Let's Build: US Army Chevrolet Truck (MiniArt 1/35)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- My friends, I've been hearing and reading about Miniart kits for ages without trying one for myself. The large amount of parts and details that many praise was rather a turnoff for me, but with this kit, I can see why people love them so much!
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My friends! I totally forgot that I actually built a Miniart kit before. The Ball Tank that started this channel was from them! It was probably caused by my approach to the model - about 85% of the parts ended in the recycle bin, and I completely missed the certified Miniart moment! :D
And the first model with rubber tread .... 1 big wheel.
I would recomend the T-54 B with a interior as it is fairly cheap and a good quality kit.
finally, i've been looking forward to this for so long, hope to see something like a ZIS-150 or opel blitz in the future.
Uncle Nightshift, I humbly think that the door decals needed a bit more weathering and chipping, they're too pristine compared to the rest of the truck, cheers!
After so many episodes, please, pretty please, do your research on Annealing finally. Cause your last name means Blacksmith even tho you still miss the annealing part for years. Try heating it up, shove it in cold water and test the softness afterwards. Doing so with copper and even brass (PE) will unlock new chapter of your modelling life. Seriously.
I don't know if it's only me, but I think an unfinished model in like a factory setting would be extremely cool. The factory could be brand new, like Rheinmetall or something, or it could be an abandoned one from WW2, it works both ways.
I would like to see something like that too, however I do reckon that it would be far harder to make a model don't look like a toy without weathering. Don't know
Great Idea - especially with these skills
It's my plan to build a model in oxide primer parked in a factory :)
@@NightShiftScaleModels I would love to see that in a tank such as the Maus or another super heavy tank
I've been kicking around the idea of guys restoring a couple of WW II vehicles in an old service station. The kind that had two service bays and gas pumps out front. For this Chevy, it could be shown in pristine condition with the doors masked off for painting the stars. Between Tamiya and MiniArt there's enough tools, jacks and work benches to outfit a workshop. LEDs are available that mimic arc welding, flouresent lights going bad (flickering) etc.. I think MiniArt has a kit of office furniture. Do some research and find 1/35 scale bathroom fixtures for the required disgusting toilet!
Hello uncle !
I completed my model ,after the year of work, it is a Panther F from RFM in 1:35 scale. I've gotta say, that i wouldn't be this skilled if i didn't came across your channel i teached many good modelling techniques from you :).
Cheers form Poland 🇵🇱
Watching and listening to you is better than any movie or TV series. Your production is so professional, including the lighting and camera work. And of course you are a marvelous artist that makes plastic come to life. Thanks for sharing your passion!!
Just FYI, the big 9 pointed hollow star is the Ninth Army Service Forces, based solely in the US, specifically just certain Western states : Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington. They would never be seen outside those areas.
I was wondering what that star was, I'd never seen it before now. Thanks for the info!
@@flyingscotsman9657 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Service_Forces
If I have the bumper markings right it either Fort Lewis or Fort Lawton - both in the Seattle area. Homefront stuff is always overlooked
Ahhhh, thank you, I was wracking my brain trying to remember where I'd seen that odd marking before! I've always thought it looked too much like a target and probably a good thing it never left the States.
Came looking for this comment. Generally if you're into armor modeling I would advise NEVER TRUST WHAT THE MANUFACTURER PAINTS ON THE BOX. Do your own research for historical photos.
Ninth Service Command
You did a great job on that truck for someone who claims not to enjoy building trucks. The building and painting of the cargo was a class into itself. Thank you for that.
I would love to see your skills set on a train or construction vehicle. You do the most realistic weathering I've ever seen!
As someone who exclusively builds gunpla and zoids kits i gotta say your videos make me want to try these techniques on those models and make them more rustic and less anime. Love all your work
Man, I miss Zoids kits. x.x
Absolutely amazing as always! Every time I see you use black as a primer, I think the paint job will come out too dark but it never does! You have the paint jobs down to a combination of science and art. Beautiful, just beautiful!
The best feeling is when you get a UA-cam notification from nightshift because you know it’s always going to be amazing
There's no need to mask the windows, the glass is just the inserts, the frames are built in to the cab mouldings. Just put the glass in last. Another excellent build, sir.
Terrific modelling! Can I challenge you for one more detail? Windscreen wiper swipe marks on the windscreen. Best regards R
I love dioramas with a story! I can't wait to see all the details you put in it. All of those little bags look so beautifully crinkled.
I Love You! And I'm going to tell you, the weathering is Exquisite! But... I'm 63, and this truck looks Exactly like the ones I saw in the 1960s all over Tennessee! And I Mean Photographically Exactly The Same!!! Over aged for 1945, but Absolutely Perfect for 1965!!! And it was this old dirty rusty look that got me into Modeling in 1970, which girls didn't do back then.
And if you ever what to do an Interior, try a Mini Art Pz IV, it made my Brain Hurt! But it is Beautiful! You could do it Real Justice!
MiniArt make great stuff!!!
Amazing. I sit in awe every video I watch. I wish I had the time/skill/patients/tools/techniques that you possess to create my own. But, I don't so watching you is my catharsis.
I'm glad you pushed past your dislike for the subject matter. Great job!!!! I watch for your painting skills. I wouldn't care if each model itself was built off camera.
That truck seat is ridiculously good! Nicely done on the whole thing. Your work is always amazing.
Heavy cargo often polishes military truck beds bright. Soldiers tend to push that stuff around.
The last couple steps really made all the other methods come together well.
I love AK products. I ordered a few of their modeling techniques books and they are fantastic for beginners
I (try to) watch a lot of modelers... you are absolutely my favorite. You are so talented and your dialogue is always fantastic. Keep up the fantastic work.
The AK diorama dry earth has changed my life. I use it on all my Warhammer 40,000 minis. I can't remember which video uncle nightshift used it, but it's fantastic
Amazing work! thanks for sharing.
Muh Frend;
Flour sacks next to gasoline makes for sick soldiers. Maybe they're sacks of textiles in need of washing? Super nice video and brush work as always, Yesyes.
Yes! Uncle Nightshift. A good end to a bad day at work.
Wow what a great job on the seat!!!!
Awesome build ma friend... windscreen needs a grime/dust effect though. Cheers.
the leather seat looks insane, good job
You are amazing. Thank you as always for this model and your brilliant, unique approach to detailing and realistic finishing which feels more hyper-real and at some points surreal, which is clearly your intention from the beginning and it never ceases to amaze us.
beautiful work!! i build mostly model cars and occasional armor and aircraft and sci-fi. I love your tutorials and how I may apply techniques to what ever i'm building.
I want that octopus holder so bad!
Amigo mio, expresarte mis mas sincera admiracion por tus trabajos modelisticos y por tu trabajo dedactico en los videos, gracias por todo de un humilde aprendiz español
Because of this build I think I'm going to have to look into getting one of these.
Id like to see you build the 1/16 takon jeep, with a couple figures, the skill would allow great details.
Your models look like straight out of TellTale games. I love it
Wow , you make it look so easy, which it isn't. Tyre work top rate .
Love the video, but I have one slightly negative comment… while I’ve never seen this truck in person, I’ve driven a Duce and a half before and use a 1/4 willies, dodge M37 and dodge WC63 for farm work…. All of them have canvas seats- not leather… again I could be wrong for this type of truck but usually US military uses canvas seat covers for cost efficiency
Just superb! What a finish! Beautiful!
Wonderful work! And I hate masking roo.
Looks awsome man. If that was a games workshop product you would have to pawn your watch lol.
dam beauty work.
" Mo friends!"
Hm. Late war configuration, western Europe, US Army truck, flour bags and German-marked barrels. Either a camp/resupply scene, or maybe it's actually *post* war and it's a relief truck? Perhaps delivering to an airfield for the airlift.
i thought relief truck too, maybe in belgium?
I truly love the high contrast, almost cartoonish, paint scheme ❤
just wanted to say that because of your videos i'm about to start my first (non warhammer) tank kit, i picked up a 1:35 churchill mkIII from AFV club and hope to start it this week when i finish some other stuff i'm painting
I am so jealous. That truck looks absolutely fantastic. I am really impressed with how the olive drab came out.
Looking good, no looking beautiful, every little detail, so crisp...
Nice!! something different
Fantastic job
Brilliant work, as always, mah friend. I was only a bit surprised that you left the door decals, unweathered🤷🏼♂️ However, that didn’t make me love the job you did, a single bit less at all.
Great job on the truck. Would you like the flower sack
Would this be a early Berlin airlift scene
No sculpting expert, huh? I beg to differ
Nice job muck friend.
Is this by chance going to be a Berlin Airlift related diorama?
Do you think that practically newly produced trucks could have rust?
Excellent point.
2 words: fu*** awsome 💕💕❤❤
I'm one of your fans and have followed your works since you built this channel and for a while in Patreon I enjoyed how great you are and be. just wonder why you don't use Ammo Mig products anymore in your newest videos?
Any tips on how I could make the hood open on the one I’m working on? I want the engine to be visible
See Tamiya's 1:35th-scale kit of the GMC CCKW-353 2½-ton 6×6 U.S. Army Cargo Truck. It may offer you some guidance; it might even fit in with your Miniart kit for a double display, or even a diorama (put Tamiya's 1:35th-scale kit of the M38 ¼-Ton 4×4 Light Utility Truck “Jeep” at the fore!). Verlinden at one point had offered a mixed media detail set for the CCKW-353 complete with a joyously detailed engine; perhaps one of these could upgrade your current kit. It was so wondrous that I posed my truck with the hood up, too.
The Tamiya kit is of the later soft-skinned cab. If you want the hard cab (formed of steel sheeting), Italeri made one in their Water-tank Truck kit. It may be possible to affix that cab onto the Tamiya kit's chassis. (I would not know about the hood. The Italeri kit's interior likely is less detailed, so perhaps the Tamiya kit's subassembly might help.)
Thanks for the video!
Always fresh content.
Looking forward to seeing your next video.
I think Mini Art has a scale issue. Too big.
I spy... a delivery truck for a field kitchen or bakery!
Hello, it turned out very nicely, please tell me, are there plans to assemble a Panther from Meng with fg 1250, Ts-054?)
Could you paint a tank from Warhammer in the future? E.g. Deimos Pattern Rhino?
I hope you will make a work about the Vietnam War
Windmill diorama? Parachute draped over one of the vanes?
Watermill diorama, no parachutes in sight. Only a guess but EVERYONE does windmills. This chaps different. Watermills are really hard to get in scale too. That’s why they ALWAYS look terrible on model layouts…
Hello night shift I have a problem when I fill the vms clear coat into the airbrush it doesn't come out at the front, do you know why?
I was going into some serious withdrawal after no uploads from Uncle Night Shift for a few weeks. Glad to see a new video from you. Your videos always cheer me up after a long and stressful week at work. Keep up the fantastic content, my dude
I just started getting into scale model (like last week). I’m using testors paint on the M48 Patton I’m building and having a lot of problems with brush strokes showing. Does anyone know what the best thinners and brushes for testors are?
Are you going to make some kind of "field bakery"?
No licking! 4:25
Nádherná práce ❤
I'm waiting u! good as usual
👍👍👍👍👍
It’s always a good day when Uncle Night shift uploads a new video
Yes
Lol. Such a npc comment
@@Jackoe69 I apologise for being a fan, shut up
Dear Martin, most aircraft modellers use wide tape and mask the entire (flat) window in one go. And then cut with a fresh hobby blade the tape around the window, using the gap in the frame as guide. It will do you masking job WAY easier, faster and more fun. You are so good with guiding brushes, i bet youll be gold guiding a blade too to cut the masking. It almost hurts seeing you struggle with a million tiny tape pieces for a small window….
Or he can use mascol. Or just glue the windows after painting and before weathering.
Absolutely Gorgeous Work Sir 🏆🏆🏆🏆 God Bless 🤗 Gary.
Great looking model.. One detail I think could be possibly added is dusty/dirty windscreens, with clean areas where the windscreen wipers sweep. I've seen this at some model shows I've been to and I always felt this effect added an extra touch of realism... Plus it may also work a a bit of a cheat code to cover up any glueing mistakes around the windscreen edges.
I was actually suprised he didn't do it.
And vertical streaks/scratches on the door windows.
Been waiting all those weeks,and once i saw it,I instantly clicked.Thanks for the content uncle Night Shift!
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You make it looks sooo easy…
But I know of my own experience that it isn’t!
Love your work man❣️
You really are a Magician✨✨
Looking forward to the big diorama where this Beauty will find it’s place and shine✨
All the best from Holland for you and your loved ones❣️
Incredible work. Your attention to detail is remarkable.
A tank or a truck, Night Shift will rock! And so Martin rocks here!
This was a cool video because you were outside your comfort zone. As someone who built only car models for years before transitioning to tank models I can tell its very eye opening to try a different kind of modelling as you learn a lot of new techniques. Building a Lamborghini is wayyy different than building a Sherman tank. Especially when it comes to painting. Its so much fun to build something in a way that youre not used to. You should try building a car model! Or if youre not really into cars maybe try a helicopter or plane model!
Got to do something about that door marking. It looks like its made out of construction paper and shares none of the weathering or scratching present on the door behind it. Spatter a little mud over the bottom of it with a toothbrush already! Nice job overall though. Very fun to watch you tackle it.
That bench seat is a work of art, ultra-realistic!!
Awesome model
Fantastic work. Really enjoy watching your vids. You give so much detail with an easy friendly approach. Each vid is a joy. All the best from The UK.
It's basically your "fault" that I'm back into modelling business again. Not really, just kidding - it really means a lot of fun and quality time to me, so... Thanks!
Which acrylic thinner do you use for thinning down your acrylic paint in the airbrush? I am having issues that my Humbrol enamel thinner keeps stripping my AK/Mig/Vallejo colors I thinned with AK acrylic thinner for my airbrush. Thanks a lot! :)
Dear modeling friends, I have a crucial question regarding Mister Surfacer 1000. This might sound like a stupid question, but is there a difference between Mr Surfacer and Mr Finishing Surfacer?
I used diluted Mr Surfacer 1000 to prime a model, and the job went horribly. Everything seemed to work fine after applying the paint with my airbrush, but after I let the model dry, the paint just started to dust off the model :(
Did I buy the wrong product?
I like this U.S. Army Chevrolet Truck very nice cool. ❤❤😊😊
You would never have sacks of flour leaning against gasoline cans. It would ruin the flour and make it inedible. Also the flour sacks would be sewed closed along the top, not tied off like that. Maybe those sacks have cement in them?
This flour won't be edible after its "journey" anyway. I believe he's going to do an airfield diorama and the flour sacks were used to check targeting on bombing runs - dropping flour is much cheaper (and quieter) than dropping ordinance!
For me it's too much pin washes, looks very artificial, especially Chevrolet writing and wood. And the shovel (I have one from WW2) can be painted with darker olive green, I think it would look better. Beside this, cool model and good work
Glue the Windows in after painting the model. No masking necessary. 👍🏻
Anybody know how well this truck scales with 40k orks? Looking for something that would read like a deuce and a half compared to the miniatures.
Thank you for what you do Night Shift! BTW which AK color did you use for the very first base color after black primer... RC 023 or RC 026?? Thank you
Fuel and flour together.... I think not... Also flour sacks were stitched closed not closed with a knot...
Beautiful work! However, as indicated in a comment below, the nonagon insignia on the door represents the 9th Service Command, a stateside unit. It is unlikely that it would get that weathered in normal use as such vehicles were washed frequently and repainted as needed. The box top art is odd in that it shows the vehicle in what appears to be on an ETO battlefield. Many of these were sold as surplus after the war and were very commonly seen here in the Pacific Northwest where I live.
oooh im very stoked for the Big Diorama 👀
I love MiniArt, when you mentioned the amount of plastic I was not surprised :D
If this kit impresses you. You should see their WWII bulldozer kits.
Amazing work! I just found you and subd. Your weathering is simply amazing. Well done!
When you pick out the details with the black wash, it looks overdone and the details are too noticeable
maybe put the windows in at the end instead of first so u dont need to mask it, just put a little peice of plastic or sumthing behind the area