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

[@amorfati8084]

Keep doing what you're doing Harry!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks mate.. it’s all I can do

[@bellkevan]

👍keep it up Harry

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will matey.. thanks for watching

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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. 😆

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@mikec.9677]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Mike

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@williamrowell3628]

Keep up your awesome work Brother!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

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

[@Coolpro99]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Cool

[@joek600]

Im 45 years old, so i remember very well the world without internet. I started building models in the summer of 1990. Back then in my country Greece, there were only two scale modeling magazines. The only way to get any insights on techniques and modelling news it was for somebody to write an article. The only way to interact with fellow modellers was to attend or participate in the local annual IPMS exhibition or hang out in hobby stores. Taking part in the local IPMS meant that you had to pay a participation fee, then pack your model carefully and if it survived the transportation then pray that it will continue surviving through the exhibition, where it was not at all impossible for some careless idiot to smack it passing through, or some kid to try to grab it. If you were at a really good level aspiring to win an award, then you would have to accept that if you did not belong in the inner circle of locally renown modellers who actually run the show, unless you were absolutely amazing to the point that it would be scandalous to be passed over, then most probably you would fall victim of favoritism and for some people that was really disappointing to the point of not participating again. When internet became available, the first scale modelling pages made by hobbyists certainly had a ''one of us'' feeling compared to the magazines, but still there was no real interaction. That changed with the scale modelling forums. There was the first chance for real interaction and discussion. The advent of social media, made that interaction even easier and direct. You can interact with people all over the world, show your work, look at theirs. Are there crazy people out there? Hell yes! Social media gave a megaphone to all of us, people who 30 years ago would be making speeches in the local park while people passing by would stand for a moment to laugh at them and go on, got the means to ''preach to the world''. I think that the best we can do is to stand for abit, laugh at them and continue our day. Overall the usefulness of social media outweigh any problematic aspects.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes laugh at the drongos but continue socialising with the rest of us who want to share and learn. Great advice Joe

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@isolationdisorder]

I’m 53 years old. I’ve been doing hobby stuff for over 40 years. For me the thing I think sucks the most is that social media created HUGE “communities “ around all the hobbies, which has now usurped the CULTURES of the hobbies, which have become unbearably toxic. Instead of meeting a bunch of people who like your hobby face to face at a VFW hall or public library once in a while to share hobbies for fun, it’s now millions of people in huge absurd pissing contests about who’s “right” .

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

You got that right.

[@reghardtvisser4419]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Reghardt

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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..

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@bobrivett7645]

I build scale models, figures, etc. For me, my enjoyment of history, with a little pile of plastic and paint. The only people who have seen them are family and friends. I enjoy variouse modeling channels. To learn about products, technigue, and to appreciate other's finished models. While i might make a comment (rarely), my comments are positive, appreciation of others efforts or i'm commenting to ask a question, trying to improve my own knowledge. I do not go through life bashing down others, not my thing. I'd rather offer a hand to help somone. I'm sorry youre experiencing negative comments from others. Those negitive people and their comments are not worth your time. Life is too short. Anyway back to the bench. Hope you all are having a great day.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Bob and yes, my day was great

[@bobrivett7645]

@HarryHoudiniModels Harry, I read a lot of the comments for this video you posted, the ones I've read, they're all thanking you for your channel or agreeing with you about about the naysayers out there. You must be doing something right.

[@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

[@MODELMIND72]

Build from your heart and you can never go wrong.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Very true

[@nickhatcher7606]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

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

[@thanassisveggos627]

Hi Harry 1. Pluck your banjo 2. Pluck your banjo 3. Pluck your banjo 4. Pluck your banjo 5. Pluck your banjo 6. Pluck your banjo 7. Pluck your banjo 8. Pluck your banjo 9. Pluck your banjo 10. Pluck your banjo There are your ten comments Harry!! Love ya!!❤

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Let me get this, as I am still unsure, you want more banjo playing?

[@thanassisveggos627]

Yes please!!​@@HarryHoudiniModels

[@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

[@pc7858]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you matey

[@quinaultstudios5246]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Quinault

[@anthgreen]

Yes Harry, pluck that banjo!😂

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will Anthony

[@robertmassie4903]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you, I will

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@idiot-cd6pl]

Remember we do this for fun.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That is exactly right!

[@midnightmodeling1639]

Well said Harry. Your builds and videos are awesome.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks 👍

[@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

[@mh53j]

The beauty of this hobby was supposed to be there was no right or wrong way to do things; if doing what you want gives you the results you are happy with, so be it. The social media "experts" are the same ones that drove me away from model clubs/shows-- everyone a damn critic. When I saw contest judges getting out little flashlights and magnifying glasses to look into a 1/72 aircraft cockpit... no, that's not why I build models.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Not my cup of tea either Opus… it’s why I don’t enter competitions any more.

[@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?

[@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

[@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.

[@warpedplastic]

Well, I'm glad it's not just me! I've only recently started a KZbin scale modelling channel and for the most part, the comments I've had have been really positive and encouraging. Inevitably of course, there were a few individuals who seemed to take extreme personal offense, especially to my first video, and left some very angry, spiteful and personally insulting comments. It boggles my mind that such people actually exist and I have to wonder if they really take the hobby (and themselves) so seriously, or do they just enjoy stirring the shit whilst enjoying the safety and anonymity of a computer in their mom's basement? Do they even build models...?! Keep the up the good work Harry and don't let the bastards grind you down!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I have an anti-grinder hide these days… thanks matey

[@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

[@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

[@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 :)

[@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

[@CrazyKitBuilder]

As a 30 something year old modeller I find Facebook really ruin hobby for me so took myself off social media and been loving hobby a lot more since

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes that is the best idea… I don’t use my personal profile there anymore, just my Group and model page which is kept Drongo free

[@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

[@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

[@MrFumblethumbs]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Mr Fumble Thumbs

[@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. 😆

[@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!

[@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

[@alisteraitken2149]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Grinders have been banished Alister

[@JAFKARNAT]

Well said Harry. Modelling is a personal thing, its a hobby, it's a way to relax. Only those who live with me will see my models. If I want to put a Swastika on the bow of a German battleship of the Second World War, I will, because that's what happened. I will not be dictated to by someone with an IQ in negative numbers who is offended. Any way, keep up the good work and keep posting.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will keep posting… won’t let the drongos beat me down… thanks for watching John

[@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.

[@guidor.4161]

Yes we want more of the banjo!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

and you shall get it!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@plasticmonkey5594]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

More Banjo it is then

[@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!

[@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.

[@johndillon8051]

The comedian Dennis Miller wisely said that two-thirds of people are decent and one-third are assholes. The proportion is constant among sexes, races, countries, etc. It's inevitable that our hobby has its share of assholes (and I've met a few) and I just try to ignore them so they don't get the satisfaction of thinking I give a shit about the crap they're spewing. Our IPMS club has one rule, and that is you never criticize another's model. If they ask how something might have been done a little better, you're free to make constructive comments. Otherwise, keep it to yourself. Build what you want, and build it to satisfy you.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Sounds like a good club… thanks for watching John

[@steveg3981]

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

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Steve I will

[@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.

[@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

[@timothygunning805]

Don’t listen to the haters Houdini you are not the problem you are hilarious and I love watching your videos

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I appreciate that Timothy

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

Being anti-social has certainly paid off better than I anticipated as I do not nor have I ever belonged to any social media. I get to see my wife's stress over her online nonsense , so no thanks. If you can find a way to turn it off I will be more than happy to assist if it raises the quality of the online world even a smidge.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I found the block button and I will use it judiciously on any future Drongos. Thanks for watching matey

[@ianfox5748]

Bring back the plucking Harry. Loving your work here 😀

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I can pluck!

[@danielroncaioli6882]

Scale modeling was dying, but all these social media posters have brought life back to it. With the price of kits, it is nice to have people out there from across the globe to learn new tricks vs trial and error on a $100 US kit, or to find out that the $100 US kit you were looking at buying is really difficult, and should be avoided until your skills (learned here) have improved. There is only a plus side to these videos.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Great positive attitude.. I like that Daniel

[@acfnugget7880]

The sad thing is some people don't realise how nasty their comments can be and fail to think about how they would react if they recieved the same comment back to them. I'm a great believer of, "if you can't say nothing nice, don't say anything at all", after all on social media we still have the choice of scrolling past or if something is not to your taste, just stop watching and move on. With the option of leaving a comment, constructive criticism or advice is expected but can still be phrased politely enough to not be offensive and could even be seen as a genuine attempt to help. While I do post my builds on social media, I've luckily not received any rude or hateful comments, even though I admit my builds are average at best and I continually strive to improve. In the end whatever the outcome, I enjoy the hobby for myself, not for others approval. As for yourself, you build wonderful models and if nothing else I get a bloody good laugh at your comments. In other words....keep doing what you're doing! Ps I expect an epic rendition of Foggy Mountain Breakdown later on in the year! Lol

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Gee so no pressure… I better find my Earl Shruggs book and practice

[@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.

[@pimvos8196]

I am modeleling since covid and was inspired by the youtube model gods. But it is so good to hear people say, make mistakes, you do you. Just enjoy the hobby and finished models how you like them. So keep up the good work.!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will matey

[@JohnnieE1961]

The only problem I've ever had with models on social media, is most models I see are too good. I would always be unsatisfied because I couldn't match them. But that would be my problem, no one else's. Also, you're right about scale. Imagine John Browns building a battleship with fingers 600 times oversized.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes it is hard to see such good work and think mine is not up to that standard… but that is never the point of a hobby. It’s something to do that you don’t need to perfect, but by just doing it for enjoyment you may just get better anyway

[@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!

[@icecold9335]

Keep doing what you've always done mate, it'll keep the haters pissed off, and i agree, they can fuck off. Stay strong, the community needs you

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Nice to be needed… thanks for the support Ice

[@okcmodeler2]

Atta boy Harry! I’m with ya!!!!!!!!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks matey

[@BattleshipOrion]

Rivet counters are the bane of our existence. They seem to think our models are theirs. I found myself getting into 1:700 ships, RC, 1;50 scale construction, 1:64 semi trucks/lorrys, and the once-in-a-blue-moon train, and mainly due to folks who collect for the sake of having a grand ol' time, not these folks who spend to much time counting rivets, and seem lines. Those folks have an unhealthy addiction to detail, and an attitude (usually accusatory) problem. Shoot, I have Tamiya's Prinz Eugen kit, and I did her (not her plane which still needs painted) in her 1941 Baltic camo, with her 1942 channel-dash anti-aircraft gun additions. 'Cuz I like my Prinz Eugen that way. Loved the gender joke...if I had to, I'd be an Admiral Hipper class heavy cruiser...but nope, pretty sure I'm one of the "problematic" types... And on the Arizona bit, I don't care how you do your Arizona. Having lived in the state she is named for, she may be filled with value to our country like the ore fields of the state, but you can do her as different as you want, like the different rock types that make up the landscape of Arizona. If you do her in the future, I fully stand by you doing so. Nobody talks about West Virginia, Cassin, Downs, Helana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and the other ships damaged/lost as a direct result of the attack. Nah, it's all Arizona, despite that we spit in the Jap's faces when we built new hulls for destroyers who were practically scrap in all but almost brand-new machinery, and re-floated NOT one, NOT two, but nearly ALL of the battleships that could be recovered. Oh, and ANY patriot that so much as say that we had no aircraft in the air needs a history lesson. Two planes from CV-6 (Enterprise) were shot down by the Japanese, and two other planes got airborne to fight (From the airfield, not Enty). Enterprise would also get to sink the first ship after declaration of war. The attack on Pearl was to disable/sink the Lexington/Yorktown class carriers, and even then, the attack failed due to poor target prioritization, destruction of the tank farms could have crippled the Pacific fleet without sinking or damaging one ship. Now that I think of it...Iowa in Tirpitz camo circa 1945 anyone? Sounds like fun. (I might actually do that now)

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I had considered a “Man in the High Castle” version with Japanese rising suns on the decks, but I would have needed a bodyguard after that. Had enough death threats as it was!

[@BattleshipOrion]

​@HarryHoudiniModels yeah, mental health is an issue out here. To much hate. I mean sure feel angry, but no need for violence over something that won't follow you to the afterlife. We only got one life, model your way, I'll model mine.