Dear Sir After 50 yrs I'm getting back into the hobby, I built the current kit your working on when it came out. We're I lived in Alaska had limited supply and reference material were by hit an miss. I did very well in my limited area winning more than I lost and made enough money to buy kits and build them during Alaskas long cold winter . You are sending me back to school , some of the things you have done would have taken me a week to do our glues were sticky guey all my reading an I would have worn out a sheet of sand paper removing Squadron Green Stuff from a seam .Airbrush was a problem last century unless you sold a kidney to pay for one .I have a million questions not right now . Shall I call you Yoda . Your teaching an old dog new tricks .
Yes. My older eyes love them too. The sure look good finished in their warpaint. Add a figure to two as an eye magnet, and only the most anal rivet counter will voice protest with any vehemence.
My aim is to follow this series.. and will start on my second build, this one at weekend,. Learning from a couple of mistakes on the first model but giving me the confidence to push on. What a fantastic series and thank you 😊
I also enjoy the older Tamiya kits ....they wont break the bank and they look great when built and painted ..... on the hole filling .... plug the hole with a bit of spruce and glue, cut off the access ....then .....I use the tamiya grey thin putty and the thin white primer/ surfacer in the bottle .... I've used the surfacer on the gun barrels and it dones wunders..... just little things I've learned over 45 years of modeling , since I was bout 8 years old ( first kit a snap Spitfire from monogram ) ..... keep up the modeling and have fun 😁
Sincerely sir, I wish to thank you for your videos. A lot of the techniques that you teach have been helpful. I have recently gotten back into modeling, teaching the kids with your tips.
Hello mr. Champ!great job maestro!a nice little gem you have created.i also like your comment.i was deliciously Entertained.i appreciate ur efforts.thank u4 delivering fun excitenes and Inspiration.of course your work deserves a thumb up.and i give him to you.keep enjoying and keep the faith.also keep ur mojo. Nice 2cu unleashing your creative flows.i am looking forward2ur future builds.with best regards and sticky greetings from Brandenburg germany.yours truly.your modellmate.christian
For barrel sanding, I recommend using flex-I-file. Because they can conform to the curve, you’re much less likely to get flat spots than if using a rigid stick
I have been using one of these for years. Whenever I have to deal with anything with a cylindrical cross section, out it comes - barrels, mufflers etc.
So I'm leaving one last comment. My apologies for coming off snarky, I had your videos playing on my work pc today. I rarely watch anyone anymore, and I found yours reminded me of how much I used to like watching modeling videos. My occasional jabs are actually how I comment on my friends videos like Panzermeister and Hamilkar Barkas. I didn't realize I was coming off like an ass. I really like your stuff. I come off like a douche a lot when I don't mean to. My bad sir.
I am currently building this kit (second one ever), and I can't even believe, how helpful this video is. So many little tips that get overlooked by big modelling channels. Thank you SO much for this video.
Thank you very much for your tutorials...very good...I am forced to do things a little different as I live I a country where specialised model paints etc are few an far between..even the age old humbrol is getting hard to find....our money is worth shyt so importing is way expensive...I'm in South Africa....but I'm trying to use universal household grey primer...which works btw if sprayed in very light coats.....my intention is to try and use local cheap acrylic craft paints...very hard to spray....or what ever humbrol I can still find....the oil weathering technics are really cool...thank you....I have modelled in the past ...30 years back...but it was 1,72 intended for wargaming...all the fancy stuff was left off...1.35 is new to me...apart from two reasonable attempts...30 years ago...I have thousands upon thousands of 1'72 soldiers of all ages but can no longer see well enough to paint them... anyway....thanks ..
Love the video. At 21:50 they aren’t actually lifting hooks, on the real tank they were little hatches so the driver could shoot his pistol out of it, or for communication
The side skirts in the kit actually have a line running vertically, thus indicating where to cut them for separation. I used a ruler placed on top of the side skirts and as close to the lines as possible; pressed down on ruler & side skirts in order to keep them aligned properly; then used a basic hobby knife to cut through the plastic.
"You won't get this in newer kits[...]" That is not true. Meng armour kits are notoriously riddled with flash, even in the first run of their kits. I bought their Merkava Mk.3D a week after its release, and almost every part have some flash. The lower hull is the worst in this matter. But their KingTiger is the same thing, just like the Leopard 1. Their aircrafts are somewhat better, but not perfect.Newre Tamiya kits really don't have too much flesh, but you get a crapheap of ejectorpin marks instead.
Won't bother with all your doing miles to long doing mine in the bocage setting don't need to go over the top on the wheels won't see it anywhere when its finished try going into the stuff that will be visible 🤔
Yes, true 70s vibe but we’re just at the ‘imo getting back into modelling and going to hobby lobby’ stage at the moment, just finishing up a t34/85 from Academy where I’ve lost my soul adding details so it’s going to be a varied series!!
Those early Tamiya kits are not as detailed as new kits and lack accuracy. If you are building for fun or practice? Go for it. But if it's for a show or selling? Stay away. Lll
I love these classic Tamiya 1/35 and (1/48 aircraft) kits from the late 60s and (mainly) mid '70s. With the exception of perhaps drilling out exhausts and similarly enhancing vision or ventilator ports, I don't try to turn a sows ear into a silk purse. They are what they are. Rough cast texture (Soviet) or Zimmerit (German (43-44) as applicable using putty and a die tool at most -where required, preferably avoided by selection. Relatively quick, easy and fun nostalgia enhanced builds, IMPE the fit is still characteristic Tamiya fabulous. Importantly they still very much look the part sufficiently for suspension of disbelief with 95% of the modelling public regardless their scale and accuracy isn't directly comparable with the most contemporary tooling. And I confess turning 'traitor' preferring Dragon's continuous run DS Tracks now over their Magic Tracks, and even the currently vogue link and length. So I can sleep at night too with Tamiya's venerable continuous run. From three feet away, Tamiya's look realistic enough standoff to these older eyes. And the price. What's not to love? In fact, as one sufficiently pedantic about fact to own a copy of Doyle and Chamberlain since circa 1983 among various other reference volumes and owner/builder of numerous detailed Dragon kits all of which are now circa AUD$110~$130 to buy new, the mid '90s Tamiya kits at well under half that are absolute gems which still stand up very well. e.g. Jagdpanther 35203 and Panther Ausf G late 35176. It doesn't hurt that my age perceives the '90s as just the other day although it was thirty years ago. Back to the subject, excluding shipping, this venerable Tamiya StuG IV 35087 can be had for just ..wait for it ...AUD$22.99 today!
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Dear Sir
After 50 yrs I'm getting back into the hobby, I built the current kit your working on when it came out. We're I lived in Alaska had limited supply and reference material were by hit an miss. I did very well in my limited area winning more than I lost and made enough money to buy kits and build them during Alaskas long cold winter . You are sending me back to school , some of the things you have done would have taken me a week to do our glues were sticky guey all my reading an I would have worn out a sheet of sand paper removing Squadron Green Stuff from a seam .Airbrush was a problem last century unless you sold a kidney to pay for one .I have a million questions not right now . Shall I call you Yoda . Your teaching an old dog new tricks .
I like these cheaper priced Tamiya models that don't have 1,000 microscopic parts
Agree Jake, some of the older kits are great
Yes. My older eyes love them too. The sure look good finished in their warpaint. Add a figure to two as an eye magnet, and only the most anal rivet counter will voice protest with any vehemence.
This model got me into the hobby, it’s still on my shelf proudly standing there, I love this kit
I built this kit about 2.5 years ago. It is a good kit.
My aim is to follow this series.. and will start on my second build, this one at weekend,. Learning from a couple of mistakes on the first model but giving me the confidence to push on. What a fantastic series and thank you 😊
I also enjoy the older Tamiya kits ....they wont break the bank and they look great when built and painted ..... on the hole filling .... plug the hole with a bit of spruce and glue, cut off the access ....then .....I use the tamiya grey thin putty and the thin white primer/ surfacer in the bottle .... I've used the surfacer on the gun barrels and it dones wunders..... just little things I've learned over 45 years of modeling , since I was bout 8 years old ( first kit a snap Spitfire from monogram ) ..... keep up the modeling and have fun 😁
Just stripped the paint on my StuG, but parts unglued themselves! Thanks for making these videos, I’ll be able to reassemble at my leisure!
So very appreciated, like your style and cadence. Thank you
Sincerely sir, I wish to thank you for your videos. A lot of the techniques that you teach have been helpful. I have recently gotten back into modeling, teaching the kids with your tips.
Thank you for this series... Need the refresher after being out of the hobby for thirty or so years. Added this kit to my stash because of this video!
Good video!! Built this kit in 1990s and was one of my first kits to build when getting back inti modeling. Had lots of fun building this old kit.
Hello mr. Champ!great job maestro!a nice little gem you have created.i also like your comment.i was deliciously Entertained.i appreciate ur efforts.thank u4 delivering fun excitenes and Inspiration.of course your work deserves a thumb up.and i give him to you.keep enjoying and keep the faith.also keep ur mojo.
Nice 2cu unleashing your creative flows.i am looking forward2ur future builds.with best regards and sticky greetings from Brandenburg germany.yours truly.your modellmate.christian
For barrel sanding, I recommend using flex-I-file. Because they can conform to the curve, you’re much less likely to get flat spots than if using a rigid stick
I have been using one of these for years. Whenever I have to deal with anything with a cylindrical cross section, out it comes - barrels, mufflers etc.
This was my very first tank model back in 1979
I'm really loving these videos....the sprue idea for filling large holes is great...Thanks for making these
So I'm leaving one last comment. My apologies for coming off snarky, I had your videos playing on my work pc today. I rarely watch anyone anymore, and I found yours reminded me of how much I used to like watching modeling videos. My occasional jabs are actually how I comment on my friends videos like Panzermeister and Hamilkar Barkas. I didn't realize I was coming off like an ass. I really like your stuff. I come off like a douche a lot when I don't mean to. My bad sir.
Thank you for doing this series. It is very helpful.
this kit....oldie but a goodie
I am currently building this kit (second one ever), and I can't even believe, how helpful this video is.
So many little tips that get overlooked by big modelling channels.
Thank you SO much for this video.
Superglue for filling. Nice tip.
I built this in the 80s and now my son is.
Thank you!
I have this in a CMK kit. Thanks for the build.👍👏👨🦳
*Great built, with tamiya kits it's almost simple, i hope see the painting soon!*
Thank you so much for this series!
I've never seen clippers like that before... Neat.
WELL DONE.
I just build and paint. Mainly mono colour as I'm not confident in my ability to paint decent camouflage. I love my modelling.
Nice video. Nice model. Nice tank. I like it!
Brilliant, Mate!
Хорошие видео. Даже не понимая язык можно только по видео учится и понять.
Thank you very much for your tutorials...very good...I am forced to do things a little different as I live I a country where specialised model paints etc are few an far between..even the age old humbrol is getting hard to find....our money is worth shyt so importing is way expensive...I'm in South Africa....but I'm trying to use universal household grey primer...which works btw if sprayed in very light coats.....my intention is to try and use local cheap acrylic craft paints...very hard to spray....or what ever humbrol I can still find....the oil weathering technics are really cool...thank you....I have modelled in the past ...30 years back...but it was 1,72 intended for wargaming...all the fancy stuff was left off...1.35 is new to me...apart from two reasonable attempts...30 years ago...I have thousands upon thousands of 1'72 soldiers of all ages but can no longer see well enough to paint them... anyway....thanks ..
Love the video. At 21:50 they aren’t actually lifting hooks, on the real tank they were little hatches so the driver could shoot his pistol out of it, or for communication
Beautiful video. I would like to know what it’s called and where you can buy , the tweezers that cuts the wheels from the mask.
The Stug........STUG LIFE!
Trying to put the spare wheels into the little holder on the side pissed me off so much trying to make them fit and stay lmao
hello.tell me what tool you use for initial cuttings.it's great. thx
Is this video meant to be "unlisted"? It doesn't appear on your main page, only in the playlist.
Ah yes, it’s up on the early access for Patreon supporter, must have gotten onto the playlist early. It’ll be released on Thursday 👍
Thanks
Ive started weathering before the final mat coat, can i put the mat coat on at the end?.
Yes, but make sure all oil paints are dry
Started mine last night 2 mins in digging out plastic is wrong mine fitted fine ☹️
Just out of interest what did you use to cut the side skirts up with?
The side skirts in the kit actually have a line running vertically, thus indicating where to cut them for separation. I used a ruler placed on top of the side skirts and as close to the lines as possible; pressed down on ruler & side skirts in order to keep them aligned properly; then used a basic hobby knife to cut through the plastic.
What kind of nipers are those ?
"You won't get this in newer kits[...]" That is not true. Meng armour kits are notoriously riddled with flash, even in the first run of their kits. I bought their Merkava Mk.3D a week after its release, and almost every part have some flash. The lower hull is the worst in this matter. But their KingTiger is the same thing, just like the Leopard 1. Their aircrafts are somewhat better, but not perfect.Newre Tamiya kits really don't have too much flesh, but you get a crapheap of ejectorpin marks instead.
I think he meant tamiya older vs newer
@@kenjohnston8173 Really? Newer Tamiya kits have a shitton of molding issues.
I have to wait a week??? Crap!!!
Won't bother with all your doing miles to long doing mine in the bocage setting don't need to go over the top on the wheels won't see it anywhere when its finished try going into the stuff that will be visible 🤔
As far as accuracy is concerned this kit is a pig.
Yes, true 70s vibe but we’re just at the ‘imo getting back into modelling and going to hobby lobby’ stage at the moment, just finishing up a t34/85 from Academy where I’ve lost my soul adding details so it’s going to be a varied series!!
Iv built this kit, and i really don't like it, it is very old and not interesting to build and the quality is not very good in my opinion.
Those early Tamiya kits are not as detailed as new kits and lack accuracy. If you are building for fun or practice? Go for it. But if it's for a show or selling? Stay away. Lll
how can you talk so much
How can you be so ignorant - ?
He's got to be good at something.
@@typhoon2827 👎
I love these classic Tamiya 1/35 and (1/48 aircraft) kits from the late 60s and (mainly) mid '70s. With the exception of perhaps drilling out exhausts and similarly enhancing vision or ventilator ports, I don't try to turn a sows ear into a silk purse. They are what they are. Rough cast texture (Soviet) or Zimmerit (German (43-44) as applicable using putty and a die tool at most -where required, preferably avoided by selection. Relatively quick, easy and fun nostalgia enhanced builds, IMPE the fit is still characteristic Tamiya fabulous. Importantly they still very much look the part sufficiently for suspension of disbelief with 95% of the modelling public regardless their scale and accuracy isn't directly comparable with the most contemporary tooling.
And I confess turning 'traitor' preferring Dragon's continuous run DS Tracks now over their Magic Tracks, and even the currently vogue link and length. So I can sleep at night too with Tamiya's venerable continuous run. From three feet away, Tamiya's look realistic enough standoff to these older eyes. And the price. What's not to love?
In fact, as one sufficiently pedantic about fact to own a copy of Doyle and Chamberlain since circa 1983 among various other reference volumes and owner/builder of numerous detailed Dragon kits all of which are now circa AUD$110~$130 to buy new, the mid '90s Tamiya kits at well under half that are absolute gems which still stand up very well. e.g. Jagdpanther 35203 and Panther Ausf G late 35176. It doesn't hurt that my age perceives the '90s as just the other day although it was thirty years ago. Back to the subject, excluding shipping, this venerable Tamiya StuG IV 35087 can be had for just ..wait for it ...AUD$22.99 today!