USS Arizona by Trumpeter 1/200 scale build Video 20

FINISHED!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!
It has taken almost a year to complete this fantastic build. In fairness, there were long stretches where I was away from home and couldn't devote myself to this wonderful build. I think if I was home for a month straight, and had nothing to distract me, I could have finished it in that time. But we all know that isn't how life works ; )
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[@rondyson8323]

Congratulations Ben ,.........................It's so refreshing to see someone your age carrying on a dying art ,.....and you have done a magnificent job on this . I have been building these things for over 60 years and watched every minute of this series and enjoyed it so much , and learn't a few things as well ,..thank you . Get yourself a brass plate with the ships name on it for the woodern stand . Once again , "WELL DONE" .Ron By the way you would make a good instructor ...lol Cheers

[@machinenkanone9358]

The deck is awesome. Great assembly. Great authentic touches.

[@spreadeagled5654]

Awesome! Good job! What a beautiful memorial to the lost Arizona and her crew! 🇺🇸👍👏👌

[@127TROOP]

Watched the whole build so I know the effort, sweat, tears you have put into this Ben. An absolutely fascinating build to follow and a stunning final display....lot of inspiration taken from this...well done and thank you! 🤙🤙👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thomaslloyd8306]

Stunning! Outstanding workmanship... You did a really fantastic job. I really enjoyed watching. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[@thakrak]

Ahm; what can I say? Magnificent work. My most sincere congratulations... I'm looking forward to your new projects and happy I still have a considerable amount of your videos to watch. Supreme job!

[@3070Gordo]

"Fly Casual" love it! Good job Ben.

[@timothyporter1632]

The railings are gorgeous. Awesome crew figures.

[@fernandomolano6651]

ES-PEC-TA-CU-LAR...! Great work and great artist You are...!

[@giulius7176]

WOW.....She turned out Great!! Nice work and attention to detail......

[@donniemolchan7476]

Sweet. I appreciate the figures to get a sense of how massive these battleships were.

[@maxcorey8144]

All it needs is one of my leaded glass display cases. Beautiful modelling.

[@oldschoolmodels4189]

What an amazing job. Any museum would be proud to display that build. Keep up the great work.

[@ScaleModelKitReview]

I just finished watching your whole build series for this, outstanding work. Can't wait to start mine in the stash!

[@davidduval8681]

That is super, super awesome. Love that era of battleships anyway, and at this scale and detail, it really does look museum quality.

[@orangelion03]

Well done! Appreciated the quality and value of your entire video build series.

[@robertwatson1047]

AWESOME MODEL!!! I AM IMPRESSED!

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thanks!

[@MrBrianWaffle]

Beautiful build.

[@artguy3604]

it belongs in a museum... amazing work

[@dennislloyd494]

Stairs are ladders and the devices towed to clear mines while underway are called paravanes, excellent job!

[@johnbockelie3899]

You gave the O'l BB 39 justice. She's real beautiful. U.S.S. Arizona, 1916-1941.

[@machia0705]

Beautiful workmanship. Congratulations. Job well done. ⚓️

[@davidgoff5883]

Beautiful job!

[@deanstaller8231]

Absolutely gorgeous!!

[@happyface7342]

Labour of love and it shows, nice job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Drsef50]

Fantastic work. You are a very skilled modeler. Thanks for sharing, Dave

[@paulpski9855]

Outstanding.

[@dixee6498]

That was a spectacular job you did on the ship but the case as well. My hat is off to you sir! 😀

[@keithTCU]

Wow. Impressive. The wood deck is awesome.

[@adampark8341]

Mine model is coming in a week a think. Cant wait, Thanks to your videos, you have reignited my passion for taking on the big one.

[@KHKH-os6kt]

Glad you enjoyed building the ship, you did a fantastic job of the kit.

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

Really good build you did there, loads of construction fun 👍🏻

[@silenttraveler2710]

Total Awesomeness.......

[@martinradcliffe4798]

Simply awesome. Super impressive!

[@mymodelism]

Great work!!!👍🏻

[@Alfredromeothatsme]

Looks great!

[@TheBobee357]

Great videos and great build! Got some good tips and motivation. Thanks for posting!

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Id be proud of myself just building one of tbe lifeboats so well. You are a model boat Jedi!

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Great Job !!

[@T.J.Caldwell318]

Awesome looks amazing

[@beachinallday]

It looks great! you did a good job...that would look good in a museum.

[@jeffhardick]

Came out beautiful...with all the extra details added made a beautiful build....props to ya bud.

[@toddw6716]

Awesome job

[@markstuchfield2592]

Very nicely built model.👍

[@ericthomas1724]

Awesome job!

[@franciswurtz2851]

A very great job!! I love that model, it is a wonderful project!

[@ryburnsjr]

Darn nice job !!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀🎐🚢🚢🚢🚢

[@rocketman48]

great work really great finish.well done.

[@bighanky8919]

Beautiful job

[@robsalazar2766]

Fantastic work! Museum quality! More please!

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Rob Salazar check out the Missouri build!

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

Wow, this looks great. Very well done!

[@KB4QAA]

Definitely museum quality! Congratulations.

[@Titan52berg]

Incredible miniature replica! Wish I could own one! Just looking at it, I can see that it was a labor of love! I actually stood in the Arizona memorial a few years ago when my wife and I visited the island of Oahu! Saw the turrets sticking out of the water, and some of the hull from inside the memorial building that straddles the wreckage of this legendary battle cruiser!

[@fernandomolano7712]

Great great job....tks dor sharing..

[@michaelmayhill5464]

Beautiful work. You should be proud. Congratulations.

[@TheMidwestModelShop]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@francescoschivo6221]

Excellent work..great ship

[@sjp52047]

You've done a fantastic job with that model. I love 1:200 scale ships. I have the Missouri in that scale with the full detail up kit, and it looks awesome just sitting in the box. Your best model will always be the next one, no matter how good your last one was! Regards, Solomon

[@jaydenmackenzie9670]

Wow... Missouri My favorite one :)

[@KRGruner]

Absolutely amazing!

[@chuckstewart7331]

Beautiful Ben

[@isfj1009]

Beautiful beautiful build!!!!

[@mikemorgan8895]

Great job. Your videos are very helpful with your knowledge of little pitfalls to watch out for. You shouldn’t worry about over doing damage either as the Arizona was an older ship she surely would have some wear and tear. Rigging has always been a test of my patience.

[@williamsantiago7303]

That's a awesome awesome awesome job done and the plexiglas case looks good as well. Keep up the good work sir. Thumbs up on the video.

[@robbiestephens49]

Great build

[@philipcyx2690]

What a beatuiful ship and nice job !! Great work !!

[@garyolivier792]

Outstanding job!!

[@billschipper1718]

Beautiful job well done. It's sad to think about all those young men that lost thier lives on that ship. A nice tribute to all of them.

[@redhed9776]

Les Paul's in the background.. perfect...You have more guts that I do keeping them on a stand..my 81 Custom face planted due to Grandson...now they stay in the cases. Great model 👍

[@kennethhoang5860]

Beautiful and fantastic job my friend, I am going to build mine in the early 30's grey scheme.

[@davidnash1220]

That's a truly excellent job Thank you for posting

[@mitch3064]

Really nice Job!

[@gpiano88]

You built that awesome ship with the precision and skill of a surgeon. You have an eye for detail with artistic prowess. In other words, you're a fantastic master modeler!

[@allen.x8878]

I've never really been into models but this is fascinating excellent work. 👍

[@MaxAfterburner]

Absolutely terrific!

[@ILSRWY4]

Awesome Job! Looks fantastic and you clearly did the research. its very accurate! A pleasure to look at! Nice job on the case too.

[@kevinm3751]

That came out friggen awesome bud! Makes me want to build one now and was jacked to hear you are going to finish the WingNuts model, cant wait...;)

[@pauly7218]

Great job - I'm doing mine now and Learned a lot from your build!

[@B.A.S.Drydock]

What can I say my friend that I haven't said before? I truly enjoyed watching you bring her to life! You should be very proud of the job you did!! I know that at least 1177 men would be!! Congrats!! I hope her little sister turns out half that good!!

[@jeremywebb96]

Looks amazing!

[@MrPellepat]

amazing job ,great !

[@simonjohn151]

Great job

[@crorivpro]

An impressive job all around.

[@scottroberts3881]

After seeing your build I plan on purchasing this Deadnought. Love the structures of these old battle wagons. I am currently building the 200 scale Mikasa.

[@avion34]

Fantastic build man! I really enjoyed watching this build come together.

[@antoniodellaragione6091]

Stupenda 👍👍👍👍👍

[@2H80vids]

What a result - Brilliant !! You must be really proud of this masterpiece, Well Done. I binge-watched every episode and found the whole series fascinating. The finished model is beautiful, far beyond museum standard, and deserves to be on public display. I would agree with some of the earlier comments; a brass plaque and some flags would be the final icing on the cake and I like the suggestion of wooden 90° corner pieces on the display case. I'm going to take a look at your next build - you have set the bar pretty high with this one though. Thanks for taking the time to film this, you make a great instructor. All the Best, Dougie from Scotland.

[@spongehead1354]

My home state and one beautiful ship that will for all time be on duty!

[@NapFloridian]

So you from California .. gotcha :P

[@stevep5408]

Nice detail what a ship! Seamen and officers give a very lifelike appearance. I expected the officer on the bridge to move.

[@lesthiele4921]

Well done, it looks awsome, you should be proud of the job you have done. 👍👍👍

[@markallan3842]

Man what a great job you have great skills ! 👍

[@BetterAircraftFabric]

Well Done ! Great build and nice series of videos ! - That part was well done too. Thanks for posting, Regards from Alaska.

[@h001139]

Looks freaking nice

[@JJModelMaking]

Epic! Well done, great build!

[@ekkehartpichler3110]

Perfekt! Gratuliere!

[@mcdowelltw]

You're the Michelangelo of modeling. Great job.

[@militarymodellerpaul5932]

Great work, you really pulled it off.

[@edschermer]

Amazing work!

[@rickkephart5690]

Well done! Very impressive

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

That's Dam Beautiful brother

[@normanalvarez5751]

Awesome great job

[@robertkalita1939]

Well done, I watched this video 100 times!

[@usstexasbb3555]

This is very good and well detailed