AIRFIX BRISTOL BLENHEIM IV 1/72 scale model kit - how do you build it?

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Today I'm building the Bristol Blenheim IVF aircraft in 1/72 scale from Airfix. How do you do it?
00:00 Introduction
01:34 Wings
05:59 Fuselage
13:14 Main Assembly
15:09 Engines
19:41 Paint
21:42 Props & Gear
27:03 Conclusions
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[@FinsburyPhil]

That looks very nice in black Gary, better than I'd imagined.

[@AlanWitton]

A great looking kit Gary

[@gavinbooth]

Another lovely build Gary and a nice watch too marra . Regards Gav.

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Gav!

[@MickCampin-jp9kb]

I usually used black fishing line and hung my planes on the ceiling which was great unless someone opened the bedroom window this caused a few accidental mid-air collisions and a fair bit of repairs and scrstchbuilding the missing parts.

[@julianmhall]

Just a random idea for a diorama / display. If the aircraft is displayed on approach to landing you could have it airborne /and/ with the wheels down. Might not work quite so well if the tyres have flat spots as they wouldn't in mid-air.

[@stevesstuff1450]

Very impressive! That's a decent looking kit, and a very handy tip regarding the canopy assembly.... 👍 Perhaps that's why a fair few people have commented on how fiddly, or poorly fitting, the canopy area is: They just needed your assembly sequence tip, and then wouldn't have had the issues!! 😆 Great stuff Gary... Cheers! 👋

[@crazylocha2515]

Heard a few grumbles about the landing gear similarly.

[@julianmhall]

@@crazylocha2515 I recall one Gary did recently where the designer Paramjit used the inner wing prior to fitting them together as a jig to construct the undercarriage. Really good idea and more kits should do that IMHO.

[@picknikbasket]

I haven't built this model since 1974 and they gave you three crew back then! Think I'll have another go because it brought back some cool memories, thanks Gary.

[@24th1879]

Me to, I built the original about 1969..

[@jaws666]

​@@24th1879i juat gave up buildimg...realised its not for me anymore

[@MultiPedroAndrade]

I wish they also do a 1/48 version, because we used it on the portuguese air force

[@hueyJoe135]

Another great build and video son. I like the night fighter scheme. Keep up the great work 👍

[@garys_stuff]

Cheers Joe!

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Very nice Gary. I was afraid a totally black Blenheim would come out with the paintwork looking flat and boring but you’ve done well avoiding that. I won’t hesitate to build a nightfighter Defiant now.

[@dongorski4822]

Building a pair of Mk 1’s at the moment. Very useful! Cheers from NZ.

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

those parts in the engine you added near the endare called double entry honeycomb coolers . i drilled them out at the front but the plastic is a bit soft . the Blenheim article in Flypast is quite detailed

[@joseluiscastanorestrepo]

Great job, I've learned a few tricks for putting together my Blenheim.

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

I built the Blenheim Mk I . the glazing was terrible , I am currently building this kit hopefully this nose section will be better ,

[@barrywalker8790]

Lovely very nice build, great idea with the rust pigment have to try that, and it looks good in the night fighter colour well done Gary 👍

[@ThePhosphater]

Thank you Gary, another enjoyable build.

[@karljones9357]

Cheers Gary. I really enjoy watching your videos. I think it’s because you build Airfix out of the box, non of these expensive aftermarket parts. When I was a lad, well before the World Wide Web. The local newsagents only had Airfix. So yeh I’ll keep watching if you keep building, helps me with projects I’m doing or ones I’m interested in. So thank you for sharing.

[@davidbutterfield2949]

Nice job Gary. Always preferred this version over the mark 1 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@willwoods6466]

Amazing build, looks like a great kit. Definitely on my list. Love the glass, as you can see into the cockpit.

[@ChristianSchroter]

Nice build gary.well done.with sticky greetings from germany.

[@Rpantherluzero]

Nice work, interesting, I like it very much, great work

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Gary, that was a excellent build, it seems as if Airfix are releasing some aircraft that other manufacturers have not bothered with, bedt regards from a Kiwi living in Melbourne 👍👍👍👍

[@iannicholls7476]

Lovely build Gary, well done! I like the way you did the exhaust collector rings. A useful tip.

[@petermerz2704]

Very cool build Gary! Love the black. Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

[@garys_stuff]

Looks cool, huh? Thanks peter!

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

I think your idea for the last transparency was good ; your right ; if you dry fit you can see the bits of plastic that need removing or sanding etc then it fits better , I found fitting the top wing first worked better too . if fitting closed undercarriage paint first . it all shows through lol

[@rcf4phantomflyer]

Remarkable work on the plane Gary good Job!

[@ianallan8005]

I’d love a Blenheim on my shelf, and I have started four. Finished none. Couldn’t make the engines right, couldn’t get the cockpit pod to pop in. Might give it another try

[@daviddillon5908]

Thanks Gary, great video as usual. I have this one in the stash and your tips, especially on how to approach the exhaust collector ring, are greatly appreciated.

[@derickl436]

Lovely looking kit and a great job as always!

[@ChristianSchroter]

Nice build gary.well done.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Good video

[@markfranks1329]

Another trio of concise and well researched presentations, Gary. Very different from Airfix's original 60s release that I built eons ago. However, who could not but be inspired by Mr Cross' lovely artwork depicting that duo of Free French machines. Lovely build. So different in black.👍

[@garys_stuff]

I think, with all due respect to the talented Adam Tooby, many imaginations were stoked by the art of Roy Cross!

[@markfranks1329]

​@@garys_stuff That is certainly true. Mr Cross' work will have inspired a generation of school boys to spend their pocket money with great abandon!😄 Can't forget Charles Oates who's artwork, I believe was not only responsible for a lot of Airfix's magnificent sailing ship subjects, but was also commissioned by Revell. They had lovely artwork, too. Remember their Fokker Eindecker with the pilot's head in the foreground? Beautiful and utterly original. That, I believe was Mr Oates.There was also, amongst Airfix's artist and illustrators, Howard Jarvis who provided the classic artwork for Airfix's 1/600 warships. Who could forget Suffolk, Campbeltown and Hotspur, to name a few? Warspite ploughing through tumultuous waves, with belching smoke stacks and firing off a crescendo of 15" guns! Lovely stuff!🙂

[@garys_stuff]

The whole story of box art is an interesting one with many, many fine artists. mind you there are plenty today as well. Probably Carlos Alonso is the hardest working of the lot!

[@markfranks1329]

​@@garys_stuffIt certainly is. Military art, particularly aviation, is a whole topic in itself and one that could be discussed for hours on end. Michael Turner is one of my favourites as well. Looking forward to your next post.

[@crazylocha2515]

I'm going to watch this one again right away. It's one of your better one's with the tips as you go and again at the end.👍 Almost like you've built a few of these recently 😜. Nice job and looks sharp, i do like that night scheme more than I thought I would. ☕🐢

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Locha, I'm most happy with the look of the engine collector rings - something I've wanted to get right for a while!

[@crazylocha2515]

@@garys_stuff your explanation was 👍👍👍 and they came out really good. You should be proud ☕🐢

[@johnlonnevik5917]

Beauty!

[@BobbyG-bp9xr]

Hi Gary, loving your channel and videos. I'm new to your channel and wondered do you prime all the parts first before you start assembling and what do you use as a primer?

[@garys_stuff]

Normally I give a kit a light coat of spray primer - I use Jenolite acrylic for plastics. It helps when I've got parts to paint on the frame, also helps when I'm looking at seams on a fuselage, of example.

[@BobbyG-bp9xr]

@@garys_stuff thanks Gary, appreciate that.

[@Jelly-B]

Still churning out the hits mate

[@Maestro_Modeller]

Great , I love it. Can I ask, where did you get your cockpit glass masking pieces from? Thanks Gary.

[@garys_stuff]

These were Montex ones I got online at Hannants.

[@julianmhall]

Hi.. a quick question about weathering, specifically rust. I think there's a difference between looking /used/ and looking /badly maintained/. Would ground crews really allow rust to develop on something they knew aircrew depended on for their lives? Wouldn't their professional pride in their jobs also stop it happening?

[@garys_stuff]

Not on something life-critical, but there will be a difference between "factory fresh" and "end of the first tour" where things that matter are pristine and things that don't are tatty. A definite culture of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". A lot of stuff is too difficult or time consuming to keep spotless when they either have a frequent inspect/maintain/replace schedule or are simply not critical to the mission. Unless you're in my Dad's squadron in 1950 where the CO wanted his planes spotless at all times, because that's what the Americans did.

[@emmabird9745]

Hi Gary, very nice. I'm sure the "trumpets" in the engine fronts are carb intakes. I noticed them in vids of the flying Mk1. I suppose the one underneath must be the oil cooler. Good points about the collector ring and rust. Score one for Gary. Do you know which crew member doubled as rdf operator, and where the set was? From what i remember "cats eyes" and Jimmy flew in Mk1f and there was no mention of a third crew member?

[@garys_stuff]

It would have been the navigator - the AI screens were on the starboard side of the cockpit above where the bomb aimer's prone position would be on the bomber.

[@emmabird9745]

@@garys_stuff Thanks Gary. Does that mean Airfix forgot the set? Do you know if there is a preserved NF1 or NF4 to have a good look at? I'm tempted by the Mk1 and it would be nice to rig up some sort of RDF set for the nose.

[@garys_stuff]

Check out Owl Parts online, they do an AI Mk.III set for the Mk I and Mk IV Blenheim that includes the inside set and photo etched YAGI aerials.

[@emmabird9745]

@@garys_stuff Will do. Thanks again Gary. A font of information.

[@Exgasman9072]

I like watching your builds , but personally 1/72 is too small a scale for me. I prefer 1/32 or 1/48

[@garys_stuff]

Got a 1/48 coming up next my friend - and I have the new ICM B-26 in 1/48 on order for later in the year!

[@Exgasman9072]

@@garys_stuff look forward to it

[@wasrio1403]

Nice...or you can just use oil paints!

[@shanemills3879]

The original Airfix Blenheim kit was an absolute pig, esp. the transparencies. I'd like to have a go at the newer tooling

[@garys_stuff]

It's really good, just do some dry fit checking when fitting the front and rear fuselage together in particular, but otherwise I found it very pleasing to put together.

[@ChristianSchroter]

Nice build gary.well done.