full software for free that you can do a lot on.
Hi MM, this is not a criticism in any way, just a little idea, if I may. Instead of using "invisithread clear" they do a "smoke/grey" colour I know this from altering my kids school trousers, 6 kids each spending 13 years at school ....you get the picture, lots of alterations, anyway, I digress. Just a thought, great video and yes, I've subscribed. Keep it up. Good stuff.
Thanks for the info! I’ve managed to get some Uschi elastic thread for my next biplane which I’m hoping will yield even better results
Hey just wonderwondering if you play rainbow 6 siege. Also amazing build! I can never get that yellow to look good
Sadly I do not play that. Thanks for watching!
I thought that you could not paint Enamel on top of Acrylic?
I've never had any problems doing so
@@ModelMinutes really? was it humbro?
You know the RAAF did operate the Kaydet the same way as the US as a trainer for a number of years before retiring them
interesting!
I keep getting glue on my fingers and it smears on the aircraft creating a horribly bad finish any way to stop it
some people wear thin gloves - or you could replace your fingers with tools like tweezers and clamps. It's not often I get glue on my fingers these days, I guess it comes with practice
Thanks I'll try gloves .on bigger on 1 72 models tho its bit of a hassle using clamps and tweezers not realy steady handed yet
👍👍
:D
How do I clean Humbrol precision poly
not sure you can . . .
Who disliked and why??
Some people are just never happy . . .
@@ModelMinutes I guess so
Hi
Hi!
Idea build a sarch build
I did a little bit of scratch building with my lancaster diorama recently :D
biplanes are a nightmare to get the top wing on, i have an academy 1/72 scale sopwith camel and is the same level of difficulty
yeah, biplanes are not one of my favourite topics haha
15:14 is that overlapped voice i here
yeah, sometimes i miss things in editing - what i imagine happened is that i moved a file, but it overlapped on the previous one
I think they dropped the ball with the decals, especially the rear fuselage. Why not just mask and paint the red stripes on and just have the letters as decals? Revell made it unnecessarily complicated there.
Ref paint - could you get away with only painting the non-yellow parts, then do the decals, then a matt varnish to give a uniform finish?
Yeah, if you wanted to leave the yellow plastic visible then that's ok - i just thought the yellow wasn't quite right
interesting
:)
No,filler,no airbrush,thick paint. 2nd rate job
Whilst I objectively agree that it is not my best work (and as the video is a few years old now, i would like to think i've improved since then) but judging that any kit not built using an airbrush is a bit of a poor effort just seems to be counter-productive to the community. It is possible to get good results without an airbrush, but making more inexperienced modellers think the only way to "get gud" is actually "spend hundreds of pounds on new equipment" which they might not be able to afford . . .
Just food for thought