How to paint a tank in Urban Camouflage.

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  • @MrHewes
    @MrHewes  Рік тому +308

    What’s everyone’s thoughts on the paint job?

    • @kizzyp2735
      @kizzyp2735 Рік тому +42

      Nice ...seen pics of these in urban Berlin ... You wouldn't think so but its very effective. I read that all you need to do is create a couple of seconds of doubt with the enemy tank commander wondering what he is looking at . Then that could be just enough time to allow you to get the first shot off and the kill. Sheer brilliance .

    • @aaron_r6611
      @aaron_r6611 Рік тому +4

      Pretty cool

    • @Eisen_Jaeger
      @Eisen_Jaeger Рік тому +19

      Does the barrel not get painted in that scheme or does the cover take care of that?

    • @Justmyopinionright
      @Justmyopinionright Рік тому +19

      I'm going to paint my car so I'm invisible in urban areas. 😮

    • @alanbeckett4
      @alanbeckett4 Рік тому +5

      Really good, what shows is Seb showing it at this year?

  • @heyabusa1
    @heyabusa1 Рік тому +146

    Yes, I feel cautiously optimistic that under Ted's wise guidance the turret will indeed be bought back to life.

    • @gusgone4527
      @gusgone4527 Рік тому +4

      Just leave the turret. The more things break down and don't work, the more realistic the restoration job will be.
      Let's face it. British or not, Chieftain was a dog. By the second day of an exercise (or war) it was best used duggin, hull-down as a pillbox. Maybe the later Mks were a little better but still a three legged woof woof.
      A quote by a former 4th RTR commander always stuck in my memory. "We used to say that Chieftain was the best tank in the world as long as it broke down in a good fire position. There was a strong element of truth in that statement. Its armour protection was good, its 120mm rifled gun powerful and accurate, but its automotive systems let it down."
      I think he was being kind, because the crew and REME, who had to work with and then fix the bloody things. Were far less nostalgic. They didn't even take the piss and trust me, that is a bad sign.

    • @CombatantArms
      @CombatantArms Рік тому +4

      T.E.D. is, after all, the Tank Engineering Dog.

  • @Jayneflakes
    @Jayneflakes Рік тому +119

    She looks fantastic and sounds even better. As a woman now in her fifties, people are often surprised that I love this tank, but my father was in the Tank regiment based in BAOR in the late 70s and early 80s, so I grew up around this roaring monster. To this day that engine scream is a sound I love. Thank you for sharing the video and for reminding me of happier times.

    • @mikewinston8709
      @mikewinston8709 Рік тому +2

      It’s fabulous isn’t it? Was he 4 RTR in Munster or 3 RTR in Paderborn? I also recall 2 RTR in Wolfenbuttell with CVR (T)……

    • @Jayneflakes
      @Jayneflakes Рік тому +6

      @@mikewinston8709 I grew up for a time in Paderborn, a place that I have very fond memories of. I went to school there too, so spent a lot of time seeing the sights when I could escape from my parents clutches. As such I explored as much of the Sennelager ranges as I could as a ten year old! On one occasion (in around 1984) I went into work with my Father and he took me for a short ride in an Alvis Stalwart, which was a magnificent machine. When my Father left the army and we returned to civilian life in the UK, it felt odd that kids stayed in the same place and had barely left the county, when I had seen so much of Europe and attended schools in different countries. 😁

    • @mikewinston8709
      @mikewinston8709 Рік тому +2

      @@Jayneflakes the engine sound of a Stalwart is also marvellous too.

    • @ashleygoggs5679
      @ashleygoggs5679 Рік тому +4

      My Grandfather was part of the Royal Lancers, he has been in germany alot in Paderborn, Detmold etc. but he was also in Iran when they was going to buy Cheiftain off of us and we was going to update them to their needs just prior to the iranian crisis. He was also there when Cheiftain was starting to phase out his troops were amoung the chaps he first got the challenger 1 that they were the guys doing the test driving as she came into surface, luckily he retired just before the first gulfwar, but seeing how relaible challenger was i dont think i would have cared if he was there haha, some of the stories of how well protected those tanks were is crazy.

    • @HANKTHEDANKEST
      @HANKTHEDANKEST Рік тому +6

      Chicks who dig tanks will always be cool. Cheers to your dad.

  • @markg2039
    @markg2039 Рік тому +54

    Having served in Berlin brigade back in the 80s looks like you`ve got it bang on guys, great job and a joy to watch, and even better to hear, nothing quite like the sound of a chieftain screaming at full tilt, brought a smile to this old tankies face for sure, 😁

  • @ChullsterOG
    @ChullsterOG Рік тому +50

    What a beast! She looks and sounds magnificent.
    11:37 Watching 56 tons "dig in" every time you changed up is just amazing to see.

  • @gregculverwell
    @gregculverwell Рік тому +19

    Music fitted perfectly with the unusually frantic masking session!
    Love the result

  • @johnnunn8688
    @johnnunn8688 Рік тому +14

    Seen some pics of these tanks in an urban setting. That camouflage is AMAZING!

  • @garyphillips7993
    @garyphillips7993 Рік тому +38

    There’s nothing like the sound of a Chieftain 😊 I think you’ll get the turret to power up, getting it under control with unknown electronics 😮 Just make sure you have clearance all the way round. We had a few that took off on their own on the first power on - luckily those turrets were on the test stands before mating back onto the hull. As you’re doing the testing on the hull, make sure the micro switches that detect the turret position in relation to the hull are working - I’m sure you know - but they force the gun up and across the rear deck. Good luck, exciting time ahead me thinks 😉

  • @7123
    @7123 Рік тому +12

    That paint job is stunning. I would never have guessed it would look so good when it was first commented on.

  • @paulvernon4160
    @paulvernon4160 Рік тому +17

    It amazes me how these tanks can actually get up and go when you put your foot down, obviously not hot hatch speed, but for something that weights 50 ish tones they do get a shift on

  • @ScienceChap
    @ScienceChap Рік тому +11

    This beast should go to Bovington for display. Great job.

  • @juliandale50
    @juliandale50 Рік тому +1

    Thanks

    • @juliandale50
      @juliandale50 Рік тому

      No problem , love the work you guys do, even fitter mark though he’s sadly missing presumed busy, we all got to make a crust so he’s forgiven 😊👍

  • @1chish
    @1chish Рік тому +12

    Well done Lads and Lasses! That is a mega paint job and the old girl deserved looking her best. Die Berliner Brigade lebt weiter ..... 👏👏
    While the sound of a Meteor in a Centurion is of course classic that howl of the L60 is just sheer music. Got to be THE 'tank' soundtrack.
    The engine and gearbox looked the dogs wotsits as well. 👍👍

  • @dynadya770
    @dynadya770 Рік тому +4

    An excellent job there guys, all of your efforts have paid off handsomely. Just the sound of that engine made the hairs on the back of neck stand tall. It took me back to the autumn exercises whilst I was serving in BAOR. As a sapper we would often be tasked to throw a bridge across a gap at night, the soundtrack would often be the throaty roar of the Chieftans as they manoeuvred in the distance. With the bridge open, one by one these monsters would emerge from the darkness, cross the bridge and disappear once again into the night, the roar of the engine becoming fainter as they tracked further away. Oooooooooh matron.

  • @Herbybandit
    @Herbybandit Рік тому +3

    Brilliant paint job 👍👍👍👍👍👍it'll like the nuts with the gun cover and baskets on.
    I've got confidence in you, you'll get the turret working.

  • @AlanBurton-e1c
    @AlanBurton-e1c Рік тому +2

    Bravo you have all done a excellent job and keep up the banter it's brilliant 👏👏

  • @James-is2dr
    @James-is2dr Рік тому +2

    You guys have done great so far, a lot of work. Retired now but was Canadian Army (Armour) stationed at Lahr W. Germany early ‘80s serving on Leopard C1. My regiment would go north to Bergen-Hohne twice a year for gun camps. Only time we ever seen Chieftains. Two things this brings back memories of was that unique engine growl and all the exhaust smoke. Good luck future endeavours.

  • @SimDeck
    @SimDeck Рік тому +5

    Whoever chose the music has class! another brilliant video. I know f all about anything you guys do but I know I love it. Please keep them coming they are brilliant.

  • @kensherwood4866
    @kensherwood4866 Рік тому +7

    Magnificent, not seen anything like it. Sounds fantastic, you certainly know what you are doing. Great video, thanks

  • @Gibbo919
    @Gibbo919 Рік тому +9

    This looks absolutely mint, can't wait to see how you guys figure out the turret! Also looking forwards to more Ted because he's the main man.

  • @davidelsworth712
    @davidelsworth712 Рік тому

    Addicted! Came across your UA-cam videos one day. I grew up in Crossgates, Leeds where Barnbow made the Cheiftan tanks. The noise of these tanks immediately brings back all those fond memories growing up peering through the fence as they tested the tanks...hence played one of your videos to relive the unbeleivabel sound of a Cheiftan. However I am now addicted to your channel. I just wanted to congratulate you, not only on your videos but your immense skillset. What a great job you all do, well done! Keep up the great work and keep up with the videos! Brilliant!

  • @wilsonlaidlaw
    @wilsonlaidlaw Рік тому +8

    The Berlin camouflage is very effective. The tank equivalent of "Dazzle" painting on ships.

  • @josephwarra5043
    @josephwarra5043 Рік тому +1

    The paint job looks great! It sure brings back memories for those who served over there, keep up the good work!

  • @keitht3055
    @keitht3055 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant mate, I could hardly see it as you drove around the farm! Seriously, it looks great! Well done too all the lads and, girlies 👍.

  • @matthewheutel3405
    @matthewheutel3405 Рік тому +1

    What a babe! Blummin adore the ol paint job ye blokes put on. Absolute nuts this beast plays on!

  • @michaelwhite1723
    @michaelwhite1723 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely amazing job, she sounds beautiful. Think you need to do a video on the crew, obviously we know jack, seb and the boss Ted!!

  • @tikkathreebarrels
    @tikkathreebarrels Рік тому +3

    What a glorious sound that engine makes!!

  • @ThatStukaGuy
    @ThatStukaGuy Рік тому +3

    looks so much better then the old boring green and dark green good work lads

  • @nickward1366
    @nickward1366 Рік тому +9

    I remember sitting on the inner German border hearing chieftain’s in the woods about a mile away and thinking wow

  • @kreemkrackered3755
    @kreemkrackered3755 Рік тому +3

    Looks bloody marvellous - well done chaps

  • @geoff2868
    @geoff2868 Рік тому +2

    Unwrapping the best prezzy ever!!!!!!

  • @led5762
    @led5762 Рік тому +5

    great camo job guys,looks like the dazzle camo they used on british ww1 royal navy ships not to hide but to make rangefinding hard,keep up the great work.

  • @terryroberts4589
    @terryroberts4589 Рік тому +2

    It brings back good memories I was based in Berlin from June 1989 until July 1993
    Berlin is the best 😎

  • @johngreen-sk4yk
    @johngreen-sk4yk Рік тому +5

    Excellent job , its a difficult scheme to get right even in 1/35, 1/1 scale is the stuff nightmares ! Bravo 👏 👏 👏

  • @GOLTURBO555
    @GOLTURBO555 Рік тому +2

    What a beautiful sound! More test drives with the Chief! Chieftain! Cheers mate!

  • @ThatEngineerDad
    @ThatEngineerDad Рік тому +3

    For me you guys have done a great job on this tank for what you have done and I love seeing each video as I had aspirations of joining the R.E.M.E corps but never did due to few reasons but thanks for providing content that partly scratches that itch of tinkering with war machines.

  • @jonathanglynn6777
    @jonathanglynn6777 Рік тому +3

    She is looking really great can’t wait to see it all finished

  • @Ady11000
    @Ady11000 Рік тому +2

    When you work hard you get results like this . Well done guys it looks and sounds as it should .

  • @sixone7478
    @sixone7478 Рік тому

    Mr Hewes, as someone who was born & raised in Spandau/ West-Berlin/ British Sector in the early 70s it was a familiar sight to see Chieftains on public roads. I really feel honored that you guys bring back these memories. BTW I think you nailed it with the Berlin Brigade paintjob but it still needs the union jack on the front fender plus the red circle.

  • @davidwhitehead9737
    @davidwhitehead9737 Рік тому

    MY DAD SERVED FOR 20 YEARS IN 14/20 KINGS HUSSARS..ONE OF OUR SQUADRONS WAS THE LAST TO SERVE ON CHIEFTAIN IN
    BERLIN..I THINK YOU HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB ON
    THE BERLIN BRIGADE CHIEFTAIN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

  • @johnd7288
    @johnd7288 Рік тому +3

    Jack's done fantastic job looks really good

  • @davidrussell8689
    @davidrussell8689 Рік тому +3

    Sounds and looks awesome . Hard to believe such a monster is out of date .

  • @adamelliott2302
    @adamelliott2302 Рік тому +1

    2 stroke diesels..... such a unique sound! Bang up job!

  • @ianb6595
    @ianb6595 Рік тому +2

    Definitely a brilliant job in total, I reckon you will get the turret to work, and at the end bag some Stella and sit in front of chieftain and smile on what you have achieved

    • @DraftySatyr
      @DraftySatyr Рік тому

      Stella? Stella??? If you were in the Berlin Infantry Brigade it was always Berliner Kindl, Berliner Weiss or Pilsener Urquell depending on the season and whether you'd had a trip to the East recently.

  • @billwhiz1
    @billwhiz1 Рік тому +2

    Paint job looks amazing top job and she sounds Epic

  • @wideyxyz2271
    @wideyxyz2271 Рік тому +3

    Nice job. Well done team. Great work Ted!

  • @garybrewitt8006
    @garybrewitt8006 Рік тому +3

    Excellent video always funny guys. Keep up the good work. Thanks. 😊

  • @dotonenote697
    @dotonenote697 Рік тому +4

    Sebs chieftain looking pretty!

  • @MrPhilbrooke
    @MrPhilbrooke Рік тому +3

    Excellent paint job guys ! 👍

  • @colinblick4903
    @colinblick4903 Рік тому +2

    Great colour scheme…….it’s suits the vehicle . 👍🏼…..

  • @johnneal604
    @johnneal604 Рік тому +3

    Fantastic job, looks the nuts.

  • @montywright5297
    @montywright5297 Рік тому +4

    Excellent, love the camouflage pattern!

  • @GKhagah
    @GKhagah Рік тому +4

    theres this pretty cool new tech, instead of sandblasting it's basically crushed dried ice blasting, it gives the same abrasive effect but disolves into the air

    • @samrodian919
      @samrodian919 Рік тому

      I bet it's not cheap though! New stuff never is lol

  • @Ballentyne817
    @Ballentyne817 Рік тому +1

    Royal blood 'figure it out' nice choice lads🎵

  • @kippamip
    @kippamip Рік тому +2

    Can't wait for the thermal sleeves to arrive for the gun to complete the look once they have been painted the right colours. I seem to remember when I did a little work for Nick Mead he had a Berlin chieftain which no doubt he's either wrecked or sold on, it used to make me angry seeing all that armour out to pasture to rust and gather mould in his fields not a single tank sheet in sight, not even a basic one over the engine deck's to stop the water getting in. Looking forward to seeing what's gonna happen with the warrior 😉.

  • @benskinner4624
    @benskinner4624 Рік тому +2

    Looks mint. Cracking job lads!

  • @jjt1093
    @jjt1093 Рік тому +6

    1 engine sound I can never get tired of the chieftan :) I look at my little 200tdi land rover and think yep same factory made the chieftan engine :) wouldnt fit though LOL

  • @nigelsears7191
    @nigelsears7191 Рік тому +3

    now that does look the part great job jack ! and doesn't that sound aw sum when its revving its heart out , great job all round guys hope you get the turret to rotate by electric

  • @jonnEfox
    @jonnEfox Рік тому +3

    Great channel. Great projects. Takes me back. Seb's tank is MINT, well done 👏 👍🏻

  • @philglover2973
    @philglover2973 Рік тому +3

    Wow that's amazing you guys have done a wonderful job 👍😊🇬🇧

  • @clivekibbler4578
    @clivekibbler4578 Рік тому +1

    dream team,brilliant paint work , lots of work gone into that tank.

  • @johncrook7705
    @johncrook7705 Рік тому

    Different paint job but in the right place it might fit. Perhaps Norway. A day trip out to find out one day. Lot of hard work as you and we have watched since it first arrived. Think you will get the turret to work but we all agree Ted will do the technical bits

  • @johnferris37
    @johnferris37 Рік тому +3

    Looks bloody great 😊 well done guy’s loving the videos give Matt a kick up the rear with is slackness in videos.

  • @stephenrobbins9901
    @stephenrobbins9901 Рік тому +4

    Paint looks great,excellent work 😊

  • @geraldingram9351
    @geraldingram9351 Рік тому

    I love the new camo paint job,excellent. Gerald Ingram, New Zealand.

  • @frankboff8185
    @frankboff8185 Рік тому +1

    Smart looking tank, goes well. Good job lads and lassies.

  • @Ratty98
    @Ratty98 Рік тому +3

    That looks ace, what a tank. Great work.

  • @dannyv2335
    @dannyv2335 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely I think you’ll get the turret working

  • @tigertankboy2439
    @tigertankboy2439 Рік тому +1

    Now thats one sexy looking tank! all the time and effort finally coming together! great work!

  • @peterpellatt4046
    @peterpellatt4046 Рік тому

    She looks a picture 😍 and sounds splendid too.

  • @rangeroverl322
    @rangeroverl322 Рік тому +1

    Looking and sounding fantastic Joe. Well impressive. Another top job. Well done all. Good luck with the turret 👍👍

  • @raytheron
    @raytheron Рік тому +1

    Spectacular work on the camo scheme! One thing, that tank doesn't actually need camo, it runs in its own smokescreen all the time! 🙂 Seriously, though, it's a fab job and kudos to all involved, including Ted! You'll have that turret spinning like a top soon (well, you know what I mean!).

  • @robinhadley
    @robinhadley Рік тому +6

    Ted's done a great job on this tank 👏🏻
    Yeah and I suppose everyone else that helped 😂

  • @steveneastland4128
    @steveneastland4128 Рік тому +3

    Always leave a little ‘tab’ in the tape when masking up and if possible get it off before the paint dries

  • @juliandale50
    @juliandale50 Рік тому +2

    You boys do good work and EVERYONE needs 2 Fodens 😅😅😅

  • @johnblunt1834
    @johnblunt1834 Рік тому

    Great paint job, you would need that second look to see its shape. As for the turret, i'm 69, been 'messing' with cars and M/Cs and know enough (just), but you lot!!!! Yes the turret will work!

  • @mikedowland9949
    @mikedowland9949 Рік тому +3

    That looks amazing! Well done lads👍🏻

  • @fizzix54
    @fizzix54 Рік тому

    The 2 CR2’s painted in urban at Bovington looked the nuts.

  • @Andy-qo6rq
    @Andy-qo6rq Рік тому +1

    Brought back memories when I say sockets being found once gear box was out. When I was in the Army in a transport regiment as a punishment you had to steam clean the engine bay once engine taken out of the six wheeled stolly I absolutely loved it. engine bay as it was a amphibious vehicle it was watertight and alway ankle deep in oil and water. Anyone who got the job they would come to me they would pay me to do it as they knew I loved it. You see when REME would service the vehicle any spanner sockets and tools they dropped in the gunk stayed there. I made a fortune selling all the stuff i found. My dad was a owner driver and had a lorry and always had a buyer for the tools normally dads mates who had lorries and his fitter. 😂😂

  • @BrokeWrench
    @BrokeWrench Рік тому

    I appreciated the PronHub knit cap. Obviously a man of culture. 😂

  • @markstott6689
    @markstott6689 Рік тому +2

    I absolutely love the paint job. It looks like a very special tank. Even if it's just Sebs.
    Painting the wheels might be a good idea. They take away from the Hull.
    As for the turret: It's you guys. You rarely fail at anything. You will do it somehow.
    The only worry is if everyone loves the urban cammo. You may have created a rod for your own back. I guess now at least you know how to do it now. 😊😊😊

    • @davehopkin9502
      @davehopkin9502 Рік тому +4

      The running gear on the Berlin Brigade Chieftans were left Bronze Green

    • @markstott6689
      @markstott6689 Рік тому +2

      @Dave Hopkin it needs a fresh coat of green then. To be honest I never expected the road wheels to be painted like the upper Hull.

    • @sebbrady8927
      @sebbrady8927 Рік тому +4

      It wasn’t bronze green, they were black.
      The tank isn’t finished yet as we still have work to do on some of the running gear so that’s why it’s not painted yet.
      It’s still also missing things off the turret this is just the main camo done.

    • @davehopkin9502
      @davehopkin9502 Рік тому +3

      @@sebbrady8927 Sorry mate, the Cheiftans in Berlin were std Bronze Green ones shipped from BAOR stocks and locally painted with the Berlin Camo - the wheels were defo left untouched in Green. I remember seeing then while I was in Berlin and wondered about the effectiveness of the camo (which you have reproduced very well)

    • @markstott6689
      @markstott6689 Рік тому +2

      @Seb Brady Thanks for clarification Seb. It's appreciated.

  • @barrythatcher9349
    @barrythatcher9349 4 місяці тому

    Good to see Ted supervising you all.

  • @RadfahrerProductions
    @RadfahrerProductions Рік тому

    Hallo Tankchiefs. I got a common RC-Challanger 2 in 1/16 scale. I thought about painting it in urban cammo, as it was done on some trial cars in reality. Looks stunning, for shure. But it is such a lot of masking work to done, so that i let it be once. Thanks for showing us your great job.

  • @SuperTonywilliams
    @SuperTonywilliams Рік тому +1

    Terrific job so far, as a barrack rat of the 70's.....such a nostalgic sound, fabulous

  • @lesthiele4921
    @lesthiele4921 Рік тому +1

    Well done gentlemen on a excellent paint finish, not even any 'orange peel' or paint runs, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍

  • @julias-shed
    @julias-shed Рік тому +4

    Surprisingly effective camouflage 😀

  • @blxtothis
    @blxtothis Рік тому

    We want more Ted!
    Don’t know what to think about the paint job, when the masking paper came off I couldn’t see a tank at all, just a ruddy great gun barrel!

  • @ianb6595
    @ianb6595 Рік тому +1

    Just seen a short clip of your chieftain on whistling diesel!

  • @Mrstilskin
    @Mrstilskin Рік тому +1

    Content match coming right up 😂

  • @petespanel
    @petespanel Рік тому +2

    Wicked paint job.

  • @rodhart2154
    @rodhart2154 Рік тому

    Brilliant paint work it looks so good, you and the boys should be proud .

  • @Flyboy1066
    @Flyboy1066 Рік тому +1

    Wow that engine is running sweet ,,,)))👊🇬🇧

  • @syncrosimon
    @syncrosimon Рік тому +2

    Love the paint job👍👍 you’ll get the turret working no bother!

  • @zebharris3806
    @zebharris3806 Рік тому +3

    Imagine just going about your daily business driving about and you look into a farmyard you pass only to these guys driving around on the merry in an actual camoflauged tank. I'd do at least a triple take.

  • @the_lost_navigator
    @the_lost_navigator Рік тому +1

    And some neighbours have 'crazy cat ladies'... Nice piece of kit - could use it to fight the trash-pandas that come up from Toronto... only improvement to the Chief would've been being pulled by a Foden, eh... ;)
    Kudos from Canada

  • @Thor_Asgard_
    @Thor_Asgard_ Рік тому

    What a beautiful maschine. Also love the "i identifiy as" mocking.

  • @richwhittaker1857
    @richwhittaker1857 Рік тому +3

    Amazing paint job!

  • @jasonjavelin
    @jasonjavelin Рік тому +2

    Aw man that turned out great!

  • @davidcole5842
    @davidcole5842 Рік тому +3

    great work guys !!!!

  • @MatSpeedle
    @MatSpeedle Рік тому

    Damn that's one hell of a good job lads! Looks bloody awesome!