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Have seen these on sale at a local hobby shop in the KCMO area ad in the Indianapolis area. Crazy amount of money wanted for these kits. Nice to actually see one opened up!!

Gotta love the TAMIYA BOX ART I never built any 1/25 Remote Control Kits… They were out of my price range as a little kid…. BUT, I always looked at them when I went to the HOBBY STORE, and Department Stores ( K-Mart ) I bet they were fun to build and move around the ground… The big 1/16th kits are popular now THANKS VINTAGE MODELS ON……. CHRIS 🇺🇸

I have one but its missing parts, do you know where i could find any?

To build or not to build ..

This is the first 1/25 series model Tank I bought since 1969.

This is another kit I didn’t build… When I started building models 1970, I had to earn the money to purchase model kits This one was out of my price range… But, when I looked through the J.C. PENNIES CHRISTMAS CATALOG…. These kits were in there…. They were on my CHRISTMAS LIST…. BUT Santa Claus didn’t deliver 🤣😂😅…… TAMIYA makes some great kits I still build the old stuff…….. You have my like 👍 VINTAGE MODELS ON…. CHRIS 🇺🇸

Thanks for sharing a look at another Tamiya classic. Tamiya sure did have a strange number system for their armour kits. Tamiya art work back then was great. They new that box art sells kits.

Thank you for another review of a classic, Armor kit! These 1/25th scale Tamiya kits are well-detailed, feature individual track links, but suffer from a lack of accessories (though I did notice that in-scale Jerry Cans were provided) needed to build a diorama display. Thanks for sharing this with us! 9th Like.

I don't interesting to my country's saddest day(martrys day) but i interesting to this model kits

I like this model kits

My brother got me that kit in 1970 when he attended the BSA World Jamboree in Japan. Great memories.

I served on the Forrestal in 1967 westpac see this bird in my sleep!!

Don’t care if it’s BROKE , or missing pieces !!!!!!! I’m imagining what it looked like when your DAD finished it… BET IT LOOKED GREAT !!!!! VINTAGE MODEL ON ……. CHRIS 🇺🇸

Plastic card replacements for the elevators?

Always love the planes This one was very nice

I had the 1971 issue of this kit. It was better than the Revell offering, but not as good as the Hasegawa F-4E, which held the Top Dog position until the next generation of Phantom kits came along. Interestingly, when you said, ". . . this one has problems," I thought you were referring to profile or detail issues, (such as the missing side windows between the canopies.) Considering this build is over half a century old, it's not in too bad shape! 7th Like.

I remember building this kit from the MPC Profile Series using the “Sundowner” decals.

Also for those times it was very primitive, then they tried to sell it with new decals and versions. But it was only thanks to Fujimi 's Phantom family that we could have good models of this great fighter, also Monogram did a C/D and J version, under the label "Tour of Duty" in the late '80s, good kits, also if sometimes there were some mold errors.

So a little wear and tear. Almost 60 years old and still mostly intact. It is the memories it brings back that count. Probably 99% of the built models in this condition were assigned to the scrap bin. I wish I had kept some of my early models.

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Nice comparison of the two kits. That Revell is a nice little kit and perfect for someone starting out building models. And it can be made into a excellent display model, as your father did with the kit.

Your dad is an excellent model builder, and both of these tanks were made into very fine, stand-alone display pieces. If I had the opportunity to build either vintage kit myself; I think I would choose the Revell 1/40th scale kit, since it has the extra (in scale) figures, and build it as a traditional 1970's Diorama in the "School of (Shep) Paine" on a plywood base with Celluclay groundwork and scratch built accessories. Unfortunately, the tracks would likely need to be replaced since it looks like they're literally falling apart from rot. Thanks for sharing this with us. 3rd Like.

This was cool 😎…. Look at the size difference SCALE…… Both look pretty good !!!!!!!!! Both would be just fine in a street fighting DIORAMA Vintage Models On ….. CHRIS 🇺🇸

Nice job !

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Pity that in the 'nam it showed how flawed were either the main weapon and its armour, too vulnerable to mines, plus had a LOT of mechanical problems.The tank had a beautiful futuristic aspect, it's well detailed for such an old kit.

These two were the last versions build of this tank, the one with the short 7,5 cm. howitzer (the same on early PzIVs) was sold in some numbers also to Italy, to replace our losses in N: Africa, but seems that weren't operative 'till the armistice. Beautiful model, for its age was very detailed, and was anticipating the high quality of the future Tamiya's kits.

It was re-issued in late '70s without the engine , I build it in early '80s, with some Italeri's crewmen. Nevetherless its age, it was a good kit, useful for start a collection.

The US light tank wasn't never produced, sadly, 'cause someone in the congress wanted that the army should've build its anphibious tank, or so I read, ironically the PT76 wasn't able to resist to bullets heavier than .30. I didn't knew that these models existed, they seems interesting, pity that they were done in not standard scale, but could be useful for scratchbuild some sci-fi tank, as for WH40k.

Strange scale, perhaps it was more easy to place the engine and the RC unit.

The turret seems a bit narrow, more similar to that of later T34/76 models, Once, there were a lot of strange scales, also in the same brand, expecially for US' producers, such as Revell and Monogram .

Your father did an excellent build on this kit; especially the rust patina weathering. I also heard that same story about Soviet T-34's going straight from the factory to the front lines without the usual overall 4B0 green paint. Your dad really made the point with this build! Speaking of weathering; are you sure the "decal wear" actually IS 'wear,' or is it part of your dad's excellent weathering job on this masterpiece? Also, is it possible that the lack of spare track (and pioneering tools like shovel, hatchet, saw, etc.,) is part of the idea your dad wanted to get across for this project? This really does look like a tank that was driven straight from the factory to the front with the idea in mind that its 'career' on the battlefield would most likely be a short one . . . . Thanks for sharing! 7th Like.

Another excellent build. The rust colour actually looks a lot better than the Russian green. The model really stands out.

From 1/40 to 1/25 T-34 / 85 Another well made TAMIYA MODEL…… I think your father would really get into the 1/16 kits they’re making now …. Anyways, YOU HAVE MY LIKE 👍 VINTAGE MODELS ON CHRIS 🇺🇸

I seen the full video… Would’ve liked to meet your dad Exchange ideas, talked models And the hobby overall ??????? It’s good that you’re doing this VINTAGE MODELS ON ……… CHRIS 🇺🇸

The worst tank ever !

What song is the background music?

Favorite Tank 🎉

I loved this kit and built it in 1983 complete with the working motor. It was the first tank I taught myself to weather and "shadow." I thought it came out really good, especially for back then. Sadly, it got left behind at home when I moved out of state and my sister threw it out when my Dad had to be moved to a nursing home.

That was a solid kit back in the day.

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This is a great example of a kit from the Cold War era. It's unfortunate that dry-rot is claiming the tracks. Replacing them would be out of the question, since available 1/35th aftermarket tracks would be too big for this vintage, 1/40th scale kit. (I have a similar problem with a 1/48th scale Aurora King Tiger - the vinyl tracks are literally falling apart when I touch them, but replacing them with state-of-the-art aftermarket tracks would look stylistically out-of-place on a 1970's vintage kit, with roots in the late 1950's . . . .) I suppose someone could scan a 'good' section of the old, kit tracks and 3D Print suitable replacements, but does anyone know how to preserve "vintage vinyl" model tank tracks, or to keep them from further deterioration? Thanks for sharing this, your dad did a very good job! 12th Like.

This is fabulous. As a child I built that kit maybe a few years after it came out. I think I brush painted it totally green out of a testors paint bottle. Thanks for letting me see it again.

Turned into a nice little build. Possible to scratch build a machine gun and perhaps some tracks could be substituted. ANd it is in great shape for a build over 60 years old. Thanks for sharing.

I built one of these in the late 60's when I was in high school, along with the Duster Twin 40. They were reissued by Revell not many years ago with the original box art, along with a few other Renwal armor kits. Renwal kits had a lot of itty-bitty parts to make the functioning hatches and doors. They advertised that their kits were designed to minimize visible glue seams.

That is a ODD SCALE 1/40 Never built this kit , not even sure if I’ve seen it the shelves in HOBBY STORES or DEPARTMENT STORES….. Well it least it had basic DETAILS… Scares me, I still have some Vintage Armor kits in the stash Hope the tracks are still good…… You always get my LIKE 👍 CHRIS 🇺🇸

Keep models out of direct sunlight. UV will destroy decals, rubber, and discolor and weaken unpainted plastics, making them brittle over time.

Decals can be replaced. Broken/lost parts can be scratchbuilt. Tracks are replaceable too. Vintage kits are great challenges to a modelers MOJO. Bill

YES, I’ve experienced everything you showed…. I have been buying VINTAGE MONOGRAM KITS off €Bay lately Kits produced in the early 70s The kits themselves are in great shape…. NO WARPAGE, FLASHING… Even the BBB boxes are in decent shape… DECALS have Yellowed, Brittle…. SOLUTION ???????? Aftermarket DECALS !!!!!!!! I do have a Storage Container full of broken models, un-repairable…. ENJOYING THIS CHANNEL…… Really brings back memories, and experiences you’re describing…. YOU ALWAYS HAVE MY LIKE 👍 VINTAGE MODEL KITS ON…… CHRIS 🇺🇸