Thanks Peter, glad you liked it. Weathering this model was good fun and used a few techniques to show different ways of doing things. Thanks for commenting, it helps a lot 😁👍

@@spruehunter what airbrush type do you use as i am in the market for one for both my 1/48 scale lancs

I used a Harder & Steinbeck Evolution CR Plus 0.2 for the Lancaster, but I also have a Mr Hobby Procon Boy 0.2 and it's a great airbrush for the money with an adjustable Mac valve and lockable trigger comes in handy. Prices for H&S just keep going up but the Mr Hobby Procon I managed to pick up off Amazon for less than £100. I also hear good things about Fengda 180k brushes which a few folk have and at around £20 you can't really go wrong. The key I find with airbrushes is to not strip and clean them all the time, just blow them through with lacquer thinner and only clean when needed, my H&S needs more than the Mr Hobby but is fairly easy to disassemble. Mr Hobby I've never stripped but still no issues. Hope that helps! 👍

Thanks mikeyt3516, glad you're finding it useful. I always wanted to do a video that shows techniques and tips rather than just watching a model being assembled to music. It's a great kit, I'm a big fan of HKM after completing it, I've got the B-17s and the B-25 in 48 scale to do but need to clear my current projects first 👍

Thanks Robbo, glad you enjoyed it 👍

Thanks Aaron, it's a great kit to build plus a lot of aftermarket available for it now too. Tho I'd hold of detailing the interior as you can't really see that much! 😁👍

Thanks Garry, glad you enjoyed it 👍

Thank you Manuel, glad you enjoyed it 👍

Thanks Dan, glad you enjoyed it.👍

Thanks, got there in the end. Moving house and changing job, life getting in the way but back on track now!

Thanks Jason, glad you found it useful. It turned out ok in the end 👍

It's on my 'to do' list to go and visit her again, such a great place to spend time and plenty of inspiration 👍

Thanks John, got there in the end 😂👍

Thanks Martin, glad you liked it 👍

No worries, glad you're getting some useful tips out of the videos. Always encouraging to get comments like yours, much appreciated. Thank you 👍

Dark blue, dark green and greys all work well. Just breaks up the black a bit more, I also try and avoid pure black as it looks too stark to me in scale models better to use a NATO or rubber black. 👍

Thanks tangleha 👍

Thank you Shaun 👍

Thank Kurt, enjoy your build 👍

Cheers Martin, glad you enjoyed the build. She's turned out well, thanks 👍

Enjoyed it very much. I hope there are more to come because aside from the quality of the build, your videos are really well produced. Easily in my top three modelling channels to watch alongside Greg’s Models and Steve’s Model Shed. No waffle, lots of tips and tricks and a great result.

@@martinwalton2850 I'm humbled to be included among other modellers that I myself look up to. Thank you 😁👍

Cheers Ian, much appreciated 👍

Thanks Jason, few things I'd do differently if I were to do another one but happy with the end result. Thanks for your kind comment! 😁👍

@@spruehunter your welcome you need to do more vids 😃👍

I know, getting the time and then video editing I do struggle with but I'm hoping to get another build onto the channel soon 🤞😁

@@spruehunter will look forward to it 😃

Hi Gordon, thanks for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed the video build, more as coming but I find myself very busy at this time of year so hopefully I can get another build onto the channel soon. Definitely get the Folgore up, it's currently waiting on its camouflage to be applied 😉👍 Thanks again!

Thanks Les, she's turned out well. Few issues along the way and unfortunately life took over a bit for me last year but settled down now so looking forward to getting more up on the channel. But glad she's done and looks good on the display shelf, even if she's taking up most of the room now 👍

Thanks very much, glad you liked it. It's a nice kit to build, I'd recommend it 😁👍

Thanks Allan, just adds a bit of interest and is more like the real thing. Glad you liked it 👍

Thank you, glad you liked it 😁👍

Thanks Mannling1, comments like yours make it all worthwhile 😁👍

Thanks, I agree that the top stains are a little too perfect, I'd probably do it differently now looking back 🤔 Thanks for your kind comments, much appreciated! 👍

Your welcome Mark, glad you found the videos useful. It's a nice kit, really has a presence in the collection, I'm sure you'll enjoy building it. Just make sure the bomb-bay/cockpit floor is securely glued in place when you close up the fuselage, mine popped loose at some point but thankfully managed to sort out the issue, apart from that and the fact I masked the rear turret wrong. You need to paint the rear black rather than mask as I did but have since sorted once someone mentioned it 🤦😂 Enjoy the build and thanks for commenting 👍

​@spruehunter You're very welcome. I'm glad that I watched all four videos again. It's made me realise that I haven't yet bought all the paints and weathering stuff that I'm going to need. Ah well, I do enjoy shopping for gear at the best of times. Abteilung and a new set of PLW's are next months purchases. The thing that annoyed me is that the kit makes no mention of transparent red, green and orange for the IFF lights. I'm wondering if Ammo Crystal Red and Crystal Green will work, leaving me with just transparent orange to buy?

Thanks 👍

Thanks Ben

Cheers Lew, took a backseat for a while but hopefully back on track now. Looking forward to your lanc build, your Hurricane looks fantastic btw, very nicely weathered and always love the trop scheme. Top work bud! 👍👍

@@spruehunter Thanks Sprue...Still learning all the time

@@spruehunter Just uploaded my 1/72 Lanc build...altho no pics until I got the fuselage halves together as I got carried away and forgot to take pics...Dang!...but the pre-shading and stuff is there anyways...

Thanks George, certainly a subject that's lacking representation in 48 scale. Same for the Halifax and Manchester but we can always stay hopefully 🤞

Thanks Alan 👍

Thank you very much!

Thanks 👍

Cheers Gary 😁👍

Very good spot! Your quite correct, I can't remember if the kit instructions or the mask set had you covering those parts, I'll need to check up on that one 🤔 Thanks for pointing that out, I'll need to get it masked and sprayed the next time I've got NATO black in the airbrush. 😁👍

Thank you Julian 👍

I might have a go at putting something like that together, like every kit it's got its pros and cons but I'd recommend it to anyone 👍

You're absolutely right Chris, it was pointed out by someone else so I'll have to give it a touch up the next time I've got paint in the airbrush 😁👍

Gracias Cesar! 👍

I'm struggling to find it, could you send me a link? Had a look on the 3D Areoworks website but couldn't see a Lancaster in their range, very interested in finding out more. Thanks 👍

@@spruehunter vrosi1963 for my chanel

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opaki7SHlsu7o6M.html@@spruehunter

Looks great! My only experience of flying rc was a foam Spitfire and crashing a hobby zone carbon cub 🙈😂👍

Thanks Dunc, glad you liked it. No clear coat before decals, just polished the area to get a smooth surface to avoid any silvering. I used Flory's clay wash for the panel lines and rivet detail, both are covered in parts 2 and 3 of the video build in painting and then weathering the model. Cheers SH

Matt varnish was Tamiya XF-86 Flat Clear thinned with Self Levelling Thinner in about a 60/40 ratio paint/varnish to thinner. It's technically an acrylic but more of a hybrid alcohol as can be thinned with acrylic or lacquer thinner. The only enamel I use these days is AK Extreme Metals but didn't use them on this build, so everything you see is acrylic or lacquer based. Hope that helps you out, thanks for your question. 👍

Thanks Robin, I use an H&S Cr Plus with a 0.2mm needle, pressure wise I don't have a clue to be honest. I do my pressure by what it sounds like, what I mean is I thin the paint then add to the airbrush. If it's struggling I usually thin it a bit more thinners or up the pressure slightly, if I had to guess it's probably around 15psi? I'd rather thin the paint and get close than blasting paint through the airbrush and most of the paint is airborne and not on the model. Hope that helps, glad you like the videos and thanks for your question 👍

@@spruehunter thanks. I’m a bit of a Newbie to airbrushing but so much better than when I a used to paint by hand back in the day

It's certainly a game changer! I've only been airbrushing for the last couple of years after coming back to the hobby. Things have moved on massively, for the better. Once you get your head around it it's very enjoyable, there's a ton of videos on airbrushing on KZfaq, Phil Flory's ones are a good start 👍

Hi Mannling1, I use a Harder & Steenbeck Evolution CRPLUS 0.2 airbrush with a Sparmax compressor and a Sparmax airbooth, however I have recently changed to a Bench Vent 300 spray booth which is an amazing bit of kit. Hope that helps! Thanks 👍

Good question ekspatriat, to be fair I've only built the HK kit, I've seen videos/photos of the Border kit and also watched a few reviews which have a mixed opinion on both kits. To compare the two kits the only thing in common is that they are models of the same subject, the Avro Lancaster. I suppose it depends what you want out of a model, the Border looks amazing with its detail (stressed skin effect, interior, engines) but it was originally a Wingnut Wings design so no surprises there. However it's let down by poorly moulded clear parts and some have even received their kits with damaged clear sprues in the box. The box the kit is issued in isn't really big enough to contain all the kit sprues adequately, so damaged parts more likely. I've heard also the instructions are a wrong in places. They are different scales so if you have the space then that's not really an issue but the HK 1/48 takes up a fair amount of room as it is... Time taken to complete, the HK is a basic kit, gives you everything you need. Maybe not as accurate as it could be but an enjoyable build. Border will take a fair amount of time as there's so many detailed parts to clean up, paint and weather etc. Lastly there's the price, the border kit is 5x the price.... So really it depends what you want, for me the Border kit is amazing but too big, too expensive and would take too much time for me to own one. The HK Models kit ticks all the boxes for me and I'd recommend it to anyone looking to do a Lanc, I'd say it's better than the 1/72 offerings and better exterior surface detail than Tamiyas 1/48 Lancaster especially as it's recessed details. Hope that helps! Thanks for your question, it was interesting to think about the pros and cons of each kit.👍

Hi Kaegis, depends on what you mean? It's probably priceless to me as it's the only model I've built for KZfaq so a lot of sentimental value but if I was commissioned to build and paint another one to sell I really don't know, I would need to workout how many hours it would take, cost of the kit plus paint and glue etc. I've done commissions in the past but nothing this big so I would have to negotiate with the customer to come to a price we are both happy with. Thanks for your question, hope you enjoyed the build! 👍

I know, I've got reference photos of wonky rivet lines and gaps. These machines being built for war weren't always finished the best but had it where it counts. Only had to deal with seam lines where there wouldn't have been any on the real thing, thought I'd show how to deal with them reappearing so that others might benefit. Plus if I'd left seams all over it then it wouldn't look right as a scale model and there would be even more people critiquing the end result 😂👍