Building the Revell/Monogram 1/48 Republic F-84G Thunderjet

[@welshparamedic]

I agree 100% with ' Darren Wixon' below, I was forced to retie from a job I loved (Paramedic in Welsh Ambulance Service) due to health issues, became very depressed, but watching Mr S. G. & Son's videos on model making, well, they were responsible for re-awakening a hobbly I last did about 50 years ago when I was 14!, An airfix B29 bomber. It was hand painted in revell enamel paints (they may have been Airfix enamels, dont think they were HUMBROL, but i could be wrong, after all it was 'Half a centuary' ago!) dont think the paints ever dried too! I am enjoying relearning airfix/revell and others, model making! Plus I have boughta compressor, airbrush and paints, thinners, cleaners etc... Having said that, my first couple of builds were, yes, Airfix 1;72 Spitfire Mk2a and Airfix 1;72 BF 109E ...But a self induced panic attack resulted in the fact that I shamedly hand painted them 😞 Just building up the confidence, Honest.. Thats another great point with S G & Son video builds, he actually gives tips along the journeyof ALL his builds, Such as the Ratio of paint to thinner, P.S.I. setting and even the needle size! Thank you very very much, Not sure if you realise howmuch you have cheered upthe likes of me (I'm sure there are others out there in a similat condition! I am no longer very mobile but this hobby suits my predicament. Plus I Love hearing those little snippets of wisdom along the way! Iechyd da!

[@ello5583]

I love building models and I find it very satisfying to watch them be built.

[@marcgrad6338]

I know I’m late to the party, but wanted to say this was a fantastic video. I’ve got a newer Revell version of this model from 2009 which I’m starting now, your experience will hopefully help me minimize the frustration. The instructions are almost exactly the same except there is no mention about seatbelts nor is there photo-etch. After watching what you went through I’m relieved 😂. Thanks very much for sharing!!

[@billgoodwin8262]

Whenever I had a kit with old decals, I would use a new #11blade and cut around the entire decal leaving a small amount of the yellowed clear paint to help with positioning. Also I would use hot water to soften the decal. Hotter than usual. Once the decal was in place then all I had left to cut away was the small piece of yellowed clear coat. This worked a majority of the time as long as the water was close to boiling around 200 degrees. I know this is extra work but the results I had was worth it. But this was back in the 60's and 70's. Anyway, I thought I'd pass it along because I truly enjoy your videos.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@welshparamedic]

Long live the pound shop! together with 'The Range', Aldi, Lidil, etc plus here in South Wales we also have a 'el cheapo' chain of shops called 'What!'.....they have tools in there for jobs that you are never likely to encounter...but...if you did, then'What' will have the answer, you know like a left hand thread zero G metric adjustable vegitarian low light wrench! Okay, I may have elaborated somewhat but you get the picture! Inspiring as ever Mr S,G, & Son!

[@darrenwixon5897]

You re done with it? It's brilliant and you did such a good job!!! Only you can see the mistakes or imperfections, the rest of us can't Bud, honestly. We don't even see them only you know they are there! My Dad taught me that and it's true. You have an amazing talent, don't knock yourself. Many thanks for sharing and inspiring not just old codgers like me but also the next generation!!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@mafmaf6417]

Love these Pro Modeler kits. I have a few of them. Great detail, at least for a non river counter like myself, and back in the day they were relatively cheap.

[@simonwallace-tarry355]

Thanks for another video and information of what your using etc. Know exactly what you mean about not enjoying a certain model sometimes. Just had the same thing making an Apache helicopter. Thanks again .

[@garybrounstein7725]

SteamGeezer: I thoroughly enjoyed this F-84 build. I really had to laugh when you made the comment about trying to decorate your house through a mailbox when making seat belts. I signed up immediately. Gary

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@omcheeseman]

Thanks for sharing your honest opinion. You're right about your hobby. If it stops being fun, start a new model. Revell decals are often poor to begin with, and don't get better with age. Your builds and dioramas are beautiful.

[@maxbrandt6]

Well, the Revell decals from the late 90s aren't nearly as bad as the decals from old ESCI kits, those *do not* stand the test of time! 🙄

[@edlangley4660]

Even if you didn't enjoy it, I did, so thanks for sharing with us. Cheers

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, and thanks for watching :-)

[@bruceferry3825]

Nice work!

[@maxbrandt6]

1999 wasn't *that* long ago but certainly a different era, this a really nice kit that was part of their (sadly) short lived Pro Modeler line. Those decals are okay, tape the sheet to a window and do the sunlight trick.

[@williamoxx9133]

Watching you put the photo etched seat belt buckles on reminded me of painting the molded seat belts on plastic models I used to make in the 1970's.

[@billgoodwin8262]

Me too. Bill G Linwood Kansas USA

[@josepha.correiaiii8855]

I built the original moldings in 1966 under the Monogram action series along with the F-88 shooting star. Of course there where no photo etch parts or such fancy instruction but it was still a fun couple of builds.

[@robbo1068]

Really enjoyed this build. Like you, I'm not into jets but recently bought a 1/32 Me 262 and Gloster Meteor to add to the stash....guessing that they are really WW2 planes so I will be building them soon.....so glad I came across your F-84 build for inspiration!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@rob9472]

Incredible work as always, Having only discovered your channel yesterday I am now in the process of binge watching all your videos, Never been a huge fan of planes cars are more my thing but I am very impressed with what you do.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@catherinerich6145]

Beautiful aircraft

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@MiguelBRScalemodelsDioramas]

Really great job. Well done, mate!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@stuarthanna2417]

Nice job, if you build another the upper rear canopy frames should be white. Was actually fibreglass reinforcing strips.

[@Serenityindailylife]

Great build

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@Fred-Wilbury]

Just loved you making the seat belts ...... happy days methinks....... regards Fred.....ps watching this as I’ve a couple of BAC Lightning’s ... be my first plane build for my layout ...

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@MrWiking61]

beautifull build

[@Simon-sv6qe]

Cool build one suggestion please try to find some different music it’s hard to focus on the video with ear bleeding music but nice build

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching. I understand music is subjective and whatever I use won't be to everyone's taste, which is why I tend to avoid using music while I'm actually speaking and only have it while the subtitles are up. That way, if you have a preference, you can turn the volume down on this and listen to something else. Thanks again for watching and for the feedback. I appreciate it.

[@Simon-sv6qe]

SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders understandable il mute the music in future videos and yes talking without music is great I just thought the music wasn’t that appropriate for modelling videos some nice war music based around the period of kit you are building i think would be more suitable I’m not hating just suggesting but I enjoy you’re builds and content and appreciate the effort

[@SteamGeezerUK]

That's fine - as I said, I appreciate the feedback. Thanks again for watching.

[@dehav1n]

I liked the music

[@juandulanto9650]

I have same kit your build is amazing congratulations

[@jamesgraham6796]

I think that I got eye strain watching you assemble those seat belts.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Magnifiers are your friend :-)

[@Ghostrider-lm9en]

I'm working on a fury biplane right now and recently got into using Alclad paints. I needed to use three different shades of aluminum because of the plane being part fabric part metal, so masking it all up and painting it was quite a hassle. When I had finished and sprayed the Alclad gloss klear kote, the metallic look of the paint went away and dark spots began appearing in the paint mainly on the wings and underside. How were you able to maintain the metallic look of the Alclad paints when you applied the gloss klear kote?

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I have gloss Klear but I very rarely use it. If I want to maintain the shine I make sure the lacquer is well and truly set, leave it a couple of hours at least, and then go over it with Tamiya X-22 gloss. I'll do some experiments with different varnishes on Alclad lacquers and see what happens.

[@barrylucas8679]

Thought I knew what "fiddly" was until I watched you make belt restraints from 1mm wide sticky tape.

[@65tosspowertrapl36]

Very nice model,well done 😉

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching.

[@johnatkinson738]

You have a good eye for detail and as always a great video but please how do you not get photo etch parts stuck to your fingers I have tried many pe parts but never fail to get at least one or two stuck to me

[@SteamGeezerUK]

It's happened on occasion, but I try to use tweezers etc to keep the parts and glue away from me :-)

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Nice trick with Dark Sea Grey color :-)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@pandaphil]

Well at least the ladder looks great. :) You probably already know this, but when you run into a decal breaking up, hitting the sheet with a coat of clear spray will usually help the rest of them hold together.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I tried that - it really didn't help. It was strange really, because the decals really didn't look that bad, but no matter what I did, the colour ones just crumbled. I was going to get a set of aftermarket decals, but they would have cost more than I paid for the model :-)

[@pandaphil]

Man that is bad. I've never heard of that not working. Ah well. I'm not a big jet fan either, so I know how you feel.

[@enki1598]

Покраска металиками понравилась, особенно эффект листового металла.

[@gustavomontagno3947]

muy buena quedo , hermoso ese color metalizado

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Muchas gracias 🙂

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

just great work ,more like a lot of fun , great idea for seat belts, will give it a go ,👍👍👍👍👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@JV-kg1dm]

Still looking verry good

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@Emtbtoday]

I built my first kit again just before xmas past fornthe first Time in 10 years I'm back in the hobby doing military now other than cars my first time using PE was xmas now built about 12 kits and can't build a kit without PE if the kit don't come.qith it I'll get the add on PE haha love it no matter how tedious a job sometimes it's well worth it

[@jamesgraham6796]

Curious, do you remove the paint from the mating surfaces before gluing? Thanks.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Not usually, no. I tend to use weld-bond glues like Tamiya Extra Thin, which I've found works just as well whether the surface is painted or not.

[@josephstabile9154]

Nice kit, and nicely done. Shame about the decals--apparently even the wax warmer couldn't help. There have been many really good kits I have not bought/built, simply because the subject matter did not appeal. Sounds like you ran up against that. You may have revealed that at the start when you said you didn't particularly like building jet aircraft models...maintaining enthusiasm is critical for persevering in a hobby!

[@ramonrodriguezadam3584]

Too bad you didn’t enjoy this one mate. Exceptional work. “Obligatory KZbin begging” very funny 🤣

[@k1t5une94]

@41:55 holy words!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Indeed :-) Thanks for watching.

[@tony_5156]

I didn’t know this was 42 minutes long until now, I just watched a 42 minute long video. Koöl

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching. The Spitfire one is over an hour if you get bored :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXOalpeOgMuajrM

[@SoymeScaleModels]

Great video! I own a bottle of AK interactive Xtreme Metal Aluminium but it really stinks. I'd like to get Alclad's paint but I want to know if it smells better or worse. The AK is enamel and I mainly use Tamiya acrylics so I have no experience with lacquers. So would it smell stronger than AK or not? thanks, Nathan

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I honestly don't know. I don't recall it ever smelling that bad, but the cellulose thinner I use to clean the brush with is quite pungent. Use anything lacquer based in a well ventilated environment.

[@Emtbtoday]

Its quite annoying the scale with military vehicles the 1.48 in plane and ships boats etc are bigger than the standard 1.35 we tank n armored vehicle guys build but when you think your buying a 1.48 tank thinking shes gonna be a good size its smaller than the 1.35 that's the part I think is off putting sometimes your questioning if a 1.48 now is going to be the bigger scale in any kit now, so tend to stick to what I know I'm building I'm gonna start a plane soon for the first time but not to sure what one something old I'd love a canvas double wing like something from ww1 or maybe u2 spyplane for a first plane build, any suggestions?

[@williamoxx9133]

Did you ever get any Stars and Bars for the National Insignia for that Thunder Jet?

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I didn't. I haven't touched it since I made this video. Maybe one day...

[@DansModelBench]

Must have been one of the last Monogram branded kits released. Scrubbed up alright in the end.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. It was let down by the decal sheet breaking up, but it's actually not a bad model. Thanks for watching.

[@65TossTrap]

Ironically I was ready to turn to this kit as a “break” from a piece of skat kit from Russia that is beating my hide at the moment. First, your model here looks really nice and realistic in all aspects. I am sorry you did not enjoy it. What specifically did you dislike about the kit? In 1/48 scale, which kit gave you the most modeling “fun” whilst turning into a good rendition of the real thing? Thank you again!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

It wasn't bad really, just a nuisance with the decals more than anything. As for your other questions, I'd have to think about that...

[@robertjensen1438]

Just a comment for the algorithm.

[@coboltblue75]

if you have not been told it is not an atom bomb its a fuel tank

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Nope, it's a bomb. It's marked quite clearly in the instructions as a bomb and has bomb decals. It also has a painting guide for a Mk.7 nuclear bomb. It's a bomb. Thanks for watching.

[@aigarslindentals8315]

Airfix? In my opinion not good choice. Like !

[@NSYresearch]

Christ i can hardly see the photo etch on the camera ...i'd have no bloody chance in real life....

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I often use a magnifier or, more often lately, a pair of +3.50 reading glasses from the Pound Shop :-)

[@NSYresearch]

@@SteamGeezerUK I have odd eyes so my readers are prescription... so i ordered one of those helping hands things.... helps with my shakes when painting 28mm figures

[@SteamGeezerUK]

@@NSYresearch They're certainly very useful. I use mine a lot, especially when soldering.

[@rexsmangreenstone3013]

I honestly hate this video because i was doing the exact same model and this video was going to fast for me and i didn't see it clearly so i just tried my best to the paper instructions and it didn't really work at the end.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I appreciate the feedback, but you know you can pause the video, right? I'm not being funny, I'm making sure you know you can do that 🙂

[@rexsmangreenstone3013]

@@SteamGeezerUK I know and I can appreciate that and the video is good.

[@Emtbtoday]

Vids are great but the house beats are bloody annoying lol n I'm in my early 30s