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Is there an easy to use putty for beginners you guys can recommend? I have a few gaps in my Spitfire wings that need filling. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I have two parts that are almost identical, There's one with an extra sort of circle inside of it, I'm not sure if that goes on the up or down side.

Thanks for this! Do you happen to have an amazon link? I might just order some of those then, the other option is heating a needle and trying to push it through. Thanks

It is the 32 kit, so I should clip them, right? Otherwise the movable part doesn't fit in? I decided I'm going for the late build (less complex camo paint, since I'm new)

Ah that makes perfect sense! Thank you

Does anyone know why Revell is making me do this on the Spitfire Mk IX c?

Thanks Roger, It seems it will be used to attach a structure that holds a bomb. I just wonder why Revell didn't open those holes? Since there's other holes nearby that are opened? I'll have to try the hot needle option then, thank you.

I'm building my first model (Spitfire Mk.IXc), almost half way through, I notice there's a part where they're asking what looks like: to drill some holes. I wonder if this is necessary? What will happen if I don't? Since I don't have a mini drill at the moment.

Thanks, Since it's my first model I've been all over the place, I had days of glueing, days of painting, and days of both. As most people say here (and thank you people, I've learned a lot from you) it's down to trying, and not being afraid to do it. I guess on my second model I'll try to plan better and see which parts need glue first, and which ones need paint first.

Thanks for the tips @JohnT, The next one I have is a Boeing, My sister bought it once, but never started.. So I'm going to build it for her. I do see now that I painted a lot of small parts, that won't even be visible, I guess I'm going to spend some more time in the paint-and-glue planning phase for the next model.

I'm very new to modelling, still working on the cockpit of my first model (Revell Spitfire). I honestly thought painting would be the hardest part, but as I start glueing using tamiya cement, I notice how the excess glue can rip of paint in other spots.. Any tips or tricks for a beginner? Thank you!

That might be to advanced for my first model haha. I'll just try and slap it on with some PVA glue, that should do the trick right?

I wonder why the put all the effort in the cockpit panel details when I have to slap a sticker over it.. I'm thinking about just coloring in some of the dials, the sticker doesn't look realistic at all.. There's an even bigger sticker that goes over the other parts as well. Thanks Joseph, I do find it very unrealistic, the paper isn't mat and I lose all the nice detail in the panel, are there ways to make this look more real?

Hi Everyone, Building my very first model here, and trying to place my very first decal. I put the decal in water for about 1.5 minutes, until it started moving on the blue paper, I got it off, put it on the part you see underneath in the picture. After a few minutes I could still move the decal, it's not sticking at all, and it looked a bit 'fake' with the black on the background, or is that supposed to come off?

Thanks for the advice! So just a supermarkt white glue will do then for now? I never heard of the term but I'll look into some brands.

Wow, thanks so much for all this information! Very good tips. Can't wait to get started painting again, and I'll make sure to reread the above before I get started. Thank you!

Thanks for the tips! So you would advice me not to use the tamiya cement for the canopy? Since that's the only glue I bought at this time.

What would happen if I wasn't 'careful' with the cement? Would it melt away a part of the canopy? It's this model: Revell Spitfire (Level 5)

Thanks for your response, I told the shop owner it was my first model, but he kept on getting different paints from his shelve, guess he saw me as walking money.. So to get the green for the Spitfire, I have to blend grey, yellow and a darker green (he even gave me the wrong green). Thanks for the canopy tip, I'm using the Tamiya Cement, do I still need to get glue for the canopy? Or will the cement do fine?

Hi Everyone! I just started on my first model, and there's a few general (non technical, it's friday let's keep it simple) questions about painting and glueing. I'm trying to make subassemblies as to not be working with to many parts at the same time, but when I mixed paint, I felt like it was better to immediately paint all the parts that need that specific blend of colours, how do you go about this? Is it okay to paint the majority of the parts first, and then only start glueing? I'm afraid if I keep some for later, I won't be able to reach them, I won't forget to scratch of paint on the parts that will be glued of course, I'm building the Spitfire, and thinking of painting the interior before glueing, and then the exterior afterwards. Any tips or a nudge in the right direction is welcome! Thanks

I just started out, and I'm trying to paint the following surface, (see picture) https://imgur.com/a/5l4IsgN It's only the first layer, but as you can see there's a lot of brush strokes, at the moment I'm using a (nameless) synthetic brush around 0.5cm in width. Is there any softer all-around brush that you can recommend for acrylic painting? Thank you

Hi Everyone, Second post on the forum, I bought my first model (airplane) and I'm ready to start painting. Unlucky for me, the first paint I'll ever do will be a mix, since it's the base color of the airplane. Now I'm wondering, if I mix the paints in a plastic cup, can I use the mix for a long time? Or will it run dry, go bad after minutes, hours, days? Looking forward to your responses

Completely new to the hobby! I just bought my first Revell Airplane, and I'm starting right now. Looking forward to talking to you all, Greetings from Belgium.