Trumpeter 1/48 A-37A Dragonfly | Full Build Video

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks to everyone who has commented so far, this was a fun build and I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@BentSpoon1959]

Your scratch building demo takes the mystery out of doing this type of work. A little goes a long way to improve a kit. Even a good kit can be improved further.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, cheers!

[@paulkita]

Your videos are a perfect combo of interesting and relaxing. I'm on my third watch through trying to stay awake this time. Here we go!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Ha ha, wow, hope you make it through!

[@zachsan8205]

As someone who is relatively new to the hobby, this is the level of craftsmanship I aspire to be at one day. Such an awesome build!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you so much, you'll get there with practice!

[@flick_shot_5625]

as someone who has been building for a long time, the best tip i can give you is make mistakes. mistakes teach you more than anything else ever will.

[@sprueworks]

Great build. I like the busyness of the seats with your scratchbuild. In my opinion, scratch building offers more enjoyment and also lesser strain on the wallet in buying aftermarket detailed parts.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I agree, scratch building is really rewarding and lets you make exactly what you want!

[@hankrol7830]

Love your work. I do scratch building in 72scale. Starps from tape. Strechted sprue etc.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Awesome! Its so much more difficult to scratch build in the smaller scales!

[@apathtrampledbydeer8446]

Great build, paintjob and weathering, dug out my A-37, wich happened to be an ancient kit from 1970. Gonna have to do quite a lot of scratch building and surgery on this one... One way to get the shape for that interior gun bay wall is you take some play dough ans shove it in there and try to make it she shape of the gun bay once you are happy with you take the dough out and trace it on to a paper, cut that shape out and test fit it on your model before you make a plastic card replica of to go with your model. This is one of my favorite airplanes, it has that same cool vibe as the OV-10 Bronco.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, thats a facinating idea with the play dough, may have to play around with that, thank you for sharing!!

[@skysailing4355]

I love the A-37, great build. I picked up my set of micro drill bits at Harbor Freight for $8.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, Nice!

[@Hezekiah_Brisket]

Great video and build! The SEA camo looks really nice on it, and the scratch building was superb! The finished model looks lovely. If you were struggling for nose-weight space, you could fit some lead in the ammo can for the minigun. After all, it's made to be full of lead on the real thing!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I hadn't thought of that! Thanks for watching!

[@pianoballad2]

Fantastic work as always Brett! I've had this kit in my stash for some time, your build is giving me the urge to get it done. The SEA camo scheme is my fave as well, can't get enough of it. Gotta say your channel continues to be one of my top favourites. Appreciate the time you take, your step-by-step explanations and narration are to my mind the best I've seen. Love these longer videos, if they were three hours I'd still watch!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, glad you like the build, good luck with yours!

[@jpht1964]

This shows exactly why modelling is an art... Well done.😮

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you so much!

[@Leescreativeart]

Really great build Brett. I made it all the way to the end. I was sitting in my car at a park with my allergies killing me, but I’m away from my cats and breathing a little bit better lol. This is a great way to get out and see some amazing work done. I like how you go through your order of operations and you have very high-quality work at the end of the day. Thanks for sharing and also layout that an hour and a half comes together after 5 to 6 weeks lol things don’t just magically get done.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for the kind words Lee, glad you enjoyed the build!

[@Emergency785]

BEAUTIFUL! CONGRATS! What's next?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, well, on the Bench is a Vandy 1 Super hornet, next build video will be the Revell F-15E.

[@kiwiruna9077]

An awesome video, thanks Brett. If my local Hobby shop still has it I'll grab the Revell offering and then follow your process. Also thank you for doing a longer video I'd hate to imagine how much work putting the video took. Hopefully if it goes into a competition it's worthy of a gold .

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Well, funny enough, I finished it just in time to take it to the IMPS show last year, but it was in the same category as my B-1, so, it kind of got overshadowed!

[@neilhaas]

Very nice aircraft plane A-37A Dragonfly I like this plane so far besides the other aircraft.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@raymondserafin9396]

Great.Build lilet's call you fashion.All the little parts boys enjoy watching new videos.Can't wait for your next one.Keep up the good work

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@zelfersd]

28:24 - You assumed correctly, that crank adjust the rudder pedals. I flew the T-37 Tweet that the A-37 was derived from.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you for the confirmation!

[@Leescreativeart]

An hour and 48 minutes? I’m strapped in for a model making Marvel movie. It seems like lol. I’ll comment at the end. Woohoo😅🎉😂

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks man!

[@NJBamforth67]

Watching it on cold Saturday morning in UK. Really enjoying the build and listening to you .looking fantastic so far. Happy New Year xx

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Happy new year!

[@grantmiller6570]

She's a beauty dude, great build.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@Bossnuggetmodels]

Fantastic start to the year!! Please keep the long format video style it is really nice! Love what you have done on the kit, shows how some simple scratch building dramatically improves a model 😊

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, Glad you like the long format videos. It's my favorite way to do them as well!

[@steves1112000]

For SEA dark green, I've had really good luck with Mission Models US Dark Green. I find Tamiya Dark Green too dark. However, you've got the Camo looking really great.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks, I've struggled trying to use Mission Model paints in the past, but thanks for the recommendation!

[@steves1112000]

@@HammerheadModelMaking I did too. I use their thinner and retarder and had much better luck.

[@chrismickunas8130]

I thinks it key to re-emphasis what you were saying. A lot of scratch building like this is to Represent versus Replicate. A simple square styrene with a few Sprue rods on either sides fools us in scale as being that junction box, a random old stencils looks like an info tag on it that you’d see. Scratch should be to fill in those voids present or enhance existing detail. Great video!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thats a really good way of putting it, representation vs replication, I may have to steal that! Thanks for watching!

[@garyyoung4074]

The A37 was a very strong performer when not loaded down. I believe thrust to weight was somewhere around .7 to 1 when flown clean. As a real pilot, as I may have said in comments before, aircraft fly worse and worse the heavier they are. I'd never want to fly many of the "aircraft" built by modelers as they stick on every piece of ordinance there is room for. Most aircraft designs are works of art. Very sexy with beautiful curves and lines. Only loaded to GW do most fly like a delivery truck. The A37 was the perfect examle. Beautiful work on the model, but if it was real would fly like an anvil!

[@richhinson8018]

Just watching you scratch build on the seat is worth it! Thanks for the great tips.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Awesome, thanks man!

[@themodellingmuppet]

This is fantastic work 👏 definitely inspiring me to do some simple scratch building on my next project

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thats awesome!, I'm glad to hear that!

[@michaelnaven213]

Excellent work especially the scratch building.👍👍

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!!

[@septiccalling8341]

What a beauty! Excellent watch......thank you! Happy New Year 🎊

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, happy new year!

[@markIburgess]

Another outstanding build. Love it. You should to do an F.4 in the SEA scheme to add to the collection. I would love to see your take on that. I love these long videos as you give loads of useful info. Cheers, Mark

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Yeah, I definitely will do an SEA F4!

[@connerkellogg3426]

Another beautifully crafted model. I cant express how much i love your videos whether they are long or short. I personally like the long ones because theres tons of tips and tricks. I have this kit sitting on my shelf and I cant wait to build it. You are a true inspiration keep up the amazing work!!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it!

[@IntergalacticViking]

Would love to see a video about these surprisingly easy scratch building techniques you discussed! Thanks for making this video!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I know they can look complicated and not easy, but many scratch building techniques are easer than they look, many people just don't try it for what ever reason. Thanks for watching!

[@steveamos1186]

Fantastic job, I have built this kit and you have taken it to another level, very well done

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Many thanks!

[@AlexBoyer-l8m]

S.E.A camos are my favorite

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Right on!

[@robert___7032]

This has always been one of my favorite aircraft so to see the level of work you put into it made me smile 😊

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Awesome, I'm glad I could make you smile!

[@kristianfischer9814]

Happy New Year, Brett. I love the A-37. It's such a cool aeroplane.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

happy new Year!

[@markc7002]

Exceptional weathering as always!!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Appreciate it!

[@fuzzysghostmodels9840]

Great work, Brett! You inspired me to pick one of these up at a local hobby shop.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

My work here is done!

[@fuzzysghostmodels9840]

@HammerheadModelMaking 😆

[@vedboden]

Thank you for a wonderful and interesting video!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AGPullen]

I'm more into WWII planes as I think they look cooler, and it was such a pivotal time in aviation history. That and I think the props add a bit more dynamic feel to the plane, but some of the jets are so cool too. You really knocked this one out of the park with detail! You explanation and coverage on the scratch building was really good! I'm hoping to get back into models here soon but for now, I get to live vicariously through your videos. Can't wait to see what your next build is!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you so much, I appreciate the kind words! Hopefully you can get back to modeling soon!

[@michaelamoroso4561]

Nicely done. Really like the camoflage that you did.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you very much!

[@brianstevens7738]

Nice job you have given me confidence to start scratch building I enjoy your channel thx

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Excellent, I'm glad to hear that!!

[@hacheyp]

This was awesome!!!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!!!

[@THEBOYZONLYKNOW-q1u]

Amazing model nice build keep up the good work

[@AScalePlasticModels]

Excellent work! 👍

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@diyfireking]

Another great video 👍👍

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@danahowell8880]

Awesome build!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@GrahamHunt-pz3re]

A beautiful job and most enjoyable watching. We have a real one that's still flying at the aircraft museum Temora, NSW. May I suggest you put chipping into the wheel wells. Something I noticed on aircraft. Cheers 🍻

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Oh, thanks for the tip!! I might add that chipping!

[@windsorspitfire]

Enjoyed your build and vid. I agree with your pep talk on scratch building and hope more of your viewers try it. You can use a thing called a contour gauge to get the shape for those interior bulkheads, but in this size, I find them not very accurate and tricky to use, so I end up using trial and error most of the time too.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Ha ha, thats the exact reason I haven't used a contour gauge, I could never find one that was meant for something as small as a model airplane!

[@windsorspitfire]

@@HammerheadModelMaking Another option is to press a soft lead wire along the interior where you want to put the bulkhead, then carefully take it out without unbending it and trace that for your contour. I think I had better luck with this method when I did this type of thing more often.

[@richardjordan5036]

Beautiful build Brett, you did a great job on it. If you don't mind a tip or two,one if scratch building like the gun bay. You might want to try scratch build the ammo canister out of lead and maybe your inter bulk head depending how thick it is to the half's of the fuselage. This might help in proving weight to your nose if you can make as much scratch parts for a small area like that. As for the rest of the build awesome job and just wish I could have the room needed so I can break all my scratch building stuff and air brush. Great job and a great way to start the new year..😊😊😊😊

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for the tips and for watching!

[@Dragon_Werks]

Having both this kit and the old Monogram kit to compare side by side, I can tell you that Trumpeter copied the Monogram kit pretty much point for point. The only real difference being that Trumpeter added recessed panel lines, where the Monogram kit had raised lines. The addition of PE is a great improvement. FYI, getting a selection of guitar strings would be advised. Annealled guitar string works for oxygen hoses, power cables, coiled headset cords (stretched or not), hydraulic hoses, etc...

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Oh, great tip about the guitar strings! Thanks for sharing!

[@Ale.Scalemodels]

Fantastic model mate!!!

[@rocketpunchgo1]

Immaculate.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Brett, firdtly a Very Happy New Year to you and your family, this buold wzs exceptional, more so with the extra detsil you put into the build, the camo scheme was done to perfection, and like you I do not like having to build all the ordinance, best rehards from Australia, Les

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks so much Les, happy new year to you as well!

[@highdarktemplar]

Great job!!! amazing details on the cockpit I've been very close to get this kit for myself many times but... I don't know haha, probably not my favorite subject.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I hear you, it's not for everyone, the A-37 is certainly unique!

[@theborderer1302]

Totally superb. Thanks for sharing.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Jjrdn10]

Excellent extra time spent on the details. Great looking model. Thanks for sharing. Can you please tell me again which airbrush you mentioned and used on this build.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I'm using the Gaahleri GHAC-98D, it's my go-to these days.

[@massimoxxl-30]

Fantastic build! Bravo!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@robertomota1168]

Professional, great finished

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@kevingonzales7499]

Very nice!!!! Great looking aircraft!!!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks a lot!

[@schoolhse]

Brilliant build!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks!

[@justinfuller8803]

Nice build!

[@paulcorrigan649]

Superb job as usual Brett. You've done an amazing job on this. Just your point about fasteners and bolts etc, if you use a sheet of tin foil, put your micro drill bit into your pin vise upside down then put the foil over a rubber/eraser not sure which term you'd use and use the blunt end of the pin vise you can push out tiny circles and what not that you can use for bolts.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Interesting, I'd never heard of that, will have to give it a try, thanks for sharing!

[@paulcorrigan649]

Looking at your micro drill bits they look like they've got a wide end. You just need a small thing micro do but with no flange or anything. It just creates a tiny circle you can use to mimic a bolt or rivet head

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@paulcorrigan649 Yeah, I have some regular bits that don't have the larger end.

[@ulfandersson9579]

Great build! Looks fantastic. Can´t understand how you dare handling the model so much without gloves, Maybe just me having bad experiences from that 🙂

[@dekon70]

Outstanding!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you kindly!

[@akiitkonen]

Nice Cessna.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@fueu2617]

What a great vid dude 👍

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@markholcomb1472]

Great work as usual. What a great looking aircraft! Can I ask what airbrush you're using?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! I am using the Gaahleri GHAC-98D mostly on this one, and occasionally the Gaahleri Mobius .3

[@YenkoSC67]

😮 Wow! ❤

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks!

[@AverageGreaseMonkey]

Here's a challenge for ya! Do one of the 1/144 kits from academy. I'm currently doing the f-4e. It's a nice break from a much larger project I'm doing. But really small so challenging to make good details!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

That would certainly be a challenge. I've seen quite a few people make amazing stuff in 1/144, not sure I have the guts to do that!

[@thelordofscrubs]

I think I saw one at an air show 1 or 2 years ago

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Nice!

[@the-creech4790]

👍👍👍

[@3dprintingstuffiguess]

Have you ever done the hasewaga? F-14A and is it good? I got it for Christmas and it seems pretty solid

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I'm afraid I have not make a Hasegawa F-14, but I would imagine it should be pretty decent!

[@monostripezebras]

nice modeling work

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@thomassinbruno2612]

great!!!!👍

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! 😃

[@paulcorrigan649]

Sorry Brett. A Magnusson profiler helps you find out shape dimensions. They're only about £8 sterling. I can get one and send it over if you like

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thats kind of you, no need to send one, I'll look it up and see what I can find! Thanks!!

[@gingercoastie]

Great work sir, can I ask what size styrene sheet you are using, and would you change that size depending on the scale of the model.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I honestly don't pay much attention to the actual thickness/dimensions of the plastic I'm using, rather go by what feels right. I would say go with what ever is thinnest that you are comfortable working with, and I think that holds true regardless of the scale.

[@gingercoastie]

@@HammerheadModelMaking thank you.

[@SingaporeanPatriot]

beautiful model, how do I obtain such skills, enlighten me.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Its just time and practice. Just have to keep trying.

[@torpeodo-nz133]

amazing video! Quick question though, how do you brush paint large surfaces with white paint?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, my honest answer, you avoid it as much as possible. If an air brush isn't an option for you, there are a number of scale model dedicated spray paints that would work as well. White is notoriously difficult to deal with, especially when painting by brush.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

in lieu of weights, could you put a magnet in the nosewheel tyre?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

That is certainly a possibility I hadn't considered.

[@bennettlawhorne7813]

A contour gauge is the tool you’re talking about

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Do they make them small enough for scale models? I've tried using some larger ones I've gotten and hardware stores, but they are just too large to be useful.

[@sockmonkey4484]

@@HammerheadModelMakingThis made me curious if I could scratch-build a tiny contour gauge but instead I found a nice youtube video by a gentleman who shows how to use plaster to make perfect templates for his scale models. His example is a full width internal aircraft bulkhead. "Scale Model Workshop - An Alternative to a Contour Gauge"

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@sockmonkey4484 Oh cool, I'll look it up!

[@willthorson4543]

You did a great job on this, so take this with a grain of salt. That open hatch looks too big. I thought you'd thin it down a lot. But hey. It's still a great build.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

You're not wrong, and honestly I didn't think about it at the time, but, yeah that would make sense!

[@puppies7520]

Hey, i just built my first model. It was the bf-109 e4 in 1/72 scale and i have a question how do you work on such small parts so easily?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Hey, congrats on your first model! Yeah, working with small parts can be a bit of a challenge, a good pair of tweezers can help out, one of those tools you shouldn't cheap out on, personally I like to get my tweezers from the beauty section of the store, they usually have nice ones for a decent price. The rest just comes from practice and experience.

[@thelordofscrubs]

Also sorry about that comment on your B-24 vid. I understand why you deleted it. It’s the real name of a B-24 that I saw at the Air Force Museum in Ohio and I took pictures of it

[@tank_driver7776]

What did you comment?

[@kristianfischer9814]

@tank_driver7776you’re asking him to repost a comment that was deleted by the owner of the channel?

[@kristianfischer9814]

It took me less than a minute to find the name of the aircraft. You can too.

[@thelordofscrubs]

@@kristianfischer9814no

[@thelordofscrubs]

@@kristianfischer9814it was about the name of a B-24 with a tad inappropriate name

[@WiFuzzy]

Nice job. But just for fun. I can't unsee the door that is on the gun seems to be to much toward the cockpit. I'm really picky. Trust me. This is the only thing I saw and Im always fook for things. That means I think you did a great job. And I may also be wrong about the door... It "looks" like it's is to far back.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Its entirely possible. I was just going of the recessed panel already molded into the kit, and didn't measure its exact placement.

[@WiFuzzy]

@@HammerheadModelMaking It's ok. Just kicked up my OCD..lol. It's a nice model. I liked it.

[@TesiosWTF]

First

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Cheers!

[@demodudes]

I'm sooooo glad you started saying umm every other sentence again... I really kissed it.... Sheesh man... Write a script or something... Uh um ah is so disengaging to listen to....

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Unfortunately, reading from a script doesn't really help me that much. Just something I need to consciously work on when recording, thanks for the feedback.

[@JoseGonzalez-rh3we]

Too long.

[@laszlonemeth3703]

Too short... I could watch this during the whole day

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@gunnutbikenut6939]

Ok the blue tack where again did you get it and where abouts in the store is it located

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I get it at my local dollar store, in with the other office items.

[@gunnutbikenut6939]

@@HammerheadModelMaking ok thanks