Airfix Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Starter Set - 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit - Build & Review

[@davidjones1588]

Love your builds you don't go way over the top like some builders on KZbin who use airbrushes and such and you still turn out great looking models 👍

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks! i try and make my builds as accessible as possible. I don't always get it right and often make mistakes, but hopefully people can learn from them too :D

[@davidjones1588]

@@ModelMinutes Your a great inspiration to new modelers who can't afford airbrushes and compressors and show just by hand painting can result in great looking models 👍

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Just sharing my modelling journey, i'm glad it's helping people out :D

[@Jelios]

great video! I've build 6 or 7 wildcat in1/72 scale. I'll build 2 other and I finish my wildcat serie 1/72 scale. The best kit is the new airfix!

[@ModelMinutes]

Awesome! I built the academy kit some years ago and thought that was good at the time, but this knocks its' socks off!

[@PanzermansBunker]

Nice build of a starter kit. Best thing about Airfix kits is that they include pilot figures. Wish you had added yours to the model. Happy modeling. Bill

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Yeah, the pilots are a nice addition, perhaps for my next build i'll include it - I'm just not a big fan of including them whilst the aircraft is on the ground.....

[@asian2700]

Looks great! This was the third kit I built and my first attempt hand painting mr hobby aqueous paints, which gave it a sort of satin look.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Are you happy with the satin finish? A coat of matt varnish could help dull it down if you're not happy :)

[@ovidiuschley3346]

Great Grumman F4F-4 airplane , I like it very much the work . Superb painting and decals .

[@ModelMinutes]

Many thanks!

[@sandtable8091]

Very nice job. I really liked the whole thing from parts to build to painting and decals. I always pick up the odd new or forgotten tip while watching your videos. Thanks.

[@ModelMinutes]

I'm glad you liked it, thanks for watching! :D

[@ernietrigg5379]

Thank you for a very helpful and enjoyable video. I have only recently started model making again as a result of the Covid 19 Lockdown and wanting something interesting to do since retirement. As a result of watching your video, the Grumman Wildcat will be my next purchase.

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad it was helpful! This is a very nice model to build, I hope you enjoy it :D

[@gatgat4202]

Brushpainted model, you've got my sub

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@michaelabraham9233]

@@ModelMinutes You’re one of the only big modelling channels to still brush paint most of your models

[@ModelMinutes]

@@michaelabraham9233 Thanks! I wouldn't say i was big though

[@rafaelhinojosa6273]

Amazing kit and an amizing job as always!!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@strikeeaglemodels1588]

Great video mate! Nice work on the Airfix 1.72 scale Wildcat 🍻👍

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels]

Fantastic build model minutes & great video too. I hope to see your take on the other famed WW2 USN Grumman Cat, The F6F Hellcat

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Yes, i'd certainly like to build one of those :D

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

Nice review and build, looks great, thanks for sharing this!...Bill

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for watching!

[@cj.1341]

Build the tornado, it was the first kit I built and the parts fitted together with no sanding. Great kit

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Perhaps it will win a vote soon :)

[@cj.1341]

Model Minutes and it also be a great build as the tornados are being retired at the end of March

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah, a fitting tribute

[@pwareham61]

Great build, and a very nice result.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@jimconradgobot7907]

HAPPY Valentine's Day!!!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! You too :D

[@adriancabrera3014]

Even though the Ta 152H was not selected... also I was waiting for the Wildcat :)

[@ModelMinutes]

Awesome! Maybe the TA152H will win a vote soon :)

[@JamessModellingChannel1992]

Hi model minutes great build as always.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! :D

[@pickle5097]

i have bought this kit and also i bought the revell focke-wulf ta 152H for my birthday

[@ModelMinutes]

nice!

[@glenmckinley7409]

Great tutorial . Thanks very much. Just one comment it is fashionable at present to do a panel wash on aircraft , however if we go to a aviation museum and checkout panel lines on aircraft you just don't see it. It is a military thing .

[@ModelMinutes]

I think that there is a bit of modellers licence on how models are weathered. I also think that aircraft in museums are usually much cleaner than they were during use

[@_not_nuno_]

The non starter set version of this was my first kit (Got it for free from a friend) and I did it horribly

[@ModelMinutes]

That's a shame, but it was a good learning experience - my first kit was pretty bad :P

[@MiguelBRScalemodelsDioramas]

Very nice job!,👍

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! :D

[@julianmhall]

Technically the US entered the war actively during 1942 not 41 as Pearl Harbor was not attacked until 7th December 1941. If of course Lend-Lease is included then the US entered the war in a passive capacity earlier. IIRC the two small windows in the bottom of the fuselage were for the dive bomber role, so the pilot could look down and see the target to time the dive. Simple and effective.

[@ModelMinutes]

interesting :D

[@julianmhall]

@@ModelMinutes Random thought for holding parts together as they glue. Masking tape across the joins? Then peel it off when the glue is dry? Stronger tape even as the parts aren't painted yet. For narrow joins clothes pegs?

[@oliversinton948]

Lovely!!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@StalkeraBg]

Its so relaxing to watch these vids. Im building a Berlin diorama.. So its better to get FW-190+ Spitfire + P-43 Tomahawk IIB right? Eh ill grab this one too lol Could use it in..erhm..eh D-Day diorama perhaps

[@ModelMinutes]

StalkeraBg lol sounds great! I’d swap the p40 out for a p51 though

[@StalkeraBg]

Model Minutes Oh , thanks :) I usually prefer to buy a kit without paints from another company and then the one with from Airfix. Now i have King Tiger starter from Italeri and ill use its green for my Ju-87 Zvezda. And then Tomahawk paints may be used for Panzer IV +E-75s And the FW or BF for infantry+ AAs for the dioramas. Its a plus that i get 5% total off due to being registered and in another site i dont pay shipping for same price. (5 paints for the price of advanced airfix kit seems strange with 6+)

[@ModelMinutes]

Hmm, yes, that is strange

[@rickerson5787]

also I think you could have put a little white for the sea gray

[@ModelMinutes]

Perhaps, but I was following the instructions from airfix to see how it would turn out :P

[@averagecanadianguy1966]

late response but i really like that scheme

[@ModelMinutes]

Awesome!

[@johnnoble01]

I remember getting the original old tool wildcat from Wolworths. Cost .....2 shillings! 10p in new money! 😄

[@ModelMinutes]

I might see if i can get the old one to do a comparison! :D

[@johnnoble01]

@@ModelMinutes That would be interesting although really the new one is miles better! 😉

[@ModelMinutes]

As much as i love the new tool kits, i do have a bit of a soft spot for the old ones :P

[@plesmem]

I got the mustang IV instead of this.

[@ModelMinutes]

Ah, i've built that one too :)

[@davidtilizhinskii704]

tamiya extra thin isnt always good eg spinning prop assemmbly it flows were it should not by the way try mixing 4 parts silver paint to 1 part black paint makes a nice metallic coulor for engines and other details

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks

[@davidtilizhinskii704]

@@ModelMinutes de nada

[@mikewilliams68]

Hi. Good film. How did the Humbrol react to the Tamiya x20a? I usually mix Humbrol acrylics with water, seems to be ok. Was there any advantages to using X20a? Did it bite into the plastic better? When i wash my palette the Tamiya paint is harder to remove than the Humbrol...thats for sure.

[@ModelMinutes]

i find the thinners work to make the humbrol paints thinner on a chemical level - spreading the pigment out etc. Water just doesn't seem to quite do the same

[@mikewilliams68]

Yes, that seens logical. I may have to give it a try. Thankyou. Will you be posting any recent build films here?

[@ModelMinutes]

Mike Williams I do post them as often as I can, I uploaded a new build video last week

[@mikewilliams68]

Churchill tank , Airfix 1/76. I'll check it out.👍

[@ModelMinutes]

@@mikewilliams68 Thanks!

[@michaelabraham9233]

Im not sure what to buy next A P40 Tomahawk A Hawker Typhoon

[@ModelMinutes]

They are both cool kits - the typhoon has the gun bays though (if you get the airfix one)

[@michaelabraham9233]

and btw i mean airfix ones

[@atnorange5491]

Cool

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@jessbunz3046]

Nice

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for watching!

[@jontymarsh0463]

have you done a lancaster

[@ModelMinutes]

Not yet . . maybe i'll get the chance this year :)

[@julianmhall]

Do you think this kit is a 2 only if the undercarriage is down but a 1 if it's up?

[@ModelMinutes]

hmm maybe

[@cj.1341]

Did you use filler to fill the gap in front of the cockpit?

[@ModelMinutes]

CJ 10134 I didn’t see the need to use any filler on this kit.... I’m not sure I noticed a gap in front of the cockpit

[@cj.1341]

Model Minutes I’m currently building this kit, I’m nearly done painting. I had the same gap in front of the cockpit so I ordered humbrol model filler so I could get s better finish.

[@ModelMinutes]

CJ 10134 is that not a gap for the pilot to see out of the windows at the bottom of the plane?

[@cj.1341]

Model Minutes no not the windows. The gap behind in between the propeller and the canopy.

[@ModelMinutes]

CJ 10134 can’t say I’m aware of a gap in that location when I built mine

[@tntcustoms5353]

Fix your camera it would make it nicer😀

[@ModelMinutes]

Lego Addictions 😂 if I could afford a new/better camera that would help too 😜. I’ve been changing the settings since this video was made, so if you take a look at my more recent ones you might be able to notice an improvement

[@vasili1207]

Your builds would be 100% better if you dash them paints in the bin, I picked up a set of script acrylics from aldi £7 and there ultra flat and paint without brush strokes easily. I find the start set paints too bitty I always end up with hard bits in the finish when I used them. I built my first 3 kits brush painted with the starter paints. As soon as I used diffrent paints the issue never happened to me again.

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah, i've had the "grainy" paint problem before. Fortunately the ones included in this set didn't have that issue

[@vasili1207]

@@ModelMinutes sorry I didn't mean it to be a dig, it's just the issue almost made me not build anymore kits when I started. I just assumed it was model me, and not the paint until I come on youtube and seen almost every kit painted with the starter paints had the same issue, I think what happens is when in transport some paint dries then gets back into the mix . I understand your probably making the video's for the starter model maker thats totally understandable maybe you could recommend the retail humbrol pots also because of the bittyness . Regards vas

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the info, yes, there are better paints out there, but my limited experience of them at the moment prevents me from making a suitable suggestion

[@MVeminor7]

Go Grumman!! Thanks for the build

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnvincentpiezas9890]

What paint type?...lacquer or acrylic?

[@ModelMinutes]

Acrylic primarily

[@StoneMustang]

Hi guys I’m wondering if anybody could help me, I’m fairly new to scale modelling and I’m currently working on a 1/72 typhoon. I painted about 3-4 thin layers on humbrol 30 and it came out really nice. However when I was rubbing some other paint off with a cloth I noticed that it had left slight peel or scratch in the paint work which had gone down to the original plastic of the model. What can I do? I’ve tried painting over it but it doesn’t seem to do anything. Hope this makes sense and any help would be appreciated :)

[@ModelMinutes]

Yes, i've seen this before. A primer can help paint stick better, before applying the top coats, but if you've already got a scratch and can't repair it, i'd recommend making it look like chipped metal or weathering?

[@StoneMustang]

Model Minutes thanks for the reply. Yes I weathered the model around the area with the scratch and added bullet holes as well to give it a battle scared look. Thanks for the advice and keep up the good work!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! I bet your kit looks amazing!

[@pegging640]

Hum hum i love you

[@ModelMinutes]

Nice!

[@ForeverBeGamer]

Nice guide man thanks! I've got a 1:48 hellcat sitting on my shelf. its been there for far too long, and now I have a pretty good idea where to start. (I've been too busy painting up wargaming miniatures) So you don't worry about priming?

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! No, not really. It depends on the paint and plastic, if i find that it's not sticking to the plastic well, i'll quickly remove it and then prime it. I think the last kit I primed was the Airfix Banshee (dauntless) if you want to check that one out. My aim is to try and make the videos simple so that beginners can get good results

[@rickerson5787]

I built this kit and the fuselage fit horribly. before painting I quit on the model and built the use Yorktown. all becauseof the fuselage

[@ModelMinutes]

That's a shame. Mine didn't seem to have any real fit issues

[@rickerson5787]

@@ModelMinutes I built it again and there was a little problem with the fuselage but I still finished the model

[@olliegraham4252]

build an italeri kit plz

[@ModelMinutes]

Any model in particular?

[@olliegraham4252]

spitfire mk9 @@ModelMinutes

[@olliegraham4252]

I said a spit mk1x but u could do the war thunder gift set @@ModelMinutes

[@ModelMinutes]

A great idea - i think they only do p51/p47 or bf109/fw190

[@olliegraham4252]

yeah @@ModelMinutes

[@ey7290]

Ive built this,paints were horrible and innacurate to the boxart

[@ModelMinutes]

That's a shame, as you can see in my video mine was pretty accurate :/