Airfix's 1/600 Moskva Class Helicopter Cruiser (Full Build)

[@chriskuhn7140]

I know nothing about ship models, but I will never pass up an opportunity to watch a master builder at work.

[@monicabello1962]

It a wreck now, on the bottom of the Black Sea.

[@740gl7]

@@monicabello1962 No that’s another ship

[@user-cs2mw9rw6c]

@@monicabello1962 same tbh

[@22Phantasm]

Your honesty and humility only add to your videos. It's fab to watch a 'salt of the earth' dude work wonders with such a fiddly kit. Nice!

[@stevesmart2545]

I just think you have cracked it in terms of modelling content on You Tube, great subjects, engaging delivery, and adding details to your builds without going overboard to achieve the results. It’s great that you haven’t gone down the “a build in 20 episode’s” route, but it’s always a good day when you post something new. To be fair if your next one was on “making a sandwich”, I think most people would watch it😂

[@GregsModels]

Now there's an idea, peanut butter anyone?😁

[@jeremyalam480]

Silk purse from a sow's ear. The photo etch really helps to add a bit of detail to a lot of very bland surfaces. Maybe a bit of weathering would have been in order, but modeller's choice. A cracking build!

[@tomsenior7405]

I really wanted this kit when I was a child. but my newsagent rarely stocked kits larger than Airfix Series 2. Christmases and Birthdays slipped by... nothing. I finally got my hands on HMS Fearless last year. Huzza! I am really going to enjoy this one Greg.

[@GregsModels]

A classic the old Fearless👍

[@740gl7]

Airfix choose as their reference for the helicopters not the Kamov Ka-25 but the Ka- 20, the Ka-25’s prototype. The Ka-20 carried during the 1961 Tushino Air show two dummy missiles. That’s what these parts represent. So you were totally right to remove these parts to depict an Ka-25. Very nice ship btw.

[@GregsModels]

Cheers👍

[@woodsidevideography8119]

You have the patience of a saint, that ship would have quickly become a rocket. Lovely result, it looks fabulous and now I’m Very much looking forward to the Stuka build

[@GregsModels]

The Stuka is finished now, but I'll add some Photos on the next full build video👍

[@kultursender6507]

It's unbelievable what you've managed to create from such an old kit! 👍

[@resin_Hd]

Nice build! Not 100% sure, but those parts you cut off the helicopters at the end reminded me of the exterior hoists used when making rescues with the baskets.

[@typhoon2827]

Hope Greg's put them in his spares box.

[@alanwhittle8247]

they could be parts for a dipping sonar or a towed array to search for subs

[@SMAZVidoes]

This is an incredible display of the supreme skills of a master model builder.

[@stancunningham3711]

New respect for Airfix 1/600 ships! Sorry to think they probably wouldn’t do another like HMS Dreadnought. Many thanks Greg, hope to see you do another.

[@fookyloh4995]

Another master piece from the master! No worries about the delay, well worth the treat! If I need anything to charge up my mojo, its watching your videos. Please keep them coming. Many thanks

[@doczoff5655]

I've just checked from my bedroom window and I'm happy to report The Solent is currently clear of Russian carriers. I've got the Moskva in my stash, and ironically I have a spare set of that White Ensign PE kit. Great build, you've really elevated this old airfix kit. My retirement plan has always been to build the Airfix 1/600 'fleet', I've collected most of them now (accepting that Herald Of Free Enterprise is too rare) and retirement is also getting closer.

[@pauljohnson4525]

Absolutely superb Greg as always and looking forward to your next model build

[@GeorgSchütt]

I really enjoyed watching your video, Greg! I only can admire your exceptional skills. You have done an absolutely fantastic job on this ancient kit!

[@davidpowell6098]

You've done a lovely job with that etch, Greg. I need a magnifier for 1/35 scale, I'd need a microscope for this lot I remember seeing this kit in Woolworths as a lad, didn't build it, though. Excellent work sir.

[@Jelly-B]

Always love it when I see a new Gregs Models video appear as I know nothing's gonna be simple n I'm in for a wild ride

[@davidthefirst6195]

I remember making this model back in the late 70's along with HMS Fearless

[@mister_fjk1972]

You are hereby a super qualified model ship builder, well-done!!!

[@apobap]

Cela valait le coup d'attendre : vous avez encore réussi une merveille !

[@GregsModels]

Thank you👍

[@gsmdo8836]

Del-boy chains... 😂 Good to see you posting again Greg - great job, as always...

[@kipjebo9142]

She really turned out beautifully and certainly a far sight better than my simple OOB when I was 11 or 12. It's such an interesting subject and one I hope to revisit some day in a similar vein as yours.

[@daneshivers2921]

always a pleasure to watch you work! thank god for photo-etch and the genius to install it. Dane

[@johndillon8051]

Very nice job! I have this kit and the White Ensign photoetch set. I built the similar sized, but different Aurora kit in the early 1970's and throughly enjoyed it and always loved this flawed but elegant vessel. Thanks for pointing out some potential problem areas.

[@Exar_Kun]

Wobbly “Boris Johnson” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Incredible work too btw!! Came out gorgeous!!

[@Georgeconna32]

Excellent. Delighted this video popped up love Yr builds.

[@Squid2650]

That is amazing work. I remember a family member building one of those in 1983 Looks good with modern ad ons, the helo deck came out gorgeous. Good work

[@typhoon2827]

With a kit of this age, they are definitely waterslide transfers. Great decision not to go too heavy on the helicopter panel lining.

[@karlosmitz3027]

Wow... how you beat these old kits into submission is so impressive 🫡

[@zulerodoeht329]

Great job, an old classic. I seem to remember a kit by Aurora from the 1970s as well. Ah, the mystery of the old Soviet Union's navy.

[@ianjoyce5120]

Loved the Windsor Davies reference.

[@GregsModels]

Sadly missed😢

[@stevecausey545]

I built this kit when it first came out (yeah I'm old...lol) The details are really nice...the little kamov helos are really well done.

[@davidroberts2777]

Top shelf stuff Greg. Enjoyed this one as usual.

[@jonmorgan4233]

Great Build Greg, I do like a Airfix ship kit, great memories .

[@ianbyrne5708]

Hiya mate, fab this,caught myself holding my breath during final fitting 😂 some very delicate parts there. 😊

[@jimpatten2979]

Inspiration at its best! Thank you for this great build video.

[@NickChan-dz5tw]

Thanks for sharing! It's the most impressive kit I have ever seen.

[@marksaxby607]

I held my breath as you applied the waterline! 😀

[@koshie66]

I'm hoping that one day Trumpeter will make a 1/200 kit of this ship.

[@GregsModels]

It would be good to see this in a larger scale.

[@paulsmodels]

Cool little ship model. Well done.

[@jangoosen5407]

Another lovely build. A please to watch you at work.

[@istvansom2952]

Nice little boat, nice work!

[@tonybourke8212]

Wonderful build Greg , I found it so “ Therapeutic “ watching your amazing work on this 😎👌

[@juliangriffiths7298]

A beyond-fantastic result from such an ancient kit

[@7732147]

I built this when it was first released. Always remember the cranes and the helicopters!!

[@simonworrall7950]

Another amazing effort, well done!

[@Robutube1]

I was in the RN when we steamed through the night from Cyprus to catch the Russian Med Fleet unawares at dawn, principally to photograph the then new Moskva at their mooring on a coastal shelf off of Lybia. On board with us were a few 'specialists' that joined us just for this evolution and I remember that they paid to develop any photos we took, on the condition that they kept 'the good ones'.

[@АндрейШмырев-ж3з]

Попался шпиен...😉

[@Robutube1]

​@@АндрейШмырев-ж3з🤫

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

What a gorgeous ship is this! Wow I didn’t knew this.

[@m3131m]

Would love to see what you do with that Guillows Stuka. Had that kit in my stash for years, sort of afraid of it. Love your channel and what you make of those old kits.

[@davidpowell6098]

I agree, I would love to see a build on the Stuka too.

[@GregsModels]

The Guillows Stuka isn't the easiest of balsa models, but it does date back from the 60's👍

[@paulenderby7178]

Love it, great job and inspired me to try this one. More. Ship modelling please!

[@JedenSiedemDwa]

Another masterpiece from You. All these additional works are very fine. All th best for You! ;)

[@GregsModels]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@FinsburyPhil]

Great job Greg. And you sound like you enjoyed it.

[@GregsModels]

Far better than that last Airfix nightmare 😁

[@myplanesdontfly]

Another masterpiece! Great job Greg 👍

[@gadjung]

It's a great build of old kit. It's one of my favorite ship, actually I building one now, but in 1/700, from YG Models. One advice for maybe your future ship builds - paint railings on the fret and add them after painting all ship. It would be easy.

[@GregsModels]

Thanks for the tip!

[@tommystone4563]

I built that ship back in the 80's, great kit...

[@troughtonchard]

I had almost given up all hope. Search parties had been sent out as well as a major media campaign as to discover your whereabouts. It is now obvious you are incarcerated somewhere, possibly Colditz, the subtle clue being you are building a glider secretly to aid your escape. If you require assistance please use the phrase ‘flat bottom’ in your next video and we’ll send in the S.A.S. Another incredible build though Greg. I have a few ships on the go but all have ground to a halt (run aground?) due to being terrified of doing the photo etch railings. A must for any ship build but also a do or die moment. I never thought of using tape to hold them in place then glue….maybe I’ll dig them out and finally finish them so thanks for the tip.

[@typhoon2827]

As I understand it, Greg has moved to the mainland and found out since leaving his remote island, there's other stuff to do.

[@GregsModels]

Sorry, it's been a while this should have been a quick build, but time seems to fly by. Hoping the next build will be soon👍

[@ryokolynn6948]

Beautiful....its a very nice looking model kit.

[@JesseMcAbee-l4v]

In a previous life time I could have rattled off every radar, missile and gun system on this Cold War ship. Nice build looking like it just sailed out of the shipbuilder's slip. Bravo Zulu on the photo etch.

[@crashdive100]

Good to see ya, mate! I was getting concerned about where you were!

[@jeffreyross-zb8cz]

I just wrote same, figured his "significant other" put a end to the great Artist 😂😂😂

[@GregsModels]

I'm getting slow in my old age😁

[@DavidMartin-ym2te]

Think you made the right decision on the helos u/c! Those rotor blades really make the choppers however. Very pretty.

[@judebrad]

Excellent job, well done.

[@fizzyridertoo]

Fantastic as usual Greg. I've got a Fearless in the stash so maybe I'll build that next. No PE for me though.

[@tomroland5467]

Always wondered how this kit would look in it's finished state. Impressive job as always, I think the photo-etch would drive me to distraction.

[@stuartburgess2409]

A stunning bit of modeling "Tovarich" 🎉🎉🎉

[@darthhokum]

Beautiful work 👍👍👍

[@retirednavychief6983]

I'm doing the final paint on my Aurora "Movska" kit. It's grand to see another one being built out there.

[@martinirvine9314]

Got that one for Christmas, about 1975ish.

[@tesarus8461]

Great build as always!

[@judebrad]

Love the reference to "Del Boy Chains". Never built this kit, as I was more interested in WW2 ships. But I did build H.M.S Fearless.

[@andrewthorpe2539]

For reference the Moskvas were rather grimy around the funnel, fuel must’ve been rather gash, most photos Ive seen have lots of soot. Otherwise lots of conscripts meant lots of painting went on…lovely model and your skills….fantastic!

[@robo40]

Fantastic work on this kit Greg, the PE really made a difference. Well done great inspiration for me. Ps. I have a PE set from the same company for my Airfix HMS Ark Royal, im waiting for a relevant Flory group build to start it. 😃👍

[@BrianSanders-tn7pi]

Hi Gregg. Not seen you for a while , I hope that you are well. As per usual an excellent build. I don't know how you do it. That etch looked like a nightmare. Your eye's must have been out on storks by the time you finished them all. A lovely paint job. I always enjoy watching your builds , you make it all look so easy , luckily I know that it isn't. Good video and great build. Well doone mate. Regards.

[@davidryall-flanders6353]

Impressive work.

[@allanbyallas7546]

As ever stunning work 👍

[@lesgl]

Great sjbject..i remember a trip coming back to the UK 2015 the first since my parents left in 1962 and visiting Brighton coming over this hill and seeing the green sea and the in the distance a dark line which i thought was the French coast but was dark clouds casting a shadow on the sea..talk about a ''What the'' moment..lol never seen anything like..all the seas here are either blue on a sunny day or grey on the overcast day here in Oz

[@gavinbooth]

More ships now Greg you did a cracking job with this one marra , look after yourself . Regards Gav.

[@GregsModels]

Cheers Gav, there is another nautical build on the way; well providing I don't get distracted 😁

[@fredtedstedman]

alwatys like this kit , I built one of the early ones . ( Curse that photo-etch !!) she looks spot-on finished , nice job !

[@Jeff-cv4qn]

Great stuff Greg I have one in the loft,,,, one day,,,

[@MatterusOD]

Nice work. Always interesting. Cheers 🦘🦘🦘

[@PurplEWolFGaminG]

So cool another awesome build cant wait for the next video

[@KLOSTER777]

I love these boxes more than the red ones

[@michaelvalenzuela2528]

Best Moskva on the internet for 2024,👍

[@alexandrefernandesFN88]

Parabéns pelo excelente trabalho !!

[@skifiles]

i love 1/600 Airfix ships, since I got in 1967 HMS Warspite.......

[@finlayfraser9952]

Splendid Greg!

[@mrjockt]

I think those bits you cut off the helo’s are the towed sonobuoy’s which are dropped into the water and towed behind the helo when hunting for subs.

[@GregsModels]

Yes, I think you are right. But the location of them is dubious👍

[@paulmoore6345]

Superb work

[@andrewmarsden1970]

Very skilled.

[@map3384]

I saw that kit in 1978 in a greeting card store in my home town. I kept wondering if I should purchase it but never did.

[@alcarlson3458]

I had seen her sister ship Leningrad on my first Mediterranean cruise in 1979. She was anchored at Antkythera anchorage west of Crete.

[@70053morayfirth]

You would buy this kit just to get the box art! Great video.

[@Blairvoyach]

Built this a few times. Never knew those were waterline guides 🤣🤣🤣. Edit: Your's came out _slightly_ better than mine 😀. My God, those radar arrays are incredible, nothing like that back when I was building.

[@nheather]

Excellent job. I’m quite fond of ship models but just looking at those made by other modellers. Too much work and expense for me to do myself. This is mostly down to the photo-etch, invariably, because of the scales involved, you need photo etch to make the model look half-decent, the plastic parts just don’t cut it. But that brings expense with the photo-etch usually costing more than the model, the patience needed to work with such tiny and fragile parts, the delicate handling needed during the build and finally, a display case or cabinet is a must because the model is too fragile to dust. But I really admire the end results of skilled modellers that persevere.

[@GregsModels]

So true👍

[@simonjones6419]

Hi Greg, the items on the helicopters are MAD, Magnetic Anomaly Detectors.

[@GregsModels]

Cheers Simon👍

[@vaughanlockett658]

You just cut the sonar dipping winch off. Your safe from that Moskva your not on the pile of shite anymore. Great build of this kit this one escaped me don't remember it thought I had logged them all in my plastic memory bank as I gawped at them for hours on the toy shop shelves.

[@horrido666]

Nice build. Always enjoy watching your work. Only thing its missing is a Ukrainian drone headed toward the bow.

[@jeffholt9437]

Ok - so today's takeaways were: "When do you know you've cut through the hull? - when you see the blood flowing......!" "A better flat bottom"? Thanks - looks like I"ll be getting a large Evergreen gift card for the wife's birthday this year! "Photoetch is a sign of madness...." 😊😊😊 Your first ship kit on the channel I believe - very nice! I always dreamed of owning Airfix models that had "accessories" such as planes, cars and figures included - most were larger boxes so were passed up in favour of a "kit of the week". Got the SRN4 and Vosper now, E Boat next.....😊 Gundam next?

[@GregsModels]

The SRN4 is a good kit! I wish Airfix would release it again.

[@jeffholt9437]

@@GregsModels I don't - cost me 100 knicker on ebay!!! Lol

[@markbehr88]

Very well done. 👍

[@garyburford5774]

I have always loved the Airfix 1/600 warships. I have built them all over the years. It’s a great pity this kit is not in the present catalogue.

[@Steve_RobbieRaygun]

Funny how we just slapped them together ...back in the 70s for me.