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@thehobbyistgeek6566 alright Mate. Just checked and no, it was this thread. Never mind. Whilst I wait for my Ali stuff, I went and got the Metal Earth premium Titanic. On retrospect it might be a tad complicated for a first build. Do you have it ??
@@grant666uk I'm afraid not. I can order one but it'll be a while before I can get it done and released. Would you like a tutorial or just a build/review?
Hello from Scotland. Loving your vids. After years of building Plastic kits, Wooden book nooks and fake Lego, I have bit the bullet and ordered a few sets from AliExpress. Some small ones to start off with and..... Wait for it, A couple of the huge MU Transformer kits. Might be a few months before I tackle on of them.
@@grant666uk Oh man! Those are awesome kits! I would suggest starting off with a Shockwave or Jazz before tackling Optimus, Megatron, or Bumblebee though….
@@thehobbyistgeek6566 This is the three I bought, Yes three... i lost control. lol What order would you suggest I build them in..... Optimus Prime, Starscream and Shockwave.
@@grant666uk That depends on whether you want to jump into the fire and have a nice relaxing build at the end, or start off easy and progress to hardcore. Shockwave is, by far, the easiest of those three to build. Starscream is the medium difficulty but has a lot of magnets and accessories. Optimus is, I believe, one of their first foray's into the space and the engineering is tricky. The vents on the legs and the mid forearm sections are the worst if I remember correctly.
I'm about to finish this one, only a few steps left. I fully agree with your opinions on the model, it has some annoying flaws, yet I still liked it quite bit much. For the size it has a lot of details. I've built more than 50 models mostly aliexpress knock offs and some good piececool ones. This model is for people who are looking for a good challenge. Definitely not for the beginners. The gold accents on black look gorgeous. The shape, design choices and fit and finish is okayish. This is normal as it's an older piececool kit. The newer models have much better details and fit. This goes on sale down to 15 dollars sometimes, I think it is worth it. 1-2 weeks of fun build for 15 dollars is not bad. But if you are looking for a calm build better to start with simpler uncolored ones as they are much easier to build. Then you can go tru the battleship models which are gorgeous. For those I would suggest uss missiouri as its quite easy to build. For more detailed and harder ones go with the Kongou or Fuso. Then you can proceed to these larger sailships, I would go in the progression of black pearl, queen anne's revenge and finally the flying dutchman. There is the new hms victory model but it is not as detailed or beauitful as these ones imo. Then there is the gorgeous Wind Breaker which I will buy for sure.
As I mentioned on this video I've definitely got a short in there somewhere. I suspect it's in the rear passenger side light. I intend to brace it somehow if the rest of the roof assembly doesn't already do it and hope that works.
I’ll check mine out again and see if I pinched the wires when I put them in the light housing. I’ve been getting so frustrated with this build I just want to finish it up.
@@MrMcGear I know the feeling. It’s going on 5 years for me (I preordered the EM one months before release). I’m so close and Fanhome is still screwing it up. I just got pack 34 and it’s missing parts!
Haven't watched any of your other videos to see if you discovered it already, but the metal pencil looking tab twister tool piececool sells makes reaching in to tabs really easy. Their needlenose pliers are also far easier to use than tweezers - I'd compare the tweezers respectfully asking the metal to bend to the pliers telling the metal it WILL bend. Also, piececool put all their instructions online, and in hi res, so you can zoom in easy.
I wish I had known about the online instructions when I built these ships! That would have been extraordinarily helpful. I took a look at their tool offerings and didn't see anything I don't already have a similar tool for but I'll keep it in mind. Thank you!
I can’t believe I committed a cardinal sin! I said “Star Wars Enterprise-D”, and I didn’t catch it in editing. I now hang my head in shame. I’m so sorry everyone!
I have just had my first issue from fanhome of the Enterprise D. Thanks for the video, it will help a lot when I start the build tomorrow. Much appreciated 👍
My pleasure. I have to admit the delivery schedule is.....unreliable. I'm significantly behind where I should be because Fanhome keeps running out of stock. I hope you don't encounter the same problems.
Could you do metal earth 3D model wolverine I have it but I'm stuck on the claws and I don't really understand the instructions if you could do it on a video I would really like that 🙏.
Sure thing. I'll get one ordered and see what I can do to fit it into the release schedule. Could be a month or two before I can receive, build, edit, and upload but I'll get it out there.
This was so long ago I honestly can't remember. The model itself is going for $30 on Amazon right now. The tool kit I use for all of my Metal Earth models is going for $16, but considering how many models I've done with it that cost is a wash at this point.
With a pair of snips. Everything you need to build one of these models is in this kit: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096DT59T7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Try out the Steampunk Butterfly. The difficulty rating is fairly low, but I found it to be pretty "fiddily". Another really fun build for me was the DeLorean.
I'm so sorry but, fast forwarding through all of those parts are certainly not helping any newcomers. More likely than not those are the parts that are giving the newcomers most of their problems. I've built many, many ME planes including this one and as far as an instructional video I would say it was a fail. Again, I'm so sorry. I really believe you could/should update some of your tools. There are many great ones out there.
@@karlkovach8647 First and foremost, you don’t have to apologize. We can disagree without animosity. Second, is there a section you had difficulty with that I sped through? I thought I had kept it pretty clear and only sped up duplicated areas but I can make a mistake in editing. As for my tools, they do the job well for me. Do you have a recommendation that viewers can consider as an alternative?
You make it look so easy. I literally broke 1 piece and sliced a gash in my index finger trying to separate a button from the plate. I guess some hobbies aren’t for everyone.
Thank you! Also, oh dear! I hope that cut didn’t leave any permanent marks. You should always use snips to cut the pieces from the sheet. As for breaking a piece, I’ve broken more than my fair share. It just takes patience and practice. I’m sure you’ll get there if you stick with it!
@@highlander1122 Sadly, not an option. The design forces it to be done a specific way. I had the same idea as you but couldn't implement because the tabs for the two halves of the head and the nose would be covered by the eye plate.
Oh, I wouldn’t say that. Try the Piececool pirate ships (the large ones). They definitely give the T-800 a run for it’s money in the difficulty department.
might need to get this big guy a large piece of foam to rest on when on it's side or roof, and don't forget to eat your Wheaties when you need to move it also lol
You will need something to snip the pieces off of the metal sheets, and you'll definitely need tweezers, but the rest is just recommended, not required. The kit I use has everything you could need for $16, and mine has lasted for over 2 years and around a hundred models so far. You can find it at www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096DT59T7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Great job man! Big fan of the Ghostbusters growing up, especially the Saturday morning cartoon. The Real Ghostbusters. Had all the action figures including echo 1 with the grappling hook in the trunk 😂😂
@The Hobbiest Geek. Thank you for the tutorial. I have a couple Metal Earth models and I have not tackled them yet as the first one came out okay, and the second one was bad. One “important” note on your model, the F/A-18 Hornet and Super hornet’s vertical stabilizers (tail fins) cant outward about 7 degrees from vertical. It’s one of the features I always loved about the hornet
Wow, that's great to know! Now I've got to go back and try to make sure they're angled right! I truly hope you continue the hobby. It can be very rewarding and can really fill up your shelves with some incredible pieces, but it does take determination and practice! I wish you the best!
Hi, @the hobbyist geek. Thank you so much for making this video! I have attempted again at making the blue angels model and it worked! Except that the cockpit cover is quite bent but it turned out well!
And i always twist if they are not gonna be seen like on iderside of the model where you cant see them kr wont eber been seen sitting in a display cabinet behind glass. I twist as much as k possibly can holds so much stronger then folds
They said twist on that tail liece cause its steonger and tighter then a bend and if you bend each tab opposite direction of eachother it cranks and secures pieces tighter then turning ebery tab on same pice all same way
I also clip all my pieces off at once and then put each piece in a little slot inside of a huge plastic slotted tackle box case sometimes it takes three cases to hold all pieces on thier own then i lable every piece with a marker on the lids of the cases and put them all in order that way when i start buolding i dont gotta stop to cut every piece off one by one and take all thst time looking for the piece then cur it file the bit of sprue ledt then fit it. And also i bend and shape all the pieces that o can ahead of time as well. Biggest one i have done using this method was the game of theones red castle one and it went so smoothly when i started the build it took me 6 hours to build it after cutting and bendinf every part ahead of time
That's awesome! I don't typically bend and fold in advance (particularly on curved pieces that need to match some other molded piece) but I can see how it would be beneficial. The beauty of these models is the ability to organize and assemble as we see fit, within reason.
This was my first metal earth plane model i buolt for my collection and it was a blast and not to hard i have now built almost every airplane and helicopter model metal earth has ever made except for one amd thats the curtis warhawk. This f22 and the sr-71 was the easiest airplane models metal earth has made in my opinion the f22 raptor is a perfect second model for every new builder teaches you skills that you can use for more complex metal earth models
Now how the fuck do you get that metal earth model to look so good with no bends or incidents, I have just bought a blue Angeles f18 metal earth model and it took me 30 minutes to make 2 pieces of it and it had fell apart and snapped.
Thank you! I actually think this is one of the uglier pieces I've done in recent years. The short answer to your question is "the right tools, patience, practice, and experience." If you want a better idea of my tools you can watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tcClpzcQDRA.htmlsi=SwjTI7TTGvVaCJ4Z. As for the Blue Angels piece, I haven't done that one yet. My release schedule is pretty packed right now but I'll see if I can grab one and get it slotted in somewhere. Maybe even make it a tutorial vid instead of a speedrun.
Your right, they done the Autobots no service in design. Megatron looks pretty cool as well as Starscream which is the best. Keep up the good work Don... can't wait for more and different companies in 3DMM world. like Piececool or Microworld. Keep up the good work Don, enjoy your channel and content especially your honesty when talking about the products. ..
I’ve already got some Piececool videos up, and some Mu Model ones too. Haven’t tried Microworld yet but I’ll definitely check them out! Thanks for the suggestion!
Oh yeah, this piece was just not fun, or easy. To be fair, my opinion is also colored by the fact that it’s my least favorite version of the Batmobile….
Only a suggestion, but maybe do a voice-over instead of the music? You could give some advice, details, or other helpful bits? Not criticizing the video, honestly. Cheers!
I just found your channel accidentally. Thanks for the cool video. Maybe if you could explain a bit of each part before assembling them. It would help newbies, like me, to understand more in detail. Or in text would do too.
Oh, you definitely don't want to do this one if you're a beginner. Check out my F-22 Raptor video for some beginner tips and start your journey with some easier (and cheaper) models to work your way up to this bad boy. It's totally worth it!
@@thehobbyistgeek6566yes I agree start with a beginner model something simple then work yourself up to something like this. I’m going to put LED lights in mine so it can light up.
@@mega7157 The idea has potential but the gamer edition series has been lacking thus far. Bumblebee and Starscream are decent enough but the rest are pretty bad. Even my copy of Cliffjumper has issues in vehicle mode that Bumblebee doesn’t and it’s just a repaint!
Thank you. Any good set will do. Mine are from a kit with a lot of the tools used in these. You can pick one up pretty cheap here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096DT59T7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
