How to start building and painting Scale Models | Airfix Spitfire starter kit | For Beginners

In this video I am going to show you how to build your first scale model using the Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc starter kit.
Using what’s in the box and a few more things that will be very easy to get hold off we’ll go through putting this Model kit together step by step and I’ll take you through some of the basics and fundamentals of Scale model building
I’ve made this tutorial with the idea that whoever is watching, has no experience building models what so ever, so don’t worry
This is an easy to follow guide that uses Humbrol, Tamiya and variouse other products to achieve fantastic looking models, even if you’re new to the hobby.
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[@d4_dawn837]

I was intimidated at first first because of the amount of pieces, the painting, and the decals but this video really helped me get into modeling

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thats great :D I really want to help more people get into the hobby

[@OldGrayCzechWolf]

It has been close to 40 years since my last build, a 1/48 Monogram F-105G Wild Weasel. Hope to get back into it, but have not set up my airbrush yet. Watching videos like this gives me confidence to try hand painting with a brush. Have several hundred kits stashed over the years, including a bunch of 1/72 Airfix planes. Thanks for helping old guys like me get back to what we so enjoyed when we were younger.

[@blainefrenette3520]

I have made more than one model in this hobby but I still like to watch Videos about the basics. Your video is incredible. Your tone of voice and instructions are great for the new hobbies of any age. It will give them the confidence that they can do this. The tips and hints and knowledge you give are excellent keep it up. Thank you

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

wow, thank you. I really appreciate this comment. I like showing people how straight forward and easy things are. I understand we all have to start somewhere :)

[@iaincameron4867]

I really like how you kept things so simple in this video. It is really encouraging for beginners.

[@chev_chelios8414]

I'm a second time beginner from years ago as a kid....your video shows the process for all the points needed to complete a well constructed model kit for beginners who are not sure where to start.

[@WilliamBurnett]

Excellent tutorial thank you. Exactly what I needed as an absolute beginner. A solid, well laid out overview that assumes no prior knowledge, but without so much detail as to cause my head to spin. I've just been given a Battle Of Britain Flight Memorial set for my 50th, and the last time I touched a model kit I was in single digits. You've saved me from romping in unprepared and making a right state of things. Off to the shops for some cocktail sticks methinks! Cheers.

[@chev_chelios8414]

I'm right there with you...totally agree...

[@psychodermix]

This is a great starting point. Love the video. I have this exact starter kit. I've recently returned to the hobby and sometimes I get bogged down with not knowing what to do. This is perfect!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

I'm really glad this video helped you out. This kit is actually a fantastic place to start and it's so easy to get a nice result from it. Good luck and I hope you enjoy building and painting this kit :D

[@JoaoPCavalcanti]

Great video and easy to follow up! Keep them coming!

[@bobtheboozer9452]

I’ve followed your warhammer channel for a while at was really glad to see this here. Would love to see more on here. Your vids are always top class 👌

[@troutbum476]

Thank you for the wonderful narrative and video. I am recently retired, and have the same starter kit. Looking forward to building it !

[@andraslaszlo8739]

Brilliant video and how good does that Spitfire look. Testimony indeed to your modelling skills.

[@lastdimestudios]

You made that look easy. Excellent tips! Just built the Titanic and now finishing off a plane build. A few more goes and I might be able to get close to what you’ve done here!

[@dianmaxd7233]

This is great video it help me build my first kit thanks guy

[@finnmelia4572]

This is great!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thank you, I'm really glad you think so :D

[@harleylyles5781]

Bro is best tutorialer ever

[@AdomzzzSRT]

wow, really useful tutorial !

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thank you :D

[@wirikuta14]

Excellent!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

glad you think so

[@ada42klm]

This is an outstanding video for a beginner modeler. It was impressive, thank you for sharing your idea. Kudos...😃

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thank you so much. I'm glad you liked the video :)

[@gustavoterron6933]

This is a really good tutorial, I brush paint my scale models (tanks) and I struggle with getting the best paint job so it would be nice to see some tips / tricks to improve, looking forward to see the next videos !

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

I prefer brush painting and you’ll be happy to know most of my planned videos on this channel will be showing you how To do paint models using a brush rather than air brushing

[@sanjayram1101]

Fantastic beginers vid

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thank you :D

[@efiys]

Good stuff man!! Giving me a bit of QuickKits vibes. Keep up the good work!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

I was a big fan of quick kits and I'm gonna be honest a lot of what he was trying to show people and that you don't need to be a "professional" and it is just a hobby is kind of the vibe I want to bring to this channel

[@MrTpimms]

Michael, amazing to see you branch out into the wider modelling hobby! Subbed and notifications on immediately brother!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

Brilliant. Thank you, you may as well be here at the start of this channel as well haha. I want to do more than just warhammer and this channel gives me that excuse now 😁

[@MrTpimms]

@@thatmodelmakingguy263 exactly, always a pleasure catching your content mate. You’ve grown loads from strong foundations so excited to see what else you get up to on this channel!

[@thatmodelmakingkid929]

Same

[@glennormington441]

I really like your videos, your videos got me started on WARHAMMER 40k as I had the starter edition. I have been looking at the airfix stuff in my model shop. Not sure yet as I have more space marines to build.

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

I know your pain, but the little 1/72 aircraft are nice builds and don't take a lot of time. doesn't take up a lot of space either to get out now and again. this starter kit is a great start

[@sicknote1558]

Nice

[@Stop_motionsss]

Thanks for the tutorial! I will use these methods while building my 1/72 Boulton Paul defiant :)

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

ooo I want to build one of those as well. have fun :D

[@Stop_motionsss]

@@thatmodelmakingguy263 I will, thanks!😀

[@Stop_motionsss]

@@thatmodelmakingguy263 you never know, I might see one on the channel :D

[@psychodermix]

I so want a Boulton Paul Defiant. I built one as a kid!

[@jframe9715]

Come back to plane modeling from snap fix kit like Gundam and others. Using the technic I learn from snap fit kit I can made a good plane kit. Good tutorial video by the way.

[@Ramiiam]

I wish the kits I started on in the 1970s fit together as well as this one. That's a well-designed starter kit.

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

it's great for a starter and hopefully it helps more people start the hobby and get back into it as well

[@brianraymen3085]

Built this last wk end with my 13 yr old grandson he really enjoyed him self his first ever model i helped as well as i used to build these in my younger days, but i have to say we were let doen badly by the paints one pot was solid another really very sticky and other two had seperated so we did not paint it but he was well happy any way we now have a red arrow to do now i hope he continues to make them and spend less time on his laptop.

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thats great. I'm hoping with this channel to get more people involved in model making as its such a fun and amazing hobby. a lot of people have trouble with the paints, if you contact Humbrol, they should be able to replace them for you.

[@ModelMinutes]

Good to see you had the same problem with me regarding the spinner - it definitely doesn't fit lol. A suggestion for next time is to use a contrasting background rather than white as it will make it easier to see what you are doing (the grey sprues blend into the white background). Other than that, good video!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thank you, yeah ai saw a few people with the same problem, I guess its the kit. The white is a style choice for me. it may change in the future as I figure things out though :D

[@bluepacificrecordingstudio1120]

One of the best starter videos I’ve seen!!! Well done sir!!!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it :)

[@jeffdurling2167]

Thanx for the vid very useful.question I was going to use pippette to place acrylic paint then water on pallette also in between coats do you usually just mix up another paint batch?

[@kbuttstadt]

Awesome video. Im getting back into model making for the first time in decades. Like my love for photography, models are the perfect mix of right & left brain activity. My only piece of advice for the video would be to add graphics of the words you are defining and explaining.

[@RedtailFox1]

i know the feeling. I took a 2 decade break from model building and i REALLY wish that we had resources like this video when i originally started out in the hobby.

[@kbuttstadt]

@@RedtailFox1 Yeah no kidding. I used to be a really active athlete with team sports, especially soccer and hoops, and if I would've been able to pull up footage of certain players, games, etc at any moment & anywhere I am, I might've been a little more successful. The educational aspect of the internet is something that we unfortunately take for granted but it's truly amazing.

[@phileast1654]

Good job, that looks like a nice starter set. Some of them are a real pain as they come from really old molds. Have you ever built a Tamiya kit? Some of Their motorbike kits are fantastic. An old tip for the tube glue is to run it down a sewing pin for more accuracy. I look forward to seeing what you build next.

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

All the new airfix starter kits are great and quick to do. I havn’t done any Tamika kits before but I will definitely be doing some on the channel in the future. I’m looking at kits I want to do at the moment 😁

[@phileast1654]

@@thatmodelmakingguy263 awesome, you have helped me out with all the Warhammer tutorials so if you ever want any advise on kits etc I'd be happy to help if I can. So many great kit manufacturers these days and so many different subjects. As a general rule, bandai gunpla kits and tamiya kits are a very safe bet for good quality affordable kits. Airfix and Revell are a bit more hit and miss but both do some really nice stuff.

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

Thank you. I’m gonna be doing some airfix to start with. They’re more we’ll known to new people to the hobby and out of the hobby. Then plans for gunpla and Bandai. Lots to explore on this channel. Want to kind of build up to a general hobby and maker channel 😁

[@pawelpw1161]

Good one! Instead of scissors, which may be bit clumsy for smaller details i would introduce any kind of nail clippers nad any kind of stanley knife. To be honest two better brushes and few cheap bits from home depot will be enough even for more complex modells. only thing i found hard to avoid "for modellers equipment" tax was cheap acrylic primer spray paint from home depot as original nozzle sprays too much paint. You can get skinny nozzles from professional spray paints shop for few pennies and then you have little or no difference when comparing to tamiya or vallejo

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

some great advice :D this tutorial is aimed at those who kind of want to try the hobby out and I didn't want to expect people to invest in expensive supplies straight away and then find they don't like it. I'm working on a more sort of general tutorial with more familiar tools and ways of doing things

[@soundgarden8885]

Wholesome video! Just ordered the F16 plus (dual seater) from Hasagawa in 1/72. It was dirt cheap and i think i need a break from Warhammer stuff.. What are you thoughts on them? From what ive red the fit should be a little better than airfix/italeri/revell. Also bought some greys, blues and white along with it from vallejo model color. Still scared to try enamel wash/panel liners. I hope i can do something with the all the GW washes at my disposal. The kit is old though, pre MLU trim. Thumbs up!

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

I’ve not not built any Hasagawa yet but I’ve heard nothing but good things. Very clean kits to put together. I’m going to be going through a lot of modelling techniques and basics with the next video and that includes enamel washes. Just remember the citedal washes are acrylic and once they’re dry you can’t really do much much with them, that’s why enamel washes tend to be used. I like a break from warhammer stuff and there is so much more to explore outside of warhammer as well :) good luck with your project 💪🏻

[@notmjmjcj6815]

I was able to do everything except the camouflage, my hands are pretty shaky. Any tips to keep them still, so I can get the lines less jagged?

[@rafalkus]

I wouldn't put glue around the propeller. It won't rotate

[@Jefire-pv7ed]

Did you use the paints provided or enamel paints ?

[@BobMuir100]

Please: did you limit your tools etc as this was a beginner build or do you choose to build in this manner anyway? By the way the Spitfire looked very good, are you an inflight or grounded guy? Bob England

[@pawelpw1161]

i think it shows story of someone finding this kit as gift under christmas tree, new to modelling

[@BobMuir100]

@@pawelpw1161 OK , me too well a returnee but so different after some 45 years so feel like a rookie ………. So you going to park your planes or fly them on a stand? I like to fly but it’s a small field now Bob

[@pawelpw1161]

@@BobMuir100 back in 90s many kits had stands for flying position, these days it is quite rare. so you will have to look for aftermarket ones, 3D print them or hang with fishing line

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

Yeah, @pawel pw was spot on. this is for someone fresh and trying the hobby out. I'm am working on a general hobbying tutorial on how I like to go about building these kits, I'm hoping it will be done for the end of this month, I've just had some small issues delaying things. For me I like grounded as I can display them on shelf or cabinet. flying is great for dioramas. stands are a great option also. it's personal choice and you should do what you like :D

[@Storybricksstudios]

Does all the colors come in the set?

[@Leviwalker617]

Yes it comes with the four paints,a brush and the glue

[@poseidonswe]

What is nice unison Cullah?

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

I’m not sure 🤔 could you give me the time in the video? I can see and explain maybe 😁

[@BadPiggiesGamer9]

Whwre can i get sticker symbols

[@KROSS_OFFICIAL]

As a person who struggles with paint I am well inticed to take time, so I might just paint better

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

why rush? you only build and paint a kit once and then its done forever :D

[@bobsmodels123]

What happened to painting the interior? Also why so much materials? Just a so so tutorial. Nice build tho.

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

its a starter kit? I followed the instructions...

[@bobsmodels123]

@@thatmodelmakingguy263Not really, the Airfix KZbin channel also specifies to paint the interior in there how to video of the exact same kit. Painting the interiors will give a lead way to painting details later on…

[@seanfoleyexperimentalmusic6671]

I got this kit from aldi last december for £5 its much more detailed than this kit plus you get 4 paints its a great kit with great panel lines

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

these new tool starter kits are designed with small part counts in mind. perfect for someone who has never done it before and wants to try it out.

[@glennormington441]

Also do you have discord

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

not currently

[@thatmodelmakingkid929]

I make models and I can’t wait for the future of this channel

[@thatmodelmakingguy263]

I’m looking forward to getting more content made. I’m just waiting on some products and I can get cracking. Got a lot of ideas and plans and I’m excited. 😁