Best Scale Model Kits for Beginners | American Aircraft & Armor

In this video, we'll check out my top five recommendations for American Aircraft & Armor kits perfect for beginner scale modelers.

These kits offer a perfect balance of ease of construction & a great-looking finish that make them fantastic choices for somebody just getting into the hobby of scale modeling.

You can check out links to each of the kits featured below:

And be sure to watch these other helpful videos for beginner scale modelers:

**As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you)!

[raygeraghty]

Not sure you will see this post but I wanted to say I just found your channel recently and am enjoying it.
I am 71 years old and built some models back in my younger days and also in my 20s while in the air force. Always in a hurry looking finish in a day or two.
Want to get back in. Looking to do it right.. slow down. Use modern glues etc.
Grew up on Revell but think I'll try the tamiiya p51.
If it goes well maybe the next one I'll advance into airbrush. Your channel has been informative and instructional. Look forward to seeing more
Thanks

[maxcorey]

In 1955 I was six. Mom bought me a 1/72 scale B36 kit and we built it on newspapers on the kitchen table. I have built every model Revell, Monogram, Renwal and Airfix kit and then some. In those days that is what boys did. I am glad a few still do, it is good for your mind and hands.

[richardc-exrt]

I always recommend the 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire from the 90’s to beginners. It’s got a really low parts count and goes together great.

I’ve moved on to more complex kits such as Tamiya’s 1/32 aircraft, but I still keep one of them around to give me a break from spending 6 months on a kit.

[staugustineliving]

I have a client with a 9 year old son in a cast for the summer and I wanted to send him something to pass the time. Your tips were a huge help. Thank you!

[buddyboi]

Love how straight forward you are in these videos! Great content keep it up man ❤️

[VortexHvn]

loved the corsairs and picked up a few for my channel. thanks pal

[Wickie_the_Northman]

Nice choices!
I just bought the E8 a few days ago and it's a beautiful kit!
Anyway, I really do appreciate that you are addressing beginners or people who get back to the hobby, because it can be difficult to "sort out the wheat from the chaff".

[phattyliva]

I used to do this but life got in the way I still love it

[sca]

So good to see a young person getting into modelling.

[hammyhamster]

Awesome picks!! I have built a couple of these and loved them. I really like your channel because you provide great advice and tips for beginners, while also getting great results out of them. Also great kit recommendations for beginners, you have helped me grow so much in the one and a half years I have been modeling, thanks!!

[whhsfordian]

Thank you for this! Looking to build a few kits after a 50 year hiatus from building plastic (Testors tube glue was state of the art back then!). I really appreciate all these 'Beginners' videos to help get started!

[mikemodels]

Definetaly agree with Sherman. This kit is amazing. No fit problems at all.

[garfieldsmith]

Great list. All of those early mold Tamiya aircraft and armour kits are great for beginners. And a great bang for the buck. Those early Tamiya armour tank kits being derived from the motorized "brothermen" do have some less detail but make up for it in ease of build and good instructions. I have several with some still in the stash.

[kaiserknight]

Let’s go! I hope we get other country-based videos as well!

[BABKENBASMADZHYAN]

You are awesome :) Please keep doing your amazing videos. We appreciate them beyond words.

[davidcole]

I would encourage new modelers to shy away from anything in 1/72. The pieces are so small and fiddly, its a guarantee that a newbie will break parts and get frustrated. Airfix has a great 1/48 P-51D kit that fits together equally as well as Tamiya, has simple paint schemes and is about 1/2 the price of Tamiya.

[marknorris]

Great advice my friend. I tried to run before I could even crawl. Made tons of mistakes and no idea. What iI did have was kids know how. When i was 12 50 years ago. Satrting back out and I discovered that Im still crap at it. So I get an apahe on 1. 72 scale. What a learning curve. So many mictakes I cant count. Dropping bits on the floor and unable to find them. Painting cock ups decal problems. So Im perciveering here and plodding on to finish it. Then its on to the serious stuff. I have a few more to practice on. But i own an MX5 mk4 and have bought the kit which i dont want to fuck up so Im leaving this one for when my skkills rfine some more. Cheers

[Meme_squad-os]

Great video thank you. Really helpful for a beginner, so much choice out there! Just found this channel so will be watching more. Hoping some of the kits in this video might be in your builds section too! The jeep and Sherman tank are top of my list.

[johntaylor]

I picked up the P-51 based on your recommendation. Thanks for the video!

[unluckyoverlord]

Just stared getting into this Hobbie your videos have helped me so much so far I hope I continue to see your videos pop up in my feed