Social Media Ruins Scale Modelling - Weekly Talk Fest by Harry Houdini

[@andrewjones1649]

Ignore the haters, mate. Last year I was at a low point and I found your channel and I watched your stuff on the small Bounty. And I thought... I used to build model ships. It's been quite a year since then. I've dusted off the workbench and chucked out a lot of junk, reorganised and I'm underway again... Building. So it's all your fault. 😂😂😂

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Happy to be blamed for rekindling your desire for the hobby Andrew

[@bellkevan]

👍keep it up Harry

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will matey.. thanks for watching

[@amorfati8084]

Keep doing what you're doing Harry!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks mate.. it’s all I can do

[@shanefisher32]

I’ve had a stroke , l love model building , it’s hard but it is a lot of fun , all I got to say , build your way, I build for me no one else …. You tell them Harry

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Shane

[@iantaylor1748]

Greetings from Scotland. I started modelling at my late father’s knee back in 1966 with an Airfix 1/76th Tiger. It’s a rewarding hobby which has helped to distract me from a stressful career. You are absolutely spot on about the rivet counters! I was getting all wrapped up about the flaws in my work when your message, ‘build the thing for yourself’ hit me in the face like a slap from a wet fish! Thank you. I’ve graduated to wooden sailing ship kits now and I’m building the bloody thing for myself, now. Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

You get more fun out of the hobby if you just do it for yourself. No grinding required.

[@lifelongpatriot3695]

You are spot on correct!! Its too bad that the chaos of the world has to infiltrate into a hobby, something you do for leisure. I have come across some people like you described. In general I find they are insecure in their own abilities. Some people whine about everything, they piss and moan about the most unimportant stuff. I like your channel, thats why Im subsribed.I enjoy the content, I enjoy seeing what other modelers are up to. Keep up the great work! Thank you.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

The hobby was, and still could be, an escape from the stupidity of the world… I need to find that again

[@oliverknowles6864]

Social media got me back into the hobby, i watch lots of different content, take the bits i want or like and just leave the rest. And while i might not agree with everything you say i respect your skills and experience. Keep doing what you do mate 👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will Oliver

[@noelmorris5807]

yer u tell them harry I've have had the same problem i tell them to piss off to

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yep.. I think I did that at the end of the video too Noel

[@russcanham5743]

Right on Harry! That's the problem with social media, to many jerks who have to sound off. I like your channel because you tell it like it is, the good and the bad about scale modeling. I got back into modeling after I retired and watching your channel have picked up tips that make my models better. And isn't that the point?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That certainly is the point Russ

[@jaws848]

I build my models for ME and nobody else

[@petethescalemodeller6130]

very true :)

[@jefthing]

Absolutely. It calms me down, which is all I want it to do.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

and that is what we did before Social Media… wasn’t it great ;)

[@jaws848]

@@HarryHoudiniModels it was fantastic Harry🍾🍾

[@fenman1954]

My models are not perfect but I get enjoyment from building them fook the rivet counters.

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Well said, Harry. The problem with social media is that there are many people on it who lack social skills. And who have an ego the size of Nebraska, with a yen for bossing everyone else around. Let’s give them a good blast of pesticide and get back to enjoying our hobby and camaraderie. Cheers, mate. ☺️

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

So how big is this Nebraska you speak of… Bask! Order more pesticide.

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

@@HarryHoudiniModels 😁😁😁 we will need a lot of pesticide. 😆

[@andrewdavis7017]

Harry, you and others are a life saver for me. I work long hours away from home as a truck driver in the UK, and what little time I have with the family is precious. So there's no model making time. But you and the rest of the guys help me relax after a long day and build the kits I can't.so cheers mate

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Happy to share my love for the hobby mate… glad you enjoy it

[@williamrowell3628]

Keep up your awesome work Brother!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you William.. I will I am sure ;)

[@davegrossmith1942]

Your youtube channel is one of the few I watch on a regular basis and is by far the most enjoyable and inciteful. Keep up the great work Harry.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I think you mean insightful, to provide information…. Although some of my videos about Tamiya are inciteful, to rouse and stir things up a bit LOL

[@davegrossmith1942]

LOL, Yes I mean't insightful. Don't know what I was thinking.

[@willmansell]

Keep on doing what you're doing, channels and builders like you make this hobby so.much better.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks William.. don’t worry I am not going anywhere just yet

[@Coolpro99]

I agree with Harry, on everything he is saying on his video,

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Cool

[@Danzo1957]

Brilliant Harry! You tell them. I always enjoy your many and varied builds from Stingray to the Sunderland and the ships. In modelling we all try to put OUR interpretation of the subject onto the supplied kit. Straight out of the box, added aftermarket, conversions the list goes on. Then there are those, like you, who film it all and post videos on KZbin for us, another amazing skill in itself.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes the hobby is varied and full of choice.. we don’t need the Gallahs!

[@mikec.9677]

Capt'n H: "Detractors" are just jealous 🤢 of you & your persona, humor, modeling skills...We ❤ you❣😁

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Mike

[@vincentlussier8264]

Harry I'm in Chateauguay Quebec here just outside of the island of Montreal 🇨🇦! I hear you loud and clear about the hobby and all the "knitpickers" out there ! I actually quit hanging out with a modeller who kept doing this shit about "that's the wrong color, the wrong technique and all kinds of insults about my work that he took the fun out of my hobby. He actually started an argument over it so I split and never went back. Model building is not about stressing over perfection, we all want that but we have to accept that there are some things we just can't do! Just look at a 360° photo shoot of a Spitfire engine for example. You can scratch build a lot in the 32 scale but you're not going to get it all in there! So don't let the haters piss you off but stiff them right back by ignoring their shotgun comments! Build and enjoy!

[@Blowinshiddup]

I know what you mean, there's no hobby club here in northern New Brunswick, and a friend said I should start one. I don't even want to GO to a club meeting because of the ego problems...

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Vincent… I have locked the doors to this drongo and will simply ban any future ones without warning. I’m too old to put with that sort of rubbish… in the bin with them

[@chrisveya7556]

I love if somebody has actually a character and a personal opinion and even speaks it out in public. Youre content is very original thats what gets the haters to crawl out of their holes, its a good sign really. Keep it up and tell the world about it! Greetings from Switzerland

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Haters come out of holes you say… hmmm I need a bat to play guacamole then!

[@simonosmotherly7418]

Many a true word is spoken in jest, spot on Harry.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I often sneak in a jibe or too in my jocularity. hehe

[@anthgreen]

Yes Harry, pluck that banjo!😂

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will Anthony

[@judebrad]

Well said. If you don't enjoy it, it's not for you.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

You would think that… but maybe they just don’t get it

[@williamsimon782]

Your 100% right. Enjoy your hobby and build it the way you like. Not everyone is a professional and have different skill level. It's all about learning and enjoying as you go. Keep on keeping on

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks William… I won’t be going anywhere

[@brucejackman3446]

Love you and ms modeller ,you both make feel like my rubbish planes are brilliant,which they are from afar of course,keeps me off piss as well as

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Just build what you want, anyway you want, and have fun. It’s not a race or competition, it is a hobby. Thanks for your comments Bruce.

[@MODELMIND72]

Build from your heart and you can never go wrong.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Very true

[@DutchDaveModels]

Don’t let the bastards grind you down, Harry! You’re channel is great and I learn a lot about ship building here 💥👍💥

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you matey

[@robertmassie4903]

Ignore them,what do they know?Keep it up 😊

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you, I will

[@o7davo]

Hi Harry you got it right mate , this and the one about after market up grades told it as it is 👍💯

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Glad you got it matey

[@midnightmodeling1639]

Well said Harry. Your builds and videos are awesome.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks 👍

[@reghardtvisser4419]

Absolutely agree with everything you said. Keep on forging forward Harry and happy modeling. Love your videos.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Reghardt

[@barrythatcher9349]

Harry just keep doing what your doing. Some people just take things too seriously about themselves.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

They do Barry, that is so true

[@MrFumblethumbs]

Well said !!!!! 👍👍 Your channel is fantastic !!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Mr Fumble Thumbs

[@dereksherwin8711]

Harry last year I completed the Airfix Golden Hynde. It was the first ship model I'd built since I was 14, (I'm now 61). You and other top modelers would probably throw your hands up in horror if you saw my results, but I absolutely loved building it and learned A lot. I've got more ship kits lined up and next time I know more of what to do. Keep the videos coming Harry, they're a real boost for folk like me . Pay no attention to the rivet counters and drongos. All the best from England.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Derek

[@briansrcadventures1316]

I remember posting one of my builds on a facebook modelling pages, where I commented about my disappointment at Revell moulding copyright blurb onto the bottom of a car chassis. I got inane replies along the lines of "do you show the bottom to your friends" or "don't get beat out of shape, it's only a model"...

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yep, no one can make a comment or have an opinion about their own model, but the Gallahs think they can do it to everyone else! Absurd.

[@neilhughes9310]

'if you're not doing this to relax, then quite frankly, *uck off!' Classic! Well said, Harry.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I call it as I see it matey

[@quinaultstudios5246]

Good for you Harry from across the pond…I enjoy what you do as do so many others...✌

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Quinault

[@markgordon2260]

Effing brilliant! Just going through your back catalogue. This is one of the best rants ever from online modellers. And I follow a few. And seriously, I learn so much from you guys. In New Zealand they share sheep, not Oz. Queenslanders share cattle - they are taller.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Ha ha.. ok I will pay that one Bro

[@nickhatcher7606]

Just carry on doing what you do Harry in your own way.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It’s the only way I know how… thanks Nick

[@plasticmonkey5594]

keep up the good work Harry more banjo stay safe have a good week

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

More Banjo it is then

[@openexhaustmodels5139]

You can get KZbin red, no ads, only $15 a month, and I don’t agree it’s bad, there’s more people coming into hobby now than ever before mate👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

One thing has nothing to do with the other matey

[@johngrace6679]

Keep doing what you are doing-I have learned a lot about how to build models watching your channel!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Great to hear John

[@pc7858]

Love your comments 😂😂 great channel of yours, and great knowledge 👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you matey

[@chrislane7910]

Ha ha ha! Been watching your channel for a while now, and always wondered what FTRC in the top corner stood for. 🤣

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Fokker the Rivet Counters… I have T shirts with the slogan emblazoned in my shop

[@jesusflorez4524]

I do not do things like you do. I like Tamiya and I do some historic rivet counting for my models. But that is the thing for my models. As you do ( and model ) different things than me I find your modelling refreshing and attractive and have learnt many things from you. thank you for that and to the social media for making easy talking between Spain and Australia.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Fair enough! You can count your own rivets, I have always said that, just not anyone else’s unless they ask you.

[@Glasmn45]

Amen! God bless you, sir.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you matey

[@ziggywolinski8002]

Totally agree with what you are saying. I build models for me and not anyone else. I am part of a few groups on social media and as soon as I mention a kit, someone tells me what I should buy as extras and what modifications I need to do to “correct” the inaccuracies in the kit. I take great pleasure in ignoring them and posting what I build to my standards. Keep up the great work. Love your videos.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Ziggy

[@MechaNick767]

I’m with you, Harry. One of the best things you’ve said is that Scale modeling is a pointless hobby. We do it for ourselves.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It’s all wabi sabi matey… good to hear you liked my pointless video

[@guidor.4161]

Yes we want more of the banjo!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

and you shall get it!

[@michaeldantoni4292]

I really enjoy your channel. Yes, social media sucks and people are assholes. Keep up the good work mate!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Michael

[@Wild_Buggy]

Well said 👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks matey

[@jimaltergott9326]

Greetings Harry from a frozen and sub-zero Chicagoland area, USA. The internet for me has increased my interest and enthusiasm in the hobby. Being in touch regularly with people all around the world to share and discuss the hobby I love is a great thing! Sadly, the dregs of society and the world exist everywhere! No matter what we post, what we share there are those that take a morbid- and perhaps mentally disturbed- pleasure in trolling people. Best thing to do is ignore the bastards! Don't give them any time or recognition at all! Fokker the trolls!!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes it has given me a wider audience and let me make so many new friends I may not have otherwise. Just need a drongo filter to keep those Gallahs off my back!

[@wadehoney9922]

You're a star Harry... love your videos and you've taught me so much about model building... bugger the blighters and sailor on bud... oh and pluck that banjo!!!!!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That’s 4 votes now.. Thanks Wade

[@lucferrari3109]

I am turning 60 this year, i don't care what others say on my modelling.If i don't like something, then i don't comment on it.I try to learn things from other modellers.Like you said, it's a hobby.Carry on modelling.Cheers from Belgium.

[@lucferrari3109]

I wanted to add: this is the world we live in, work related and reflecting in the private environment : always more , better, faster.I am sick and tired of it.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I does seem we are chasing our tails at times

[@garykelly8812]

People have forgotten how to be an individual. Do what makes you happy. Since everyone has a keyboard they think their opinion is important and correct. Let’s go back to appreciating what others build and not how much you don’t like it.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Well said

[@neilquarrell7551]

Good on ya mate. A pom here, Love what you do and what you say. Got back in to the art and loving it. Getting long in the tooth, building the stash for retirement lol

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Those teeth get longer and our bald hair gets shorter… strange isn’t it?

[@neilpalandri-jones689]

Hey Mate, I have gone down the path of super accuracy, photo etch Blah Blah Blah. In the end my models are in my hobby room and so few people actually see them, and then none of them could actually criticise the end product, because they are not subject matter experts or modelers them selves. As I have got older, and to be fair the complexity of kits have increased, I find that sometimes I cannot be bothered with tiny parts and tiny decals that you cant see without a X-Ray Vision. At the end of the day I have learn to just enjoy my model making. E.G. I just completed a ME262 jet with the interior colour being chromate green instead of a dark grey. My mates will rave about how cool it is, and they wont know that the colour is incorrect. So what I have learnt is just to enjoy what I do, I don't enter competitions etc. I just model for my own enjoyment and that is the key. If it is not 100% accurate who cares. do what makes you happy!!!. Don't let these arsoles get you down!!!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Neil… I will just do what me happy

[@rogerbowen5753]

You sometimes have to remind yourself who you're doing it all for. If you're doing it just to seek approval from others, sure, you might get some, but, are they just blowing smoke because the rules of the group you're on are to 'be kind'!? I praise anything I think is good, if I don't think it is then I leave it alone. I do my stuff to please me, if it pleases others all well and good. I'm all for a bit of encouragement. If you get praise from people whose work you like then that spurs you on. Take heart from them and just ignore the others, you're not doing it for them! Keep on keeping on Harry and don't let them grind you down!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Grinders are not allowed on my workbench Roger… I will keep keeping on.

[@rogerbowen5753]

@@HarryHoudiniModels Not on mine either. I plan on installing my old Dremel though!

[@markkrug766]

I primarily do old vacuform models and scratch wood ships. The forums were a great help at first. I now avoid social media (except for youtube where I choose). Totally agree. I see the effects on people all around and just choose to ignore and focus on what I find fun and de stressing.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Social Media is a cesspool Mark… but we can skim the turds

[@idiot-cd6pl]

Remember we do this for fun.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That is exactly right!

[@okcmodeler2]

Atta boy Harry! I’m with ya!!!!!!!!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks matey

[@PaulFeatherstone-ix4bd]

Cheers Harry love what you've said and thanks for making me mile today

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

One good smile and you made my day too Paul

[@johnhowe3772]

Harry, you're a great modeller and an internet/modelling friend - f*** the detractors. Do what you do, your supporters will be there!!!! We, well me and thee, make models for ourselves, no other f**ker!!! Keep up the good work !!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you John..

[@Hetzer63]

Pluck that banjo Harry ! Keep on keeping on love your channel. Edit the old saying an empty barrel makes the most noise......social media is awash with them

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

There will be plucking

[@johntait-u7l]

Epic rant mate- love it! Great stuff, cheered me right up! Hugs from the far and cold north of Scotland!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Brrrrrr you'll need a wee dram to warm ye up me laddie

[@johntait-u7l]

The lore of Harry has made it as far as Shetland! Truly you are a global force for good! Might have to become a channel member! Lang may your lum reek!

[@The_Male_Modeller]

Really liked this video Harry 😂 Keep doing what you're doing!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I mate. Thanks for watching

[@EJHarrop]

100% spot on Harry. I watch to enjoy/admire what you do and say. Keep on going and maybe a banjo lick to two would be fun too. Cheers mate. PS I miss Becker too and respect where he is at the moment. 🤗

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Banjo tuned amd ready for plucking Edward

[@briankirwan6958]

Keep on truckin Harry

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

But I have a Honda? hehe thanks Brian

[@steveg3981]

Keep on doing what you're doing Harry. You are informative and entertaining. Thank you

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Steve I will

[@alisteraitken2149]

Brilliant Harry, please never let them grind you down! Keep up the great work.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Grinders have been banished Alister

[@johnpope515]

Good morning Harry well it is here in London ! great take on social media not on it my self can't be bothered thanks for all the content a curry is on its way look forward to the next one great work as always

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Ooooh curry for breakfast, my favourite start to the day. Thanks John

[@MisterGsWorkbench]

Thanks for speaking the truth- social media is more garbage than good. I've learned a lot online from others, but I've been agitated by the very same websites. Like you said- it's your channel to do as you please do keep doing it your way!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will Mr G thanks for commenting

[@ReneNvt-se5lj]

The disadvantage of social media is that the boundaries of what is good or not are becoming higher and higher and that is why people are either deterred or stressed. Only use social media for some ideas and the rest just use your imagination or your modeling skills and just enjoy it.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Enjoyment is the key Rene

[@ianfox5748]

Bring back the plucking Harry. Loving your work here 😀

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I can pluck!

[@benmccarthy5010]

Keep it up Harry.... I'll always watch your videos!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Ben

[@nikbarr1721]

your right harry. nice to hear your views and pluck that banjo mate. have had the same with motorcycles, that not the right bolt and all that malarkey i just say it works does it not and walk away ha ha have fun fella.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks matey… I am having fun now … maybe even some Banjo soon

[@nikbarr1721]

@@HarryHoudiniModels brilliant mate looking forward to it. have fun and fuk the fokkers

[@nikbarr1721]

@@HarryHoudiniModels have fun and looking forward to some more fun mate.

[@HO-bndk]

It's not just a problem with model making, it's the same for EVERYTHING on [anti]social media.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

The safety of a nutter behind a keyboard… no consequences to their rudeness and hateful speech

[@dirkholthaus2231]

Well said Harry , I never have given a s… what others say about my models after all us modellers are the ones looking at them every day . Greetings from the West

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Dirk… a bit hot over your way right now

[@dirkholthaus2231]

Yeah a little bit, looks like you guys got another storm drifting in

[@Joepacker]

Harry some people have nothing better to do than count rivets so they can feel superior to others in the hobby. I build what I like and make it the best I can for ME, because ultimately you are the one who looks at it every day and are the best judge of your own work, and if you are happy with it F the haters. You just keep doing you

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will do me… it’s the only person I know how to do :)

[@artsmodeldockyard8718]

Well said Harry! Think we've all been there and will be again, not just on social media as we know KZbin and Fb etc... but on modelling forums. Me I just ignore them and don't reply. As you say "IT'S A MODEL" and "ITS A HOBBY" it's not a competition or a life and death scenario, we all build them, each to our own abilities, no one is perfect or ever will be mate.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I used to not rely, as you say it is best to ignore them. However KZbin keeps prompting me to reply to every unanswered post. So it’s either hide or ban for the Gallahs

[@vodevick]

Keep up all the good work Harry! (Yes, please play some banjo!) Greetings from an old Fokker from Sweden❤

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

More Banjo coming soon matey

[@johnblack9492]

Nice one Harry👍🏻

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks 👍 John

[@offshoretechie]

Great attitude mate. Agree.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you matey

[@StevenLeahyArt]

My vote for more banjo!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Well ok then

[@firemedic105ns]

Harry. Thanks for your ability to say what I think many modellers don't feel they can say. I am basically a part of one model group and that group has been great for my introduction into the hobby. See youon FTRC and thanks for all the help via FB you have offered.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks JJ happy to share the little I know

[@firemedic105ns]

@@HarryHoudiniModels the amount you know could fill a few chapters in a how to book. What I enjoy most is when you get creative and come up with things like the Rat harp tool. That shows in itself that you are extremely talented and a great problem solver. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@andrewturnbull4434]

I'm 50 next week and reflecting back on the kits I have made in my life. Old Matchbox and Revell kits that aren't seen as up to today's standards. But then, as now, make me happy. But Social Media can't accept this. When the Internet started I'd get depressed and discouraged by the standard of what I was seeing online but would keep going. But a little of Social Media is much more toxic and corrosive to the modelling spirit. So I try and avoid it and grateful for encouraging SM posters like you, Plasmo, Night Shit et al. Please keep posting, please play the banjo and look forward to a nice Drop Bear kit I hope you can make one day 🙂

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Drop Bear you say.. hmmmm that will go nicely with my Hoop Snake

[@chrisnewfismodels1434]

Don't take any notice of the drones I love your video me and my grandson love watching and we try not to miss any I love your ships and wish I could do them any where near as good as you mate keep the vids coming mate

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Will do thanks Chris

[@DioramaArt]

Good point Harry, on point as always. Loving the new logo btw. 😁👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks.. It was a fun one to design

[@DioramaArt]

@@HarryHoudiniModels never been to Oz, but love your tell it how it is style. It’s a refreshing honesty many have lost or hide in Europe out of fear. Good on you mate. 😊👍

[@Aydong2468]

Block them and dont let them get to you. For a brief moment I was thinking of uploading my scratch builds of Riva speedboat and some more on a website but after reading some of the comments: hell no. They pluck away at every shade of paint and rivet included and not included in the model etc. I am not giving them the pleasure so f them. Let a man enjoy his hobby. Greetings from Netherlands. Love your channel.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Lovvr

[@edwardcairns849]

Ignore the idiots. They aren't worth your breath. I love your videos. They are inspirational. To quote Bob Ross "Don't forget it's your world!"

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That is so true Edward. I won’t let those drongos into my world then… non shall pass!

[@brenthopley874]

G'day there Harry & a very Happy New Year to you and all your regular viewers. First up I'm a Kiwi, and despite being predominately an aircraft modeller, I watch pretty much all your clips as I enjoy your lighthearted banter and your overall approach to modelling. So despite your debatable comment about sharing(?) sheep being more of a kiwi thing... a heartfelt keep 'em coming and also give us a plucking good rendition on that banjo device... BRgds B from Canterbury NZ

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Cheers Bro!

[@garyarmitage9359]

Harry, I'm a Yank and I totally support what you're saying! It's just a hobby. The rivet counters and various quibblers have nothing better to do than be a jerk. You carry-on Mate. Love your work! Cheers! Gary A.

[@garyarmitage9359]

PS _I've been a modeler for 69 years!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Wow! You beat me by almost a decade Gary… but I am catching up :)

[@Ensisferrae]

Great video! Regarding the Arizona... it was more like 80 years, but at that point, who's counting? Regarding the rest of the video, in my humble opinion, and somewhat experience.... yeah, social media is a double edged sword. Moderated pages or channels tend to be better than unmoderated places. As such, someone gives you lip or harrasses you about how you enjoy your build, moderation can get rid of the comment. As such, things tend to stay more civil. Places like, well... here on youtube, there is no such moderation. Its up to you as a channel owner to muck your own stall (outside of a few youtube based standards, like threats of physical harm). From the gents in my local club, it seems that a lot of the negative nancies on social media end up as IPMS judges at the shows 😂

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I wondered where they went… no wonder I don’t like putting my builds in their comps.

[@Themodellingguy-v4v]

Absolutely true bud!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks for watching Wentzel

[@bbailey7789]

Build your models how you want. After all, the models are your medium and You are the artist. I agree to models being a therapy to many people (I'm one of them). I drive a truck here in the U.S. and I enjoy my downtime. My advice for the haters is to let them hate. They usually are unhappy with their own lives and try to make everyone else unhappy like them. You worry about your happiness and don't let them bother you. If modeling makes you happy, then MODEL ON BROTHER! It's time for these haters to hit the road. I do enjoy watching your videos. Please keep up the great work. Thank you for contributing to modeling community! Have a wonderful day!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Bailey… after the flourish of unexpected support from the community I am going to have an excellent day

[@captaincharlemagne]

Harry you are one of the modelers who inspired me to start my own channel and also your tips in your videos have helped me out a lot. So you shouldn’t listen to anything those rivet counting wombats say. Keep going as you want to and take care and Godspeed sir

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you Charlemagne… I just had a moment of doubt and depression… but making this video got me out of my funk. Thank you for your support.

[@obi-ron]

If Harry identifies as an airfix kit I hope he remembers the golden rule: too much glue can be bad for you 😅 Model makers should always stick together 😅 Somewhere out there on social media is always somebody with a good technique you've never tried or a talent for doing things you can't. Getting the chance to see it makes it possible to up your own game, so what's wrong with that. Love your stuff Harry. Ignore the haters. I'm broke and tight, so have a habit of making models from scratch these days, but still find good tips in your videos. Thank you.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes I am an Airfix kit… a bit blobby in places, needs reshaping to get to fit, but are a lot of fun and am enjoyed by so many.

[@obi-ron]

@@HarryHoudiniModels I look at the kits and especially the ships you make and am utterly jealous. Some of the kits you show were on their first product runs when I made them, having been introduced to the hobby by my dad, who not only worked at a plastics factory, but had a weekend job in a model shop, so discounts were a big thing for us until the oil crisis shot all the prices up. What my kids spend on a model today (yes I got them into it too), would have kept me in kits for a couple of years. 😆

[@jesperpedersen6589]

Hi Harry I couldn't agree more with what you saying. I have tried it myself several times. Together with 5 other model builders from Denmark. I have organized an annual model competition here in Denmark since the early 90s. And every single year there have always been one or two who complain about something. But we must be doing someting right. Because model builders keep coming, and now we are the ones who have held the most model competitions for the longest time in all of Denmark. Thank You for You channel from a fan from Danmark Keep up your good work DownUnder. And Congratulations to Australia with Your own and new Queen Mary of Denmark.🇦🇺🇩🇰

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Oooh yes we now have a Queen!

[@georgetaylor5482]

Harry, I watch you and all the other modelers, Because I enjoy the humor, the banter also for the experience and knowledge, techniques and probably the biggest reason is I enjoy watching for the joy and passion modelers have for what they do, I build mostly cars and a few planes, I don't think it's the subject so much as the passion and enjoyment they get from doing it, your channel and your videos are filled with both those thing, just keep it up.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will keep it up George. Thanks for your support.

[@mikeshivers9922]

Well said Harry...

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Mike