My Scale Model Stash (Giveaway CLOSED)

[@quickkits]

*Congratulations to Angel from Macedonia and Michal from Poland - you were both selected at random for the giveaway!* Thank you very much to everyone who emailed. Unfortunately I don't have enough time to reply to all of them, but I'd like everyone to know that I really appreciate the kind, encouraging comments and it was great to see some of your talent in the attached photos :) Keep up the great work everyone!

[@highlime7257]

hey,i know Angel,thanks for giving him a nice plane

[@joelmontgomery4837]

Quick Kits as for some advice for building model ships. Yes 1:350 scale is a lot easier than 1:700 plainly because there are more pieces to paint seperately as i seen you didnt fully paint the hull before adding the deck. In my personal opinion that is a huge mistake, You should paint the pieces separately. I would recommend also for accuracy on ships either use some tape to cover parts or possibly use a needle or something to apply paint at a very accurate level. This is coming from someone who has built 11 ships so far. Mostly 1:700 scale though.

[@anton-akis9229]

*north macedonia or fyrom or skopje

[@lachlanculligan3265]

Antonis Porichis debatable

[@sglenny001]

Two many my mum says

[@jagdflieger4861]

I was leaving my grandparents's house when i saw an 1/35 untouched fw 190 box sitting ontop of a garbage bin. Best day ever

[@ashby1672]

Now I think about it, scale modeling isnt really about building kits. Its actually about building a tower of unopened scale model boxes in your room.

[@marsbar7099]

Yeah lol

[@sturmtigerking4263]

And taking up as much room as possible

[@joaoromero8867]

Imagine all these kits carefully built, you may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one

[@mikeplaysjazz3487]

Hello owen! I am new to scale modeling and i have recently purchased my first starter kit set from airfix and i can't wait for it to arrive. You are the reason why i wanted to get into scale modeling! After watching your videos and several other youtubers, i knew that i had to get into this hobby, thanks again!

[@quickkits]

I'm happy that you're getting back into the hobby, I hope you enjoy it :)

[@quickkits]

***GIVEAWAY CLOSES AT 12PM GMT ON 22 JULY 2018*** due to high volume of emails. The two people selected will be announced on Quick Kits social media at that time and contacted via email.

[@michaelmuller7378]

Quick Kits hi I'm from south Africa and I'm struggling to contact you on yahoo for the giveaway. Any help?

[@hereticslayer243]

You ever think of setting up a discord

[@lforloser7210]

Heretic Slayer yeah would like a Quick kits discord. Theres only 1 model related discord that i know of.

[@howtocameronsyoungerbrothe5837]

Heretic Slayer I agree. I think that there should be a discord where we could discuss everything.

[@masterofsprues4282]

Hey I have one guys:) no where big as quick kits but it’s got a few good modelers in:)

[@AinKrab]

Master of sprees what is it

[@Mishn0]

600ish, but maybe 70% of them were either bought second hand or in won in model show raffles. On the 1:350/1:700 dilemma, it depends on the kit. Some 1:350th kits are just as fiddly but with four times as many parts. Instead of a 20mm Oerlikon in one piece in 1:700 you get one that twice as big, but consists of four parts. Starting with a destroyer may have been a better choice.

[@stuartsteel1]

About 150 in mine. And yes, I have a problem.

[@robertrobertson8644]

i'm not far short of that number myself and yes I have a problem too.

[@seandickie6289]

I'll take a few tanks lol

[@spacejam5410]

I take free donations

[@federalbureauofinvestigati5228]

i have 2

[@AinKrab]

I have none I'm poor

[@MrMinidreams]

Yea my stash is pushing 400 kit lol

[@AinKrab]

W00t

[@outdoortv475]

Gimme em

[@tommi7904]

400! I have like 8 and I think that is so much. Guess not.

[@joshkearns7470]

God i thought 2 was enough

[@liamattewell2002]

I have built the gant before and it went together quite nicely only need a little sanding here and there

[@izaakc]

13:30 I once made the Airfix 1/72 B-17 and it had a cool interior so I joined the two fuselage halves with magnets and it looked great and the seam was barely visible. You should do this one the lancaster

[@OntologicalQuandry]

Regarding your comment about an appropriate scale for ships, I am getting back into model-making with a 1:350 HMS Dreadnought by Trumpeter. There is still fine work, just more of it. However, I have been learning to airbrush with a really cheap starter set and it is my first model with photo etched parts so I am learning skills with cyano-acrylate glue and a modified sewing needle. Additionally, I bought a nice stereoscopic microscope to aid with work (my eyesight is changing to more long-sightedness). An indulgence, but it really helps. As for a stash, I am building that. Only an 1:72 Airfix EE Lightning F6 (inspired by the Mark Felton video on one intercepting a U2, which was considered impossible at the time) and a 1:700 Tamiya Waterline HMS Hood and HMS Electra from the Battle of the Denmark Strait (to replace a model I made a few years age where I did not like the way I painted it).

[@watchth1ngs]

Hey wen - hi from New Zealand. Ive got 13 kits in my stash and about 7 in various stages of completion. Love your channel - its an incredibly useful resource and I appreciate the reality of your builds - ie just like the rest of us do it, only better!

[@hotdogplane1142]

I have 14 in my stash including a 1:48 TSR-2, red arrows gnat, red arrows hawk and a hawker typhoon. Advice for your boat would be take it slow and use masking tape for straight lines. I used a pencil with no lead to to my RMS queen mary. I think that the models for heroes is a brilliant thing to do

[@yeovillian1971]

Good luck on the big spit ... had major issues on warped parts and fits ..especially engine.. I have 2 of these plus 2 hurricanes and 2 of the desert spits and a me 109.. just need to pick up a p51 mustang ... Most of my stash is 1 /72 ww11 aircraft but I've let my 9 yr old have those as old fingers and eyes have made me move up to 148/132 .. Good luck with your future projects , but make that time for the hobbie .Craig.

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

Nice in box reviews. Going to do a pictorial one myself later today on the unofficial Airfix modellers forum. I just got the Roden AN12. a superb looking kit. I really need to sort my stash out. There must be somewhere over 600 kits in the loft. All the best. Greg.

[@SoymeScaleModels]

I built the gnat when I was 4 so I can't remember much, but looking at the finished model, there is no big fitting issues (as I didn't use filler back then)

[@thetigermoth1345]

I have one kit (which I'm currently building) which is a UH- 1C Huey (1/35 scale) . I started building it and as it is my second model I thought I would go all out but slow. Each peace is being sanded and filed down by hand (it took me 4-5 hours just to prepare the four personnel!) Thank you for all your very educational and entertaining videos.

[@TheKprice1980]

I have nearly finished the Revall Lancaster bomber 😀😀😀 really good kit

[@sleepingrabbit4011]

I still have model kits from when I was 14 years old. I'm 52 years old now and started the hobby again !! ( Thank you coronavirus) The feeling you get when you're completed a kit and the sense of accomplishment it's so rewarding..

[@MultiPedroAndrade]

i have 350 kits here in Portugal, but only now started assembling, starting with oldies : Frog Hunter went bad at painting, Frog Sea Fury ok but broke the propeller, already got another, and Airfix Gnat in Yellowjacks scheme. Next are Eastern Express Hunter and Novo Fairey Delta 2, will try Tamiya acrylics ..later on planning on getting an airbrush for the other kits

[@marcusreed3841]

I have about sixty unbuilt kits in my stash. You have a good start going. I have the Boulton Paul in my stash. Love Airfix kits. Nice of you to donate your kits and your videos are fun to watch.

[@foolsgold8498]

The Stuka was as one of my favourite kit and it all fitted together very well apart from a ejector pin mark inside the cockpit

[@cherrygoldguy4193]

If you are wanting to build more 1/24 kits I would definitely recommend the airfix 1/24 hawker typhoon mk 1b as it has no fitting issues whatsoever and has amazing detail. There was no flashing and the kit in new tool but it is a very hard kit and took me over a year to build.

[@arya9100]

for building ships model kit, i think you should build sub-assembly and attach the flagpole later

[@BeastyBill88]

I've recently gotten back back into kit building, I started off with 3 and then brought 5 more for my birthday aswell as getting one for my birthday as a present... I've only built 2 so far. they're all 1/72 scale airfix kits and the biggest is the English electric lightning starter kit I got for my birthday.

[@Joes1989]

On the lanc.....be careful when fitting the wing spars through the fuselage holes! The holes need sanding as it's an extremely tight fit

[@invincible6197]

JS160LC I managed to break the tip of the spar off getting them through...

[@Joes1989]

Invincible yep that's how I learnt too

[@diggermantigermutt4079]

JS160LC same!

[@Madz_1912]

The Stuka was quit nice to build and a small amount of filler is needed I lost my cockpit while cleaning so I haven’t finished it but it’s quiet good Love the channel

[@Ricijs]

Im a Big fan of your vids and you inspired me to make Scale Models and im 11 years old i started in March with my first model the Curtiss tomahawk from airfix and now i already have 34 models,now im Working on the ju 88 A4 from Zvezda and please keep up the good Work 👍👐 (🇱🇻latvia)

[@greghill9138]

Ive got a few kits on the go atm. And a few in storage. Im working on an me 262 bomber interceptor, kv-2, leopard a1a1, panther 2, and a hanomag. I have a tiger 2 and a 1/72 b29 in storage.

[@ModelMinutes]

I don't know off the top of my head, but I know I have more kits unbuilt than built. It's just finding the time to build them . . .which is a shame, because i've got some pretty awesome ones waiting to be done!

[@matth4376]

I built the Lancaster you have and its a really good model

[@turtleneck9995]

The Stuka is a very good kit but the decals where pretty hard to get off the sheet considering I put them in water for an extra 2 minutes

[@styrenehelp]

12 and no more says my Mrs lol

[@anbilo23]

You should build a 1:48 scale bf109 from ICM

[@ethanmedlicott8604]

The Cromwell kit is brilliant. Parts fit perfectly. A very good kit. I recommend it highly.

[@paredding]

I bought quite a few of these 1/76 tanks in the last few weeks as I bought a few warwells for my model railway. Building the first Cromwell and blimey the wheels are small. Still trying to figure out how to fit the rubberised grey tracks - does superglue work when joining them?

[@xxnike0629xx]

Well not counting the GunPla that I am selling from my backlog, I have well over 100 kits. I have roughly 80 kits on eBay

[@caesar7734]

I have been wanting to get into models for the past four years but I haven’t started making any yet because I don’t have room to display them but I am moving house this year so hopefully I will have room for more shelves at the new location. So far I have accumulated a stash of 13 kits.

[@MrMinidreams]

Some great kit to donate to Malcom and the Models for Heros. I always take part when the ISM live crew do their kit auctions for Models for Heros.

[@mickey1299]

Gotta be honest , i've only got three kit's . A 1:24 james bond autogyro , 1:72 fairey rotodyne , and a 1:48 mk 45 seafire , plus i've also got conversion part's for the 1:48 airfix mosquito . 20mm anti ship , highball , bulge bomb bay for the 4000lb cookie , separate flap's , different engine's , and a complete conversion for the mk 33 sea mossie with folding wing's . But for me it's not time , it's space . I built hundred's of airfix kits , 30 odd year's ago , but currently don't have any built now , plus i've developed a taste for the unusual , hence those three .

[@MSKI570]

All of those models are very nice Im currently doing a Revell 1/72 B17-G “Flying Fortress,” very good kit anyway Good luck with your models! Will love to see them built and again good luck!

[@warm-corecyclones6430]

Regarding ships, bigger is better. I don't have much experience at all but I'm restoring a poorly built 1:200 scale Titanic and, although cute, it's an absolute nightmare to detail! Regarding the Lancaster's, I can't speak for the Airfix model but the Revell is a very nice kit. Great engine and cockpit detail, including the all-important bombs in multiple configurations. Highly recommend it. I love the 1945 b/w scheme so I'm thinking of picking up an Airfix one to decorate in that livery. Looking forward to your future construction vids on these projects (if you film them!) I understand you are a brush painter, so I'm curious to know how you plan on painting such a large area on the 1:24 scale Spitfire? I'm a brush painter as well, don't have the room, money or desire for an airbrush so I'm keen to hear your thoughts!

[@aprofile2857]

I would assume that Owen would paint it with many cans of paint and a large brush

[@warm-corecyclones6430]

Yep looking back that was a dumb question to ask lol. I suppose I just wondered if he had any kind of techniques that differ from painting a 1/72 or 1/48, however there's no reason why it would be different, just scaled up.

[@AMX30]

I have something between 50 to 70, and a lot of them are 1/35 helicopters (Chinooks, Hind, Little Birds and ofc lots of Hueys).

[@koifishstudio]

As I only started modeling I have 0 stashed models. Would love to start my stash with something from your giveaway. Im going to need much practice to get in your level!

[@wreckingball8881]

Do you have a video or could you make a video on how to airbrush a model kit?

[@MB-ti1jz]

I have 5, but actually planning on getting through them. Stuck at minute for time/energy due to a summer job.

[@typehere6689]

Got like five or so, unbuilt. Apart from that, got like 45 or so in varying stages of building and painting.

[@mattwright778]

Owen, I was going to ask for a kit so I could send it to models for heroes, so nice one! Also you will love that Hasegawa kit - the fit will be amazing. Watch out for the decals though - they are really thick and it might be a better idea to make templates to paint them on yourself! Either way, looking forward to seeing the build video for it!

[@lachlantank6121]

Hey Owen can you make a tutorial or even reply to this comment on how you make the string on aeroplanes the connects usually from the tail to the fuselauge.I think it's called antenna wires but I cant be sure.Thanks and keeps up the awesome work.

[@piotrekszczepanski5125]

being just a wee boy, I usually do chores to get my models. The largest my stash has ever been is 4 models on my birthday. Do you have any tips to make model kits last longer so I don't complete them in 2 days? any help would be appreciated.

[@hienrichrekulov3077]

Well I only have 2,a tiger1 that I haven't open yet bc I'm still working on my me 262 and the second kit is a flak 88 which i have already opened but I haven't started working on it

[@thefalloutshelter7799]

I would guess between 300-400 kits in my stash, but I am not really sure

[@VonTurtle8282]

My stash is the model I am currently working on. And maybe another I am building next, but the overlap is only like 12 hours

[@FullCipher]

Hey that airfix Stuka is the model I just did! My first in over 25 years and your channel was a huge help 🤙🏻

[@diggermantigermutt4079]

Great video Owen! I've built 2 airfix lancaster's and a Revell lancaster. I have to say that the Revell Lancaster was much better to put together. The airfix b.iii had a big fitting issue with the fuselage and the bomb bay doors were warped and didnt fit properly. The landing gear was very nice tho. The revell fit was perfect but I couldn't finish it as it had parts of a b.iii mixed in with a dambuster. I hope this help you with your Lancaster. I'm looking forward to the D-Day event video. :) Cheers. Christian.

[@invincible6197]

Diggerman Tigermutt I noticed the fit issues on the airfix Lancaster's fuselage too. I built the B.II with the radial engines and they gave me plenty of trouble too.

[@diggermantigermutt4079]

Invincible Yea it required a lot of sanding and filler

[@Russianbackpack.5024]

i have made the gnat the parts fitted together very well and over all it was an awesome kit.

[@MSKI570]

Need a helping hand here Owen I currently am making a Revell B17-G but the problems are I accidentally got a wee bit super glue on a window and got a wee bit paint with a layer of glue over it so I can’t do anything what’s your solution? Gloss varnish? Scrape it off? I don’t know

[@johnnyappleseed8995]

When will we see a build video

[@krakow0457]

Will you do any more give aways??

[@beckmann3624]

345 kits and are you on the airfix forum

[@LineaDeus]

I have over 3000 kits in my stash, many of them extremely rare from the 60's & 70's and 80's. I'm a studio scale model builder. need to lots of greeblies for scratch building.

[@AinKrab]

W0000000000000t

[@edgykiddo139]

The airfix 1/72 ju 87 stuka. Is my favorite kit i like every pat about it does not need any filler ot that. But u need to sand just a bit but not too much but the kit is nice.

[@clairenickols3733]

The engines need a bit of filler however everything else is just fine (Avro Lancaster).

[@blakeb106]

Do you guys know anything about the Tamiya 1/48 Abrams. I always see it on the shelf and I like their 1/35 stuff.

[@invincible6197]

Bit By Bit that's a very new kit and is, like all new tamiya kits, absolutely great.

[@rkappaz7185]

Bit By Bit I built it and it was amazing. It's a very detailed kit for 1/48 and it it easy to build and paint.

[@rkappaz7185]

It was one of my favorite models and building that kit is what made me love armor

[@blakeb106]

Awesome, thanks!

[@blakeb106]

Neat, thanks for the help.

[@nygaard7049]

i have 1 in my stash and that is a 1/32 scale tiger

[@czarpeppers6250]

7, soon to be 8 kits in my stash at the moment. One can never have enough stash!

[@konradalexander7561]

What about the collab with waggish american? And plasmo?

[@joanneenglish1831]

I have a Lancaster b.III for Christmas, really happy!

[@spacemansabs]

Just 5 kits, but one is a balsa with tissue cover. It says it will fly, so we will see.

[@turtleneck9995]

Cromwell is a realy good kit by airfix tho the gun is bit fidly by that I mean I put the gun on then I nocked it off and replaced it with a toothpick with the sharp ends cut eff

[@toggafthegreat44]

I have one extra kit I haven't started yet. I just got into scale modelling a month ago though.

[@the_mysterious_gamer1657]

I don’t have in kits in my stash because I’ve already built those models. I really love putting together models because it calms me down and you get a miniature of a vehicle from a war, game, or movie.

[@ModelMinutes]

I agree! It's a form of therapy that helps me escape the stresses of daily life :)

[@ethanmedlicott8604]

The red arrows gnat was my first model. It is an amazing kits

[@outdoortv475]

With the airfix Stuka kit the body wouldn’t fit on the wings thing

[@graey1139]

I have 550 plus kits, the majority of which will probably be sold by my next of kin once I'm no more. I think a lot off old kits on ebay are being sold under these circumstances. A practicality that I've never really given much thought is, where the hell would I put them once I've built a number of them, there is only so much shelf space. I'm currently reading a book by WW2 French pilot Pierre Clostermann, who flew with the RAF. I would like to build a few kits of the planes he flew, Spitfire, Typhoon and Tempest. I already have the Spitfire, which has his markings, the others could be a challenge.

[@avgjoeavglife]

I have around 60 Models, but i collect Planes, i have to build them, but they are not regular Models.

[@plesmem]

Build the bf109 g10 in 148 scale! Its cheap, not bad fit, and its a simple build that you can finish quickly! I am actually currently building it and I have not run into super bad fits in the plane. The detail is sub par, decent at best. I think it will fit well thought next to your other 148 scale planes! This is just my opinion though.

[@cj.1341]

I Owen, where do you lie the paint for lots that don’t come with them?

[@duncansamways1363]

I have one kit :( , the Airfix Curtiss Tomohawk IIB starter set. But I’m looking forward to making my collection bigger!

[@nathancoghill9802]

8 in my stash but I do have multiple kits on the bench currently.

[@turtleneck9995]

I have to kits in my stash I usually never have a stash couse whenever I come in the store I only buy one kits

[@ModelsbyMe]

32 'Airfix' style kits (then again, all bar 2 of those are airfix kits), 5 bolt action box's I'm slowly working on and *beep* loads of warhammer box's I'm making my way through. BTW it was because I found your channel is why I went back to doing airfix again

[@karencopp5130]

Try and build the Revell s 100 class in 1/72 it’s a Schnell boat

[@jackgrange5735]

What sort of brushes do you currently use

[@roberth5699]

Random question. Dose anyone know what to use to return a model to a matt finish after applying a gloss coat?

[@howtocameronsyoungerbrothe5837]

Will you post pics of the 1/24 spit when you are done? I really want to see what it turns out as

[@howtocameronsyoungerbrothe5837]

Also it’s the exact same aircraft as the new tooled revell 1/72 version of the kit.

[@lforloser7210]

He will probably post it on the Quick kits Fb page

[@aprofile2857]

How do you people have more then 10 kits in your stash

[@Mister_M_YT]

Quick kits. I know I’ve said this before but I love your videos and this is no exception

[@BillyTubememe]

I have 18 kits in my stash, however I have started building half of them, so does that count?

[@lucasgriffiths5061]

I've got 3 unbuilt and 2 half built. Don't really store kits I just build stuff straight away

[@cjkscooters354]

I have the revell Avro Lancaster 1:76 scale but i haven't made it yet. I'm from Australia and i don't know here to buy models i got this from my pop . Any good suggestions??? I am also a starter and i have 2 starter kits. Its the Spitfire and the Messerschmit. I love modelling so far and you are really good at constructing models so thanks for the insperation to get in to this hobbie

[@fuzzy4461]

CJKscooters where in aus cos ik a couple of places in my local area

[@CosplayingHistoryNerd]

CJKscooters where in Australia are you from? If you’re from Sydney there is hobby co and if you’re on the northern beaches there is Northern Beaches Hobby Center and I think there is one or two more Hobby Co stores around Australia

[@cjkscooters354]

FUZZY i live in Queensland in Rockhamton and there was a toyworld but it closed down

[@lforloser7210]

CJKscooters toyworld is so expensive though. I'm here near u in townsville and the new 1/35 kits from Tamiya are like $60-80

[@olliewhitham6084]

Ebay

[@SoymeScaleModels]

oh and by the way the airfix Lancaster has awful fitting issues in the fuselage

[@hazardtrooper2791]

for my battle of britain diorama, i have 1x ju-87, 1x bf109e-3 and 1x bf109e-4, 3 spitfires, 2 hurricanes and 1 boulton paul defiant i need people to suggest what i should get next for battle of britain

[@hazardtrooper2791]

also the ju-87 is by far the best german model plane, easy to build and simple paint design looks great when finished

[@blossomtrash6113]

Get a HE-111

[@alexstallings6409]

Add a Do-17! And the Bf-110

[@philautumn895]

I've got 31 kits in my stash an I doubt that this number will stay the same for a longer time😆

[@diggermantigermutt4079]

Hey Owen did you take down the D-Day Video? I cant find it anymore

[@elenafulgoi8190]

Hey did someone notice the guitar case on Owen bed? ????

[@spitfire9992]

The wings on the red arrows dont fit they need a lot of sanding and a bit of model filler on the sides.

[@Anthony-io7xb]

Are used to have around 18 aircraft but I built a lot of them now I only have five

[@gegespektakuler]

I have 3 kits on my stash, bandai MG gundam amaring red gundam, Bandai tie fighter 1st order, and dragon STUG iv early production. Started work on new place, already stashed for around 2 years 😥

[@francescobottazzi291]

For the moment in my stash I have 3 models: The Tamiya F4u Corsair in 1:48 scale. A Revell Monogram P-51 1:48 scale and a Beautiful Fw189 in 1:48 Greetings from Italy👍🏻