Building the Revell/Monogram 1/48 Republic F-84G Thunderjet

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SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders

5 жыл бұрын

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Today at Badgerworks, we look at the 1999 Revell/Monogram Thunderjet, part of the Pro Modeller series. Has this model aged well? Watch and see...
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Пікірлер: 95

@marcgrad6338 2 ай бұрын

I know I’m late to the party, but wanted to say this was a fantastic video. I’ve got a newer Revell version of this model from 2009 which I’m starting now, your experience will hopefully help me minimize the frustration. The instructions are almost exactly the same except there is no mention about seatbelts nor is there photo-etch. After watching what you went through I’m relieved 😂. Thanks very much for sharing!!

@welshparamedic Жыл бұрын

Long live the pound shop! together with 'The Range', Aldi, Lidil, etc plus here in South Wales we also have a 'el cheapo' chain of shops called 'What!'.....they have tools in there for jobs that you are never likely to encounter...but...if you did, then'What' will have the answer, you know like a left hand thread zero G metric adjustable vegitarian low light wrench! Okay, I may have elaborated somewhat but you get the picture! Inspiring as ever Mr S,G, & Son!

@welshparamedic Жыл бұрын

I agree 100% with ' Darren Wixon' below, I was forced to retie from a job I loved (Paramedic in Welsh Ambulance Service) due to health issues, became very depressed, but watching Mr S. G. & Son's videos on model making, well, they were responsible for re-awakening a hobbly I last did about 50 years ago when I was 14!, An airfix B29 bomber. It was hand painted in revell enamel paints (they may have been Airfix enamels, dont think they were HUMBROL, but i could be wrong, after all it was 'Half a centuary' ago!) dont think the paints ever dried too! I am enjoying relearning airfix/revell and others, model making! Plus I have boughta compressor, airbrush and paints, thinners, cleaners etc... Having said that, my first couple of builds were, yes, Airfix 1;72 Spitfire Mk2a and Airfix 1;72 BF 109E ...But a self induced panic attack resulted in the fact that I shamedly hand painted them 😞 Just building up the confidence, Honest.. Thats another great point with S G & Son video builds, he actually gives tips along the journeyof ALL his builds, Such as the Ratio of paint to thinner, P.S.I. setting and even the needle size! Thank you very very much, Not sure if you realise howmuch you have cheered upthe likes of me (I'm sure there are others out there in a similat condition! I am no longer very mobile but this hobby suits my predicament. Plus I Love hearing those little snippets of wisdom along the way! Iechyd da!

@ello5583 2 жыл бұрын

I love building models and I find it very satisfying to watch them be built.

@billgoodwin8262 5 жыл бұрын

Whenever I had a kit with old decals, I would use a new #11blade and cut around the entire decal leaving a small amount of the yellowed clear paint to help with positioning. Also I would use hot water to soften the decal. Hotter than usual. Once the decal was in place then all I had left to cut away was the small piece of yellowed clear coat. This worked a majority of the time as long as the water was close to boiling around 200 degrees. I know this is extra work but the results I had was worth it. But this was back in the 60's and 70's. Anyway, I thought I'd pass it along because I truly enjoy your videos.

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

@omcheeseman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your honest opinion. You're right about your hobby. If it stops being fun, start a new model. Revell decals are often poor to begin with, and don't get better with age. Your builds and dioramas are beautiful.

@maxbrandt6 10 ай бұрын

Well, the Revell decals from the late 90s aren't nearly as bad as the decals from old ESCI kits, those *do not* stand the test of time! 🙄

@darrenwixon5897 4 жыл бұрын

You re done with it? It's brilliant and you did such a good job!!! Only you can see the mistakes or imperfections, the rest of us can't Bud, honestly. We don't even see them only you know they are there! My Dad taught me that and it's true. You have an amazing talent, don't knock yourself. Many thanks for sharing and inspiring not just old codgers like me but also the next generation!!!

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

@mafmaf6417 2 жыл бұрын

Love these Pro Modeler kits. I have a few of them. Great detail, at least for a non river counter like myself, and back in the day they were relatively cheap.

@simonwallace-tarry355 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another video and information of what your using etc. Know exactly what you mean about not enjoying a certain model sometimes. Just had the same thing making an Apache helicopter. Thanks again .

@MiguelBRScalemodelsDioramas 5 жыл бұрын

Really great job. Well done, mate!!

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it.

@edlangley4660 4 жыл бұрын

Even if you didn't enjoy it, I did, so thanks for sharing with us. Cheers

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and thanks for watching :-)

@garybrounstein7725 4 жыл бұрын

SteamGeezer: I thoroughly enjoyed this F-84 build. I really had to laugh when you made the comment about trying to decorate your house through a mailbox when making seat belts. I signed up immediately. Gary

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

@rob9472 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible work as always, Having only discovered your channel yesterday I am now in the process of binge watching all your videos, Never been a huge fan of planes cars are more my thing but I am very impressed with what you do.

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

@maxbrandt6 10 ай бұрын

1999 wasn't *that* long ago but certainly a different era, this a really nice kit that was part of their (sadly) short lived Pro Modeler line. Those decals are okay, tape the sheet to a window and do the sunlight trick.

@bruceferry3825 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@josepha.correiaiii8855 4 жыл бұрын

I built the original moldings in 1966 under the Monogram action series along with the F-88 shooting star. Of course there where no photo etch parts or such fancy instruction but it was still a fun couple of builds.

@williamoxx9133 5 жыл бұрын

Watching you put the photo etched seat belt buckles on reminded me of painting the molded seat belts on plastic models I used to make in the 1970's.

@billgoodwin8262 5 жыл бұрын

Me too. Bill G Linwood Kansas USA

@catherinerich6145 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful aircraft

@SteamGeezerUK 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

@MrWiking61 2 жыл бұрын

beautifull build

@robbo1068 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this build. Like you, I'm not into jets but recently bought a 1/32 Me 262 and Gloster Meteor to add to the stash....guessing that they are really WW2 planes so I will be building them soon.....so glad I came across your F-84 build for inspiration!!

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

@65tosspowertrapl36 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice model,well done 😉

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@PhuVet 4 жыл бұрын

Great build

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

@barrylucas8679 2 жыл бұрын

Thought I knew what "fiddly" was until I watched you make belt restraints from 1mm wide sticky tape.

@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960 5 жыл бұрын

just great work ,more like a lot of fun , great idea for seat belts, will give it a go ,👍👍👍👍👍

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

@enki1598 5 жыл бұрын

Покраска металиками понравилась, особенно эффект листового металла.

@pandaphil 5 жыл бұрын

Well at least the ladder looks great. :) You probably already know this, but when you run into a decal breaking up, hitting the sheet with a coat of clear spray will usually help the rest of them hold together.

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

I tried that - it really didn't help. It was strange really, because the decals really didn't look that bad, but no matter what I did, the colour ones just crumbled. I was going to get a set of aftermarket decals, but they would have cost more than I paid for the model :-)

@pandaphil 5 жыл бұрын

Man that is bad. I've never heard of that not working. Ah well. I'm not a big jet fan either, so I know how you feel.

@FredWilbury 5 жыл бұрын

Just loved you making the seat belts ...... happy days methinks....... regards Fred.....ps watching this as I’ve a couple of BAC Lightning’s ... be my first plane build for my layout ...

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it.

@Simon-sv6qe 5 жыл бұрын

Cool build one suggestion please try to find some different music it’s hard to focus on the video with ear bleeding music but nice build

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I understand music is subjective and whatever I use won't be to everyone's taste, which is why I tend to avoid using music while I'm actually speaking and only have it while the subtitles are up. That way, if you have a preference, you can turn the volume down on this and listen to something else. Thanks again for watching and for the feedback. I appreciate it.

@Simon-sv6qe 5 жыл бұрын

SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders understandable il mute the music in future videos and yes talking without music is great I just thought the music wasn’t that appropriate for modelling videos some nice war music based around the period of kit you are building i think would be more suitable I’m not hating just suggesting but I enjoy you’re builds and content and appreciate the effort

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

That's fine - as I said, I appreciate the feedback. Thanks again for watching.

@dehav1n 5 жыл бұрын

I liked the music

@juandulanto9650 5 жыл бұрын

I have same kit your build is amazing congratulations

@stuarthanna2417 Жыл бұрын

Nice job, if you build another the upper rear canopy frames should be white. Was actually fibreglass reinforcing strips.

@jamesgraham6796 4 жыл бұрын

I think that I got eye strain watching you assemble those seat belts.

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

Magnifiers are your friend :-)

@SprueFascinationChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Nice trick with Dark Sea Grey color :-)

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

@JV-kg1dm 5 жыл бұрын

Still looking verry good

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it.

@gustavomontagno3947 Ай бұрын

muy buena quedo , hermoso ese color metalizado

@SteamGeezerUK Ай бұрын

Muchas gracias 🙂

@johnatkinson738 5 жыл бұрын

You have a good eye for detail and as always a great video but please how do you not get photo etch parts stuck to your fingers I have tried many pe parts but never fail to get at least one or two stuck to me

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

It's happened on occasion, but I try to use tweezers etc to keep the parts and glue away from me :-)

@AFV85 4 жыл бұрын

I built my first kit again just before xmas past fornthe first Time in 10 years I'm back in the hobby doing military now other than cars my first time using PE was xmas now built about 12 kits and can't build a kit without PE if the kit don't come.qith it I'll get the add on PE haha love it no matter how tedious a job sometimes it's well worth it

@Ghostrider-lm9en 3 жыл бұрын

I'm working on a fury biplane right now and recently got into using Alclad paints. I needed to use three different shades of aluminum because of the plane being part fabric part metal, so masking it all up and painting it was quite a hassle. When I had finished and sprayed the Alclad gloss klear kote, the metallic look of the paint went away and dark spots began appearing in the paint mainly on the wings and underside. How were you able to maintain the metallic look of the Alclad paints when you applied the gloss klear kote?

@SteamGeezerUK 3 жыл бұрын

I have gloss Klear but I very rarely use it. If I want to maintain the shine I make sure the lacquer is well and truly set, leave it a couple of hours at least, and then go over it with Tamiya X-22 gloss. I'll do some experiments with different varnishes on Alclad lacquers and see what happens.

@ramonrodriguezadam3584 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad you didn’t enjoy this one mate. Exceptional work. “Obligatory KZfaq begging” very funny 🤣

@SoymeScaleModels 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I own a bottle of AK interactive Xtreme Metal Aluminium but it really stinks. I'd like to get Alclad's paint but I want to know if it smells better or worse. The AK is enamel and I mainly use Tamiya acrylics so I have no experience with lacquers. So would it smell stronger than AK or not? thanks, Nathan

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know. I don't recall it ever smelling that bad, but the cellulose thinner I use to clean the brush with is quite pungent. Use anything lacquer based in a well ventilated environment.

@jamesgraham6796 4 жыл бұрын

Curious, do you remove the paint from the mating surfaces before gluing? Thanks.

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

Not usually, no. I tend to use weld-bond glues like Tamiya Extra Thin, which I've found works just as well whether the surface is painted or not.

@josephstabile9154 Жыл бұрын

Nice kit, and nicely done. Shame about the decals--apparently even the wax warmer couldn't help. There have been many really good kits I have not bought/built, simply because the subject matter did not appeal. Sounds like you ran up against that. You may have revealed that at the start when you said you didn't particularly like building jet aircraft models...maintaining enthusiasm is critical for persevering in a hobby!

@DansModelBench 5 жыл бұрын

Must have been one of the last Monogram branded kits released. Scrubbed up alright in the end.

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was let down by the decal sheet breaking up, but it's actually not a bad model. Thanks for watching.

@KADNemesis94 5 жыл бұрын

@41:55 holy words!

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed :-) Thanks for watching.

@tony_5156 5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know this was 42 minutes long until now, I just watched a 42 minute long video. Koöl

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. The Spitfire one is over an hour if you get bored :-) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hahnmMeJsMzLiIU.html

@williamoxx9133 5 жыл бұрын

Did you ever get any Stars and Bars for the National Insignia for that Thunder Jet?

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't. I haven't touched it since I made this video. Maybe one day...

@AFV85 4 жыл бұрын

Its quite annoying the scale with military vehicles the 1.48 in plane and ships boats etc are bigger than the standard 1.35 we tank n armored vehicle guys build but when you think your buying a 1.48 tank thinking shes gonna be a good size its smaller than the 1.35 that's the part I think is off putting sometimes your questioning if a 1.48 now is going to be the bigger scale in any kit now, so tend to stick to what I know I'm building I'm gonna start a plane soon for the first time but not to sure what one something old I'd love a canvas double wing like something from ww1 or maybe u2 spyplane for a first plane build, any suggestions?

@65TossTrap 3 жыл бұрын

Ironically I was ready to turn to this kit as a “break” from a piece of skat kit from Russia that is beating my hide at the moment. First, your model here looks really nice and realistic in all aspects. I am sorry you did not enjoy it. What specifically did you dislike about the kit? In 1/48 scale, which kit gave you the most modeling “fun” whilst turning into a good rendition of the real thing? Thank you again!!

@SteamGeezerUK 3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't bad really, just a nuisance with the decals more than anything. As for your other questions, I'd have to think about that...

@robertjensen1438 3 жыл бұрын

Just a comment for the algorithm.

@coboltblue75 5 жыл бұрын

if you have not been told it is not an atom bomb its a fuel tank

@SteamGeezerUK 5 жыл бұрын

Nope, it's a bomb. It's marked quite clearly in the instructions as a bomb and has bomb decals. It also has a painting guide for a Mk.7 nuclear bomb. It's a bomb. Thanks for watching.

@aigarslindentals8315 4 жыл бұрын

Airfix? In my opinion not good choice. Like !

@NSYresearch 4 жыл бұрын

Christ i can hardly see the photo etch on the camera ...i'd have no bloody chance in real life....

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

I often use a magnifier or, more often lately, a pair of +3.50 reading glasses from the Pound Shop :-)

@NSYresearch 4 жыл бұрын

@@SteamGeezerUK I have odd eyes so my readers are prescription... so i ordered one of those helping hands things.... helps with my shakes when painting 28mm figures

@SteamGeezerUK 4 жыл бұрын

@@NSYresearch They're certainly very useful. I use mine a lot, especially when soldering.

@AFV85 4 жыл бұрын

Vids are great but the house beats are bloody annoying lol n I'm in my early 30s

@rexsmangreenstone3013 Ай бұрын

I honestly hate this video because i was doing the exact same model and this video was going to fast for me and i didn't see it clearly so i just tried my best to the paper instructions and it didn't really work at the end.

@SteamGeezerUK Ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback, but you know you can pause the video, right? I'm not being funny, I'm making sure you know you can do that 🙂

@rexsmangreenstone3013 Ай бұрын

@@SteamGeezerUK I know and I can appreciate that and the video is good.