Believe it or not, when I was in the Navy, I was stationed on the USS Nimitz. At that time, the "Jolly Rodgers" (VF-84) were also assigned to the Nimitz. Nice job as always!!!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

I do believe it! And thats really cool, I have a few more VF-84 Tomcats I want to build!

@skcoleman1150

4 ай бұрын

I was in the Navy, and I was on an Oiler and in 1987 and we were in the Nimitz battle group and we pumped a lot of JP-5 to the Nimitz.

I make this model .... with all the Walkaround necessary ! First , the nose is wrong , must be shorter with a "Greek nose" . So I cut the intake , filled the gap , sand all the putty.... what a job ! next replace the guns ports with aluminium micro tube from Albion ( perfect stuff ! ) must be 3° downward .... I cut the leading edges to the open position ( FJ2 and 3 version) . Scratch build all landing gears with Albion tube and chrome piston ! The résult is stuning but a lot of sweat and nervous breakdown .....!!! However , many thanks to Sword team for this kit . I own about their entire production , as they are the only to produce those models !!!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Wow, sounds like you really put a lot of work in your build, I bet it looks great!

Oh Mate... Thanks for use my "Cut then Add" decal 😊

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

If those decals are yours, I love them! I've used them on 6 different projects now, and have a few more down the line!

@fishnchips5826

5 ай бұрын

can you do more VF/VFA-102 please 😬

@navalfighters2545

5 ай бұрын

@@fishnchips5826 maybe

Good work on this. Love the color and detail work!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Hey Brett, Another great build, and an enjoyable video.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Wow really nice clean build on your Fury and a Sword kit no less. I enjoy your narratives and the way you do your videos as well as the final results, just subscribed! 👍

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I appreciate the sub, this was a fun build and I think I’ll do it again with the included decals!

Lovely looking finished result 👌🏻 and another great video 🎉

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend!

1/72 scale! If I hadn't just watched you build it and you'd told me it was 1/48 I would have believed you. Very nice, thanks.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate that! I would love to build one of these in 1/48 scale!

Nice plane good work. Love the Navy planes in blue.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Wow, that is a good looking Fury! One of my favorite Cold War era Navy jets. I was curious about this kit, so it's good to know that it goes together well. Great build and happy modeling!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks for watching!

Just found the channel. Love the subject (1/72 is my fave scale too) and subscribed. Gonna go thru and watch a bunch more of your vids... great stuff!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Very glad to have you! Thanks for the sub!

Nice one! I'm decalling up my Sword Lightning right now, and can only echo your findings. I will say, compared to the Airfix Lightning the Sword requires (probably) a bit more modelling to make but the results are so much less heavy handed, plus in the UK the kit is about 30% cheaper inc resin/Eduard PE/masks. I too will be exploring more of their catalogue.

@HammerheadModelMaking

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! I need to add a lightning to my collection!

That looks amazing. 🤘

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Absolutely beautiful job! Thank you so much for not overdoing the panel lines! this looks realistic!!!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

Really smart looking build!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

fantastic build !!!!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Now I know what to look out for when I build mine.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

I've got no doubt in your skill for this kit Joe!

Nice build, Congrats

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Looks great 🏆

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Damn! Beautiful build Hammerhead. Until now I never knew I needed a Fury 😂 Lovely job, they aren't the easiest kits to work with but this is a fantastic result. Subbed too.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the Sub! I didn't know until after building this that I want to build more!

Very smart......thats a nice little 'Sea Sabre' 👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Thank you for watching!

❤ Very nice,love it.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great build and video: I love the no-nonsense approach. I have built a few Sword kits and really like them. One characteristic they have is a very glossy, shiny surface. I usually rough it up a little with #2000 abrasive paper to give the paint something to grip. There are some early Sword kits... Helldiver, Fw190A-1... that are a bit more crude and need extra care building. But always the end result is superb. I can't abide the trench panel lines on Airfix kits after Sword. Thanks!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've added a few more sword kits to my stash and have recently added some Special Hobby kits, which have a similar feel to them. Quite pleased with the experiences I've had with them. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

@lllordllloyd

Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking Oh, you will love them. One thing with many of these kits is triple checking the fuselage will close. The stuff in it... cockpits, bulkheads etc... can push the halves apart. I have a theory the fuselage halves end up too thick due to moulding process. But as you point out, its all about just checking alignment, flattening the mating surfaces, removing pin marks etc. Y'know... MODELLING! In almost all cases you can trust the engineering of the kit parts to fit once you remove the plastic not needed. And in return you get superb surface detail, top quality decals, first class cockpits and wheel wells... and interesting subjects. Keep up the good work.

Awesome!👌

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice job!

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wonderful model !, Great !

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice Brett. I've got one of these kits on order for my Sundowners project (when I finally get around to starting the builds!).

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Ohh, that will look so good! Can't wait for you to get started on those!

Very impressive👍👍

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nice job

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice build 👌🏻

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Bravo! as usually

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated!

Fantastic build, never seen a sword kit

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice work on a tiny kit! I can't imagine working with parts that small...

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

It does strain the eyes somewhat. Fortunately I am blessed with good vision, just praying it stays that way!

I love this build. I tried a Sword Skynight and made a total hash of it; I might just have another go; this time with thier 1/48 Meteor NF 14

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

That Meteor sounds like it would be interesting!

Ficou perfeito! Parabéns! 😀💯💢👍

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the video, another great learning experience for me. I struggle with decals and getting them to "embed". Is the Walthers prodcut effective? Looks like it from your final reveal. I need to learn more about gloss painting, then apply the decal, then embddeding and, then another coat of flat? or gloss depending on the project? Cheers

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

The Walthers Solvaset is really strong, much stronger than Tamiya or Micro Sol/Set. So I usually do a small test on a decal that wont be used when I'm using it on a new kit, just to be sure. I've had times when I've applied too much and it melted the decal. But when it works it works great, most of the time I only need one application and the decals just snuggle down. Two at the most for stubborn decals, including Tamiya decals. As for the other part of your question, my normal order of operations is: *All your paint work Gloss Decals Gloss Panel Wash Final coat (Matte/satin/gloss depending on the project) Final weathering (oils and such) Hope that helps. It works for me, may not be everyone's cup of tea though.

Beautiful work. I think your assumption about the painted silver is accurate, my logic is that as a Navy aircraft, and the constant battle against seawater corrosion, bare metal surfaces would be a high risk

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, yeah that would make sense about the corrosion prevention!

Another very nice build, my favourite so far was the f8f. PS how did you manage to get through not one but two Tamiya extra thin cement 40ml bottles 😮?

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Because I am usually working on more than one project at once, and there was actually a significant pause about halfway through this build where I worked on a commission project. So, that would explain the glue!

As always very nice build. Is your Iwata Eclipse 0.35 or 0.5?

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, my Eclipse has a .5 needle.

Just rewatching this build, great job as always. Can i ask what sort of thinning ratios you are using for your tamiya paints? yours just seemed to go on so effortlessly and quick. Also do the Vallejo metal colours need any thinning to get then to flow well? i can never seem to get a consistent 'good' ratio with their standard air metallics, so ive been thinking about get some of the metal colours as they just seem to work well in everything ive seen them used in

@HammerheadModelMaking

2 ай бұрын

With Tamiya paints I usually start around 15-20% thinner and adjust as needed, and Make sure you are using the X-20 thinner, that stuff does wonders, in fact, I've started using that to thin all of my acrylic paints and its great. As for the Vallejo metal colors I've generally found them to be airbrush ready and don't need any thinning, and usually spray them around 15-20 psi.

@CYPRUS008044

2 ай бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking Thank you for the info, i will try this wheni m airbrushing next. Currently making up a Hobbyboss 1/72 SU-47 Berkut so i will definitely try these ratio's when putting the black main body colour down. Thanks again, really enjoy your videos

@HammerheadModelMaking

2 ай бұрын

@@CYPRUS008044 You're welcome!

I'm really impressed with your close ups, especially the seat belts with the masking tape. There's a great amount of detail considering he zoom. Do you mind me asking which camera you use? I'm using a kiyo Razer presently but I'm finding it's limiting my ability to capture detail and light properly. - Jeff

@HammerheadModelMaking

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I just use my iPhone for all of my filming. I have an iPhone SE and film it at 1080p. I find that the iPhone handles close up stuff better than other cameras I've tried. Additionally, I have a few LED light panels that I use for lighting.

@modelglue

6 ай бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking awesome thank you for taking the time to reply. I might need an iPhone??? 😎

@HammerheadModelMaking

6 ай бұрын

@@modelglue Yeah, no problem! If you can find a used one, it might not be a bad idea if you're just going to use it for filming.

I really like your aircraft and whatnot choose to do. One thing with a blue is that the base or primer should be a lighter color than black. It's just too dark. Especially in 72nd scale. Just my 2 cents. Either way. It's enjoyable.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Good time, I will give that try some time! Thanks for watching!

Very nice build. I too am a Jolly Roger builder collector. Which Squadron flew the Jolly Roger with the Fury? Was it VF-61? I would l ask because I would like to find some 1/48 scale Jolly Roger decals for a 1/48 FJ-3.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it was VF-61. The only real information I have is that they were attached to USS Lake Champlain, June 1955. However, I cannot verify this 100%, although I do not have any reason to doubt this is inaccurate.

@F4FWildcat

Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking thanks buddy!

👍👍👍

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm new at model building, and I have been watching your channel for a couple of weeks now. I have mostly been doing model cars and trucks but after watching you I want to do a plane, out of the box are all plane models tail sitters? I'm in my 60s and I did do a A10 Warthog way back in my 20s and I can't remember if it was a tail sitter.

@HammerheadModelMaking

4 ай бұрын

So, not all planes will be tail sitters, obviously the tail draggers don't have this issue, but aircraft with conventional landing gear are prone to being tail sitters. I've found that if you are doing a modern jet, they typically don't have any balance issues, but earlier jets and many multi engine ww2 aircraft can suffer from this problem, the trouble is, its hard to tell which ones will be tail sitters until you get it put together, so I've just gotten in the habit of adding weight "just in case".

@skcoleman1150

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I just wanted to try my hand at building a plane and I love the wwii planes.

Nice but I'd like you to do bigger scales. 1/32 or is that a time restrain too far ?

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Time isn't the issue, its where to put a 1/32 aircraft when its done. Although, that being said, HK models just released a 1/32 A-20 and I'm REALLY tempted to get it.

I am watching you spray, and because i have the same airbrush, only gravity feed...with how much pressure do you paint vallejos?? (i can't paint these colors with the same skill as i paint tamiya and gunze)..i mean the airbrush needle is way back...like clogging colors??

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

I tend to spray the Vallejo paints around 20-25 PSI. I know thats usually pretty high, but I find that they work pretty well.

@johnk7134

Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking great thanks! maybe that is the secret, that is why i asked. If you want, try to dilute them with the Vallejo airbrush cleaner, maybe they will be sprayed better, you can let us know in the next video if it worked better

I liked everything about this video except the Intro music. Lose that, and I'd probably subscribe. But you got a "like" anyway.

@HammerheadModelMaking

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the like, I've definitely learned to turn the volume down on my intro in my more recent videos, but I'm kind of fond of the music and will probably keep it.

Uncle hammerhead modeling that is a nice looking f-86 when are you going to build more 1/35 armor?

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have an M-60 build and an M1A1 build planned, but I need to work through some commissions that all happen to be aircraft, but they are coming! Oh, and also a US T34 Heavy tank in a "What If" diorama.

The later swept wing FJ Furies looked much like the F-86, but the F-86 in fact had its origin as an Air Force-adapted development of the Navy's Fury, rather than the FJ being a navalised F-86. The silvery stuff on the leading edges was a corrosion control agent called Corogard (tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/01/corogard.html ). Tailspin Topics is a great site to check before embarking on any historic U.S. Navy modelling project if you're striving for accuracy.

@HammerheadModelMaking

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I had no clue that the Fury came before the Saber, thats really interesting! I'll be sure to check out that website, thank you for sharing!