Mythbusters Special | Italeri TR-1B Part 1

Greetings everyone! Join me for part 1 of my Mythbusters Special series. In this series I will be building the Italeri TR-1B (U-2) Trainers in 1/48 scale. This has been a project I've been wanting to build for a while and in this video I show all of the work that went in to preparing the fuselage section.
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[@marcusaureliusantoninusaug2161]

Wow, you really went the extra mile! You can be proud of yourself, it is a marvelous job!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Much appreciated!

[@louwvandermerwe178]

I love that you talk us trough the build!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks, I never get tired of talking model making!

[@mightyeighthmodels]

Managed to miss in all your posts that it’s 1/48 and not 1/72. Looks amazing glad you finished it

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks, I'm glad I did too!

[@nielsvc7525]

Finally, a video on the U-2. Thank you, this is very helpful as I am just starting with modelling.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I'm glad it can be helpful, glad to have you in the hobby!

[@nielsvc7525]

@@HammerheadModelMaking thank you for uploading the video. There are not many good quality vids on the U-2

[@t.j.lemaster8653]

Adam Savage is in fact the man love his TH-cam channel. Awesome build my friend!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Yes sir, I am a regular to his channel, thanks for watching!

[@MrPeterson74]

Switch to scalples 13 blade and 11 blade are ideal for model work. The blades are meant to be disposable often and are incredibly sharp. Very cost effective.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I usually use No. 11 blades most of the time.

[@cafaque]

I'm a fan of Mythbusters, of scale modelling and of the U-2..I guess this video is for me! 😋😋

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I hope you enjoy it then!

[@cafaque]

I did, thanx a lot! It is very nice when a narration is merged into the build footage. Many of us appreciate!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@cafaque I'm glad! Make sure to catch the other two parts of the series!

[@cafaque]

Just finished part two. Great techniques and I like these old school kits. Good work!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@cafaqueexcellent!

[@tonygary7611]

Excellent work

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Many thanks!

[@CAPNMAC82]

Those of us of a certain age, will remember wondering if "Italeri" was Italian for "you think this will fit?"
Which was made all the worse when Testors reboxed Italeri kits without warning the innocent of the horrors within.
In the ancient early days of modeling fora, more than once the supposition that the people at italeri were actually making bad kits to actively discourage the hobby was advanced more than once.
But, often, this was the only choice we had.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

To be honest, not much has changed. They do rebox a number of Accurate Miniatures kits and AMT kits, and I will get those because I'm familiar with the original toolings, but I'm still leery of anything they market as tooled in house. But, like you said, sometimes they are the only choice for certain subjects.

[@wombat_models]

Nice!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@robertjensen1438]

Early 80s...
Old...
Kids...
🤠

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Ha ha, I get it!