I agree!! Too many times I see a 15 or 20 or 30 minute video that, to me, seems so complicated for anyone who is trying to get into model building...glad someone just cut out all the crap and said, ‘try these kits, build them and have fun doing it!’, rather than ‘now we get into painting and customizing your kit...’ great video, great advice! Any kids (or adults) getting into model building, just do it!

Agree. And as they cost less, mistakes don't cost as much! Great for trying techniques on as experience grows.

@@user-wf2lm3vi7o Yes. And in armour or WW2 aircraft mistakes become "battle damage". However the price of Tamiya here (Canada) has gone way up. Their newer kits are expensive and so,e older kits have gone up a fair bit. A $30 kit I got two hears ago is now $43. Still they are value for money.

@@garfieldsmith332 the older kits here haven’t changed much, it’s the entry point for newer kits at over $80 for say that Panzer IV, the Nashorn from 2014 at more than $90!

@@user-wf2lm3vi7o Yes, the newer kits can cost. The new Panzer IV was $88 CDN with taxes. I can get some early armour in the $20 to $30 range.

@@user-wf2lm3vi7o Tamiya's newer kits are going up against Dragon (armour) and Eduard (air). Have you priced Dragon armour kits lately? Makes Tamiya seem very reasonable.

Have fun building and don’t think you have to buy the biggest, most expensive kits available! Tamiya kits are awesome for all skill levels! Good luck and hope you have a blast!!

I love Tamiya kits but I, usually stick with AMT, revell, monogram and sometimes MPC... Since the pandemic I've been branching out to other kit companies like Tamiya, meng, IMC, hobby boss and a few others...

I have the Toon Panther and whilst it's a very fun kit, some of the accessories needed the pre drilled holes enlarging. But apart from that, a great idea - !

Forgot to add that! But yes, it's a classic kit that's 51 years old!

I’m a beginner and i have seen heaps of different opinions and I’ve gone with yours so i hope it will go good. Thanks

Good advice again! For younger, less experienced builders, low parts count kits are a great way to build your confidence and abilities! After you’ve done a few, I bet you’ll find your own style and pace! Have fun!!

I am going to take your advice. I have my eye on a Revell - USS Arizona Battleship which is 1:42 scale. Not too many parts and I could definitely practice some techniques that I will use on larger kits.

Hi Thomas, speaking very generally - planes are easier to glue but harder to paint with more fine details. Armor is harder to glue, but easier to paint with less details. The specific kit, brand & scale. e.g German tanks in general will be harder that Allied tanks. Tamiya as a brand will be easier as their moulds are better quality/fit together better. You might want to have a look over the instructions online prior to committing to the build as this will give you the most accurate idea of difficulty. We hope that helps!

Ebay is a good place to look. Check out the shipping price first -- don't be afraid to ask for a lower shipping rate. Academy makes some good armor kits as well. Some people are down on Italari and Testors, but I've found them to be enjoyable to build.

Is older mould Tamiya armour expensive in your country? Pretty inexpensive in mine, and everything is overpriced here relative to country of origin (Japan) and the USA.

@@theblytonian3906 Depends. I can usually find a good deal on Ebay if I'm patient and not too discriminating. I've found that if I wait until an end of an auction I do better, though it does pay to check the shipping costs.

@@vtbmwbiker Pickings on eBay in my country are pretty slim. I find better pickings shopping selectively online internationally or at sale and promo times. Private seller stash auctions here on eBay are just crazy. I've bought stuff like compressors at eBay auctions off pro sellers, but always look for a Sunday local end as many bidders are away and don't use the auto-bid system so I can lowball and get away with it.

Have to be a little flexible on the particular model in these times, and yes the Tamiya's cheapies do move quickly -for the obvious reason, especially when so many are shopping the same few online sources.

@@theblytonian3906 On top supply problems. I think I will most likely have to do the request option to reserve kits so at the very least Metro knows there is a demand for certain items and to order them in. But dang it, I just loved going into a store and browsing the shelves, picking them off myself. I'm also kicking myself that in Nov '20 I didn't get the Tamiya Flakpanzer kits that were sitting on the shelf, as I have not seen them in stock since - "I'll get them next time". There never is a "next time".

@@tomstamford6837 Sign of the times. Not just plastic modelling. The plandemic has seen demand currently outstrip supply in many leisure industry type pursuits for the myriad of self-evident reasons. That said, you are most fortunate in being able to go into a model store at all, particularly one with the range of plastic kit stock Metro entertains. Unless one lives in a capital city, that's generally not possible in 2022. Not even a Mr Toys or Hobby & Toyland type store in many regional cities today. Insufficient interest to sustain the latter which used to carry a token range of kits and plastic modelling accessories. Observable demise through their primary target demographic, that kids don't play with tactile things any more, particularly those requiring input of personal effort not handed to them on a plate or offering instant titillation, gratification and all important peer adulation and approval. They are too busy with their smartphones and Playstation/Xbox games or are too busy being propagandised into confusion as to whether they are Arthur or Martha in the prime adolescent potential plastic kit modelling years. Back to the particular model reserved for "next time". If you see it and REALLY want THAT kit, not to be confused with the lustful wanting everything new and exciting one sees perspective, just buy it. They ain't tomatoes and wont rot. The way prices have gone over the past decade, it's potentially possible to recover the price paid on most of my purchases e.g. Dragon, Hasegawa, Eduard flogging them off on eBay without putting silly Buy Now prices on them.

I see your point but I’d also like to add that in 1/72 scale, some parts are extremely small and are easily lost or broken... I think 1/48 is a pretty good choice for a beginner to learn the ropes and develop confidence... that and choosing kits with low parts count to hone one’s abilities 👍👍

I can see where that would cause problems. The German planes had intricate paint jobs on them. You would have probably had an easier time with the painting if you had built an American or British plane of the same time period. They had much simpler paint jobs on them.

Hey @andysixgaming6780 😄we stock a huge range of Bandai products that are almost all pre coloured plastic. The Airfix Quick Build and Revell Click range are also a great option for their types of kits!

The bf108E4! Excellent kit...

@@TheHambo4 is this Andy?

Disagree. Cars are pointless if they don't excite one's interest or imagination, which is what modelling is about. Never interested me. 1/48 in air and 1/35 in armour are ideal scales. Hells bells when I was a kid it was 1/72 air or 1/76 armour which was all we could afford out of pocket money on a good day, and that wasn't until I was about nine before which it was 1/144.

Quarter scale is shorthand for quarter inch to a foot on the real thing. It doesn't mean 1/4 scale- as you rightly say, a 1/4 aircraft would be pretty huge!

@@ianthomson9363 Thanks for clearing that up. As I build in 1:4 and even 1:3 scale, it had me confused.

@@Sorarse You're very welcome! I'm intrigued by the scales you work in- what sort of things do you build?

@@ianthomson9363 At that scale, r/c slope soarers.

@@Sorarse That's something I've never dared to get interested in. I know that after only a few minutes I'd end up with only a lot of smashed bits!

Well...the old tamiya kits are inexpensive...you can get them for about 15 euro...e.g. 1/35 pzkpfw ll, IV, panther etc. Best choice if you like tanks...

No, they don't, even as a generalisation, and certainly not in the part of the world Glen is relating to in this video.

If you get a "real" Revell it might be a nice kit. Problem is many of their kits are borrowed and sometimes very old (1950-60s) moulds from other manufacturers. As a result quality varies a lot. As for Airfix they have never been known for making the best (and best fitting) kits. Kits of original subjects, yes.