Terrific Turrets for my Airfix Warspite Part 7 How I upgrade the kit with metal barrels and scratch

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@musoseven8218 2 ай бұрын

Excellent, improves and lifts them no end. I'm always adding bits of Evergreen™ or Plastistruct™ to my railway models (as well as PE, LWB or my own castings), even if it only hints at detail that manufacturers (kit or RTR) have left off, it offers an improvement, adds weight, and visual impact to a model👍👍💜💜😊😊 She almost looks complete and better for your add-ons, improvements and weathering, you wouldn't tell it was an ancient kit. Great value and fun modelling time too👍👍

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Well I am an ancient tit, so we match!

@BobbyG-bp9xr 2 ай бұрын

As always Harry, great imagination, vision and skill, which when put together, really elevates the turrets to another level! For 600 scale (and how old?) it really does look the dog's (or cat's! ) danglies! Wicked video Harry, thanks mate 👍👊 Take it easy 👊

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Yes a little too tiny for my eyes… next build will be four times larger a scale.

@garymarkham2165 2 ай бұрын

Hello Harry and good morning. Ah yes, 101 things to do with cotton buds, wooden meat skewers (pointy stick things), clear celophane plastic, the list is endless haha. Us modellers are really good at finding uses for all sorts of bits and bobs. Very nice work on the gun turrets, not the easiest because of the size of the things, well done Harry, cheers mate,🇰🇷🇦🇺

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

One mans junk is another mans scale modelling accessory!

@craigservin1564 2 ай бұрын

You inspire me every time you modify your models Harry! Lovely work and great ideas.

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear Craig… keep modelling

@Lambonights 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful scratch building! Adding bits of old plastic, the best thing about working on old Airfix kits! Those brass barrels look way better than the originals, too, Harry. I got a set for my Varyag, improved it no end. Great work Harry, the Warspite is coming along nicely! 👍

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

The pointy bits are just many phallus symbols so boys love them!

@ronaldbyrne3320 2 ай бұрын

A dash of ol’ school modelling Harry, quite satisfying I see. 😍💪🏻

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

I am old school… went there as a younun’

@ronaldbyrne3320 2 ай бұрын

@@HarryHoudiniModels 🤗 me too.

@tomsenior7405 2 ай бұрын

Excellent stuff and grand results. Bearing in mind that one of the simplest definitions of a Battleship is a "Mobile Gun Platform", or a "Range Weapons Delivery System"; the focus being on the armaments, it makes sense to upgrade the main guns that the eyes are drawn to them. Such a simple solution to making the kit parts fit the bill. Bloody lovely. Cheers Harry.

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Boys like long stiff things… the only other thing their eyes are drawn to are big round things with food dispensers

@tomsenior7405 2 ай бұрын

@@HarryHoudiniModels Thank you for another solid Round-up of tips. I am not sure my childhood was at all similar to yours. When I was a little boy, I liked little girls with pretty faces most of all. As I grew up, I became a Face, leg and bottom man. I still have no interest in breasts. My wife is my passion, modelling is my hobby. (And when I say wife, I am referring to Wife 3 the current one).

@johnpope515 2 ай бұрын

Good morning Harry its a lovey day here in London and the clocks when back a hour so just after 11:00, Warspite looking great thanks for update have a good day catch you on the one Cheers

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Everything is going on strike up your way… now the clocks too!

@guidor.4161 2 ай бұрын

BTW the most useful trash I ever kept was the aluminium top of a lava lamp, remember those from the last century? It made the perfect -to scale- body for a one man steel bunker/blast shelter! Scribe in the door, add a lifting hook and bingo bongo... 🙂😂

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Bingo Bongo trademark Houdini Models… please pay Bask Dercat my royalty fee ;)

@rogerramgoolam6939 2 ай бұрын

Very creative! Looking forward to the scratch built AAA on the turrets

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

I will have to dumb them down for the tiny scale, but should be able to come up with something that looks about right

@doogledog1740 2 ай бұрын

Much, much better, Harry. I don't know where Airfix got the idea to put those bell-ends on the big guns. They did it on their HMS Iron Duke, too.

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

They must have been watching too much Darstedly and Muttley cartoons!

@MrGoldenV 2 ай бұрын

I'm loving the ingenuity very cool

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Good on you Mr Golden V

@sammy_dog 2 ай бұрын

you got me over a barrel with this one Harry

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

I thought you would enjoy a good scratch Sammy dog

@babylonsburning1 2 ай бұрын

Great job Harry.

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Babylon

@johnnoble01 2 ай бұрын

Love watching you improve these old kits mate. Got the Airfix Belfast to do and i intend doing the same. Just as soon as i finish my Academy 72nd Hawker Tempest.

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

That should make the old girl look the part

@usssaratogacv3lefevre978 2 ай бұрын

Nice Harry, great improvement.

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@syrmalcolm 2 ай бұрын

Really nice work HH! Thanks!!

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

good on you Mal

@robjw66111 2 ай бұрын

Thoose new barels are as hot as a nice vindaloo!

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

Now I want a curry!

@guidor.4161 2 ай бұрын

Terrific work, as usual. I always keep all sort of little parts of ballpoint pens etc for later use. 1:600 is just too small for me, 1:350 is as small as I'll ever go for ships.

@HarryHoudiniModels 2 ай бұрын

The scale is a challenge but this is a tribute build for my late father. Once it’s done then back to sane scales.

@guidor.4161 2 ай бұрын

@@HarryHoudiniModels I forgot momentarily...great tribute!