Airfix 1/35 Cromwell VI | Full Build
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2021
- Hi folks, In this video I will be building the Airfix Cromwell VI in 1/35.
From building through to final weathering, join me as I bring this British ww2 beast to life.
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The audio is very... Lefty...It'll be alright in the next one though so fear not!
That's when a mono switch comes in handy..lol
All right? Nooo 😁
@@AdrianMarinica top dad joke ! 😆 you alright? No I'm all left
One of the best builds, I like how you make adjustments to fit parts or fill gaps. Explaining why your airbrush was acting up (bent needle) was a big help to me. Thanks
This tank looks amazing James. I really love how it turned out. I have this one in my stash and your video will help me with the build !
Thanks Jean !
Lovely result - the camo scheme, the style and amount of weathering - just perfect mate. The photographic style at the end is also top-notch.
I’m getting back into the hobby and have been looking at building this. Thanks for the video 👍🏻 great channel!
Thanks Simon ! It's a cool vehicle for sure
Excellent work as always. You’ve inspired me to take more time with road wheels. The effect you bring to them really makes a difference.
Thankyou Robert, I wasn't sure if I was happy with them. But I think they are the best bit now :)
Great vid, the weathering really gave it some life! Nice to see you have the option of either rubber and or Link and length tracks.
Looks fantastic, brilliant job! I'm a fan of British armour so it's great to see a build video, cheers!
Well, James...I think you did a terrific job. As always, excellent step-by-step visual supported by an informative and easy to listen to commentary. Always a pleasure watching your builds and something to look forward to in the future. Bring on that notification bell!
Robbo sorry for the late reply. Thanks so much for watching !
I have built the kit and I am currently tackling stowage before the paint job, as o interested to see your approach to this... Although I fancy the winter scheme on mine as a contrast to my other British armour... And break up all the olive drab! 😆
Great job... 👍
Thanks David, I was toying with a winter whitewash, they always look awesome . Good luck 👍
Another fabulous build James. I love the subject and the finish is spot on
Thankyou Les ! Much appreciated
James you did a great job & I especially like the cammo I will be giving that version a try myself.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Steve ! I was a bit unsure about the camo to start but it came out ok in the end.
Tasty guitar work in the outro. Great job on the tank too 👍
Your modeling is great! I think the camo is fantastic. Thanks for your videos.
*Very beautiful model, the build, the paint, the weathering ... everything is awesome!*
Thanks so much mate
I like this new kit, I have heard people complain about the lack of 8 bolts only 6 but for me that does not matter.
I wouldn't know if people didn't mention it. Guess the aftermarket guys will sort that out if you are that bothered.
It doesn't bother me. But the community had a heart attack at the start when it was released !
@@lpjmodels Yeah I know right, I know another youtuber Champion scale modeler decided to use the tamiya wheels for them instead.
Simply put... wow! Great build, the passion you have for model building shines through in your creativity. ✌🇨🇦✌☃️☃️
Thanks a lot James !
Yes you are completely correct with the camo scheme! I was so interested in the czechoslovakia brigade group I went on the page all about them and downloaded and colourized their Centaurs! The turret whare you have the green was British sand yellow and the other part was green but who's yo say this wasn't one of the ways also! Looks great and really interesting!
Great build James I thoroughly enjoyed it even though I'm not really interested in allied armour, looking forward to your next build.
Thanks Lee ! It won't be too long till the next one
Enjoyable Build. Thanks for posting. Tempted to grab one now.
A great video! It really demonstrates the truth; that you love making models, and that you passion brings wonderful results. I was going to give the audio as a piece of constructive criticism, but I see you've already addressed it. Keep up the great work :)
Thanks Samuel that's very kind, yeah the audio for some reason hard panned itself left, I know what to do in future ( my mic always goes left, using a focusrite DI) there's a spread option and I can narrow that channel to the middle and all will be good
Expertly done. Beautiful.
Great build video! I've got my VI in paint right now, and I have three more I want to build. Overall impressed with what Airfix did with the engineering. The six bolted wheels a bit of an oof, but there are resin replacements if it matters that much. Your results are great.
Thanks JC ! I'll keep my eyes peeled on Facebook, you'll knock it out of the park 😀
Entertaining, informing and educational as always. Looks great and I think I'm going to have to get me one of those sharpen-air sharpeners
Thanks Cliff, I tell you they are a lifesaver. For a smoother action afterwards I use cutting compound to give the needle a final polish. It's paid for itself!
Glad you went with the Dunkelgelb! Looks sharp 👍
Thanks mate ! ( sorry for the late reply!) Me too, I was originally going to do the black but this won by a lot
You always finish with a bang! I really enjoy your builds so with that being said, keep up the awesome work! 👌
Thanks corey ! I think I might be able to get out 1 more build before the holidays !
@@lpjmodels well you know you can't rush a quality build so if you do great! I'm glad you have a channel to watch. I look forward to my favorites on the Tube 🙌 and you're one of them!
Good painting and weathering, quite realistic.
Thanks Jose, much appreciated
Hi James.
I think that looks really good, plus I like your camo colour choice👍
Thanks Eric ! It's a nice change from just green 😀
That buffable metallic paint used used, when I apply it I use one of those rubber brushes (no idea what they're called) the ones you use for clay, they're really good for it AND they buff it real well. Great job as per usual!! Can't wait for your next one!!
Thanks Tiptoe ! That's a good idea, I have one under copious amounts of junk somewhere.. I'll have a look 😀
No worries!! Once again great job mate!!
Nice build
I'd be very pleased with that finish 👍
Fantastic build as per usual! That sprue goo is absolutely genius mate...might have to try it out lol
Thanks so much @modelling weekly, sprue goo is great. Add some clear in there for purity.
Another good build and lovely paint job!
Thanks a lot Jason, much appreciated 🙏
Tasty guitar work in the outro. Great job on the tank too 👍
Thanks T Paul, my old old videos had music me and my mate made but it didn't go down to well, glad this one is not doing as bad, and sometimes if your proud of something you just want to share it ..
Thanks for the kind works!
Academy, hey? Well that explains a few things like inclusion of PE and poly caps, which Airfix have never done before. I always thought it odd when Airfix announced this, given they have never tooled 35th armour before. Now I know they still haven’t! I agree with you Airfix would not have stuffed up the rad wheels had they themselves tooled it.
Another great video though. Your construction is always so tidy as is your paintwork. Have an excellent Xmas. Looking forward to seeing what next year brings from you
Great video easy to follow techniques some new some old and its British
Very nice build and video! You didn't "overweather" the tank, it looks perfect! Your music is great too!
Thanks VMS I appreciate your comment ! ( especially on the music )
It is nice but I would like to see some paint chipping effects, she looks too show room new. I like a scratched up bashed around dirty old war beast.
More airbrush wizardry from the master. Great result. Channelling Dave Gilmour at the end 😎.
Thanks Sera ! DG is one of my bigger guitar influences, saying a lot while not playing too much, ideal for a lazy person like me
Really nice video, The tank looks great, thanks for sharing many tips along the way to. Cheers 🇦🇺👍
Thanks Oz, appreciate you stopping in for the premier
Great job as always James👍👍
Thanks a lot Jon 😀
Great work! I love the simplicity of this project. Maybe try dry brushing the silver on the tracks?
You know mate, a brush would have been a great thing to use, I didnt even think of it.
Love the scheme. Not the biggest fan of the dust weathering. It seems to sporadic. On dish type road wheels, the rotation of the wheels pushes mud to the rims and out. Usually there are wheels that look almost clean and others that are just loaded with dirt and mud. But that's just my opinion. It still looks great.
Thanks Will dust and dirt is a dark art I think 😆
Hi mate, love the build, and fantastic outcome. Will be pinching a few tips when I do mine. Where did you tread about the camp colour? Not a criticism, could more just do with improving my sources haha
That's a damn fine looking Cromwell mate, nice one! It's good to see some more allied armour that isn't ANOTHER Sherman, and at this point there's about 10 visa about something German for every one about anything else, I feel like certain allied tanks don't get enough time in the spotlight, especially the Brits and in particular the Matilda and the Churchill which was the most survivable tank of the war and could climb like nothing else so it could reach positions that other tanks just couldn't
Thanks Simon, one I really want to do is a funnily churchill, but I can't justify getting another kit at the moment. Wouldn't mind a matilda too. Lots of options with one of those !
Nice work. I'm very interested in this kit. SO, this video is very helpful to understand it. Thanks for sharing. Also, stay safe please.
Thanks Panzer Meister, glad you like it and stay self yourself mate !
Love the builds you put out , the paint work & about of detail you painting projects is amazing.
Very silly ?, do you put your vms glue in a square bottle or does it come that way. Just curious
Turned out well James. Looks like a decent model of the Cromwell... finally. Shame they got the roadwheels wrong, seems like a quality control thing. Hey, when applying those metallics on the tracks use artist silicone brushes. They'll work to apply it and buff as well. Or make your own... not a shameless plug for my latest TH-cam video at all... 😉🍻
Amazing job, I think you did great for a allied tank
Thanks Jack ! Gotta step out of the comfort zone sometimes eh, the next one is very off the wall for me.
Great job, James 😊👍
Thanks so much mate!
this is going to be a awesome build
Thanks Danish Man, hope you enjoyed it
Putting the tracks together looks a nightmare
It's a trade off , a little fiddly for more fidelity, or the other way round
It seems weird to me that Airix molded the deck under the turret solid then had you glue the hull roof with turret ring over that. Seems like it would have been smarter and require fewer pieces to mold the hull roof and engine deck as one piece or at least two pieces.
Great job on the model.
Thanks ! It is a very odd design. I think the idea was to add more rigidity to the Hull so it all lined up.
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Thankyou for the kind works my freind, my Russian is terrible but I got "thankyou" and "james" and ran the rest through Google! Спасибо :)!
Hello stranger, not been around for ages as you probably know. Loved it. The Cromwell is always the model that escapes me !!!! Anyway I don't if it helps you, I'm sure you've donemit before with the Talent you have ( I hate you !!!) For tracks I use Tamiya dark iron, again my wee saying/catchphrase etcetc "different projects, different approaches" ! But I'd say 90% of time it's that Tamiya colour. It's XF-84 Dark Iron. I will say though I now like Tamiyas Lacquer range. They are fantastic. Just my opinion ! But I still have a wee stroll down memory lane, with the acrylics!!!! Lol. I'm hopefully, when metal and paper modelling vouchers allow I want to try the Ak 3gen or whatever they are called. Anyway sorry buddy, you said about the cotton wool, ear cleaning thingys being a pain in the ass with leftover cotton wool after use. Well, I may have a solution ( no model stuff ! Lol ). Before I stopped filming on my channel matey I saw these " Make up" sticks or summit that when you buy powder make up ( usually) you get a sort of little plastic stick that has a sponge type of stuff on each end. If you've ever tried them Tamiya include them in their weathering type product that looks like a make up thing. They also do a pen or pencil type weathering stick it looks like, which are the same as the aforementioned item but bigger. Well i normally get my mums, sisters or whoevers make up things that they dont want and they are great, very cheap and consistent in their performance. ! ( performance, its not a bloody vibrator Steve!) They are great for buffing the metal item. Well the ones from my mum are ok but not brill. So I did a wee bit of Intel and found some sort exact ones but the sponge is alot tougher and I've tend to get great results. The ones I have are all solid black in colour and have different shapes at each end !!!! Buddy if you look on my channel and goto the section entitled " about" my email address is there. If you can email me your address or other contacts on email I can talk to you and I'll send you a few. I don't want any cash, sweets or treats .... ha ha ha, etc. I set my channel up with the sole purpose of helping others. Seeing someone smile and be happy because I've managed to help and contribute to that smile or happiness is all the pay I need. I've just thought and remembered I have some different type of ear buds, whatever they are called ( I'm doing well this morning with all of the 100% detail of items and more ) lol.
Anyway fondest regards my friend and PLEASE do get in touch. Its not putting me out or being a pain for me. Regards my Friend Steve (Motty). C/O..... MOTTYS MILITARY MODELS ( TH-cam)
The 502 oil Bitume 004 is nice it's like that humbrol and sepia wash you done on the wheels at the end there, I'll be using this for the grease spills on the grease nipples on the Tamiya comet I'm doing!
The results on your airfix Centaur is awesome as usual! I know these are difficult to use preshading and pist shading they just don't look right with a lighter green tone Ammos SSC 15 is horrible it's way to bright! And I mean almost ime green! When layed down yuk! Waste money so bought AK real colours it's perfect so happy now!
I'm building Tamiyas new A34 comet just now I've really enjoyed it but could be better I've added a shed load of stuff to it new grab handles everywhere and footman loops on turret definitely had to scratch build a new sight vien from brass sheet n rod that was terrible unusable really it was so thick plastic! I'm using AKs late British real colours aswell on it the scc 15 looks amazing under a base coat of vallejo German black brown we use for chipping! I used heavy chipping fluids over the top of that first just incase the laqure was harder to chip but it's not it's just flies off soon as its activated so be careful there if trying it! It didn't look right with highlights I've mandaed to get a slightly noticeable faded green really faded down to the near base coat of scc15 so it still has its natural dark green! Just one of these builds that's only gonna pop through weathering not the actual painting this time I feel!
James , awesome work i love the camo and I also check references and i think that airfix is wrong , personally i like to use the Ak 3d gen acryl. but the original thiner for them... i don't now.... i found easier to use with Tam. Laquer thider, with no retarder, i also tried the MLT, but it seams that the self leveling properties thtat this have d'ont work so well, so i prefer using laquer thiner or the X20A thiner also from Tam. I actually working on my Bf-109 g6 from eduard in 1/48th and i'm following your videos of the bf 109, and im going to do the same skin :) , so thanks for that ! James thank you so much!!
Thankyou Joaquim, I really appreciate the comment, I havent got tamiya laquer thinner unfortunately. I think I have been spoiled by mrp lately. They just spray so smooth it's hard going back to wb acrylics. Much appreciated, need to do another ww2 geman fighter soon ! Thankyou 😀
Thanks to you mate !! So much!! 😀😀
Excellent
Hmmm that's interesting, an Airfix kit with photo etch parts. Be nice if they started providing it a bit more
Nice work!!!!
Thanks mate, I appreciate your continued support 👍
Beautiful result! The Cromwell is my favourite Allied tank of the war.
I’d love to find out where you saw the discussion about Dunkelgelb being used on a British tank. Which forum was it on?
Hey Bruce ! The discussion is on here but a good way down
www.track-link.com/forums/site_blogs/48018/flat
@@lpjmodels interesting. It’s a neat “what if” idea. It’s certainly possible a unit came across a stock of German paint and decided to use it, but Occam's razor would make me lean toward a British paint like BSC 61 Light Stone? Regardless, interesting idea. 😀
as always I enjoy your videos.. not overdone
Oh Czechoslovakian cromwell! I like it, makes me proud :-) But i aleready found heated discussion about this colourscheme beeing right :-D
Thanks ! The conversation about the camo was really interesting, the secondary colour does look surprisingly light so I took a risk, I liked the idea more than anything :)
The version I have has 8 bolts on the road wheels. The pistol port was still wrong though
Airfix designed that molding and Academy produced it. It's hard to believe Airfix screwed up the wheels and Academy didn't catch it.
Another top notch buld!
Thanks Matt !
Nice!
Thanks Johnboy
Je me suis demandé pendant un petit moment si mon casque fonctionnait bien, mais en fait non, c'est votre voix qui ne sort que sur l'oreille gauche? Sinon super vidéo, comme d'habitude
I've started doing oil washes after watching this video
Nice build. Not trying to be a rivet counter on anything but it is actually airfixs first independent tooling and academy had nothing to do with it
It's not. 100%
1, the sprue ID letters match new academy ones
2, airfix have the correct cad renders for the 1/72, why wouldn't they use that instead of this one, with the incorrect wheels bolts?
3. the plastic is not as soft as proprietary airfix plastic, why would they use a different plastic for this and not everything else they make ?
4 the instructions don't have the telltale completed red section. Meaning even those aren't done in the regular airfix.
I'd love to agree with you but everything. Literally everything points to it being an academy tooling and nothing towards it being airfix.
@@lpjmodels oh that’s strange cos in the video where they where explaining the design process i they said it was an original airfix tooling
@@eddieagar8039 I get that, and they would want to say that, I think what they mean is it is thier tool like das werk use takom to make their kits. And only sell them as das werk, yknow?
It's actually a airfix kit. Academy doesn't do a Cromwell. It's the first airfix armor kit in 35th from them. Maybe it was manufactured by Academy but that would be odd since they have released a Cromwell.
The airfix cromwell cad renderings are different to this. It's funny how this section has got the most interest.
My guess Is they ordered a tooling from academy to sell as their property. I didnt say academy ever released one, but similarly das werk use takom or someone similar to manufactuer thier kits.
Nice build but I think that weld seams which you made along photoetched brackets are too big. I noticed also that you have forgotten to drill out the holes in MG barrels.
Thanks ! Welds are something I haven't had much practice with, the more I do em the better I'll get. And complete whoops on the mgs
So it's an academy rebox?
The photoetch is optional...the brackets on the bow were often broken off or removed.
It's made by academy for airfix. Not a rebox but sort of like how das werk get takom? To make their kits
Bolts are missing from the pistol ports on turret aswell as the 2 missing bolts! We made a resin fit set for this kit the week after it came out we knew this was a major fick up!
They straight up used academy's research when they had their own, maybe they were in a hurry to release it?
@@lpjmodels they took ages to get it put aswell we get the emails from the manufacturers on what's coming out about 8 months before hand and you get his with that crap! Yeah was certainly a disappointment! Same as academy's new panzer 2 it's like an old tamiya sherman nothing under the sponsons you see right out on to the track from the radio box sponsons that put us right off the kit for promoting it more!
Great Channel, watched and learned quite a bit. Surprises me that you use a lot of VMS products, which i love and aso use. but to make mud effect in this video you used other product, why?
Hi man, I use VMS pigments for mud now and again, but I'm not a big pigment user, I saw they released a new mud product but haven't got round to getting any yet.
So your saying buy this kit, along with corrected road wheels, eh? OK then. Great work!
Nah? The wheels didn't matter to me just showing that there's there's option
The only thing is Academy does not either Cromwell in their catalog. While Airfix has re-boxed Academy kits I find it hard to believe that Academy would make a kit just for airfix and not list it themselves.
Das werk do it with takom all the time. Don't see why it wouldn't happen
@@lpjmodels hi, sorry for the delay. i understand your point but i can't see Academy not offering this kit themselves, i mean 1/2 their back catalogue are pantograph copies of Tamiya kits lol which has the correct 8 bolts on the road wheels .
@@robertcolbourne386 I recently visited the hornby HQ for a youtuber event and got conformation of this, the new Austin K2 is a case in point, academy tooled.
If you look at the present airfix range of 1/35 vehicles they are all from the academy stable, even the exclusive like the cromwell and K2, the only other inclusion was the thunder models tractor.
is it better than the Tamiya cromwell?
Sorry, no idea !
For the steel, I used cheap make up sponge brushes from Amazon
That's a great idea Pete thankyou !
What’s your experience with the plastic? In my experience I have really hated Airfix’s plastic, I find it to be too tough.
It's not Airfix, it's an Academy rebox
It's,... Well academy in soul, but academy won't release this themselves I don't think. Airfix commissioned it
I usually find airfix plastic wayy to soft. This wasn't bad, middle of the road, not to hard, not too soft.
@@lpjmodels well then, who knows? Maybe it is academy plastic!
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How's it going my freind?
@@lpjmodels its going good, im moving my workshop to a bigger one
Egg
scramble!
I'm not a fan of weathering at all. My models most all look like they just left the factory.
While you're a master at building and paint, you're not so great at selecting models to build....hahahah.lol I kid mate. How about more popular kits bloke? i mean a cromwell?! lol. cheers.
I try to keep it varied, I don't think I'd be able to just build one genre or nationality, cover all the bases and learn new things ! Thanks for the kind words Mikey 😀
Not digging the music . At all . M