No one is making a model I want? How do I make it anyways? Kit Bashing Airfix and Tamiya

In my most ambitious project yet, I bash together a Tamiya Spitfire Mk Vb with the navy bits and Griffon engine from an Airfix Seafire Mk XVII kit. With a lot of sanding and re-scribing, I end up with a Royal Canadian Navy Seafire XV.

[@pete7872]

Haha! Being Scottish I got a big but pleasant surprise when the Mrs came on!

[@allanrichards6448]

Thats a brilliant build and great history and commentary. It is refreshing to see someone doing a project like this rather than just kit bashing. My biggest build was making a 1/12th scale 57 Chevy gasser drag racer from a Revel kit I picked up at a flea market. The stock wheels were missing but I got wider slicks and engine parts over about a year. It involved making raised suspension and a new chassis and roll cage etc. I think it is way more satisfying than just assembling the kits.

[@haitolawrence5986]

Awesome build and educational! Thanks for sharing! 😊👍

[@marciomaiajr]

I'm so happy I found your channel. Really great content here.

[@blainefrenette3520]

As a Canadian I appreciate your Canadian theme to your models. I am back in the hobby after 40 plus years and I’m working on a Fleet Air Arm theme. On my desk now is a 1/48 Sea Gladiator and a 1/48 swordfish. After that will be long range multiple engine bombers that Canadian squadron’s flew. I enjoy your work and look forward to see more.

[@TheModelGuy]

Thanks Blaine! I did the Sea Fury last year and have plans to do an Avenger.

[@FoxDesert01]

I have a pair of brick built, a Supermarine Spitfire MK VB & a Hawker Hurricane MK I from Cobi

[@travisroe9542]

Lol someone will be on the couch for a while. Great video love the mash up

[@chrissakal532]

Beautiful build! I just got the Special Hobby Mk. XV. I admit I don't have the ambition to do what you did!

[@Sutton822]

The Revell kit is a reissued Special Hobby kit. Not too bad actually but as you say no wingfold.

[@sandwitch1613]

"If he yells "It's alive!", we run" Very nicely done, Dr. Frankenstein! Keep up the good work!

[@enzoacorda]

Largest project? Here: Revell F-4E conversion to F-4E AUP Hasegawa Jaguar, making it exactly like a Granby bird F/A-18E Super Hornet (to be done as War Party 302)

[@josiahnsonsproductions8735]

Most underrated model building channel, glad I found you, keep up the great work!

[@Mr.Civ_WX]

Cool beans man

[@stacyobrien1729]

I'm sure you probably invented many new swear words during the build, beautiful work!!👍

[@MothaLuva]

My experience shows that the old ones are pretty sufficient if continuously repeated in a louder and louder voice.

[@pjs617]

Awesome your so talented I could only dream of taking on something like that. My biggest kit is a 1/24 Thunderbolt needless to say its still on the shelf just reading the instructions is daunting. Once again great work keep on making great videos.

[@martinslovak6094]

By the way - There is a Special Hobby Seafire Mk. XV kit in 1/48 and 1/72....just for info www.super-hobby.cz/products/Supermarine-Seafire-Mk.XV-Far-East-Service.html

[@unclefester9857]

In answer to your question " What was your biggest model project" I made a 1/32nd model of the T9 twin-seat spitfire ML407 (OU-V) "The Grace Spitfire" sorry I have no photo,s as this model was sold years ago.

[@josealejandroalvaradobotei8584]

Excelente video desde chile gran trabajo a mi también me gusta los aviones y el aermodelisno, 😂💪💪

[@timtheeagle1]

Excellent work... Loved the part with your wife chiming in... And the RCMP tip! :)

[@voodoonights1671]

Loved this build using two kits. Shows the difference in moulding quality between the two companies.

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Excellent video & job building your kit bashed Royal Canadian Navy Seafire XV!

[@haydendill6288]

My biggest project was the Russian 2A3 Kondensator

[@tsorman]

Great work aside, I had to hear your wife's rant at least 4 times . That was epic!

[@TheModelGuy]

I hear her rant more than four times a day haha.

[@emmanauffts5946]

Well husband if you'd do as you were told I wouldn't need to rant. 😝

[@tsorman]

@@emmanauffts5946 Looks like I stirred the right pot! (Reaches for popcorn! )

[@tsorman]

@@TheModelGuy You should convince her to make a build and you rant on the background!

[@emmanauffts5946]

@@tsorman well you know that I'm not angry I'm just Scottish.

[@chloeprice620]

Bravo! Seeing projects like this makes me challenge myself...What is the template you are using for the marbling? Cant find it anywhere.

[@TheModelGuy]

Chloe Price it’s from RB Productions

[@chloeprice620]

Found it! Many thanks!

[@christianszczeoan7264]

Yes finally came out this will be nice !!!!!! My biggest model was a 1/48 monogram F-14

[@RaduB.]

The Revell kit is actually a Special-Hobby one and they were apparently very much inspired by the old Tamiya Spitfires. www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh48116-supermarine-seafire-f-mkxv--204700 They don't have folding wings though. Nice end result. The patience was well worth it. So, how long till we should call the Mounties? 😀

[@frederickdonley5392]

My biggest build was the F4J in 1/48 Phantom that Randy Cunningham flew when he became the 1st mig ace in the Vietnam War I was on the Constellation for 2 years I added aftermarket sets it turned out good even with brush painting thanks great job on your build

[@TJRohyans]

Wow! I don't know if I'll ever get brave enough to graft pieces from two kits together like that. It turned out far better than I imagined it would from the beginning. Have you built a Fairey Firefly? Also, I may want to start working with some resin aftermarket parts soon. What do I need to be aware of and how should I handle resin parts? I've read that the dust from cutting/sanding can be toxic. Thanks.

[@epiceli04]

TAMFIX... what a nightmare, ill just stick to one or the other! Great looking build!

[@TheModelGuy]

It was when I seen the gaps I realized I'd gone too far lol

[@GryphonArmorer]

Dang. That’s a super crazy wing folding sequence. Why they didn’t just move the hinges a little further out, then they wouldn’t have had to fold the tips also. That’s one heck of a Frankenstein job there. Well done. Bring cast iron or fabricated from steel, WWII aircraft exhaust most certainly rusted. Just to what extent depends on the AO, duration in service, and actual flight/running hours and of course the construction method of the exhaust.

[@TheModelGuy]

Probaby had to do with the wing not being thick enough further out to have a strong hinge mount.

[@agdgdgwngo]

Haha your wife has a great sense of humour. Yeah modelling is addictive

[@jordyncollier919]

There it is! Awesome job, man.

[@Manaritzis88]

Ask Airfix why they can't manage the paneline problem. And if you get a logical answer....call me in Texas. I'm from Greece perhaps...

[@achar073]

The Revell Seafire XV is actually the Special Hobby kit. The only other option out there is the old Hobbycraft kit from the late 80s. Great work, really enjoy the channel.

[@cannoneer155mm]

The biggest modeling project was taking an AURORA 1/48 B-25 and converting it into a B-25H with a solid Nose with the 75mm field gun mounted in the left lower quadrant of the nose. It also required that the cockpit be scratch built as well as the landing gear wells. I also had to sand off the molded in insignia from the wings, fuselage, & tail. I took the easy way out and installed a cockpit interia from a REVELL Doolittle Raider B-25C. But since you couldn't see much of the interior it was sufficient. I made this kit in 1974, so there is a lot I may have forgotten, but I do remember replacing the molded in fuselage gun barrels below the canopy, with some brass tubing to make it seem more legit. I also sanded off the molded in guns from the waist positions and added a couple of Machine Guns from my spare parts box to add to the realism. This was a beast. The nose was carved from a piece of balsa wood and a .58 caliber Minnie Ball was epoxied in a hole drilled into the back of the balsa nose for the counter weight to keep the nose down when sitting on display. I do wish I had pictures of that kit, but that was a long time ago.

[@Maddog-nb9vu]

Have you built the RCN Airfix Sea Fury yet? Part way through mine. Look forward to seeing your finished version. If you haven't started yet here is a link on the colour scheme of the RCN versions. Interesting read. www.clubhyper.com/reference/seafurycandiancolorsjh_1.htm

[@mrjockt]

My largest modelling project wasn’t a single model, it was a collection of 1/72 models of the same aircraft in its various marks, the Spitfire/Seafire, I had to give up after completing around 24 models, with no two the same, because I hadn’t realised just how many variations there was of this aircraft. To make matters more difficult I was doing this in the early ‘90s when there weren’t really that many good 1/72 Spitfire kits on the market so the project involved a lot of kit bashing, cross kitting and using after market resin parts.

[@Maddog-nb9vu]

Where did you get the JLC razor saw? I'm in Canada and can't find them anywhere.

[@TheModelGuy]

Maddog I ordered them off eBay. $12 for 2

[@gerryparker1390]

West Coast Hobbys sells them.

[@Maddog-nb9vu]

Thanks. Just looked on ebay. But shipping.....yikes!

[@Maddog-nb9vu]

Thanks. Looks like West Coast Hobby is the best option so far.

[@Maddog-nb9vu]

After months of looking for the JLC saws in North America it looks like UMM-USA is a good place to order from. They have just about all the JLC saw products available, at reasonable prices and they ship to Canada via USPS. Will end up ordering from them. umm-usa.com/onlinestore/index.php

[@paulgerald5808]

I stand corrected . HMCS Magnificent , but for some reason , I thought it was the Bonnie . Thank you .

[@TheModelGuy]

No worries. The only fighters that flew off the Bonnie were the Banshees and even those only lasted a few years with the deck being too small for them. Lots of accidents

[@paulgerald5808]

@@TheModelGuy Thank you .

[@marcovisser42]

Why don't buy the specialhobby mark 15??

[@TheModelGuy]

Marco Visser It was not available at the time. Plus I wanted folded wings so my choice was limited to this mash/up

[@TheRealHawkeye]

Nice work! Since you asked, my biggest modeling project was a 1/48 Monogram B-29 Superfortress. It was very challenging, but rewarding. Thank you for taking the time for making these wonderful videos.

[@TheModelGuy]

TheRealHawkeye I can imagine how huge that would be in 1/48

[@poulx]

Just discovered your channel. Subscribed. Amazing work, great storytelling and narrative flow. Love it! I'm not that interested in the whole husband/wife stereotypical bashing thing though,.. but I think I might be able to help out: stop saying that a given kit will be your last. 😊 It's all about love 👍 Best wishes

[@plasticmodelstudio]

Interesting build! Big gaps between parts I prefer to fill with sheet styrene stripes, then cut accesses with life or chisel

[@Bryan-cs9to]

I'm hoping Eduard will eventually come out with Seafires to finish their Spitfire line the Mk V is soon to be released and I've been waiting for that mark for a while wanting to do a proper Mk V trop of the quality Eduard is known for. Your Seafire came out great!

[@kyleSD70MAC]

Until Christmas, my biggest project was (still is) Tamiya's 1/350 scale Yamato (not the updated expensive as heck one). Haven't made much progress on it lately though. After Christmas it's going to be Trumpeter's 1/350 USS Lexington CV-2.

[@hethamlica]

Very cool Kitbash and really great work! My biggest project is the 35th scale Revell Germany Unimog with an completely scratchbuilt Ambulance Box with full interior from german Bundeswehr. Still not finished but getting closer.

[@TheModelGuy]

That sounds awesome. I have a few vehicles in 1/35 but have only done the M5

[@jonathanbarclay3710]

Really enjoyed this latest video. Very informative. A couple of questions! How long should you leave the oil wash on for before removing it? And what make/type is your rotary tool? Many thanks.

[@TheModelGuy]

I let the wash dry for about half an hour before wiping off. I use a Dremel for cutting

[@paulgerald5808]

A fine representation of a historic Royal Canadian Navy aircraft . I recognize this aircraft , late 40s to the late 50s . HMCS Bonaventure , I believe . Thank you .

[@TheModelGuy]

They would have been flying off the Maggie before replaced by Sea Fury's

[@chriskinney8947]

Thank you for some Canadian history, keep up the great work

[@georgevprochazka5316]

Nice build ! FYI "decal" in not pronounced "deckel" but "deecaal" both in the US and in the UK

[@joshwalton2946]

I’m turning a GE fabbei diecast spitfire into a seafire fr47 with all the mods and cons

[@ScaleModelKitReview]

Outstanding, now I just might want to get that Airfix kit, I've resisted until now. You did a very good job with the conversion. Cheers.

[@lestermiller2717]

I built a Ki-64 Tony made in 1970. What a pain in the butt nothing fit right I spent many hours kustom building it.

[@besttimes3248]

GREAT vid, learned a lot. Thanks

[@richardstirk5010]

A very impressive build. A slight correction, it’s the Airfix Spitire XII which forms an excellent starting point. Combine with the Seafire XVII produces an easy Seafire XV. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@Kairasp1]

A very well done model, my hats up to you sir for your patients.

[@stevenc485]

Here is a really detailed video on painting exhausts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5DddYiwerusers

[@philipjohnson6662]

Very cool video. I'm happy to have some of my weathering tricks validated

[@idofivethings6222]

When i clicked on this video I thought it was a new company My biggest project is one im working on and it is a D-Day diorama

[@TheModelGuy]

I can't see Airfix and Tamiya ever successfully doing a joint project

[@idofivethings6222]

@@TheModelGuy ya it would be very weird

[@timoblok7868]

my biggest project is a Revell B17G

[@willthorson4543]

My biggest. Tamiya 1/16 panther G built as my great uncles tank in April 45. Used all the Aber sets, added a corrected metal barrel, scratch built rear hull with scratch ir box, 5 Jeff shui figures(resin), metal tracks, and a bunch of odds and ends. Took 2.5 years and I almost quit model building. Lol. It's at a model shop in Seattle, Washington, Emil's hobby shop.

[@TheModelGuy]

That sounds insane! Any pictures?

[@ericbadia5]

Just for this video and all the work that has behind it you deserve the hole world audience. Man congrats for the model and your great idea to create your imaginary brand new TAMFIX haha lol. Keep on doing like that!

[@petrmarek3356]

Very nice build, but I don't understand, why do You convert two kits, when exists excelent and very cheap Seafire Mk. XV kit by SpecialHobby/Revell... In many decal variants...

[@TheModelGuy]

No folding wings available for either SpecHobby Seafire isn't exactly easy to find and when you do, it's not cheap.

[@ScaleHangar182]

now thats awesome !

[@TheModelGuy]

That means a lot coming from a KZbin celebrity like yourself!

[@ScaleHangar182]

@@TheModelGuy lol me? hahah :D

[@TheModelGuy]

"We're not worthy!" Lol

[@ScaleHangar182]

@@TheModelGuy I'm nowhere near plasmo 🙃

[@TheModelGuy]

It’s funny you mention him. I enjoy his videos and work, especially the detailing he does but he has his own style when it comes to shading / post lighting. You have a style that I’m more in line with that goes for a more realistic approach of light and what I find a more accurate look in the end. I’m not hating on Plasmo, I’m just saying we modellers all have different tastes

[@andrewgowing9815]

Great build.

[@johncardona4731]

Great build! What glue and accelerant were you using while gluing the sides? Thanks.

[@clivetucker7070]

Great job, love the intervention from your Financial Controller! I get to enjoy hearing similar opinions from someone else under my roof!

[@diegoparga9324]

I’m currently finishing my first kit ever (Tamiya 1:48 Zero) and watching these videos is both overwhelming and exciting. There’s so much to learn!

[@TheModelGuy]

I'm learning on every build. There are so many great builders on KZbin that I follow that I'd be lost without. Plasmo, Scale-a-ton, Night Shift etc.

[@johncrome1605]

Nice to see a good old fashioned "Kit Bash" again.

[@wesmurphy275]

I would like to request a bf109 build ( great videos by the way)

[@TheModelGuy]

There is one in my stash, but I have a few other potential "Next's". I'm feeling the need for speed...

[@kevinchapman635]

Why haven't the model makers done a kit such as this before ? Such a nice job on her ! She's beautiful ! Very well done .

[@TheModelGuy]

Kevin Chapman probably because there’s no real demand for it. Where as you can make all the P-51s and they’re always selling

[@tri3852]

My biggest build up to date is Zoukei mura 1/32 ho 229. What will soon take it's spot is Wingnut wings 1/32 AEG IV

[@rifledude303]

Fantastic conversion - am in awe of the chop and change coverup work! If I might be so bold, I think you would have done better to skip the splatter weathering step - it's very difficult to make that sort of effect look in scale with warbirds in 1:48... Otherwise, stellar work - thanks for sharing!

[@sloppyjoe400]

Find it funny that Canadians and the British say deckles, yet Americans say decals.. wonder why the difference in pronunciation

[@TheModelGuy]

Have to rmemeber Canada was originally a British colony. A lot of our pronunciation and spelling is tied to that. Then, mix in the Irish and you get Newfoundland

[@alvinsmith5346]

Could you build your academy with the resin goodies? I'd LOVE to see that.

[@TheModelGuy]

Alvin Smith it’s currently on the bench

[@fangirl988]

My biggest build isn’t a plane or a car or tank, it was a 1/1 (real size) stripe from the movie gremlins, in gremlin form. And unfortunately at that time I didn’t own a airbrush

[@fotomakr]

Like the history along the construction education. Enjoyed the wife comments too.

[@TheModelGuy]

The Canadian stuff is a bit more heartfelt 😉 lol

[@oceanvibesphotography8395]

Awesome I loved it 🇦🇺🍻

[@calebfitzgerald2163]

I love your mofels and the info in the videos dont ever stop

[@MrSpook1968]

I love the Canadian military history and am enjoying watching your builds . I am planning to try my hand at modeling after a very long break

[@silenttraveler2710]

Nice

[@stephenbridges2791]

Should you ever accidentally mess up on a manifold or something similar; take a look at 1/8" or 1/16" hollow copper tubing. You can find it pretty easily. It is usually used, in real life; as a bourdon tube to an aircraft instrument or in car racing. It is very soft. Bendable by hand. And with the tools I have seen you use, easily machined down to what ever shape you are trying to make. Just a thought to give you a safety net when super detailing.

[@TheModelGuy]

That's good to know, thanks for the tip

[@zdenekmarek3843]

My larget project was a B36 and B52G ! Nice vids Thank.

[@gerryparker1390]

The Airfix 1/72 Lancaster Mk II has been my biggest project so far. Both from a size perspective and a difficulty level. The difficulty came from there being a wrap in the fuselage on one of the halves. Twice it sprang open because there was so much tension. Really wonderful work. What kit for the Banshee are you going to use?

[@TheModelGuy]

I have the academy -38 which is going to require a jig to repair, so I feel your pain

[@stoyne11]

Omg The Scottish version of MY wife!! lol

[@pilot4701]

Hey I'm from Calgary too!!

[@HagenChristoph]

How do you store them?

[@TheModelGuy]

When I moved into this house, there was a shelf built into the wall where a 60" tv could be wall mounted. We put shelves there instead so that's where they sit. I have a few out right now for display at the local museum and once they're back I'll put up a photo in a video to show them

[@grifon7020]

Oh! 　Seafire Mk.XV !! Of the Spitfires and Seafires, I think it's the most well-proportioned, sleek and powerful model. I can understand why you wanted to make this model. Among them, I like the early model of Mk.XV, which has a small ladder area. I believe this 1/72 model is available from the Sword. By the way, although it's a small thing, I think it's a pity that the bulletproof glass on the front of the windshield is not the built in type and the elevator horn-balance is not the large area type.

[@5EyesIsntWatching]

Lol your wife sounds like my mom when I spent my free time as a youngster building every plane the CF operated up to the CF-188. Then I did the USN, RNFA, USMC.

[@T3mpestwulf617]

Need to get me those splatter masks after eyeing them for a while. the effect for marbling is great

[@robbo1068]

Super courageous pulling together two kits into one and doing a great job to boot....congrats.....the end product is amazing! Biggest build is a 1/32 WNW Gotha G IV.....next on the bench and I'm starting to sweat already.

[@TheModelGuy]

I would like to do a 1/32 WnW kit.

[@robbo1068]

With your skills.....you'll do a brilliant job.....give one a try....they're really great fun to build. I've built three so far...challenging in some ways but the results are amazing.

[@TheModelGuy]

Fine, twist my arm haha

[@taylormjolsness7480]

But I returning to 1/48 with one of Hobby Boss’s Corsair

[@michaelwiebers9656]

I enjoy 😉 these vlogs very much. I’m now an old man 👴 but enjoyed building aircraft- but not so realistic in my youth. Also liked the comments 🙇🏽‍♂️!

[@christophermathews5714]

Nice work!, just thought I would mention Kinetic does a 1/48 scale Tracker they have I believe 3 variants of it.

[@TheModelGuy]

I've read some really bad reviews though and would have to dump a bit of aftermarket parts into it to make it worthy. Plus it's about $120 here. After their E-2 I'm a bit gun shy of their older kits

[@panzer_modeler5369]

Oh okay I need to try that

[@mikegallagher9909]

I love the history along with the modeling, very enjoyable.

[@ArtemGryn1809]

Круто сделал!

[@capsized22]

Good to see a unique subject. Nice to see something different. Looking forward to the Sea Fury.

[@taylormjolsness7480]

My largest one to date is Zoukei Mura’s 1/32 Ki-45 with full internal systems and details

[@Snoozie09]

Terrific work!! You've got a lot of heart for knocking out this project hah Could you give us a short "how to" on airbrushing a clear coat? Just not 100% sure how many coats are needed, as well as the best method for application. But, don't worry about it if it's inconvenient. Really enjoying your channel!! Keep it up 💯

[@TheModelGuy]

After the decals are on, I spray it on at about 23 PSI in a heavy coat. Not so heavy that it runs but enough that it look wet.