@ 6:17 they are not grab handles, they are some bit of “Fairy” kit that only the Avionics techies can understand what they do/did, and just for info you are quite correct that in tech speak the Chinook doesn’t have a collective lever, and it doesn’t have a power lever, it does however have a thrust lever, the cyclic lever is just that and the rudder bar is called a set of yaw pedals, as I said it’s just for info, and we, the techies, still called it a collective lever. When I build my kit I will be doing it in the Falkland Islands 🇫🇰 war livery, I think that is the best way to honour BN, and all those service personnel/merchant marine and civilians who were injured or killed during the war, and you can do her even more justice by leaving the co-pilots door off, which in helicopters is usually the port (left) side looking forward from the cockpit, it either fell off or was broken and removed (my memory is not what it was), and it was only replaced after the Argentinian surrender when a replacement was quietly “Robbed” from an Argentinian Chinook that was captured. The “Toe ramps” that I think you called “fingers” didn’t have any detail on the, unlike the main cabin floor and the ramp itself the toe ramps only had a non-slip coating, a coating that was NOT non-slip most of the time.

You know how they say, Phil... the light at the end of the tunnel is usually a train. Just joking, amazing job on such a challenging kit. Well done!

Missed Saturday with chores but working along with the show on Sunday instead. Like Matt re mustering my MoJo. Thanks for always being here for sometimes much needed inspiration and encouragement. Cheers!!

Blimey it’s comrade Buller! I need some advice on a SU-24 I’m about to build 👍

Listening to the boys while painting 80 pairs of boots on 1/100 scale panzergrenadiers. I think my eyeballs are going to fall out

Phil does it again :)😊

Ive built a lot of very nice kits that turned out amazing but I do applaud your skills and patience with this one.

I would download the meng instructions for the colors

Great no nonsense no waffle review as always, hope you will be reviewing the Zvezda 1/48 KA-52

I may have missed it; why didn't you install the wing spars?

It was a fantastic review of a great looking kit. It is a shame the kit came in one bag. I look forward to your next review.

At 7.51 you mean zebras

Great stuff!

Lovely job on the Halifax so far. Brilliant stuff. 👏👏

Awesome!!! I feel Matts slump. Summer has brought extra chores, projects as well as visitors...All unrelated to my modeling bench...Lol. Cheers & Thanks!!!

Exceptional gallery this week!!!!!

Awesome projects Matt & you are undertaking...lol. You crush it every week!!! Thanks for all the quality content you provide for us beginner modelers. Cheers!!

Those purple parts are templates for drilling holes in the correct position.

There might be loads of plumbing... but in 1982 it was completely covered up with grey plastic panelling with service hatches in it. This is the post 1990s look. The cabin was also completely quilted from below the windows across the roof, and had lots of detail, lights, panels etc. *All missing here.* As is any hint of ceiling to the rear cabin, below the fin, or panelling & apu that should be there.The blade droop is massively overdone too. Solid seats are v bad, which would have been a little better if they moulded the slots on the back face. External surfaces look generally OK though for the scale. Queue apologists..... Have you worked on BN though & was it in 1982?

Hello Phil and Matt! Quinta rebox of zvezda is for the Su-25 SM and SM3 conversion , which are only in RuAF , and decal option are for the Syrian campain . Zvezda boxing have Czech and Bulgarian decals

Wikipedia…Zebras are not native to Nigeria or West Africa, but they can be found in zoos and wildlife parks in the country. For example, Omu Resort in Lagos has zebras in its zoo, and the resort's general manager says the zebras are part of an effort to promote conservation and captive breeding.

The invader came into Duxford with engine trouble, it's over from the USA on a D Day tour, they were testing the engines on Tues when we were there, but still having problems

I've wrestled the Tamiya A-10 & sea Harrier... also the old airfix Buccaneer (all in 1:48). All quite horrible, with the Bucc taking over 2yrs. They are all sitting in the cabinet, with the Bucc looking rather tasty indeed. Not that I'm choosing to fight any future kits though!

Hi Phil! Well displayed presentation, once more. I think that on the "heat" of a new scooter you forgot to show us the decals. How are them? And is there any prepainted PE? What about the instrument panels? On sprues we saw 2 different options, one with raised details and another one plain. Thanks though. Keep up the good job!

I've tormented friends with daily stories when converting my 1/48 ID Models EC-121 Warning Star into a C-69 Constellation. 🤪 My 1/48 FM Halifax mk.2 conversion was easy in comparison. No more vac forms for me. Adding resin and photo etch upgrades is my limit. 😓

Now, do the same for curved surfaces inner and outer, difficult corners where you are trying to get a panel to fit, or spherical objects. Sorry mate, thanks and all for the first impressions but this isnt a very good all round test to see the difference in what the tool can do. I can easily cut through a metal bar or billet with a hacksaw. Lot of effort back and forth, but with a grinder and cutting disck or a bandsaw, its more efficient and easier. Same with this tool. Stop moving your hand back and forth to do the work, let the tool do that for you. what you are doing is the same as trying to cut through a bar of metal and moving the metal not the hacksaw in my opinion.

"Alright..." Other than that, very informative.

Hi Phil great video etc , I’ve got the same Calliper as you , I found the battery position seems to make them work , sometimes 90 degrees movement of battery makes them “ read ok “ all the best to you

It always gets a bad rep and it's in the stash - Tamiya Sea Harrier. I'm going to give it a go 👍

Worst kit to date : the AMP Sikorsky HO3S in 1/48. For me, this kit is unbuildable. The sprue tree diagram does not match the actual sprues, the instructions appear to be for a mix of different versions, but not for the actual parts in the box.

do you think that either the 1/72 XB-70 or the 1/48 CF-105 Arrow the be a candidate for the worst kit Builds?

One word. Lindberg

You've got to be shitting me.... I remember that Mach 2 VC-10, four years ago! If you wonder about my "you've got to shitting me", I decided to scroll back through your videos (which are always most excellent btw!), to see how far back I remember (deep sigh), I gave up after 10 years, I've been subscribing for 10 (insert your choice of sentence enhancer here) years!? OK, now I feel old and depressed! 😉😆😂 As a mojo finder, I'm tooling around with a Tamiya 1/48 Skyraider and a Eduard 1/48 MiG-21 PFM at the moment, a bit here and there.... Ineed something strong....🤨🤔....I think coffee will do! 😉😆😂 Greetings from a Swede up in Glasgow....

For me my nemisis was monogram A-4 M

It's odd that this kit is marketed as a, "2 in 1" kit yet they don't offer a decal option for the early one.

I've just stupidly nominated myself to build one 😂. Strangely this one has resin engines plus exhausts rather than the white metal ones in your kit. Should be fun over the winter months. 🫣. Good luck with your build.

Good luck with the Halifax you have always got the lego to fall back on for some therapy 😂

Testor 1:48 Banshee absolutely terrible, it's a Redbox of a Hawk model from the 1950s.

Oof

You’re spot on there Phil , I’ve lost my mojo 😔 the kits been in box over 4 months now 😔

Dont worry I built the Contrail vacform 1/48 Halifax......lol!

If you screw up the clear part, you can always buy the part from the distributor. Had to do that for a P-51B, the back glass was a monster to mask and fit.

Cool 👍

Nice review of this A-4M Skyhawk little jet 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇲🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇱🇦🇷🇦🇷 love jets.

Very nice Light attack aircraft little jet A-4M Skyhawk different air forces.

tbh tthis looks like a combo of the og mpc kit and a bit of new tooling

No decals?

I used to work on the “M”s in the late 70’s wonderful bird. Yes the elevator is a flying tail even with the proper elevators. Reasoning is when on carrier launch it can be trimmed all up to assist in takeoff. The Marines were the only ones to fly this particular model. It had much more thrust than previous versions.

The nose section is horrible fit......if you want everything open...you'll be ok....if not......DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME! The panels do not sit in flat, all edges are not sitting flat, they look like raised panels.

A-4 had standard elevators but the entire horizontal tail moved for trimming