Thanks Brianc :)

Thanks buddy. Working on it..... :)

Hey Gilbert...thanks.

Glad it was helpful!

i know Im pretty off topic but does anybody know of a good place to watch newly released series online?

Thanks Bill :)

Thanks mate :)

Thanks red48

Are you talking about the special edition for $100.00?

Thanks Fencer, very kind of you :)

Hey Bruce, yes I have used a lot of AK products, I think I use a few on this build as well. As far as paints go, AK airbrush paints are pretty similar to Mig and Vallejo, if you have used their ready to air brush tiny bottles. They are water based acrylic. AK also has a vast array of weathering products, particularly their washes and pigments, which to I use regularly. If I am not wrong their washes and grimes, etc. are enamel, so they would work with odourless spirits, for streaking and blending. Also, the flat/matt varnish I use in the build is also AK. All in all, pretty good products. Hope that helps :)

Thank you for your reply yes it did help I didn't want to do a trial and error method I'd rather cut to the nice detailing of your Spitfire how many hours do you have on spits Simon 10 and half sir well make it 11 before Jerrie has you for lunch TAKA-TAKA-TAKA -TAKA-TAKA stay the course Bruce

AK now also makes acrylic/lacquer paints marketed under the "Real Colors" logo - supposedly good paints - similar to Gunze, MRP and Tamiya. I don't think the standard AK paints are as good as Vallejo - at least the quality control isn't. If you don't mind mixing colors, Golden High Flow (an art house brand) are fantastic water based paints for airbrushing. The AK weathering products are mostly enamel and perfectly good for the type. You can get something just as good from MIG or Wilder (I've liked Wilder's stuff - but it's just preference). Personally, I like to keep enamel stuff to a minimum - it's tough on the nose. Oil paints can everything that enamels can - they're just a little different. Search oil paint weathering here and you'll find a zillion videos. There are also very good acrylic weathering products made by Vallejo and now Wilder. The hobby keeps growing so you're seeing new paints - Tamiya has come out with a lacquer line. (I'd argue standard Tamiya paints are acrylic/lacquer.) So has AK. At the same time, there is a new line of water based acrylics from Mission Models and they're very good. So if you like water based stuff - non-toxic, non-flammable, very easy to clean up - you've got Vallejo, Mission, LifeColor and Golden. If you want the fine painting qualities given by the lacquers you've got Tamiya, AK, MRP, Gunze - and I'm sure I've missed something.

Thanks buddy...let me see now. Rivet maker....ok.. if I remember correctly this was new release and I wanted to make this kit straight from the box, so I did not add any rivets. Adding rivets does take a lot of time and patience. All the details have to be measured, marked out and then carefully rivetted. If you make a mistake then you have to putty and sand out the mistake and go again. But then again additional rivets do make a kit look really good. I usually always use a decal solution, usually micro soft, on the decals. And yes, I did thin down the paint before painting the leather back on the seat. Hope that helps :)

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 Thanks for responding

Hey Richard... I have not made a 109 in ages, so hard for me to compare. What I can tell you is, that this kit went together like a dream. This is definitely one of the best engineered kits out there. Ten out of ten :)

Hey Raymond, I agree. I think, and this is purely what I guesstimated, is that Tamiya wanted to launch this new type of engineered kit and they decided to go with one of the most popular aircraft....hence the Spit. I guess if it wasn't the Spit it would have been the 109 :) Also, it would appear that Tamiya has taken note of other manufacturers like Eduard, Italeri and Hobby Boss, who often package their kits with some goodies, like PE sets and have thrown in their own goodies in this kit.

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 Yeah, yeah, like you say, probably to compete with Eduard. Thanks!

The earlier kit had well known shape issues with the wing and the thickness of the fuselage.

Hey Roger....well this particular brush is Tamiya, item 87017. But you can buy a fine brush from any decent manufacturer. What you are looking for is a fine brush. Some companies have numbers like the Mr. Brush I would recommend is 10/0 but numbers can be confusing as different manufacturers go with different numbers. So just look for a super fine brush, the Tamiya one I am using is pretty cheap, I think about 3 Singapore Dollar per brush or so. Italeri 000 is another brush I sometimes use. Hope that helps :)

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 Thank you for the reply. will search a few out for acrylics

I think he did paint the seat red brown.

Hey Steve. Thanks for the offer buddy. Luckily the shops in Singapore are rather well stocked so I can usually get my hands on anything that I need. But if ever I do need anything will surely let you know. Thanks again. And I hope you are doing well :)

Hi G , yes please do because you know your my friend so anytime just give me a shout !! Stay safe buddy

You are right mate. I would also suggest that someone who has a few kits under their belt go for this one. Even more so, considering that this is not exactly a cheap kit.

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 Not so cheap huh? Right about here is where i draw the line as far as hording goes. I have the initial Tamiya kit and don`t feel the need to get this new tool. With all these fancy innovations and raising the bar of plastic kits nowadays at some point enough is enough. Overcomplicating things is hopefully not something that will be the trend in years to come but ofcourse for some modelers this is exactly what they want.

@@mybluebelly The old Tamiya Spitfire Mk i is still available . At very reasonable price and of course Eduard have the Weekend Edition for those on a lower budget who don't want to mess with PE . I am more interested in the general outline of the aircraft and don't particularly like having everything opened up . I guess choice is the best thing . As with music on videos etc . your never going to please everyone . Which is why i don't bother making videos anymore . On the other hand it's great to see inside the box . So well done Modelling Madness just do your thing ; if anyone doesn't like it , hard luck .

@@AnthonyBrown12324 I have the old 1980`s Airfix series 1 kit coming in the mail now. It says on the box ages 7 and up. It`s probably not got a 100% accurate outline but still i can`t wait to get all 28 ! parts assembled. Just like the older Tamiya kit, this old kit has its unique little charm ;-)

@@mybluebelly Yes . At the end of the day modelling is supposed to be a fun hobby . The kits are made of plastic and especially in the smaller scales can never be truly authentic . My Tamiya Mki is my oldest surviving kit in my collection and I was astounded by the quality of it more than 20 years ago . it's good that people can take an interest in the history but some modellers are just too pedantic . I hope they don't put off the more casual modellers .

Hi there MH, yes you are not the first one to complain about the music. I have tried to change the music in my videos on no less that three occasions. I went with classical, then with soft ambient and now this. But no matter what I try, there is always someone who doesn't like it. I am at my wits end. I once edited a video without music, the ambient sound was even worse, since there is no ambient sound for a large part of the build (gluing, applying washes, wiping washes, etc.). I would really like to find music that is universally appealing....but I don't think that can be done. Really sorry that you did not like the music, but I do try to keep the volume as low as possible and dip it even further when the voice over comes.

Thank you for replying :) I would rather watch parts in silence if iI had to, rather than have the music of any kind. Any kind of music is just so distracting and always fights the narration of any narration video (not just yours, there are others I cannot watch either. This is sad as I really did want to see the review and build., Thank you though.

I really like the music, and think the videos would be quite dull without it. I agree classical would be a bit much, as would the heavy metal I see on some videos, but the one on this one is great!

Thanks Sheppsea….thank you :)