I’m currently working on the Battleship Texas repairs. I have been in this project for over a year and I would like to say that im impressed with level of detail on this model. Good job, congratulations.
I'm currently working on the same brand and scale of the one you just finished; after a couple of decades not working on any at all. I came across your videos of the Texas and have learned a lot of tips and tricks from your technic. I may not be able to do it the same deserved justice you accomplished, but it'll be a centerpiece of pride for me. I'm definitely going to have to get an air brush system.
Very emotional music to complement your skilful painting and weathering of this intricate model. You must have the patience of a saint and a very steady hand! Very enjoyable video.
I built the USS Portland from the Indianapolis kit. While there is plenty of PE, you do not get any railings. I also bought better decals from Freetime Hobbies. Amazing. I did have some complaints about the model directions for the kit. Texas was a more complete kit. I like to build and paint as I go. I often paint the basic model, and then add the details with paint. The two hulls build in the same way. That is a solid hull.
Beautiful build and great painting and techniques... Small detail, please don't take it amiss: the national flag, Old Glory, flies from the flagstaff on the tail inport or from a halyard from the mainmast at sea... the front gaff is for the Union Jack inport only.
Hi, thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Nice to see a different approach to a battleship paint job as well, rather than simply whichever flavour of battleship grey is required followed by pin wash/weathering. By working up from such a strong dark tone through mid to a (semi) dry brushed highlight there is a lot of contrast in your model which to my eyes at least really give it a sense of scale and depth. It’s an approach I’m used to using with figure painting, but I think it works really well here and has resulted in something very dramatic and quite unique looking.
Thank you my friend. They are a lot of dark area and shadowing. From Where in the light is the hitting the ship. I wanted to dry and replicate the look and feel to my model.
Thank you peter. I picked the music because I thought it was will suited to a veteran world wars battleship. And upload it today being Remembrance Sunday
great job. One quick note. Our Union Jack, the constellation of 48 stars, would fly from the bow’s staff. Old Glory would hang from the stern’s staff or from the tri-pod mast, depending on the arrangement of equipment on the stern.
Hi thank you for your comment, I just followed the instructions from trumpeter for the flag placement. This mistake won’t happen again in future videos. Stay safe
Stay safe too. Tora Tora Toro gives a good example of how the pre war battleships flew the national flag on the stern, the Navy’s Jack on the bow and signal flags from the spars on the forward tri-pod mast. Texas related ships often flew the Texas state flag too. See photos of the San Jacinto.
thank you jason. i was abit worried because i know now passionate people can get about the right colour scheme, its not perfect, but i think it looks ok. thank you for watching, stay safe
John, Your colors came out beautifully. Don't worry about other people's opinions. It's your ship and as long as you think it's right, that is what matters. On my models it's what I like that counts. Have a great day and enjoy the rest of the day........ 😷. 👍. 👏. 🇺🇸 (its a great day for America)..... ;-)
John, For some reason I do not have any luck doing a video of my ships. I've tried my IPad then my cellphone. I can never find the RUclips icon to post it into 🤔. I have to find someone to show me how. Once I can I will post everything I can find. I'll do my y entire neighborhood (😂 lol). I did post two videos, but they are under two RUclips accounts. Once with my IPad and RUclips is no longer on it. Then I did it on my cellphone and RUclips disappeared on there also under my name. Well l do want to show my latest model that I'm building. Wish me LUCK!... Have a good week and stay safe, be well.......😷. 👍. 🇺🇸.
Hi Jason. I would love to see your work. And RUclips is a great way for showcasing your skill. Have you watched any RUclips tutorials on uploading to RUclips videos
In honor of all sailors no matter what side. Sailors are Sailors no matter.I have the Texas and New York in 1/350 scale Both waiting for completion. I'm almost done with New .Texas is Next.
Very impressive work, John....amazing job all round and a beautifully detailed final reveal. It was a very enjoyable watch and it has given me a number of tips/techniques that I will definitely use in future builds. I would love to see you build more in the future....congratulations! Robert
Excellent job. Inspires me to try building something similar. Are there any plans from the manufacturer to offer this or other earlier dreadnoughts as originally built?
John, I am working on a 1/350 Arizona and I will be following your painting process for it. I was unsure before how to proceed. Thanks for the tips. Great paint job.
Beautiful job on this one. I have tonas did the outside railings come with the kit? I can't find any info of the kit comes with them. Trumpeter never seems to include then
This is a great looking model and so beautifully painted too. You did a great job on her. It looks better than the real battleship USS Texas BB35 in the San Jacinto state Park, La Porte TX. I saw it in person it and it was impressive. GREAT JOB !!!!
They are in the works of repairing her hull. They are also in talks of dry docking her so the waters don't damage her again. A beautiful ship with lots of history. Last WWI era Super Dreadnought battleship.
So if I am understanding the process, you're using the airbrush to do the general deck and surface colors, and then using the real brush to do all the vertical surfaces. Presumably because otherwise you wouldn't really be able to airbrush the verticals without ending up spilling over onto the decks again? I've got some ship builds coming up and I've been worried for a while about the build process!
Looks great. Would you be willing to make a list of the paint colors you used under the video comments to help people making a shopping list? I tried to copy them down as you went through.
Great paint job John. I am just beginning to use photo etch parts. Did pre-painting your PE parts glue okay to the painted deck? If you had to paint a wooden deck would you paint first and then mask, or paint as you did and then paint the wooden deck? Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful work! amazing paint job. I have one question as a Navy Vet. Why did you put the US flag on the bow? It should be on the stern and the US Navy Jack on the bow if in port or at anchor. If underway the US flag should be flying from the mast.
@@Johnbuildsiconic Thanks for the reply. Great work. I have not built a model since I was a teenager. You video has me rethinking that. I have several of the ship I served on which have been given to me over the years. Maybe it is time to dig one of them out.
@@Johnbuildsiconic I have watched and intend to several more times as I build her sister New York, your work is invaluable. Just wanted to ask instead of search through a video for the answer 🙂
@@Johnbuildsiconic if you ever want to sell something like that i might be interested ... have always liked the Texas cuz of the 5 turret look and its the best and oldest battleship still floating (kinda)
Hi victor. I’ve not worked on any client builds in for over 10years. I walked away from the hobby for some time. So I would find it very hard to price my work
@@Johnbuildsiconic Ok. Thank you. I do know how to build these Battleships and I build a lot of Sci Fi Models. I just don't know how to Weather or paint like you do. You really should think about building Models again. The Model building community needs Builders Like you. You Seriously are Good at it. Vic.
@@Johnbuildsiconic I think that that would be perfect, I have all of the veryfire 1/350 battleships and love to see how others incorporate their own build style and how they all are the same but yet so different from one another, look forward to seeing the 1/200 video sometime down the way! 😀
@@Johnbuildsiconic agreed, everyone has a different way to build it and a model is never truly done because no matter how good it looks everyone always looks back and looks at what they could of done and what they can do differant next time.
Superb skill, patience and attention to detail! But gosh, honestly, the paint above the waterline is way too dark - not at all how US Navy ships were painted. The color of the underwater hull is also wrong … too dark and brownish as seen in video. I have spent hours on ships of this era, and my Grandfather and uncle served in US Navy.
Not to be rude however the national flag is NEVER displayed at the jackstaff but at the fantail on the ensign gaff. The jackstaff was only used for the union jack in port. Also the port side anchor does not appear secured properly.
Trumpy does you no favors with this kit. She wore Measure 22 at Normandy, and transitioned to Measure 21on returning to the Pacific for the invasion at Iwo Jima. Her Kingfishers were off-loaded in San Fransisco while getting that last radar upgrade (as depicted in the kit) and while being painted in Meas 21. Had she kept her Kingfishersm the would have been on all-over Navy Blue paint. Trumpy even manages to get the US flag wrong on both the 1/700 and 1/350 kits. The Jackstaff only ever flies the Union Jack, and then, only while moored. The US flag is flown from either the after mast or the stern flagstaff. There was (and is) more than passing academic debate on whether the ship's name was on the stern in Meas 21. Given that Texas was always a fleet flagship argues for the painting. On the actual ship, there are weld bead for three versions, and three sizes, of the ship's name.
Thank you for your comment, your right on all the points listed above, I wish I had done more research, and not just followed the trumpeter kit instructions
@@Johnbuildsiconic I worked closely with the TPW curators of the ship, donating time and artifacts to her preservation. She's very 'real' to me. Trumpy are just nuts on some stuff. You did an excellent job getting the difference between the 20B of the deck and the 5-N Navy Blue--which is not easy.
The Texas is a beautiful old battleship. I really hope she is saved for future generations. And I would also like to visit her one day myself. In fact I would love to visit all the museum ships around the US
@@Johnbuildsiconic Yeah the anti aircraft suite US ships were mounting by the end of the war was truly ferocious. There is a naval historian calls the Texas the USS Second amendment lol
I watched this video horrified the entire time...I wouldn't nor couldn't do this...all of these techniques are for real experts, not "Joe Average" like me.
I’m currently working on the Battleship Texas repairs. I have been in this project for over a year and I would like to say that im impressed with level of detail on this model. Good job, congratulations.
hi daniel thank you for your comment, your a very lucky man. that would be a dream job. to spend my time working on the USS Texas. Stay safe my friend
@@Johnbuildsiconic if you follow the Battleship Texas Foundation (Instagram , Facebook)you will see some pictures of the work we have been doing
@@danybena hi daniel im a member of the save the battleship texas facebook page, is that the same
I've walked the decks as a kid. Looking forward to seeing her home again and walk her as an adult. Thank you for your time and work.
I'm currently working on the same brand and scale of the one you just finished; after a couple of decades not working on any at all. I came across your videos of the Texas and have learned a lot of tips and tricks from your technic. I may not be able to do it the same deserved justice you accomplished, but it'll be a centerpiece of pride for me.
I'm definitely going to have to get an air brush system.
Superbly painted! The way she looked in the pacific at Iwo Jima in February of 1945. Awesome work!
Thank you. She’s a beautiful battleship, and I’m happy you think I did her Justice with on painting
Be more accurate and show what it looks like today version, basically allot of those tubs for guns are empty and their is visible rust everywhere.
Hey Carlos, I guess you missed all the work they’ve been doing for the last two years
Very emotional music to complement your skilful painting and weathering of this intricate model. You must have the patience of a saint and a very steady hand! Very enjoyable video.
Hi David. I love to listen to music like the ones I used in today’s video. I find it very relaxing when I’m building, helps to fuel my sole
красота !!! чудова робота !!!
I built the USS Portland from the Indianapolis kit. While there is plenty of PE, you do not get any railings. I also bought better decals from Freetime Hobbies. Amazing. I did have some complaints about the model directions for the kit. Texas was a more complete kit. I like to build and paint as I go. I often paint the basic model, and then add the details with paint. The two hulls build in the same way. That is a solid hull.
Beautiful build and great painting and techniques... Small detail, please don't take it amiss: the national flag, Old Glory, flies from the flagstaff on the tail inport or from a halyard from the mainmast at sea... the front gaff is for the Union Jack inport only.
Hi Declan. Thank you for letting me know about the mistake. I must have been on autopilot when I fitted the flag
Hi, thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Nice to see a different approach to a battleship paint job as well, rather than simply whichever flavour of battleship grey is required followed by pin wash/weathering. By working up from such a strong dark tone through mid to a (semi) dry brushed highlight there is a lot of contrast in your model which to my eyes at least really give it a sense of scale and depth. It’s an approach I’m used to using with figure painting, but I think it works really well here and has resulted in something very dramatic and quite unique looking.
Thank you my friend. They are a lot of dark area and shadowing. From Where in the light is the hitting the ship. I wanted to dry and replicate the look and feel to my model.
Thx John, learned a lot using an airbrush. Just a beginner myself. Thx for giving the ratios too.
Hi Scott I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I thinks it helps giving the paint ratios. For people watching the videos
Beautiful old lady. Love the Texas. I love building these models, but I'm afraid to try and paint them! Superb job.
Hi Carlton. Just try to hand paint one of your model with a acrylic colour first. Most mistakes can just be overprinted
Nice job painting
Thank you Barbosa
Brilliant john and very emotional with the back ground music.well done
Thank you peter. I picked the music because I thought it was will suited to a veteran world wars battleship. And upload it today being Remembrance Sunday
Beautiful looking battle ship.
Thank you John
nice work john and the music went well with the ship you are working
Thank you Richard I thought the music was very fitting to the build
great job. One quick note. Our Union Jack, the constellation of 48 stars, would fly from the bow’s staff. Old Glory would hang from the stern’s staff or from the tri-pod mast, depending on the arrangement of equipment on the stern.
Hi thank you for your comment, I just followed the instructions from trumpeter for the flag placement. This mistake won’t happen again in future videos. Stay safe
Stay safe too. Tora Tora Toro gives a good example of how the pre war battleships flew the national flag on the stern, the Navy’s Jack on the bow and signal flags from the spars on the forward tri-pod mast. Texas related ships often flew the Texas state flag too. See photos of the San Jacinto.
A beautiful build and it's great to see the wet stuff going on. Keep up the great work
Thank you Steve Jones. I’m glad you enjoyed the build
Beautiful job. This is one plastic model I would like to build. Your paint job is awesome.
Stay safe and be well my friend...... 😷. 👍. 👏. 🇺🇸. 👊.
thank you jason. i was abit worried because i know now passionate people can get about the right colour scheme, its not perfect, but i think it looks ok. thank you for watching, stay safe
John, Your colors came out beautifully. Don't worry about other people's opinions. It's your ship and as long as you think it's right, that is what matters.
On my models it's what I like that counts. Have a great day and enjoy the rest of the day........ 😷. 👍. 👏. 🇺🇸 (its a great day for America)..... ;-)
Thought it could be a good day to post the video
John, For some reason I do not have any luck doing a video of my ships. I've tried my IPad then my cellphone. I can never find the RUclips icon to post it into 🤔. I have to find someone to show me how. Once I can I will post everything I can find. I'll do my y entire neighborhood (😂 lol). I did post two videos, but they are under two RUclips accounts. Once with my IPad and RUclips is no longer on it. Then I did it on my cellphone and RUclips disappeared on there also under my name. Well l do want to show my latest model that I'm building. Wish me LUCK!... Have a good week and stay safe, be well.......😷. 👍. 🇺🇸.
Hi Jason. I would love to see your work. And RUclips is a great way for showcasing your skill. Have you watched any RUclips tutorials on uploading to RUclips videos
Your work is amazing and the way you detail the kit, you bring in to life
Thank you my friend
In honor of all sailors no matter what side. Sailors are Sailors no matter.I have the Texas and New York in 1/350 scale Both waiting for completion. I'm almost done with New .Texas is Next.
Awesome paint job my friend keep up the good work
Thank you Juan
The American Flag does NOT belong at the bow. The Jack goes there!
Very impressive work, John....amazing job all round and a beautifully detailed final reveal. It was a very enjoyable watch and it has given me a number of tips/techniques that I will definitely use in future builds. I would love to see you build more in the future....congratulations! Robert
Excellent job. Inspires me to try building something similar.
Are there any plans from the manufacturer to offer this or other earlier dreadnoughts as originally built?
The early ships are majestic and not smothered with AA guns. They'd be much easier to paint for one thing.🤔
Beautiful work my friend a masterpiece.
Thank you sal, your feedback means a lot to me
Superb painting with just the right music, Band of brothers?
Couldn’t use band of brothers because of copyright, but i very similar
John, I am working on a 1/350 Arizona and I will be following your painting process for it. I was unsure before how to proceed. Thanks for the tips. Great paint job.
Your very welcome Michael
Beautiful job on this one. I have tonas did the outside railings come with the kit? I can't find any info of the kit comes with them. Trumpeter never seems to include then
Great paintwork John made it come alive look forward to next build video.
thank you steve, i will be ordering a new kit soon
This is a great looking model and so beautifully painted too. You did a great job on her. It looks better than the real battleship USS Texas BB35 in the San Jacinto state Park, La Porte TX. I saw it in person it and it was impressive. GREAT JOB !!!!
Thank you Michael. I’m glad you found the second part to the build. I would love to visit the USS Texas myself one day. Stay safe my friend
They are in the works of repairing her hull. They are also in talks of dry docking her so the waters don't damage her again. A beautiful ship with lots of history. Last WWI era Super Dreadnought battleship.
Awesome job,
Thank you John
This has taught me so much. Thank you. Great work!
Glad you enjoyed my video
@@Johnbuildsiconic the second turret tub had all its guns and mounts taken away and allot of it looks more bare. its does look good.
So if I am understanding the process, you're using the airbrush to do the general deck and surface colors, and then using the real brush to do all the vertical surfaces. Presumably because otherwise you wouldn't really be able to airbrush the verticals without ending up spilling over onto the decks again? I've got some ship builds coming up and I've been worried for a while about the build process!
I love the music.
Thank you my friend
Looks great. Would you be willing to make a list of the paint colors you used under the video comments to help people making a shopping list? I tried to copy them down as you went through.
Hi mate. Yes I can do you a list of the paints used
Great paint job John. I am just beginning to use photo etch parts. Did pre-painting your PE parts glue okay to the painted deck? If you had to paint a wooden deck would you paint first and then mask, or paint as you did and then paint the wooden deck? Thanks for sharing.
Hi Tim, yes if with a painted wooden deck, I would paint first then mask off
Very nice!
Thank you David
We need some Bob Ross style narration as you paint.
Hi Ed this version is a full build with narration ruclips.net/video/6MzzItfUp3g/видео.html
Alright, John? WoW it’s looks incredible, you certainly have some skill with the airbrush 👏👏👏
thank you sean. im abit rusty with the pistic model, but im happy with the end result, thank you for watching mate
Brilliant videos...do you prime before applying the top coats, especially on the photoetch? If so what do you suggest...thanks, Brian
hi, Ye I used mr hobby, mr levelling primer, sure i added that in text on the video
Mega Good Work
Thank you my friend
Beautifull
thank you Ivan
Beautiful work! amazing paint job. I have one question as a Navy Vet. Why did you put the US flag on the bow? It should be on the stern and the US Navy Jack on the bow if in port or at anchor. If underway the US flag should be flying from the mast.
Hi 67stang. It was just a mistake. I was in the zone when filming. The flag was taken of and put the correct position. Thank you for your service
@@Johnbuildsiconic Thanks for the reply. Great work. I have not built a model since I was a teenager. You video has me rethinking that. I have several of the ship I served on which have been given to me over the years. Maybe it is time to dig one of them out.
Yes build them my friend, building models is great for stress and mental Heath, plus you will have a visual memory of the ship you served on
Beautiful work! But, is it just me, or the waterline should have been much higher on the hull?
I believe the New York class in particular had really high freeboard and
Please what kind of glue do you use to secure the photo etch railings?
Have you watched the part from the build, I talk about the glue used for the PE parts
@@Johnbuildsiconic I have watched and intend to several more times as I build her sister New York, your work is invaluable. Just wanted to ask instead of search through a video for the answer 🙂
Ok, to glue I use is flexible 5k CA thin
But you did not paint the deck?!
Hello John, What is the tool that you use to attach railings to deck?
Hi my friend. Think I was holding the rails with long nose tweezers when glueing to the deck
Does anybody know if there is a CAD model of this ship anywhere?
Stunning work! What sort of blue did you use? I'm currently working on a model of my own and am hoping to paint it in the same measure 21 scheme.
Hi peter. Thank you for your comment, I’m sure I added the colours I used on the screen in the video
@@Johnbuildsiconic Thanks, I just caught it.
You did the old girl justice.
Thank you, I’m glad you liked the finished model
Can you tell me the shade of green/blue used on the hull & superstructure please?
Great job to btw
Hi fluffy. In the video I’ve put the colours on the screen that I used. Just pause in video on the section that you need. Hope this helps
@@Johnbuildsiconic Thank you. I noticed in the end then immediately googled it haha but thanks again & again great job.
New build in my future after my Alaska and Guam builds are complete
You will enjoy building this beautiful battleship
Great vid 👍👍🍺🍺💞💞🙏🙏
Thank you eddy
The model looks great except for the Texas decal on the stern. Texas has the name on both sides.
Hi John. I have loads of comments about this. Wish I had researched the Texas more and not just followed trumpeters instructions
@@Johnbuildsiconic Please forgive me if I was rude.
I loved the level of detail you got.
No you wasn’t rude John. Just stating the facts. a lot of people are very passionate about this beautiful old battleship
Thank you
i wish i had the skill to make such a fine model but with my shaky hands there is no way
I’m so sorry about your hands Brian. But I’m glad you enjoyed my build Happy new year. And all the best for 2021
@@Johnbuildsiconic if you ever want to sell something like that i might be interested ... have always liked the Texas cuz of the 5 turret look and its the best and oldest battleship still floating (kinda)
Hey John. I'm Building This same Model Kit For a Client. You Do Super Excellent Work. What do you charge to paint and Weather a ship. Like this
Hi victor. I’ve not worked on any client builds in for over 10years. I walked away from the hobby for some time. So I would find it very hard to price my work
@@Johnbuildsiconic Ok. Thank you. I do know how to build these Battleships and I build a lot of Sci Fi Models. I just don't know how to Weather or paint like you do. You really should think about building Models again. The Model building community needs Builders Like you. You Seriously are Good at it. Vic.
Thank you vic, comments like your’s helps to keep me motivated and make more model building videos
Looks great what kit is this
Hi Lucy this is a 1/350 scale plastic kit from Trumpeter
You should build the veryfire uss MISSOURI
Hi Jhon the Missouri is very high up on my list, but maybe in a 1/200 scale
@@Johnbuildsiconic I think that that would be perfect, I have all of the veryfire 1/350 battleships and love to see how others incorporate their own build style and how they all are the same but yet so different from one another, look forward to seeing the 1/200 video sometime down the way! 😀
That’s also what I like about watching model builders, it’s mostly the same kit we build, but everyone’s model looks different
@@Johnbuildsiconic agreed, everyone has a different way to build it and a model is never truly done because no matter how good it looks everyone always looks back and looks at what they could of done and what they can do differant next time.
Very true, my USS Texas is 2 years old now, I will build and paint a new version a lot different to this build
Superb skill, patience and attention to detail! But gosh, honestly, the paint above the waterline is way too dark - not at all how US Navy ships were painted. The color of the underwater hull is also wrong … too dark and brownish as seen in video. I have spent hours on ships of this era, and my Grandfather and uncle served in US Navy.
Not to be rude however the national flag is NEVER displayed at the jackstaff but at the fantail on the ensign gaff. The jackstaff was only used for the union jack in port. Also the port side anchor does not appear secured properly.
The name of the ship “TEXAS” is placed only on the left rear side. Not across the back.
Hi Robert thanks for your comment. Ye this trumpeter kits was a big letdown. comes with a lot of poor instructions about decals and flag placement
Trumpy does you no favors with this kit. She wore Measure 22 at Normandy, and transitioned to Measure 21on returning to the Pacific for the invasion at Iwo Jima. Her Kingfishers were off-loaded in San Fransisco while getting that last radar upgrade (as depicted in the kit) and while being painted in Meas 21. Had she kept her Kingfishersm the would have been on all-over Navy Blue paint.
Trumpy even manages to get the US flag wrong on both the 1/700 and 1/350 kits.
The Jackstaff only ever flies the Union Jack, and then, only while moored. The US flag is flown from either the after mast or the stern flagstaff.
There was (and is) more than passing academic debate on whether the ship's name was on the stern in Meas 21. Given that Texas was always a fleet flagship argues for the painting. On the actual ship, there are weld bead for three versions, and three sizes, of the ship's name.
Thank you for your comment, your right on all the points listed above, I wish I had done more research, and not just followed the trumpeter kit instructions
@@Johnbuildsiconic I worked closely with the TPW curators of the ship, donating time and artifacts to her preservation. She's very 'real' to me.
Trumpy are just nuts on some stuff.
You did an excellent job getting the difference between the 20B of the deck and the 5-N Navy Blue--which is not easy.
The Texas is a beautiful old battleship. I really hope she is saved for future generations. And I would also like to visit her one day myself. In fact I would love to visit all the museum ships around the US
I am building her sister ship New York - and I thought she had a lot of AA guns lol
Hi glen. I think there is almost double the amount of AAGuns on the Texas over the New York . The Texas Would be a great build for you
@@Johnbuildsiconic Yeah the anti aircraft suite US ships were mounting by the end of the war was truly ferocious. There is a naval historian calls the Texas the USS Second amendment lol
You got the full US Flag on the wrong staff. It goes in the stern staff and the in port Union Jack goes at the bow staff.
Ye i was informed of this around 6 months ago
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I watched this video horrified the entire time...I wouldn't nor couldn't do this...all of these techniques are for real experts, not "Joe Average" like me.
Thank you brain. But I would say, just give it a try