In Foreign Service: Airfix's Gloster J-8A Gladiator MK.II in 1/72! | Full Build in 4K
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Hey guys, Modelling Weekly here! Back to a normal build video this week, featuring Airfix's 1/72 J-8A. Hope you enjoy!
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I hope you enjoy this one lads!
It's a terrific build.
I'm building the exact kit right now myself for the Art in Miniature contest in Gothenburg here in Sweden in 2 weeks.
I must tell you about the skulls used as roundels. They used Finnish markings, blue swasticas on a white background, but as the Winter war ended and they returned to Sweden, they wheren't allowed to do so in Finnish markings, so they got creative.
The yellow letters went from A-L, and are quite easy to mask out yourself if you want to make another individual.
@@Ducesweden all good stuff! Thanks for the info 👍
Stunning!
@@VC_27 thank you!
Really nice build!
Thanks!
I'm just getting ready to start back after 60yrs away from it , it's not the same now. I like that your not afraid of pointing out a mistake or errors[ not that I would see them]. GOOD VIDEO enjoyed it.
Thank you! I try to be as open and transparent as possible, glad you enjoyed :)
Excellent work!
Cheers mate! Glad you like it
Me encanto tu técnica , muy bello el modelo y poco común, lo voy a comprar para armarlo aquí en Argentina 🇦🇷 23:10
Muchas gracias! Estoy contento qué te guste 😊
Wonderful build! One tip for the primer! If you mist a coat of mr leveling thinner to the black primer, it will make the surface perfectly smooth!
Thank you! Thats a fantastic tip, I'll definitely try that out next time 👍
Great video,excellent commentary and a truly beautifui build.
Thanks so much! :D
You did a crack up job... Bravo! I would have liked seeing how the flying wires went...
Thank you! Yeah I'm really sorry about those..they ended up taking the entire afternoon with a lot of frustration haha. I'll do a dedicated video to rigging one day.
Superb video!! Love the final result and your ability to work on such a small scale to such a high level of detail is insane!!👌
Thank you mate means a lot :)
Very nice build. excellent choice adding the aftermarket parts
Thanks! They did wonders giving the kit an extra spark 👌
Great job....I can't believe how small it is! Very hard to get some life into a paint job that small, but you did it.
Many thanks Paul mate - I know right! It's so diddy. I'm glad you're a fan of the final paintjob :) Thanks for watching
Diorama, I have spoken 😉👌
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Outstanding. Great build. Awaiting the next masterpiece.
Many thanks! Won't be long :)
That sir was a outstanding build, for such a 'small' scale there was great detail added, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍
Cheers mate! Glad you're a fan!
Nice job!!!!
Cheers!
I like it!
Thanks mate!
He comeback 🎉
:D
Looks perfectly, really great done! Especially painting and propeller. All the best for You! ;)
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
Masterful. :)
Cheers :)
Great job!!!
Thanks!
Dude, you did such a sweet job on this one! I've still got the earlier Shuttleworth/Irish Air Corps version of this kit to do at some point, but will have to seriously consider getting those PE and Resin parts that you used - especially those parts for the rigging!
Edit: Using CA glue as a filler is also something I might have to borrow :P
Thanks v. much mate!! Yeah definitely have a crack at the shuttleworth mk.I, its a lovely little Weekender - and yeah, the extra parts really give it a spark! Cheers mate
Pretty sure the MkI had two prong wooden prop where as the MkII had the three prong aluminium prop.
You are correct - under fairey production the mk.ii was fitted with a variable pitch 3 bladed prop. The first few j-8a's also shared this component, however the decision was made (very soon after delivery in Sweden) to switch back to the earlier type - nobody is entirely sure why they did this, but it's likely down to the blade pitching system seizing up in the cold weather :)
There was three of these aircraft serving in Malta named faith hope and charity
That's a cool little fact! Would be cool to do a Maltese gladiator at some point
Interesting besides being a fine build it’s also a historical gem
Sweden during ww2 was a neutral country and didn’t take part in any action
Wrong , in fact we did. During the winterwar in Finland 1939 ?
Sweden set up a volunteer squadron called F19 to fight against the Soviets
And they did quite well. But when they were returning to Sweden
After their time in service , they painted over the insignias as a protest
for the lack of further Swedish support for the Finns
It was hard times and the Finns were forced to negotiate with its attackers
history sadly often repeat itself.
So end of history class
Great build anyway didn’t know that in was in Airfix product range
Very interesting bit of history there! I'd heard of F19 but didn't know about the rest of the narrative - thanks very much mate
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Cheers!
Really nice.
Thanks :)