1/48 Airfix Spitfire P.R. XIX

Hi Viewers! I'm excited to drop another video so close to my last release. In this episode, I am building the Airfix Supermarine Spitfire PR XIX in 1/48 scale. Being a single colour, it presented a challenge in making it engaging visually.
I also decided to scratch build some panel covers and add structure that would be visible in the tail of the aircraft.
Sit back and enjoy!

[@irishcaliman28]

Because of this video, it made me want to get this model and finally did...it arrived a couple days ago and I'm looking forward to building it.

[@TheModelGuy]

It’s definitely one of airfix’s better offerings.

[@ronrico4741]

I accidentally just discovered your channel. Love that you combine some history of the subject that you’re building, instead of watching some guy just building a model with bad background music that puts me to sleep.

[@marktsipe5784]

Ron Rico I agree

[@garyhiggins6718]

Me too. Not only are they not informative, they are both boring and irritating!

[@Austrian-Painter-88]

Fast becoming one of the best modelling channels on KZbin. I absolutely love the way you talk about your builds and mix in history with the video as well rather than just playing music over the top for the whole thing. Awesome job man and congrats on the 3rd place!

[@TheModelGuy]

That's great to hear, thank you :) !

[@garyhiggins6718]

Wow, that's a great idea, not just weathering, but aging the panels that were replaced! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bobdyer422]

Nice bit of scratch building, cameras look good, inspection ports, and panels an added plus. Beautiful paint work. Modelers best and oldest friend, the sponge. I've got the Airfix 1/24th Typhoon and I'll get the 1/24th Hellcat, but the rest have to many mistakes to fight with. I love the Tamiya P-47 family and I'll fill in with Tamiya, Meng and some Eduard Luftwaffe fighters. Great looking PR bird. Congrats on the awards! BRAVO!

[@TheModelGuy]

Thanks Bob!

[@56Gumball]

Nice job! 👍🏼

[@geraintwilliams531]

i am just about to do one of these, very helpful with the aircraft colour :)

[@petermathieson5692]

Wow! Impressive modelling skills. Also, very impressive oral presentation skills, not to overlook your equally skillful videography! 100% all around. Thanks!

[@TheModelGuy]

Thank you :)

[@voodoonights1671]

Thanks for uploading and sharing. Terrific build and i learned a few new things. Loved the format of history and build chat.

[@markbaigent8373]

Great, informative vid, subbed.

[@davidnash1220]

Well done Model Guy a fantastic video and a great finish on the spit thank you

[@melvyncox3361]

Excellent video,with technical points and history thrown in.Nice build too!The Griffon Spitfires are by far my favourite versions,from the MkXIV onwards.Have a few models,although ready built though myself.Great job❤👍!

[@skualpascal6684]

mk.XII was 1st ops griffon spit

[@jasonanderson8798]

Very cool video. You continue to impress with your skill and historical perspective in the narration!

[@StewArt61]

Congrats on the award. Well deserved.

[@TheModelGuy]

Thank you! It was exciting being at my first show and it's great to see people enjoying your work. Now to plan for next season's shows :)

[@kevinburt44]

Excellent video, your Spitfire is a work of art. I have this kit in my stash, looking forward to building it.

[@saundersd1962]

Stumbled onto your channel and now subbed you. This is One of the best build videos I’ve seen, really appreciate all the background info you include and explanations of techniques.

[@kiwiruna9077]

An outstanding job.a very enjoyable build video.

[@timmy3822]

I LOVE these photo recon spits, the blue colour is in my eye utterly gorgeous and suits the Spit oddly well. Lovely build, I'm still learning the ropes in many respects on cheap 1:72 kits to cut me teeth on. My hope is to get the Airfix Gloster Javelin kit, an aircraft I have a real soft spot for as I always felt history judged it far too harshly. That, and it looks stunning with that thick delta wing :).

[@markrayton6385]

Absolutely fantastic model. Your scratch building is amazing and your painting and weathering is second to none. I picked up some great tips. Thank you for sharing and I have subscribed.

[@LucienCressey]

Another great build.

[@bobdyer422]

HA! Great name!

[@LucienCressey]

bob dyer thanks. Named in reference to when my dad would dip his finger into his martini and let Curtis (the cat) lick it off his finger.

[@BrettG64]

Great video, and timely! I will be starting this one soon myself, so lots of good info. Kit turned out great!

[@andrijabrankovic1436]

Lovely video, and model of a beautiful aircraft.

[@philRminiatures]

Excellent work, your attention to details is stunning!

[@ianjackson7515]

Very cool build, really like this - Personal note: The last operational Spit's in the UK were flying from RAF Woodvale on weather recce missions over Liverpool Bay. Before moving out to NZ, I lived just 2kms from Woodvale, I also learned to fly there. Best from NZ.

[@chancerNW]

An utterly lovely build. I tend to be less interest in the modelling main stream types, but that was a beautifully done PR Spit. Great vid and discussion.

[@BombatGeneral]

Great stuff!

[@lesvenus3788]

Beating build and has been an inspiration. Have immediately subscribed to your channel

[@otterformosa2968]

I love this channel!!!

[@eyalcr500]

very nice !!! one of the few models i saw that looks great in a one color camo ! great paintwork.

[@ruimachado2358]

Fantastic

[@iananderson7883]

These days I fly real airplanes. When I was a kid I used the same brush, mixed the paint, used the same thinner over and over again, borrowed my dad's cigarette lighter to melt the parts to simulate battle damage. Sometimes I would use a vice and other tools from the garage to create certain effects. The end result here is impressive but it seems that I had more fun. I would spend hours on one model. I even copied Roger Dean and got a bird's skull from a bird our cat dragged in and substituted it for the nose of an SR-71. I had one of the first model kits they made in the 70 s and if I remember correctly it cost me a lot of money. Well, a lot of money for a 10 year-old kid. I painted it red and wish I still had it. I think it got thrown out along with my hockey cards after I left home. I like looking at some of these modern models that you guys put together but it just doesn't have the mystique and wonder that I experienced as a kid. The internet has taken a lot of that away. I dunno, Just my take.

[@michaelwojcik6577]

Great video, nicely done.

[@NightTrain920]

I just discovered your channel and I've to say you do amazing builds. I myself is building a Spitfire currently. Good job.

[@JJModelMaking]

Wow! Great video, thank you

[@peacefrog5193]

your commentary is lovely

[@snappedbydan]

Love this build video mate, great commentary and a great end result.

[@willmee8772]

That's a gorgeous XIX! You've made me want to revisit this kit.

[@vought19]

Very nice build, a small tip from me: curved excel blades work much better for cutting out PE parts.

[@TheModelGuy]

Good to know, I'll have to check Amazon for them :)

[@petercavellini3232]

Great build!

[@very_spopy3015]

I am legit wanting to get back to modelling and been watching a ton of yours and others videos... cant wait!! :D love the Spitfire Mk XIX, its my favourite version

[@rickmoreno6858]

BEAUTIFUL work my friend and just like that you got a new sub! BAm!

[@TheModelGuy]

Thank you! Be sure to check out the new Zeke

[@NikCan66]

Superb

[@oswaldolauritoesilva3097]

Bons , efeitos de pintura e desgaste .

[@321bytor]

Superb work. Subscribed!

[@KevinLeDonatien]

I love your work. 👌

[@mauriciocastro6363]

Beautiful, love the PR Spifires. This Airfix kit looks right in the shapes. The only thing I don't like about Airfix kits is the engraved panel lines thicker than other manufacturers. Airfix should have the resources to improve that aspect.

[@TheModelGuy]

They do have the resources but I don’t think they have the drive to fix it. If people are still buying their kits as is, there’s no incentive either. Tamiya had beautiful 1/48 panel lines on the 1993 Mustang…but Airfix still has troughs.

[@Ar-kx4hp]

Plasmo has some serious competition with this guy

[@TheModelGuy]

Lol. It's not a competition. His FW 190 build from a few years ago inspired me to get back into model building. His channel is full of great builds and solid ideas.

[@josephmontez2943]

Wow amazing build !!

[@swampfox72]

Regarding bleeding........many moons ago a fellow modeler buddy suggested running a quick swipe of Testor's Metalizer Sealer around the tape edge to create a seal.

[@ShyLesPaul]

Dunno why I haven't found you sooner. Amazing builds and skills. I'm working on a Replica PR Spitty of the one that currently resides at the USAF Museum in USAAF colors.

[@oceanvibesphotography8395]

Just awesome

[@mbabist01]

I thought adding a map to the i mapholder was a nice touch

[@s7k6s]

wondeful!

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Outstanding job!

[@jerrymccrae7202]

I like airfix kits...i know they are not perfect some more so than others...but a lot of model builders consider a kit useless unless it has all the bangs and whistles. Model building was in my youth and still is taking a kit and improving it or scratch building it completely. The fun is making it work. Im afraid most molders want it "handed" to them without much effort.

[@TheModelGuy]

You'll like the next video. I'm doing the Airfix 1/48 Mustang as a comparison to the Eduard one. Lots of scratch building

[@bpmodels]

Very Cool! I just bumped into this channel and like the way you explain what you're doing to the model while building it,,, I find that extremely helpful! Just one thing,,, the ill fitting fuel tank covers you mention on the mk1 and mkV kits are supposed to be slightly proud of the main aircraft surface... They weren't flush. Just a tip incase you build anymore Spits on the channel! Keep up the good work 👍

[@TheModelGuy]

I agree they're not flush, but you get some gaps that need attention. Thanks for your feedback!

[@telerulz]

Fly fishing and fly tying shops are a good place to find fine wire as well, I got a bunch on spools for fairly cheap. They also are something other than lead, should you be health conscious. 😎

[@TheModelGuy]

Is that the six pack from Cabela's?

[@nbaker01]

Lovely work. I would be very interested if you could show how you cut your own masks using the Cricut machine and what materials you use.

[@TheModelGuy]

It's in the works for right after my next video.

[@Bryan-cs9to]

I really don't understand why so many modelers complain about using decals - I've always gotten excellent results and actually look forward to the decal stage. Using quality decals and applying them properly is key which I see a lot of modelers not doing. If done right you shouldn't be able to tell they are decals.

[@TheModelGuy]

Unless you are using Tamiya decals that are super thick and require a lot of work to get seated nicely.

[@foorcscale]

Join the top wing halves to the fuselage and add the lower wing later, no filler.

[@TheModelGuy]

I tried that on the Mk Vb and it left a nasty over lap at the outer wing tips. Panel lines didn't line up properly and turned into a mess

[@jecammer]

I don’t know if you have tried spraying a light clear coat on top of your paint templates to prevent paint creep? It works for me, I hope it helps you. Thank you for the tip on using the Cricket.

[@polarbear9434]

I really like your channel...Now subscribed :)

[@2-Hands]

To help get rid of the Wing-root Seam, try gluing the Upper Wings to the Fuselage first and then once the Fuselage halfs are together, glue the lower Wing. See if that will help get rid of that Wing-root Seam.

[@TheModelGuy]

I tried that with their Mk Vb but it caused a bigger issue because their was an overlap at the wing tips that needed to be sanded down quite a bit.

[@johanblume2621]

Love the channel !! How would you rate an Airfix kit for an intermediate level modeler? I’m sure they’re not Tamiya level, but they seem to cover some great subjects.

[@TheModelGuy]

I'd say avoid them. There is a lot of clean up required and you'll find yourself asking why they made the engineering choices they did. If you are really passionate about an airframe, then there is an end goal to work towards. If you are just building a kit to build something, it is hard with some of their kits to stay motivated. This kit isn't too bad but the landing gear leaves a bit of head scratching and elevators need work to square up.

[@deantaaffe8312]

Quick question, you mentioned when painting the roundel Tamiya's new dark red? Is this a new addition to the xf range can't seem to find into on it.

[@TheModelGuy]

It's their new lacquer line up. They also now offer light and dark ghost Gray's and better out if the bottle matches to specific colours. Where as before you'd have to mix quite a bit to get the colour match you wanted

[@deantaaffe8312]

@@TheModelGuy thanks man wasn't sure if was xf or not 👍🏻

[@dmanton300]

We have a facebook group dedicated to making masks with cutters if you're interested. facebook.com/groups/TheCuttingEdgeModelersGroup/ Be sure to answer the questions when applying!

[@Repairman87]

Awesome video. Do you find the Alclad flat clear to be better then Vallejo Matt varnish? It doesn't look like the Alclad gets very frosty looking which is nice.

[@TheModelGuy]

I used to have Alclad frost on me at 15 PSI, but I started shooting at higher PSIs and that seemed to work. They recommend 15-20 I believe.

[@robbo1068]

Another great build.....awesome techniques and very informative commentary.....thoroughly enjoyable to watch. You mentioned a program (Cricket???) you used to construct the roundels...what is it and where can I find it?? Thanks.

[@Richard-yo5kl]

Google cricut

[@robbo1068]

@@Richard-yo5kl Thank you!

[@dl4340]

Excellent. Only note is to either talk a little slower, or add pauses between comments. Again, keep it going. Very good content. Yea!

[@TheModelGuy]

Us maritimers have trouble speaking slower, but thanks for commenting :)

[@tlclstuff]

Hats off to you, very informative build, thank you. I've just bought a Cricut EA2 with the idea of making my own paint stencils. What are you using for the stencil, Tamiya tape?

[@TheModelGuy]

I use their A4 sheets

[@richardhoffman8649]

What kind of cement/glue are you using? It seems different than what I used 25 years ago.

[@TheModelGuy]

Usually Tamiya Extra Thin

[@skase5115]

And do I need to sand it

[@tonystizza8055]

Excellent marriage of instruction and history. Discovered your channel at random but am now a subscriber. What do you use for the gloss clear coat?

[@TheModelGuy]

I use Tamiya X-22 with 60% Mr Color Leveling Thinner

[@StephenFarthing]

Thanks for a nice video. For those of us who don’t know, what’s a Cricket machine?

[@TheModelGuy]

It's a machine designed for cutting vinyl and other thin materials. Google Cricut

[@StephenFarthing]

The Model Guy thanks, I’ve found them on Amazon, something to save up for!

[@TheModelGuy]

The trick is to get your wife to use it too, takes the sting out of the cost

[@gerryparker1390]

I really liked your commentary. Done in post?

[@TheModelGuy]

I do, yes. It makes it easier to reflect on the build

[@jamesfender6717]

Love it! Quick question what camera do you use? Could do a video on your set ups, how you make videos. Thanks

[@TheModelGuy]

Nothing special, I actually use my Huawei P10 phone camera.

[@darronhedges5873]

I was given an Airfix \72 Spitfire recently,the panel lines were so big i was tempted to fill them with 0.5 evergreen styrene rod and turn them into 'weldseam's'.

[@skase5115]

Hey I will get this plane it's my first can I paint it by hand or I need the machine because I don't have one

[@TheModelGuy]

Airbrushing is always going to give you a better finish than brush painting. It atomizes the paint and coats evenly. Something brush painting had to take a lot more effort to not really come close.

[@skase5115]

@@TheModelGuy OK thanks

[@konradalexander7561]

How would you compare tamiya and real colors? Which one is better?

[@TheModelGuy]

I'm still trying to dial in my ratio for AK Real Colours. With the white I may be too heavy still, but I do enjoy their take on colours. I have to question their accuracy a bit though as I purchased their CF-188 top medium Gray and it's not even close to the bugs in real life

[@camofirefly]

Whats a "cricket machine"

[@mauriciocastro6363]

We can't find this Airfix PRXIX model anymore anywhere.

[@TheModelGuy]

Maybe they are going to re-release it?

[@garyhiggins6718]

I can't think that there is any way you could have done a better job on the painting. Regarding wire have you thought of picture hanging wire?

[@TheModelGuy]

I've been using Uschi fine wire for 1/48 and it's almost too thin.

[@garyhiggins6718]

I am looking to get this kit, and I will use your techniques to make mine better, so that's a big thank you from the UK! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊

[@rmellersh]

Interesting! At 5:30 you mention .005mm styrene thats .0001968503937 inch (2 tenths of a thou) gimme a break!

[@jcwoodman5285]

I'm a click bait sucker for Spitfires... its downright Pavlovian🤗

[@garyhiggins6718]

I recently found it very annoying and frustrating that Airfix have discontinued this beautiful mark of Spitfire! WHY?

[@TheModelGuy]

Maybe it's going to be retooled since they've recently released a Griffin Spit

[@fury4539]

I find Airfix Is good quality for the price

[@MrSpook1968]

For wire try twist ties from a loaf of bread

[@stuco81]

Just got back from an air display where this aircraft closed the show.

[@sukhoisu-27flankerbdude92]

I keep getting you mixed up with take off models because similar profile picture and similar subs

[@TheModelGuy]

I do voice overs on mine :)

[@edstud1]

Show the damn box, please!

[@ПавелКорчагин-д4о]

👍🇷🇺🍾🤘

[@garyhiggins6718]

Your wife's machine obviously does not know the importance of getting a kit right!

[@RuntyKnight]

He has a wife?!?

[@TheModelGuy]

I do! We've been together eight years. She's a very crafty/artsy person herself so it's easier to get away with this hobby...once the kids are in bed :)

[@RuntyKnight]

XD Congratulations on a wife that'll let you do this and the kids.

[@omcheeseman]

Great build!