Nice build, think I am gonna try one in DAK livery. By the way, the 4 green lights on the back are convoy lights for keeping the right distance at night. If you can see 4 lights you're too close, only 1 and you're too far away. At the right distance you should see 2 lights.
Nice build..I have just bought this and will take on board all the advice you state.... The light you mention is actually a night time distancing light for use in convoys. If you see 1 light it means you are too far away from the vehicle ahead of you, if you see 4 you are too close and if you see 2 then you are at the correct distance. Many German army vehicles contain this feature and Tamiya includes it. Im not sure of the lights colour though if you were to paint it! Im guessing it would be the same colour as the vehicle as it would only be seen at night
Thank you! Yes, someone else mentioned that distance light feature - clever since they would have been using minimal lights to hide their positions. The instructions said green so that's what I did!
I agree the extra thin is great. It is super hot so glues really well, and/but when not in between plastic it evaporates quickly so leaves (almost) no marks. You need not (but can Ofcourse) flood the parts. Just hold them together and the touch (preferably from hidden places) it briefly with a half unloaded brush of glue. Gently but steadily swipe. Via capillary action the glue will creep only onto the to be glued surfaces. Any in sight touched parts will not be marred. If you are a stickler you can use a glasfiber pen to “clean” up but if left alone while drying you cannot see the glue marks beneath paint. Don’t keep meddling tough, swipe, hold together but otherwise leave alone, be careful where you touch as it will run between finger and part and that is a disaster.
Cheers mate - totally. I was building a 1/24 figure at the same time and it looked like a giant! It was about 10 hours so pretty quick. Second time I've built on a deadline this year!
Haha! 😅 I've been tempted but it is so big I have no idea where it would go. I did see someone on Facebook who made it and added lights - not just for the headlights but all the interior too! It looked incredible.
That looked a fun build Thomas, nice result! Like you say, different to car kits in the build process, and a lot quicker to build, and you csn really go to town with the weathering, try a tank next time!
Very intricate kit. You did a great job assembling the small pieces. Final product looks great. Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot Richard. I will tell anyone who asks that modelling is excellent for fine motor skills! 😂
Looking good Thomas, nice video!
Cheers Tim 👍😁
Nice build, think I am gonna try one in DAK livery. By the way, the 4 green lights on the back are convoy lights for keeping the right distance at night. If you can see 4 lights you're too close, only 1 and you're too far away. At the right distance you should see 2 lights.
Thanks a lot - the lights make a lot of sense since they used the headlight covers. Good luck with yours!
You did A Great job of it!!! Well Done!!!
Thanks a lot Mike - I appreciate it.
Nice build..I have just bought this and will take on board all the advice you state.... The light you mention is actually a night time distancing light for use in convoys. If you see 1 light it means you are too far away from the vehicle ahead of you, if you see 4 you are too close and if you see 2 then you are at the correct distance. Many German army vehicles contain this feature and Tamiya includes it. Im not sure of the lights colour though if you were to paint it! Im guessing it would be the same colour as the vehicle as it would only be seen at night
Thank you! Yes, someone else mentioned that distance light feature - clever since they would have been using minimal lights to hide their positions. The instructions said green so that's what I did!
wow nice car bro. i followed and hearted you. best channel ever about cars.
Thanks for the kind words! 👍😁
@@BOABModels I came from vid iq to leave a clueless comment. 😂
@@BOABModels welcome I don’t even know what the video was about. I think tanks.
How did you glue the already painted tracks to the roadwheels? Did you use super glue as tamiya extra thin wont work on painted parts.
No I did use extra thin - as the tracks were brush painted, there wasn't much paint in the gaps and they went together fine.
@@BOABModels ok so I need to keep certen areas glueble thanks!
You're welcome
@@BOABModels im just gonna prime and airbrush them on the sprue and sand away paint where the glue is needed. Do you think this is a good idea?
Beautiful model work . The moto as the soldiers look great . Congratulations from a new subscriber .
Thank you very much! I enjoyed it and I'm glad you liked it too.
That's a very tiny and cool engine and great build Thomas and you need to build a old custom 50 or 60s style Hotrod!
Thanks a lot Shawn. Yeah, I'd like to do that but finding kits in the UK isn't so easy - maybe I could customise a Revell kit...
@@BOABModels yeah you could! Lol
Nice build.
I think I have an older one stashed away. Hope I can do it justice.
Thank you - I'm sure you will. Apparently the soldiers in the older one are in exactly the same positions as these!
Good clear instructions and video, thank you 😊
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
I agree the extra thin is great. It is super hot so glues really well, and/but when not in between plastic it evaporates quickly so leaves (almost) no marks. You need not (but can Ofcourse) flood the parts. Just hold them together and the touch (preferably from hidden places) it briefly with a half unloaded brush of glue. Gently but steadily swipe. Via capillary action the glue will creep only onto the to be glued surfaces. Any in sight touched parts will not be marred. If you are a stickler you can use a glasfiber pen to “clean” up but if left alone while drying you cannot see the glue marks beneath paint. Don’t keep meddling tough, swipe, hold together but otherwise leave alone, be careful where you touch as it will run between finger and part and that is a disaster.
Very detailed explanation of how it works, thanks! You're right that it's great stuff.
Thanks! Very helpful! I'll skip putting the driver in. I'd rather see the engine
Yeah, I thought that would be useful for people to know.
Honestly that is so much smaller than I expected it to be haha! Great work, how long was the total build?
Cheers mate - totally. I was building a 1/24 figure at the same time and it looked like a giant! It was about 10 hours so pretty quick. Second time I've built on a deadline this year!
VERRY NICE
Thank you Eric
Hah, just seen london bus on jadlam, that would be a good build Thomas😉
Haha! 😅 I've been tempted but it is so big I have no idea where it would go. I did see someone on Facebook who made it and added lights - not just for the headlights but all the interior too! It looked incredible.
Very nicely done. I love so many of the military vehicles but just never liked the scale. Maybe it is time to look past that....
Thanks a lot, Spencer. I guess because I started with 1/32 cars, this scale doesn't feel too off. Just the parts felt very delicate I guess.
That looked a fun build Thomas, nice result! Like you say, different to car kits in the build process, and a lot quicker to build, and you csn really go to town with the weathering, try a tank next time!
Thanks Paul - maybe I will. I certainly think it helped my enjoyment that this kit was so well made too.