Just a quick add on to your excellent vid: I drove one of these for 3 years in the 1970's and then went on to command one in the early 1980's before becoming the "Staffy" of a Troop which deployed to Desert Shield/Storm with three AVREs (plus two AVLBs and three Spartan CVRTs). It's a shame no one makes a matching model of the enormous 7.5ton trailer that they almost always towed. Incidentally, any paint on the face of the dozer blade scarcely survived more than a minute or so once the tank started dozing work, consequently the blade face never got painted unless there was some kind of parade or inspection coming up. The exhaust outlets were always completely rusted and the paint on the exhaust covers blistered and burnt off very quickly (from the centre top, outwards).
Amazing! I can see that this type of hobby is very engaging, from the models being built, to all of the accessories (air brush, etc.). Simply spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
I like your building videos. They are very informative...and most important to me, you talk what's necessary. Some modelers talk and talk and talk endlessly. Thank you!...
Just wanted to say I absolutely love your presentation style and clarity. Everything is explained in detail with clear reference to the products you are using. I just ordered a Centurion AVRE along with many of the products you listed in your video to attempt my own build in the coming weeks! Keep up the great work.
I randomly came by your channel after falling off with my tank modeling 10 years ago. I have thousands and thousands (and probably ten more thousands) of dollars invested into the hobby. I built only WWII Tanks in 1/35. I would strongly suggest that you create some weathering tutorials. I would love to watch them, and they would be invaluable for new and experienced modelers! You are an absolutely incredible artist. Thank you for inspiring me to find some joy in the hobby again!
I love your weathering techniques. I feel like most modelers don't really understand how dirty tanks get. I was a tank commander on an m1 and I distinctly remember seeing weeds growing in the tightest nooks and crannies on tanks that had been field training for especially long periods of times. That should give you an idea as to how dirtied up they really are.
I worked at Bovington. Not the Museum. But the base repair workshop.Abro,DSG. Occasionally there would be a Cent in for work. And they were my favourite tank. From when I was a kid seeing them come past our house,on “Mighty Antar tank transporters” on the way to Portland. To go to Egypt (Sues crisis) ,and Cyprus. They were always my favourite tank. At Bovi my mate used to drive them,after the work needing doing, and they had steel tracks.So coming down the hill,and turning into the main road towards the workshop,(Past Lawrence of Arabia’s cottage) they had to come round very slowly or they would drift! Terrific British tank. Absolutely Beautiful model.
I crewed one of these for 5 years in Germany back in the 80s, they never usually had the hush puppy tracks, they were fitted to the REME Cent ARVs. Kit would look much better with the metal tracks that they usually had fitted but great work on the kit 👍
As an ex royal engineer, this has always been one of my favourite bits of kit, though unfortunately never had the chance to work with it, fantastic model really good job!
My only 2 points would've been remove more paint from the blade or add more rust and i wouldve gone more crazy on the mudd in the rear like some chunks that have been sprayed up from the tracks !!! Other wise ive found a new hobby channel that i love and will definitely come back for tips to help me start making my own models !!! Great video
Andy, I just subscribed to your channel. The first one I saw was the Fairey Swordfish. Your skills are amazing! I've been modeling since I was 7. RC, plastic kits, you name it. I am 51 years old and your skills are absolutely mind blowing! You have the skills of a world champion! Did you ever go to competition? In my humble opinion, you should! Your builds put a huge smile on this geezer's face! Damn!👍👍👍😁😁😁
Great weathering, exhausts and gun covering particularly. Never managed to get mud & dust looking completely natural myself but this is marvellous. A good eye etc.
I haven't made a model since I was a kid and now 55 but I really love watching your builds, back then I think the glue was in little tubes and so messy :)
Excellent built. One tip - you don't need to use bit expensive method for raw steel texture like Anti slip from AK. Much better result for steel texture obviously is Tamiya grey putty diluted with extra thin cement and tapping with brush.
Results continue to be excellent. I do hope we don't see you go the way of some other channels with VMS. Their products are excellent, no doubt, but they also seem to be the brand most aggressive in getting channels to exclusively use their products and it can start making models look very 'samey' and preclude interesting alternatives. So whilst I hope any relationship with them is good for your business (who would not wish that!), I do hope we still see some variation from you, because it would be a shame to see you hemmed in.
I was after it for 2 years waiting for it got the first batch and it's sat I'm the stash since! JUST got so much on the bench but I'll built it in January when get the scammel commander from hobbyboss to put it on the back
That AVRE came out perfectly, it truly is a beast of a machine, I did see one at Duxford when I was therd many years ago, your paint finish was faultless and the weathering was excellent, I would like to wish you and your family all the very bedt for Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.
Fair play Andy after watching this video and after our discussion today i now know what i need to work with pigments brill video and build buddy see you Saturday
Otro gran trabajo sin duda, que firma de utilizar las pinturas para conseguir el efecto deseado, ASOMBROSO,😱😱😱 felicitaciones y saludos desde Guatemala
It seemed a tad strange to see the turret basket sitting on the engine deck but then I thought of the different reasons why they might detach it. I think maybe the story here is that it also has a fascine frame and if the fascine is being carried you'd not be able to reverse the turret if you needed to.
Just sharing something I went and looked up: CARC Green and Black are Cold War era ‘Chemical Agent Resistant Colours’ They are a real acronym, not a fancy name SMS came up with. Well, we’ve all learned something new today… 😉 Except for all those clever buggers who knew already…
You are correct. CARC paint is a Cold War paint that was supposed to repel any chemical agent that got onto it and make decontamination of vehicle a lot easier. Also, it is a cancer-causing paint. It was supposed to be most lethal in liquid form thus persons actually painting a vehicle had to where certain chemical protective gear/breathing apparatus. Once the paint dried it was AOK. AND - something that we learned the hard way while in the military, the cancer producing agents from CARC paint was also supposed to be quite lethal if the paint was burned off of a vehicle (like if a vehicle was burning after being destroyed in combat). PLUS - my favorite - this stuff was also supposed to be lethal if you were trying to grind through the paint with a grinder, thus producing DUST. We were told by our officers that using our GAS MASKS would protect us from breathing in the dust except nobody bothered to provide us with appropriate filters for the masks!! I was a safety representative in my unit during the 1990s and had to learn all about this crap - quite scary what CARC paint was capable of doing to the human body - surprised that I am still alive after messing with that stuff. Your comment brought back a flood of memories dealing with that stuff.
Great build and paint job. Superb weathering techniques very clearly demonstrated and explained.Thanks so much for sharing! I'll visit your website to purchase and try out some of the materials you used.
Back when i was doing 1/35, i always tried to have a ball of specific gauge string to hand for excellent tow ropes, plus, old guitar strings were my friends as far antenna`s went.
Hi, did you end up using K54 part the new sprue for the other hatch next to driver? There's nothing on step 18 saying to use any periscope there is not one that fits on clear sprue but this green on fits and has a bar handle like a sub periscope handle!
Amazing techniques, now for this mere mortal to attempt to recreate at least one of them. My only negative comment would be on the use of rusting on the vehicle chassis. If this is meant to represent a vehicle in military service I know for a fact that the crew would be in all sorts of ka-ka allowing rust to form on anything other than the exhaust. Even there they would be in trouble. Just a comment on an amazing transformation.
One thing that's better with this kit no more stupid rubber tyre's! It was the first thing I noticed when opened my box! You have done a lovely job on it! Thinking of starting mine next after this stupid leopard leguan bridge layer hobbyboss have released its all WRONG what a surprise eh lol 😂
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Just a quick add on to your excellent vid: I drove one of these for 3 years in the 1970's and then went on to command one in the early 1980's before becoming the "Staffy" of a Troop which deployed to Desert Shield/Storm with three AVREs (plus two AVLBs and three Spartan CVRTs). It's a shame no one makes a matching model of the enormous 7.5ton trailer that they almost always towed. Incidentally, any paint on the face of the dozer blade scarcely survived more than a minute or so once the tank started dozing work, consequently the blade face never got painted unless there was some kind of parade or inspection coming up. The exhaust outlets were always completely rusted and the paint on the exhaust covers blistered and burnt off very quickly (from the centre top, outwards).
REspect Sapper 🙂
There is a trailer model, by accurate armour. But expect its ridiculously expensive. I was AVRE crew-9Tp.
I was 31 Ftrs Cent Arv commander for awhile 👍
This yank. Thanks you for your service 👍🏻💥👊🏼
Ex 26. 84 to 92 😎🥳👍
Amazing! I can see that this type of hobby is very engaging, from the models being built, to all of the accessories (air brush, etc.). Simply spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
I like your building videos. They are very informative...and most important to me, you talk what's necessary. Some modelers talk and talk and talk endlessly. Thank you!...
Some of the best weathering I've ever seen. Jaw droppingly realistic
Just wanted to say I absolutely love your presentation style and clarity. Everything is explained in detail with clear reference to the products you are using. I just ordered a Centurion AVRE along with many of the products you listed in your video to attempt my own build in the coming weeks! Keep up the great work.
I randomly came by your channel after falling off with my tank modeling 10 years ago. I have thousands and thousands (and probably ten more thousands) of dollars invested into the hobby. I built only WWII Tanks in 1/35. I would strongly suggest that you create some weathering tutorials. I would love to watch them, and they would be invaluable for new and experienced modelers! You are an absolutely incredible artist. Thank you for inspiring me to find some joy in the hobby again!
and yes I know this is a modern tank :)
I love your weathering techniques. I feel like most modelers don't really understand how dirty tanks get. I was a tank commander on an m1 and I distinctly remember seeing weeds growing in the tightest nooks and crannies on tanks that had been field training for especially long periods of times. That should give you an idea as to how dirtied up they really are.
sounds about right lmao it's not like they're cars that gets washed every week
Not a tank crew, but I'm a heavy equipment mechanic and also see weed growing on machines.
I think it's mainly a question of intent. Do you want it to look like an active duty vehicle or more of a museum piece?
I worked at Bovington. Not the Museum. But the base repair workshop.Abro,DSG. Occasionally there would be a Cent in for work. And they were my favourite tank. From when I was a kid seeing them come past our house,on “Mighty Antar tank transporters” on the way to Portland. To go to Egypt (Sues crisis) ,and Cyprus. They were always my favourite tank.
At Bovi my mate used to drive them,after the work needing doing, and they had steel tracks.So coming down the hill,and turning into the main road towards the workshop,(Past Lawrence of Arabia’s cottage) they had to come round very slowly or they would drift! Terrific British tank.
Absolutely Beautiful model.
Great video - I'm just building the AFV Club Mark 5 and your video is very helpful for the build, paint and weathering. Thanks for posting.
I crewed one of these for 5 years in Germany back in the 80s, they never usually had the hush puppy tracks, they were fitted to the REME Cent ARVs. Kit would look much better with the metal tracks that they usually had fitted but great work on the kit 👍
Best 41 minutes of my day
As an ex royal engineer, this has always been one of my favourite bits of kit, though unfortunately never had the chance to work with it, fantastic model really good job!
Sorry to hear of your demise luke. The only Ex Sapper is a dead one mate.
My only 2 points would've been remove more paint from the blade or add more rust and i wouldve gone more crazy on the mudd in the rear like some chunks that have been sprayed up from the tracks !!!
Other wise ive found a new hobby channel that i love and will definitely come back for tips to help me start making my own models !!! Great video
Andy, I just subscribed to your channel. The first one I saw was the Fairey Swordfish. Your skills are amazing! I've been modeling since I was 7. RC, plastic kits, you name it. I am 51 years old and your skills are absolutely mind blowing! You have the skills of a world champion! Did you ever go to competition? In my humble opinion, you should! Your builds put a huge smile on this geezer's face! Damn!👍👍👍😁😁😁
Great weathering, exhausts and gun covering particularly. Never managed to get mud & dust looking completely natural myself but this is marvellous. A good eye etc.
Scale modle shed your Tank model kit is awesome my friend
Wishing you a great Christmas and a better 2023 🥃🍷👍
I haven't made a model since I was a kid and now 55 but I really love watching your builds, back then I think the glue was in little tubes and so messy :)
Fantastic work Andy! Thanks again for showcasing our paints and showing how they work perfectly well with many other brands and types 😁
Excellent built. One tip - you don't need to use bit expensive method for raw steel texture like Anti slip from AK.
Much better result for steel texture obviously is Tamiya grey putty diluted with extra thin cement and tapping with brush.
In my minds eye I see a crew with a lot of paint and brushes, with a csm turning purple with rage.
Andy, that was hoofin’, what a great video.
This is the coolest tank model
Wow. That's it. just wow.
i skipped to the results and i loved it. amazing work
INCREDIBLE...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Great State of Texas
Results continue to be excellent. I do hope we don't see you go the way of some other channels with VMS. Their products are excellent, no doubt, but they also seem to be the brand most aggressive in getting channels to exclusively use their products and it can start making models look very 'samey' and preclude interesting alternatives. So whilst I hope any relationship with them is good for your business (who would not wish that!), I do hope we still see some variation from you, because it would be a shame to see you hemmed in.
Mr Hobby
Tamiya
VMS
Lifecolour
AK
Abteilung
and SMS
I don’t think you need to worry about him being tied to one brand 😂
He used a variety of brands here. Plus I've never seen any of the "other channels" exclusively used VMS products.
I was after it for 2 years waiting for it got the first batch and it's sat I'm the stash since! JUST got so much on the bench but I'll built it in January when get the scammel commander from hobbyboss to put it on the back
That AVRE came out perfectly, it truly is a beast of a machine, I did see one at Duxford when I was therd many years ago, your paint finish was faultless and the weathering was excellent, I would like to wish you and your family all the very bedt for Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.
Amazing! Beautiful work.
I really like how you jump between armor and aircraft models. I like to build the same way. It keeps things fresh.
that has to be one of the finest modeling vidios i have ever seen !
I remember one of these brought to Northern Ireland to clear barricades in the troubles.
Fair play Andy after watching this video and after our discussion today i now know what i need to work with pigments brill video and build buddy see you Saturday
Beautiful kit👍
Incredible Art.
AFV Club is made in Taiwan, great stuff!!
I cant believe i havent found this channel before!! i just subscribed 😊
Merry Christmas!
Great to have a highly compatient modeller demo them great VMS products.
台湾メーカーのマニアックなパーツ構成は、メイドインチャイナとは異なる工夫があってすこ👍
An excellent video build.
Mighty fine build.
Great stuff. Really appreciated the patience and dedication on the modelling. It looks epic!
Otro gran trabajo sin duda, que firma de utilizar las pinturas para conseguir el efecto deseado, ASOMBROSO,😱😱😱 felicitaciones y saludos desde Guatemala
Just in time for my train ride 🎉
Merry Christmas
It seemed a tad strange to see the turret basket sitting on the engine deck but then I thought of the different reasons why they might detach it. I think maybe the story here is that it also has a fascine frame and if the fascine is being carried you'd not be able to reverse the turret if you needed to.
beautiful build, awesome weathering technique, realism
WoW~ wonderful~!👏👏👏👍
Gorgeous!😮😊
As always amazing
nice work
Just sharing something I went and looked up: CARC Green and Black are Cold War era ‘Chemical Agent Resistant Colours’ They are a real acronym, not a fancy name SMS came up with. Well, we’ve all learned something new today… 😉
Except for all those clever buggers who knew already…
You are correct. CARC paint is a Cold War paint that was supposed to repel any chemical agent that got onto it and make decontamination of vehicle a lot easier. Also, it is a cancer-causing paint. It was supposed to be most lethal in liquid form thus persons actually painting a vehicle had to where certain chemical protective gear/breathing apparatus. Once the paint dried it was AOK. AND - something that we learned the hard way while in the military, the cancer producing agents from CARC paint was also supposed to be quite lethal if the paint was burned off of a vehicle (like if a vehicle was burning after being destroyed in combat). PLUS - my favorite - this stuff was also supposed to be lethal if you were trying to grind through the paint with a grinder, thus producing DUST. We were told by our officers that using our GAS MASKS would protect us from breathing in the dust except nobody bothered to provide us with appropriate filters for the masks!! I was a safety representative in my unit during the 1990s and had to learn all about this crap - quite scary what CARC paint was capable of doing to the human body - surprised that I am still alive after messing with that stuff. Your comment brought back a flood of memories dealing with that stuff.
@@jamesbednar8625 another one of those “prevention is worse than cure” ideas. Great idea, poorly executed. How Army like? 🤨
Great build and paint job. Superb weathering techniques very clearly demonstrated and explained.Thanks so much for sharing! I'll visit your website to purchase and try out some of the materials you used.
Very nice work.
That was such a good watch, it turned out amazing great job!
Stunning 👍
That is a great looking tank. I truly loved watching this one. Thank you for sharing, I learned quite a bit today.
Great job, it turned out really nice.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
做的非常用心🎉🎉
Very nice build. I love the bricks!
If I had even 0.1% of your skill I would be happy… awesome to watch.
And my very expensive Accurate Armour AVRE is still in the stash....😁
Why couldn't this kit be released earlier...
Back when i was doing 1/35, i always tried to have a ball of specific gauge string to hand for excellent tow ropes, plus, old guitar strings were my friends as far antenna`s went.
Great vid again!
very good just like the real one
I'm not really into tanks being pretty much exclusively an aircraft modeller, but this looks really great. Super work.
Really cool.
Beautiful work, amazing skills. Great video!
great weathering， I had a lot of benefits：D
Great job. Amazing weathering details
The Michael Jackson of tank building.
You are a great artist. Amazing.
its so wonderfull but i think its too much sandy.
9.5/10😍
Wow..many many hints..this is a must save episode..thank you
Masterful.
very impressive and beautiful work
Excellent build. Looks sooo realistic
Wow! Impressive! Nice work.
That centurion looks nice!
The verb for weathering tank tracks should be "to sutcliffe"
“SO I STABBED THEM REPEATEDLY WITH A SCALPEL and that did the trick” 😂
You’re a wizard
Hi, did you end up using K54 part the new sprue for the other hatch next to driver? There's nothing on step 18 saying to use any periscope there is not one that fits on clear sprue but this green on fits and has a bar handle like a sub periscope handle!
Great video and very informative re weathering. Thanks.
The OCD in me has me wanting to go get the pressure washer fired up. Amazing technique.
Amazing techniques, now for this mere mortal to attempt to recreate at least one of them.
My only negative comment would be on the use of rusting on the vehicle chassis. If this is meant to represent a vehicle in military service I know for a fact that the crew would be in all sorts of ka-ka allowing rust to form on anything other than the exhaust. Even there they would be in trouble. Just a comment on an amazing transformation.
Any suggestions for someone that wants to build Iceman’s Tomcat?
Tank looks like a lowered sedan with aftermarket parts haha..awesome build.
One thing that's better with this kit no more stupid rubber tyre's! It was the first thing I noticed when opened my box!
You have done a lovely job on it! Thinking of starting mine next after this stupid leopard leguan bridge layer hobbyboss have released its all WRONG what a surprise eh lol 😂
Why the perch on top of the turret? What was it used for?
🙌💯 awesome
What do you do with the models and dioramas you complete?
A stunning build.
WOW!
Bellissimo
Nice
Simply marveluos work. Incredible and beyond realistic. Congratulations...🙂
I have the Amusing Hobby vesion 1:35 in my collection waiting to build.