I've been building models since I was about 7 years old. Many were well beyond my age level at the time. It was always disheartening when I'd save up my pocket money for who knows how long, buy a kit I wanted, build it and only to later have my father throw them out as trash. He did that with EVERYTHING artistic I used to make be it models, short stories I wrote, or pictures/posters I'd draw and color. He would get upset when I bought a model kit because to him, they were nothing but toys, and apparently at age 7, I was too old for toys... This was the kind of man who thought if (by the time I reached the age of eleven) I hadn't made up my mind on which career/job I wanted as an adult, I was slacking. He thought my sketchings/drawings were also a huge waste of paper and time. Time I could have been using to find my first job... at age 9... Just because he had dropped out of school at the age of 15 or 16 because he wanted to work instead, he thought I should also do the same, it seemed. All it did was bury my creativity. It's a shame that it did because the teachers who loved having me in class are those who actually saw glimpses of that. I really do not understand his logic in trying to stamp out my imagination. I guess that, sadly, there are so many people who are unable to grasp the fact that models are NOT toys. Now as an adult, I buy high end model ships whenever I can. They helped keep me sane when I spent the better part of a year in hospital. My wife (then girlfriend) encouraged/encourages my model building. I have a fleet of around 50 1/700 scale ships.
Your dad was a sad asshole, so sorry to hear that friend. Glad you are enjoying your adulthood. As a 30 year old I have only recently got into model kits while trying to find a new hobby, I was worried about the stigma of being toys but the more I looked into it, the clearer it became the opposite, and my girlfriend is also supportive.
At the end of the war, the Germans were running out of metal for tank production. Since tank manufacturers were disorganized, multiple pieces of a vehicle would be produced while the chassis or other big parts were still waiting for the required materials.
You are awesome. I built 1/35 Tamiya WWll tank kits for around 7 years back in mid 1970s.Thanks for intense memories.You have alot better glues,tools etc to work with now for sure.Thank you.Make more!
My girlfriend started watching your videos with me. She doesn't even build models. She says she just finds you very entertaining. ...... UNCLE NIGHTSHIFT STOLE MY GIRL!!!!
I have learned something new with each of your builds. Despite this kit's numerous shortcomings, I'm confident that the end result will be spectacular, Martin. I vote for adding the figure.
Martin: I just picked up this Big Kitty so I’m a bit late to the party but going into the event I’ve got your build video in my back pocket which will help immensely!
Just started the same kit and am looking forward to using this series of videos to help take my project up a level from previous builds. While I agree with your comments about the amount of flash and size of the seam lines, I disagree about the issues you had with the front plate on the super structure. I agree it is a terrible design, but after a few minutes of looking at it, a lot of swearing, and a bit of brute force, it did fit, with no need to make any modification. In saying that, keep up the good work. Your channel is helping a lot of us mediocre modelers to get better. Cheers from New Zealand.
This Jagdtiger is now at the NACC at Ft. Benning in GA. The gun wasn't taken out by a shell hit btw. I have been on and inside the JT in question. There is a hit to the left hand final drive the immobilized the vehicle. The recoil hydraulics were drained and the gun fired, essentially slamming the gun rearward thus destroying it. Also, there is a heavy hit to the lower glacis below the drivers position. As an aside, Aberdeen Proving Grounds lost their entire macro collection back in 2012 and the vehicles were split up between three different military bases. Ft Benning got the tanks and TDs, Ft. Sill in Oklahoma got the artillery pieces, and I can't remember which base got the balance. Back in the 90's Aberdeen has been given a huge chunk of money to preserve their collection, but had done nothing but paint 3 vehicles by 2011. The also moved the tanks that were at Ft. Knox to Ft. Benning as well, since the US Armor School was moved there. The NACC has a frankenTiger, this JT, a KT, 3 Panthers (including the only Panther II known to have been built), the last remaining T28/95, 2 T29's, and a T30. There is also a Soviet JS-3 and a whole host of other Russian vehicles.
Looks great. One small point to consider, generally accepted with dioramas/vignettes procedure, is to build the foot print large enough to cover the length of the gun barrel.
I built this one at the beginning of the year and had exactly the same problems. I was so pissed off i ‘destroyed’ in weathering. Now it looks kinda cool.
Please consider building the new Tamiya Marder I when it becomes available. I would also like hear what you have to say about the ‘new’ Tamiya LP-xx lacquer-based paints. Fantastic channel!
Sector 35 makes white metal tracks preassembled on EBay. A little more expensive than Fruils, but worth it. Quality is very good, not a lot of flash. Create miracle also makes nice sets. The come with copper push pins, which makes assembly easier than fishing wire through.
I was an intern at a plumber and we used some kind of fiber/rope ( don't know the name in english ) and wrapped it around the thread and smeared some fatty substance on it before fitting them together. That or we also used a tool that would press them together with great force, my supervisor told me that it was almost like a weld, just without the whole blowtorch stuff. Might be inaccurate, been some 10 - 12 years since then.
Easy with that xylene superglue curing spray; a close friend of mine used a similar chemical when working for a magazine in the 70s/80s and now has a rare lymphoma, along with 4 of his coworkers. I would suggest gloves at the very least. A vapor respirator would be ideal. Love the series man. You're inspiring me to make my own models. Stay safe and have a good day!
Wow!!!! Excellent build. Lots of work to get those bugs out, flash and fit. Your work is amazing. The takom Jadgetiger, watching your build was eye opening. Tons of work in corrections. I have the Tamiya Jagdetigers as well Wow what a difference .....disappointed in the blitz build there . But your video on the build was worth saving , amazing work truly outstanding approach. Thank you!!! Encore!!! Big fan of the Jadgetiger Cheers👍👍👍👍👍👍
Forgive me Uncle Nightshift, for I have sinned... I have not been watching your videos lately due to other pressing matters. I promise to binge watch the latest episodes! In his name we pray. Amen!
Is the other Jagdtiger kit from Takom just as bad as this one? It's a newer kit than this one, so I hope that they have corrected all their mistakes before releasing the 2nd Jagdtiger kit.
@@derekbaker3279 judging by the in depth shots on moxingfans it looks like the same kit with appropriate adjustment for the “Porsche production” (not actually Porsche but the name is stuck forever now I guess with all manufacturer doing it), doesn’t seem to have any fixes
I have been looking forward to this ever since some of your very first videos man! And I think Hans looks great up there being on the watch out! Good job brother!!
Sorry you had such a trial with the Jagd. I am building the very same kit and had hardly any flash and the plate behind the mantlet fitted well. I have also built the King Tiger with full interior and soon to build the Jagdpanther with full interior. All Takom kits. No real issues so far (fingers crossed).
I have to agree on the Friul tracks...quality has went down for sure. I used a set for a recent Tiger Model T-90MS and while they fit fine, they was a train wreck cleaning them up and assembling them. Some were also bent and a great deal of them had tons of flash in the guide horns. I didn't feel they was worth the $39.99 USD I paid for them.
Looking very good! Honestly I'd say go for the commander figure. In my opinion figures bring a diorama to life and help really give a sense of scale to the model that otherwise is absent with just the machine and it's surroundings. Besides maybe some bad figure painting will help the rest of not be so jealous of your insane skills ;)
I've been intrigued with the CA glue applicator you have jerry-rigged together. To me, it looks like a piece of wire wrapped around a stick by copper wire. What I can't work out is the bulbous end (try and say that without smirking). Can you share your secret, please? I have made probably 10 Takom kits and I have always been impressed by the fit and the engineering. I have only made 1 Blitz kit though, so maybe they aren't spending as much time and effort on the "cheaper" models in their brand. I actually prefer the longer builds over the Blitz kits (I'm a sucker for punishment).
for tracks ive recently built a bmp-3 with tracks from r-model compared to when i had to use friulmodel t-90 tracks where each link had to be reamed out test fitted and glued which too around a week to do for boths sides these r-model ones only took 2 days with no reaming and no test fits the only downside is that they come from china so they do take a while to arrive (i live in the UK) edit: i also made the same mistake with the porsche tiger tracks, glad im not the only one
Hello! Would you be interested in doing a video on the Cromwell starter kit from Airfix? (Where I live, everything is expensive, so buying a kit that comes with paint looks like a good idea)
Thanks for the review. I was going to get this kit but not after seeing all of your problems. I almost bought this one. If I'm going to buy an expensive model kit then it would have to be better than this one!
As a intermediate modeller i really enjoy building this kit. I am also dealing with the front gun plate... it kinda sucks for this price. But other than that it is great.
I'll give you a trick for when you have to do long, boring and repetitive assembly/hand painting/weathering. Get your electronic device and a set of headphones, choose an orchestral soundtrack (could be from games, films, etc), music playlist or heck, even let's plays of games you'll never have the chance to try. Yes, I know, you'll be a bit slower, but at least, you're not gonna bored to death after 15 minutes. Not only that, but you'll get to enjoy something you might not could otherwise, if you’re not already using that trick. Keep up the art buddy!
Dear comrade, tell me what my mistake is. I want to make welded seams on the Mouse around the additional armor plates in front of the tank hull (you probably understood what I'm talking about, because you made the same seams on your tank) So my tamiya putty sticks to anything but not to the plastic of the tank ! This is already driving me crazy. I moisten the tool and a toothpick with water, the body of the tank remains dry. But anyway, when I put a piece of putty on the body, it does not stick to it and constantly sticks to the tool to simulate the weld. What's my mistake?
Hmm, if the surface is completely dry then you're probably trying to texture it too soon and the bond isn't strong enough yet. I usually apply the putty into several welds, I spend around 15-20 minutes doing this, and then when the putty is starting to solidify and isn't sticking to the surface as well, I switch over to texturing tools. Once I'm done I just repeat the process until the whole tank is welded.
@@NightShiftScaleModels Thank you very much for your reply! I will try this way. A little later, a video about Mouse will appear on my channel. And there I will apply techniques (for example, hitting shells into a tank) that you describe in such detail, for which you are very grateful! I will also mention you in my videos :)
Very nice build work! I think perhaps Takom wanted their customers to get that late war German factory feel with the front plate. You just have to make it look pretty and weld it in place- no time for showroom quality, right?? Haha also very excited to see the figure!! 😁
Totally dig the look of these builds with the photoetch on the grey textures and putty weld seams. Have you ever built an armor subject to look straight out of the factory before the application of any protection paint, or field colours? Great work! Cheers
With this much re-working... at what point are you basically scratchbuilding a model? Maybe that'd be cool, can you 3d print a minature that you then take to completion with your trademark skills?
Howdy man, nice work on this one! I researched every available photo of Jagdtiger, there is no need for texture and some weldings really don't need to be replaced, they look perfectly fine the way Takom made it but hey, I was also very dissapointed with this kit because of bad quality of moulding (almost every part has to be cleaned and some are unusable so I took it from Dragon) and also because of some fit issues... Generally it is decent model but nothing more. I have Jagdtiger from Tamiya, it is much much better model, especially in terms of quality of moulding.
There is nothing more I could wish for then night shift trying a figure.
i saw him comment to a video of a figure painter like a year ago, he'll surely watch that tutorial again
I'd like too see him doing a Warhammer 40k tank. A Leman Russ maybe.
@Michael S. chill......
@@conmadben no
I've been building models since I was about 7 years old. Many were well beyond my age level at the time. It was always disheartening when I'd save up my pocket money for who knows how long, buy a kit I wanted, build it and only to later have my father throw them out as trash. He did that with EVERYTHING artistic I used to make be it models, short stories I wrote, or pictures/posters I'd draw and color. He would get upset when I bought a model kit because to him, they were nothing but toys, and apparently at age 7, I was too old for toys... This was the kind of man who thought if (by the time I reached the age of eleven) I hadn't made up my mind on which career/job I wanted as an adult, I was slacking. He thought my sketchings/drawings were also a huge waste of paper and time. Time I could have been using to find my first job... at age 9... Just because he had dropped out of school at the age of 15 or 16 because he wanted to work instead, he thought I should also do the same, it seemed. All it did was bury my creativity. It's a shame that it did because the teachers who loved having me in class are those who actually saw glimpses of that. I really do not understand his logic in trying to stamp out my imagination. I guess that, sadly, there are so many people who are unable to grasp the fact that models are NOT toys.
Now as an adult, I buy high end model ships whenever I can. They helped keep me sane when I spent the better part of a year in hospital. My wife (then girlfriend) encouraged/encourages my model building. I have a fleet of around 50 1/700 scale ships.
I ain't reading that!…
@@MiokosWorld pro tip! If you don’t have the time or patience to read something, you probably don’t have the time or patience to write a comment.
@@MiokosWorld so, kindly be quiet.
@@MiokosWorld Good for you!!! 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Your dad was a sad asshole, so sorry to hear that friend. Glad you are enjoying your adulthood. As a 30 year old I have only recently got into model kits while trying to find a new hobby, I was worried about the stigma of being toys but the more I looked into it, the clearer it became the opposite, and my girlfriend is also supportive.
"Yeah I also have 2 Jag tiger cannon barrels laying around, just missing the tank if you know what I mean?" - German Soldier 1945
That one deserves to be said in a humor show
I didn't get It
At the end of the war, the Germans were running out of metal for tank production. Since tank manufacturers were disorganized, multiple pieces of a vehicle would be produced while the chassis or other big parts were still waiting for the required materials.
@@gispet6437 Just like the Germans in 1945
@@FredGlt also most tanks busted there finders off
Takom: *makes locating holes*
Night shift: “So anyway, I started _filling.”_
This is me when I build aircraft lol. I don't even use them.
That made me laugh
I like the new cutting mat! Less strain on the eyes when watching at night ;D
I'm only using it for the construction 😁 The rest will be the regular white background
Looked up at the clock and said "It's noon! Time for Nightshift's video!" Looks great, you give me lots of inspiration
You are awesome.
I built 1/35 Tamiya WWll tank kits for around 7 years back in mid 1970s.Thanks for intense memories.You have alot better glues,tools etc to work with now
for sure.Thank you.Make more!
7:08 i simply love this channel
hello from brazil
Brazil gang representing.
No no not BRAZIL!!!!
@@raidbandit1283*If you won't come to Brazil, Brazil will come to you*
@@Ramash440 sopa si Macaco uma delicia kkkk
@@raidbandit1283 we are not asking, you will come to Brazil
With covid and all the craziness that 2020 has been i look forward to these videos every friday they are insightful as well as calming! much love!
I just got this kit!!! So glad you did a vid on the build as I've ALWAYS admired your work!!! 👍👍👍
My girlfriend started watching your videos with me. She doesn't even build models. She says she just finds you very entertaining.
......
UNCLE NIGHTSHIFT STOLE MY GIRL!!!!
Oh yes ambush camo, just in time for my dragon stug 4.
Tamiya model tanks are my all-time favourite since my childhood till adulthood.
I have learned something new with each of your builds. Despite this kit's numerous shortcomings, I'm confident that the end result will be spectacular, Martin. I vote for adding the figure.
Martin: I just picked up this Big Kitty so I’m a bit late to the party but going into the event I’ve got your build video in my back pocket which will help immensely!
Just started the same kit and am looking forward to using this series of videos to help take my project up a level from previous builds. While I agree with your comments about the amount of flash and size of the seam lines, I disagree about the issues you had with the front plate on the super structure. I agree it is a terrible design, but after a few minutes of looking at it, a lot of swearing, and a bit of brute force, it did fit, with no need to make any modification. In saying that, keep up the good work. Your channel is helping a lot of us mediocre modelers to get better. Cheers from New Zealand.
I've been looking forward to this video all week! Friday with Uncle Night Shift is one of the highlights to the week 🤘
This Jagdtiger is now at the NACC at Ft. Benning in GA. The gun wasn't taken out by a shell hit btw. I have been on and inside the JT in question. There is a hit to the left hand final drive the immobilized the vehicle. The recoil hydraulics were drained and the gun fired, essentially slamming the gun rearward thus destroying it. Also, there is a heavy hit to the lower glacis below the drivers position.
As an aside, Aberdeen Proving Grounds lost their entire macro collection back in 2012 and the vehicles were split up between three different military bases. Ft Benning got the tanks and TDs, Ft. Sill in Oklahoma got the artillery pieces, and I can't remember which base got the balance. Back in the 90's Aberdeen has been given a huge chunk of money to preserve their collection, but had done nothing but paint 3 vehicles by 2011. The also moved the tanks that were at Ft. Knox to Ft. Benning as well, since the US Armor School was moved there.
The NACC has a frankenTiger, this JT, a KT, 3 Panthers (including the only Panther II known to have been built), the last remaining T28/95, 2 T29's, and a T30. There is also a Soviet JS-3 and a whole host of other Russian vehicles.
I love night shift Friday, even if I have to watch it in class
Then it's more like a school shift 😁
@@NightShiftScaleModels dammit, your right
Looks great. One small point to consider, generally accepted with dioramas/vignettes procedure, is to build the foot print large enough to cover the length of the gun barrel.
I recently bought the "Blitz by Takom" version (Porsche Production) of this kit and there were no fit issues.
I think the figure in the tank looks really cool.
I built this one at the beginning of the year and had exactly the same problems. I was so pissed off i ‘destroyed’ in weathering. Now it looks kinda cool.
Wow! Nice detailed model!
Здравствуйте, очень нравится смотреть ваши видео. Всегда возхищаюст и вдохновляюсь ими. С нетерпением жду следующий ролик)
It's not the length that matters, it's the quality ;)
An outstanding video. That grab handle tip was great.
Great job on the tank even with all the issues you with the fit. This will be one great looking tank when you are finished.
Please consider building the new Tamiya Marder I when it becomes available. I would also like hear what you have to say about the ‘new’ Tamiya LP-xx lacquer-based paints. Fantastic channel!
Sector 35 makes white metal tracks preassembled on EBay. A little more expensive than Fruils, but worth it. Quality is very good, not a lot of flash. Create miracle also makes nice sets. The come with copper push pins, which makes assembly easier than fishing wire through.
I was an intern at a plumber and we used some kind of fiber/rope ( don't know the name in english ) and wrapped it around the thread and smeared some fatty substance on it before fitting them together. That or we also used a tool that would press them together with great force, my supervisor told me that it was almost like a weld, just without the whole blowtorch stuff.
Might be inaccurate, been some 10 - 12 years since then.
Easy with that xylene superglue curing spray; a close friend of mine used a similar chemical when working for a magazine in the 70s/80s and now has a rare lymphoma, along with 4 of his coworkers. I would suggest gloves at the very least. A vapor respirator would be ideal. Love the series man. You're inspiring me to make my own models. Stay safe and have a good day!
Another EXHAUSting and intRUSTing video, keep it up❤
Wow!!!! Excellent build.
Lots of work to get those bugs out, flash and fit.
Your work is amazing.
The takom Jadgetiger, watching your build was eye opening.
Tons of work in corrections.
I have the Tamiya Jagdetigers as well
Wow what a difference .....disappointed in the blitz build there .
But your video on the build was worth saving , amazing work truly outstanding approach.
Thank you!!!
Encore!!!
Big fan of the Jadgetiger
Cheers👍👍👍👍👍👍
I was waiting for this! I got my first airbrush yesterday, can't wait to try it!
Excellent video...really looking for ward to the next part !
hopefully on the theme of big german cats, someday you do a sturmtiger! ☻
Forgive me Uncle Nightshift, for I have sinned... I have not been watching your videos lately due to other pressing matters. I promise to binge watch the latest episodes! In his name we pray. Amen!
Nice build. Als, keep the figure, it looks good in a Jagdtiger
Hey Night Shift you should add the figure to this badass Jagdtiger build and make a video of you painting this figure.
Looking great...looking forward to the next step
That Monster is soooo beautiful!!! 😍
Nuts! All the preparations!
Nice work. I'm looking forward to another video.
I have that same foam cutting table! I love mine.
Disappointing. looked like such a good kit. ive nearly bought it a few times. think you might of saved me some frustration. thank you
Tamiya is gonna be more fun to build, but it also costs almost twice as much.
damn i thought this kit look good, almost bought it, now this saves me some money and time.
@@NightShiftScaleModels ...and only provides rubber band tracks, right?
Is the other Jagdtiger kit from Takom just as bad as this one? It's a newer kit than this one, so I hope that they have corrected all their mistakes before releasing the 2nd Jagdtiger kit.
@@derekbaker3279 judging by the in depth shots on moxingfans it looks like the same kit with appropriate adjustment for the “Porsche production” (not actually Porsche but the name is stuck forever now I guess with all manufacturer doing it), doesn’t seem to have any fixes
these things were so big its incredible. Sometimes I wonder where the steel scrapped from these guys are today
My joke is that I shaved with a battleship
I have been looking forward to this ever since some of your very first videos man! And I think Hans looks great up there being on the watch out! Good job brother!!
This is the same tank i'm making. But from an other company, i'm a 14 year old boy who loves making these things. I started when i was 8.
The build issues with this kit blows. So looking forward to that camo scheme & the figure. 😎
Sorry you had such a trial with the Jagd.
I am building the very same kit and had hardly any flash and the plate behind the mantlet fitted well.
I have also built the King Tiger with full interior and soon to build the Jagdpanther with full interior. All Takom kits. No real issues so far (fingers crossed).
Oh you did Eastern Express kits? What a nice, nostalgic nightmare
Outstanding build and very entertaining explanations.
Tamiya jagdtiger is still one of the best kits I ever put together
Certainly worth putting the figure of the commander with it!
I have to agree on the Friul tracks...quality has went down for sure. I used a set for a recent Tiger Model T-90MS and while they fit fine, they was a train wreck cleaning them up and assembling them. Some were also bent and a great deal of them had tons of flash in the guide horns. I didn't feel they was worth the $39.99 USD I paid for them.
Looking very good! Honestly I'd say go for the commander figure. In my opinion figures bring a diorama to life and help really give a sense of scale to the model that otherwise is absent with just the machine and it's surroundings. Besides maybe some bad figure painting will help the rest of not be so jealous of your insane skills ;)
I like the memes! I mean, the Jagdtiger is pretty much a meme on its own, so it fits!
I've been intrigued with the CA glue applicator you have jerry-rigged together. To me, it looks like a piece of wire wrapped around a stick by copper wire. What I can't work out is the bulbous end (try and say that without smirking). Can you share your secret, please? I have made probably 10 Takom kits and I have always been impressed by the fit and the engineering. I have only made 1 Blitz kit though, so maybe they aren't spending as much time and effort on the "cheaper" models in their brand. I actually prefer the longer builds over the Blitz kits (I'm a sucker for punishment).
This piece is an absolute unit!
for tracks ive recently built a bmp-3 with tracks from r-model compared to when i had to use friulmodel t-90 tracks where each link had to be reamed out test fitted and glued which too around a week to do for boths sides these r-model ones only took 2 days with no reaming and no test fits the only downside is that they come from china so they do take a while to arrive (i live in the UK)
edit: i also made the same mistake with the porsche tiger tracks, glad im not the only one
Yesssss another German cat!
Hello! Would you be interested in doing a video on the Cromwell starter kit from Airfix? (Where I live, everything is expensive, so buying a kit that comes with paint looks like a good idea)
You can get a hand rail jig, i use it for model railways.
I think you should go for the figure just to try it out - I mean that's what you did with the scenic bases and now look at you
Seconded!
Ah uncle night shift day. Best source for Guerilla Modelling.
I never had any of these problems with Tamiya model kits.
"Verdammt junge, ist der speckig!!!"
-Hans, 1944
Wow what is amazing are you skills of making new stuff. Very cool man.
Thanks for the review. I was going to get this kit but not after seeing all of your problems. I almost bought this one. If I'm going to buy an expensive model kit then it would have to be better than this one!
Keep our friend on top he looks cool 😎
Ahhhh, your models are always so beautifully detailed!
bruhh when i started yt i saw your channel (7k subs) but now you got 125k subs BRUHHH congratulations!
As a intermediate modeller i really enjoy building this kit. I am also dealing with the front gun plate... it kinda sucks for this price. But other than that it is great.
Yay, I wasn't notified about this video. Good thing I checked.
Awesome intro!
No dude, close the hatch 🐣
Can you see about building TAMIYA's 1/350 Japanese Battleship Yamato. I'm more of a naval model builder, so would love to see something like this.
I'll give you a trick for when you have to do long, boring and repetitive assembly/hand painting/weathering. Get your electronic device and a set of headphones, choose an orchestral soundtrack (could be from games, films, etc), music playlist or heck, even let's plays of games you'll never have the chance to try. Yes, I know, you'll be a bit slower, but at least, you're not gonna bored to death after 15 minutes.
Not only that, but you'll get to enjoy something you might not could otherwise, if you’re not already using that trick.
Keep up the art buddy!
Would you consider building and painting a Games Workshop tank kit, maybe a Baneblade of one of the new Primaris tanks?
Haaaaaaa! Big Kitty in the making! Wunderbar! ;)
Yes to the tank commander
Dear comrade, tell me what my mistake is. I want to make welded seams on the Mouse around the additional armor plates in front of the tank hull (you probably understood what I'm talking about, because you made the same seams on your tank) So my tamiya putty sticks to anything but not to the plastic of the tank ! This is already driving me crazy. I moisten the tool and a toothpick with water, the body of the tank remains dry. But anyway, when I put a piece of putty on the body, it does not stick to it and constantly sticks to the tool to simulate the weld. What's my mistake?
Hmm, if the surface is completely dry then you're probably trying to texture it too soon and the bond isn't strong enough yet. I usually apply the putty into several welds, I spend around 15-20 minutes doing this, and then when the putty is starting to solidify and isn't sticking to the surface as well, I switch over to texturing tools. Once I'm done I just repeat the process until the whole tank is welded.
@@NightShiftScaleModels Thank you very much for your reply! I will try this way. A little later, a video about Mouse will appear on my channel. And there I will apply techniques (for example, hitting shells into a tank) that you describe in such detail, for which you are very grateful! I will also mention you in my videos :)
Im working on a Svezda IS-Z and i feelt so hard that party about old kits
Mate, as a friend the b in plumber is silent, but I think it's cute when you pronounce it. 😘
Very nice build work! I think perhaps Takom wanted their customers to get that late war German factory feel with the front plate. You just have to make it look pretty and weld it in place- no time for showroom quality, right?? Haha also very excited to see the figure!! 😁
I am so excited for this project! Let's goooo!
Friday just got better
For the tracks, what about resin 3D printing them? Maybe an option
Totally dig the look of these builds with the photoetch on the grey textures and putty weld seams. Have you ever built an armor subject to look straight out of the factory before the application of any protection paint, or field colours? Great work! Cheers
Nice suntan :) I have the same. Bicycle gloves?
Yup 😁
Love me some German heavy metal 🤘 🐅
Best regards from Poland!
I had an *Amazing* time watching this, thanks!
Half of this video was rather unexpected. In a good way of course!
With this much re-working... at what point are you basically scratchbuilding a model? Maybe that'd be cool, can you 3d print a minature that you then take to completion with your trademark skills?
Where did you get all the information about the tanks, like what the diffrence btween the early and late version is?
"Not great not terrible" lmao ok Dyatlov
im so glad i found this youtobe channel
Argh, I just bought a Takom kit from HLJ :P Awesome content as always, I look forward to some great modelling fun every Friday :D
Not all Takom kits are as bad as this Jagdtiger kit..
Howdy man, nice work on this one! I researched every available photo of Jagdtiger, there is no need for texture and some weldings really don't need to be replaced, they look perfectly fine the way Takom made it but hey, I was also very dissapointed with this kit because of bad quality of moulding (almost every part has to be cleaned and some are unusable so I took it from Dragon) and also because of some fit issues... Generally it is decent model but nothing more. I have Jagdtiger from Tamiya, it is much much better model, especially in terms of quality of moulding.