Airfix's 1/72 Bristol Superfreighter (Full Build)

[@adriankaill9413]

Take a bow, brilliant 👏 🙌 👌

[@woodywood8755]

You really do take kit building to another level and you're entertaining to listen to while you're at it. Brilliant.

[@fisherman10101]

a proper job!

[@tmccloughlin]

You "turned a sow's ear into a silk purse" as we say in Ireland! What a great job! Bravo!

[@GregsModels]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@hairyferrit]

Used to watch these fly over our home in Southend on Sea

[@littlejimmy2855]

Amazing work my friend.

[@williamporter7596]

I think you did a great job of building and updating the original kit, despite all life's interruptions.

[@hubristicmystic]

It’s a really amazing aeroplane and that last scene with ramp cars and people is museum quality. Loved every second of this build especially the moulding and rebuilding to allow the doors to be opened, brilliant job.

[@mikemattys9450]

The patience of a saint, the skills of a brain surgeon ! BRAVO sir, BRAVO !

[@thomasweelie]

Airfix folks wouldn't believe their eyes!

[@Robutube1]

Your patience, attention to detail and pursuit of accuracy never cease to amaze me. For us viewers it makes for a fascinating watch and I hope you're pleased with the superb end result in spite of the many frustrations encountered in getting there! In a corny B&W British film "A Weekend With Lulu" (it's on KZbin) a Silver City Superfreighter features in the last few minutes.

[@GregsModels]

Will check it out👍

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

I remember watching these as they flew low over my Uncle's house in Southend, taking off for Europe. Also used to see the later four engined Carvairs rumble over too.

[@Robutube1]

@@GilbertdeClare0704 I saw them too, from the other side of the estuary😀.

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

@@Robutube1 They were impressive, weren't they ? As a kid they always seemed to me to lumber along, yet they were quite awesome as they flew right over the rooftops as we all had evening tea😂😂

[@jaws666]

​@@GregsModelsamazing result ...im not going to lie...i wouldnt have the paitence (or skill level) for it.

[@lielpascual2330]

I truly love how you bring up ancient Airfix kits to display standards using scratch building techniques.

[@SimpleJack-mc4cg]

For that amount of effort. You could of scratch built it. But fantastic results as always mate. Always a privilege to watch you work :)

[@PhyerMendo]

I built this for a good friend a few years ago. A river nightmare but sanded and smoothed it out. Used aftermarket decals which went down well. I kept photos of the model, since it turned out very nice. Good to see this video. Brings back good memories

[@christopping5876]

An incredible amount of work done to get the kit looking right. Your patience is rewarded with an amazing end result.

[@70053morayfirth]

I built this kit when it was new and finished it, including hand painting, in about two hours. I was very pleased with it! But Greg takes model building to the ultimate level - great to watch, almost impossible to replicate.

[@colinritchie1757]

A beautiful build of a kit I'm sure any of us attempted in our youth but I'm equally sure none of us managed to build anything as impressive as your build - Brilliant

[@destinyangel5]

Most people would have given up and chucked it in the bin, but what a amazing recovery of a this late 60's Arfix classic kit. I remember building it with the old school thick Airfix glue, in the little tube that you had to cut the tip off to use and that had no lid , so you stuck a match in it after you finished . As a little kid I was amazed and loved the opening cargo doors !

[@ajivins1]

I think this was the one Morecambe and Wise drove out of at the beginning of That Riviera Touch.

[@TheSecurdisc]

Excellent. I made one as boy. Got an unmade one (boxed) in my spare room. Brought back happy memories. I remember playing in G-ANVR in 1965 when it went to the dump at Southend airport awaiting scrapping. Me and my mates climbed out of the escape hatch on the roof and we used to sit on the wing watching the take offs and landings of the Carvairs and Viscounts. G-ANWK and others were lined up. Needless to say we helped ourselves to many of the old dials etc for souvenirs. "DO NOT JAR - HANDLE LIKE EGGS". Still got a few bits. Thanks, cheered me up.😊

[@MaboPete]

That must have been a great visit. The aircraft was leased by Air Charter in Mar 1955 for operations on the airline’s new cross-Channel Southend-Calais car ferry service - ground-breaking at the time!

[@leslieschramm6252]

Glorious build, and my big sister remembers flying from Lyde in 1955 with mum and dad and a motorbike and sidecar on a freightliner, and having to have a medical before being allowed to fly!

[@nicholasbell9017]

This is advanced level plastic kit building. Looks great: the Bristol Frightener. They flew from the old Portsmouth airfield, I remember them.

[@markbradley2367]

I have one of these, and I thought it would be a quick build.!! What an amazing job, beautiful. An old story ,one of these beauties was on fina😂l approach into a North American airport. The tower controller asked, "Say what kind of plane is that?" The pilot, a Brit said proudly, "This is a Bristol Freighter." After a short pause, the controller responded, "Did you build it yourself? "😂

[@GregsModels]

😂😂👍

[@bazza945]

I did two trips (1968) in the Bristol Type 170 Freighter Mk.31, of SAFE, New Zealand.

[@nikolaosstavrou5327]

Its nice to see a modeller tackles a rough subject , well done Sir

[@davidguy6823]

Quite remarkable…there’s modelling and then there’s Greg’s modelling!

[@russellletch7435]

Excellent build ,remember this being one of my favourite kits but can’t remember it being so rough, love the build 👌

[@cushionbelly2519]

I'm in awe Greg. If I opened that kit, it would have ended up in the bin. Supern skills and patience.

[@josecarlosalvescordeiro1579]

Você sabe como transformar um kit com aparência grosseira em um resultado profissional, parabéns pelos seus belos trabalhos.

[@stefka5107]

Great build and superb video, thanks for showing.

[@vincentfiore2228]

Your abilities are fantastic. You are a true modeler and not just an assembler. Love your videos and narration. please keep them coming.

[@BarryRudge]

Watching this build took me straight back to around 1959-1960 when I was a young teenage Airfix fan. Back then their kits ranged from two shillings (10p in new money) to 17 shillings and six pence (87.5p in new money). I think the Bristol Freighter was around 15 shillings (75p in new money). Yes they were a bit on the crude side but in the range of most schoolboys pocket money. Over the years they have come a long way and I'm astounded at the detail in todays kits. Of course the current prices reflect this. As a final note I loved watching your build of what wasn't considered a popular model.

[@Taketimeout3]

Yes. I paid two shillings for HMS Cossack in one of those clear plastic bags. Tattersalls in Clitheroe.

[@arronparry6454]

Cracking job mate 👍👍👍👍👍

[@johnlong7178]

Incredible work, you sir are truly a MASTER BUILDER and an artist also! Wouldn’t it be fun to have old Goldfinger’s car going into the plane like in the movie! Great build sir!

[@musoseven8218]

I watched this build again, when I was a kid, I was devastated that this kit was so bad, that, back then it defeated me. If I weren't a railway and boat modeller, Id have another go. Superb build on your part👍👍😊😊

[@richbrown886]

Fearless. You continue to prove there is no such thing as a bad kit. Awesome work.

[@robjohnson2821]

Cant even begin to tell you how impressive your skills and patience are to a novice like me. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@richardbrace9086]

some fantastic modelling Greg, just to show what can be done with these ancient kits 😄😄👍

[@Taketimeout3]

Your presentation is just right. And in this case only, the old yokes are not the best ones! You have turned a nation once proud of their boyhood modelling skills into one which now realise we were a nation of bodgers! Really impressive 👍. Truly.

[@juleshammond5652]

I lived inside the wreck of an old Superfreighter for two years during my youth. Consequently I knew every inch of the fuselage very well. What you have done here is commendable! Though I wonder at your infinite powers of patience! Well done and good luck.

[@chrismartin3197]

What? Literally? Or you just played in one?

[@juleshammond5652]

I lived inside it.@@chrismartin3197

[@niceslippers]

Literally made a silk purse from a sows ear. I'm not surprised you had to take a few days off! Fantastic build Greg 👍 Now go buy a Tamiya tank and take it easy on yourself 😀.

[@GregsModels]

😂😂

[@nwlondontimemachine9484]

Proper job! That was a joy to see it finished. 👏

[@philjolly6965]

Great stuff, Jeff; I am envious! It's great to see you back and I look forward to chatting with you on Jason 's 'Anything that floats' group build. Cheers Phil

[@mikehipperson]

Some 63 years ago (aged 10) I took my 2nd and 3rd air experience flights in the Bristol freighter, flying from Southend (Rochford) to Oostend on day trip to Belgium with my parents. The outward flight was in, I believe, a British Air Ferries craft and was noisy, smelly and uncomfortable. The return journey was in a Sabena Airlines version which was not quite as noisy or smelly but was made extremely uncomfortable when we encountered a thunderstorm on the way back! In the dark! My mum vowed never to fly again but in later life relented for a family holiday to Croatia. I, naturally being an adventurous lad, loved every second of it, including the storm!

[@brucemacdonald876]

You must have the patience of several saints to see that through to the end, but what a lovely result. Bravo!

[@claudioliani1616]

Complimenti, bellissimo modello

[@jm1551701]

You turned a wobbly kit into a master piece. EXCELLENT WORK !!! a show winner for sure.

[@charlie418791]

I just found this kit at my hobbyshop. Looks like I'm bringing it back.....not likely , mate. Got ya subbed.

[@GregsModels]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Absaalookemensch]

Breathtaking. From a lame duck kit to a brilliantly detailed and painted one. Well done.

[@richardlawrencesmith]

What a great job. I remember these freighters flying in and out of Cambridge in the very early 70's when I was the size of a maggot.

[@FrankJCarver]

I had this kit three times in my life (I'm 59), in the 1970s and 1980s. The plastic was nice and thick on this kit, when it was made at this time. Another nice thick plastic kit, made at the same time, was the Short Sunderland lll. I haven't bought Airfix kits for over thirty years, the plastic is too thin, almost translucent.

[@geoffcraig4089]

Can’t wait to watch this in full. Just got a vintage kit.

[@jeffbutler3054]

Virtually a new kit after youve worked on it!

[@markmccann5711]

Thats the 3rd time I've watched this one mate ,its so well done infact the best example lve seen 😊

[@GregsModels]

Thank Mark👍

[@fightersweep]

Fantastic build Greg! Show's in no uncertain terms what can be done with these old classics. This is my kind of modelling too. I love nothing more than taking old kits, often subjects that are not available elsewhere, and correcting and adding all the missing details. I could build more state of the art models, but stuff like this is what I enjoy the most. Makes me wish Airfix had released a Carvair to go along with the Superfreighter.

[@GregsModels]

Yes that would have been a big kit👍

[@markbehr88]

Absolutely fantastic work. Very well done and the video was enjoyable to watch.

[@ukaszbadura5670]

Excellent Build, excellent improvisation.

[@cdg3818]

A beautiful job! Thanks for taking the time to put up how you did it

[@davidprovan2250]

Excellent build. When pouring rubber just pour it in one continuous flow into one corner and allow it to find its way around the pattern. Continue all the way to the top. That way no bubbles will attach to the pattern.

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

There is a Bristol freighter in Omaka (Sth Island) in New Zealand. Videos on You Tube, very nice sir, great that you didn't park it up forever!

[@alexhayden2303]

One took me to France; with my car of course. A treat my kids will never know! The fare for me was more than for the car! No Q's,. No baggage search. Just a salute from the gendarme and I headed South. I took the wrong road and and instead of due south, slept on the beach near where the nuke stations are now! St. Vaaste- Best holiday I ever had! Hurn/Maupertus.

[@lllordllloyd]

Not for you yet another Tamiya P-47! Your projects are getting more extensive with even better results! A wonderful model. May I also compliment you on your editing, commentary and production in general. Everything explained, no time wasted.

[@GregsModels]

Must appreciated 😎

[@allgood6760]

Nice one mate... I went for a ride in a Bristol Freighter ages ago with SAFE Air.. cheers from NZ👍🇳🇿✈️

[@colinbarron4]

Great build. I made one in the mid sixties. Then I built another about 1995 or 1996 when it was re-released. I painted it mainly using Halfords spray cans. I did the white cockpit framing using thin strips of white electrical insulating tape . The whole model including the canopy was then brushed with Johnson's Kleer. I still have the model in mint condition.

[@ashleycurran2217]

You’re onto a winner with that one mate!

[@paulmaul2186]

My dad has a neat pick of one of these landing in Canada's far north. Thanks for the reminder.

[@MrVolvobloke]

Fantastic result! Just goes to show it's the modeller not the model. These videos that show the older Airfix kits built to their true potential are wonderful.

[@GregsModels]

So true👍

[@tomsenior7405]

I am really looking forward to seeing this build. Greg, you are correct. Much as I wanted this kit when I was 10 years old, I could not find it anywhere. I do not doubt that you will turn an old moulding into a beautiful piece of work.

[@kvnmackenzie]

Great build! I don't ever remember seeing this in the model shop in Yeovil in the late 60's or early 70's... perhaps it was alway sold out 😄

[@paulstanswood8329]

Good to have you back 😂👍

[@mrhearse777]

Just ordered one ! OOOOPs . Should I have hung back ? We shall see .Thanks for a most informative video.

[@spike_six2366]

Ahhh, the oldschool sculpting... great work :-)

[@unqualifiedastronaut6328]

Another superb build, Greg. I built this kit back in the 1970s. I really like your solution for the poor glazing in the main cabin area. Replacing the entire flight deck area was a masterwork - very impressive. Keep the builds coming.

[@benwyness148]

Good lord that 50s tooling looks like a pain in the ass

[@jeremyalam480]

Fantastic work Greg. You really are a masochist, but the end result well and truly justifies the means. You've probably forgotten all the pain anyway just by gawking at those new exquisite clam shell doors for a few minutes. Look forward to the next project of self-flagellation.

[@marcblank3036]

Another masterbuilt. Airfix should hire you when they get around upgrading this kit to 21st century standards

[@ricardoroberto7054]

An amazing job. Superb result and some good tips too like copying the decals to make masks. Well worth all the effort.

[@jonwills9160]

I’m one of the exceptions mate. Built this as a lad and I remember it being an impressive size…..a bit like Mars Bars. Hand painted it with original Airfix enamels from bottles. Halcyon days!! Great job on this one Greg!

[@jonwills9160]

Sorry - great doesn’t do it justice!! I hope Airfix can see what can be done with this kit. It’s a remarkable transformation!

[@GregsModels]

I'm keen to do a video on painting a model by brush using Humbrol enamel paints. Just to show the technique used before my airbrush came on the scene.

[@simonfunwithtrains1572]

I have built this model when they could be purchased from Woolworths. I have a memory of it being pretty terrible. So well done for producing such a fantastic result.

[@jangoosen5407]

Superb job, Greg. So close with that wave! 😂

[@GregsModels]

😂

[@russellletch7435]

Sterling work , I remember building this when I was about nine and playing with jeep and Land Rover for cars to be loaded, really enjoyed this build and your skills 👌

[@jayrohumbertoguzmanvalenci1351]

Gregg "THE MIRACLE MODELLER", ¡did it again! Like my friend Miguel Enríquez and I we usually say: "NO SOMOS NADA" ("WE ARE NOTHING") when we see your extraordinary videos. ¡Thank you Gregg for all those useful modelling tips! God bless you!

[@GregsModels]

Thank you👍😎

[@jordanenebrad5250]

Brilliant build, I love how you are able to take obscure subjects and make them into fantastic show pieces. Keep up the great videos, they’re all very interesting and instructive.

[@paulkita]

You've just described what makes Greg stand out among others. He is so underrated Imo.

[@PanzermansBunker]

Excellent job on the Super Freighter. Displaying it off loading some cars makes for a intriguing scene. Great eye for adding needed details. Keep up the super work. Bill

[@davidparker4028]

Absolutely brilliant Mate. Takes me back to being a kid all over again seeing these old Airfix kits. Good on ya👍.

[@fredtedstedman]

at least they were cheap in those days ............!

[@Leon1Aust]

Well done sir ..........................Fly brand for me🤣

[@Claymore5]

I was the kid who built one of these back in the day - it didn't look anything like as good as your one. Love the markings aswell - just before BUA became part of British Caledonian.

[@stevesmart9723]

Just arrived on holiday and Greg posts a new build “life is good”😁

[@greybeardmodels]

Great job Greg, I think I'll put my kit back in the stash as it looks like a lot of work is needed. Oh well 🤔 Thanks for sharing. Cheers Bob👍

[@GregsModels]

That's a shame Bob these kits need building👍

[@greybeardmodels]

@@GregsModels true mate but I don’t think I have the skill to do it as good as you have mate 😳👍

[@caramba10]

I had this kit back in the 60's, love seeing what you could really do with it.

[@claudio743]

You got a jewel from a crude stone. I am trying to do so with an Airfix Catalina issued in 1964,so your tips are very useful,thanks for sharing

[@raytheron]

Cor, Greg, that was some build! I'm very impressed!

[@GregsModels]

Thanks👍😎

[@davegreenwood7575]

Sunday morning does'nt get better than watching you build what always was a questionable kit...all that work is so worthwhile ...real modelling. Brilliant vid..👍

[@GregsModels]

Thank you

[@trikkke11]

Now that is modeling, Greg ! Very impressive !

[@BearBluesBand]

Great to see you back, Greg. Been a funny old summer. Loved this one

[@ianbyrne5708]

Fascinating, glued to the TV start to finish. Brilliant mate, and I nearly got the standard greeting at the beginning 😂 nice one

[@GregsModels]

Yes nearly😂

[@telescopereplicator]

Wow, Greg. What a beautiful model you made of it. The man with the golden hands...!!

[@GregsModels]

😂😂

[@ThePereubu1710]

By the power of Greyskull! That was a project! I commend both your skills and your patience.

[@GregsModels]

😂😂

[@sinus2220]

So happy to see another video from you Greg. It will be a very pleasant afternoon :) Another beautifully made model.

[@ogilkes1]

I think that's amazing Great build. These odd British prop cargo planes are fun.

[@minair99t]

A Superb build. Fantastic attention to detail. I am sure their would be a market for the Vac form replacement roof and windscreen section.

[@andrewswatland4622]

Looks great! These old kids need a lot of work, but you have great skills 👍🏻