Andy i watch your videos over and over Its inspirational your energy and the fun you insipre. I am a disabled Combat veteran ,single Dad of 2 kids, slowly getting back into the hobby. I would say your youtube videos are the true reason. That i have revitlized my supplies my stash and building. I have 4 things on my bench. Your energy is boundless and rich enthusiasm for the hobby Andy. Bravo brother . And thank you Keep up the rich and good work!!!!!
Hi Andy! I hope that you and yours are all Well during this Pandemic: During this Stay At Home crisis, I recalled that I had some old 1:48 scale model aircraft in my basement... with some Testors Enamel paints... I’d thought maybe 7-8 years old... The receipt was in a box: 21-years old paint and models! Long and short: I found Andy’s Hobby Headquarters on TH-cam- (after finishing- badly- a model started well- 21 years ago!). Watching your tutorials, builds, chats, tours and trips (I Subscribed after watching a few episodes) I simply can’t Thank YOU enough! Simply the very best tutorials and data out there- I’ve watched many more from across the globe- bar none- I’ve found your channel, your tutorials, tone, clear speaking voice & insightful teaching methods
Oops- did not intend to send yet: second to none. I went from a very old school neophyte, to a fairly good late starter. I’ve purchased- many of the pigments/paints/tools you’ve utilized- and compared via TH-cam- again- Spot On: Tamiya paints work as well as you’ve shown, the glues, pigments, accent liners, washes etc. Thank You! I’ve rediscovered a hobby I loved- and have taken it much further- it’s for me- also physically Brilliant therapy for a medical condition: Cheers and thanks: Note: I’ve visited your online center in Oregon to purchase many of the tools & all else you’ve shown us. Due to Pandemic clearly understand why many items out of stock: I WILL BE visiting and buying from you- Best to You- and again- Thank You!
I began to like the Tamiya Panthers again, after I became disappointed in the quality of the other full interior companies, finding them of poor quality even though the detail was rich. Now I enjoy building the Tamiya kits with full exteriors offered by after market producers, and using the full detail kits I sadly purchased to build wrecks. By doing the research to do realistic wrecks, those sad 700+ part full interior kits became fun.
Im almost done with the panzer 38t I got at your store.i have a little winter diorama for it and I think you'll like it. My mom will post a picture of it on Facebook.
Thanks again for the awesome videos and it was a pleasure to drive down from Las Vegas and see your store and meet you and your wife. We will be later this summer to get some more kits from you. Once again many thanks.
Thanks Andy for the video. Nice job. I have the same kit myself(bought before the prices jumped). Have two Panthers under my belt. Night fighting panther from old DML, and old tamiya kit built as burnt out tank from tank duel in Cologne Germany 1945. Look forward to the next one.
I love your reviews. Nice Job! It would be awesome if you could make a winter diorama for the soviets, like the battle of stalingrad. Thanks. Have a good day!
the tip with using the staples on the friuls is brilliant.im putting exactly the same set of tracks for dragons panther f L/100 and they are just flying together.
Hello Andy from British Columbia Canada, don't know if you will get this but just wanted to thank you for rekindling my interest in modeling, started again after about ten years and have fallen in love with it all over again due to your videos, I even play them when im working on a build, just finished a Tamiya Panther and will be starting a Stug next. keep it up and love the classical music by the way and that's coming from a metal fan , find it relaxing, thanks again.
My local hobby store that I've gone to for over thirty years closed a couple years ago. Darn shame and many good memories. Your store looks very much like it. That must be so cool to have all those models at arms reach.
Hi Andy ..wanted to say you how I like your vids about how building a kit with few tips and a wonderful result at the end ..Your store is stunning..regards from France
Sorry about the flood, the new layout looks good though. Hope the improvements were necessary because of increased business. Great video of the Panther build, I really enjoyed watching it. Your use of pigments and muds is interesting and love the trick with the staple and the tracks. Keep them coming Andy!
I've been holding off commenting on your videos because the subject is rather mundane but this time it's too much, I've got to admit: I absolutely love your music choices! XD
Awesome Panther Andy! I watched this video because I am trying to decide which of Tamiya's G's to get, steel wheels, or regular wheels. This steel wheels kit is the newer of the two. I love the way these metal tracks look! Thank you for showing them. I also like the way the tracks look with the track wash, desert dust wash, sienna, and burnt sienna pigments. Thanks for making these videos. I enjoy watching and learning a few tips.
Hi Andy, I like the way you make an excellent display model just from the box without using a lot of expencive after market stuff. My kind of working with the exception, like you, that I also often use after market tracks. BTW, I like your shop and wished it was not 11 hours flying from my place.
Your videos have quickly become my favourite modeling videos on the net. Thanks so much for doing them. I really look forward to watching them. Sorry to hear of your issues with the shop. Hope it didn't affect your trade too much.
That staple tip is amazing, I’m using it for a Tamiya King Tiger I’m building. I’ve watched this video countless times and it’s given me (along with others of yours) so much inspiration....so thanks! Maybe you saw my Panther I posted on the mediocre group about a week ago.
This is going to be the first tank to do. What I do not understand, (it may be so) is because it does not go painting as you go riding. Anyway, I find it a spectacular result! Congratulations!
Andy, I like your idea of using staples for the Friulmodel tracks, the wire that they supply is .020 and very soft, I have bought .018 steel wire from McMaster Carr that seams to work much better, I checked a standard staple and they are .017 by .019, going to give them a try on my next project.
So sorry to hear that you had a flood, but hopefully it will not affect your business too much. Many thanks for your latest video, you did a great job on the Panther, but those tracks were way beyond my budget, although they do look really great. It will have to be plastic tracks that come with the kits for me to afford. Great video and as always great painting and weathering.
Hi everything is back to normal and it didn't effect business just lots of extra work , the tracks are crazy price but i had a set so i thought i would use them.
Great job!! This late G model Panther was very limited which came out with steel road wheels. Other models use rubber bondages on the wheels. Same you can see on the late Tiger 1 tank models as well. All Tiger 2 or Kingtigers are came out with steel road wheels because of the weight. This was for economy of the rubber but affects on a tracks life.
NOT a comment on you: Tamiya did the gun mantle wrong. Most "G" model Panthers had a solid block at the bottom, as the pure curve in earlier versions tended to deflect incoming fire into the hull.
believe that mantle is included in the kit. When I did the tamiya jagdpanther that mantle was an extra on one of the sprue trees. He may of just put on whatever mantle for this quick build.
The Tamiya Panther kit is correct based on the Panther chassis number 121052, which had all steel wheels but an early type A/G gun mantle without the reinforced lower front. Have a look at "Panther & its variants" by Walter J Spielberger to see photos of the original tank. Possible indicates that the turret was a recycled damaged early type G used for this project.
thanks Andy for the tip on the friulmodel tracks,started model 1/35 ersatz m10 panther saved me cutting lengths of wire.Great video's , great help,best wishes Phil.
your videos are great :) and your store is so cute. in sweden in the area where i live its hard to find stores that have any "bigger" sortiment of models. if i ever get to US again i will try to visit your store :) your painting skills are wonderful! :)
Andy i watch your videos over and over
Its inspirational your energy and the fun you insipre.
I am a disabled Combat veteran ,single Dad of 2 kids, slowly getting back into the hobby.
I would say your youtube videos are the true reason.
That i have revitlized my supplies my stash and building. I have 4 things on my bench.
Your energy is boundless and rich enthusiasm for the hobby Andy.
Bravo brother . And thank you
Keep up the rich and good work!!!!!
I agree with your comment a lot, good luck with your model building.
What a beautiful shop, model shops in the uk are more scarce than ever.
Have you tried hobby craft?
Model shops here in Greece hardly exist...
Hi Andy! I hope that you and yours are all Well during this Pandemic: During this Stay At Home crisis, I recalled that I had some old 1:48 scale model aircraft in my basement... with some Testors Enamel paints... I’d thought maybe 7-8 years old... The receipt was in a box: 21-years old paint and models! Long and short: I found Andy’s Hobby Headquarters on TH-cam- (after finishing- badly- a model started well- 21 years ago!). Watching your tutorials, builds, chats, tours and trips (I Subscribed after watching a few episodes) I simply can’t Thank YOU enough! Simply the very best tutorials and data out there- I’ve watched many more from across the globe- bar none- I’ve found your channel, your tutorials, tone, clear speaking voice & insightful teaching methods
Oops- did not intend to send yet: second to none. I went from a very old school neophyte, to a fairly good late starter. I’ve purchased- many of the pigments/paints/tools you’ve utilized- and compared via TH-cam- again- Spot On: Tamiya paints work as well as you’ve shown, the glues, pigments, accent liners, washes etc. Thank You! I’ve rediscovered a hobby I loved- and have taken it much further- it’s for me- also physically Brilliant therapy for a medical condition: Cheers and thanks: Note: I’ve visited your online center in Oregon to purchase many of the tools & all else you’ve shown us. Due to Pandemic clearly understand why many items out of stock: I WILL BE visiting and buying from you- Best to You- and again- Thank You!
You live my dream life. Owning a hobby shop would be a dream come true.
I began to like the Tamiya Panthers again, after I became disappointed in the quality of the other full interior companies, finding them of poor quality even though the detail was rich. Now I enjoy building the Tamiya kits with full exteriors offered by after market producers, and using the full detail kits I sadly purchased to build wrecks. By doing the research to do realistic wrecks, those sad 700+ part full interior kits became fun.
Nice video, i ordered a Panther G and it should arrive tomorrow.
Im almost done with the panzer 38t I got at your store.i have a little winter diorama for it and I think you'll like it. My mom will post a picture of it on Facebook.
Where is his store
Cameron McCulloch Glendale, Arizona
Thanks again for the awesome videos and it was a pleasure to drive down from Las Vegas and see your store and meet you and your wife. We will be later this summer to get some more kits from you. Once again many thanks.
Thank you Henry it was great to meet you , I hope to see you again in the fall .
Your new shop looks great ❤
Thanks Andy for the video. Nice job. I have the same kit myself(bought before the prices jumped). Have two Panthers under my belt. Night fighting panther from old DML, and old tamiya kit built as burnt out tank from tank duel in Cologne Germany 1945. Look forward to the next one.
Thank you Glenn
Waiting for my panther tracks... 😁, first time i will use metal tracks. very nice tip with the stapler pins.
I love your reviews. Nice Job! It would be awesome if you could make a winter diorama for the soviets, like the battle of stalingrad. Thanks. Have a good day!
heck yeah, that would be awesome :D
do it pls
yesssss
First using of panther was in Kursk battle
i wanna unroll a sleeping bag and live on the floor of your shop.
Jacob Hill SAME
Don't we all?
HELL YEAH
me2
Wtf
Je suis belge et je suis toutes vos vidéos, avec vous, tout est simple,
Thank's a lot and continue for our pleasure.
the tip with using the staples on the friuls is brilliant.im putting exactly the same set of tracks for dragons panther f L/100 and they are just flying together.
Thanks for watching
Hello Andy from British Columbia Canada, don't know if you will get this but just wanted to thank you for rekindling my interest in modeling, started again after about ten years and have fallen in love with it all over again due to your videos, I even play them when im working on a build, just finished a Tamiya Panther and will be starting a Stug next. keep it up and love the classical music by the way and that's coming from a metal fan , find it relaxing, thanks again.
Hi, from France :) I love your mounting kits and demonstrations of painting. Thank you very much.Have a good day. Pascal
Thanks for watching
Un Français !!
My local hobby store that I've gone to for over thirty years closed a couple years ago. Darn shame and many good memories. Your store looks very much like it. That must be so cool to have all those models at arms reach.
I think this is the best of your video tutos You have done... Very thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you,
Very good reference video, added it to my references playlist as I'm planning to build it soon.
I wish you success to your business as well.
Way to go on 100k!!! Please keep the builds coming! Great job Andy!
LOVE IT, Great camouflage effect and tracks look real... Keep up the good work..
thank you
SOB Andy your getting better and better! Brilliant bro ! looking Beast!
Thank you , the best part is I'm having fun
thats a lovely panther Andy great work on the weathering and picked up a few more tips....thanks
thank you for watching
Hi Andy. You have the best model making videos, keep up the good work. Daryl from Australia.
Such a great job! Well done ! ♥️
Hi from Russia!! Very pleasant and good shop at you.
Hi Andy ..wanted to say you how I like your vids about how building a kit with few tips and a wonderful result at the end ..Your store is stunning..regards from France
Andy, wish you the greatest success. Store looks great, videos are unsurpassed!
Hey andy you know what would be a good idea! You should have like a day where kids can see and meet with scale building
Another terrific build! I heard my buddy from Calif stopped by the store - - cool!
that's great I think I know who your talking about , very nice guy
...GREAT BUILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love these videos. Inspired to start building again, it's been over 20 years since I've done a kit.
great help and video, thankyou, shame about the flood, best wishes for the uk
thank you we got it all cleaned up .
Your videos are always very entertaining and informative. Thanks for sharing.
so sorry to hear about your flood andy, missed your vids over here in england. brill vid andy as usual !
Thanks for watching
I hope it didn’t damage a lot of things
I used to have this kit back in 2003-ish. Nice job btw!
+Mingue Kwak Unfortunately It got broken when I moved to my new apartment... 😭
It's a great kit, most tamiya are
love the way the tracks turned out beautifully done.
thank you for watching
Well done Andy. Thank you.
thoroughly enjoyed the vid Andy.
thank you
Awesome paint job on a Great Build.
The way you weathered the road wheels looks amazing, as well as the tracks. Good Job!
Nice work Andy
Sorry about the flood, the new layout looks good though. Hope the improvements were necessary because of increased business. Great video of the Panther build, I really enjoyed watching it. Your use of pigments and muds is interesting and love the trick with the staple and the tracks. Keep them coming Andy!
Thank you John
I've been holding off commenting on your videos because the subject is rather mundane but this time it's too much, I've got to admit: I absolutely love your music choices! XD
great shop Andy, keep up the good work
Thank you
Andy; very nice build. Considering this kit. Keep those videos coming!
Nice job Andy! Tracks look really good!
Thanks Joe
Andy where is your store located?
the store is in Glendale Arizona
15224 n 59th ave
You inspired me to get into modelling and I started with a panzer 4 ausf d from tamiya, it's awesome
Nice place you have there!
Thanks for your wonderful videos! Watching this encouraged me to go finally paint my own Panther ausführung A that's been lying around.
Awesome Panther Andy! I watched this video because I am trying to decide which of Tamiya's G's to get, steel wheels, or regular wheels. This steel wheels kit is the newer of the two. I love the way these metal tracks look! Thank you for showing them. I also like the way the tracks look with the track wash, desert dust wash, sienna, and burnt sienna pigments. Thanks for making these videos. I enjoy watching and learning a few tips.
Which one did you buy ?
Hi Andy, I like the way you make an excellent display model just from the box without using a lot of expencive after market stuff. My kind of working with the exception, like you, that I also often use after market tracks. BTW, I like your shop and wished it was not 11 hours flying from my place.
Another great job Andy!
thank you Mike
Nice store Andy!
Thank you
another stunner Andy!! really pops!!!!!
thank you
Your videos have quickly become my favourite modeling videos on the net. Thanks so much for doing them. I really look forward to watching them.
Sorry to hear of your issues with the shop. Hope it didn't affect your trade too much.
thank you for watching
What a great tip on metal track assembly.!!!
Outstanding video tutorial. Thanks for posting Andy.
nice work
You have built a very good model of my favourite tank of ww2 . well done
thank you I'm glad you liked it.
Well sorted shop...
Really enjoyed the video Andy, already one of my favourites. Love the camo colours on the Panther.
That staple tip is amazing, I’m using it for a Tamiya King Tiger I’m building.
I’ve watched this video countless times and it’s given me (along with others of yours) so much inspiration....so thanks!
Maybe you saw my Panther I posted on the mediocre group about a week ago.
another awesome video Andy sorry to hear about the store, hope you didn't lose any kits keep up the great work
thank you Everything is good at the store
...Awesome Work Andy.!...Tamiya Really does Great Tank Kits.!
Hmmm...they do some good tank kits ....and far too many crappy ones ☹
Very nice build.
Thank you
Great idea about the staples! Must try this on my Panther. And another excellent model - just needs a commander from Alpine. :)
Thank you
This is going to be the first tank to do. What I do not understand, (it may be so) is because it does not go painting as you go riding. Anyway, I find it a spectacular result! Congratulations!
Very appropriate background music.
Very nice job
In the short time I have subscribed, I've learned a ton of tips!thank you!
Very good .I have early version one ．
Great build.
Thank you
Damn I wish my local hobby store was as well stocked and as good as yours. Great video once again, keep up the good work
thank you
Nice job Andy every tank you do gets better and better
Thanks, Lots of practice helps
+Andy's Hobby Headquarters why do you use a metal barrel?
fulgencio ruiz jaraba A metal barrel is more detailed and doesn’t have that flash that the normal plastic barrels
Andy, I like your idea of using staples for the Friulmodel tracks, the wire that they supply is .020 and very soft, I have bought .018 steel wire from McMaster Carr that seams to work much better, I checked a standard staple and they are .017 by .019, going to give them a try on my next project.
nice.thx for tips. mine is waiting for the finish
Thanks for watching
a masterpiece andy!!one of your best models...
thank you
Indeed, my eyes melt
You are a good at modeling
I ordered a set of the Fruimodel tracks for my T62 and I like how the staple goes in. Great idea.
So sorry to hear that you had a flood, but hopefully it will not affect your business too much. Many thanks for your latest video, you did a great job on the Panther, but those tracks were way beyond my budget, although they do look really great. It will have to be plastic tracks that come with the kits for me to afford. Great video and as always great painting and weathering.
Hi everything is back to normal and it didn't effect business just lots of extra work , the tracks are crazy price but i had a set so i thought i would use them.
brilliant job again Andy you have made me so jealous of your line of work my dream job
Thank you Neil , it is a great job
another top job as always, keep up the good work Andy.
Great job!! This late G model Panther was very limited which came out with steel road wheels. Other models use rubber bondages on the wheels. Same you can see on the late Tiger 1 tank models as well. All Tiger 2 or Kingtigers are came out with steel road wheels because of the weight. This was for economy of the rubber but affects on a tracks life.
I saw a ton of these Tamiya tank kits in hobby lobby
Great video!!
Very nice, man!
That looks GREAT!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
thank you for watching
That model turned out lookin' GREAT..! Oh, I love it!
Looks like a great shop, friend.
I wish there was a good(or any) shop up here in NE PA.
NOT a comment on you: Tamiya did the gun mantle wrong. Most "G" model Panthers had a solid block at the bottom, as the pure curve in earlier versions tended to deflect incoming fire into the hull.
believe that mantle is included in the kit. When I did the tamiya jagdpanther that mantle was an extra on one of the sprue trees. He may of just put on whatever mantle for this quick build.
The Tamiya Panther kit is correct based on the Panther chassis number 121052, which had all steel wheels but an early type A/G gun mantle without the reinforced lower front. Have a look at "Panther & its variants" by Walter J Spielberger to see photos of the original tank. Possible indicates that the turret was a recycled damaged early type G used for this project.
ssgtslick this is a Panther A if I am not mistaken , it is strange that Tamiya would make such a mistake
I am building this kit and it has the block. Seems like they corrected it.
thanks Andy for the tip on the friulmodel tracks,started model 1/35 ersatz m10 panther saved me cutting lengths of wire.Great video's , great help,best wishes Phil.
Such a great video, thanks for sharing!
thank you
I like how you model cause you make it look fun, how it must be, fun,
make some 1/72 tank,
greetings
very nice build, could you explain how you painted and weather the spare tracks, they look very convincing.
Love the music!
just built this not long ago it was super fun.
your videos are great :) and your store is so cute. in sweden in the area where i live its hard to find stores that have any "bigger" sortiment of models. if i ever get to US again i will try to visit your store :) your painting skills are wonderful! :)