Airfix 1/24 Scale P-51 D Build Finale

[@davidorr6627]

That looks awesome. I always wanted that Mustang when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. I was really happy when Airfix announced they were releasing it again this year. I'll pick one up as soon as they arrive in New Zealand. I've still got the Airfix 1/24 Bf 109E in my closet that my father gave me. He got it sometime around 1975, along with numerous others that he never built. I've been working my way through the old stash, with just the Bf109 and a 1/32 Revell Beaufighter left to build. Your base for the Mustang is brilliant.

[@michaelnaven213]

You are my go to guy to make the world a better place .Thanks for your craft.

[@DazP2835]

Love watching your vids, and your sense of humour, you could be a Fellow Brit with that sarcasm lol

[@seanerk5kt9]

Lol

[@normanlong2191]

Great work , great sense of humour and great attitude to the hobby, long may you build !

[@jasonlee6744]

Absolutely stunning as always, love your work and can’t wait for the next build. Keep building but more important keep slurping ☕️ Jason 🇬🇧

[@ironspike171]

You have a good sense picking the worst possible kit available. And then turn it into a masterpiece. The whole ebay thing - i hope the buyer appreciates the amount of love, time and skill you have put in. But yeah, i know you do mostly for fun. Please keep having fun and keep sharing with us.

[@markc7002]

That aluminium finish is Ultra Realistic, brilliant workmanship!

[@allanrichards6448]

I love the finished model and the stand. Very atmospheric. I think back in the mid 1960's when I started building Airfix kits decals were called transfers.

[@LZScaleModeling]

Nice and creamy built. Bravo

[@xtremismodels]

Another aviation beauty my friend! Excellent!

[@themajesticmagnificent8561]

Well done on that kit..What a nightmare turned into a happy ending..Still think your bump into Airfix 1/24 Hellcat one day..Ok,I’m hoping as you would do a great job of that great aircraft..Good luck on e-bay and all the best from the U.K..🇬🇧🇺🇸👍

[@hlcepeda]

It's great to see a wheels-up flying model of the P-51. Its beautiful lines show up much better that way.

[@meauxjeaux431]

You don't have much choice with that model because the wheel wells are just big gaping holes under the wing.

[@hlcepeda]

@@meauxjeaux431 No argument with you on a good reason for building a 'flying' model, but it should be noted that primemodelworks dude has built several other 'flying' models, and some from makers that give you very good wheel wells. I think he likes to see his models fly!

[@meauxjeaux431]

@@hlcepeda Maye so. But all of my flying models are jets since they don't have props. I didn't realize that model was void of wheel wells until I was a good ways into the build. Then the wing dihedral was basically non existent also. That made me lose interest in it, and I ended up abandoning it.

[@rickbourn971]

So Sean, I’ll buy your finished kit, throw my stash kit AWAY and tell my daughter (who gifted me the stash kit) I built it! 😂😂😂. Seriously, it turned out great - guess I don’t know enough about the subject to see the shortcomings you mention. I’d be proud to have it on one of my shelves! Thanks for sharing the video.

[@seanerk5kt9]

You’re welcome Rick. Instead of throwing it away, give it to someone you hate;)

[@browngeorgebest2943]

Another stunner

[@ValentineCooters]

Awesome, fella! High fives all around!

[@seanerk5kt9]

Innernet high fives!

[@rangerstl07]

Have you ever done a how-to for packaging completed models for shipping?? That would be a cool video! It still floors me that you can build scale models and not get obsessed with accuracy. By the time most of us get something finished we know exactly how many were built, where the factories we're, all the engine details and performance specs. It sometimes drains some of the fun out of it. I'm happy for you that you don't get tormented like that!

[@seanerk5kt9]

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[@rangerstl07]

Thanks, my memory must be bad.

[@markusv311]

Really turned out great. Thanks for sharing all this. The base looks very good too👍 Already wondering what the next project will be

[@brianwatson1965]

P51 looks lovely fella............

[@tonygary7611]

Outstanding

[@hawrermctez]

When you said "2 footer- 3 footer", I instantly thought... "you're gonna need a bigger boat". Anyhoo, damn good job. The Airfix 1/24 kits are shocking (except the Hurricane) and I at least got em when the molds where new. Stickers? Fine by me. You've earned the right to call em whatever you like. They where called transfers when I first started and they still are- until the day my brain gives out and I end up eating them or something instead.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Lol. I had to look up that quote as I knew I’d heard it before but couldn’t quite place it.

[@grahamrushall6044]

Stickers! Totally onboard. 😀

[@bobbybates2614]

There was a model kit I forgot the makers but it had clear plastic wings

[@Rob-tq5ym]

cracking build buddy

[@brandtall9639]

Those Warburg decales are the greatest. I'm also a big fan of the new Eduard decales with the removable carrier film. Especially when you put them down over "FOIL" Really like the subject matter and plan to do a 1/32 scale I have in my stash this way. A really awsome job.

[@davidorr6627]

Interesting that you like the new Eduard decals. There is so much negativity about them online. I haven't used them yet, but I've got 2 Eduard kits in the stash with the new decals, so it will be interesting to see how they work out.

[@brandtall9639]

Wait til you try them. Any time I can get that clear carrier film to disappear is a win. You do have to develop a skill set for them but well worth it. Try one of the decals you’re not putting on the model on a mule and you’ll see how they work. Timing is everything. Once on, wait until mostly dry and pull the clear film off with Tamiya tape. Carefully Happy modeling guys.

[@dekon70]

Outstanding looking build! Enjoying the Z06? Been really enjoying my '07 convertible; what an upgrade from the '93; it's been seriously cutting into my bench time. I can only imagine how much fun a Z06 is.

[@seanerk5kt9]

I drive it everyday!

[@the-primered-thumb]

Nice mate 😉👌

[@whoisjohngalt5258]

Very nice work Sean . . . FWIW from now on they should be called "stickums" ;)

[@seanerk5kt9]

Lol

[@yellowcake1320]

Anti Canadian with your no shippin and stickers!!!!! Lol great job buddy

[@burntelmtoo]

If you really want to piss off the rivet counters, refer to then, decals, as iron-on-transfers ;) Another great job!

[@seanerk5kt9]

Lol

[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

Absolutely stunning. Think you should tackle Airfix's 1/24th Scale Typhoon or Hellcat as your next Airfix build 👍👍

[@seanerk5kt9]

No more Airfix!!!

[@seanerk5kt9]

Lol

[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

@@seanerk5kt9 you said that about Zoukei Mura ;)

[@clonefox80]

Looks good to me buddy,,,what you got planned next, did you ever get hold of the Lancaster in 32nd,,I'm hoping to get one soon, shame that wing nut wings went down the pan, their Lancaster looked ridiculously good. I've finished my F4 Commission build,,just got to get it over to South Carolina now,,,should be fun.. I'll email you some pics. Good to see the hat back....

[@seanerk5kt9]

Yeah sucks to hear at wingnuts…I’ve built a few of them. Great kits but not the easiest to put together. I think I’m doing a 32nd f-86.

[@meauxjeaux431]

That's the only kit I abandoned halfway through. That's when I discovered that the wheel wells didn't exist, just like the wing dihedral....NONE !

[@craigwest8386]

Wow, this turned out very nice. How much did it bring at auction end? Someone wound up with a beautiful model.

[@herbzinn3131]

Aw, you are way too humble about your skills, but that's what I truly admire about you. I am in the midst of building this kit, too, but am taking the longer road and detailing it with the complete engine, an Airco instrument panel, and detailed wheel wells and engine cover from Model Monkey. I am a bloody fool, because like you, I find these large scale early Airfix kits to be a mess. I've done the Spitfire Mk I, Hurricane Mk I, BF-109E and the FW-190A, and they all have the same flaws in common. Engine covers don't fit once the kit's done, dihedrals are from hell, gun bays are silly and so are the gear bays. But I had it in my mind to take these on and they sit proudly on my Man Cave shelves commemorating the Battle of Britain (save for the FW which had no hand in that). God knows when I will get the Mustang done given the tasks I have laid out for myself. A friend of mine's Dad served on the light cruiser USS Philadelphia in WWII, and my friend was hankering for a model of the ship to go aside his dad's photo. I searched and found a 1:700 resin kit. Amazing since the Brooklyn class light cruisers were a revolutionary step for the USN, designed to counter the Japanese Mogami class heavy cruisers. I don't do ships but he's my best bud and plan to have this done by his birthday in November. Trouble (aside from building the damned thing) is shipping it to him. Which leads to my question: have you ever done a video about how you pack your finished products for shipment? If not, could ya? Keep up your excellence. You are a true inspiration to this aging plastics jockey!

[@seanerk5kt9]

You sir are a much braver man than I! Would love to see that Mustang when you’re done, I’ll bet that’ll be a show stopper. As far as shipping my models, I have in fact produced a video that might help you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZDclXV5gJKJpM0

[@herbzinn3131]

Thanks, I'll have a look see. I forgot to mention that I have also built the Airfix 1:24 Ju-87 Stuka. That was a REAL chore. To this day it just sits high on my Man Cave shelf and I daren't touch it for fear of damaging something, it's so fragile. And the canopy was just loads of fun to deal with. Nothing works as advertised. I also have the Airfix 1:24 scale Typhoon, Mosquito and Hellcat in my stack to do...but the later Airfix large scale birds were much better engineered than their predecessors so I anticipate a more enjoyable build. Toes crossed. Wish me luck on the Philadelphia. As I said, I was surprised the Brooklyn class cruisers didn't get more attention from the likes of Trumpeter since they were considered very innovative for their time. They could hurl more steel faster than their Mogami heavy cruiser counterparts. Having seen a 1:700 scale model ship kit...what I would do for a 1:350!

[@monsternside1509]

Ebay link isn't working as of 10:25 EST 6/24/2021

[@georgevprochazka5316]

Nice ! (except the wing panel lines look to thick/dark for my taste)

[@tolikfun176]

Bro, please build an-225 Mriya 1/72 from Modelsvit

[@seanfoster3052]

Loved this build seriesit and really remarkable base as well. What are you planning on building next?

[@seanerk5kt9]

I think an F-86

[@MrPeterson74]

I have been looking around online here for any videos of someone taking the Italieri C-130J 1:48 scale model and painting it up as the Blue Angels "Fat Albert". So far I have nothing. I have a lot of reference photos now and I have a plan for how to pull this off. However, I was wondering what your thoughts would be about this? Would you consider taking a project like that on. You can get the proper scale decals for it, but that doesn't cover the whole paint scheme. In addition to this, they just unveiled a new paint scheme for it. So now my old photos may have to be thrown out if I choose to use the new scheme. Still though, what are your thoughts, how would you approach the paint on this? A 48 scale Fat Albert is going to look great if I can get the paint right on it. Wish me luck.

[@seanerk5kt9]

I personally wouldn’t want to take on that specific project but I don’t think it would be too hard to paint, just a lot careful masking. I’d first lay down a solid coat of white. I’d then mask off the white area, paint the yellow area, then mask off the white and yellow and paint the blue. I personally would make sure not to get any yellow in the areas where I was going to paint the blue so as to keep my blue color consistent without having to spray it too thick.

[@MrPeterson74]

@@seanerk5kt9 Thanks. Good points. I was actually thinking of doing it in the reverse, but now, I think I will go with your suggestion. Im glad I asked.

[@lucferrari3109]

What exact metallic pigment do you use with ca glue for filling? I know you mentioned it in one of your video's

[@seanerk5kt9]

Ammo mig gun metal but I’ve also found that this stuff works as well www.amazon.com/dp/B00AC0NUAA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_BKETAYGVJ4EPXSR22E6B

[@user-fh3mb3hx9pscorpios]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@peskybobcat]

Did not know the P51 had a wind shield

[@seanerk5kt9]

What’s a when shield?

[@stevethefishdotnet]

I identify as a naked lady. I'm proud that you've done a good job to promote sexy naked ladies such as myself with the great job you've done on your Mustang!

[@seanerk5kt9]

So what are your prounouns?

[@stevethefishdotnet]

@@seanerk5kt9 Uh, well, my pronouns can only be spoken at frequencies heard by dolphins because... oh yeah, I identify as a naked lady dolphin. By the way, you did a really fantastic job with the pilot. His skin tone is great. Very well done.

[@sharvey6146]

Airfix typhoon next pls

[@seanerk5kt9]

No more Airfix!!! Lol

[@sharvey6146]

Man up and do it

[@whoisjohngalt5258]

stickers . . LOL!

[@shannonchurchill4556]

So it was Irish coffee this morning, was it? Another fussy clunker of a kit turned into a masterpiece.

[@stanikicin]

Why are you making planes with the chassis closed? Do some that's standing on wheels. Now you have to make a plane that's standing on wheels! 🤭☺️☺️☺️

[@seanerk5kt9]

Because when I build them for myself, that’s how I like to build them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH7JiXqidr2MnK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/barVh5qNbd6mocU kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2S3i4FonaqDb7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2m1aWyVoNWWd8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqOzpoSIidCnick kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXmvoqmPpLaHpdE kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooWlo6Kcgt-Eh5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmXdlmujq659rac

[@stanikicin]

@@seanerk5kt9 Oh, my friend, I'm sorry, I haven't watched all your videos. What the model will be next? Mig-3 in 1/32 from Trumpeter?

[@seanerk5kt9]

@@stanikicin I’ll be building an Italeri 1/32 F-86F. I have some more commissions to build (late war German jets). After I get those done then I’ll have some time to build something different.

[@brandtall9639]

Warburg, ,,,lol

[@seanerk5kt9]

Lol

[@larsaqvarfordt1069]

Great job with that old kit sir..