when i saw this i remembered something, my friend and i pranked my classmate by saying "were gonna make a model of the world trade center (twins) in 1:1 scale" then he said "wait hol up".
I used to be an avid model builder before I developed Arthritis. Your channel provides me a door through which I can still enjoy model building! Thank you so much!
With regards to shaping paper, years ago we used to make up Inhibitol= polystyrene dissolved in Carbon Tetrachloride, (this latter chemical is now banned in many countries).It was applied using an old brush.
Hi night shift I really enjoy watching your modelling skills. I've not found another creator that pays attention to so many accurate details,details,details,deta...... have you got a favourite that you watch regularly ? Also when you make the cloth or tarpaulin have you thought about using RIZLA MICRON it's really really thin and smooth paper. I could send you a pack if you cant acquire them. Keep up the great content mate 👍👍👍👍😁😁
Those jerry cans were the most looted things by the Allies. Jerry can is the German can.. They were million times better than anything the allies had, so any jerry can they could get they looted. :)
While the Jerry can was invented by the Germans Americans produced their own by the early 40s and when they entered the war it was common to carry fuel in them.
Hi unlce Night Shift. After thinking and thinking I finally decided to do the armor texture with epoxy putty since you are a great base of inspiration! Thus, when I started playing with the putty, I some thoughts came to my mind. First, how do you clean the brush that you used to apply the putty if that's even possible? Also what do you use? And how/with what should I clean the excess putty if there's some on surfaces that shouldn't have texture at all due to the way of casting the metal steel plates? As far as I went texturing the tank, it looks nice but yeah, I'm sure it can be improved a lot. Thanks for all your tips!
If you want to make this M4A3 look more.... Vetran....ish? I suggest to paint the gun by masking the fact it is 76mm(more deadly). If you have no idea I suggest to watch 'the problems with fury'(by potential history) there is one photo of it History of this trick from 2nd minute Photo I meant is at around 2:40 of that video
Can anyone tell me how to get those heavy "sprues" off of the components of the Legend upgrade kit? I was really hoping Uncle Night Shift would show the process and I cannot find anything about it. Why are they so heavy? Anyway, love love love this channel. Hope someone can help me out.
A very Chonky Boy indeed. Can you do another scenic base for this bad boy as well! I'd love it. I have a 1/35 sherman myself. I made it when I was like 13 tho. But that's what reconstructions are for tho
reminds me of that failed armor texture on the Sherman you showed at the end of your armor texture tutorial. That one was a whole different kind of concrete armor.
I can't thank you enough that you mentioned that injection moulds have their limitations. As a mould engineer I'm soo tired explaining this to members of several FB groups when they start bitching about why their expensive meng, takom, rfm, etc. kits still have these flaws, and those kits are shit because of that flaws.
The metal weights are of course there to bring the weight of the model to the correct 1/48th scale point. 30ton tank / 48 -> obviously Tamiya has included 625kg of weight :) (yes I know it's more of a ^3 type deal)
@@inaoifeble The amount would sound almost plausible for me to be honest, but I think the correct formula would probably be something like weight_scale = weight_original / scale^3...
@@decnet100 Indeed. The weight comes down to about 272 grams for a 1:48 scale model of a 30 ton vehicle using that formula. Doubling the size of an object would result in the volume or mass increase by a factor 2^(3)=8!
@@angrymario8259 I see what you mean. I remember that my comment did not look right. 8 factorial is indeed not 2³. Probs should have put a space or something in between 🙈
@NightShift : What are you gonna do about the gun's travel lock? The crew would have needed to use it if they traveled cross country. P.S Pls make the Super Pershing.
unfortimately concrete armor while it might seem a good idea isn't. the concrete is easily penetrated, and splinters so it can be a great last sight for the infantry near the tank. meanwhile while it doesn't improve effective armor thickness it does increase weight significantly resulting a slower tank which burns more fuel.
Great result as always. And, when You read this, You will be probably over 100 000 subscribent here. So, huge congratulations of that fact! ;) All the best for You! ;)
Let me say first that I help restore real tanks and get to operate them in reenacting. I like your modeling videos a lot. On this one it is very rare to see a concrete up-armored tank to day. I saw one years ago at a event that was faked with plywood chicken wire and spackled with brick mortor. I like the stowage in that it has American and German fuel cans as well as a water cooled machinegun can, that was used for potable water as well. You need to have a 5gal potable water can. Most tanks are seen with the. They are not made the same way as fuel cans. Keep up the good work.
Great vid!!! But one thing: well, you're adult, so do what you must! BUT TO THE KIDS OUT THERE: never (!) handle RAW epoxy with unprotected hands. - bisphenol-A -testicular disruption
I love tamiya so so so so much but i really wish they came out with more armor models. Like 1/72 tanks and more modern mbts in 1/48 scale that would be a dream come true.
I have cursed in every language I know a few words in, I have yelled for help to any celestial being imaginable and I tried A LOT. But I still cannot fit those ****ing tracks even remotely like you can. And here you are, making it look easy. Sigh. Seriously, Uncle Nightshift - sometimes I don't know if I should celebrate you or hate you. :P
Hello Mr Nightshift love watching all your model builds, The only way to learn is to watch a master at his trade. Keep up the great workTo all you Sherman tank builders out there 9painting a New Zealand Sherman in Italy 1943 to 45, mixing light mud or does someone make that unique colour.
The way you assembled the tracks is very handy, but when I tried it on my Tamiya 1/48 Type 10, the links disconnected even after at least 5 minutes of letting the glue set. Looks like I will have to paint the parts (including the running gear), then painfully glue the tracks directly on to the tank. Yay... Also General Patton must be big mad because of moving bunker tank. It looks good
Final comment - Trumpeter produce excellent grab-handle jigs - 3/4/5mm.. Just insert thin brass wire and KER-CHUNKA, you can punch out great grab rail forms that only need clipping (depending if you want inserted straight ends or surface weld end handles). I can personally recommend them over using forceps / pliers.
I tried building the P51D-5-NA in 1/48 from revell... I gave up after trying to fit the wings and the fuselage... I had to sand down 5mm of EACH wing and can't make the radiators fit. I'll never buy revell again.
Hold on, Uncle Martin, us Neanderthals are pretty smart people! We even improved on the flute by adding half notes while the rest of humanity was blowing on cheap flutes with misplaced notes!!! Please apologize next video!!!! Ask yourself, is cromagnon man still around in anyone's DNA? Okay, that's for scientists.
I really didn't want to watch this; not because it's not good content, but because I knew your Easy Eight would put mine to absolute shame :P absolutely incredible job, looking forward to the painting!
Actually Patton was simply following the advise of the technical specialist at Aberdeen Proving Grounds who tested the different types of "add-on armor and found it gave no better, or sometimes worse protection then what was already provided by the tanks existing factory armor plating.
When I was a kid (okay, 1960) tank models came with flexible black rubbery plastic tracks. So it could be pushed around on the tracks, before you blew it up on the 4th of July with fire crackers! Good times.
Nice work, enjoyed yours videos on T90, I woul try it but perhaps using a Modelcollect or zvezda one. About your "method" for tracks, does it work for 1/72 ones? Regards
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Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I built military models. There was no internet to order special kits, you only bought what the game and model shops sold. Monogram and Revell were models a third or more less than Tamiya. My brother and I would mow lawns, clean pools and babysit just to afford the Tamiya kits. Sure, for six dollars (three times minimum wage at the time), but they were horrible kits... but Tamiya? Oh, those were definitely worth the price and the dioramas we made sold for twice the price they cost us to make when we had "yard sales". (we had limited shelves to keep our dioramas, so each year at the yard sales we would sell the ones we no longer loved). TL;DR... Tamiya beats Revell and Monogram, hands down awesome! Well worth the additional price.
Fun fact: the concrete armor did nothing against most german tank shells. Maybe very low caliber wouldbe stopped. All it did was increase weight on the front of the vehicle and stress the transmission and suspension.
Lego sucks now :c These days you are better off with bluebrixxs or Cobi. Its probably like revell vs tamiya, Lego charges way more for way less and has the same problems with fit and color consistency its rivals used to have. Its sad to see, my childhood was dominated by Lego and I used to get off brand Lego sets that just sucked in comparison. Now its almost the other way around.
Uncle night shift. You can use less hardener with epoxie putties to slow the curing time. I do it with Aves to where I always end up with some hardener leftovers. Try it out some time. You have a limit to how much you can skip out on before it never cures. For the most part it's forgiving,given you mix them well. I swear by Aves,I like it better than Tamiya due to it's softness. Try Aves fix it sculpt,it might work better for weld beads since it's alot harder than regular sculpt. They have a paste,wich I dilute with denatured alcohol to thin it out,I then take my left over Aves and sand it to make powder. I mix said powder to the paste to add cast texture. As a foundry man I know texture to well,and that trick nails it every time.😉 Cheer's uncle night shift,from California.
Another very informative video thanks!! I’m interested in getting a set of modeling chisels, Uncle Night Shift ; what chisels did you get? (got a link?)
They did the weights for the 1/48 38t kit as well. I found them pointless personally but ah well. Haven't built this kit yet but it's on the list. I like the 1/48 Tamiya line. I have one of the Tiger I Afrika kits on the other side of the work bench that's decent. I had to order grills and a metal barrel for it but otherwise it's a decent little Tiger I kit. Nice work on this Sherman.
Please, please, please start an Amazon affiliate store. That way you can link the supplies you use, and we can buy them while still supporting you. Your work is awesome, and though I don't model tanks, I use your tips and tricks on Games Workshop models. I would really like to be able to get the same sanding sponges you use, because I can't seem to find the right ones.
1/76 tanks: smol
1/76 ships: to big for a house
I love 1:76 tanks and planes I make them out of paper I recommend the website called landships 2
when i saw this i remembered something, my friend and i pranked my classmate by saying "were gonna make a model of the world trade center (twins) in 1:1 scale" then he said "wait hol up".
@@renzovergara3436 cringe
@@ErinHoneyBunny n o
@@renzovergara3436 pretty cringe.
I used to be an avid model builder before I developed Arthritis. Your channel provides me a door through which I can still enjoy model building! Thank you so much!
a true modeler o7
The poor tanks suspension
when it doesnt break for five minutes
@@renzovergara3436 at least you get a pillbox
@@ln7929 remove suspension s, cover it with dirt and tada. A sherman pillbox
Great build Sir....
Tiger: now you know my suffering
oh yes tamiya with the night shift custom details and I know you’re all about the detail
what an artist and a sniper have in common? *D E T A I L S*
@@doctorchaotic3415 oh yeah
Important details like not at all resembling any Sherman tank that had concrete added to it.
@@ae4164 would you mind explaining how you'd know?
@@doctorchaotic3415 More like P R E C I S I O N
I still love the fact that you announce yourself as uncle night shift.
Straight up, I shy away from any model that is not Tamiya. I know I can count on them for all I need in a kit. I built this kit in 1/35th scale.
With regards to shaping paper, years ago we used to make up Inhibitol= polystyrene dissolved in Carbon Tetrachloride, (this latter chemical is now banned in many countries).It was applied using an old brush.
The “GEN.Patton big mad” got me
You were on your A game. Funny stuff! Let’s see more of the chop-pah! The Sherman is coming along nicely.
A suggestion could be to place track links on the rounds of the turret and or some storage hanging from the back of the sherman
Very nice build
dude your models super realistic :D
That track trick was great. I would have probably learned that one the hard way, haha.
Hi night shift I really enjoy watching your modelling skills. I've not found another creator that pays attention to so many accurate details,details,details,deta...... have you got a favourite that you watch regularly ? Also when you make the cloth or tarpaulin have you thought about using RIZLA MICRON it's really really thin and smooth paper. I could send you a pack if you cant acquire them. Keep up the great content mate 👍👍👍👍😁😁
Congrats on 100K subs!
Those jerry cans were the most looted things by the Allies. Jerry can is the German can.. They were million times better than anything the allies had, so any jerry can they could get they looted. :)
While the Jerry can was invented by the Germans Americans produced their own by the early 40s and when they entered the war it was common to carry fuel in them.
You should build the m1a1 abrams in 1/48 by tamiya it’s a great kit
Hi unlce Night Shift. After thinking and thinking I finally decided to do the armor texture with epoxy putty since you are a great base of inspiration! Thus, when I started playing with the putty, I some thoughts came to my mind. First, how do you clean the brush that you used to apply the putty if that's even possible? Also what do you use? And how/with what should I clean the excess putty if there's some on surfaces that shouldn't have texture at all due to the way of casting the metal steel plates? As far as I went texturing the tank, it looks nice but yeah, I'm sure it can be improved a lot. Thanks for all your tips!
If you want to make this M4A3 look more.... Vetran....ish?
I suggest to paint the gun by masking the fact it is 76mm(more deadly). If you have no idea I suggest to watch 'the problems with fury'(by potential history) there is one photo of it
History of this trick from 2nd minute
Photo I meant is at around 2:40 of that video
Yes! "Painting the barrel short" would be a very cool detail
You mean the white wavy line? Wasn't that a thing on British Fireflies only?
No, American tanks also had it, but it seems a bit less common
At least I’ve seen some pictures, idk maybe I’m wrong
This technique was used even on other tanks however still rarely(and yes I mean those 'wavy lines'
Hey Night Shift, can you say more about this paper? How to work with paper to get that realistic look?
Can anyone tell me how to get those heavy "sprues" off of the components of the Legend upgrade kit? I was really hoping Uncle Night Shift would show the process and I cannot find anything about it. Why are they so heavy? Anyway, love love love this channel. Hope someone can help me out.
I Love it !!
Where do you get the paper tarps?
More,more,more !!!!!....
Is Mr.Hobby CementS recommended to mix it with Tamiya-Putty, or will any other cement do the job?
What do you use to create the holes for the grab handles? 11:38
can i use sometning elese when i dont have paper sharper???
It must be Friday again!
When a tank tried to be a tiger
Whats the point if the weights
?
Russians:make caoncrete t34
Americans:add concrete armor to a sherman
Germans:HANS GET ZE ZEMENTMISCHMASCHINE
Yes a Sherman!! That’s my favorite tank :) What’s your favorite American tank?
T95? Or M103? Can't decide :)
Of course M36, for me a sherman is too basic.
I love the Hellcat. A smaller design but packs a hella punch
@@dirtydandinoman8902 With the 76mm long gun just a hell of a tank...Matches its name pretty good ;)
How tired am i? I thought this was going to be a real tank lol
🎶 Do you want to build a Sherman...?🎶
"Chonky boy"
this is why you're the best armor modeler
Indeed
@Blck Mach1 Plasmo is great
wouldn't it make it the m4a3e2 jumbo?
@@chezmwoz9456 the super jumbo!
A very Chonky Boy indeed. Can you do another scenic base for this bad boy as well! I'd love it. I have a 1/35 sherman myself. I made it when I was like 13 tho. But that's what reconstructions are for tho
Hmmm, another base doesn't sound too bad!
General Patton would be big mad indeed. That's way to thicc for the transmission to handle.
Yep, you can almost here him getting big mad at the Patton Museum.
He's on his way to slap the crew members
@@Panzermeister36 Smack - Smack !!
reminds me of that failed armor texture on the Sherman you showed at the end of your armor texture tutorial. That one was a whole different kind of concrete armor.
That was a special kind of sherman. Completely made from concrete
"Mein Gott! Günter, Der Pill Box is coming at us!" - A German in 1945, probably
Didn't Germany surrender in 1944?
@@nepnepguythegreatestofall no
"Oh lawd, he comin!" - Günther, 1945
I can't thank you enough that you mentioned that injection moulds have their limitations. As a mould engineer I'm soo tired explaining this to members of several FB groups when they start bitching about why their expensive meng, takom, rfm, etc. kits still have these flaws, and those kits are shit because of that flaws.
Fury is wayyy to over-built in my opinion
Not overbuilt, but over-customized. Two turret machine guns, wooden logs, German helmet with a gasmask, spare tracks, a ton of stowage etc...
It also has the wrong track type if I remember correctly. The rubber chevron T84 was a post-war thing.
@@NightShiftScaleModels lol I never noticed any of that xD
@@NightShiftScaleModels ...and Fury is also a postwar Canadian M4A2, which the Americans didn't use in Europe. A2's were in the Pacific.
The US only used A2s in the pacific until 1942, none were ever used with HVSS, the Marines and PTO army swapped to M4A3s in ‘43
Plot twist: They shrunk an actual Sherman, took it apart, and packaged it.
The metal weights are of course there to bring the weight of the model to the correct 1/48th scale point. 30ton tank / 48 -> obviously Tamiya has included 625kg of weight :) (yes I know it's more of a ^3 type deal)
The cube root of 625 is still 8.5 kg
@@inaoifeble The amount would sound almost plausible for me to be honest, but I think the correct formula would probably be something like weight_scale = weight_original / scale^3...
@@decnet100 Indeed. The weight comes down to about 272 grams for a 1:48 scale model of a 30 ton vehicle using that formula. Doubling the size of an object would result in the volume or mass increase by a factor 2^(3)=8!
@@estiennebreed713 Don't take it too seriously but you shouldn't point a exclamation mark after a equation because it would now say 2^3=40,32
@@angrymario8259 I see what you mean. I remember that my comment did not look right. 8 factorial is indeed not 2³. Probs should have put a space or something in between 🙈
I'm early lets make another joke.
This comment format.
P.S: Close to 100.000!
@NightShift : What are you gonna do about the gun's travel lock? The crew would have needed to use it if they traveled cross country.
P.S Pls make the Super Pershing.
Haha funi
that's savage. Worst joke I ever heard - "TH-cam has a commenting section for use by its community"
unfortimately concrete armor while it might seem a good idea isn't. the concrete is easily penetrated, and splinters so it can be a great last sight for the infantry near the tank. meanwhile while it doesn't improve effective armor thickness it does increase weight significantly resulting a slower tank which burns more fuel.
Great result as always. And, when You read this, You will be probably over 100 000 subscribent here. So, huge congratulations of that fact! ;) All the best for You! ;)
Let me say first that I help restore real tanks and get to operate them in reenacting. I like your modeling videos a lot. On this one it is very rare to see a concrete up-armored tank to day. I saw one years ago at a event that was faked with plywood chicken wire and spackled with brick mortor. I like the stowage in that it has American and German fuel cans as well as a water cooled machinegun can, that was used for potable water as well. You need to have a 5gal potable water can. Most tanks are seen with the. They are not made the same way as fuel cans. Keep up the good work.
You call this "out of the box" ? Great build nonetheless.
Now I feel that the tank's crew-given nickname should be "Chonky Boy" or something to that effect
Fat Billy would be more appropriate, or Fat Bastard if the crew did lots of joint operations with the Scottish
@@F14thunderhawk Big Bob, possibly?
Technically making a M4A3E2. A chunky Sherman Jumbo with a 76mm Cannon. But damn boy he thicc for a historical sense of play xD
Oh god imagine a concrete armor E100 Jagdpanzer krokodil that would be a almost impossible to defeat by a tank
It would probably make its own transmission into metal paste in 3 seconds.
Would still be a pretty terrifying pillbox though.
Uncle Night Shift have you seen the Tamiya JSU-152? I know it’s a bit old but it looks amazing, you hardly even have to paint it to make it look good😂
Great vid!!! But one thing: well, you're adult, so do what you must! BUT TO THE KIDS OUT THERE: never (!) handle RAW epoxy with unprotected hands.
- bisphenol-A
-testicular disruption
oh shit, i dont want my testicles disrupted
chonk
I love tamiya so so so so much but i really wish they came out with more armor models. Like 1/72 tanks and more modern mbts in 1/48 scale that would be a dream come true.
I'm glad VMS is getting the recognition they deserve.
Good stuff NS!
This tank was already nicknamed the Ronson lighter cause the engine spontaneously combust's imagine if it had to carry concrete
I would like to build a real one to see if it could even move, I'd probably make the concrete say 10 or 15MM
I have cursed in every language I know a few words in, I have yelled for help to any celestial being imaginable and I tried A LOT. But I still cannot fit those ****ing tracks even remotely like you can. And here you are, making it look easy. Sigh. Seriously, Uncle Nightshift - sometimes I don't know if I should celebrate you or hate you. :P
7:27
It is a easy 8.
The E8 Programm was just the armor.
The one with the long 76 is a combination of the E6 and E8 Programm.
Wouldn't be a Nightshift video without modifications
Its interesting cuz in the production notes and Fury SUPPOSED to be an M4A3E8, but the tank itself was an M4A2 and had the regular sherman tracks.
In-fu**ing-credible. Your talent is off the charts
I suffer from insomnia but for some reason I don't know why but when ever I watch your videos I pass out clean. So keep up with the great vids 👍!
Getting a T-34-85 model on Monday, can't wait! I'm sure your amazing videos will help a lot too!
glad you are recovering from the Revell kit! Tamiya should definitely help.
I fear one day he will say " It's uncle samsomnite here"
Considering how brittle concrete is IRL, one hit on the concrete and its gonna shatter
Uncle Night Shift during t-90 series:
“I don’t use much stowage on my models”
Also Uncle Night Shift:
Sweet build, but your “out of the box” definition is definitely different than mine.
Where's the good ol 50 cal gun and its ammo stowage?
Your vids are the shit!! I love watching your videos ☺️
I love the modeling hobby
Companies make the stuff
Then the rest is up to you
1/48 cool , just started building that scale as you can mix aircraft in easily.
Ow lawd he paintin
Just found this channel, amazing! Love the quality of your work, and tips and ideas are like attending a class in model making.
Modern art on upper hull 😆LMFAO😆😆😆
"Very cheap"
Overall already spended around 25€ just for the parts XD
Uncle shift I am 13 and I am getting into this stuff any sets i should start with also love your videos
Hello Mr Nightshift love watching all your model builds, The only way to learn is to watch a master at his trade. Keep up the great workTo all you Sherman tank builders out there 9painting a New Zealand Sherman in Italy 1943 to 45, mixing light mud or does someone make that unique colour.
The front haul reminds me of the jumbo sherman
The way you assembled the tracks is very handy, but when I tried it on my Tamiya 1/48 Type 10, the links disconnected even after at least 5 minutes of letting the glue set. Looks like I will have to paint the parts (including the running gear), then painfully glue the tracks directly on to the tank. Yay... Also General Patton must be big mad because of moving bunker tank. It looks good
Final comment - Trumpeter produce excellent grab-handle jigs - 3/4/5mm.. Just insert thin brass wire and KER-CHUNKA, you can punch out great grab rail forms that only need clipping (depending if you want inserted straight ends or surface weld end handles). I can personally recommend them over using forceps / pliers.
Uncle Night Shift, each week I am astounded by your ability to clearly explain your intent with a visual how-to. I love Friday!
I tried building the P51D-5-NA in 1/48 from revell... I gave up after trying to fit the wings and the fuselage... I had to sand down 5mm of EACH wing and can't make the radiators fit. I'll never buy revell again.
You can basically build a Tamiya model, by throwing all parts into the box and shaking it a bit. That's how well those kits fit together.
Hold on, Uncle Martin, us Neanderthals are pretty smart people! We even improved on the flute by adding half notes while the rest of humanity was blowing on cheap flutes with misplaced notes!!! Please apologize next video!!!! Ask yourself, is cromagnon man still around in anyone's DNA? Okay, that's for scientists.
I really didn't want to watch this; not because it's not good content, but because I knew your Easy Eight would put mine to absolute shame :P absolutely incredible job, looking forward to the painting!
Actually Patton was simply following the advise of the technical specialist at Aberdeen Proving Grounds who tested the different types of "add-on armor and found it gave no better, or sometimes worse protection then what was already provided by the tanks existing factory armor plating.
When I was a kid (okay, 1960) tank models came with flexible black rubbery plastic tracks. So it could be pushed around on the tracks, before you blew it up on the 4th of July with fire crackers! Good times.
Nice work, enjoyed yours videos on T90, I woul try it but perhaps using a Modelcollect or zvezda one.
About your "method" for tracks, does it work for 1/72 ones?
Regards
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I built military models. There was no internet to order special kits, you only bought what the game and model shops sold. Monogram and Revell were models a third or more less than Tamiya. My brother and I would mow lawns, clean pools and babysit just to afford the Tamiya kits. Sure, for six dollars (three times minimum wage at the time), but they were horrible kits... but Tamiya? Oh, those were definitely worth the price and the dioramas we made sold for twice the price they cost us to make when we had "yard sales". (we had limited shelves to keep our dioramas, so each year at the yard sales we would sell the ones we no longer loved).
TL;DR... Tamiya beats Revell and Monogram, hands down awesome! Well worth the additional price.
Fun fact: the concrete armor did nothing against most german tank shells. Maybe very low caliber wouldbe stopped. All it did was increase weight on the front of the vehicle and stress the transmission and suspension.
Lego sucks now :c
These days you are better off with bluebrixxs or Cobi.
Its probably like revell vs tamiya, Lego charges way more for way less and has the same problems with fit and color consistency its rivals used to have. Its sad to see, my childhood was dominated by Lego and I used to get off brand Lego sets that just sucked in comparison. Now its almost the other way around.
Uncle night shift. You can use less hardener with epoxie putties to slow the curing time. I do it with Aves to where I always end up with some hardener leftovers. Try it out some time. You have a limit to how much you can skip out on before it never cures. For the most part it's forgiving,given you mix them well. I swear by Aves,I like it better than Tamiya due to it's softness. Try Aves fix it sculpt,it might work better for weld beads since it's alot harder than regular sculpt. They have a paste,wich I dilute with denatured alcohol to thin it out,I then take my left over Aves and sand it to make powder. I mix said powder to the paste to add cast texture. As a foundry man I know texture to well,and that trick nails it every time.😉 Cheer's uncle night shift,from California.
Another very informative video thanks!! I’m interested in getting a set of modeling chisels, Uncle Night Shift ; what chisels did you get? (got a link?)
Shake and bake with a little garnishing!
Russian: hey it's a Sherman lol
American: WITH EXTRA THICCQ
Russian: wait wHAT AAAHHH
They did the weights for the 1/48 38t kit as well. I found them pointless personally but ah well. Haven't built this kit yet but it's on the list. I like the 1/48 Tamiya line. I have one of the Tiger I Afrika kits on the other side of the work bench that's decent. I had to order grills and a metal barrel for it but otherwise it's a decent little Tiger I kit. Nice work on this Sherman.
You basically just made a Bootleg version of the M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo 76mm Assault/Heavy Tank
Please, please, please start an Amazon affiliate store. That way you can link the supplies you use, and we can buy them while still supporting you. Your work is awesome, and though I don't model tanks, I use your tips and tricks on Games Workshop models. I would really like to be able to get the same sanding sponges you use, because I can't seem to find the right ones.