D-Day 80 Years: Building Airfix's 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc | Full Build in 4K

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[@ModellingWeekly]

I really hope you guys enjoy this one! Took many hours, but I'm glad I could present it to you on such an historic day! If you've got any questions related to the build, feel free to drop them below! Note for channel members: The complimentary 'In-Focus' video, where I cover (in detail) my thought processes, references, and research behind the cockpit/engine builds, will be available on Saturday 8th of June onwards. Apologies for the slight delay, however I've been pretty bogged down with University exams this past week so haven't had time to finalise the edit. Many thanks for your patience!

[@josvansantvoort4337]

Unimaginable and unbelievably amazing and light years away from what I can do. Many thanks for sharing!

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@josvansantvoort4337 too kind :) I really appreciate it mate, and I'm glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much for watching 😊

[@joeandreatti1976]

Exceptional work! A few very minor points I would offer for your future endeavors. Framing in engine compartments on our birds tended to get dinged up quite a bit. Metal tools being maneuvered in tight spaces by tired men and women. Along those lines, lots of chipping around anything that's getting regular attention from maintainers. Maintaining planes is dirty work, so there are going to be dirty, oily hands constantly grabbing that framing for support. I would expect it to be a bit more grimy as this plane is clearly not fresh off the line. I would also expect to see some chipping on the forward wing root where a maintainer would stand while servicing the engine, cleaning the canopy, etc. I'm only climbing in and out of the cockpit once, maybe twice a day. The maintainers are climbing all over it a lot more often, and for much longer periods of time.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Cheers! Glad you like the build. Fantastic advice there, I'll keep it in mind!

[@user-ni2zo5zo3c]

thanks for your insightful slice of life that I never knew or would have experienced. These add to the accuracy of model-building.

[@lpjmodels]

mannn I'm gonna have to watch that again, that was Spectacular, Well done !

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much James! Means a lot mate, glad you enjoyed - fantastic work on the recent lancer as well!

[@ModelMinutes]

Absolutely amazing! One of your best!

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thank you Matt, really appreciate it :)

[@jurajhablak3424]

To be honest, I am into plastic kits and exhibitions for 30 years. I build them by myself as well. But ... I have never seen such beautiful kit like this, truly amazing job. Perfect paintjob, nice weathering, perfect shadows.

[@ModellingWeekly]

That's so kind of you, thank you so much! I'm glad you like it 😊 take care mate :)

[@albertoromanocovasso308]

… I think you are doing the best work and the best videos around…!!! 👍😃👋

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@albertoromanocovasso308 thank you so much!!

[@M.Parsons-p1y]

Superbly executed, MW! I was partiularly taken by your method of undershading. And the chipping effect about the ingress to the cockpit .... the most realistic I've seen yet. Cheers Rhys

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@M.Parsons-p1y thank you very much! I'm very glad you liked it!

[@phirozecontractor6905]

Superlative work. ❤😍 thank you.

[@derekfellows2848]

Thank you!!! I've learned a lot of new painting methods from this video. FANTASTIC!!

[@ModellingWeekly]

It's my pleasure! I'm so glad you found it helpful! 😊

[@stigg333]

Thanks for that it was excellent, your attention to detail is brilliant and the finished model is fantastic, well done.

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@stigg333 thank you so much, glad you enjoyed :)

[@FinsburyPhil]

Outstanding build and point job. I will have to put this kit on my list. Just one thing (from a Spitfire nerd), the crowbar was interior green or bare metal throughout the war. Only restored aircraft have them painted red. Re the comments below on propellers: blades on the Rotol 3 blade props were manufactured by Jablo and were a wood composite with a hard metal mesh sheet and cellulose coating were pressed onto the outside of the blade; so some metal may have shown through with wear - a distinctive pattern can certainly be seen on some prop leading edges (I believe that there may also have been a brass protection strip applied to the leading edge). I have read that the four bladed Rotol props reintroduced duralumin blades. DH props I think all had duralumin blades.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much! And many thanks for the clarification on the props, as it's been really hard to find clarifcation on actual materials and manufacturers - really appreciate it!

[@gotaigo]

wow, quite advanced and realistic.

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@gotaigo thank you!

[@enzoroma14]

Personally I believe that we are faced with something that is too little to define as a masterpiece... I am amazed and speechless! Congratulations 👋🏻🇮🇹

[@ModellingWeekly]

Aw thanks so much mate, means so much! So glad you like it

[@enzoroma14]

@@ModellingWeekly All deserved, really. You are in my personal TOP 10 of model makers by merit. 🙂

[@cosmarendy8417]

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge

[@ModellingWeekly]

My pleasure :)

[@saxonian6634]

Just here for the algorithm. Outstanding work, deserves far more exposure!

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@saxonian6634 thank you so much! I'm glad you found and enjoyed it :)

[@Jeffsmodelgarage]

Outstanding work on the spitfire looks awesome

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thank you Jeff! Really appreciate it 😊

[@BJGreen-yj7nd]

I have just received a 1:24 Spitfire from a work colleague at a bargain price (£60). It will be my 1st ever attempt at such a massive scaled kit. Some great tips n tricks within this build.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Good luck with your build! I'm sure you'll love it, plenty of room for some fun details and painting 😊 glad you found the vid handy!

[@mArt2011funflydesign]

Remember that if you finish the model with the ailerons out of centre then the stick has to be positioned to the right or left of centre as appropriate.

[@ModellingWeekly]

That's true! In this case my aileron positions were neutral though so all good :)

[@marco-dn7kd]

Lovely work ! You should show a few pictures of the real aircraft.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Appreciate it! Not a bad idea 👍👍

[@septiccalling8341]

That's an extraordinarily well finished Spitfire! I'm really not surprised that this took a year to complete, on and off...... such painstaking work on the painting. Not that my opinion is worth anything at all; but here it is anyway. Beautiful.........absolutely. 👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thank you so much for your kind words, it genuinely does mean a lot! I'm really glad you like it, and thank you so much for watching 😊

[@MrFl0bo]

Great video and fine looking model! This and seeing the Spitfires in the air last weekend at Duxford made me order the kit 😅 Keep up the great work!

[@ModellingWeekly]

Haha thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it 😊 have fun with your kit!

[@CRO_models]

Man I love your clean and proffesional atmosphere in your videos. Its calming and very informational but not in a boring way. Rather in a fun and creative way! Keep up your work❤

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much :) so glad you enjoy the style!

[@avia_krd]

Прекрасно!!

[@Nigel1writer]

Looks great. Well done!

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thank you!!

[@KenHughes-un2lz]

Great build. Enjoy your summer at the bench!

[@ModellingWeekly]

Cheers! Looking forward to sharing it with you all 😊

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Beautiful video build, I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thank you mate :) really appreciate it

[@tonymurray7930]

Amazing, looks incredible.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much!

[@karolus1990]

Outstanding Spitfire, really like the paintjob and weathering being not overdone. Congrats and keep up good work!

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much! Im glad you like the overall look :)

[@stanikicin]

Absolutely great. I would like you to build a JU-87 on such a scale.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much! Rest assured, more 1/24 content will be coming in the future, as I had an excellent time with this one!

[@stanikicin]

@@ModellingWeekly I'm planning too build a Ju-87 in 1/24 scale, but I don't know which manufacturer is high quality and detailed.

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@stanikicin as far as I know, trumpeter is the only company that does a well-detailed 1/24 stuka, but I may be wrong! You can check all your options on scalemates.com

[@austinschmitz628]

I would also like to see a ship done that could be interesting like a battle ship or something

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@austinschmitz628 there will be more naval stuff coming this summer!

[@rons5438]

Beautiful work! I am working on the 1/24th scale Typhoon "Car Door" right now. It too is a great kit, just a few minor flaws with some of the fit.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Cheers! I really want to try the typhoon, glad to know it's not too bad!

[@mpoverello]

A stunning model. ❤

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much!

[@jamesmcansh6393]

thanks for sharing have a great weekend ✌Canada✌

[@ModellingWeekly]

My pleasure! You too 😊

[@DirtRat62]

Great build! The painted bolts featured on Merlin’s made in America by Packard Bell under licence to Rolls Royce, mainly for American built P-51’s.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much, and thanks for the info on the merlin!

[@user-ni2zo5zo3c]

David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Tuesday, 25 June, 2024). Well, for your intriguing construction of Airfix’s 1:24th-scale kit of the renowned Spitfire Mk. IXc RAF Fighter, I must say, what a masterful synthesis of the various, combined skills that is model-building, the twenty-first century’s merging of artistry, artisanship, craftwork, and technology! So elegantly æsthetic and technically proficient is your handiwork that I must wonder: had you in a previous life been one of the great masters with brushes and oils upon canvas? Or, alternately, had you eighty-odd years past been a pilot of a de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito RAF fighter-bomber, who each midnight doggedly harried the scheming, obsidian-hard, black-hearted. black-garbed Gestapo and their snarling, snapping, baying Sturmstaffel attack hounds that by day cowered in their clammy, fœtid subterranean den of exploiters and sadists deep within the bowels of war-torn Berlin? You refer obliquely to your next project, giving no specifics. I propose that you at your next opportunity commence with the Airfix 1:24th-scale kit of the amazing Wooden Wonder, the Mosquito RAF light bomber. I suggest this first for its own merits, for it and its determined, doughty crews deserve such recognition as your excellent œuvres could bring. Yet also, since I had read about two extraordinary anecdotes of them that merit due recognition: at the very outset of D-Day, 6 June, 1944, scores of them had flown close air support air strikes directly to aid the Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (had His Majesty, the King yet knighted him? Or had that been several years on, at the hand of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II?) and his uncounted thousands of hardy warriors even then just arriving to set free a war-weary Europe. Another highly dramatic account had told of a hundred or more of these unarmed airborne Pegasi in early 1944, in a relentless campaign of thirty-eight days, swiftly had penetrated deep into that horizontal abyss unto increasingly grotesque totalitarianism, repeatedly striking key government and military objectives well within the grimy, corrupt heart of Berlin itself in the RAF’s offensive to disrupt the decadent Nazi regime’s sordid scheme to impose upon the sovereign nations of Europe its malevolent totalitarianism.

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@user-ni2zo5zo3c thank you for this fantastic read, and for your kind words! Those were some really interesting little anecdotes! I would very much love to do the 1/24th mosquito at some point, it's just a case of acquiring the kit as it can be quite rare in the UK these days. It will happen one day!

[@user-ni2zo5zo3c]

@@ModellingWeekly , happy modelling, mate!

[@SAMEDHEYDAROV]

amazing work

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much :)

[@markshellard5894]

superb work well done 👌🏻

[@ModellingWeekly]

Many thanks!

[@mode1charlie170]

Incredible job! Some faint exhaust stains would look cool as well.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Cheers! Yeah, at first I didn't add them because the panels were missing but a little trace of them on the main fuselage definitely would have looked good 👍

[@GrahamJJohnston]

Fantastic work on the model and the video.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Really appreciate it :) thank you!

[@matthewnightingale4585]

Looks good. I think the red part of the seat is in fact a compressed material rather than leather. Some seats later in the war were all metal and therefore green. Something to look into.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Cheers! I actually did do a bit of research on this when making an additional background info video for the build, and it is in fact a material called SRBP or synthetic resin bonded plastic 👍

[@ModeliteDiorama]

Beautiful Model and presentation! And yes, I also know the feeling of not having enough time for model building and videos in addition to my studies and free time :D

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much! And glad I'm not the only one 😂

[@matthewnightingale4585]

A Spitfire IX probably had wooden propeller blades so metallic chipping wouldn't be appropriate.

[@ModellingWeekly]

You're correct! I based the chipping off certain references that turned out to be restored spitfires, featuring modern duralumin blades - period spitfires had compressed birch blades as you say!

[@mArt2011funflydesign]

Just got over ½ way with this build but found an early misalignment error has ruined the engine mounting stage. Using acrylic art paints and finish is bloody awful! Just ordered No. 2 and plan to start again after learning a lot from first build. Blimey some of the bits are really small for my 86 year old fingers. Your build and colouring really beautiful.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Ahh yeah that's very unfortunate, there are a few early stages as you say that can be pretty determinate for later steps - best of luck with your second attempt, I'm sure it'll be fantastic! 👍 And thanks for your kind words 😊

[@jamesgriffiths3176]

Superb build and video! The stressed skin effect is very subtle and very nice. I don't do 1/24 or WW2 aircraft but sorely tempted after watching this!

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much, glad you like it! If you end up going for it, you won't regret it haha!

[@karelhoppers5084]

Amazing build, I like the painting methods, gonna try them myself!!

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much! Have fun with them!

[@SMAZVidoes]

Amazing build. Your hard work has paid off. I also just finished building the same kit. It’s a very enjoyable build experience. Good luck with the next project.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much, isn't it just a great kit! What an enjoyable building experience. Good luck to you too mate 👍

[@jpk1962]

well that has just made up my mind for me. I have the old 24th scale kit which i will finnish at some point but seeing this version well, they are chalk and cheese.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Oh totally, the new kit is just in a league of it's own - easily one of the best Airfix have ever produced! You can get it pretty cheap now as well (~£75) so no better time for it haha, enjoy!

[@the-primered-thumb]

Really nice mate 😉👌

[@ModellingWeekly]

Many thanks!!

[@jimmyvthejedi]

amazing !

[@ModellingWeekly]

Cheers!

[@MiniArtmy]

Just discovering your channel, amazing work! One day I’ll do some planes, for now I’m focusing on tanks ^^

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much! Glad you like it 😄

[@MaxRank]

I have this in primer as well speak, second time painting it as mission models paint failed again and simply turned back into liquid upon the minor application of water for chipping and decal application. Now switch to AK so fingers crossed

[@ModellingWeekly]

Ahh, that sucks man. I hope it goes well for you mate 🤞

[@austinschmitz628]

This it just great, the only spitfire ive done was years ago one of my first builds, so this kit looks interesting.

[@ModellingWeekly]

Many thanks! Would definitely recommend the kit 👍

[@davidbathe4108]

Top draw modelling The level I expire to be at one day 😮

[@ModellingWeekly]

Many thanks! I'm really glad you like it 😊

[@davidbathe4108]

@@ModellingWeekly sorry spell check sabotaged my message Aspire to

[@clowes123]

Just a beutifel build i realy like the cocpit paint job great video

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much mate :)

[@scaleffect]

Killer job, no surprise though we'd expect nothing less. After building such a massive kit, what are your thoughts now on building 1/24 versus say, 1/48?

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks so much!! Honestly, going back to 1/48 after this is gonna be weird haha, might go for a 1/72 kit to really give myself a shock to the system 😂

[@scaleffect]

@@ModellingWeekly I can only imagine. Things like this I know I'd never finish, so I admire those that can.

[@alcosound]

Very impressive build. I suppose this kit could be used as a basis for the Hellenic Air Force Spitfire MJ755, using the clipped wings etc?

[@ModellingWeekly]

Many thanks! I have no doubt that it could, as the kit features loads of parts for different versions of the spit - it will almost certainly be re-released with new schemes and as a different variant at some point in the future as well 👍

[@davidjarvis819]

Great build! Currently building the same model. Regarding the airbrushes I noticed 3 different brushes, you mentioned why you use the ultra but what made you choose between the infinity 1.5mm nozzle and the evolution? What nozzle did you use on the evolution? Last one is a bit of a random one, but where do you buy the foam/sponge that you use in the canopy and wheel bays?

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks very much! I use the 0.4mm primarily on the ultra because it's a very simply constructed airbrush, meaning when anything needs servicing it's very easy to do. This is often the case with primers, varnishes and metallics, as they have the greatest effect on the AB's performance due to their large particle size. I use the 0.15mm on the infinity, and the 0.2mm on the evolution, as they're slighlty more precise and offer a slightly better array of features, perfect for medium to high levels of detail. I'm currently just testing the evolution however, and it seems pretty comparable to the infinity, so I'd definitely go for the slightly cheaper Evolution AL PLUS if you're tossing options at all! Also, not sure what the sponge is precisely called, but all I did was search packaging sponge on amazon and it came up, so should be fine!

[@davidjarvis819]

@@ModellingWeekly brilliant! Thanks. Will go with the evolution over the infinity then I think.

[@ArthurGibson-cz2dy]

Amazing job! I have a question, because I am trying to buy my first airbrush for my models, I’ll ask, is there any airbrush you’d recommend?

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@ArthurGibson-cz2dy thanks so much! It depends on your budget, and the individual to a certain extent, but I always without fail recommend the Harder and Steenbeck Ultra to any newcomers to airbrushing, purely because in my opinion it's the best value you'll get in terms of price, quality and ease-of-use :)

[@OdysseyAviation]

Hello Mate , I have a question . Can i use Vallejo Thinner with Tamya acrylic paint since it’s the only thinner I have ?

[@ModellingWeekly]

Hey, unfortunately this is a combo that should be avoided, as despite both being called acrylics, they each use different solvents (water and alcohol), however a little quirk is that you can technically use Vallejo airbrush cleaner to thin tamiya acrylics, as it contains quite a bit of alcohol. To stay on the safe side, though, I'd buy yourself a bottle of 99% isopropyl alcohol, which thins tamiya very nicely :)

[@robertclare8496]

I think the seat pan is made of a bakelite type material not leather, a redish brown color.

[@ModellingWeekly]

You're correct! Was just talking with someone about this, after making the video I did some research and discovered it's a material called SRBP, synthetic resin bonded plastic, an early composite plastic 👍

[@robertclare8496]

@@ModellingWeekly what a wonderful job you have done ! I came back to the hobby last March after over 50 years and work like yours is my inspiration to improve.

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@robertclare8496 aw thanks so much, I really appreciate it! Don't stop modelling! 👍👍

[@user-em7ns6bo3r]

Amazing work. May I share this video?

[@ModellingWeekly]

Thanks a lot! And yeah, if you hit that little share button it'll generate a link for you and you can feel free to share that on other social media, that's totally fine :) glad you like it!

[@markquinn1104]

Head pad is behind the seat not in front behind pilots head

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@markquinn1104 what do you mean? There's no head pad included in this kit

[@13macias84]

The propeller blade was wooden ... so congratulation for research and knowledge about Spitfire.

[@ModellingWeekly]

The four bladed prop was duralumin at later points in the war 😊 the birch laminate props also had a metal mesh-like material around the outside as well, so this could even cause the effect of metal chipping in some wooden props 👍

[@drippydrub8049]

on the early versions maybe…

[@nolhrt]

It is likely that the version you modelled was Hydulignum, as in wood. In any case metallic chipping is inappropriate on front of a propellor except at the leading edge even on metal propellors. There was a brass sheath on the leading edges of the blades which often became visible. Any damage would be at the rear of the propellor as often seen on aircraft operating out of desert strips and coral airfields. It's a common mistake. Check out photos of Spitfire propellors online. I offer this, not as criticism but a tip. You have excellent skills. Also the red crowbar is post war.

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@nolhrt ah, thanks for the info 👍 appreciate it

[@michaelpielorz9283]

Just one thing to mention: the firing order seems to be not quite correct!!

[@ocean8326]

plane

[@ModellingWeekly]

:D

[@t3avelos]

whenever i read the words "full build" i always prepare myself for a boring, bland, out of the box creation, often with striking errors. Clearly this is not the case here. You have a good grasp of modelling techniques, but more important, the model looks fairly real. Realism over artistic license, especially with weathering is a tricky balance to keep and you did it exceptionally well. The large scale helps, but still! congrats!

[@ModellingWeekly]

I'm very glad you liked it :) I try my best to keep the editing in my videos as engaging as possible, so I'm pleased that it took you by surprise so to speak! Thanks very much for your kind words, and thank you for watching 😊

[@davidcole333]

I admire the work, but one year is too long on one project. Too many others in the stash to get to.

[@ModellingWeekly]

I know what you mean! Unfortunately I was away from the workbench for large chunks of that year because of uni, so if I ever wanted to see it done I had to focus a lot of my time and effort into it 😂

[@davidcole333]

@@ModellingWeekly It truly was a beautiful build, I'm glad you saw it through. That paint job was crazy good.

[@tomasvobruba9780]

blades on spitfire were wooden.. not a metal at all..

[@glennhaley7404]

And the seat was some sort of resin/plastic too, not leather

[@ModellingWeekly]

I believe, though I may be wrong, that the four bladed spitfire mk.ix props were manufactured with duralumin to withstand the torque produced by the more powerful Merlin 60 series engines - though I believe that compressed birch laminate props were used, as you say, from 1940 to 1944 ish? Again, might be off :)

[@ModellingWeekly]

​@@glennhaley7404yeah I realised this after editing the video. The lower seat portion is made using a material called SRBP, synthetic resin bonded paper, which was actually a very early composite 'plastic'!

[@glennhaley7404]

@@ModellingWeekly just us being pedantic…it’s fabulous build regardless 👍

[@ModellingWeekly]

@@glennhaley7404 nah it's all good! These things are very interesting, so learning more about them is always good 👍 glad you like the build, and many thanks for watching! 😊