HobbyBoss 1/18 AV8B Harrier Build Part 3: Moving the Cockpit

[@gianlucatonon891]

I bought this kit a year ago. now your videos are a real inspiration, to be followed step by step. thank you very much, fantastic. BRAVO G. from Italy

[@waynesbutler7834]

Amazed at how you turned an ok kit into a museum quality product based on whats been accomplished so far . The hallmark of a top modeler is not really how well they can build a kit but how well they can problem solve , and there is alot to solve it appears and you are a champ and a damn good modeler to achieve that ..

[@christurbo951]

Now I’m regretting not moving the cockpit back. Your detail work is fantastic. I have mine hanging in my living room from the ceiling.

[@johnmclean6498]

Enjoy your break! Eager to see you come back to it. This is gonna be awesome.

[@xtremismodels]

Excellent work my friend. Awesome to see your approach to moving the cockpit back.

[@jasonlee6744]

Absolutely fantastic, you are a true genius, especially with those seats, loving every minute of it. Thanks for talking us through every step. Hope you and the family have a nice holiday, but hurry back 😩 Jase 🇬🇧

[@nackdibby7960]

Absolutely brilliant engineering moving the seat back and that cockpit looks incredible so far! Love the drill bit "axles!" This thing is a monster! I would never tackle something like this!

[@brandonb1681]

Enjoying this build.

[@panzer-meister]

It's very nice and politely work. I'm looking forward to the next. Have a good holiday and could you please take care.

[@tonyperez4791]

Great Update ! enjoy your "holiday " trip. Let's be careful out there !!! Cheers, Tony

[@RWHobbies]

Another masterclass. Enjoy your vacation bud. 👊🏼

[@bubbapipe]

Awesome as usual. 2wks....what the f&%k am I supposed to do for 2wks? Enjoy your vacation, and again thanks for the video and the coffee.

[@johnmclean6498]

Ha ha Ed - we will have to find some movies to watch! (No...not THAT kind.)

[@matk4731]

That kit really is a monster. It’s a shame it’s poorly designed & detailed. I could of been a really great kit. Cockpit is looking good especially from what you have to work with. Enjoy your holiday. Stay safe stay well.

[@dekon70]

Enjoy your vacation. Stay safe.

[@carlosoliveira1056]

Enjoy your vacation! I bet that in five days you will be crazy to return to your workbench.

[@michaelnaven213]

Enjoy your vacation!

[@rocknrollfortyseven]

Mate! This stuff is sic!! (That’s a young persons saying) I’m a 60 year old ( going on 28) who’s just rediscovered modelling and I ain’t bad but you’re just bloody annoying . Fantastic work my friend.. I feel like giving it up now. Owen.. near Brighton UK

[@johnmclean6498]

Good on you Owen! I am 69 and about to tackle a 350th Bismarck - I don't mind saying, with some trepidation. It has been a retirement project for long enough, so here goes!

[@rocknrollfortyseven]

John McLean best of luck John. How long do you think it will take?

[@brandtall9639]

Let's foil it......have a great vacation and enjoy.

[@davidturner2365]

Looking good 👍🛩

[@jodypombrio5472]

Am I the only one who kept thinking you were gonna jack up the beautiful work you did on the ejection seat throughout the video? :-) You make the difficult seem easy my friend. I watched this while looking at the 2 Merritt fully assembled 1/18 Harriers in front of me and all of a sudden they look like crap. I wish I had a fully tricked out one like you're building to replace one of my Merritt Harriers with! It sounds like the guy you are building this for is gonna leave it with the gear down in his office on a flat surface, so the scrunched gear-up issue will be a non-issue with him. It is good to show the rest of us how you can solve the issues of retracting the gear while still moving the cockpit aft. Your work on the cockpit sidewalls looks great, as does the instrument panel. Thanks for going over it all in detail. Where did you get the case of drill bits? Thats a great idea to use them for pins. Thanks for posting a video before your vacation, you've earned it! Have a great time, hopefully you will have some time to yourself to relax...

[@bobdyer422]

Just as soon as you said "I'm not moving the pit" I thought sure, like I'm never gonna stop at the donut counter again! Looks good, turned out to be not so hard, as long as the rest falls into place your in. Was that your wife cheering when you said you're gonna cut your rod off? HEY! Enjoy the vacay! I'm just glad you didn't play the "Go Go's" on fade out

[@SprueSurgeon]

Superb, I would love to speak to you some more about this, im hopi g to create a correction set for this model, which will hopefully become available in time.

[@seanerk5kt9]

I don’t know how much help I’ll be (I’m not known for my accuracy) but I’d be happy to talk to you. My email is [e-mail]

[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

When you had the cockpit tub in it's original position - it was more a Harrier I cockpit in dimensions. Worth noting too that each Harrier was hand-built and would vary in shape, so the under-carriage doors and air-brake some-times needed a lot of adjustment with a big hammer ;)

[@rangerstl07]

Regarding the side panels and breaker/switch banks: Something I have wanted to try is take a photo of the panel, scan it and print it as a decal. Probably would not have sufficient resolution in 1/72 scale, but for 1/18? Maybe...

[@teenagerinsac]

Instead of cutting up drill bits they make piano wire you can buy at hobby shops. K&S Metals make various diameters of wire :) You may have to buy a 36 inch length of larger diameter wire tho. Thx

[@jcgabis4962]

Lol! If you didn’t change it it would make you crazy. : ). Love your work

[@jamesvozar1]

great channel mate keep it up, ever done a Longbow? such a sweet bird. cheers from Australia.

[@seanerk5kt9]

No I haven’t

[@mikemalliski8380]

Be careful and enjoy you’re well deserved vacation.....

[@dbenci2071]

Honestly, u wish you would cut out the pocket for the wheel, but I get it ,I would want to do that because idd fiddel with the kit once it's done, also do they offer a pilot? I really enjoy your work , I've been learning a lot form you!

[@haileutho]

I just want you said you are awesome! Maybe you just scratch build The whole airplane 😀

[@dushanthap674]

Nice PLane. Where can i purchase this from? Really awesome

[@davidperkins2943]

I would have used rivets, not drill bits, for the pins. Plenty strong enough. Great build.

[@yellowcake1320]

Enjoying following this....i watched in bed with the wife and told her how I envied you, that you build every day. She said "it looks like he's getting thick" I yelled at her for you.....shes mean to me to

[@sparetime2475]

Yellow Cake tell her he makes money off his kits lol see her reaction

[@PhilWism]

You must put some lighting on this, even if it's just in the cockpit, its screaming gout for it happy holidays going anywhere nice?

[@seanerk5kt9]

The Ozarks

[@rocknrollfortyseven]

ps. Enjoy your vacation’ or as we say ‘holiday

[@sorryimajerk735]

You’d think with making that kit so big that it wouldn’t be as difficult as other smaller kits, to try and not make it a TOTAL FUCKIN PIECE IF SHIT lol. Good on ya for doing all this extra work to produce something you surely will be proud of. Have fun bro