MAKE THE VINTAGE CLASSICS BOOMERANG Commonwealth CA-13 1/72 scale Airfix model kit

[@keithmcwilliams7424]

The aussie boomerang pilots fought in the pacific war so they wore tropical uniforms usualy khaki some times evan short trousers.i know i"m an aussie.😊

[@keithmcwilliams7424]

I had a boomerang model when i was ten.67 now 😊

[@davidshanahan5134]

We must remember that these kits were originally designed for kids to buy with their pocket money. A child - then and now - could do a good enough effort on kits like this to have a bit of pride in their accomplishment. These older style kits still have a place.

[@iangarrett741]

My pocket money was always a few pence short of a series one kit. Practice saving up and the added anticipation!

[@davidshanahan5134]

@@iangarrett741 The cost of the kit was one thing. I used to look thru Dad’s paint cupboard to see if he had any house paint that was appropriate. Humbrol tinlets were an expense that one avoided if possible.

[@ZAClimbingNoutdoors]

I hate vintage classics. I have nothing against the models themselves, but the horrendous amount of under-moulding and flash! I love the kits, but the moulds are getting old.

[@typhoon2827]

You'll never be able to throw it away.

[@ENLSN77]

😂

[@MickCampin-jp9kb]

I remember when the older instructions had an instrument panel printed in black and white not a decal but just part of the very basic instructions

[@stuff31]

I don't see many other people building the vintage kits so these videos are very welcome.

[@garys_stuff]

I really like doing them, a mix of challenge, reminding me just how far kit making has come, and a remembrance of times past!

[@stuff31]

@@garys_stuff of course! There's a lot of cool stuff you can do with an old kit, and it helps you to not take the beautiful new toolings for granted. I've loved building older kits, it's very cool to compare old and new versions of the same kit and see how far we've come.

[@cosmarendy8417]

Thanks for sharing. I have evil memories of this kit and defiant as a kid without all the gear we have now. I have the 1/48 multi media version in my stash.

[@AdamAttwood2.0]

It’s amazing just how much airfix has evolved!

[@rockin3404]

I did the Booma when I was 12 (oh the memories! oh the horrors!) and just thought it was boring! These days i just did an Airfix vintage Fiat G.50 and 'cos of the fit issues and work needed to get it somewhere, its now a paint mule. I felt Airfix calling it skill level 1 was false and misleading advertising - these are for the experienced modeller! A kid these days needs everything to work well in all the joins and moulding. Anyway, you've polished a lump of coal into a diamond!

[@markwinsor2766]

Really enjoying these VC builds Gary. Keep ‘em coming!

[@ZAClimbingNoutdoors]

I like how one third of the video is just him painting the pilot.

[@leonardusgroenendyk6027]

Nice build. The aussie pilots wore olive green or khaki uniforms very rarely blue uniforms.

[@garys_stuff]

Ah, quite so. This must be a chap on secondment whose KD has yet to be unloaded from the boat.....

[@simonjohn8904]

@Gary another great video of a Vintage Classics kit. These are a really good source of info especially with the almost inevitable fit issues compared with today's standards. I wonder if Revell might consider following Airfix's lead and do a similar thing with their old 1960's and 70's kits.... Airfix have branded their old stuff as Vintage Classics, so Revell could call theirs..."Revell Retro" 😂😂

[@randlerobbertson8792]

Another fascinating aeroplane with an interesting story. Enjoyable to watch the build.

[@BobMuir100]

Very good Bob England

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Gary, the Boomerang turned out perfectly, for a vintage kit it was a great little build, thanks for sharing mate, bedt regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍

[@montewatson9079]

I really like your "good enough for 1/72" approach to painting the pilot. I might be wrong, but it seems you are continually perfecting this technique as I see more and more of your videos. I am just starting out, and this technique works just fine for me.

[@brettpeacock9116]

What I normally do with such prop shafts is make a spacer to go behind the shaft and then glue a small, round, custom-made plasticard cover, over the opening at the back to hold it in place. Make sure it is big enough to get a strong bond on the rear engine piece. Let it set hard, after you check the propshaft still turns freely with the spacer and Backing in place.😮

[@markfranks1329]

You little ripper! A bonza job, Gary, mate. Celebrate with a VB and some shrimp on the barb!😀👍

[@callumfranks6400]

Nice build yet again! Any chance in one of the coming builds, you could include a bit more detail on your weathering technique and how you do it? Such as the bits around the exhaust etc using the powders?

[@garys_stuff]

Callum I will do when I next build a piston-engined machine that needs exhaust stains!

[@audeamus1180]

Superb Old Chap!

[@ricardoroberto7054]

Have built quite a few of these classics and recently built the Battle which needed a lot of corrections and just bought the Boomerang which should be interesting. Certainly a very odd looking plane.

[@hueyJoe135]

What a cracking build son you've do a fantastic job 👏 I hope mine turns out as good 👍

[@garys_stuff]

I'm sure it will Joe!

[@grahamhunt1902]

Thanks Garry for the memories, having built this kit as a kid in the 60's. Pilot uniform would have been khaki or foliage green for the tropics. I remember tip on tail being blue. Otherwise a nice kit. Cheers mate 🍻🇦🇺

[@garys_stuff]

They mention in the kit that the tail tip should probably be brown, it may have been a misinterpretation of a black and white photo that made them think it was blue originally. But who knows? If there is evidence of blue for the tip, Airfix would like to know I'm sure!

[@emmabird9745]

Hi Gary, nice one. I particularly liked the painting of the pilot and the mocked up instrument panel, lovely touches. Not sure the RLM gray/blue looks much like a Pacific sky though. Maybe its for the clouds over the rain forrest islands.

[@garys_stuff]

I know, it's an issue but from what I understand these things weathered tremendously so colours varied somewhat. It's sad that it is relatively difficult to get the right colours for the RAAF schemes as there are plenty of them about both out of the box and as aftermarket.

[@emmabird9745]

@@garys_stuff lets hope the "outlaws" come through.

[@oldfella3919]

Thanks for this Gary. It's ice to see some vids based around the old classic kits - both this one and the Beagle Basset beforehand. Just goes to show you can still enjoy putting a model together without having to pay a fortune on the "latest thing" plus all the after-market stuff! Cheers 👍

[@gavinbooth]

I do like the white tales on the New Guinea / Solomon's planes , a really decent build Gary . Regards Gav.

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Gav, appreciate it marra!

[@nolifedisc7614]

i have a few vintage classic models, a D.H. HERON 2 1:72 series 3 model which is pretty cool

[@garys_stuff]

A beautiful plane, the Heron.

[@marksinthehouse1968]

A built well will give a good return,and you’ll keep coming back to see it ,nice job Gary it reminds me of them American 1930s hot rod aircraft that were squat and had a massive a engine ,see you later Mark 😊😊

[@garys_stuff]

See you later Mark!

[@Robutube1]

I loved watching this one in particular Gary. A mix of wandering down memory lane (yes, mine came in a bag) and seeing what a good model maker can do with the same kit (mine will have been unpainted with 'Polystyrene Cement' applied to both fingers and kit in schoolboy amounts and some wonky transfers)!

[@colinmiles1052]

Another great video Gary - thanks. Don't think I ever made this as a lad. I think I made every other one though!

[@Adambuildsmodels]

Well done. You’ve certainly peaked my interest in this Aussie plane. I didn’t even know it existed. Waiting until suppliers in Australia have it in stock.

[@davidshanahan5134]

😅I’ve got an original bagged kit from the mid-late 60s, when the moulds were new. Don’t dare to build it - I’ll get a new one too.

[@barrywalker8790]

Well done on getting over a couple of fitting problems nothing all that difficult there is a lot worse on some more modern kits 😄like the touch with cockpit dash looks good through the canopy really enjoyed this build nice one Gary 👍

[@garys_stuff]

Cheers Barry!

[@NickAndrewsFaulkner]

Looks good Gary. Part way through mine and the same issues about fit, but honestly, no real problems. Managed to inadvertently glue the fuselage halves together whilst fitting the seat as per the instructions, your way is much better.

[@garys_stuff]

Cheers Nick - nice kit overall I must say.

[@petermerz2704]

Nice! Thanks for sharing Gary! 😎🇨🇦

[@uha6477]

Cracking job! It looks really good. I'd probably still stick with the Tasman one, but this is still good for inspiration.

[@allanrichards3752]

A kit that is certainly showing its age but then again, as said below, these kits were aimed at kids and not the discerning modeler. I had a look for a 1/48 scale kit of one of these but could not find any for sale, so I suspect they are all out of stock now.I will keep looking out as I think it is a nice stubby looking aircraft.

[@garys_stuff]

Did you try kingkit?

[@allanrichards3752]

@@garys_stuff Many thanks Gary I got the LTD 1/48 model at a very good price. Also another account for some pre owned models. I do like the look of the Boomerang

[@allanrichards3752]

@@garys_stuff Yes that is where I got the kit from. A very useful source of kits. Thanks for pointing me in their direction

[@julianmhall]

Re any moving part such as a propeller, wheels etc, I ask myself one question 'Is it a toy to be played with, or a model/replica to be looked at?' If a toy don't glue it, else glue it.

[@jaws666]

Its not just that they were amied at kids and their pocket money....its also down to the tooling technology of the day...remember back in the 60s and 70s...and even 80s Airfix (and other mmanufactures ) released kits aimed at main stream or "real" modellers that would be considered absolutley garbage kits by todays standards

[@crazylocha2515]

Came out a real looker! Nice little kit👍. ☕🐢

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Locha! Might look out for a 1/48 as well because I don't think the scale or the moulds do it justice. Still a nice little kit though!

[@ChristianSchroter]

Hello gary!your cuttingmat seems quite used.that wittnesses from many experience you have earned in the past.keep going.with sticky greetings. Your friend in sprues.christian.

[@garys_stuff]

I keep thinking of changing it but it just gets messy again. Maybe I need more space in the studio with a "production" bench to actually make stuff and a "video" bench where it looks like I'm making stuff but I'm not. Or maybe just leave it real with all its battle scars.

[@ChristianSchroter]

Hello gary!or you can let your cuttingmat mature like a good bottle of wine.👌

[@thekinksfan5102]

I started a double build of two vintage kits, Sabrekits ex-Heller MS 225 and MS 230. I totally lost my mojo, and they're now on the shelf of doom. I'm definitely not a fan of old kits, and those were much more sophisticated than this Airfix kit. I was thinking about getting this Vintage Classics re-box, throwing away the plastic and using the Cartogarf decals for a Special Hobby kit, but the SH decals are decent so decided not to. But a Brewster Buffalo and Dogfight Double Fokker DR.I & Bristol F.2B will serve that purpose. I'll probably just bin the plastic, nobody's gonna buy an old Airfix kit without decals, at least where I live.

[@garys_stuff]

Given that the guys at Airfix tell me they over-order decal sheets, you'd think they could sell them on their own - once the relevant Vintage Classics release has gone from stock.

[@thekinksfan5102]

@@garys_stuff thank you for the suggestion, that could be possible, I have heard they do that. But unfortunately I live outside the UK, and the shipping that Airfix uses is pretty expensive ☹️.

[@basingstoke63]

Nice kit ,Gary with some good work on the pilot figure . Did you base him on ,Bill Waterton or Jimmy Edwards ? lol

[@garys_stuff]

I thought maybe a bit Merv Hughes?

[@DansModelBench]

Lifecolor make an acrylic paint set with RAAF colours suitable for the Boomerang. Alternatively SMS paints make the colours as part of their lacquer paint range.

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Dan, I'll check the Lifecolor paints. Not quite set up for lacquer just yet - maybe later in the year (Outlaw Paints MUST have the RAAF colours being an Aussie outfit!!!)

[@julianmhall]

@@garys_stuff yes indeed Outlaw do, I just looked :)

[@willwoods6466]

Great build, looks like you had some fun putting together. What's the status of the P-47? Curious to see the end result.

[@garys_stuff]

Keep your eye out on the channel - it's coming sooner than you think....!

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Would it have been so difficult for Airfix to provide a decal for the instrument panel? I like the way you paint 1/72 pilots, it’s like watching Rolf Harris paint - at first it’s a mess of random appearing swatches and squiggles, then at the end it all comes together and you see la moustached RAF pilot in flying kit before your eyes. ☺️

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Okay, maybe not RAF here but you know what I mean. 😁

[@garys_stuff]

I'll take that but perhaps a less, erm, controversial artist than Rolf Harris?

[@davepasopton8840]

Bob Ross was the more pc comparison 😊

[@seanmorgan9019]

Nice painting on the pilot but they flew these things in the tropical climate of Papua New Guinea.

[@jlewis2890]

@Gary’s Stuff can you recommend a cheap or budget airbrush kit that is of good quality?

[@garys_stuff]

Really depends how much you want to spend. Have a look at the review I did of the Gaahleri airbrush recently, and consider a Timbertech compressor (you can get this from Amazon). You'll be looking at about £100 for the whole lot.

[@jlewis2890]

@@garys_stuff it’s trying to achieve the spray effect like on the Messerschmitt 262 but airbrush’s seem like an investment

[@garys_stuff]

@@jlewis2890 well yes they are. There are some that run with smaller compressors but I've never found them that good. But then maybe others have been successful with them. You can get a basic airbrush and mini compressor for about £45-£50 online. You will want a better compressor later, but it gives you time to save, likewise you'll maybe want a better airbrush. However, they most important thing will be how you work with your paints, using thinners and flow improvers (if you're using acrylics) and so on. There are dozens of really good videos on YT about this - and keeping the brush clean (which is crucial)! I started with a mini compressor set-up, found it really not suited to me, then got a Timbertech set of airbrush and compressor, I think it goes for about £80 at Amazon. Now I use the Gaahleri airbrush with the same compressor and I'm pretty happy. Although I do have two more airbrushes to test...

[@garys_stuff]

@@jlewis2890 Oh, and you might find some really good tutorials on stipple effects that will work with your Me262 camo on YT as well, as there are some very dedicated and talented users of the "hairy stick" out there keen to share their knowledge!

[@jlewis2890]

@@garys_stuff as for Matt cote I have a boulton Paul defiant I have applied with a brush clear cote for my decals can you apply Matt cote over the whole surface and decals with a brush?

[@birodude]

You've a silk purse out of a pig's ear. Nice work.

[@birodude]

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