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Just picked this up for £10. Can’t find any pain instructions, help anyone?

the airfix mustang in the fighter doubles me 262 is a better quality pylons for drop tanks separate , panels for undercarriage and tail wheel loose so you can choose what option to have why they alter things when its good and make it a backward step will mystify me specially as cost is serious money these days glad I saw this won't bother with this kit

ooo build when. ????!!!!! :P

I do chuckle because the original dog-fight doubles were mystifying. Me109 versus…Beaufighter? Mig-21 versus Cessna O2 Skymaster? At least this pairing seems reasonable.

can we just use very diltuted black paint

Hi Matt. Does it say on the box that they are "starter" models? I would be really upset if I bought a kit, or a DD, expecting previous Airfix quality, only to find it contained one of the "dumbed down" starter models. I think Airfix have dropped the ball a bit with this "dumbed down" approach. I still remeber my first kit, aged about 8 or 9, an Airfix Spitfire MKIX. I didn't have paint but I simply followed the instructions and got a very acceptable result without any difficulty. As an aside the instructions were much better in those far off days, before Airfix copied the Revell style of instructions. I doubt I was any more specially talented then than 8-9 year olds are now, so why do they need "dumbed down"? I wonder whether the beginner will be quite so satisfied with it after a little while as they might with a propper model. Obviously it is a comercially decision for Airfix, but I do wish they would put a nice prominent label on the box so that we know its a simplified less ultimately satisfying kit.

Doing mottling by hand isn't that difficult. I use drybrushing to do fades/blends and mottling on my builds that require it due to not having or wanting an airbrush set up. The results are pretty darn good ^.^

Very fair review, the tail wheel doors and pilot on the Mustang are irritating. I bought both as separate kits and have started the 109, no dramas so far. I haven't unpacked the Mustang yet, but hope it is a little less flimsy and better moulded than the classic kit. I will be painting them with some of the new Mig ATOM paints which on first use seem to adhere well and dry very matt. Best wishes, Nick

This is completely off topic, but can you make a video about your top 10 models that you wished existed? I don't know if that interests you or is on brand, but I know person there are so many planes that I wish had a kit represented for them, or at least a kit that you could actually find/afford.

Another great review. I'm surprised at Airfix with the P-51

Does Airfix even have a new G-6? Last review I saw was the same kit I built in the 70's.

Thanks for the review, have a great weekend.

Were F-4s still around when P-51Ds were?

Why put out a ETO Usaaf fighter without noseart?

109 is what you would expect as a nice simple kit to build, but that P51 is a let down. Compromising details for simplicity is one thing, but it really limits the appeal. Forcing the drop tanks to be used and moulding in the gear bay doors I do not like. Same goes for the tail wheel. Ending up compromising the kit to save a couple of pieces spoilt the P51. I'll take the older version please.

Nice review, would be good to see 1/48 scale reviews from other manufacturers..

Cant speak for the 109 as i havent built it but the new p-51 is piontless as airfix themselves have an older starter p-51 which has more and dare i say CORRECT options still in the range....in fact if i didnt know any better and you showed me the 2012 tooling next to the 2024 tooling i would swear the 2012 is the new one and the 2024 is the old one

I'm glad the F-4 isn't the same tooling as the G-6 that Airfix produced because that one wasn't the best BF109 I have built...

I do believe you're right,the tail wheel of the P51 should also be retracted and the pilot did looked out of scale,otherwise not bad looking for starter kits.Thank for posting!

I like the bf 109 F -4 , I am going to buy a few of these kits.

It is kind of funny because mine and my brothers first kit was the revell Me262 and p51 dog fight set in 1/72,made in lockdown in 2021,in March,so this brings back some memories,so Thanks!

the only thing more daunting then German camo schemes are Italian camo schemes 😄

Im thinking of buying the starter set of bf109 just to see what the toolings like

Nice to see an F-4 but I think a later model 109 would be more representative match-up.

I'd bin the tube cement immediately. I haven't used it since the early 1980's. I find that it's generally more trouble than it's worth. Same too, for the acrylic metallics. I have never found any that cover as well as enamels. That P-51 tail wheel is annoying, but not a huge problem. I do wish, though, that Airfix would make the late variant of the 109, the 'K', with the streamlined 'Galland' canopy. It's possibly my favourite version. They do keep churning out the 'G' - it took them ages, in the past, to make a Battle Of Britain 'E' variant.

Just added this one to my stash, thanks for reviewing. Thinking Post War Scheme.

It looks great 👍 😮

I was tempted to get this but the issues with the Mustang put me off so I got the Spitfire/BF109 set instead even though that has the exact same decals as the other starter set spitfire. I wish Airfix would just put a tiny bit more thought into these sets but overall they are a decent price for two model kits and I do like the shadow stands.

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You got to love this dog fights

first lol

this might be a few years to late, but I've recently switched to enamels because I find that acrylics dry too quickly and enamels have better self levelling when brushing. I do find that the matte paints I got still dry too quickly and leaves brush marks, so would it be a good idea to maybe switch to the glossy/satin paint, and later apply a clear matte enamel over it?

Did he really say "noo-kyuh-luh"? 😖

Thank you for the video, I haven't done any modelling yet, but I watched everything thoroughly to get a rough idea on what scale modelling process is. On a side note, I'm not satisfied with the paint included with the set. I'd really like my model having more realistic look instead of that. Pretty sure I would be kinda bummed out if my first model turn out like this.

Built this. Not a good experience. The decals are horrible, the fuselage pieces have huge gaps, and the landing gear is weak in terms of supporting the model.