At last you have done some scratch building! Well done Matt ! For anyone wanting to attempt scratch building the sprues from your model kits are your best friend. You can stretch the over heat for thin lengths of plastic. Or use the frame its self for building material itself. For more elaborate stuff for scratch building. You will need Styerne Sheets and Rods of various lengths. Which you can find in your local hobby store or through an online hobby supplier. Now I want see Matt scratch build missing detail on an aircraft kit (like on an older kit missing cockpit detail) or something to that effect. Great video Matt!
That project turned out very well! It reminded me of when I walked under a real Lancaster, at an Air show, and was surprised at how large the bomb bay was. If you want to bend wire for future projects, try this: cut a piece of scrap wood into a cube that is the approximate size of the shape that you need the wire to be. Then file and sand it until it is smooth and about the wire's diameter smaller than the piece you need. Then bend the wire around the wood form to shape it, and cut off any extra with your snippers. Then gently file and sand the ends of the wire to level off the end, so it looks good. This way, you can make as many parts as you want and they will all be straight and exactly the same as each other. I have used this method to replace grab handles on model tanks many times, and it works very well. Keep up the good work. 👍
Приветствую Вас, Мэтт!! Блестящая работа!! Я ,просто в восторге!!! Умеете удивлять! Жаль,что не понимаю английский язык, а так полезно было бы слышать Ваши рекомендации по сборках и нанесения визиринга ! Всех благ !!
Hello, man. This is a great build, thank you for sharing. I appreciate your approach which consists in explaining the extras that you add to the model; It can be a source of inspiration. The Revell lancaster is one of my projects. I hope to build it as well as you. Regards.
Wow really impressed I'm a butt pain with flash though. Amazing how when you view from a distance though. Tempted to invest in a manual static applicator. I'd have take a leaf out of your book and slapped a matt varnish on the figures.
Well done Matt! This is your best so far! A suggestion for 1/72 figures : it is very hard to do the eyes but a brown wash on the face will make it more realistic and create shadows. Then the face colour mixed with some white can be used to highlight the forehead, nose, cheeks and chin. There are tutorials on this around RUclips.
Dry nice, my one is about to arrive any minute, I am rather keen to get going ASAP so it’s a pain waiting to wash the parts but the end result will be gorgeous
i've found that some clear sprays have acetone in - if they go on your canopy they can still potentially react because it either soaks into the masking tape or the fumes could possible find their way in the little gaps
Dear Sir Your Lancaster diorama was simply superb just the right balance. As I understand it the producers of the softer plastic often use a waxy sbustnce to assist in ejection from the mold. In such circumstances pre washing is recommended, this may help with the flaking. Other than that you have brought a beautiful and accomplished build together with a fantastic painting example to anther level please give us more. Yours faithfully MrD53
Wow what a nice build and the diorama. One of the best I have seen on this channel. You could add a Raf jeep in the future too from airfix if you like to make it even better. Tho I have a question. What is the airfix 1 flying hour on the box?I heard something about a code to get another model. If you could explain to me how it works it if you know. Thanks and happy modeling
Thanks for the suggestion. The flying hours on airfix boxes are tokens. You collect them then can redeem them against more kits if you are a member of the airfix club. You send them off and only pay for postage- but the airfix club is currently no available so i'm just saving them all up for now
Looks good, but there’s a few things I would do to improve the base. Most notably, when doing a rectangular diorama, always position your aircraft and scenery at an angle, it adds a lot more interest to it, and gives a more realistic feel, as everything doesn’t look straight and perfect, as it certainly wouldn’t have been in real life. Also, try using thinned down paints to add some shade to your grass. Just a rectangle of one colour grass isn’t very eye catching, and again drops the realism. It’s much easier to do this with an airbrush, but it should work nicely with darker green, and brown colours thinned down like a wash and put down on the grassy areas. I’ve recently done a Lancaster diorama copying a photograph - I’ll upload a video soon - and experimented with placing a grass shading, and the general rule of thumb with dioramas is angles, angles angles angles. It always adds much more interest! Please take this as constructive criticism, and not me bashing your model, because you’ve done a lovely job 😁
Im doing similar project but need alot of tips as ive been dabbling deep into an old hobby of mine since Covid19 hit and i went thru my folks basement and found a huge amount of 1:72 super detailed army guys(some are what you're describing rubbery soft plasti that i can imagine paint may not do well on as u were sayin)and those vehicles that were in an orange box made in Austria most are a dark olive drab cant remember the brand name, but more than enough to come up with some great ideas(too many,which seems to be a problem) but i just finished one of my favorites, a Typhoon and have an old US jeep that i put a twin 50 cal on that was from an old B-26 model that was to busted up, and i have the British anti aircraft gun and crew, forgot the name of it,bummer i couldnt find the small truck that towed it? And the aa gun is missing the legs and wheels but i made a basic stand from sprues so im thinkin of doing a very similar set up as you did here(fantastic!!! by the way)besides creating a ditch some how for the aa gun? Ok so now to hunt down your video on your figures because i have a bunch of air crew workers but i dont know there nationality.thanks for the tips! sorry sucha big message
@@ModelMinutes I’m just looking to build dioramas that are at a realistic style and I have 2 1/76 scale planes so will 1/72 tanks be good with 1/76 figures or the 1/72?
@@Blitzzx_x personally I have no problem mixing those two scales as they are so close. The difference in size is hardly noticeable, but some people just prefer not to mix scales. I mixed 1/72 aircraft with 1/76 figures in both my Stuka and Lancaster builds if you want to check them out for reference
Thats a very cool video! Could you possibly tell me what kind of wash you used to finish the figures? Sadly I didn`t find anything under "citadel acrylic wash" on Amazon. Would be very nice! :)
Nuln oil is a black acrylic wash. I found this link Citadel Shade: Nuln Oil (0.4 fl.oz.) by Games Workshop smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BH66KSQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_U.TlFb7Q1DKZX but if you’re not in the UK it may not be available to you, but you might be able to find something similar. I hear good things of the Vallejo washes
Great lookin stuff! I have the same model but have a tiny problem. I bought this kit a long time ago when I didn't know anything about painting and gluing... so i primed the whole model before building it. Now i went back to it and it is very difficult to get it done. Is there any painless way to remove paint from such a huge model?
You can buy commercial model paint stripper products - i've used some in the past that you spread over the plastic like a paste, then it reacts and strips the paint
Hi Matt many thanks; I would have been lost a few times without your vid. a few silly mistakes by me; Main spar pointing the wrong way (Double check before glue is applied) there is a part shown that was not in the kit sec.27 named 26 for the front of the engine. I am at the painting stage now. i did not know the Lanc. only had one pilot!
The shaker was from the Woodland Scenics grass starter set amzn.to/3axldwQ The grass is mentioned in products used at 01:10 which is Hornby 2.5mm Meadow Grass amzn.to/3biDuND The links provided give you an example of the products, but you might be able to find the same things somewhere else for less money if you do some shopping about
I just Went to glue the two halves Of this together after spending 3 days priming and painting it only to find they didnt fit to Well so i smashed it up 😔 havnt built a model kit In years but i sware Airfix was easier as a kid to revell
Yeah, perhaps in this one i'm representing more of a concrete base than tarmac, but I've certainly been to a number of airfields where they do indeed use tarmac
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Hi model Minutes, I’ve always wanted to be as good as you. You are so good keep up the good work
Thank you so much 😀
Looks good. Do more diorama's.
Thanks 😊
At last you have done some scratch building! Well done Matt ! For anyone wanting to attempt scratch building the sprues from your model kits are your best friend. You can stretch the over heat for thin lengths of plastic. Or use the frame its self for building material itself.
For more elaborate stuff for scratch building. You will need Styerne Sheets and Rods of various lengths. Which you can find in your local hobby store or through an online hobby supplier. Now I want see Matt scratch build missing detail on an aircraft kit (like on an older kit missing cockpit detail) or something to that effect. Great video Matt!
Thanks for the ideas! :D
Great job. Very interesting to see various attempts at the scaffolding. Thank you for all your contributions that help me in my builds.
Glad to help, thanks for watching!
That project turned out very well! It reminded me of when I walked under a real Lancaster, at an Air show, and was surprised at how large the bomb bay was. If you want to bend wire for future projects, try this: cut a piece of scrap wood into a cube that is the approximate size of the shape that you need the wire to be. Then file and sand it until it is smooth and about the wire's diameter smaller than the piece you need. Then bend the wire around the wood form to shape it, and cut off any extra with your snippers. Then gently file and sand the ends of the wire to level off the end, so it looks good. This way, you can make as many parts as you want and they will all be straight and exactly the same as each other. I have used this method to replace grab handles on model tanks many times, and it works very well. Keep up the good work. 👍
Thanks for the suggestion!
Very nice i would live to see more dioramas
Watch this space!
Nice work Matt
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Looking forward to this, was waiting for it 😃
:D
Awesome build and diorama
Thanks!
Приветствую Вас, Мэтт!! Блестящая работа!! Я ,просто в восторге!!! Умеете удивлять! Жаль,что не понимаю английский язык, а так полезно было бы слышать Ваши рекомендации по сборках и нанесения визиринга !
Всех благ !!
Спасибо за просмотр! Может быть, кто-то в сообществе, кто может перевести, может прикрепить субтитры к моим видео. , , : D
Well done very good im working on my lancaster now
thanks!
I think it looks really amazing, good job!
Thank you so much!
Whoa looks amazing, well done Matt 👍
Glad you like it!
Great build
Thanks!
Hello, man.
This is a great build, thank you for sharing.
I appreciate your approach which consists in explaining the extras that you add to the model; It can be a source of inspiration.
The Revell lancaster is one of my projects. I hope to build it as well as you.
Regards.
Hey, thanks!
This looks amazing!!!👏
Thanks!
Definitely do more like this!!!!
Planning to!
Very impressive
Thanks!
Wow really impressed I'm a butt pain with flash though. Amazing how when you view from a distance though. Tempted to invest in a manual static applicator. I'd have take a leaf out of your book and slapped a matt varnish on the figures.
Thanks for watching!
Well done Matt! This is your best so far! A suggestion for 1/72 figures : it is very hard to do the eyes but a brown wash on the face will make it more realistic and create shadows. Then the face colour mixed with some white can be used to highlight the forehead, nose, cheeks and chin. There are tutorials on this around RUclips.
Thanks for the tips!
Dry nice, my one is about to arrive any minute, I am rather keen to get going ASAP so it’s a pain waiting to wash the parts but the end result will be gorgeous
Good luck!
No words work.
The only observation is that this Lancaster looks like recently left the ensambled line. :)
That bad?
@@ModelMinutes no bro....not at all. The only observation is that this Lancaster looks like left the ensambled line recently. :)
Maybe that’s what I was going for
Well.. i managed to watch it ¡¡¡¡ You have done a great job with this diorama ¡¡ try to add an Airfix resupply set¡
Anyways looks great ¡¡
Thanks for the idea!
Very nice
Thanks :D
hi model minutes love the video
Thanks!
@@ModelMinutes your welcome
Wow amazing finishing looks great with the diarama
When you do spray clear coat even with making tape how to you stop the canopy from fogging ?
i've found that some clear sprays have acetone in - if they go on your canopy they can still potentially react because it either soaks into the masking tape or the fumes could possible find their way in the little gaps
Was waiting for this :)
Awesome!
I thank u for inspiration
Thanks for watching
Dear Sir
Your Lancaster diorama was simply superb just the right balance. As I understand it the producers of the softer plastic often use a waxy sbustnce to assist in ejection from the mold. In such circumstances pre washing is recommended, this may help with the flaking. Other than that you have brought a beautiful and accomplished build together with a fantastic painting example to anther level please give us more.
Yours faithfully
MrD53
Thanks! I'll be working on more projects like this in the future :)
Wow what a nice build and the diorama. One of the best I have seen on this channel. You could add a Raf jeep in the future too from airfix if you like to make it even better. Tho I have a question. What is the airfix 1 flying hour on the box?I heard something about a code to get another model. If you could explain to me how it works it if you know. Thanks and happy modeling
Thanks for the suggestion. The flying hours on airfix boxes are tokens. You collect them then can redeem them against more kits if you are a member of the airfix club. You send them off and only pay for postage- but the airfix club is currently no available so i'm just saving them all up for now
Looks good, but there’s a few things I would do to improve the base. Most notably, when doing a rectangular diorama, always position your aircraft and scenery at an angle, it adds a lot more interest to it, and gives a more realistic feel, as everything doesn’t look straight and perfect, as it certainly wouldn’t have been in real life. Also, try using thinned down paints to add some shade to your grass. Just a rectangle of one colour grass isn’t very eye catching, and again drops the realism. It’s much easier to do this with an airbrush, but it should work nicely with darker green, and brown colours thinned down like a wash and put down on the grassy areas. I’ve recently done a Lancaster diorama copying a photograph - I’ll upload a video soon - and experimented with placing a grass shading, and the general rule of thumb with dioramas is angles, angles angles angles. It always adds much more interest! Please take this as constructive criticism, and not me bashing your model, because you’ve done a lovely job 😁
Thanks! I thought about mixing a blend of scatter grasses to get variation, but with the shops being closed that wasn't an option at the time
i bought a box of RAF figures and had same trouble getting paint to stick
yes, they use a softer, more rubbery plastic. Apparently a base layer of pva glue can help - it's a tip other people have given me
Looking forward to it and first
Nice!
Hey where did you get the mini figures from
a model shop selling airfix - it's not around now though, closed down during lockdowns
Hey do you know any good alternative figures for my raf hawker typhoon 1/72nd scale
@@GOAT-K2 if you google it you might find some, I know there are resin figures but they are more expensive
Thanks sorry I keep bothering you (I’m a fairly new modeller) can I use normal water based arcrylic paint on a airfix kit
@@GOAT-K2 as In artist acrylic? Technically yes, but it tends to be thinner and doesn’t stick to the plastic so well
CANT WAIT
:D
Im doing similar project but need alot of tips as ive been dabbling deep into an old hobby of mine since Covid19 hit and i went thru my folks basement and found a huge amount of 1:72 super detailed army guys(some are what you're describing rubbery soft plasti that i can imagine paint may not do well on as u were sayin)and those vehicles that were in an orange box made in Austria most are a dark olive drab cant remember the brand name, but more than enough to come up with some great ideas(too many,which seems to be a problem) but i just finished one of my favorites, a Typhoon and have an old US jeep that i put a twin 50 cal on that was from an old B-26 model that was to busted up, and i have the British anti aircraft gun and crew, forgot the name of it,bummer i couldnt find the small truck that towed it? And the aa gun is missing the legs and wheels but i made a basic stand from sprues so im thinkin of doing a very similar set up as you did here(fantastic!!! by the way)besides creating a ditch some how for the aa gun? Ok so now to hunt down your video on your figures because i have a bunch of air crew workers but i dont know there nationality.thanks for the tips! sorry sucha big message
thanks for watching! Good luck with your projects
I have 1/72 scale planes so what scale infantry and figures are good?
1/72 if you want them to match?
@@ModelMinutes thanks
@@ModelMinutes I’m just looking to build dioramas that are at a realistic style and I have 2 1/76 scale planes so will 1/72 tanks be good with 1/76 figures or the 1/72?
@@Blitzzx_x personally I have no problem mixing those two scales as they are so close. The difference in size is hardly noticeable, but some people just prefer not to mix scales. I mixed 1/72 aircraft with 1/76 figures in both my Stuka and Lancaster builds if you want to check them out for reference
Thats a very cool video! Could you possibly tell me what kind of wash you used to finish the figures? Sadly I didn`t find anything under "citadel acrylic wash" on Amazon. Would be very nice! :)
Nuln oil is a black acrylic wash. I found this link Citadel Shade: Nuln Oil (0.4 fl.oz.) by Games Workshop smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BH66KSQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_U.TlFb7Q1DKZX but if you’re not in the UK it may not be available to you, but you might be able to find something similar. I hear good things of the Vallejo washes
Great lookin stuff! I have the same model but have a tiny problem. I bought this kit a long time ago when I didn't know anything about painting and gluing... so i primed the whole model before building it. Now i went back to it and it is very difficult to get it done. Is there any painless way to remove paint from such a huge model?
You can buy commercial model paint stripper products - i've used some in the past that you spread over the plastic like a paste, then it reacts and strips the paint
@@ModelMinutes thanks for the advise. Never heard about this product but i will try to find it.
Great vid :).. i use valejo paint and the army painter shading dip.. try it .. its mindblowing.. :)
Sounds cool!
Sorry I was not there for the live steam
That's ok. Always next time
@@ModelMinutes school work
Great job! :) I saw one on another YT channel where they copied a scene in a photo.. worth considering or too restrictive?
i think i might need to develop my skills a bit more before I can do that :P
Hi Matt many thanks; I would have been lost a few times without your vid. a few silly mistakes by me; Main spar pointing the wrong way (Double check before glue is applied) there is a part shown that was not in the kit sec.27 named 26 for the front of the engine. I am at the painting stage now. i did not know the Lanc. only had one pilot!
Thanks for watching - glad you found it helpful
Hey Matt, I've watched this video multiple times since it been released! Love the dio, what was the grass length you used and the name of the product?
Also where did you get and what was that shaker/applicator you used for the grass? I'm looking to make a crash diorama!
The shaker was from the Woodland Scenics grass starter set amzn.to/3axldwQ
The grass is mentioned in products used at 01:10 which is Hornby 2.5mm Meadow Grass amzn.to/3biDuND
The links provided give you an example of the products, but you might be able to find the same things somewhere else for less money if you do some shopping about
@@ModelMinutes thanks
could you do this but for a Flying Fortress well done
I can look into it - I have the Revell B17G in the stash
Model Minutes thank you so much, because of you I got the Avto Lancaster Revell yesterday and I plan to make a similar diorama
@@diegocastillo-olivares4992 Awesome! I look forward to seeing it
WD40 straws would be good or barbecue sticks 👍
A great idea! I just didn't have those at the time
@@ModelMinutes Did the best with what you had mate. Looks great 👍😁
awesome tho
Thanks!
Excellent model; but the diorama does let it down. It's too small for the Lancy and it needs more in the way of ground crew etc.
maybe next time
I just Went to glue the two halves Of this together after spending 3 days priming and painting it only to find they didnt fit to Well so i smashed it up 😔 havnt built a model kit In years but i sware Airfix was easier as a kid to revell
sorry to hear that
Good job but you need practice dig in it good day
Well that's what they say, practice makes perfect
nnoooooooooooooo i was out and missed the livestream
you can always catch the next one!
When the next subscriber showcase
Not sure at the moment
@@ModelMinutes Oh ok should email you or discord then
@@sglenny001 whichever you prefer
@@ModelMinutes well I Sgt.Glenson2137 on discord
@@ModelMinutes Matt me and my dad build an Lancaster on minecaft
It's concrete, not tarmac on an airfield
Yeah, perhaps in this one i'm representing more of a concrete base than tarmac, but I've certainly been to a number of airfields where they do indeed use tarmac
Oh n
It’s a hurricane by the way
:)
I love building models, but my painting leaves a lot to be desired. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭
You can do it!