Is the Mistercraft IL-2m3 the WORST Model Kit Ever? 1/72 scale Plastic Model Kit Unboxing Review
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- The IL-2 Sturmovik Is famous for being widely used by the USSR during the Second World War as a ground attack aircraft. In this video I take a look inside the box of the Mistercraft 1/72 scale plastic model kit of this aircraft in "Operation Berlin" colours and try to decide if this is the worst model kit i've ever owned.
Join me as I investigate the many problems with this particular kit....
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 The Box
02:46 Instructions
06:45 Transfers
08:00 Plastic parts
11:42 Round Up
14:40 Conclusion
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A perfectly normal kit for the late 1960s - time travel is real!
nice
Nope, it is from 1986. This model was released unfinished because its author died during its creation.
Unlike modern kits that fall together pit of the box, these old models need huge skills!
I worked in plastic injection molding for many years this just comes down to a plain fact of rushing the job it looks like they're injection cycles are set too fast The clamping pressure is not enough The mold is worn out and the parts are still warm and soft when stacked on the work table causing scratches
Thanks for the info!
Yep reeks of insufficient cycle times to speed up manufacture, it's as if they rented the machine for a number of hours and tried to kick out as many kits as possible
Sounds like those kits would be reasonably good if they charged just 2€ more. Thanks for your input on this. :)
Super fascinating info 👍
@@ModelMinutes this is an odd company with little care and attention to what they are doing....even in their paclaging dept.....once bought their 1/72 SU -7 "Fishpot" kits and while it was supposed to only have 1 kit in the box it included 90% of parts to be able to make a 2nd model.
The two “28”s are likely printed on a separate sheet because they are the only markings that need yellow. It’s probably cheaper to run a separate sheet of yellow 28s and cut it up than to add another colour run to one of the other sheets.
Good point!
In general, You're only buying MisterCraft models only for decals/paint schemes. Models are entirely repacked, nothing od that company is of their production. Even the instructions are from different models 😂😂😂
This particular model was first released in 1986 by ZTS Plastyk, and I wouldn't be supprised, if those where the original molds from that year 😂😂😂
Isn't their Huey their own kit? At least according to Scalemates it was a new mould, and the moulding looked actually nice. Not started assembling it yet, but it looks decent.
yup
Bought the Polish one as a kid. It was unbuildable for me. Especially the air intake on top behind the prop was impossible for a young lad.
I have the orignal kit and yea they didn't change anything in the parts, this one also seems to have even more flashes than mine. The decals are also different and mine came with two cockpits for 2 different variants.
Give it a go Matt, let's see the results. Some of the most enjoyable builds are with duff kits. Clean up the flash, some scratch or aftermarket bits and pieces, hey presto! I'd have more fun with this than that Flying Fortress.
:P
Great comment. I haven't built a kit for over 40 years but this is what what modelling should about, having fun and adding your ingenuity to what's in the box
Hoping that both halves of that wing have the same warp is the biggest challenge !
The title was not an overstatement. It was an UNDERSTATEMENT
Haha! Not interested in getting one?
Overstatement: Matt hasn’t tried a Starfix kit yet!
@@russelltaylor535 probably not likely to find one
@@ModelMinutes there are currently 307 too many on eBay
@@ModelMinutes no thanks XD
The 2 dislikes are mistercrafts R&D team 😂
Nice joke, mistercraft doesn’t have R&D 🤣
@@ryanw9245 oof
lol
I am actually building this kit now.
It isn't the best kit indeed but i am having a fun time for 5 euros.
nice!
Great comment and good modelling
Have fun! Nice P40 BTW.
@@tillowlglass1441 thanks
@@timtheskeptic1147 thank you
I agree with u in some way. Mistercraft kits are a bit difficult to handle, but they have some very rare models or way cheaper equivalents. Example? No problem - i found in my local store Revell Vietnam War helicopter with the price of 15$ or so. Same model by Mistercraft costed me 3$... surely, the quality is not the same but i needed it for river wreckage diorama, so it was perfect for me. Another cool thing is that they often include figures. Sorry for writing such a long comment 🤣 respect if u read it to the end!
thanks for the info!
I had ski version with photo etched parts from Směr. It was amazing to build, i practiced all the new techniques on it, rivets, first airbrush model with winter scheme, etc. Great for practice, you can get more patience and you will find new ways, filling, scribing new panel lines, etc. :) For that purpose those are amazing. Same as old 72 academy kits, just buy metal guns and PE for them and you have cheap kit for experimenting with possible nice results. :)
nice
Oh god, here we go again...
oh yes
Now I know what to look for in the $5 and under kits to learn how to airbrush on. Great evaluation, only bit in wrap up was forgetting the Amazon wrapping possible causing SOME damage. Otherwise first rate and solid. Appreciate your effort, and hopefully you enjoy adult beverages before building attempts of this kit.
haha! I might have to!
It still looks more detailed than their F-104 (1/72), cockpit is just a plastic tub, plus it offers a sort of pilot ... creature thingy!
Very good channel! Well done sir!
Thanks for the info!
I am sooo looking forward to this review. I purchased some MisterCraft kits some years ago. I either threw them out, or got SO mad, I crushed them....
sounds about right :P
Dam really that bad know wonder there one star on Amazon 🤣
Well, now I've seen the review, and I totally agree.I have given all my Mistercraft away, and moved to another part of the country, so that those I gave the kits, can't locate me ! :D
@@Aardvarkdk1 😂
@@MorrowindES17 Nope, they are...terrible. Matt has reviewed another one, from Mistercraft aswell. Samme shitty result, pardon my not-so-french....
The challenge of making a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
true!
I've actually built this one. Can vouch for how overwhelmingly horrific an experience it was. Most Mistercraft models I've built have been that way, frankly. They're cheap enough though, so as long as you've got a decent parts box they can look half-decent when finished.
thanks for the heads-up
Hi War Mysteries, new to site etc what is a ‘parts box’ please ?
@@BobMuir100 it’s a box you put all the spare parts from other kits in. Many kits have extra parts that are included (but not needed) for making different versions of the model kit. Most modellers then keep these extra parts as spares for future projects
@@ModelMinutes Ahhhhh! I see and thank you, maybe I shall build a box of parts too!?!
Bob
England
After the ordeal of making that Mistercraft PZL-37B, I thought you would be through this brand. Well good luck with the build of this one. However since this kit isn't as valuable it can offer a way of practicing new skills. For example you can learn restore a canopy via sanding & polishing. Also you can attempt scratch building by adding a bit more cockpit detail. Or if all else fails........well at least you have got a bunch of test pieces to play around with painting etc.
I have a love hate relationship with them :P
@@ModelMinutes I can see why, Mistercraft offers some interesting subjects you don't often seen in miniature ........but the kits leave a lot to be desired. Good luck Matt with this one!
I would have been delighted with this kit in 1970. Reminds me of the old Classic kit sets in New Zealand in the 1960’s. Always wondered where those dies came from and where they went? This was before we could even get Airfix.
the moulding would have been crisper back then for this one
You should definitely build this. A decent paint job could possibly salvage even as rudimentary a kit as this. After market decals might be an idea, though.
thanks for the ideas!
I tried their 1/72 Hawker Hunter F Mk.6 kit a few months ago...
The mouldings supplied were for an ancient Frog FGA Mk.9
The 'instructions' looked like they were reworked from the 1960's Airfix kit
The fuselage and wing sprues were actually different shades of grey with different textures
The decals Ooh dear me, HAHAHAHA
All in all, Mistercraft kits are on 'finals' for the swing-bin...
Wow! Sounds like quite the mix
I was stung by a Mistercraft F-16, the "Wisconsin ANG" edition. Its exhaust nozzle was more chimney pot than nozzle, just a slightly conical tube. I carved on some detail myself. Some of the decals were out of register and the completed aircraft sits low at the back end. The wings needed filler too.
the academy 1/144 scale one is a bit like that
Looking forward to seeing this one done!
You and me both . . . . as long as i can find some motivation for it haha
@@ModelMinutes I'm not a drinker but I'd need some liquid courage !
@Cmndr Roy Fokker true 😂
@Cmndr Roy Fokker I bet!
Some kits are amazingly bad. They're like buying a kit of the Eiffel Tower, then opening the box and finding a bunch of toothpicks and some super glue. Yes, it's technically possible to build the Eiffel Tower with that. But not easy! The landing gear on my Heller kit of the Fiesler Storch fi156 come to mind. Finishing them involved a lot of guesswork!
Tell me about it :D
Looks about like the stuff I'd expect from the bagged series 1 kits molded by Airfix in the sixties.
Also what you get from Valom, but with Valom you at least get subjects that nobody else does.
It is a bit like that
LOL the picture on the box has the aircraft with a really dark blue colour as part of the upper camo. But when you got to the colour illustration for the painting guide. Not one of them showed the dark blue colour as part of the camo.
yeah, this is just a pretty inconsistent kit
Good inbox review mate! Oh the flash! Enjoy 😬 😊👍 Agreed not for beginners 👍
Thanks 👍
Certainly a challenge that one. I have only done one by that manufacturer Hurricane Mk 2 C from memory it was a rebox Heller and not too bad, but the decals complete trash ended up doing it in Russian markings decals from my stash and it turned out pretty good in the end.. I don't think though for the effort required I'd bother with that kit of yours, it's too bad.
If you you want a cheap rebox job Smer in my experience and decals always OK. Did a Zveda Il2 that was a rebox job though and always wished I'd got the Tamiya version for the effort it required to get something half decent from it. I've come to the conclusion it's better to spend more money and buy a better quality kit i.e go via Tamiya, Airfix especially their new moulds etc..... Good review enjoy it keep up the good work.
thanks!
Mistercraft are what you pay for. I built IL2 early single seat version and it was ok except canopy which was completely unusable. However for fit issues the Roden early Heinkel IIIs take some beating. I also gave up on the KP Piper Cub as poor design for the wing fit when one of the transparency holes split. Sadly and it probably reflects on me I got on much better with the older Smer moulding where the wing is one unit.
Thanks for the info!
I once got a cheapo Yak-1 model, just for the fun of it. Brand: Mister Craft. Many parts fitted very badly, most notably an added razorback (you could build a Yak-1B without one) which was made of the same clear plastic the canopy was made of. Decals were so fragile that they ripped when I tried to set them on the model. Maybe that's why there were spares included - so you could layer the decals and get complete roundels. For what it was worth, it turned out alright, but I'm never buying a model cheaper than the paint I used on that.
I nicknamed it "Revenge for Katyń".
Sounds like a right challenge
I have this kit, an original ZTS Plastyk release from the late 80s. I just looked at it and there isnt any flash on it and everything looks nice and crisp. I guess they havent taken care of the molds at all. same decals as one of the sheets in yours though. :)
that's a shame :(
I bought the harrier GR.7 ‘Operation Harric’ today and was absolutely appalled with what I was given… I’m glad that I wasn’t the only one who has seen bad mistercraft kits…
Yeah they aren’t always great
- and it was 'Operation Herrick' anyway...
Hahah, I've made this one several years ago. It's bad, like very bad... but not the worst kit I've built. Good luck if you ever attempt it!
thanks!
@@ModelMinutes just seen the video now, you're going to find a lot more nasty surprises if you are going to build it... Fitment isn't really a word I would use to describe the kit...
@@dpswets oh deart!
Which was the worst?
@@backinblack03 a 1/48 F-100D from ESCI. I had to put in more putty than plastic. The wheels didn't fit at all because there was no interior where they would attach too. In the end I just used it as a paint try out model hahah.
Well, it looks better than the airfix ju 88 I bought from W.H. Smith for £16 about 4 years ago! ; ) just subbed by the way, like your work!
really? it was that bad?
I would build a wheels-up, painted canopy, heavily weathered model with this. Maybe use it to also practice one's skills on scribing and painting.
nice idea!
I had a mister craft tank once it ended up being used as a green army men tank then it became a really nice target to shoot with the air rifle from 40meteres away .
haha!
"If you're not sitting down I suggest you do so". Nah, he's gotta be joking. Oh, wait.....
Great video. I love your style - very funny!
I appreciate that! I normally stand up to record these videos but I actually sat down in this one too
looking forward for the result😀
haha, maybe i'll save it for when i'm in a good mood . . . .
Do you have a recommended online shop for buying enamel paints and other modelling resources? I've looked around and most sites have a very limited range of colours which is a shame since this would be a great time to finish some models
Where do you live? If in the UK, Hannants (XtraColour), White Ensign Models are good places (I live in the US and have ordered from both; have very specific colors for British subject material); can also order direct from Airfix for Humbrol enamels (in the UK as well as US).
In the US, Sprue Brothers and Mega Hobby good places to start.
Enamels getting harder to come by; most people have leaned towards acrylics and many places don't stock enamels like they used to. I still prefer enamels myself: Humbrol, White Ensign and XtraColour (Hannants own brand). Testors Model Master were good, but they've gone out of business but can still be found.
@@mh53j Thank you!
I tend to shop around, amazon has been ok for me at times, but I do try and get stuff in physical shops when I can
That looks a joy to make compared to the Mr Craft Me109 kit which is even worse with the fuselage in 4 quarters plus all the flash etc.
:o
Thanks for the review, have almost bought this kit in the past.
Glad it was helpful!
Lol , i wonder if its even worth building , personally i dont think so. Anyways, Matt i would like you to build a tamiya 1/35 tank please. If you do a good research , you can find tanks for less than 20 bucks and the detail is incredible for the price , and for ideas , you should check out nightshift, great techiques, i want to see a 1/35 tank on this channel and you would make it look great. Cheers!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Start with the Tiger I. Just built it as my first tank ever (kit given to me by a veteran armour guy) and it's amazing. Looks bloody good built and great way of experimenting with weathering.
I have their Su-22M2 and Su-22M3, same issue with the instructions, beautiful drawings of ejection seats and what you get are just plastic lumps 🤣 My Su-22M2 is missing a sprue that contains an underbelly gun pod, it is not mentioned at all in the instruction sheet, but I know that it is included with some kits, a friend of mine got it, same box art, he got the parts, I didn't. The only good point for me: They come with Peruvian Air Force decals.
have you tried contacting their spares department? I had an issue with one of my kits and they sent out a replacement
You should check out my Mach 2 VC-10 review. That makes this look like Tamiya. The clear parts here are a million % better than Mach 2
I'll have to take a look when I get the chance, i've not heard anything positive about Mach2
@@ModelMinutes That's good to know because I've been trying to hunt down a semi-affordable A2D-1 kit in 1/72 and they're kind of the only game in town. Looks like I'll just have to settle for a framed photo haha.
ClearProps are doing a very nice detailed new kit, looks great from the test build.
Not cheap though.
A few years ago, in a moment of madness i forked out for a Mach 2 Avro York... Still haven't gathered the courage to start it yet! xD
Should keep you busy during lock down
How much did you pay for it ?
And I can't wait to see it built.........maybe after market decals and a new canopy
Good luck with that one
thanks! This was £5
Yeah, I made the mistake of buying one of those buggers as well ages ago and it's literally the only kit I ever gave to someone to play with and keep .... it was that horrible and I bloody started with KPs, so it's not a particularly high benchmark to begin with :D It's amusing, to see the difference in kit quality for such vintage kits (this bugger supposedly first appeared as a ZTS in the mid 80s), especially compared to equivalent Western models... Hell, the Ju-87 Kanonenvogel MM built and wasn't too thrilled with(though at 5quid from Amazon, I don't think it was really worth including on the bottom 5 builds of 2020) is a decade older, yet looks several classes above the Sturmovik. By the way, I wonder what MM's opinion would be of the better-regarded vintage Bloc kits, like the VEB airliners or Novo fighters.... Preferably the re-issue ones, because original VEBs cost an arm and leg on eBay (I found that the hard way, when I wanted to surprise my dad with replacements for a couple of his wrecked kits :D) and I somehow I don't think paying like 80 quid for something like the IL-62 (mint, in-box ... and since I don't feel any sentimental connection to it, I'd have just gotten a 1/144th better kit at 1/5th the price) will end well
I've been looking around for some of the NOVO kits, but no luck so far, they all seem quite scarce
@@ModelMinutes So it'd appear judging by the eye-watering prices on ebay (ie the VC10 I picked up in a shop in Helsinki a couple of years go for 12Eur(sealed) is 75 pounds.. minus shipping. If you don't mind the reissues (after all, Novo was basically the parts of FROG that the Soviets decided to buy), I think Academy picked several moulds including the P-40 and I know for certain that Zvezda's doing the Fokker F.VII (in fact, if you tilt the sprues just right, you can see both previous owners' markings :D). I think I read somewhere that some of the Axis planes (some or all, not sure) ended up with Revell
@@ModelMinutes why by a Novo kit when you can just get an original FROG? Novo was created to acquire the FROG molds and produce kits when FROG went bust in 1976-77. Novo did not acquire the FROG WWII Luftwaffe or Italian aircraft kits; those went to Revell. In addition there were some completed molds that FROG didn’t get to issue kits from. These include: Lockheed PV-2 Ventura, Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic, Lavochkin La-7, MiG-3, Lagg-3, and Anatra Anasal DS. Both brands are long out of production so they have to be acquired from eBay or other source of secondhand kits.
@@russelltaylor535 both equally difficult to source
Now get a Starfix 1:72 Spifire, laughing ensues.. 🤣
If i can find one
There Israeli right?
Oh geez! Starfix. Things of nightmares! Lol
I started to build this kit years ago. I gave up on it, and started building some better kits. I used it as a paint tester for quite some time. I would love to see someone çomplete it !!!!
Model contests should offer an award for anyone who submits a finished example of this one.
Maybe I will be able to build it at some point in the future
Sure like to see the kit put together and painted.
:D
I tried to build this kit. I honestly tried. But it would be nice to watch someone actually finish it. Oh well, at least you got yourself a cheap set of decals xd
Maybe i'll be able to finish it at some point . . .
Oh, old soveit molding matrix... Have particulary identical post-soviet IL-2 when i was child. DZI or Novo - don`t remember yet.
:)
I had the courage to finish this model three days ago. this is a rebranded Plastyk model. It's him, even the badly stamped wheel. the canopy does not fit the fuselage, but the absurd thing is that the two halves of the fuselage have different panel lines from each other, and the length of the two parts is also different. there is so much flash that the pieces look like casts of Pompeii. never again.
Btw i builded the Plastyk kit. Same mold, same disaster.
Thanks for the info! I will have to keep this in mind when i do mine
That's cute ... Try the Trumpter 1/12 US Sports Car sometime! Question: what glue do you use to attach chrome parts together, Answer: nothing. 75% of the kit is chrome (for no reason) and the other 25% simply does not fit together. This kit almost put me off the hobby!
oh dear!
In my experience the worst kit I've dealt with is the 1/35 Zvezda StuG III Ausf. F. The sprues have dozens of parts for alternate or different models, none of which are outlined in the instructions (neither do the instructions have steps for the upper hull, it shows the finished finished assembly only). None of the parts fit with the others so almost every single piece needs major modification to go together properly. The kit also comes with rubber band track which aren't even long enough to go around the running gear. However, the detail and textures for the kit are amazing, and so are the decals, so I guess it isn't all bad
sounds pretty bad!
A couple of stray thoughts - first IL is pronounced... well, like Ill (it's a contraction of the surname of the designer Sergey Ilyushin) and not I L ;) ... More importantly, around this price point one can get an Airfix (the "latest" Reissue even finally fixed the transliteration of Sturmovik after only... 40ish years?) or a Zvezda with better tooling, or for slightly more (at lreast prior to the fire) - Eduard with reasonably priced 1/48 scale kits (Zvezda and AM reissued as Revell and Italeri) around the same price as the Edurards being occasionally available (or were before the latest general run on hobby kits, because of the current "situation")
thanks for the info
i have built 3 mister craft kits and can state that they are horrible but not as horrible as the Lindberg Sabre kit i made a few years ago. the decals fell apart on the paper and the fitting of the kit was horrid.
nice vid as usual.
Thanks!
The underside blue Russian WWII planes used varied by location of manufacture, but usually tends to be 'bluer' than the equivalent German colours.
It can be researched independently from and Federal Standard USA colours, and a number of Eastern European paint ranges carry it.
I'm still using my Humbrol equivalent of the old Russian Underside Blue. Keeps things simple.
i pretty much paint how I want to most of the time
I built a couple of F-16 s . like building with marzipan , seemed to be a mixture of several different plastics and don't even think about putting the decals on !! wouldn't tempt me to buy again although they were very cheap ! AAAh well , my grandson liked them .
The good thing about these kits is that they are a cheap way to mess about with models
@@ModelMinutes I'd have to be desperate !
Definitely not for a newbie modeller, but a really skilled modeller will have a great deal of fun enjoying the challenge and producing a great result. In the late 60s and 70s this was actually standard for models. Moulding and tooling have advanced light years since then. It's like comparing a MG TC to a Lamborghini Murcielago and calling the TC useless and bad.
I've seen examples of the sprues as new from zts plastyk and they are still miles better
This is hilarious! Better throw the kit away Matt. Everyone is going to want you to build it now :-D
I'm sure they will!
I have a question. I'm thinking of selling some of my models. Is there any interest for people to buy already made and painted models, or do most prefer to build their own?
Personally, I would never buy a model someone else has built.
Some people have built some of my built models in the past - but it really depends on the quality of the kit. You might have more luck donating them to a museum or something
Nightmare to build - ? No, it's a challenge - ! I'm working my way through a mid sixties release of the Airfix Type B bus. With the mould quality, ejector marks, fit issues, now that is also a challenge- ! 😁
haha!
I've built that kit before. Its a very old model. Its the Plastyk (zts) kit. Its a classic. Builds up like a toy. I actually kinda like those old crap models haha. Also Plastyk did a PZL 37 Los (Moose) and Pantera reboxed it. I'm sure others have reboxed it.
I built the PZL37 last year ruclips.net/video/ej-E98Okh1c/видео.html
I had an Il-2 that I built in the early 90s, it looked very similar, I'm unsure if it was Airfix or Heller. Could be the same model? It too had Soviet and Polish decals...
maybe it was the same
@@ModelMinutes Pretty certain this is the one I had: www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-02013-ilyushin-il-2m-stormovik--159872
So looks like it's actually a different model
I built an Airfix one recently. It wasn't a bad kit for it's age. It had Russian and Mongolian Air Force decals. I have another as part of a (very unfair) 'Dogfight Double' set, from the early 1970's, where it was paired with an FW 190-D.
@@ModelMinutes - Definitely isn't the old Airfix kit. It's too complicated.
@@brianartillery That'd be this one: www.scalemates.com/ru/kits/airfix-a02013-ilyushin-sturmovik--100252
Which looks like a repackage of the model I had
Am glad I got the zvezda IL-2... Much better kit at a Nice price... Great video!
Good choice!
Mistercraft is just a joke. I did an unboxing on one of their F-16s and it had the same problems - nice boxart, no plastic bags, missing decals, detailed parts only in the manual...
It's bizarre, it's like the different people who are responsible for the parts, decals and instructions didn't talk to each other when they decided to include it in the range
Reminds me of the odd Aurora kit I got when I was a kid. About 4 or 5 parts in the whole box... Not worth the money unless you get it for free...
yeah, is a bit like that
A static model for sure. I was not too thrilled with Matchbox's 1/32 scale SBD- Dauntless
sad times
I couldn't see any part numbers on the sprues- if they aren't there that would add to the confusion for me :)
probably why they included the sprue map lol
Lads, at the end of the day were modelers! I believe we should take these sorts of things as a challenge. I've had to deal with worse (old ICM Warszawa Regiment)
building bad kits isn't my issue, it's companies selling them at premium prices
Check out AMT's 59 Chrysler Imperial, pretty dire also takes you straight back to the 1960's !!!
nice!
When you mention that translations were botched, I have checked Polish language, lo and behold everything seems fine (that is very, very rare that someone didn't screw polish language in translation). Quick check and their Hq as well as werehouse is in Poland. After that it didn't suprise me anymore. Those worn injection molds are probably still from the 60'/70'.
thanks for the info!
If you can get your hands on an old Starfix 1/72nd Mitsubishi Zero I would love to see you do a review. It is the worst kit I have ever attempted. I decided it was a waste of any more glue and threw it in the trash.
I have heard bad things about the starfix range :P
I've got a Mustang from Mistercraft. What a mistake. Lot's of flash, like yours but the worst thing is that the fuselage halfs don't match up. Spent about an hour with it removing flash and correcting faults on just 5 parts so far. It's back in its box. Maybe it'll stay there.
Recycle it👍 save your sanity😂
:o
This kind of “quality” even beats the Halcyon kits...in terms how bad it is...would be nice to know how all this fits together
I probably will build it at some point, maybe it's better than it looks
@@ModelMinutes “It is a dirty kit - it is a bug kit!” - wishing you luck...😉👍
@@kaidzaack2520 thanks!
It doesn't...
I love that you can hear Skyrim in the background too!
lol, just some YT audio
wow, i sort of got junkers 87 vibes from that, the only thing that would make me not believe it was an IL-2m3 (if in a german pant scheme) would be the non fixed landing gear! do you agree?
yeah, it is a bit like that
Quando compri un Mistercraft o Mastercraft non sai mai che cosa ti farà arrabbiare di più. Se le stampate, le decalcomanie o i trasparenti che di solito hanno veramente poco di trasparente.
Grazie per la recensione.
Thanks for watching!
Those spurs are from 1980-s. I made a few of Ił 2 when i was teenager. Now I am 44...
Nice!
wow... I feel a bit ashamed. This company actually has its seat about 30 miles away from where I live. Sad to see them output such horrendously bad kits.
I hope you get the chance to review some of the Arma Hobby kits! I've heard they produce very high quality and they also have the same models in different skill levels, so everyone can have a go. I hope that can redeem the Polish kit quality 😂
I'll have to see about getting some in the future!
Would you make a video on how to make acrylic washes for enamel builds seeing as you did one for acrylic builds. I’m wondering because I don’t want to pay €15 in my local hobby shop for one.
you should watch my churchill build video - i did one in that
Thanks. Just tried your enamel wash and it worked perfectly. Can’t wait to try this
Mistercraft, when the instruction mostly locks better than the kit. 😁
lol 100%
@@ModelMinutes There are exceptions, like the Ex-Heller Me-262 B1a, the Ex-Vista/Revell/Airfix/Smer Fairy Fulmar and the Ex-Vista/Revell/Smer Curtis Kittyhawk Mk. III
I've got the Zvezda version of the Aircraft The "IL-2 Stormovik Soviet Armored Attack Aircraft (Mod. 1942)"
A very nice kit.
I'll have to look at the zvezda version after i've built this one :P
@@ModelMinutes Forgot to add the serial number for the Zvezda Kit = 7279
@@RaiderDave-xe1pn Thanks!
Not the worst kit ever. Its a tie between the mistercraft F16 and the Starfix 1/48 Spitfire. Both are dogs of wolfhound proportions.
lol
when are you going to build this one?
no idea
Go on - have a go.! Doing a Kitech 1/72 Hornet and that's proving a nightmare.
:P
Mistercraft is a Polish manufacturer. These kits aren't really something that actual modellers consider purchasing. They're pretty much made for supermarkets so you can go and pick up one for an equivalent of 2-5 pounds. Unfortunately there aren't many decent model manufacturers here in Poland. In fact Ithe only brand I can think of is IBG Models.
Not tempted to get one then?
I buy them some Times to improve my airbrush skils because i don't worry about doing something wrong
Mirage Hobby and Arma Hobby are also Polish kit makers and both make some excellent kits.
@@russelltaylor535 yeah
Sorry Matt but you are looking at this kit as an assembler,this is without doubt a challenging builders kit where every part needs reworking with TLC,there is nothing in this kit that cannot be fixed and made good,I intend to get one and make a proper build,done it with old Starfix kits from Israel complete with Clydside rivets that were all removed,firstly the flash is no big deal and nothing a good Tamiya file will not clean up,the gun assembly can be scratch built,the canopy dunked in some Johnsons Kleer,a prop from the spares box and anything warped soaked in hot water and held tight overnight,this model is a builders challenge and I like model building challenges like a lot of people out there ! it is what it is a cheap Eastern kit produced from worn out moulds nothing more.
I thought i was looking at this kit as a product reviewer . . .
8:42 dont worry i did it in other kits and it works good but some Times the paint can float in the cracks
fair enough
the wheel was not fully molded because that plastic was needed for all that lovely flash 😂
haha!
Is that a real camouflage scheme? It's bizzare. And I thought the seagoing "dazzle" camo was strange! This is like something from a 60's LSD movie!
to the best of my knowledge it's a real scheme
Indeed this 3 tone camouflage was typical WW2 Soviet camouflage for bombers and ground attack aircraft I believe, but not for fighters. The colors are light ocre brown, green and a dark blueish grey. Underside is light blue. I even know their original Soviet color codes, Amt-1, Amt-4, Amt-7 and Amt-12. For some reason however I've seen different kit companies coming up with their own different "interpretation" of what these colors should be in their own paints.
@@Emdee5632 In the video of the box art, the bluish gray looks almost purple. This is likely either due to video issues or my bad eyes. I kept wondering what background would blend with purple, yellow, and green with red stars, white lightning bolts, and curly white lines? Maybe if they are flying over the set of "Toy Story?"
I have had confusing colour selection and placements; with a lot of HobbyBoss model kits
yeah, is a bit weird - i've got another one in the stash with similar problems
Trying to make something out of their IL-4 , definitely the worst ever. Sometimes even hard to find the part in the flash ... Training my sanding,filling, problem-solving skills with it. But it will be finished properly, as a challenge 🙂
I'm apologize for the MC sets, in Poland we also don't like the fact that they are still repacking the old ZTS Plastyk sets. It is a small family business, but still stamping the same old forms and printing decals at cost, pirates' instructions from other companies. We call it Master sCrap or a return to models from the Polish People's Republic
Not all of the models they re-box are bad though, I thought the mistercraft Fulmar was actually pretty good
@@ModelMinutes We have several models producing companies in Poland. Each has its pros and cons. Plus they are cheap and likes produce less known vehicles outside of Poland. The disadvantage is that you need to know what you are doing so that the model does not end up in the bin, because they require work. And there are Arma Hobby and IBG's are in a class of their own. For Polish, they sell super models for their price (lower than foreign producers). And First to Fight, which creates interesting battle models. The most important thing is to have the will and plan and carve something. Model making is not only gluing and painting. It's a creation process
3:45 drawings said in my mig that i need to place a Nice chair but it Look like 2 planks placed together
sad times :(
Too bad manufacturers mislead somewhat, with the word" new" on the box.To my eye, thus looks exactly , and I mean exactly, like a Mikro/Plastyk (?) kit, that I built in 1986, a period when a lot of kits from the eastern bloc countries ended up here in North America. They were good deals at the time, not because the were fantastically molded or detailed, simply the subject matter, ie; eastern bloc aircraft, we're difficult to find except for most of the obvious, well-known types.These kits, though crude, we're in some cases, the only game in town when it came to Soviet aircraft.
Thanks for the reveiw, I could see myself buying this, as a trip down memory lane, but only if I find it for10$ or less. And as to wether you should build this kit? I think you should, if only to demonstrate basic techniques. To produce a replica that comes close to the latest molding technology, just ain't in the cards, for this one!
very true, I will, eventually, try and build this as best as I can
We're spoilt for models today - in actuality, "crap" like this is the basis for real model making. As an aside I fondly remember making the Mikro boxing of this back in the mid 80s - it was fun and infuriating.
i'm glad we're spoilt with models, means the hobby is doing well
That’s a shame. The box looked really good and well done too
yeah, it did :(
At least the general shape looks correct.
I've seen a couple ship models that barely even look like ships and they go for the same price as some other companies in the same scale that are actual proper models
crazy
But you've got to build it now and then let us all know how it went. Then maybe compare it against another make of the kit 🤔
maybe :P
Camo has two major different versions: two-colour and three-colour, not even the same colours, if a little research is done.
Many factories were pushing them out, little actual standardisation done, much modern research relies on 'official' documents from the 1990s, I'm sorry to say.
yeah, there were many differences irl