1:200 Scale Missouri By Trumpeter Build Video 29 

RIP. My father George L. Horner , served in the Korean war, loaded the 16 inch guns.

I can proudly say I was part of the “volunteer crew” that helped restore “Big Mo” back to her presentable condition in 1999 when I lived in Hawaii. The first thing I wanted to see was the exact spot where the Japanese surrendered. The spot is now located with a brass plate and covered with a glass bubble. USS Missouri and USS Arizona became what is known in Hawaii as the “Bookend Memorial. They are both right next to the South East side of the small Ford Island right in the middle of Pearl Harbor. By the way, the spot that they gave me to refurbish were the two 16 inch gun turrets in the front of the ship. It was my job to grind down every rust spot on those humungous gun turrets!

How proud you must be to have created such a thing of beauty. Well done and congratulations.

A super detailed model and good work by the modeler, congratulations 👌👍👏.

My main builds used to be extreme custom cars and was a ship and aircraft fanatic as a kid, probably explains why I joined the Navy as a aircraft mechanic. But what you have done is nothing short of MIRACULOUS! I had the privilege of being on the Missouri twice (just a tour) once when it had the spit and polish wooden deck, which is what I wish you would have done, I know opinions are like Aholes, and the next time it had the nonskid coating and the helo landing pad in the back. I'm going on 57 now and I don't think I'll ever have your level of patience again. Let alone the steady hands. The hardest part with a model car in my opinion is painting the dash guages. I'm just finishing up on a 1/350 scale Queen Mary 2 model and the railings and painting the fine line details about gave me several heart attacks. I'm also installing LEDs throughout. And my work on ships has a lot to be desired. LoL. Absolutely Phenomenal!!! You and the British U-BOAT builder are among my favorites to watch as well as the other Britt that has the 1/350 fleet collection. I'm almost tempted some days to give the hobby up due to being in the car restoration business and military and back to the restoration business all my life. But even with my shaking hands I can still impress myself from time to time. PS every now and then you can find LED lights at the dollar store. For a dollar of course. I'm sure since I posted this comment you are probably almost done with your Titanic but if you still have a little bit of access to the lower Hull, it's worth doing. I can send you pictures of some of my work if you are interested. eotis40@gmail.com

The weathering is perfect. Even the bilge pumps have stained the hull.. nice!

I view this build with awe and respect for the time, talent, sacrifices, and effort it took to complete a project like this. Congratulations.

Well done,looking forward to seeing your Titanic build. You are a very clever person and I have very much enjoyed all your efforts in your videos and model building. Thanks again very much. Paul

You're not fooling anyone. You substituted shots of the real ship in the final overview! But seriously - magnificent. Excellent, excellent, amazing work. Very inspiring. Truly spectacular in all respects. Take a bow, sir!!

I have watched all 29 episodes and have enjoyed them immensely. It's like reading a great book, happy to finish, but a tinge of sadness that it's done. Phenomenal job!!!

I watched this series in a row in one day because i'm in quarantaine with covid 19. But i wasn't bored watching it, and i didn't made such a big project myself but i definitely start one zoon.

Bonjour mon ami 👍Hi friend 👍 Awesome model Missouri 👍great looks 👍I enjoy watching your job this is a pleasure for the eyes 😎congrats buddy good morning of France 👍🇫🇷

Well worth the weight. You do awesome work and pay close to detail. Can not weight till the next one.

Mind blowing how beautiful the end result is. Such a magnificent model, it's museum quality. Truly in awe with the effort and care put into the detail of the Missouri model. Thanks for sharing.

Incredible skill and talent created this model. Congratulations to you Sir.

I’m getting to the age where my eyes and hands can’t keep up, so watching you build was almost as good. I’ve been building models for over 55 years and my hats off to you for a fantastic build! Overall presentation was first class, thank you for sharing, I watched ever episode with enthusiasm!!

I love your choice of music. Hard Times Come Again No More really speaks to the huge amount of time and effort that went into building this magnificent model. I chuckled when it started playing. Well done you.

A single saluting sailor to enhance the sense of scale would be the only way to add people to this ship. Such an amazing masterpiece as it is.

I truly enjoyed your build. Thanks for the time you took to share 🇺🇸☺👍

This is a great ship and the quality and patience that went into this endeavor. I am a US Navy veteran with service during the Viet Nam War era. My most memorable service contribution was attachment to a flag staff, Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Group 8, Classified Materials Yeoman, aboard the US John F Kennedy CV67 formally CVA67 from September 1971- September 1972, cruising the Mediterranean from December 10, 1971 to September 1, 1972. My boss was Admiral Harry D Train. It was the experience of a lifetime. I am very fond of building both wooden tall Sail ships of the 1600's-1800's and World War II plastic models. I have just begun building the Kennedy by I Love Kit, 1/350 scale. My plan is to purchase the Trumpeter Missouri 1/200 scale in the near future. So, congratulations on a beautiful thing!!!!

When I was visiting the Missouri in 1991 one of the volunteers was restoring some of the decking around frame 44. When he found out that was an active duty Marine he gave me some of the pieces that had been removed. I was hoping at some point to build a shadow box or a model of the ship but never have found the time. To accomplish what this modeler did I would have needed to start building this kit the day after I left Honolulu to get it done by 2022. Great job, worthy of the crews that manned her and the sacrifices they endured in the cause of freedom.

Standing ovation to you, good Sir... Thanks for 2 years of enjoyment. I hope we embark together on another journey soon.

She's a beaut, Clark. Excellent job.

Jeez, that thing is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it with us.

This build has been amazing! I was on the volunteer crew replacing the teak deck in 2009,, I just loved being on the ship

What an amazing build. My next project,although no way will I come close. Thanks for all the fantastic , helpful videos.

brilliant -museum quality - you must be pleased

Beautiful ship! My grandfather worked the large cranes in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and helped lay the keel blocks. He was in the crane for the launching and also worked on Iowa and North Carolina too!

You have the patience off a Saint 👌

Nice job, Ben!!! Not bad for a "Fly-Guy"....lol. Just a WOW Factor job! Thank for sharing! From a Prior Navy guy!

Watched all the video builds for this ship and learned a lot. I wish I had the talent you had for the details that you built and made for this build. It is truly a museum quality build. Thanks for the journey!

I really love this build. it really shows the effort you put into this and you should be proud of the result.

Outstanding build , something to be remembered by, for shure , Ben Now that I, have the 1/200 MISSOURI and the ARIVONA, I, will build the Arizona first. Thank You for all the videos they turned out great! Happ Modeling!👌🙂😉🙏

Very nice! My only suggestion is to make the display case glass like the kind in jewelry stores. Plexiglass just will get scruffy looking. Excellent work.

Looks great! Thanks for bringing us along on your journey.

Really cool. I bought a 1/350 scale BB63 about 20 years ago. Had it about two thirds complete. I stuck it in the closet and never bothered again. When we went into lock down I took it out, lots of small parts missing after I moved house. I stripped it to the bone and I am busy rebuilding the whole ship. I manufactured all the missing parts, also downloaded the Pontos manual and manufactured all the extra detail, I did a wooden deck from balsa wood cutting the planks and installing the deck. I also made all the baskets and railings myself and I am now busy doing the catapults and crane for the aircraft. Thank you for your videos as I used them as reference for all the detail on the ship. I think I have another 3 months before completion. My ship might not be 100% correct but the satisfaction I got from building it makes it really worthwhile.

Very fine. Now I am going to have to go back and watch the other 28. :) Very realistic.

I feel you on the 20mm Ben. I love ship modeling and it's definitely my passion but 20mm just aren't fun and the one part of WW2 subjects that I despise. Great job, she looks amazing. Looking forward to your next project.

Looks amazing and have enjoyed following along. Can’t wait to see what you do next.

An epic build, congrats on finishing it. Looks amazing!!!

Thank you for sharing this amazing build, turned out great!

Great build, been watching since you put the box on the table. And thank you for sharing your techniques and thought processes in your video's. Have a great 2021, and keep the video's coming.

Fantastic! Looking forward to the Titanic!

Congratulations! This is some absolutely fantastic work. It's been a lot of fun following along with your build series.

This has been a wonderful journey and a master's class in ship-modelling. There are simply no words... The result is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing and congratulations on a a built which will be a reference for future builders. Amazing work in all aspects.!

Fantastic Job!!! Very impressive build, makes me want to start building ship models but in a smaller scale! Again Fantastic Job!!!

Got to visit her at Bremerton. Fantastic modeling job!

The Mighty Mo!🇺🇲Well done.

It's an interesting way to spend a life--no judgement; I read a lot, and that produces nothing but thoughts in my head. I do play with my six year old granddaughter a lot, and that produces something ineffable, but endlessly satisfying. Good luck to you. Speaking of reading--I'm reading a book about a woman who was the only female working in that naval yard as a diver (big brass bell over the head back in those days, & wearing 35# shoes), as the Missouri was finished in 1944. A novel called Manhattan Beach, by Jennifer Egan. There's a lot of navy, and WWII info in her story line, so much that I looked up a "launching of the USS Missouri" on RU-vid with Harry Truman (then a senator from Missouri)'s daughter cracking the champagne bottle over its bow at launch time. It was a Pathe News reel. Very cool.

What a fantastic journey this has been. Thanks so much.

The Missouri look great very good details on it 👍 can't wait to see other video

Thank you for a such a great build!

The model looks awesome! Well done.

Thank you so much for these wonderful videos. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you build this model.

I enjoyed all the little details put into this build. She came out great.

This was an amazing series and an amazing model! I learned more from this series than any other build series that I've watched. Thank you!

This model is gorgeous you did an excellent job! I have loved watching this whole process and I can't wait to watch what you do next!

Inspired by your video's, just ordered the kit, the Pontos kit is next on my to order list... Wonderful build! Thanks for the inspiration!

Amazing. Thank you for letting us follow along.

Thanks for the long fun ride! It's fantastic!

Very nice!!!! I am going to build this in the near future. Thank you for documenting your build. It will help me greatly as a build reference. Yours came out stunning!

Followed the entire build. Outstanding.

Thank you for taking the time to film your build. She looks amazing.

A work of art. True craftsmanship.thanks

Another beautiful build, really looks amazing ⚓

Great work I'm very impressed by how it all turned out.

I’ve watched and enjoyed every minute of this build. Congratulations! She is gorgeous!

Incredible job. Watched all episodes and it's great work. Thanks for posting all your stuff.

All I can say is WOW!!! I’ve enjoyed every video from this series and the Arizona. It’s a master class in fine model building. Very excited for the next build!!

That's awesome! this should be in a naval museum.. salute and respect to dads in comments that had a connection with this ship.. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿

The model took as long as the model was meant to take. Better to build a serious model in the right frame of mind so you dont rush and make silly mistakes, that then annoy you for a considerable time and may result in the awful situation of removing stuff to re-attach, better once and right than more than once and always an obvious stand out mistake. Great achievement and great model of a Naval Legend.( AS you are the model maker, you will always see things that, as the builder feels are little mistakes and things to be done better and of greater importance than the viewer of the overall model will notice, as the overall size and prescence of the model and level of detail is so much to take in, in a short viewing, , stunning model)

Wow, such an accomplishment. I’ve been following your progress off and on for months, final product looks great!

Looks fantastic, great work on the extra details.

Amazing work. So glad to see it finished!

Hi there looks really good you've done well. This is a very detailed model and have enjoyed each installment so looking forward to your next build. Stay safe.

Beautifull build!!! Really amazing. Enjoyed the video. Thank you!

Well what can I say? The Arizona was fantastic, and as a result it appears to have been a warm up to the Mo. This is your best work yet my friend! You should be very proud! I have the feeling the men who served on her would love it! Outstanding Ben! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wow! What a wonderful build! Congratulations, looks awesome.

Wow! That turned out really nice.

Outstanding work Ben. Very nicely done. I really enjoyed this series and will watch this again in the distant future. Take care.

Just wow. Stunning, amazing, beautiful . . . what more can one say. I have watched every video in this series and it was worth every minute. Congratulations on a job well done.

Excellent build of a beautiful ship!

She is beautiful. I will be using this series when I crack open mine. Thank you for your excellent reference videos!

Watching all the episodes has been such a pleasure and i learned an awful lot about detailed work and the patience it takes. Almost a shame it is now done. Thank you

Ship shape and in Bristol fashion! Excellent work!

Congratulations! Marvelous work!

Everything you did was awesome!!

You did a great job, really fascinating! And I love that glass filled with peppermint tea on Your desk🤣

Great job...thanks for the journey!

Great build! Enjoyed watching the videos.

I’ve been waiting for this day for over a year, and I must say not disappointed

Congratulations on fantastic model ship. Your attention to the many details sure adds to the overall wow.

This is inspiring work. Just beautiful. I’m about to tackle the Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-5 in 1/200 scale and your project here gives me hope for success. Best wishes.

I’ve been here with you for all 29 and I have to say that is one awesome ship!!! Your attention to every detail is what makes it stand out!! Congratulations brother

stunning workmanship...looks amazing

What truly fantastic work. THis model is a work of art. It is nothing that I could ever hope to do. Congrats!!!

Congratulations on a fabulous model. The world has changed a lot since you started this journey, but it’s always been a pleasure to watch along.

I found your channel quite by accident at the beginning of this series. It was quite emotional to watch this last video for it. It's an amazing build and I have greatly enjoyed watching it all come together. I look forward to your next one!

Really enjoyed watching the whole series.

Well done, excellent results! Really enjoyed this series.