Finished U.S.S. Arizona & U.S.S. Missouri in 1/200 Scale

Here is the Missouri and Arizona by Trumpeter in 1/200 scale for your viewing pleasures!
Here is a link to the complete build series for the USS Arizona:
• USS Arizona by Trumpet...
Here is a link to the complete build series for the USS Missouri:
• 1/200 scale Missouri b...
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[@thebestofj.fraley]

The Arizona has fascinated me for decades. Every since my mother told me that my grandfather was a gunner on a Navy destroyer at Pearl when it was bombed. They were all up because they had been alerted that the Ward had shot and possibly sunk a Japanese mini-sub trying to get into the harbor. Everyone else was still asleep. Not only was my grandfather a gunner, but was also a firefighter on board ship, but that day he was putting them out everywhere. Another reason is my family has deep roots here in Arizona. I was born and raised here, moved all over the place, but I always come back home. Who doesn't know or like the Missouri. She was built to avenge Pearl Harbor and in particular to avenge the Arizona. I have pictures of them both. The missouri now stands guard over the sailors and the Arizona. Her guns pointed over her like a shield. She Avenged the Arizona alright. She had the Uncondutional Surrender signed on her decks! Thank you!

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

Magnificent dedication for an incredible job

[@jameshobbs1460]

You should be very proud.. well done...

[@Z09SS]

Alpha and Omega of the US war in the Pacific.

[@m17jbp]

Absolutely stunning work Ben! I could stare at these models all day. Cant wait for the Titanic build.

[@blackwolf82]

Awesome its Finish very Good ❤❤👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@toms.6197]

Both ships are absolutely fantastic. Can't wait for the titanic build.

[@michaelpeterson4348]

Oh yeah the titanic build would be awesome !

[@machia0705]

Beautiful.

[@jamesfrost7465]

Damn those look nice! Take a bow Sir, you have earned it. Wonderful Wonderful. Those two ships represent the beginning of WW2 and the end of WW2. They are together in Pearl Harbor. Thank you for your dedication.

[@keithharris6328]

I like the Missouri without the figures personally. Both are fantastic!

[@BlueLightSpecial2023]

If displaying these two side by side, I would give serious consideration to adding the surrender table, chairs, documents and mike stands to the Missouri. That would seem fitting.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Yeah that would be cool. But I have them in separate places so each can be appreciated individually.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Wow!!!!! Wow!!!!! and wow again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@koshie66]

fantastic ships and thank God you didn't find music.

[@williamholmes9195]

There is one thing you can do for your windows that a lot of model cars builders do to make it crystal clear. Dip the window into Pledge floor care finish and gently remove any excess. When dry is very clear and you can also use it as a clear cement. I do for head and tail lights on model cars.

[@barrylucas8679]

Beautiful

[@mikemodels928]

I started building smaller 1/350 Arizona but the railings are a hell to attatch... huge respect.

[@williamjacobs4278]

I just watched a video of the un-boxing of a 1/200 scale model of the Use Enterprise (world war 2 vintage) It made me think of you because of Arizone and Missouri

[@user-jq4ew2ft8j]

I enjoyed seeing the models. I built the 1/350 scale Missouri last year, the Tamiya kit . I like the shape of the IOWA class, especially that of war time. The reason I bought the kit was inexpensive and there is no more production of the kit at present. I realized I didn't use very small-sized lines between many structures on the ship. Some day I'll put lines on the structures again. The class is very beautiful to see. I remember building a wooden-made Missouri when I was a junior high school boy． It moved on the water by the small motor . That was one of the happiest experiences at that time. I would like to watch your Missouri many times again for future reference to build war ships.　Than you.

[@esuwarriormodelshop6369]

Both are amazing

[@davidmcleod7757]

Excellent work on both models

[@HunterDeRiot]

Well done on both of those ships, can't wait to see Titanic!

[@braddavis4276]

And WOW😱😱😱😱 I thought 3 weeks was along time , And you spent 2 years That’s 1 for each model !

[@markknight3983]

Have been watching model maker making the 1/200th scale Hood with the Pontos PE parts and 3D printed parts. I salute you- I wouldn't have the time or patience to do these models - well done !!!

[@marianovaliente2103]

Que estupendas maquetas del viejo acorazado Arizona hundido en Pearl Harbour y del acorazado Missouri donde se firmo la rendición del japon en la segunda guerra mundial despues de luchar fieramente en la guerra..

[@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457]

very good guys

[@michaelbrinkley9323]

I didn't see the construction of the Arizona but I did see the construction of the Missouri and I will say what amazing detail. Absolutely beautiful work

[@mazda_rt24-p]

Do the scharnhorst

[@edg1754]

It's great to see them side by side. Both fantastic builds. Can't wait for the Titanic!

[@timoflaherty1642]

Amazing work. I built my first Revell Arizona when I was a kid, 11 or 12 - I don't remember. You're work is museum quality. I'm inspired at my crusty old age to return to this hobby of my childhood, but to "scale up," and use your videos as my 'how to' guide. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Impressive craftsmanship.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thanks! I built the same old Revell Arizona when I was 8 or 9 myself!

[@tapioisaac367]

first- But seriously. This was a great series. It's really cool to see them side by side physically to see the dimensional differences of the two. Both (especially Arizona) have excellent weathering and detail that makes them feel alive and old. Both have inspired me to draw and study these fascinating and beautiful ships. Thank you so much!- can't wait to see what other projects you have in the future

[@tapioisaac367]

I came here the second I got the notification. Don't know if it is glitched or not, so I might actually not be the first.

[@backdraft57]

Fantastic

[@chrisduitsman2918]

Both models look just amazing. They are just beautiful. Well done. Do take the time to add the figures to the Missouri, that will give it some life. Again, very beautiful and very awesome. I can't wait for the Titanic videos to start coming in.

[@randyc6392]

They both look great. Thanks for the comparison. Didn't realize how much bigger the Missouri is. You should be very proud of your work and the time spent on them.

[@williehardy4522]

I watched your build of both of these ships. Enjoyed the heck out of watch your videos. I did build the Arizona as my first build. Didn't paint as I do not have an air brush yet. I just received the 1/200 USS Enterprise CV-6. Wish me luck. I passed on the Titanic. I'm a navy vet, so that's sort of where my interest is

[@B.A.S.Drydock]

That was fun! Great idea bud! Thats a lot of ship to display! Bring on the Titanic!!!

[@alphalunamare]

Stunning!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Great work Ben!! They both look awesome. I love the fact you weather your ships.. they look so good!! I am about to start a video series on correcting the Iowa class hull, which should be interesting?

[@michaelpeterson4348]

Wow so much better video without any music thank you ! I say most people ruin their videos with music the music is not gonna make everybody happy so don’t use any music at all you have a nice voice with very clear English I recommend you make these videos just like this , very nice !

[@StoryboardMindset]

Beautiful work!

[@davetraver4655]

Awesome job on both!!!

[@garyhenderson5829]

Outstanding work.

[@leebrooke1831]

So very cool. Appreciate all your vids and the effort yo put in the build. Thanks for sharing

[@modelman65]

Great job Ben!!!!!!!! Looks Awesome!!!!!!

[@johnlibra7734]

Fantastic models!

[@RWildekrav66]

Unreal , beautiful details

[@ghraptor30]

Awesome and very good on the details.

[@dmaverick9525]

I love your work. Phenomenal!

[@styrenereplicas53]

Beautiful work! I can’t wait for another build. Dave

[@ronaldmallette]

Figures really add to the dimensional aspect.

[@mikehilton4204]

I thoroughly enjoyed the journey throughout the Missouri build. Amazing work.

[@stevechewning7741]

Amazing work on both. The figures do add a nice touch to the Arizona, well worth the effort.

[@charliemessenger6537]

Great juxtaposition between a WWI battleship vs WWII. The Arizona is on my short list and I have you to thank for that. Your build series really inspired me. Can’t wait to hear what’s up next.

[@h001139]

Man what a journey! I been following you step by step. Man. You are awesome for getting it finished.

[@bmen6401]

Both of these are beautiful, and the series were fun to watch. Thanks for the side-by-side comparison!

[@garyschiffli1043]

Really cool to see the size difference between the two ships. Excellent work.

[@MrCarsdude]

Amazing models of both legendary us navy battleships. Incredible job, Ben! Love it!

[@jmarshallable1]

Great video. I really like the figures on the Arizona, more life like. Great detail, thanks for sharing 👍

[@michaelbrinkley9323]

Looking forward to the next project !

[@midnightmodeling1639]

Amazing, both of those ships are really impressive. You sir have some skills.

[@jingsongyang876]

Master pieces! can't wait to see some figures placed on the Missouri to get sense of scale.

[@roncindyerickson1609]

Thanks Ben, I'll be seeing more of you when I reference for my Iowa build. I also ended up with all of the Pontos aftermarket. It looks awesome and you've got me fired up.

[@jzghostrider66]

You really do get a great sense of the scale of these sitting side by side. I'm glad I finally got to view both of these series in their entirety. Very nice job Ben. Thanks for sharing your incredible journey with all of us. Very nicely done. I too am a relative a USN sailor Dad was on the USS Independence in the early 1970's. As I post this on the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the Bismarck and HMS Hood let us not forget all those who gave their lives on all sides in that terrible conflict we know as the Second Word War.

[@daviddouglas6765]

Top notch my friend , so looking forward to your next project

[@oldschoolmodels4189]

they look great together Ben. i followed both builds. stunning.

[@tommhenderson5083]

Nice Job 😊

[@paulsullivan3291]

Beautiful job on both models. I particularly liked the ARIZONA.

[@tonyde6423]

Beautiful work mate stay safe cheers

[@braddavis4276]

WOW That’s an understatement By FAR I have been building model ships starting in 3rd grade, my first Battle ship was The 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@stevenwheaton874]

Both ships look great. Looking forward to your Titanic build.

[@aperioculus1988]

I sit here thinking "yeah, I could build these" then buy one, ruin it and it's just sitting there, never to be built. Amazing skill.

[@alstokes3883]

Very cool, they both look awesome, looking forward to the next build, currently building the Missouri myself in 1:350 scale so a lil smaller, but instead going with circa 1980 modern refit version

[@jamesbarker4752]

Stunning! Truly. I volunteered time and effort on the Missouri restoration after she was brought into Pearl while I was stationed there in the late 90’s. The model is excellent. As is the Arizona model. Wish I had the time to build models.

[@DavidRLentz]

Absolutely thrilling! My one regret is that I cannot afford the project. 😟 (Frankly, even if I had the money, I would buy groceries.) You contemplated some background music? I propose "Anchors Aweigh!"

[@usssaratogacv3lefevre978]

That was great seeing the 2 together. I'm building a 1/350 HMS Warspite, used a Scale Deck put the first piece on today great fit. There a video on You Tube were they tour the Scale Deck workshop very interesting.

[@josephbaca1899]

Very nice...

[@duanebeyer950]

Great video. It's not about how fast you complete them, it's how much enjoyment you had building them. (Unless of course someone commissioned you to build them, and then it is about time and money).

[@advertech]

Wow!!!!

[@Mustang_Dan]

Absolutely stunning though.

[@perrylamb6286]

Simply amazing. Period. :)

[@michaelkelly8955]

I spent a fabulous afternoon crawling over the mighty Mo. Being an Aussie I know the Arizona was sunk at Pearl Harbour, Bens model of it looks late WW1 or tween wars vintage, is this the ship that was sunk there. I loved watching the Mo take shape and I’m looking forward to your next project. Cheers from the beautiful Bass coast, (just as far south as you can go on the mainland).

[@brigdonbishop3095]

Arizona is in the 1941 configuration. You can tell by the way the superstructure is set up.

[@pashamodelline530]

Super!!!

[@davegrenier1160]

I have a great idea for figures on the Mighty Mo - re-create the Japanese surrender ceremony! LOL, just kidding! Great work on both ships. Really oustanding!

[@mikylemonla3560]

Looks great man!! Do you plan on making a video about how to make the display cases? I would love to see how you do it for your models

[@Custerd1]

Bravo. Fantastic, amazing work. Very inspiring. I wish I had the space for 1/200 scale ships; I'm relegated to 1/700...

[@davidcole333]

if you do add the sailors to the Missouri, it'd be great to see what the finished result looks like. Congratulations and job well done.

[@JL-hr7xm]

Great work on both models. Have enjoyed the builds from the beginning. Two years...they say time goes by fast when you are having fun, I guess they are right! Looking forward to your next build, I believe you said it would be the Titanic with your wife's help. That will be a treat, now if I could get my wife to do the same...on second thought divorce is not an option. Stay safe.

[@jeffrobarge6378]

Trumpeter makes very good WW2 ship kits and these are quite impressive. I once built a 1/350 scale Trumpeter USS Saratoga CV-3 when I lived in Prescott and I donated it for display at the Veterans Domiciliary at the VA hospital there, where I believe that it still resides, but am not sure. That was the first model kit I'd built since I was a kid and with spray cans, bottled paint and some ill fitting part modifications, I was quite impressed with how it turned out. Currently I live here in Tucson, AZ where there is a memorial for USS Arizona at the U of A Mall, that ultimately depicts the deck outline of the ship to reveal the overall size of the vessel. These are really impressive kits and well done by you in documenting and completing your builds. It would be neat if someone were to come up with some kind of resin personnel set that depicted the actual surrender ceremony held aboard the Missouri back in 1945. That would be a great addition to this very nice kit. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@thakrak]

Ever thought of making a WW2 submarine? With cutouts of the hull on one side to see the interior compartments? Maybe a 1/48 or something like it... You could even push it forward and install onboard lights to illuminate the interior.

[@2H80vids]

They look fantastic side-by-side Ben. The display cases are going to make them look like museum exhibits; the quality is certainly high enough. You're not going to want to hear this 𝒃𝒖𝒕, having the crew on the Arizona makes a huge difference, IMHO anyway. I really think it would be worth the effort to add some life to the Missouri. Just a thought for the Titanic: start painting passengers and crew right at the start of the build. Even if you did just half a dozen figures a week, that's over 300 after a year's work - a good start.😁 I'm guessing you're going to need a big bottle of "canopy glue"; there's going to be a porthole or two.😁 Looking forward to you making a start on it. Cheers for now, Dougie.

[@halo3odstgeekify]

I had to go and form my own blast bags on my 1/700 scale Bismarck, for some reason revell valued moving the barrels more than accuracy

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Yeah I did the same thing on my 1/700 Bismarck.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I built the Revell Arizona and Missouri a couple years ago. They were my first re-entry into model building since doing my AMT Klingon Bird Of Prey as a kid with my dad (I wonder if that kit has been discontinued. That was nearly 20 years ago)

[@lescobrandon3047]

The memorial today at Pearl Harbor consists of the beginning of the Pacific war (USS Arizona) overlooked by the end of the Pacific war, (USS Missouri).

[@markfrederick6202]

on the USS ARIZONA can you please name one of the little figures on deck Donald Frederick. He was my great uncle that died on board during the Pearl Harbor attack. His final resting place. By the way this is very impressive build!

[@BillHalliwell]

G'day MMS, Outstanding work! Twice! So, like me, you're mainly a military aircraft modeller. Well, this old modeller loves a challenge but there's no way I'd tackle huge, full hull ships like these. Apart from the fact they are both way bigger than my modelling bench, there is just too much intricate, fiddly detail for me. Usually, by the time I finish a complex cockpit and landing gear set, I'm done for. But I so much admire you fantastic work. I'm going to do my first model boat soon. I'm doing a multiple build tribute to the RAAF, which turns 100 in March of this year. A few of us ex-RAAF blokes are doing aircraft that we worked on or flew on during our service. It amounts to about 40 aircraft. But because the Australian air force is not all about aircraft, we're doing one of their WW2 Rescue Boats; a RAAF ambulance; a RAAF Panther Fire and Rescue truck and even a RAAF APC that was used in Vietnam. When that's all done I've decided to do that Revell 'see-through' Type XXI submarine with the clear panels on one side. Much better than a standard sub model which are pretty ordinary; usually just black 'cigar tubes' with fins etc.' I really take my hat off to an aircraft modeller that turns out excellent large, full hull warships like yours. Thanks for the interesting video! Cheers, BH P.S. The RAAF is only the second stand-alone air force in the world, after Britain's RAF, which was formed in 1918.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thank you, Sir!

[@ConfusedAdmiral]

“Sleep well, soldier, we've won the War”

[@TileNation]

GREAT VIDEO I am commenting to help with KZbins algorithm.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thank you!

[@congratsyoufoundmychannel1098]

Now the guns of the Missouri watch over the wreck, and the legacy of the Arizona...

[@jaredbmodels]

👍👍

[@mrnibiru5925]

So what's next? Hood? Nelson? Enterprise? Titanic?

[@chrisduitsman2918]

For him it's RMS Titanic that's next.

[@zetaopress2389]

You should try to remake the surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri with the figures (My opinion) Other then that this is a amazing model!