Thank you so much for watching the video and for the comment. It seems that the "mistake" has made a hit with a lot of viewers. That was my first attempt at making a rig look used and abused. I have an old Autocar kit in the closet that needs to be built, I think I will make it appear "well used"! Thanks again for watching the video and for your comment. I built a Kenworth W900 and there is a video out on this build. I actually used the "Fa Kenworth it" on the back of the sleeper. I saw this phrase on a real KW and just had to use it on a model. Best wishes!

Thanks for sharing your video! Job well done on the build & the detailing! I've drove several. Freightliner conventional in my trucking career but never any cabover ones! And I've pulled several fuel tanker trailers also! Again thanks for sharing & happy modeling, bud🙂! One of these days I'll get back into the hobby👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for the comment and for watching the video. This is a simple process and yields good results after a little practice. Much cheaper than purchasing an aftermarket deck application. Thank you again for watching the video and for your comment. Best wishes!

I just used the propellers that came in the kit. I did not use any aftermarket for the propellers. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you for your comment. I'm happy you can use some of these ideas on your build. Good luck on the Peterbilt Fire Truck! Thanks again for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you for the comment. I couldn't help visiting your site and watching the build of your B1B. Outstanding work! I wish my kit had the clear windows and not the dark tinted ones. I also liked your solution to address the pitot tubes. (I got to get a 3D printer) The gap issues you mentioned must be part of the manufacturing process on such a large model. I thought it was because the kit I built was stored for years in someone's garage. Thanks again for giving my B1B video a view and for your comment. Best wishes! Oh, I also subscribed to your channel.

@@modelsbymonte2431 Honestly, a 3D printer has been a great tool for model making and I'm looking forward to using it more often! Yeah, I think the kit has a lot of artifacts from the manufacturing/design. It would really be nice to have a more modern version, but at least we have one in 1/48 scale so I wont complain! Cheers!

@@HammerheadModelMaking I may put a 3D printer on my wish list for Santa. Seems like a very valuable tool for this hobby. You mentioned having room to display the Bone. I ended up hanging mine from the ceiling. It is simply too big to fit my display case. Best wishes!

I appreciate the comment. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. Best wishes!

Thank you! I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you so much for the comment. Eight months of work finally coming to a close. Thank you for the comment and for watching the video! Long Live the Empire!

Thank you for your comment! I also visited the ship several times as I live in the Houston area. The photo you mentioned was an attempt to reproduce a photo taken years ago. I did my best to create a model worthy of representing the USS Texas. Thank you for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you for your comment. I try to do the best I can on all my models but I admit that this one did get special attention as it will be going to a friend that requested the build. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

All I can say in return is... WOW! That is a great compliment and I truly appreciate it. This model was built for a friend and I worked hard to build a decent representation of the USS Texas. Thank you for watching the video and for your comment. Best wishes!

@modelsbymonte2431 My grandpa was in the navy in world war two, and my earliest memories are of him taking me to the battleship Texas. he was on a different battleship but similar.I do not remember the name of it at this time. i do remember seeing a model of the Battleship Texas, and it may have been in the Battleship Texas. in the forward room, I do not remember what it's called. It was the one with the battleship silver, and it was the only air-conditioned area for tourists. that may not have been, or I saw this model of the battleship. i do believe yours is one hundred percent worthy of being placed under the case input in the battleship of texas in that room, with the silver. The battleship of Texas is sacred to me, probably like many Texans, i'm sure i'm not the only grandson of a world war 2 sailor, that was so young/small, the first time I went to the battleship was with my grandpa that he had to carry me on his back up and down some of the stairs. I really do think that you're battleship.Is museum worthy even to the point of putting it on display in the Sacred Battleship Texas BB 35

@@eagle_double33 I am touched by your words and honored. My father was also in the Navy during WWII and served on a Benson class destroyer, USS Kendrick, DD612. I would absolutely love to see this model on display in the USS Texas however, it is destined for another home. This model was built to be put on display in the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Lexington has a model museum on board with hundreds of models including ships, submarines and aircraft of all sorts. I was asked to build this model for the museum. This will be the third model I have built that is in the Lexington Museum. Again, I truly appreciate your comments and the story you shared. Who knows, maybe if the folks that run the USS Texas see this video of the model, they will ask me to build one for them too. Again, I thank you for the kind words and wish you all the best! Monte Oh, just to share, my next model will be the USS Enterprise CV6. Wish me luck!

Thank you! I poured my heart and soul into trying to making this one of the best ship models I have built.

Thank you! I appreciate the support!

I also appreciate you following my builds on KZbin, it means a lot to me!

Thank you for the comment, I appreciate it! Being new to the hobby my only recommendation is to take your time when building. We build models for the end product but remember that the construction, painting and weathering are all part of the process. This is the "fun" part of modeling. Once it is finished, you have a nice display piece, but the building process is over. I was once told that kicking the ball is half the fun, meaning the process of achieving a goal is a large part of the effort. Welcome to the hobby and enjoy your builds. Best of luck on your M48 model and thank you for watching the video and for your comment. Best wishes!

Thank you for your comment. The Arizona in 1/200 scale is an excellent model kit and I hope you enjoy building it. My only down side to the kit is the lack of detailed rigging information. Trumpeter leaves the rigging up to the builder. Best of luck on your USS Arizona model and thanks for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you for the comment. The PE work on this can be very challenging, especially to my 62 year old eyes! The PE that presented the biggest challenge was the 42 20mm AA guns. After about 10 of these it gets very tedious. I'll work on something else for awhile and come back to do more. I usually work in 1/200 scale so build this in 1/350 scale has been "different". Also, the PONTOS PE set has more errors in the instructions that should have been corrected. These are not Huge issues but things such as numbering parts wrong that slow construction. Thank you again for the comment and thanks for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thanks! This old kit is fun to build and, with a little modification, can be a nice M48A2C display. Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

That's a whole lot of love for this model truck! Thank you for the ♥♥♥♥♥♥and thanks for watching the video. Best wishes!

Well, the B-25 was painted several different ways but I believe you want to duplicate the colors I used on this build. I use Model Color acrylic paint by Vallejo. The upper surfaces were painted OD green (Olive Drab) and the bottom was painted sky gray. The interior color was a mix of yellow and green to get a zinc chromate color. The other colors are flat black, silver, white, etc. Just standard colors. I hope this was helpful. Thanks for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

The deck plating was scribed by me. I have visited ships and noticed that the decks always have some weld seams. I wanted to incorporate that look in my destroyer build. There was not an exact pattern utilized, I just scribed lines where I thought they looked good. Did some subtle color changes to simulate replaced plating and that was it. Once the deck was painted I weathered the panel lines as shown in the video. Thank you for the comment and I hope this was helpful for you. Best wishes!

I have to dust off my old memory banks for this one. I believe that I got them from Nautilus Models. Fletcher anti skid decals, if memory serves. If not there then try White Ensign Models maybe. Sorry, I just don't remember exactly where I ordered them from. Thanks for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. I am pleased that the video has been of helpful for you. Best of luck on your project! Thank you again!

Thank you for the comment! This is a fun kit to build. My only complaint would be the tires, but those could be replaced with aftermarket if the modeler wanted to do so. Best of luck on your build and thank you again for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

This technique has worked very well for me. It is user friendly even on different scale ships. I'm working on a model ship for a friend and he purchased the aftermarket deck application for that model. I can say for a fact that I would much rather paint the deck than deal with the aftermarket application. That was not a fun process, especially in 1/350 scale. Painting would have been much easier and faster, IMO. Part of the process is removing some of the raised details from the deck to apply the aftermarket deck. Given the choice, I prefer to paint the deck. Thank you for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Very happy to hear that this video is helpful. Thank you for watching the video and for your comment, it is highly appreciated. Best wishes!

Thank you for the comment! Part 3 is coming soon so stay tuned. Thanks for watching the video and best wishes!

Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. I wanted to add as much detail as I could but the photo etch upgrade kit wasn't available, so I had to overcome and improvise. I did a lot of experimenting with different colors and materials. I have revisited the flag and actually did almost as you suggested. I printed out a flag and applied it to aluminum foil and was able to get it looking much better. Thank you again for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

I must admit that the tiny PE parts have been a challenge for my 62 year old eyes. I'm just taking it one bit at a time and not rushing. Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Great to hear that my videos are being helpful. Best of luck on your USS Arizona build. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Best of luck on that build. It is an awesome kit and should be well worth your efforts. After the USS Texas I will start the USS Enterprise CV6 in 1/200 scale. That will take a while to complete as well. Thank you for your comments and for watching the video. Best wishes!

That would be cool. Let's see, the USS Texas would be approximately 18 foot long at 1/32 scale. That would take up a lot of room. It would be an impressive model. Maybe when I retire. On second thought... No, I'll stick with 1/350 scale. Thanks for the comment!

Erm maybe but the model itself would be huge in 1/32 scale , you would need a bigger house lol Look at the model of the Yamato at the Kure Naval Museum in Japan for example of scale .

@@harrymarwick2529 Yeah, it would be big, 18' if I calculate the scale correctly. That would be a life long project. Imagine the details that could be added at that scale. Thanks!

Thank you for the comment, it is appreciated! I was very disappointed recently when I turn on the model to show a friend. The beacon flashing lights on the back of the nacelles quit working. I have no idea at this time as to how to even attempt a repair as the model would need to be dissembled to assess the wiring panel. I have come to the conclusion that I will no longer light starship models. They look great with all the lights but such a disappointment when they stop working. Thank you again for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

The weathered cab does have character and could present a story about its condition to the viewer. How it got so beat up and abused is up to the imagination of the viewer. It definitely has had some hard miles. But, that cab was the result of a mistake made in the building process as I mentioned in the video. It turned out to be salvageable but required the drastic weathering seen in the video. I plan on making an additional tractor in a rusted and well used condition in the future. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Great ideas for a diorama. Perhaps you could do them in 1/350 scale to save room. Those dioramas would be huge in 1/72 scale. Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

​@@modelsbymonte2431 the whole idea was a dramatic scene. A 1:350th-scale H8K Emily? Does one even exist?

@@DavidRLentz-b7i I don't know. Just a thought that may help being your idea to life. 1:72 scale would be big for that diorama, but not impossible.

Thank you for the comment. I appreciate the positive reinforcement as I have my doubts at times. My biggest concern on this build is the weathering. Weathering needs to be added but I'm walking the tightrope on just the right amount and not overdone. The photos make the weathering look heavy but it is not that much to the naked eye. Thanks again for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Not good eyes but good glasses. I could not even attempt this without glasses for up close work. I also admit that there are some parts in the upgrade kit that are simply too small to work with. Gun sites at 1/350 scale are crazy small! I'll do what I can when the time comes but my old eyes are doing the best they can. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you! I agree with your assessment of this kit, it is a beast to build. I had a lot of gap issues. But for a kit that cost $1.00 at a garage sale, I'm happy with it! There were a couple of missing parts but it all seemed to work out. Thank you again for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thanks!

There is a lot going on with the deck, and I have a lot of ammo boxes, vents, cleats and other items to add. I'm not used to 1/350 scale either so wish me luck! Thanks for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Hello, Thank you for the comment! The "computer image" is probably a poor description on my part. The photos in this video are from a book that has computer generated images of the USS Arizona. The book is titled "USS ARIZONA IN 3D" if memory serves. The book contains many detail images of areas that are difficult to see in normal photos off the internet. Since you are building this model I would strongly recommend getting the book, it will also help with the rigging details. Thanks again for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

There was a website that sold these dry transfer placards. I believe it was Archer decals. The link is www.archertransfers.com/ I hope this is helpful. Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Sorry for the late response! The nose art was made using the Testor Decal Maker Kit. You can find these kits at Hobby Lobby and your local hobby shop. It works with an ink jet printer. Just select your artwork, size it appropriately for the scale and print it on the decal film. The kit comes with a spray to affix your image to the decal film. After the decal is dry, you cut it out and apply it like any other waterslide decal. Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Thank you for supporting my channel and for your comment, it is highly appreciated. I'm working on the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Texas currently. I have a favor to ask of you. As a viewer and subscriber to my channel, would you like to see "work in progress" videos? This would be several shorter videos over time. Or, would you rather see one video of the construction from start to finish. I have done both and the several videos over time don't seem to do as well. Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you again for your comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

@@modelsbymonte2431 Hey Monte, I think the best approach is to combine what you do with the audience you want. As a novice modeler myself, I target new modelers and those with some experience as my main focus for my videos. Also, the video only has what I feel a weekend modeler can achieve in a weekend. Yes, it is multi part vid builds which will never get tons of views. But there is an audience for it. If you want more views, you have to limit your videos to 20 minutes or less and have the build from box to finish, then you'll get lots more views. People want to feel like they are part of the process but really don't want to invest hours and hours into it, and they want to be entertained along the way, you master that, and your channel will explode. You're probably asking yourself that if that's such good advice why am I not doing it? Well, that's because you need to post regularly and I have a hard time finishing a build in 4-6 weeks let alone one every 2 weeks, that's more than I have time for and still have a decent product. At least that's my take on it, you know from your own experience what to do, you just have to choose a direction and go with it my friend! Hope this is helpful. Johnny

@@hillbillymodeling Thank you so much for you thoughts on this subject. I have to agree with you that it is difficult to complete a kit in four weeks. I suppose it depends on the complexity of the kit, too. I'm not monetized and I post these videos to share the process and meet others like yourself. I do agree that a video over 20 minutes does not keep the average viewer interested. Thank you again for taking time to share your thoughts. I'm looking forward to seeing more from your workbench. Best wishes!

No, the crew figures did not come with this kit. The figures were purchased from Shapeways.com. Shapways is a 3D printing company, just search for 1/144 scale Naval figures and you should find what you're looking for. Thank you for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes!

Based on what I have learned, it is a 50 / 50 shot at getting an early production kit or a late production. Stores like Hobby Lobby will more than likely have the later production run kit, which means the model would be cast in the old molds. This is the only explanation as to why some builders have no gap issues and others do. Other companies make this kit in 1/48 scale and have a superior casting, but at a higher cost. This is a decent kit if you overlook the fit and gap issues that some of these kits have. If, like you say, patience is short, I would bypass this kit to be on the safe side. Thanks for watching the video and for your comment. Best wishes!

@@modelsbymonte2431 I found that hobby lobby has junk. That is why they can sell them so cheap.

Thank you so much for your comment, it is truly appreciated! There is so much to learn about this subject and all the different LM's that were used. I did my best to get all the details as accurate as I could. An example would be the Landing Point Designator or LPD. My research showed that in the Apollo 11 LM, it was only in the left window as view from the inside. I have seen other builds showing it in both windows. I don't know for certain if I got that right or not. I spent a lot of time on various modifications and, based on your comments, I think it was time well spent. Once again I thank you for your comment and for watching this video. Best wishes!

Thank you for your comment. Yes, I do use an airbrush, but I also utilize a paint brush as well. All the large surface areas are painted with an airbrush. I will go over areas like panels and control surfaces with a brush. I apply a slightly darker shade or lighter shade with the brush. The paint is well diluted so that it will dry without showing brush strokes. Thanks again for the comment and for watching the video. Best wishes from Texas!

I'm happy you can utilize some of the extras that I added to this model. There are many that are easy to add. Seat belts and engine details can really set you model apart from the rest. Other extras to make this kit better are adding the missing braces to the mirrors. These are small additions but make a difference. Have fun with your build and best of luck!