The Airfix Mary Rose is a GREAT Beginner Model! 1/400 Scale Plastic Model Kit Build & Review

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The Mary Rose was a Carrack class warship designed and built during the reign of King Henry the 8th. Launched in 1511 it saw service as a flag ship of the fleet in a number of battles against the French during its 34 years of use.
Join me in this video as I explore the reasons why I think this model kit is perfect for beginners just getting started, or those who want to expand their modelling skills a little. I also finish this video of with a review of this great little 1/400 scale plastic model kit from Airfix.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Products used
01:44 Inside the box
02:10 Preparing the parts
02:24 The build starts
04:07 Painting starts
06:50 Transfer application
09:06 Simple weathering
10:28 Final construction
11:20 The finished model
11:46 Model history/stats
12:48 Final review
Unboxing video:
• Airfix Mary Rose - 1/4...
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@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

If you're interested in getting one of these - I managed to find one on amazon at the time the video was uploaded amzn.to/3awa3Hv

@hanssmidt12 3 жыл бұрын

I want to say you one thing try the mister cement s or tamiya extr thin glu i tested them once and i love them they are not so cheep but verry Nice to use

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

@@hanssmidt12 yes, i use tamiya extra thin all the time :D

@hanssmidt12 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes oops i did'nt heave seeing it

@aleccap5946 2 жыл бұрын

just under a tenner plus postage 21/6/22

@walterkreitmeier5079 2 жыл бұрын

Just startet this model myself , found that your video helps me a lot. Many thanks for you instruktions and clear Comments.

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@archeryman62 Жыл бұрын

Great build, love the extras, thanks for the inspiration.

@ModelMinutes Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tonyperez4791 3 жыл бұрын

That's a cute little ship ! It came out great ! Hope you and your loved ones are well ! Cheers, Tony

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! You too! :D

@EM-wd2vg 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this, took me right back to my childhood with the Airfix small kits like the Victory, Santa Maria, Mayflower and my personal favourite Revenge of which this reminds me. Thank you so much for posting...

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching :D

@henrywarnell7694 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. It also took me back. Must have built those kits on their initial release all those years ago. One l never done was the HMS Shannon. Also greatly missed are the 1/12 Richard the Lionheart and Joan of Arc. 👍🏻

@ryescott9445 3 жыл бұрын

Starting this tomorrow. Was looking for advice at just the right time!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@wanfaichiu3465 3 жыл бұрын

I built this kit over Christmas and agree it is a great kit for a newcomer. It is a straightforward build with no quirks.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

@aleccap5946 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a very clear review and build of this 2014 released model. There is always the ratlines and rigging and correctly placing of flags, in all, so impressed I now have 2 of these on order

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy!

@stuartparkes3481 2 жыл бұрын

Great little video. My partner actually brought me this very model last week. I suffer from siezures and have been struggling with concentration so she brought it me to try and help me focus on something. I've not tried to do a model since I was a kid over 30 years ago but I thought I'd give it a go, I just wish I'd have seen this video first as i think I'd done it backwards and built the ship first before painting it. Thankfully it's actually turned out really well and since completing it I've built a further 2 models Ind I've actually finished painting them both this evening. After seeing this I'm going to use some of the tips when I start my next project. I have thought about adding fine black cotton as the ropes for the sails unless someone can give me some other ideas. Brilliant video thanks for the tips👍

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

I've got some Uschi fine thread for rigging - it's like cotton but it's elastic so it looks finer and keeps a straight line - super glue can be used to glue it in too! Worth a google

@Vespa_adventures 3 жыл бұрын

I never thought of building ships, but I am in doubt now, thanks to you 😉

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! :D

@Joesoe06 3 жыл бұрын

Are you a dutchman too?

@Vespa_adventures 3 жыл бұрын

@@Joesoe06 yes I am.

@valborchardt3596 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, that is lovely

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@hanschristophercharles6981 3 жыл бұрын

Most Airfix models are excellent kits to start someone out in modeling.. Great job on this ship!!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@non-binarynerd9188 3 жыл бұрын

This was one of my first model kits, it was certainly fun to build.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

@jacksamways3946 2 жыл бұрын

got back into these bought mary rose mk1 hurricane mk1 spitfire bf109 fw190 and the hunting provost all 5 pound each at aldi now have 12 in my stash and plenty of needle tipped glue love these videos cannot wait for HMS devonshire and HMS Fearless

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I have also built all of those on my channel :P

@jacksamways3946 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes Massive fan of your I watch to get a idea of how complicated one will be before I buy that's why I picked up the typhoon today

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacksamways3946 awesome!

@MrRepublicking 2 жыл бұрын

Just got this kit last week, glad the small details are decals, can’t imagine painting the pattern on this scale size.

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

yes, that would be quite tricky

@joeshmoe9978 3 жыл бұрын

That looks like a great build! 👍. I'm hoping to build a model of the Mayflower pilgrim ship, at some point in my life. 😁

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! :D

@kaidzaack2520 3 жыл бұрын

I lived in Krefeld, Germany, when I went to junior school. We were told some of the pilgrims came from there. Krefeld = Krähen Feld = Crow field.

@nickbowring4071 3 жыл бұрын

I'd definitely recommend the Mary Rose museum its amazing

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Might have to go one day

@nickbowring4071 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes I've spent many hours in the historic dockyard theres quite a lot to see there

@lukedelport8231 3 жыл бұрын

I love this ship it's a good gift and as always grate build and vid

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like it

@didyoufootball9647 3 жыл бұрын

Great looks incredible👍👍👍👍

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@hamishsheinkels1478 3 жыл бұрын

Well done on this one mate, looks really good

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@britisharmylad2277 3 жыл бұрын

That looks cool my grandad had made thousands of model boats like that those 17 century boats he sometimes makes them out of wood

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

sounds amazing :D

@joeshmoe9978 3 жыл бұрын

He must have had a lot of patience, if he built the kind that you have to put individual planks on the hull sides! And then there's all of that rigging!😵

@britisharmylad2277 3 жыл бұрын

@@joeshmoe9978 yeh he loves doing it he sometimes made me toys when I was younger I find it looks hard but he has good patience

@coldwarveteran 3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@g4betty 3 жыл бұрын

Great ship model kit!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@wadejustanamerican1201 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I haven't done a sailing ship before. I will try this one to start.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@wigglesend 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@elaminmochichi7767 3 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@jamesling8218 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, 👋 i just wanted to say I love all your videos and your tips. They have helped me so much with my airfix kits and personally I love my MkII Curtis Tomahawk or my MkIa Supermarine Spitfire all your videos helped me with those and gave me a better understanding of how to make models. I am currently working on the Airfix Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (containing a MkIII Lancaster Bomber, a MkIIa spitfire and a MkIXI spitfire) that i got for Christmas thank you for all your videos and keep up the good work even through these tough times. Thxs James

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Hi James, I'm glad you enjoy my videos! Have a fun time building your kits :D

@jamesling8218 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes thxs

@hanssmidt12 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos you are one of my favorite modelers

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@artsmodeldockyard8718 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job Matt, and as you say a good kit for beginners. I have this and the Victory got them as stocking fillers as I am not a beginner, but still love doing these. I actually paint my parts first before assembly, think it makes a big difference especially if there is a lot of small intricate painting. Keep up the great work as we need to get younger ones back into modelling and what better way than watching one of your videos. 👍🔥🔥🔥

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Right on!

@barrybarry9714 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thanks

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@sgkingly8392 3 жыл бұрын

Looks excellent Matt! I agree, seems like a great kit for beginners. Also for some easy rigging get some elastic sewing thread, it works so well

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@Simon_Nonymous 3 жыл бұрын

I've used a commercial rigging thread and it's basically elastic sewing thread refined... still a tester of patience but once you get the techniques right, you then never look back.

@sgkingly8392 3 жыл бұрын

@@Simon_Nonymous i used sewing thread on a swordfish biplane and even as a beginner at that point i got it looking good

@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent build Matt of the Mary Rose. This kit looks like a must have. I think you have got a knack for Tudor era warships.........looks like you now need Airfix's Golden Hind to go along with it! In regards to the myth that the Mary Rose sank of her maiden voyage. I think the fate of the Mary Rose became mixed up with the fate of the Swedish Warship Vasa. Famously the Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm Harbor, 1628. I always love to see when someone takes the time to debunk historical myths. Well done for doing that as well Matt!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'd need to clear some space before tackling the Golden Hind haha!

@twitch1965 3 жыл бұрын

This looks like a fun kit for a buddy build with beginning modelers! I might put the stickers on to foil and maybe some rigging, but it looks great!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@michaelgoldfinch381 3 жыл бұрын

looks like a good build

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

it's quite a fun and easy one to do

@scalesmodellingmagic5883 3 жыл бұрын

Layers! Paint has layers!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

it does!

@NealDench 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video Matt, and you always have a useful tip - I’d never heard of thinning the horrible Humbrol Matt varnish with hot water to avoid whitening. I think the problem with sailing ship models is always the sails, and your treatment of them here works really well.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! From normal viewing distances it looks quite good

@Simon_Nonymous 3 жыл бұрын

Good video and a fine build for what I call a Five Quid Flier as Ive made all the planes in this range seen in the same discount supermarkets. Good tips too - the gloss/satin varnish to go under waterslide transfers is a life changer for me, and good to see you can use hot water to get the matt varnish to work ok.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

@adiec100 3 жыл бұрын

Got mine from Aldi. Very nice little model.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

It sure is!

@modellingmachinesandfigure1553 3 жыл бұрын

Nice model

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@PurplEWolFGaminG Жыл бұрын

I have this got it last year from aldi and im looking forward to building it

@ModelMinutes Жыл бұрын

It’s a fun build

@PurplEWolFGaminG Жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes i cant wait atm im still doing the cockpit of the hunting percival

@Belzediel 3 жыл бұрын

The Tudor era navy were FASTIDIOUS about the appearance of their vessels, especially the flagship. Her sails would have been immaculate white, her paintwork and gilding gleaming. The notion that past eras were typically grubby is very much a media fabrication. Not all of the people washed themselves quite as much as we do these days, but keeping your stuff looking pristine was a significant priority. Most sailers on ships spent almost their entire work time cleaning. Aside from being, at this time, certainly considered a sign of purity, Kings liked to show off their best deathboats whenever they could, and this would mainly involve ambassadors, dignitaries, wealthy merchants etc none of whom would be all that impressed if what they saw was grubby. Ships would carry more than one set of sails for several reasons, (I dunno if 400:1 is good enough to show, but), the decks of the ships would have sheet lockers, so they were perfectly capable of bringing down one sheet, putting up a spare, and running the dirty one down to the lower decks where you'd dunk them in one of the ship's cauldrons to boil up with some pig (or sometimes whale) fat render and then bring them up to dry by stringing them from lines between the masts. If you'd like a quick indicator of how Medieval chaps kept their linens, look at EVERY contemperaneous portrait. They'll all have bright white starched fabrics. You might say 'yeah, but, for a portrait...' and there's soem truth to that but the flip side would be pointing out quite how much this sort of thing was the subject of gossip and disdain in diaries from the era, and not just the landeds either. Probably TL;DR, something of a personal area of interest. Of course, a period accurate model would also look like it'd been painted very simply, so, you can't really win on something that size.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info

@tomday2942 3 жыл бұрын

I've got one in the stash to do!!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I hope you enjoy it

@jdhtyler 3 жыл бұрын

Chrome scissors rubbed on the sails in the model I built in the 1990s it was a square rig ship and had raised rope lines of the sails I had painted them with a cream mat paint and the Chrome marks added lines to the raised line that was quite effective, and easy to do. I hope someone finds this suggestion useful.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

An interesting tip

@jantimmer5558 3 жыл бұрын

Great

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

@Soltheman1 2 жыл бұрын

I remember building the HMS Victory years ago which is very similar to this kit, and I also remember doing a rubbish job! I might buy this kit and have another go...

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

This is a considerably better kit than the HMS Victory

@Soltheman1 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes How so?

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

@@Soltheman1 well, the Victory tooling dates from 1956 so is quite crude compared to the 2014 tooling of the Mary Rose. I have built both kits, might be worth looking up my victory build on my channel for a comparison

@Ducknuck84 3 жыл бұрын

looks great. if your looking for some more inexpensive sailing ship models there are a few from Lindberg that are decent. they are older kits from the 60's but still can be built up nicely thanks to the reissues from Round 2 models. I think a few might be out of print at the moment but they had such offerings like, Columbus's ships, Hudsons Half Moon,Mayflower, and Barbary Pirate Ship at a price around $10

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks

@stuartsteel1 3 жыл бұрын

Mate. Use a hot hair dryer to help with getting the decals to sit down over difficult surfaces. Tamiya x 20a also works.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

micro sol and set works fine for me :)

@johnnyhollis9977 3 жыл бұрын

Great build video! I have a large wooden kit of this interesting ship but holding off from building it right now! My issue is the perceived accuracy of the forecastle! Even the historical experts are unable to agree on the correct shape of the ship as the only pictures are at best suffering form artistic licence! It is frustrating that parts of the bow of the real ship are still on the sea floor covered up for the time being. Yes the rigging is thankfully quite easy for this ship and would look nice. Little display case mandatory!!! Your little kit turned out really well, good job! :-)

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@davemorgan2798 Жыл бұрын

Sold in Aldi this week 27/11/2022 for £6-99 , nice little shelf filler :)

@ModelMinutes Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Aldi and Lidl usually stock them around the end of the year :D

@lpjmodels 3 жыл бұрын

That was really cool, I didnt realise they had released a new tooling ( well 2014 anyway)

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, it's not a bad kit tbh, worth a build

@kirknewton100 3 жыл бұрын

Good model, built one myself. Although I decided to paint the base black.

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought about doing that with mine as well, but decided to stick with the instructions

@markcollins9903 Жыл бұрын

Got that today

@ModelMinutes Жыл бұрын

Very cool 😎

@TitchDav 3 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video - well done. It all went well for me until I tried some black wash on the sails and the paint started peeling off??

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! I find it works ok as long as you use only tiny amounts of wash. If you find that the paint is peeling off you can either remove the paint and start again, or cover up those areas with a couple more layers of paint. If you're still struggling, you can replace the enamel wash for a water based one (use some watercolours or pastel dust)

@TitchDav 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes Thanks for the advice

@jf330 10 ай бұрын

I’ve just completed it as a complete novice to modelling, I am not starting the Ravell HMS Victory which I am finding much more challenging. Any recommendations for other tall ship models for beginners?

@ModelMinutes 10 ай бұрын

the old hums victory from airfix is a relatively simple build - the I400 submarine I made a while back was pretty decent though

@kaidzaack2520 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Airfix kits of these ships. I had the HMS Victory some time ago (43 years ago, actually)...shit I am old...😳😬

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i built one of those too, was not great lol

@kaidzaack2520 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes 😅my mom helped me out. This way I learned what is cursing...😉

@henrywarnell7694 3 жыл бұрын

No, you’re not! 👍🏻

@kaidzaack2520 3 жыл бұрын

@@henrywarnell7694 older...budweiser! 😉

@marsbar7099 3 жыл бұрын

You must have an absolutely loaded Aldi - mine never have any! Also, what do you think of the gold leaf? I bought some for my saturn V but I'm not sure yet...

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

i go to a few aldi/lidls. The gold leaf seemed ok on this one, but i only used it for detailing

@qwertshirt2574 3 жыл бұрын

yes revell contact cement is great it was my first cement thing and lasted me a full 12 models

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

nice!

@qwertshirt2574 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes thank you

@comradecheems1843 3 жыл бұрын

I used to be thebrawlersareback but I changed my name Hopefully this time I can sail my way down to modship!

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

@comradecheems1843 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes :P, :), :O

@modellingmachinesandfigure1553 3 жыл бұрын

I'm quite new to youtube so I am still learning, and I was wondering what edit engine you use?

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

i was using sony vegas

@stephencostello8792 Жыл бұрын

I think that people confuse the sinking with the Swedish Vassa. That did sink almost as soon as it was launched

@ModelMinutes Жыл бұрын

yes, i think you are right!

@Esther515 3 жыл бұрын

model sugestion: revell; Heinkel He70 F-2 , it's a not well known (recon) plane (as far as I know) but looks incredebly funy

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

you mean this one? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrhgjdJhmdDXgJc.html

@Esther515 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes yes, I should probably have done some reasearch before making the sugestion...

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

@@Esther515 haha no worries. It's in the stash, just not started yet

@BrokenIET 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for a model HMS Warrior

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

hmmm

@BrokenIET 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes You always sound skeptical lol

@DavidLee-df888 3 жыл бұрын

9:57 "look at all those guns" And isn't it normally a good idea to use the same brand of thinner with paints, in case there's an adverse chemical reaction?

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to play it safe, but i live dangerously

@hamishsheinkels1478 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes lmao

@julianmhall 2 жыл бұрын

The thought occurs re skill level that you can go up but not down; i.e a skill level 1 you can add bits to, like your wash, and make it a 2, 3 etc, but a skill level say 5 would look poor if made as a 1.

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

Probably, but i guess that if you went straight to a level 5 without having any practice it would be rather difficult

@julianmhall 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModelMinutes Sort of my point so yeah I agree.

@MacMcCaskill Жыл бұрын

Hard to believe that almost 500 men lived on this ship, which is only about 45 metres long. 179 skeletons were found in the wreckage, but it's believed only about 35 crew survived the disaster.

@ModelMinutes Жыл бұрын

It is crazy!

@bromyardcoachouse4876 3 жыл бұрын

The guns should probably be brass as iron guns only appear afterr the armada

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

how interesting. Airfix didn't include a bronze paint . . only a gunmetal one

@dandanmjjammmj0706 2 жыл бұрын

From Jamie my twin brother Danny Has this model

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@mesksns3478 3 жыл бұрын

Why is it brush painted if you have an airbrush

@kentishmale1969 3 жыл бұрын

Because it's a beginner kit I'd imagine, there's no point in him pushing that across only to then go and use an airbrush, something that 99% of beginners won't have...

@ModelMinutes 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, what Keef Said

@markcollins9903 Жыл бұрын

Taunton £11

@ModelMinutes Жыл бұрын

Nice 😊

@TheBassman1104 2 жыл бұрын

i would have thought the two flags should be facing the rear of the ship, particularly as the sails have the wind in them.

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

If the wind is in the sails, doesn’t that mean that’s the direction the wind is blowing and therefore the direction the flags should face? I mean, the flags aren’t going to face into the wind but go in the direction the wind blows