HobbyBoss 1/18 AV8B Harrier Part 8: It's Finished

Yaaay!

[@edmachado22]

Looks like the real thing, just amazing 😮😍👍

[@richardgrahame6023]

You have taken what's basically a toy and turned it into a beautiful model. There is no denying your scratch building skills are superb and that has really helped make this Harrier build what it is.

[@jamesvozar1]

very true indeed.

[@richardjohnholdenra3492]

I have bought toys before and changed them too, very satisfying with what you can acheive

[@kelvinbranom10]

On the intake edge of a real AV-8B ,it's painted with a clear coating. That's done to prevent chipping on that leading edge. most people don't know that, but still your work looks great, no check that, excellent

[@johnmclean6498]

I have enjoyed this build with you - the dramas and the joys. Your attention to details and striving to achieve what the customer wanted is a true testament to your ability and patience. he should be stoked with this and I think a 'bonus" would be appropriate! Well done and thanks for the entertainment (and tips).

[@gianlucatonon891]

No words for this artwork!

[@michaelwilliamson6061]

Thanks, you have created a museum piece for for a lucky customer. Great video series and now you have set the bar, very, very high!

[@johnmattioli9077]

Wonderful build series for the iconic Harrier. I'm sure the owner will be more than thrilled to receive it. Great Job!

[@timwelch175]

My god man, what a beauty! Been AMAZING watching you plug your way through this build. Really appreciate all the time and detail you put into these videos. What a pleasure. Thank you. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@karlosmitz3027]

Amazing build! Thank you for taking us on the journey!

[@michaelkoff4823]

Well sir, you did an outstanding job, given what you had to work with. I would say you did it proud. Thanks for sharing your builds sir.

[@BoomerKeith1]

You should definitely be proud of this one. Excellent final product and all the custom additions really take it to the next level.

[@hawrermctez]

I've been searching under furniture for over an hour, looking for my jawbone after it dropped and hit the deck after seeing this! The sheer "oooft" factor of this scale is quite something to behold, but you have put the "oooft" on steroids! I could easily see this one inside a glass display cabinet at an AV8 squadron HQ or museum. Take a bow sir, you absolutely deserve it.

[@timraines4972]

Most fantastic work there, excellent craftsmanship. One lucky customer who's going to receive this

[@garymurphy5133]

As usual a Harrier expert will know in and outs BUT to me a Brit that loves Harriers,this is stunning,what a model to have. Nothing else is like a Harrier and this shows that. Wow!

[@rbk3463]

I used to build a lot of models but got out of it for a long time. This channel is really fun and informative and has inspired me to get back into it. I typically do 1:48 aircraft. I have an F-18E on the bench and will do an F-35 in the near future. I also have a Valkyrie from Robotech on the way. My young son has been watching the old Macross series from the 80's and we're going to work on that together.

[@jodypombrio5472]

Sean got me back into building. He has a relaxed way of teaching what he is doing. Very easy guy to learn from.

[@RichardAnderson-zt8mq]

I'm staggered. Having watched pt 1-8 over various evenings this is simply amazing work. It's an artform that in another life I would aspire to. And it's such a beautiful machine. You have done the machine, and the amazing guys that designed, built, serviced and flew them, a great service. I was tempted to take this up again in retirement but I won't - I just am knocked out by what you and others do with these quite basic kits and will settle now just to view the experts. Thank you.

[@gsperanza07]

Thank you soooooo much , and wow, truly a gift you have a true aviator engineer, especially love the way you slurp your coffee and you have a regard for being a true professional and yet a big kid !! And the way you greet your fans , love it, you’ve inspired and created a following of me , that I enjoy always , a multitude of repeat watching you post , And I have highly recommended to other fellow model builders to view your post, truly incredible and Hobby Boss should be paying for your choice of using there kit, Thank you and especially the harness building technique is awe inspiring and perfect use of simple , yet beyond effective realistic build and even a simple usage of medical tape for fabric recreation is excellent and definitely a genius idea , I’ve bought this kit and familiar with weathering and recreation of hoses , engine bay , spraying , etc , my experience is vast , but you’ve definitely taken my , thinking out of the box , To a new level !!! I Thankyou for that , god-bless and stay safe and please Keeping on posting !!!!! Truly you are a Jedi master !!!!! ‘ THE FORCE IS TRULY , STRONG WITH THIS ONE ‘

[@seanerk5kt9]

I appreciate the kind words my friend👍

[@heveritt7690]

Having seen your work I have been inspired. Kit arrived last week from France. Now .....a deep breath!

[@tomwark6446]

Cracking job . Sean .

[@bakedbeanzontoast9078]

That is totally awesome, great work, boy its gonna have one stoked owner.👍👍👍

[@charliemessenger6537]

That is a beast of a model. May be your best build yet. Love the large scale stuff. You can cram so much detail in. It needs a 1/18 scale A-10 to go with it. Awesome job sir.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Now that would be a big one.

[@michaelalanpowell]

You, sir, are an artist.

[@kenttsang5748]

Man, it looks like......... almost real, especially when place it into a platform similar a runway that ready to take off. Amazing, thank you for your video, good job.

[@andypreston1524]

That looks the absolute dog's nuts !!! Stunning model, what a fantastic job you have done. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ninjato1368]

Das Beste was ich je gesehen habe.. Thank you for all. Perfekt and so fantastic...

[@ovidiuschley3346]

It's looking so realistic , fantastic work , the weathering process is amazing , I like a lot how it looks ! 🏆🥇👍👏👏👏

[@braille9920]

Outstanding and very inspirational, thanks for sharing. Looks so realistic especially the seat.

[@JacobHayden]

You did an Amazing Job on it looks Fantastic ... I just ordered the 1/18 huey to build now because how yours came out got me wanting to order a harrier next

[@bubbapipe]

Another great series of videos on your remarkable build. It looks amazing and if the owner isn't happy just shipper up to Canada...would love this in my house. Thanks for sharing! Can't wait for the next one.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks Ed

[@bubbapipe]

@@seanerk5kt9 you are most welcome Sir.

[@ianedgar2403]

Wow!! That is a beauty!! Thanks for all the tips and your guidance thro’ the build,

[@sbaliensarereal]

Another absolutely beautiful job 👍☕

[@xtremismodels]

Another absolutely stunning bird! Beautiful work my friend! 😎👍👍

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks buddy!

[@xtremismodels]

Anytime brotha!

[@matk4731]

Just brilliant. Excellent work . You sir are a true master craftsmen. 👏👏 Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

[@RoyFokker1974]

Wow, this bird is awesome! Great paintjob. Well done.

[@dekon70]

OUTSTANDING!!!! Can not wait for your next build series.

[@nackdibby7960]

I know you can hide some goofs on a smaller scale but this just goes to show you are an absolute master at these large scale planes....and everything in between! What a beautiful Harrier! I learned a lot through out this build as well so thank you again for sharing your time and incredible talent with us all! Now whats next?!?!?! LOL!!!

[@judygarnhum2992]

Absolutely beautiful...I love your work! Judy in Nova Scotia, Canada

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks Judy!

[@jasondawn1095]

Dude! Unbelievable. Awesome work, your buddy got what he paid for.

[@Rumble-is-better]

Awesome!!! To say it's movie or museum quality doesn't do it justice as I've never seen a model in a museum that good. Let's just call it a work of art.

[@petebike]

You are a true craftsman.

[@simonjj7397]

Beautiful model, worth the work.

[@timmasters61]

Wow, this is astonishing. I built a couple of 1/72 scale ones one a few weeks ago and was pretty pleased with them until I saw this! I'm looking at your's, looking at mine, looking at your's, looking at mine and thinking holy sh*t, I need to improve. I'm a new subscriber by the way, having come across your channel a week or so ago and I've been binge watching your videos since. What can I say, apart from you sir, have an amazing talent, your explanations are brilliant too, you don't drone on for hours and you come across as being modest which is very refreshing. I can't wait to see what's next!

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks for the kind words Tim, and I’m glad you like my videos. I try to make videos that I would enjoy watching...with that said, some of my earlier ones aren’t very good, but hopefully you’ll be able to find a few helpful nuggets in them. I found it to be more helpful to compare my current models to my past models rather than compare mine to others...that way, you can see how you’ve improved and in what areas you need to improve. One thing that has exponentially improved my skills was to take on projects that I thought were above and beyond my skill level. It’s really rewarding to complete something that you never thought you could build and at the end, you’ll find that you’ve developed some new skills. Thanks again Tim!

[@lyndonbrock8684]

Gorgeous build mate, you're very talented.

[@digitaldiz]

Freaking outstanding! I hope to build my modeling skills up to be even close to yours someday. Mighty impressed.

[@grahamrushall6044]

Fantastic job! Exceptional. Looking forward to your next build!

[@SteveSmith-kf9on]

Amazing job, many thanks for sharing

[@samyachatterjee6345]

Fantastic research and your explanation 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bobdyer422]

That looks awesome, simply awesome. Big hunk of plastic, that's for sure. As good as the pit came out, I knew this would be a showpiece. "Ace of Spades" MOTORHEAD! OH, that's right this gets shipped out! That would be tough. Pretty cool deal with the magnets, I like that method. 1st vid I watched since the power came back on, and still behind +4000 views! NICE! Great job. BIG CONGRATS!

[@116thcavscout]

That's a thing of beauty. Well done sir.

[@jodypombrio5472]

Absolutely fantastic! Your best build yet Sean. Each build keeps getting better, which isn’t an easy thing to say or so. You definitely went over the top on this one! I love it buddy!

[@FlyingTreg]

Wow! Great looking model. You did a fantastic job!!

[@fabricemontupet]

I have seen most of your videos, very pleasant to see. You're the best model maker that I have ever seen and very friendly. Congratulations. Long life to your channel.

[@AvengerII]

Wow! Nice model kit. One detail I missed before... I was aware of the Harrier II's radar upgrade in the B+ update but I didn't notice until now they changed original B-model nose to an F-18 style nose! It makes sense, though. The USMC sourced APG-65 radar units from updated F-18s (known as A+ and C+ F-18s) and recycled those in their Harriers to save money. Now, whether Italian and Spanish Harriers got the same upgrade from the same source, I don't know. The Spaniards do have F-18s to it's possible they did what the USMC did and recycled the APG-65's into their EAV-8B's to save some money, too, after they upgraded their F-18A models to basic F-18C+ standard (they replaced the APG-65 radar with the APG-73 which has additional modes, faster CPU's and more memory).

[@allanrichards6448]

A very nice realistic build. I really like the cockpit and canopy. I definitely think larger scale models take a lot more work because its possible to see a lot more detail which has to be correctly made. I look fwd to your next project.

[@meauxjeaux431]

WHOA.... That kit was not manufactured to look like that ! You did a hell of a job of "untoying" it. I have to take back what I said on a previous video about you putting in way to much time, blood, sweat, and tears into just a "toy." It was worth every minute.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Lol. I won’t build another one of these again!

[@ellbowski]

Just bought one of these- hope it ends up looking nearly as good, great work dood, really impressive, your step by step will really help .Just wish there was a UK version this size- not up to that home decal printing sadly.

[@iyotriantorro]

Superb craftmanship!...that’s it!

[@Pantifo]

I worked on planes from this squadron while I was stationed at Cherry Point with MALS-14 - Absolutely beautiful job here! I would be absolutely stoked to have something like this in my collection, not sure If I could afford your work though, lol.

[@migu029]

Looks beautiful! I like big model planes, they are gorgeous. Very nice scratch building for detailing this bird. I've enjoyed watching your videos! Cheers

[@seanerk5kt9]

Cheers Alex!

[@freddyt9140]

That’s a fantastic build sir. Bravo 👏

[@127TROOP]

This is astounding....for such a crappy toylike kit, you have taken it to a sublime level....As a mahoooooooosive fan of harriers ( the GR3 being my favourite as I have so many memories as a kid watching them dogfighting over my home)....it truly is a work of art, you should be proud. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks Steve. I remember as a kid in the 80’s watching one take off and hover at an air show...it was one of my favorites as a kid.

[@BIGM-gg9ln]

unbelievable!!it looks so real-likea miniature for a movie.exellant work,thanks!!

[@goodbill55]

All I can say is: what a fantastic job and the customer is one lucky SOB lol.

[@jsidaho1957]

Wow Mr. Primed, that is one great looking Harrier!

[@johnreynolds6291]

Absolutely Amazing

[@allgood6760]

Nice work mate!.. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@andywolf100]

Stunning build mate, well done!

[@davidmaya8516]

Just amazing! You must be very proud!

[@imdeaded]

Holy begebuss . Looks like the real thing . Amazing

[@mp-modelplastic]

Funtastic model. Great work. It looks very realistic .

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks Manuel!

[@Dancing-Brush]

What a big model..incredible

[@johntye3798]

Awesome job, work of art.

[@michaelnaven213]

Great build!

[@alec_f1]

Wow, I must say it turned out way better than I expected! Really nice job.

[@mode1charlie170]

Wow thats a beast!.....well done!

[@PhotoFlight]

Museum quality to be sure. Will serve as a guide for my modest 1/48 build.

[@f-4ephantomll271]

Simply amazing !! Stunning build skills 👍

[@joegilroy4918]

Wow!!! Amazing work...

[@jamesvozar1]

have not missed an episode of this amazing build, the application of the varying greys absolutely pops she looks like a real one. knocked it out of the park and into the next street. keep `em coming. j.

[@jamesvozar1]

also your editing and production is first rate, makes it very easy too watch.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks James!

[@ryany7663]

Great work, like usual. I love watching your videos, they actually got me into selling some of the kits that I build, generally here in the UK, the only built models I have been asked to build are Battle of Britain aircraft but i'd love to have a go at this kit for someone (there'd be no where I could keep it at my house). Have you ever considered or done a full build video? It would be really interesting to watch! Keep up the great builds mate, I look forward to the next!

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks Ryan. I personally don’t find “full” build videos where the builder glues and paints each little part on camera to be interesting. It’s definitely a balancing act trying to provide content that’s interesting to the masses but still useful and informative.

[@michaellord9]

fantastic build... if it were me I wouldn't want to part with it.. saw one with all the tags in place but it just didn't look right

[@gloriadevos1790]

Wow! You're an amazing artist/modeler!! To me, model building is a 3D version of a painting. Well done Sir.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thank you Gloria! I’ve always considered it a form of art as well.

[@brinsonharris9816]

Is 1/18 the new big scale? Amazing work. Would love the detail of a true assembly kit in this scale-much better than the prepainted and toyish stuff that’s been around a while. F-15 & Su-27 please!

[@papou1791]

Very very beautiful work👍

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

Awesome build.

[@c8136132]

Commitment to perfection 👏🏻

[@AlbertD711]

WOW, it looks amazing. I really appreciate you taking the time to make these videos showing how you do some of your outstanding work. I have been able to up my building because of it.

[@tonygary7611]

Beautiful build

[@johnembry4989]

All I can say is WOW! Stunning!

[@jstorm7757]

Just came across this build. Looks great and weathered well. But you forgot the tires. They look too new. The treads need some wear. Maybe a light tan or grey, to simulate rolling across concrete.

[@davidturner2365]

That is awesome great job 👍👍👍👍✈️

[@eyalcr500]

wow..... Man, to paint only one of these drop tanks is like painting a whole 1/32 Bf-109 :-))))) very impressive !

[@WATTScostumes]

It looks awesome dude. Great Job!

[@lear60man]

I got to get this kit. Been looking for a large scale something to put together. BTW, I have the same lazy susan for my studio scale Millennium Falcon.

[@seanerk5kt9]

I’m glad I rescued it from the garage sale reject bin as it’s perfect for displaying models, especially on my videos. Since this vid, I’ve painted my logo on it...

[@dbenci2071]

Reminds me of that British TV show the avengers when that guy made a shrink ray and stole a APC or something like that.. and next build.. magnet's are a must

[@jrex9199]

Unbelievable skills brotherman, BEAUTIFUL!

[@airzulu2733]

Superb work . Amazing

[@skywarp1]

That's the type of model that I want so bad. And, my wish is always see an actual toy fly like the real thing

[@jb.6953]

Just amazing.Good job man.

[@alfredrondorf8717]

fantastic Art of modelling 🌎 👍👍👍👍👍 🙂