Thank you for being a breath of fresh air to re ignite my love of modelling, it’s amazing how people don’t understand the physical impacts of larger scales
You 'almost' got me spewing my coffee all over my desk... good jokes! And yes! The true size of many kits I own is keeping them in their boxes, since I can't display them anywhere once built.. waste of money really. Maybe another purge is needed?
My very first kit as a kid was the Matchbox 1/76 Sherman tank on a broken bridge, but as soon as I found the 1/35 scale tanks I was hooked. I never really liked 1/72 or 1/76 scale stuff as it was too small and had crappy detail...............that is until now, some of the 1/72 scale armour now looks incredible and I would love to try a load of them, the only problem now are my eyes. I survived a heart attack, had triple bypass heart surgery and also found out that I was Diabetic, my eyesight has worsened over the last couple of years, but i'm still going to buy a few 1/72 kits to see how I get on. Very informative Harry, Cheers !
Hi Harry Just listening and watching and explaining your thoughts Really helps me with my own thoughts on modeling your videos makes me laugh take care mate
Yeah I agree with that philosophy regarding size Harry. Each to their own, but you've got to do something with it when you finish a build. Sure some people have a big area and lots of space, and the significant other doesn't get grumpy about the models taking up all the space at home, but in my case I'm renting and having to move big models every couple of years or so is not fun. Just shifting the stash and supplies is a big pain in the proverbial. 👍🙂🐈⬛
Yep.. my stash goes up in the car to the new pkace before the Removers come. My built kits will be in the car on moving day.. had too much damage in the past using removalists.
Thing is, as you say you've got to take into account where you are going to display it when its finished. I fancied doing a ship model as the last one i did was when i was a kid so i am doing the old series 0 kit from 1955. Added a lot of detail to it as it basically has none. I got to thinking when working on this i am having as much enjoyment from this as the bigger one that you can get. As you aussies say, I've done heaps to it! It's not going to take much space as its tiny. I plan on doing more ships especially from the old vintage classics series now because it takes me back to when i was younger.
So true John. I have got nearly as much enjoyment from building those 1:350 Imai (reboxed) sailing ships, as I did from the larger 1:144 sailing ship kits. And they won’t need lots of display space when done.
Sounds like you're on the right track there, Harry. I follow a fairly similar approach. I find 1/35 is perfect for tanks, prefer 1/48 for most airplanes....but better 1/72 for the 4-engine bombers! They're just too big in 1/48. Then ships...well, I like 1/350 in general. 1/700 are nice too, but I'm having trouble now handling the tiny parts. Just now building a 1/450 Yamato by Hasegawa (great kit!) and it's just under your 2 foot length rule. For me, the main problem is storage space and cabinet space limitations. I can only manage to display a fraction of the kits I build! The rest have gone into cheap plastic storage boxes that can be stacked in closets, basement, etc...keeps them safe from dust and from the cat! Then there's all the unbuilt stuff.......unbelievable really. Amazing what one buys over the years...
I still have the under bed storage boxes of built kits as they were packed when I moved from the Farm nearly 4 years ago, when coming down to Brissy. Don’t have the heart yet to throw them away. I even have every one of the 100+ kit boxes of models I’ve made, just in case I need a spare part, well so I tell myself.
People often bite off more than they can chew! I saw that when the first 1/32 scale B-17 or B-24 kits came out, a lot of people bought them, however, i haven´t seen many built ones since :) Maybe they can be had for little money in the near future?! Your points certainly apply to most modellers, i am lucky for having the luxury of living in a big place, so space is not really a deal for me...but taking big dioramas to a model show is absolutely a huge challenge in itself, as i have seen with my "Famorama" diorama some years ago.
That’s one reason I don’t build dioramas here, no space to display them. Plus I suck at figure painting. The Kraken eating a tiny 1:700 destroyer is my only one, but thank fully it does not take up much space.
Mate. You again have had me in stitches and cramps. You are by far one of the funniest (after me that is) Aussie model makers on UA-cam. I like 1/350 ships. Buuuuut, I do want to do one 1/200. Just for poos and giggles.Hopefully you will show this amazing sounding display case. And thanks again for the awesome words on my channel today. Means heaps mate.
There are some nice kits like the Lancaster that I would like build purely for the challenge. But I don't live in a mansion with loads of space to display it. Even my modelling shed would be to small. The cost of the kits, paint and glue is not the issue for me, it's just space to build and display.
A good T.U.G. Harry! I build 1/35 armour models, but I have been thinking lately that I might have a go at 1/16 kit. I don’t really know why, but I would like to build at least one kit. The downside for me is at the larger scale I probably would only exaggerate my mistakes (my failing eyes and shaky hands mean I make a few). At least at 1/35 scale or smaller I can hide small mistakes with assembly or painting with some carefully placed weathering. Also, the cost puts me off, and I am not sure a larger scale gives you more value for money due to the reasons you give here. I will probably give it a go with a carefully chosen kit, just to try it out, but I will stock up on paint, glue, etc., before I start. Good luck with your move Harry - sounds like it will a nice change for you. As a country boy living in the suburbs here, I envy you the mountain views. Cheers for now!
Those small Japanese tankettes and Panzer1s are very tempting and no larger than a 1/35 behemoth...Although i love the STUG III, which has recently been released in 1/16 🤔 NO I've decided to be tough against myself and postpone getting any of these until i have finished my approx. 500 kits in my stash...
Nice vid, HH. I have found myself starting to become aware of the "what do I do with these things" as I have become more prolific on building. I have this mental thing where I prefer to have same scale - and I've started to have to factor in display. I love working on the big scale things because of the details and look of the models, but have chosen to pass on kits just for that secondary display consideration. heh. It's a real thing. I like the concept of having a rule of thumb for what will work - it keeps the impulse buying kinda...sorta.. under control. Ish.
Couldn’t agree more about the paint thing Harry! I normally build armour in 1:35 and all is cool and manageable. Then I saw the das werk 1:16 pz3 J and just had to have it because it’s my favourite variant and thought it’d make a fantastic show piece. After building the thing,, I’ve actually realised I’ve got nowhere to display it, plus it’s going to cost me about £70 to paint it!! Lesson learnt, and i won’t be building anything in 1:16 again Liking the channel too mate,, you know have another 50+ prick on your subscription list 😆 All the best from the UK mate 🍻🍻
In the larger scales models really take up a lot more space, to display or store, and the become difficult to handle while building the kit. I hadn't really thought of the paint and glue, but indeed, those will cost more. To some extent it may be balanced out when the larger kit takes more time to build and therefore one builds overall less kits.
Yes it seems that most of us are in that age group, with the big issue if I can get it displayed correctly and I think it will look good, then I will probably build it. But I like all the scales, so if it pricks my interest, then I will probably buy and build it whatever the scale. Another brilliant Gooch, good luck with your move and I look forward to seeing your first shoot from the new place. 👍👍
The move is a few weeks away but I wanted to pack the stash and take it up in my car prior to the Removalist coming to get my furniture. I’ve had too much damage in the past to kits and built models if you let the moving guys throw around your boxes.
I have a friend who works in 1/16th scale armor... He enjoys the challenge of completely detailing the interiors... Engine compartment, crew compartment, wiring, everything... he's been known to have working dome lights, headlights, lit instrument panels, the works. He really does some amazing work.
There's nothing like a Tug in the evening. Like you I live in a smallish rental and have very little display room, yay figures, but I've been lusting after the Academy 1/144 B-52 but even in this small scale the wings apparently are about 2 feet long and I really don't have the room to display it 🥲and while I'd love to get the WNW/Border Lancaster not only is it massive but also 1500 NZD. I don't have that kind of money to throw around.I see Chris Becker has one. And I'm glad there were no takers for the Bounty she to deserves to be with you.
I have a friend who is into the larger kits. He has done parts of kits, such as a 1/16th scale Sherman turret, and has scratchbuilt complete interiors for a 1/16th Hetzer, M5 Stuart and currently working on a large scale Stug. The interiors he does include all piping, wiring, and even some have working dome lights and lit instrument panels and radio panels. My favorite scales are 1/35th for armor, 1/48th for aircraft and some 1/72nd scale stuff for larger aircraft. I do some 1/32nd scale for some aircraft if I like the subject matter suck as the old HAWK HH-43 Huskie (which I add as much scratchbuilt detail as I can). As it stands right now, I've picked up two of the upcoming Takom Willys Jeeps for special projects... One will be an A Company Jeep from the 503rd MP Battalion and the other will be Patton's jeep because I am in a 3rd Army Living History group. I plan on adding all the wiring and brake lines and such to these kits as well.
Another very entertaining vid. I stepped back to 1/48 armor years ago and I'm happy with the move... as an added plus, they work well with 28mm wargaming figs. Overall, I've gone to 1/72 and will soon be diving into 1/144 for my aircraft. Good luck with the move to your new place and enjoy displaying all of your kits!
As a big bloke I like big things 35th / 32nd scale a lot easier to work with big fat arthritic fingers and your not straining your eyes I saw a video today of a prerelease 16th scale Easy 8 Sherman and a Willy's Jeep both look fantastic while not having to big a footprint unlike aircraft or ships haha just imagine a 16th scale Endeavour or god forbid a modern Aircraft carrier eeeeck go big or go home I say
Yes armour was in my mind but as I thought the video was running long, I didn’t go there. Sure many tiny tanks are great in larger scales… I had the 1/24 Panzer II and at that scale was just right, as well as a 1/16 Panzer I… they won’t take up much space in larger scales and are a joy to work on at that bigger size. Big ships are a problem. I may need to sell off a few 1/50 scale wood kits bought without really thinking it through.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Jesus Harry selling a few 1/50th scale kits Fokker how many do you have lol but yeah with those old sailing ships not only will they have a big footprint there is the masts to consider as well you will not be able to to many stacked vertically on shelves unless you have 15-20 foot ceilings
I enjoy building large kits mainly since my eye sight isn't as good as it used to be. The problem is....where to display them. I just don't have enough room for some of these monster sized kits, so I'm transitioning to 1/72 scale.
You could get prescription reading glasses to see your models. I have some 3X ones but plan to enlarge to 4X in the next few months… just getting harder and harder to see what I am doing every year
Another tip is to do your research. Ask yourself why do you want that in 1:48, one reason (as you suggest) is that in 1:72 the subject is tiny but a common reason is that you are expecting more detail. If the latter then please research first to make sure that is the case - because some manufacturers will bring out a model in 1:72 and then simply scale it up to 1:48 - same parts just bigger. So no more detail, in fact you might even argue that the overall effect is less detailed. A good example is the Zvezda Hind, first released to wide acclaim in 1:72 it was then announced in 1:48 to great anticipation. But when it came out there was a degree of disappointment because Zvezda had simply taken the 1:72 kit and made it bigger.
Hi Harry, I don't mind too much the cost of material, the real problem is space, I can't fill-up our family home with my kits and it goes fast. The worse shelf-hogs are helicopters, I have a Russian Mi-24 Hind 1/48 that I love but the diameter of the rotor is 40 cm, it doesn't fit on a shelf (after that, I sold my 1/32nd Black-hawk as I would have nowhere to put it). So now I go small, 1/72 for planes, 1/700 for ships, it's more challenging and satisfying as for the detail, and some of the new plane kits like IBG (Poland) among others, are extremely detailed, like accurate engine and every details in 1/72 compared to 1/32. I will miss the stash in the background, do what's convenient for you, there will always be complains (one guy complained because a french modeler was drinking his coffee during the video, "How rude !"🙄 ). Thanks for the video, Harry, always a pleasure👍🏻. Yves.
As always, I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I’m in the same boat as you so to speak, I’m old, fat, lots and lots of models and I don’t give tinkers damn what anyone thinks either. HaHa! Have a terrific day and I’m looking forward to seeing your next video.
You lost me at the math's part. Math's just does my head in.... As to the subject I agree, the bigger they are the harder to handle them and the more paint used. And I hate to paint. That's probably why I have 71 unfinished kits. I love to build but I am running out of room to store all of them. Great show Harry, 😁Say Hi to the boss for me.
I hate painting kits, it makes them look boring somehow. I am interested to still see the different materials they were made off- a good rationale to avoid painting 😆
Mr. Harry! I Have probably 340 plus UNBUILT kits.. 1/72, 1/48, 1/32.. My home is small so Display of any is limited to one or two models. In my basement there are 18 models out of the 340, all built, painted and decaled. All the props, bombs, small parts are Not put on yet. About 98% completed. To your points about glue, paints I have yet to build 1/32 model and when I do I will have to buy the Paint needed for the project. Not dig into my "Paint Stash" for 1/72, 1/48.. Yeah I'm 66 years old, seen lots of changes in the hobby. Models no matter what you build aren't Cheap!! Spend your money wisely!! This episode makes me ponder a bit about what Harry presented. Truthfully Never gave this subject a second thought or look, till now. Regards Darrell Killingsworth
Wonky eyes, shaky hands, limited budget and space dictate my modelling. So I normally stick with 1/35th A.F.V.'s. Two noticeable exceptions are my 1/35th Vosper MTB and my Das Work 1/72nd WWI U-boat. Even a few few aircraft kits in the stash 1/72nd and 1/48th. I now tend to source kits I have not built before, but as long as I enjoy my modelling while I can still do it, that is the main thing for me. Good T.U.G. Harry keep up the good work.
Wish you made this video back in 2020 when I got back into building. I’ve got two 1/96 scale tallships, a 1/35 schnellboat, and a bunch of other random ships and vehicles for one shelf, and I move every few years being in the military. Should have gotten your size advice before I splurged. And how many Gen Z folk you have subscribed? I might be the first 😅
Aah , nothing like a good TUG , thanks Harry . Those 1/72 scale guys are wrong . 1/35 is the one true scale . The president of the local chapter of the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society says so . I wonder what he said when he built his Star Wars kits ? My left brain wants all my armor to be the same scale anyways . Gives a true proportion between the different vehicles . And you can go big in that scale anyway. I have my SAS Jeeps , kubelwagen etc all the way up to the DUKW and the Italian 90/53 Autocannone gun truck . I've been tempted by a Trumpeter 1/16 T-34 . I imagine what weathering that would be like and then realize it'd take a really long time . Your point exactly. And it wouldn't fit in the display case anyway . Maybe by the time I've built down my stash , you'll have finished building your huge display case and you can build one for me . Bring on the 1/16 scale tanks! And a gallon of Extra Thin and jerricans full of paint .
Who wants to build models that you can view only with a reading glass. The usual PE add-ons on 1/35 scale models are bad enough as is. You should get some decent sized 1/35 models 😁There is a nice submarine, K5 railgun, lots of armoured trains, not to mention the Dora railgun, but you do need to build a glass-house for that if you want it under cover 🤣
Greetings from Oxford....Yeah, I kinda agree with you and personally, I'm not into the larger kits. Maybe it's just me but when I look at them they appear a bit toyish. I get more from the challenge of scratch-building at smaller scales like 1/35, 1/48 and 1/72. I'm mostly talking about the 1/16 armour but of course I fully respect that some people will love these and will make wonderful models but I stand to be persuaded. I have been eyeing the recent videos of the 1/200 Yamoto, but feel the Tamaya (yes your favourite company) 1/350 is sufficient for me. Of course, it's a hobby and what works for others is fine.
Liv ya vids.done a few trucks, planes, cars etc: working currently through the Italiari Aussie truck from hell🙄🥺 Thinking about largish scale monster kits & have my eyes set on Broadway Dracula & Victim for next job 😊
Its crazy these 1/200 scale ship models, like the new yamato at over 800 dollars retail I like them no bigger then 1/350 and 1/700. I enjoy your blog your still one cool dude.
Quite a good topic, Harry. It is really a pity with ironclad ships that 1/500 or 1/600 scale didn't take off. Battleship models would not be too big, and destroyers and frigates could be respectably built without depending on PE, which is essential for a respectable 1/700 model. Airfix got it right with 1/600, because the perspective of the model, sitting in the average middle class home, is good. Add a bit of (expensive) PE, and you can have a masterpiece. Bigger scales belong in museums, and smaller scales belong on a wargames table. Keep up the good work.
I am really enjoying working on the 1:600 Warspite. Yes it’s nostalgic but the scale is just right. Not too small so I just can’t cope, but not so large it takes up too much space. Maybe I will keep building 1:600 as I see there is a lot of aftermarket for them now. The Airfix Hood would be one I’d love to do again. Had the 1:350 Trumpeter Hood, with all the aftermarket, but it was huge!
Did you say turtle or turbo? LOL! I like to try and stay consistent with scale as much as possible. Airliners and large aircraft I keep to 1/144. Medium sized aircraft 1/72. Fighters, small aircraft in 1/48. Helicopters either 1/35 or 1/48. Plastic ships in 1/350. Wooden ships are all over the place, but the largest I've done is 31". Armor is 1/35 (pretty standard), and cars are always 1/24 (again pretty standard). Stand alone figures are 1/12. Your 2 ft rule is a good one. Big kits can be fun, but at least for me they become a pain in the ass to handle during construction if they go much bigger than 30". At one point I got that monster Trumpeter 1/48 Type VII-C Uboat, and it really became too much model to work with...I learned my lesson from that! LOL!
I agree with your comments on scale although I would like to build a 1/200 Trumpeter Bismark but looking at my Flyhawk 1/700 is just incredible detailing, more than my 1/350 Tamiya. So I think an odd one of a dear subject is ok, especially with limited space, whish I had a mansion damn it., and get off my lawn!
I had to sell my stash a couple months back I needed the money and the only thing I kept where 2 Tamiya 1/32 scale spitfires and a 1/72 scale Tamiya ME 109 E-3 the E-3 I can build and display the Spits not so much. Story of my life when everyone is going one way I'm going the other from big 1/48the builder to small 1/72 if my eyes can hold out.
Sorry to hear that Jimminey… I’ve had times when the stash was sold to pay debts when work was hard to find… even this year I sold off half a dozen Wingnut Wings kits to feed the cat. It all balances out in the end, After all, you can only build one model at a time.
Absolutely mate… its just when you upsize a little the paint needed is a lot more than you expected and you might not realise there is no room to display the bugga. This video is about changing to bigger models
Well Harry, love ships , any ship , big 60 in a couple of years , ive always wanted the 1/200 Hornet and been planning, my biggest problem is once its finished ? My son's the. just received a gel blaster automatic machine gun ,lol nothing like pretending your a spitfire and blasting a few old tanks and vehicles, they sure explode 😊😊😊😊😊 lots of fun to ! Have a good one mate
Excellent rationale, which of course I am going to completely ignore . Some day I am going to find space to build my 1/35 Typ XXIII sub, the tiny sized Dora railgun (1/72), all those twin engined 1/32 planes (Heinkel 111, P-61 Black Widow etc). Common sense did prevail,somewhat, as i didn't get a 1/32 Lancaster or 1/35 Dora (actually that was partly due to its being a bad kit) 🙃😂
Yeah, I don’t do too many kits, but I’m lucky as I have my house to display in. Also, I find it strange people would have a go at you about your stash! I always checked out what you have, mate, I say uncover it!! Cheers Harry. And Bask!
Hi Harry, about the same age as you, just to day bought some rump steak for a curry. I do love 1/72 and 1/76 scale, but my stash is bigger scales and in there box's they take up less space, lol.
I mainly build 1/700 warships since I feel they're a good mix of size and enough detail while not taking up too much space, but I do plan on diving into the 1/350 scale in the near future. That being said, I don't plan on just abandoning the scale I'm most familiar with or just purchasing larger ships because I can; my idea is to build a 1/350 scale of my top three favorite ships, Tenryu, Zara, and Admiral Graf Spee, and display them as something like a centerpiece above fleets of six 1/700 ships for each nation in a (most likely custom built) three shelf display case, designating one shelf per nation. I'm not sure when I'll be able to get around to this plan, but as long as I can find full hull models of every ship I eventually decide on, I think it should be a fun project.
@@HarryHoudiniModels If all goes well, I should have another ten to twenty years before my vision starts to go (hopefully longer and not sooner), which is why I'm finding and building what I can now. If anything, I'd worry more about my hands since every hobby I have increases my risk for carpal tunnel.
I exclusively build ship models and when I first started I was going to go with 1/700 but saw how tiny the details would be and went with 1/350 and never regretted it. I think 1/350 is the perfect balance because almost any ship upto aircraft carriers are small enough to fit on shelves yet the scale allows for great details especially with the PE kit available today.
Surely I cannot be the only Gen Xer watching! A positive spring chicken 😆😆. I had to go on to the border website to check the scale of their lancaster (1/32) and in the process found a kit that I want! They seem to make a mix of "greatest hits" kits and oddballs, and there is the Luchs 😁(why I have also stopped looking at Vallom kits also). Anyway, back to the point. The border lancaster is (a) large and (b) very expensive. I have a feeling it will cause many a modeller to come a croppper...
There are quite a few Gen X who watch my videos, but my bulk audience is old baby boomers. The Millennials make an appearance, once they get off their smart phones watching cat videos on toc tik…
When I was 14 Monogram introduced the 1/72 scale B 52 at that time i think the biggest injection molded model. at the time monogram was making tons of money and could afford the cost of making such a large kit. I think cost was and is what determines how large and how much detail goes into a kit. So us modelers are paying for the Tooling cost and packaging as the cost of the Plastic is minimal
I've done a bit more in 1/48th scale. Mostly for the extra detail, but truthfully just easier in the fat fingers and the older eyes, have a lot of light round the work bench.. Always been good with tweezers though. Just keep having fun even if you are upside down.
@@HarryHoudiniModels See when I'm outside talking to the bats, they send men in white coats round. And I ain't posh , no tweed strait jackets for me; just corporation hessian for us peasants. Though I reckon my local bats fly loop the loops just to piss off the birds.
I like doing small models because it helps get my eye in when I do a big one. A small 1/700 ship can take a disproportionately long time to build though. I probably put more paint down the sink cleaning the airbrush than goes on the model and tiny photo etch parts are b.gg.rs to keep under control. I do RC model boats so my large models are not from plastic kits and are mostly if not all scratch built. I do CAD and have 3d printed a hull that is nearly a metre long and try to bring small scale skills to a 1/24 scale. boat.
Sounds like you still have good eyesight. Enjoy that while you can John. I held off on glasses until I turned 50 when it was just getting impossible to see my work on the computer. All downhill once you start wearing specks. Now I have 3X reading glasses for modelling.
@@HarryHoudiniModels I have glasses on all the time now and use binocular magnifier things for most of my modelling apart from airbrushing. The biggest problem I have with glasses is trying to see a strait line. Unless I know I have a known strait edge to check with everything looks curved.
Space is my main consideration so anything larger is,nt viable . Thats the reason l went from 1/35 to 1/72 . However !/72 models are quicker to build and paint which means you build more of them so ultimatley you take up the same amount of space in the end so whats gained ? Just another dilemma us poor modellers have to face Harry . It,s a hard hobby but someones got to do it .
I am mostly about putting things together so I like kits with a high part count. Bigger kits have more parts but thanks to Trumpeter I don't have to go big. Their Su-24M "Fencer" has 440 parts in 1/72 scale, so I'm cool with that.
Sometimes they are higher, but there is a nasty tendency by some manufacturers to just scale up the smaller kit, without adding any new parts or detail. They just try to suck you into a supposed better kit. But it is not. Just larger.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Thanks for the heads up. I am acquiring experience by the day. Built hundereds of kits when I was a little kid but it's been 40 years so basically learning from scratch. I trust in Revell in that the price, coupled with the scale,gives you an accurate and consistent idea of what to expect and they cover every theme and every modelling need as well with consumables. Gonna see what Trumpeter is all about, I am confident they are gonna be good. Airfix and ICM are the ones that have pushed me away for different reasons. I know you won't like this but Tamiya is becoming popular in my stash. For me a good fit is an actual plus and they make a lot of cars and bikes which are pretty cool to build, and their pricing is surprisingly good for being so far away. Thanks for the plastic scale modelling talk, I am actively searching for it from time to time🤤
You can build all the Tamiya kits you like… doesn’t bother me.. I just take umbrage to those who say I must build Tamiya, when clearly its just not my thing. You can enjoy the hobby anyway you want mate..
Capt'n H: I couldn't stop laughing so hard that my sides were hurting...Great Waffle...Tad bit OCD putting all the same scale models together on their own separate display shelf don't ya think?😉 Best of 🍀with moving to the new digs! P.S. Don't forget as one ages, we lose dexterity & eyesight so larger scale models are much easier to finagle!
Actually 1.5 times bigger in length is 3.375 times bigger in volume!!!! It is a gigantic difference... And you need 2.25 times more paint... I never liked 1/32 aircrafts, because they require extra details you should not be able to see from the same distance. One of the odd things is that with indoor lighting they look very tall on their gears. I find the gear tallness disconcerting and unpleasant, because a good model should look like it wants to be part of the surface it is displayed on (the nice-looking "sit" etc), and 1/32 looks instead like it doesn't belong, just from sitting so tall: The reason, I realize now, is that while the surface it occupies has grown 2.25 times, the volume has grown 3.375 times! It will always look bigger than it should, on any given surface.
Your math is impeccable… I was going to go into more numbers, but I know most of my audience would just fall asleep or suffer an aneurism. So I cut that whole section out, just saying more than double and more than triple to softly sneak the numbers into their squishy brains.
I bought a Triumph 500 Italiari 1:9 scale - not a bad kit has a few pinch points - then I bought the figure to go with it, slightly oversize but close enough although the included luggage is massive so i havnt included that. then i built a shed to put it in, can you see where this is going ? I have just managed to keep it in the 2 foot rule, then i scratch built a petrol pump the sort that fits onto an 56 gallon barrel and workbench ..... dont know where i'll put it but hey ho
As I said a while back. Some oddball sizes very small biplane's couple of cars, 4 ships. But my scale has been 1/35 since the 70s. I have no interest in that scale. Because of all your points. Not to mention the wear and tear on your bum ;) bigger means longer time at the bench. I can push out a Tamiya kit in about 4hr dragon in a day unless I miss an instructions foul up. Good luck on the move. God bless.
Absolutely appalled by this video.😊 You did not mention or moan about 1/16 armour kits and I feel left out!! They are my guilty pleasure but I do only have a few and the Mrs always gives me a look when the box for one of them arrives. Most of mine are 1/35th or smaller armour and 1/72nd and 1/144 aircraft. I do have some bigger scale aircraft but that is only because you can only get that kit in that size or that they were really cheap and the size makes it easy to detail without buying tons of aftermarket. The biggest scale kit I have done is the HobbyBoss 1/3 M252 Mortar which is now a garden ornament.
Sorry mate… there was so much more I could have talked about but I try to keep these chats to under 20 mins. I agree a Panzer II is great in 1:24 scale… makes its physical size no larger than a Panther in 1:35… and the Panzer I kits in 1:16 are a good size to work on with those new Takom kits full of detail.
@@HarryHoudiniModels I have done a Tiger 1, a Stug and T-34 in 1/16 and they are probably my best efforts as you can do subtle wear and weathering without them looking like a lump of mud from the garden! I do enjoy doing Airfix 1/72 aircraft as they are a quick and simple to build/paint but fun as a break from a more complex kit. Really enjoy these discussion type videos as they do make you think. With kit prices, along with everything else going up it really is worth taking size and costs into account.
You should have met the generation before us.. they started 2 pointless world wars, not to mention Korea and Vietnam. We were the ones protesting for peace and blaming them for ruining the world.
@@HarryHoudiniModels You should meet the generation ahead of me. The gen z’s! My god! They have no understanding of life without internet, smart phones, and tablets. And they’re not properly disciplined. And once they get a second rate degree from a second rate uni, they think the world should be handed to them on a plate! 😜
@@HarryHoudiniModels yeah why do they call them the great generation? Whats so great about ww1 ww2? Now we have a new generation of idiots running the west looks like their itching to start a third world war, its sick out their and getting sicker. I'll stick to building scale models its the only thing keeping me from flying over the cookoos nest, if you know what I mean.
Did I tell you I have a 1/35th scale Dora railway cannon, just over 2 metres long and cost almost 1000 shekels, but most of my WW2 kits are 1/35, most of my aircraft kits are 1/48 or 1/32, also have some 1/9th scale bikes with side cars, I tend to buy kits in what ever scale I can get, and being almost 60 yrs old don't really care what anyone says about my collection, that's why it's mine and their opinion counts for nothing. I hope we get a video of your display cabinet when it's done ?
Man... I've known people who have literal buildings full of model kits for their personal stashes... They really need to calm down on kit hoarding, it's half the hobby, hah. As for big kits... I like 16th scale for small tankettes and the like, even if I do have a 16th Panzer III, just because it amuses me how huge it is, on the other hand, I have a 72nd uboat because I hate myself, hah! Also, millennial checking in. :p
Good on you mate… yes there are Millenials watching, but a lot more old farts going by the channel stats. I realised I had too many kits, when a new Wingnut Wings model arrived and I just put it on the self without even opening the kit box to look at the contents. I was just buying for buyings sake. However I have sold off about 1/3 of the stash now, and may trim it down more, to just the ships and other unique models which interest me.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Sounds like a great plan to me! I got I think two more kits coming in the mail and then I'm done buying for quite a bit. Have about two shelves stuffed to the gills with kits in various scales. Last two is gonna be the 16th scale Sherman because I don't have much American armor, and the final kit from Wingnut, the Lancaster.
Sigh.....we shoot video, and enjoy the process......once I'm done the build it's worthless.......toss it But I am an enigma aa I'm not an old boy boomer nor a millennia crybaby
You problem child in the middle you… hehe same as Beaker. But yes once built, it’s nice to look at the model on display for a while, then I think well… maybe it’s time to give that model away to make room for new stuff.
Thank you for being a breath of fresh air to re ignite my love of modelling, it’s amazing how people don’t understand the physical impacts of larger scales
Good on you Sandy
You 'almost' got me spewing my coffee all over my desk... good jokes! And yes! The true size of many kits I own is keeping them in their boxes, since I can't display them anywhere once built.. waste of money really. Maybe another purge is needed?
Always good to have a purge then buy new… the Romans had it worked out with their vomitoriums.
I find the larger models are easier to see as my eye go to suit as I get older.
That is true, as long as you have the space to build/display and resources to paint and glue them
My very first kit as a kid was the Matchbox 1/76 Sherman tank on a broken bridge, but as soon as I found the 1/35 scale tanks I was hooked. I never really liked 1/72 or 1/76 scale stuff as it was too small and had crappy detail...............that is until now, some of the 1/72 scale armour now looks incredible and I would love to try a load of them, the only problem now are my eyes. I survived a heart attack, had triple bypass heart surgery and also found out that I was Diabetic, my eyesight has worsened over the last couple of years, but i'm still going to buy a few 1/72 kits to see how I get on. Very informative Harry, Cheers !
Glad you liked it matey… yes the dilemmas of decreasing eyesight and wobbly hands, plus the need for naps, reduces my ability to also enjoy the hobby
Harry, I'm a Millennial and I watch every episode. Keep up the great content!
Wow! Every episode… well I apologise for all the millennial bashing jokes then hehe
Always a pleasure to watch. What you say makes sense. I have a few 1/32 scale planes but have nowhere to display them.
Yes they do take up a lot of space… you need a Tardis
Hi Harry
Just listening and watching and explaining your thoughts
Really helps me with my own thoughts on modeling your videos makes me laugh take care mate
I’m pleased you got a chuckle from my videos David… I had fun making them.
Yeah I agree with that philosophy regarding size Harry. Each to their own, but you've got to do something with it when you finish a build. Sure some people have a big area and lots of space, and the significant other doesn't get grumpy about the models taking up all the space at home, but in my case I'm renting and having to move big models every couple of years or so is not fun. Just shifting the stash and supplies is a big pain in the proverbial. 👍🙂🐈⬛
Yep.. my stash goes up in the car to the new pkace before the Removers come. My built kits will be in the car on moving day.. had too much damage in the past using removalists.
Thing is, as you say you've got to take into account where you are going to display it when its finished. I fancied doing a ship model as the last one i did was when i was a kid so i am doing the old series 0 kit from 1955. Added a lot of detail to it as it basically has none. I got to thinking when working on this i am having as much enjoyment from this as the bigger one that you can get. As you aussies say, I've done heaps to it! It's not going to take much space as its tiny. I plan on doing more ships especially from the old vintage classics series now because it takes me back to when i was younger.
So true John. I have got nearly as much enjoyment from building those 1:350 Imai (reboxed) sailing ships, as I did from the larger 1:144 sailing ship kits. And they won’t need lots of display space when done.
Sounds like you're on the right track there, Harry. I follow a fairly similar approach. I find 1/35 is perfect for tanks, prefer 1/48 for most airplanes....but better 1/72 for the 4-engine bombers! They're just too big in 1/48. Then ships...well, I like 1/350 in general. 1/700 are nice too, but I'm having trouble now handling the tiny parts. Just now building a 1/450 Yamato by Hasegawa (great kit!) and it's just under your 2 foot length rule. For me, the main problem is storage space and cabinet space limitations. I can only manage to display a fraction of the kits I build! The rest have gone into cheap plastic storage boxes that can be stacked in closets, basement, etc...keeps them safe from dust and from the cat! Then there's all the unbuilt stuff.......unbelievable really. Amazing what one buys over the years...
I still have the under bed storage boxes of built kits as they were packed when I moved from the Farm nearly 4 years ago, when coming down to Brissy. Don’t have the heart yet to throw them away. I even have every one of the 100+ kit boxes of models I’ve made, just in case I need a spare part, well so I tell myself.
People often bite off more than they can chew! I saw that when the first 1/32 scale B-17 or B-24 kits came out, a lot of people bought them, however, i haven´t seen many built ones since :) Maybe they can be had for little money in the near future?! Your points certainly apply to most modellers, i am lucky for having the luxury of living in a big place, so space is not really a deal for me...but taking big dioramas to a model show is absolutely a huge challenge in itself, as i have seen with my "Famorama" diorama some years ago.
That’s one reason I don’t build dioramas here, no space to display them. Plus I suck at figure painting. The Kraken eating a tiny 1:700 destroyer is my only one, but thank fully it does not take up much space.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Exactly, a diorama has to be considerably bigger than the model(s) on it, so that makes the space situation even worse.
Mate. You again have had me in stitches and cramps. You are by far one of the funniest (after me that is) Aussie model makers on UA-cam. I like 1/350 ships. Buuuuut, I do want to do one 1/200. Just for poos and giggles.Hopefully you will show this amazing sounding display case. And thanks again for the awesome words on my channel today. Means heaps mate.
Good on you Simon… just keep enjoying the hobby and having a laugh
There are some nice kits like the Lancaster that I would like build purely for the challenge. But I don't live in a mansion with loads of space to display it. Even my modelling shed would be to small. The cost of the kits, paint and glue is not the issue for me, it's just space to build and display.
Yes space is a hidden issue when buying the bigger scales… how do you cope building it, then where the bloody hell do you display it?
Harry you are a funny guy. I always laugh when I watch you videos.
Good on you William
A good T.U.G. Harry! I build 1/35 armour models, but I have been thinking lately that I might have a go at 1/16 kit. I don’t really know why, but I would like to build at least one kit. The downside for me is at the larger scale I probably would only exaggerate my mistakes (my failing eyes and shaky hands mean I make a few). At least at 1/35 scale or smaller I can hide small mistakes with assembly or painting with some carefully placed weathering. Also, the cost puts me off, and I am not sure a larger scale gives you more value for money due to the reasons you give here. I will probably give it a go with a carefully chosen kit, just to try it out, but I will stock up on paint, glue, etc., before I start. Good luck with your move Harry - sounds like it will a nice change for you. As a country boy living in the suburbs here, I envy you the mountain views. Cheers for now!
Thanks Gary
Those small Japanese tankettes and Panzer1s are very tempting and no larger than a 1/35 behemoth...Although i love the STUG III, which has recently been released in 1/16 🤔 NO I've decided to be tough against myself and postpone getting any of these until i have finished my approx. 500 kits in my stash...
Great comments. I love the way you hit people with reality. You rule works for me use it all the time.
One rule to size them all!
Nice vid, HH. I have found myself starting to become aware of the "what do I do with these things" as I have become more prolific on building. I have this mental thing where I prefer to have same scale - and I've started to have to factor in display.
I love working on the big scale things because of the details and look of the models, but have chosen to pass on kits just for that secondary display consideration. heh. It's a real thing. I like the concept of having a rule of thumb for what will work - it keeps the impulse buying kinda...sorta.. under control. Ish.
Thanks Mal… yes its all worth considering and why I felt needed a video
ha im 17 and watch your stuff, just got into the hobby!
Good on you matey… welcome to the church of sprue.
Couldn’t agree more about the paint thing Harry!
I normally build armour in 1:35 and all is cool and manageable. Then I saw the das werk 1:16 pz3 J and just had to have it because it’s my favourite variant and thought it’d make a fantastic show piece.
After building the thing,, I’ve actually realised I’ve got nowhere to display it, plus it’s going to cost me about £70 to paint it!!
Lesson learnt, and i won’t be building anything in 1:16 again
Liking the channel too mate,, you know have another 50+ prick on your subscription list 😆
All the best from the UK mate 🍻🍻
Good to know us pricks stay together…
In the larger scales models really take up a lot more space, to display or store, and the become difficult to handle while building the kit. I hadn't really thought of the paint and glue, but indeed, those will cost more. To some extent it may be balanced out when the larger kit takes more time to build and therefore one builds overall less kits.
It can work, as long as you realise the paint and space needs grow exponentially
Yes it seems that most of us are in that age group, with the big issue if I can get it displayed correctly and I think it will look good, then I will probably build it. But I like all the scales, so if it pricks my interest, then I will probably buy and build it whatever the scale.
Another brilliant Gooch, good luck with your move and I look forward to seeing your first shoot from the new place. 👍👍
The move is a few weeks away but I wanted to pack the stash and take it up in my car prior to the Removalist coming to get my furniture. I’ve had too much damage in the past to kits and built models if you let the moving guys throw around your boxes.
I have a friend who works in 1/16th scale armor... He enjoys the challenge of completely detailing the interiors... Engine compartment, crew compartment, wiring, everything... he's been known to have working dome lights, headlights, lit instrument panels, the works. He really does some amazing work.
At that scale you could do a lot.
Thanks Harry
You are welcome Cos
There's nothing like a Tug in the evening. Like you I live in a smallish rental and have very little display room, yay figures, but I've been lusting after the Academy 1/144 B-52 but even in this small scale the wings apparently are about 2 feet long and I really don't have the room to display it 🥲and while I'd love to get the WNW/Border Lancaster not only is it massive but also 1500 NZD. I don't have that kind of money to throw around.I see Chris Becker has one. And I'm glad there were no takers for the Bounty she to deserves to be with you.
Yes Becker may have one but you wonder if SWMBO knows how much it cost? LOL
Following best I can Harry....illness kicked my butt..do enjoy much your videos
That’s ok Bill… glad you popped in… look after yourself mate
I have a friend who is into the larger kits. He has done parts of kits, such as a 1/16th scale Sherman turret, and has scratchbuilt complete interiors for a 1/16th Hetzer, M5 Stuart and currently working on a large scale Stug. The interiors he does include all piping, wiring, and even some have working dome lights and lit instrument panels and radio panels. My favorite scales are 1/35th for armor, 1/48th for aircraft and some 1/72nd scale stuff for larger aircraft. I do some 1/32nd scale for some aircraft if I like the subject matter suck as the old HAWK HH-43 Huskie (which I add as much scratchbuilt detail as I can). As it stands right now, I've picked up two of the upcoming Takom Willys Jeeps for special projects... One will be an A Company Jeep from the 503rd MP Battalion and the other will be Patton's jeep because I am in a 3rd Army Living History group. I plan on adding all the wiring and brake lines and such to these kits as well.
Well that’s a good way to get the most out of a large scale kit.
Another very entertaining vid. I stepped back to 1/48 armor years ago and I'm happy with the move... as an added plus, they work well with 28mm wargaming figs. Overall, I've gone to 1/72 and will soon be diving into 1/144 for my aircraft. Good luck with the move to your new place and enjoy displaying all of your kits!
At that rate you be building nanno bots in a few years
As a big bloke I like big things 35th / 32nd scale a lot easier to work with big fat arthritic fingers and your not straining your eyes
I saw a video today of a prerelease 16th scale Easy 8 Sherman and a Willy's Jeep both look fantastic while not having to big a footprint
unlike aircraft or ships haha just imagine a 16th scale Endeavour or god forbid a modern Aircraft carrier eeeeck
go big or go home I say
Yes armour was in my mind but as I thought the video was running long, I didn’t go there. Sure many tiny tanks are great in larger scales… I had the 1/24 Panzer II and at that scale was just right, as well as a 1/16 Panzer I… they won’t take up much space in larger scales and are a joy to work on at that bigger size. Big ships are a problem. I may need to sell off a few 1/50 scale wood kits bought without really thinking it through.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Jesus Harry selling a few 1/50th scale kits Fokker how many do you have lol but yeah with those old sailing ships not only will they have a big footprint there is the masts to consider as well you will not be able to to many stacked vertically on shelves unless you have 15-20 foot ceilings
Well I am thinking of getting a Castle….
@@HarryHoudiniModels sweeeeeeet that'll fix your modal space problem then haha
I enjoy building large kits mainly since my eye sight isn't as good as it used to be. The problem is....where to display them. I just don't have enough room for some of these monster sized kits, so I'm transitioning to 1/72 scale.
You could get prescription reading glasses to see your models. I have some 3X ones but plan to enlarge to 4X in the next few months… just getting harder and harder to see what I am doing every year
Another tip is to do your research. Ask yourself why do you want that in 1:48, one reason (as you suggest) is that in 1:72 the subject is tiny but a common reason is that you are expecting more detail. If the latter then please research first to make sure that is the case - because some manufacturers will bring out a model in 1:72 and then simply scale it up to 1:48 - same parts just bigger. So no more detail, in fact you might even argue that the overall effect is less detailed. A good example is the Zvezda Hind, first released to wide acclaim in 1:72 it was then announced in 1:48 to great anticipation. But when it came out there was a degree of disappointment because Zvezda had simply taken the 1:72 kit and made it bigger.
Yes that happens a lot and is just a rip off
Hi Harry, I don't mind too much the cost of material, the real problem is space, I can't fill-up our family home with my kits and it goes fast.
The worse shelf-hogs are helicopters, I have a Russian Mi-24 Hind 1/48 that I love but the diameter of the rotor is 40 cm, it doesn't fit on a shelf (after that, I sold my 1/32nd Black-hawk as I would have nowhere to put it).
So now I go small, 1/72 for planes, 1/700 for ships, it's more challenging and satisfying as for the detail, and some of the new plane kits like IBG (Poland) among others, are extremely detailed, like accurate engine and every details in 1/72 compared to 1/32.
I will miss the stash in the background, do what's convenient for you, there will always be complains (one guy complained because a french modeler was drinking his coffee during the video, "How rude !"🙄 ). Thanks for the video, Harry, always a pleasure👍🏻. Yves.
Oh don’t worry.. after the move to the new house the stash will be loud and proud behind me once again in my new Hobby Room!
I'm 16 and I don't like people on my lawn either.
Hehe
As always, I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I’m in the same boat as you so to speak, I’m old, fat, lots and lots of models and I don’t give tinkers damn what anyone thinks either. HaHa! Have a terrific day and I’m looking forward to seeing your next video.
Thanks Michael.. Warspite update out next then something Greek in the next few weeks
@@HarryHoudiniModels Looking forward to both my friend. Thank you for the reply!
You lost me at the math's part. Math's just does my head in.... As to the subject I agree, the bigger they are the harder to handle them and the more paint used. And I hate to paint. That's probably why I have 71 unfinished kits. I love to build but I am running out of room to store all of them. Great show Harry, 😁Say Hi to the boss for me.
The simple math is.. double the kit size, quadruple the paint.
I hate painting kits, it makes them look boring somehow. I am interested to still see the different materials they were made off- a good rationale to avoid painting 😆
Mr. Harry!
I Have probably 340 plus UNBUILT kits.. 1/72, 1/48, 1/32.. My home is small so Display of any is limited to one or two models.
In my basement there are 18 models out of the 340, all built, painted and decaled. All the props, bombs, small parts are Not put on yet. About 98% completed.
To your points about glue, paints I have yet to build 1/32 model and when I do I will have to buy the Paint needed for the project. Not dig into my "Paint Stash" for 1/72, 1/48..
Yeah I'm 66 years old, seen lots of changes in the hobby. Models no matter what you build aren't Cheap!!
Spend your money wisely!!
This episode makes me ponder a bit about what Harry presented. Truthfully Never gave this subject a second thought
or look, till now.
Regards
Darrell Killingsworth
Good to know I made you ponder mate :)
Wonky eyes, shaky hands, limited budget and space dictate my modelling. So I normally stick with 1/35th A.F.V.'s. Two noticeable exceptions are my 1/35th Vosper MTB and my Das Work 1/72nd WWI U-boat. Even a few few aircraft kits in the stash 1/72nd and 1/48th. I now tend to source kits I have not built before, but as long as I enjoy my modelling while I can still do it, that is the main thing for me. Good T.U.G. Harry keep up the good work.
Yes the bottom line is enjoy your modelling. Otherwise why bother?
Wish you made this video back in 2020 when I got back into building. I’ve got two 1/96 scale tallships, a 1/35 schnellboat, and a bunch of other random ships and vehicles for one shelf, and I move every few years being in the military. Should have gotten your size advice before I splurged.
And how many Gen Z folk you have subscribed? I might be the first 😅
Yep. Big is not always better, as I’ve told all my wives :)
Aah , nothing like a good TUG , thanks Harry . Those 1/72 scale guys are wrong . 1/35 is the one true scale . The president of the local chapter of the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society says so . I wonder what he said when he built his Star Wars kits ? My left brain wants all my armor to be the same scale anyways . Gives a true proportion between the different vehicles . And you can go big in that scale anyway. I have my SAS Jeeps , kubelwagen etc all the way up to the DUKW and the Italian 90/53 Autocannone gun truck . I've been tempted by a Trumpeter 1/16 T-34 . I imagine what weathering that would be like and then realize it'd take a really long time . Your point exactly. And it wouldn't fit in the display case anyway . Maybe by the time I've built down my stash , you'll have finished building your huge display case and you can build one for me . Bring on the 1/16 scale tanks! And a gallon of Extra Thin and jerricans full of paint .
Those 1/16 Jerrycans will take some storage!
@@HarryHoudiniModels 😃😄
Who wants to build models that you can view only with a reading glass. The usual PE add-ons on 1/35 scale models are bad enough as is. You should get some decent sized 1/35 models 😁There is a nice submarine, K5 railgun, lots of armoured trains, not to mention the Dora railgun, but you do need to build a glass-house for that if you want it under cover 🤣
Great video and topic uncle Harry…. 👀👍
Glad you liked it matey
Greetings from Oxford....Yeah, I kinda agree with you and personally, I'm not into the larger kits. Maybe it's just me but when I look at them they appear a bit toyish. I get more from the challenge of scratch-building at smaller scales like 1/35, 1/48 and 1/72. I'm mostly talking about the 1/16 armour but of course I fully respect that some people will love these and will make wonderful models but I stand to be persuaded. I have been eyeing the recent videos of the 1/200 Yamoto, but feel the Tamaya (yes your favourite company) 1/350 is sufficient for me. Of course, it's a hobby and what works for others is fine.
Each to their own matey… I just thought it was an interesting topic to chat about
Liv ya vids.done a few trucks, planes, cars etc: working currently through the Italiari Aussie truck from hell🙄🥺
Thinking about largish scale monster kits & have my eyes set on Broadway Dracula & Victim for next job 😊
More plastic, more pain, more paint, more procrastination. But hey go for it!
That’s why I build 1/700 scale glad you found a house that bigger more models you always make me laugh
Thanks Robert… glad you enjoyed my video
As a kid 1/72 seemed.. Looking back.. Big... But now I, ve gone into 1/35..it seems to match my memory...
Yes I was the same when returning to the hobby last decade…
G’day mate! 🦘
You got it… beauty, bonza, and ripper!
Its crazy these 1/200 scale ship models, like the new yamato at over 800 dollars retail I like them no bigger then 1/350 and 1/700. I enjoy your blog your still one cool dude.
Good on you Dario
Quite a good topic, Harry. It is really a pity with ironclad ships that 1/500 or 1/600 scale didn't take off. Battleship models would not be too big, and destroyers and frigates could be respectably built without depending on PE, which is essential for a respectable 1/700 model. Airfix got it right with 1/600, because the perspective of the model, sitting in the average middle class home, is good. Add a bit of (expensive) PE, and you can have a masterpiece. Bigger scales belong in museums, and smaller scales belong on a wargames table. Keep up the good work.
I am really enjoying working on the 1:600 Warspite. Yes it’s nostalgic but the scale is just right. Not too small so I just can’t cope, but not so large it takes up too much space. Maybe I will keep building 1:600 as I see there is a lot of aftermarket for them now. The Airfix Hood would be one I’d love to do again. Had the 1:350 Trumpeter Hood, with all the aftermarket, but it was huge!
Thanks!
Super Thank you Pete!
Hahaha I just picked up the new Revell SR-71. It's enormous 🤣🤣
Now, now… what did I say about bragging big?
Did you say turtle or turbo? LOL!
I like to try and stay consistent with scale as much as possible. Airliners and large aircraft I keep to 1/144. Medium sized aircraft 1/72. Fighters, small aircraft in 1/48. Helicopters either 1/35 or 1/48. Plastic ships in 1/350. Wooden ships are all over the place, but the largest I've done is 31". Armor is 1/35 (pretty standard), and cars are always 1/24 (again pretty standard). Stand alone figures are 1/12.
Your 2 ft rule is a good one. Big kits can be fun, but at least for me they become a pain in the ass to handle during construction if they go much bigger than 30". At one point I got that monster Trumpeter 1/48 Type VII-C Uboat, and it really became too much model to work with...I learned my lesson from that! LOL!
Hmmm turbo testicles… that’s a great rock band name!
I agree with your comments on scale although I would like to build a 1/200 Trumpeter Bismark but looking at my Flyhawk 1/700 is just incredible detailing, more than my 1/350 Tamiya.
So I think an odd one of a dear subject is ok, especially with limited space, whish I had a mansion damn it., and get off my lawn!
Hehe… yes that lawn is not for walking on!
I had to sell my stash a couple months back I needed the money and the only thing I kept where 2 Tamiya 1/32 scale spitfires and a 1/72 scale Tamiya ME 109 E-3 the E-3 I can build and display the Spits not so much. Story of my life when everyone is going one way I'm going the other from big 1/48the builder to small 1/72 if my eyes can hold out.
Sorry to hear that Jimminey… I’ve had times when the stash was sold to pay debts when work was hard to find… even this year I sold off half a dozen Wingnut Wings kits to feed the cat. It all balances out in the end, After all, you can only build one model at a time.
I do 1/6 1/16 and 1/32 doesnt matter what you do as long as you are haveing fun doing it.
Absolutely mate… its just when you upsize a little the paint needed is a lot more than you expected and you might not realise there is no room to display the bugga. This video is about changing to bigger models
@@HarryHoudiniModels my eyes won’t let me do any smaller. 🤓
Yes that I fully understand… like me with ships… 1:700 is so hard
I'm 33 build models and watch your channel. Probably one of your "younger" viewers.
My channel demographic age ranges from 18 to 65+ but peaks around the 45-55 year olds. You’ll get there in no time at all :)
Well Harry, love ships , any ship , big 60 in a couple of years , ive always wanted the 1/200 Hornet and been planning, my biggest problem is once its finished ? My son's the. just received a gel blaster automatic machine gun ,lol nothing like pretending your a spitfire and blasting a few old tanks and vehicles, they sure explode 😊😊😊😊😊 lots of fun to ! Have a good one mate
Ah yes reliving your second childhood by shooting things… next you will need a rocking chair LOL
@@HarryHoudiniModels not a bad idea LOL, When I was a kid ,I wsnted to join the navy , lol found out on our first sea cruise, I get sea sick 😂😂😂😂😂
Excellent rationale, which of course I am going to completely ignore . Some day I am going to find space to build my 1/35 Typ XXIII sub, the tiny sized Dora railgun (1/72), all those twin engined 1/32 planes (Heinkel 111, P-61 Black Widow etc). Common sense did prevail,somewhat, as i didn't get a 1/32 Lancaster or 1/35 Dora (actually that was partly due to its being a bad kit) 🙃😂
Scale modelling and common sense… maybe not quite in the same venn diagram?
@@HarryHoudiniModels They are definitely not! LOL
Just discovered your channel and love it! Feels like im having a nice chat with my grandpa. Also the mustache is on point
Thank you… I do try to keep my moustache pointed
Yeah, I don’t do too many kits, but I’m lucky as I have my house to display in. Also, I find it strange people would have a go at you about your stash! I always checked out what you have, mate, I say uncover it!! Cheers Harry. And Bask!
The Uncovered Gooch… great idea for a video
I agree about the stash. Some people will find a way to complain about anything, sad thing that they are rewarded.
@Y They do and quite frankly it just makes for more material to add fun of in my videos.. Fokker the Stash whiners!
Yes it is true but my 1/72 Blohm &Voss Wiking and HP-42 are very large and required a lot of paint!
Yes those multi engined aircraft are much easier to handle in 1:72 but even then chew up the paint… imagine the grief in a larger scale!
Hi Harry, about the same age as you, just to day bought some rump steak for a curry. I do love 1/72 and 1/76 scale, but my stash is bigger scales and in there box's they take up less space, lol.
Good scale is you can stick to it… I was seduced by the 1:32 aircraft then the 1:350 battleships, now into 1:100 sailing ships!
I mainly build 1/700 warships since I feel they're a good mix of size and enough detail while not taking up too much space, but I do plan on diving into the 1/350 scale in the near future. That being said, I don't plan on just abandoning the scale I'm most familiar with or just purchasing larger ships because I can; my idea is to build a 1/350 scale of my top three favorite ships, Tenryu, Zara, and Admiral Graf Spee, and display them as something like a centerpiece above fleets of six 1/700 ships for each nation in a (most likely custom built) three shelf display case, designating one shelf per nation. I'm not sure when I'll be able to get around to this plan, but as long as I can find full hull models of every ship I eventually decide on, I think it should be a fun project.
Build the small scale while your eyes can still see things matey… The only way I can handle 1:700 is by having a Kraken eat the ship!
@@HarryHoudiniModels If all goes well, I should have another ten to twenty years before my vision starts to go (hopefully longer and not sooner), which is why I'm finding and building what I can now. If anything, I'd worry more about my hands since every hobby I have increases my risk for carpal tunnel.
Well just make sure when you car pool that you avoid any tunnels :)
@@HarryHoudiniModels Aye aye, captain!
I exclusively build ship models and when I first started I was going to go with 1/700 but saw how tiny the details would be and went with 1/350 and never regretted it. I think 1/350 is the perfect balance because almost any ship upto aircraft carriers are small enough to fit on shelves yet the scale allows for great details especially with the PE kit available today.
In the US we call large kits "Braille Scale" popular amongst those of advanced years with dodgy eyesight. I started with 1/76 now its all 1/35.
Strange as down here if you say Braille scale it means very tiny, so you literally cannot see it with old eyes, you have to feel it
Surely I cannot be the only Gen Xer watching! A positive spring chicken 😆😆. I had to go on to the border website to check the scale of their lancaster (1/32) and in the process found a kit that I want! They seem to make a mix of "greatest hits" kits and oddballs, and there is the Luchs 😁(why I have also stopped looking at Vallom kits also). Anyway, back to the point. The border lancaster is (a) large and (b) very expensive. I have a feeling it will cause many a modeller to come a croppper...
There are quite a few Gen X who watch my videos, but my bulk audience is old baby boomers. The Millennials make an appearance, once they get off their smart phones watching cat videos on toc tik…
I’m guilty of some big models Bismark ,Scharnhorst , Uss Enterprise CV6 and Titanic in 1:200 and 1:48 German sub😁
You must have a nice big tub, and bath time will be so much fun Dirk.
When I was 14 Monogram introduced the 1/72 scale B 52 at that time i think the biggest injection molded model. at the time monogram was making tons of money and could afford the cost of making such a large kit. I think cost was and is what determines how large and how much detail goes into a kit. So us modelers are paying for the Tooling cost and packaging as the cost of the Plastic is minimal
You make a fair point.
I've done a bit more in 1/48th scale. Mostly for the extra detail, but truthfully just easier in the fat fingers and the older eyes, have a lot of light round the work bench.. Always been good with tweezers though. Just keep having fun even if you are upside down.
Nothing wrong with being upside down mate.. just ask any bat, monkey or tree sloth
@@HarryHoudiniModels See when I'm outside talking to the bats, they send men in white coats round. And I ain't posh , no tweed strait jackets for me; just corporation hessian for us peasants. Though I reckon my local bats fly loop the loops just to piss off the birds.
It, s taken me so long doing stuff, I, ve had more paint dry out & needed replacing than I, ve used on models!
What kind of paint do you have that managed to dry out?
I like doing small models because it helps get my eye in when I do a big one. A small 1/700 ship can take a disproportionately long time to build though. I probably put more paint down the sink cleaning the airbrush than goes on the model and tiny photo etch parts are b.gg.rs to keep under control. I do RC model boats so my large models are not from plastic kits and are mostly if not all scratch built. I do CAD and have 3d printed a hull that is nearly a metre long and try to bring small scale skills to a 1/24 scale. boat.
Sounds like you still have good eyesight. Enjoy that while you can John. I held off on glasses until I turned 50 when it was just getting impossible to see my work on the computer. All downhill once you start wearing specks. Now I have 3X reading glasses for modelling.
@@HarryHoudiniModels I have glasses on all the time now and use binocular magnifier things for most of my modelling apart from airbrushing. The biggest problem I have with glasses is trying to see a strait line. Unless I know I have a known strait edge to check with everything looks curved.
Space is my main consideration so anything larger is,nt viable . Thats the reason l went from 1/35 to 1/72 . However !/72 models are quicker to build and paint which means you build more of them so ultimatley you take up the same amount of space in the end so whats gained ? Just another dilemma us poor modellers have to face Harry . It,s a hard hobby but someones got to do it .
Interesting conundrum… smaller scale / more output…. maybe we should take up knitting?
I am mostly about putting things together so I like kits with a high part count.
Bigger kits have more parts but thanks to Trumpeter I don't have to go big.
Their Su-24M "Fencer" has 440 parts in 1/72 scale, so I'm cool with that.
Sometimes they are higher, but there is a nasty tendency by some manufacturers to just scale up the smaller kit, without adding any new parts or detail. They just try to suck you into a supposed better kit. But it is not. Just larger.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Thanks for the heads up.
I am acquiring experience by the day.
Built hundereds of kits when I was a little kid but it's been 40 years so basically learning from scratch.
I trust in Revell in that the price, coupled with the scale,gives you an accurate and consistent idea of what to expect and they cover every theme and every modelling need as well with consumables.
Gonna see what Trumpeter is all about, I am confident they are gonna be good.
Airfix and ICM are the ones that have pushed me away for different reasons.
I know you won't like this but Tamiya is becoming popular in my stash.
For me a good fit is an actual plus and they make a lot of cars and bikes which are pretty cool to build, and their pricing is surprisingly good for being so far away.
Thanks for the plastic scale modelling talk, I am actively searching for it from time to time🤤
You can build all the Tamiya kits you like… doesn’t bother me.. I just take umbrage to those who say I must build Tamiya, when clearly its just not my thing. You can enjoy the hobby anyway you want mate..
Capt'n H: I couldn't stop laughing so hard that my sides were hurting...Great Waffle...Tad bit OCD putting all the same scale models together on their own separate display shelf don't ya think?😉 Best of 🍀with moving to the new digs! P.S. Don't forget as one ages, we lose dexterity & eyesight so larger scale models are much easier to finagle!
I’m way past finagling… mostly into breaking off, knocking about and snapping these days
And the 1/48 JU-52,B-17 and 24!
Ok then…
Actually 1.5 times bigger in length is 3.375 times bigger in volume!!!! It is a gigantic difference... And you need 2.25 times more paint... I never liked 1/32 aircrafts, because they require extra details you should not be able to see from the same distance. One of the odd things is that with indoor lighting they look very tall on their gears. I find the gear tallness disconcerting and unpleasant, because a good model should look like it wants to be part of the surface it is displayed on (the nice-looking "sit" etc), and 1/32 looks instead like it doesn't belong, just from sitting so tall: The reason, I realize now, is that while the surface it occupies has grown 2.25 times, the volume has grown 3.375 times! It will always look bigger than it should, on any given surface.
Your math is impeccable… I was going to go into more numbers, but I know most of my audience would just fall asleep or suffer an aneurism. So I cut that whole section out, just saying more than double and more than triple to softly sneak the numbers into their squishy brains.
I bought a Triumph 500 Italiari 1:9 scale - not a bad kit has a few pinch points - then I bought the figure to go with it, slightly oversize but close enough although the included luggage is massive so i havnt included that. then i built a shed to put it in, can you see where this is going ? I have just managed to keep it in the 2 foot rule, then i scratch built a petrol pump the sort that fits onto an 56 gallon barrel and workbench ..... dont know where i'll put it but hey ho
Well you started with good intentions…
As I said a while back. Some oddball sizes very small biplane's couple of cars, 4 ships. But my scale has been 1/35 since the 70s. I have no interest in that scale. Because of all your points. Not to mention the wear and tear on your bum ;) bigger means longer time at the bench. I can push out a Tamiya kit in about 4hr dragon in a day unless I miss an instructions foul up. Good luck on the move. God bless.
Your adjective of “pushing out” a Tamiya kit is so toilet humour LOL
@@HarryHoudiniModels 😅💩😂🤣
I hvnt finished my Landwhatchacallit yet...oh man
Lamb Waffle Slapper… yes it is bigger than you expect and soaks up a lot of paint LoL
Absolutely appalled by this video.😊 You did not mention or moan about 1/16 armour kits and I feel left out!! They are my guilty pleasure but I do only have a few and the Mrs always gives me a look when the box for one of them arrives. Most of mine are 1/35th or smaller armour and 1/72nd and 1/144 aircraft. I do have some bigger scale aircraft but that is only because you can only get that kit in that size or that they were really cheap and the size makes it easy to detail without buying tons of aftermarket. The biggest scale kit I have done is the HobbyBoss 1/3 M252 Mortar which is now a garden ornament.
Sorry mate… there was so much more I could have talked about but I try to keep these chats to under 20 mins. I agree a Panzer II is great in 1:24 scale… makes its physical size no larger than a Panther in 1:35… and the Panzer I kits in 1:16 are a good size to work on with those new Takom kits full of detail.
@@HarryHoudiniModels I have done a Tiger 1, a Stug and T-34 in 1/16 and they are probably my best efforts as you can do subtle wear and weathering without them looking like a lump of mud from the garden! I do enjoy doing Airfix 1/72 aircraft as they are a quick and simple to build/paint but fun as a break from a more complex kit.
Really enjoy these discussion type videos as they do make you think. With kit prices, along with everything else going up it really is worth taking size and costs into account.
As a 30 year old, I also hate it when those damn kids won't get off my front lawn and listen to their rap-hop!
Ha ha early onset of “oldman” grumpiness.
Honestly until I get a 1/60th Perfect Grade unleased gundam or a 1/100 EX-S, I haven't found the point where enough is really enough 😅
You have an appetite for big… just don’t over eat too much or you may get sick. hehe
Hey, millennial here. I enjoy your channel. Big thanks to all the baby boomers for ruining everything 😜😝
You should have met the generation before us.. they started 2 pointless world wars, not to mention Korea and Vietnam. We were the ones protesting for peace and blaming them for ruining the world.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Every generation blames the one before, we are all the same. I'm gen Z and the millennial above is full of shit.
See?
@@HarryHoudiniModels You should meet the generation ahead of me. The gen z’s! My god! They have no understanding of life without internet, smart phones, and tablets. And they’re not properly disciplined. And once they get a second rate degree from a second rate uni, they think the world should be handed to them on a plate! 😜
@@HarryHoudiniModels yeah why do they call them the great generation? Whats so great about ww1 ww2? Now we have a new generation of idiots running the west looks like their itching to start a third world war, its sick out their and getting sicker. I'll stick to building scale models its the only thing keeping me from flying over the cookoos nest, if you know what I mean.
dam ingrates! yep…
1/72 for aircraft and 1/35 for vehicles are the ideal scales
For you maybe… us old farts with poor eyesight and wobbly hands need kits that are a little bigger in part size.
@@HarryHoudiniModels I'm 52 so no spring chicken 🤣
Did I tell you I have a 1/35th scale Dora railway cannon, just over 2 metres long and cost almost 1000 shekels, but most of my WW2 kits are 1/35, most of my aircraft kits are 1/48 or 1/32, also have some 1/9th scale bikes with side cars, I tend to buy kits in what ever scale I can get, and being almost 60 yrs old don't really care what anyone says about my collection, that's why it's mine and their opinion counts for nothing. I hope we get a video of your display cabinet when it's done ?
A thousand shekels is $10,000 AUD or $7,000 USD!
@@HarryHoudiniModels My mistake Harry, it cost $1000 AUD... got my shekel conversion rate mixed up😂
LOL
Man... I've known people who have literal buildings full of model kits for their personal stashes... They really need to calm down on kit hoarding, it's half the hobby, hah. As for big kits... I like 16th scale for small tankettes and the like, even if I do have a 16th Panzer III, just because it amuses me how huge it is, on the other hand, I have a 72nd uboat because I hate myself, hah! Also, millennial checking in. :p
Good on you mate… yes there are Millenials watching, but a lot more old farts going by the channel stats. I realised I had too many kits, when a new Wingnut Wings model arrived and I just put it on the self without even opening the kit box to look at the contents. I was just buying for buyings sake. However I have sold off about 1/3 of the stash now, and may trim it down more, to just the ships and other unique models which interest me.
@@HarryHoudiniModels Sounds like a great plan to me! I got I think two more kits coming in the mail and then I'm done buying for quite a bit. Have about two shelves stuffed to the gills with kits in various scales. Last two is gonna be the 16th scale Sherman because I don't have much American armor, and the final kit from Wingnut, the Lancaster.
Love me a 1/72 bomber
They are so much more manageable at that scale
I'm a millennial. And proud of it. But I have been told that i have "get off my lawn" energy.
Oh dear.. early onset of “oldman” grumpiness!
Everyth8ng I build is 1;160 Scale
Your tanks and aircraft must be tiny?
@@HarryHoudiniModels every tbing is N Scale
@@HarryHoudiniModels in N Scale Yes
Millennial here lol
Yay! That’s 3 watching :)
Are you moving Harry
No I just like putting things in Boxes
Harry your reply had me laughing 😁
Well i guess you got a gen z viewer now
No he has 2 at least
Yay… I hoped you would come around.
Sigh.....we shoot video, and enjoy the process......once I'm done the build it's worthless.......toss it
But I am an enigma aa I'm not an old boy boomer nor a millennia crybaby
You problem child in the middle you… hehe same as Beaker. But yes once built, it’s nice to look at the model on display for a while, then I think well… maybe it’s time to give that model away to make room for new stuff.
Sadly I believe I qualify as a millennial
No need to be sad… embrace your millenniality then go forth and text!
Your a Youngster.
Not as young as some old timer…
@@HarryHoudiniModels I'll be 67 next week .
only a few years behind you… I just have boyish good looks