qdc your builds are top notch, your videos are silent and satisfying to watch. I know your model kit builds doesn't have that much weathering but that's ok, the way you paint and put weathering on your tanks is enough to call you a skilled builder. Please continue building model kits, i hope you post latest builds!
I've built this same kit by Tamiya and found it to be one of the easiest kits to assemble. Reason being it was very well designed and very precision in its fit and detail. One of my favorite British tanks! I painted it in the camo design from the box and it turned out wonderful.
Always a pleasure to watch a new video of yours Colin, have to mention though, that British Camo is Green and Matt Black. There are Desert Camos and such, but whenever you see the British Army out and about, it's always the British Green and Matt Black. Spent 22 years of my life with the British Army, and even had to paint quite a few Scorpions, Stallwarts, Trucks and Landies myself, so got pretty tired of always seeing it ;) Great job on the Chieftain, one of my favourit British Tanks !.
Thanks. I didn't know it was actually black. I simply followed Tamiya's instructions on the paint. You must be proud serving your country for such a long time! :)
Yep, 22 years British Army service here too. You're 100% correct and whilst the colours here might look ok, they're not right. My only other quibble is the bent-back antenna - I've NEVER seen this on a British tank - vhf antennas don't function correctly unless they're vertical and straight.
I actually live near the Bovington tank museum and have spent many of my childhood days looking around the museum with my father . the chieftain was Britain's main battle tank when I was growing up. great build qdc, thanks for the memories 👍
Quite a nice build and video. For such an old kit it is a fun kit to build and looks like the Chieftain Mk.3 The biggest difference between a Mk.3 and a Mk.5 is the Loader's split hatch on top of the turret. On the Mk.3 the hatch is at an angle as on this kit whereas on the Mk.5 that hatch is straight. I also used Tamiya Extra Thin liquid cement to add cast texture to the turret and glacis. I brush the liquid cement on a small area then use a short stiff bristle brush to stipple it. The Chieftain NATO Black and NATO Green camouflage paint in real life had hard edges not feathered. I mask off the dark colour and then paint the camouflage. Silly Putty makes a fantastic masking material. Your videos are most certainly encouraging.
fantastic job on this iconic tank I must admit I loved driving them when I was in the army and yes they did have a bad reputation for breaking down but great tank all the same thank you for building it for us 👍👍👍
It appears I haven't watched this video until now, but better late than never.. :) This is a classic Tamiya kit at its very best, in my opinion. I built one years ago, I am tempted to buy another one and do it again.. :) :)
what a humble guy. I am new to model building and this is the 1st tank I bought. I have zero skills on painting (that will be the next stage) but I'm gonna try building first. Good Luck to me. And Thanks for the video. 👍
Welcome to this hobby 😃😃. Since you're new to this hobby, you will meet a lot of different model kit builders with different attitudes and approaches to building a model kit. But no matter what style you decide to build and paint your model, the most important thing is to enjoy it. You will find that this hobby will last a lifetime if you truly enjoy it. Take care and again, welcome to this hobby. 😃😃
Great job, shame the paint instructions in the box are the wrong colours. Chieftain tank camo is Green and Black. Also the rectangle blocks in the track are rubber blocks so should be very Black. It annoys me when someone builds such a good effort on a kit but the manufactures can't take the time to get the instructions correct, and they had over 40 years to correct the mistake.
I agree Jim. And the vehicle is too shiny - because of the matt paint. Also they haven't moulded in the sandtex finish on the turret and glacis. Also I don't think this is a Mk5. The Mk5 I'm sure had the all across the bustle NBC pack. This has the early Mk2 NBC pack - as I recall (13/18H were Vehicle Sqn at Bovinton at the time and I did 10 years on Chieftain, including Regimental D&M officer, plus trials at Chersey, and ran Armoured Wing at the D&M school) . Tamiya came down to us to check which Mk they were modelling, and it was actully in the Museum - and there was a long discussion on which Mark it was. We kept telling them it was Mk3, but in the end Mk5 appeared on the box, with the wrong NBC pack. The Mk 5s had IFCS and a muzzle refernce sight.
I know this is an old video but I’m going to comment anyways. I was inspired by your build and got a tamiya chieftain. It’s a very nice kit for it age. The figures are nice too. I only struggled with the tracks....had to use epoxy on them. I was unsure about the green/ dark green camo scheme. My gut told me to go with the nato colors. I followed the Tamiya scheme anyways and used several shades of green like you recommended. The results were fantastic. This is probably one of my best builds. Thankyou for the great vids...keep them coming.
I was a Gunner in the Chieftain in The Lifeguards, I think the model looks great, the only thing is that we never gave them names and painted them on, I see no regimental markings?
Im looking at re doing one of these there great models,This kit was one of my first back to the hobby kits and I think sometimes its nice to revist and see how your model making has improved,nice channel by the way
why no battery motor in the kit? i see that it was meant to have one. good video.. i hope to have this tank in a month. will the tile grout fall off the tracks?? i want my tracks to have the mud look also.
Nice build! I was actually wondering why you forgot to say that you make these videos to inspire others and that it doesnt matter what they build as long as they have fun. :D Anyways, the last comment I asked you about painting, I meant to say which base Olive Drab color do you use?
Thanks. I mix my own colors. I have been debating for a long time to make a video on how to do that. It's not hard but it's kinda controversial. I might make a video on that. I need to think about it some more.
This is probably a stupid question but how did you put the tracks on? It looks like you had already built the model and put on the side skirts. The tracks also looked like theyd been joined so how did you get them over the wheels? I am new to building models and i always struggle with putting on the tracks.
@@qdc748a Ah thats pretty straight-forward then! I should do that as i usually put the tracks on fairly early meaning im not able to paint without getting it all over the tracks... Thanks! Im learning all sorts of things :)
Some modelers are probably blind?! Color shema is for MK.5 NATO Green and NATO Black. Why is there gray instead of black? The fact that some photos show a gray reflection does not mean that the tank was painted gray! This efect had graphite black. You himself said that at certain angles the color appears differently under light
@@qdc748a I was pointing out this in another video, probably a Russian modeller, and he didn't take my legitimate criticism? And it had the color really gray, so it's at least darker in this video. For example, MK.2 until 1970 had slightly different colors, not standard NATO colors but original RAL, Green was more light OLIVE and Black was not so dark therefore, some have a gray tinge, especially after exposure and soiling. Since 1975, everyone and the blind will know that it is black even in bad photos. I also wish you all the best for the New year
@@qdc748a See this last photos. Back side of tank look collor like dark gray, but in overall photos it is clear black. www.valka.cz/FV4201-Chieftain-Mk-5-t6326 and it is a newly painted tank and shows a gray reflection when exposed
bloody good job buddy......thank you for being so respectful to my countries big tank of it's day.....in it's day it was a horror on the battlefield and even now the gun is capable of penetrating an Abram's or T90....you were kind to show such respect....your a class act buddy....you need to build more as i've watched all yours lol....it's easy viewing....very well down brother....god bless and keep setting a grand example......thank you for all the many hours of enjoyment with your channel....my regards and respect....
It would have to be very close to penetrate an M1A2 Tusk II. Highly unlikely. Love the Britts though, very happy to have them as our oldest and closest allie. Had a marine friend that worked with British Royal marines and he said them are extremely high pace and are trained better in small unit tactics than us.
I too have built this model and drove one in Germany. Why did you use the two shades of green? I have never seen a chieftain painted in these colours. Even your reference pictures show it in Green and Black. They never painted the lines between the two colours in a faded way. They, we always painted the colours on with clean lines between the green and black. Again shown in your reference pictures.
Qdc your creativity shines man, nice job. My favorite part when I painted this kit was the insulation around the barrel, it defined the tank wonderfully.
Interesting that you should chose the older kit over the newer one but I fine job. I liked the way you detailed the tracks and also the painting. I also noticed the Al Capone decals. I don't remember them being in the kit I bought, I definitely left it off. Good job and I will check out your friends channel. 10 out of 10
Thank you Ron Mac95 for your kind words. In hindsight, I would have probably enjoyed building the Takom kit as well. I guess I do have a bias towards Tamiya. Funny that you mentioned Al Capone. That marking was one of the reasons why I bought the Tamiya kit. I don't know British history but Al Capone to me is a American legend of a famous gangster so it struck my curiosity and influenced me to buy that kit. I hope you liked my friend's videos. Take care and have a great day! :)
@@mausindahaus5317 Building model kits are a hobby and I enjoy it. I'm sure your finished works are better than mine. COVID-19 is getting worse throughout the world so I want to wish you and your family safe from COVID-19. Take care.
If I recall correctly this one has the melt together tracks. They should have two little pins on the end links that fit together then you use a hot iron to melt them together
You had 2 cans on the outside of the turret. One was black plastic, for water, the other green metal for petrol - for cooking with. Nothing to do with fuel. Machine gun ammunition boxes for the GPMP were gloss chocolate tan - still are. The eyes on the towcables were silver grey - more silvery. Tracks of course on the running surfaces - bright polished silver, and quite a clean steel colour with a bit of rust around the pinselsewhere. sprocket ring teeth and front idler - bright silver where they ran on the tracks. . Never seen modellers get it right, because they always look at static vehicles, and think the mud stays on the tracks, which it doesn't - tracks move along the top surface at twice the vehicles speed! Pads on the hatches were a funny lime geen coloured plastic, handles were orange on the comds and loaders hatches. Edges of the hatch openings were silver from the interior paint. And I am sorry after all your work, but they were matt BLACK and matt green infra red reflective paint, brushed on by the crews in the hangars, so the edges were dead hard. (except for the Berlin squadron which used urban dazzle)
Another lovely job. I am amused by the two tone green camouflage though. I am going to go buy another one today and do it in the Canadian prairie camo. I always look forward to your videos and you must get yourself to Bovington and Duxford.
It's amazing in the turret because it has a built in boiler vessel so the crew can make tea on the go 😂 also every British armoured vehicle (tanks,cars etc) since 1945 has had a tea making vessel in it Only we British would be that stereotypical
Great job David as always. This really is a great kit and I am going to build it soon after the group builds that I am doing at the moment. I love the Chieftain tank and although it had a crappy engine, the rest of the tank was really very good for it's day. Many thanks for sharing this great video and for going into detail on the painting of the model. Have fun with your next build David, Joe
Thanks Joe's Model Kit's for your kind words. I agree the greatest weakness of the Chieftain tank was it's engine but overall, it was a real good tank for it's day.
Awesome work qdc, what an awesome vehicle, Takom have released a few cheiftain kits with new tooling, maybe worth checking out! Keep up the good work! Thanks
qdc748a Thank you for this tutorial! It is really detailed and just what I needed to give me some direction on my build. I really appreciate you taking the time to do a video. Thank you buddy, I could hug you. Have a great weekend!! :)
Greetings from the UK. Just like to say that I enjoy your videos a lot. I have recently started modelling again after a more than 30 year break! Must admit that I am not a great tank fan(even the Chieftain and even though I am a Brit); aircraft and ships are my particular interests but I have found a lot of inspiration in your films. After such a long absence I am sadly out of date with many of my techniques and have yet to try photoetch (my Zvezda Suvorov is the guinea pig!). Your style suits me because you are not over technical in your presentation and don't 'over complicate' (mean that in a good way). Many of the vids I have watched put me off trying new things but yours do the opposite. Thanks to you my painting technique has come on a treat.
You're welcome Michael Evans :) My goal in making these videos is to encourage others, like yourself, to build their own model kits. Feedback from folks like you really help me because it tells me that I'm on the right track. Thanks. By the way, I plan to make an airplane model soon. I plan to build a F6F Hellcat and I plan to present the kit on real aircraft carrier! I'm not kidding! Maybe you'll like that video coming soon. Take care and have a wonderful day!
A very good build, Sir. I did this same model several months back while recuperating from surgery. I took the time to replicate the gun mantlet cover and added the hanging straps shown on the box art. As you noted, a good, easy build and it came out very nice indeed. Keep the videos coming, please.
Amazing job. I remember these tanks rumbling down public roads around Bovington before turning off and running across country. A great sight. I expect Health & Safety prevents them doing that today.
@Aljhane Magana actually you can but not for a long time. If you didn't glue the wheels and attached the tracks well then it will work but you risk letting the wheels go off. So that means it shouldn't be played a lot
Thanks David. I agree with you. The Tank Museum has made a series of excellent videos on TH-cam that's well worth watching. Those videos inspired me to build other kits as well. Take care.
You're welcome. I guess I'm showing my age by using that icon but now it's associated with me. It's Cary Grant, a famous British actor. He's well known as an American actor because most of his works were done in America. I loved watching his movies so when I first made my TH-cam channel, I used his image as an icon. Here's a link to his history, you might like to read more about him en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Grant
True any kit can be made to look good but a lot of early tamiya armour kits were designed to be motorized so the kit dimensions were distorted compared to newer kits designed as display models.🤔 Jman👀
I agree Jmann. It was popular back then to do that. But, in my opinion, this classic kit from Tamiya is well worth the money to buy and build. At least it was for me. Take care and have a wonderful day.
qdc748a Appreciate your reply and look forward to your next start to finish project(s)! With this being the 100 anniversary of WW1 have you considered an amour diorama with maybe WW1 master box figures in the trenches?🤔 Jman👀
qdc748a Or simply just a WW1 Mk IV british tank with a figure or two. I'm sure bovington has one in their collection,you'll be surprised how primitive & unreliable the first tanks were!😳 Jman👀
QDC! Haven't seen you for a while. awesome build. I remember building this kit waaaay back when. those molds have held up well. can't wait to see what you do next.
Looks awesome!!! Great job qdc. I also noticed that the bare upper hull of the chieftan looks fairly similar to the upper hull of the is3, probably due to how well made the is3 was, and the British just wanted to have a tank that could stand up against it.
You totally resurrected this old kit! I definitely had my reservations about this one. I might just pick up one of these. I just wish there was an aftermarket barrel option.
I love your painting you did a really great job at that part but your wheatering looks to monotonous on the tracks and roadwheels adding more layers would make this great kit even better. But I love to watch your video, s keep it up. 👍
qdc your builds are top notch, your videos are silent and satisfying to watch. I know your model kit builds doesn't have that much weathering but that's ok, the way you paint and put weathering on your tanks is enough to call you a skilled builder. Please continue building model kits, i hope you post latest builds!
OMG I built this Kit when I was 18 years old and I`m 53 years old now. Brings back memories.
I've built this same kit by Tamiya and found it to be one of the easiest kits to assemble. Reason being it was very well designed and very precision in its fit and detail. One of my favorite British tanks! I painted it in the camo design from the box and it turned out wonderful.
Always a pleasure to watch a new video of yours Colin, have to mention though, that British Camo is Green and Matt Black. There are Desert Camos and such, but whenever you see the British Army out and about, it's always the British Green and Matt Black. Spent 22 years of my life with the British Army, and even had to paint quite a few Scorpions, Stallwarts, Trucks and Landies myself, so got pretty tired of always seeing it ;)
Great job on the Chieftain, one of my favourit British Tanks !.
Thanks. I didn't know it was actually black. I simply followed Tamiya's instructions on the paint. You must be proud serving your country for such a long time! :)
Yep, 22 years British Army service here too. You're 100% correct and whilst the colours here might look ok, they're not right. My only other quibble is the bent-back antenna - I've NEVER seen this on a British tank - vhf antennas don't function correctly unless they're vertical and straight.
I actually live near the Bovington tank museum and have spent many of my childhood days looking around the museum with my father . the chieftain was Britain's main battle tank when I was growing up. great build qdc, thanks for the memories 👍
You are very welcome. I should visit the UK one of these days and see the Tank Museum for myself. I'm sure it will be a blast for me.
I've been a few times with my son. It is a great place. We used to like sitting at the view point on the training track as well!
Cool. Thanks for sharing your experience :)
I'm currently at Dorset and bought a kit same as qdcs
Quite a nice build and video.
For such an old kit it is a fun kit to build and looks like the Chieftain Mk.3 The biggest difference between a Mk.3 and a Mk.5 is the Loader's split hatch on top of the turret. On the Mk.3 the hatch is at an angle as on this kit whereas on the Mk.5 that hatch is straight.
I also used Tamiya Extra Thin liquid cement to add cast texture to the turret and glacis. I brush the liquid cement on a small area then use a short stiff bristle brush to stipple it.
The Chieftain NATO Black and NATO Green camouflage paint in real life had hard edges not feathered. I mask off the dark colour and then paint the camouflage. Silly Putty makes a fantastic masking material.
Your videos are most certainly encouraging.
I do like the classic Tamiya kits. Very good value for the money. Your Chieftain turned out quite nice. Keep em coming.
Thanks Melvin Johnson. I will :)
Beautiful job on the Chieftain Mk 3!
Thanks Joe Builds :)
fantastic job on this iconic tank I must admit I loved driving them when I was in the army and yes they did have a bad reputation for breaking down but great tank all the same thank you for building it for us 👍👍👍
That's really awesome that you drove this tank!!! And your welcome. Have a great day!
Great job QDC..! You encouraged me to enter the world of modeling! keep it up!
That's great to hear! I hope you enjoy it. Take care and have a wonderful day!
It appears I haven't watched this video until now, but better late than never.. :) This is a classic Tamiya kit at its very best, in my opinion. I built one years ago, I am tempted to buy another one and do it again.. :) :)
It's better late than never my friend!!! 😀😀
what a humble guy.
I am new to model building and this is the 1st tank I bought. I have zero skills on painting (that will be the next stage) but I'm gonna try building first.
Good Luck to me.
And Thanks for the video. 👍
Welcome to this hobby 😃😃. Since you're new to this hobby, you will meet a lot of different model kit builders with different attitudes and approaches to building a model kit. But no matter what style you decide to build and paint your model, the most important thing is to enjoy it. You will find that this hobby will last a lifetime if you truly enjoy it. Take care and again, welcome to this hobby. 😃😃
Amazing job on this one
Thanks IrishLegendZz for your kind words :)
That’s excellent really enjoy your videos well worth watching.
Thanks for watching this video. I honestly appreciate it!
Great job, shame the paint instructions in the box are the wrong colours. Chieftain tank camo is Green and Black. Also the rectangle blocks in the track are rubber blocks so should be very Black. It annoys me when someone builds such a good effort on a kit but the manufactures can't take the time to get the instructions correct, and they had over 40 years to correct the mistake.
I agree Jim. And the vehicle is too shiny - because of the matt paint. Also they haven't moulded in the sandtex finish on the turret and glacis. Also I don't think this is a Mk5. The Mk5 I'm sure had the all across the bustle NBC pack. This has the early Mk2 NBC pack - as I recall (13/18H were Vehicle Sqn at Bovinton at the time and I did 10 years on Chieftain, including Regimental D&M officer, plus trials at Chersey, and ran Armoured Wing at the D&M school) . Tamiya came down to us to check which Mk they were modelling, and it was actully in the Museum - and there was a long discussion on which Mark it was. We kept telling them it was Mk3, but in the end Mk5 appeared on the box, with the wrong NBC pack. The Mk 5s had IFCS and a muzzle refernce sight.
I know this is an old video but I’m going to comment anyways. I was inspired by your build and got a tamiya chieftain. It’s a very nice kit for it age. The figures are nice too. I only struggled with the tracks....had to use epoxy on them. I was unsure about the green/ dark green camo scheme. My gut told me to go with the nato colors. I followed the Tamiya scheme anyways and used several shades of green like you recommended. The results were fantastic. This is probably one of my best builds. Thankyou for the great vids...keep them coming.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😀. It's always cool to hear from people that my videos inspired them.
I'm thinking about making My own decals to replicate the one from Bovington
Green and black in the 70s/early 80s
I was a Gunner in the Chieftain in The Lifeguards, I think the model looks great, the only thing is that we never gave them names and painted them on, I see no regimental markings?
I just followed the instructions on the kit. Sorry.
We did in "The Skins"and I know the RTR did as well,my own wagon was 03EB56,"cool for cats" T 32
Im looking at re doing one of these there great models,This kit was one of my first back to the hobby kits and I think sometimes its nice to revist and see how your model making has improved,nice channel by the way
Thanks for watching my video
TH-cam betrayed me again. Telling me that qdc just uploaded a video right now but 2 hours ago. Wtf youtube.
:)
Amazing work man, It really helped me to get back to the hobby. Keep it up!
You're welcome. If you like modern tanks, I recently uploaded HobbyBoss Leopard 2 tank on TH-cam.
why no battery motor in the kit? i see that it was meant to have one. good video.. i hope to have this tank in a month. will the tile grout fall off the tracks?? i want my tracks to have the mud look also.
😃😃
Great job, it looks awesome! Thank you for sharing 😊
No, thank you for watching! I honestly appreciate it.
Very nice model, you are a very talented person 👍
Thanks 😊
Nice build! I was actually wondering why you forgot to say that you make these videos to inspire others and that it doesnt matter what they build as long as they have fun. :D Anyways, the last comment I asked you about painting, I meant to say which base Olive Drab color do you use?
Thanks. I mix my own colors. I have been debating for a long time to make a video on how to do that. It's not hard but it's kinda controversial. I might make a video on that. I need to think about it some more.
This is probably a stupid question but how did you put the tracks on? It looks like you had already built the model and put on the side skirts. The tracks also looked like theyd been joined so how did you get them over the wheels? I am new to building models and i always struggle with putting on the tracks.
There's no stupid questions because this is a hobby to enjoy and relax 😊. The answer is I carefully slipped it on since the tracks are made flexible.
@@qdc748a Ah thats pretty straight-forward then! I should do that as i usually put the tracks on fairly early meaning im not able to paint without getting it all over the tracks... Thanks! Im learning all sorts of things :)
Five stars man! Loved the build
You are very welcome Fernando :)
Thanks for this🇳🇿👍
Some modelers are probably blind?! Color shema is for MK.5 NATO Green and NATO Black. Why is there gray instead of black? The fact that some photos show a gray reflection does not mean that the tank was painted gray!
This efect had graphite black. You himself said that at certain angles the color appears differently under light
Interesting...you are a very detailed person. Thanks. I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.
@@qdc748a I was pointing out this in another video, probably a Russian modeller, and he didn't take my legitimate criticism? And it had the color really gray, so it's at least darker in this video. For example, MK.2 until 1970 had slightly different colors, not standard NATO colors but original RAL, Green was more light OLIVE and Black was not so dark therefore, some have a gray tinge, especially after exposure and soiling. Since 1975, everyone and the blind will know that it is black even in bad photos.
I also wish you all the best for the New year
@@qdc748a See this last photos. Back side of tank look collor like dark gray, but in overall photos it is clear black. www.valka.cz/FV4201-Chieftain-Mk-5-t6326
and it is a newly painted tank and shows a gray reflection when exposed
bloody good job buddy......thank you for being so respectful to my countries big tank of it's day.....in it's day it was a horror on the battlefield and even now the gun is capable of penetrating an Abram's or T90....you were kind to show such respect....your a class act buddy....you need to build more as i've watched all yours lol....it's easy viewing....very well down brother....god bless and keep setting a grand example......thank you for all the many hours of enjoyment with your channel....my regards and respect....
It would have to be very close to penetrate an M1A2 Tusk II. Highly unlikely. Love the Britts though, very happy to have them as our oldest and closest allie. Had a marine friend that worked with British Royal marines and he said them are extremely high pace and are trained better in small unit tactics than us.
As an old Cheiftain gnr,I doubt that the 120 as fitted on this mark would penetrate an M1,even with the sabot we had
Another great build my friend :)
Thanks Da Costa for your kind words :)
i seem to remeber from my time serving on Chieftain that NATO colours were Green and Black
I followed Tamiya's painting instructions. Since you served on the real tank, you are probably right. 😃😃
@bazilmatthews9299: Correct....they were green / black in Germany (except for the Berlin Squadron). I used to drive one of these (RTR).
my only beef is that its not a mk5,wrong Nbc kit for a start,not your fault,but Tamiya,s(an old Mk 5 gunner 5th RIDG)
Where are the crew?
I too have built this model and drove one in Germany. Why did you use the two shades of green? I have never seen a chieftain painted in these colours. Even your reference pictures show it in Green and Black. They never painted the lines between the two colours in a faded way. They, we always painted the colours on with clean lines between the green and black. Again shown in your reference pictures.
Qdc your creativity shines man, nice job. My favorite part when I painted this kit was the insulation around the barrel, it defined the tank wonderfully.
You are welcome.
Great job :)
:)
Nice
A minor criticism on an other fabulous model, could you do more metal and black details to your model, the camouflage by its self looks rather dull.
Interesting that you should chose the older kit over the newer one but I fine job. I liked the way you detailed the tracks and also the painting. I also noticed the Al Capone decals. I don't remember them being in the kit I bought, I definitely left it off. Good job and I will check out your friends channel. 10 out of 10
Thank you Ron Mac95 for your kind words. In hindsight, I would have probably enjoyed building the Takom kit as well. I guess I do have a bias towards Tamiya. Funny that you mentioned Al Capone. That marking was one of the reasons why I bought the Tamiya kit. I don't know British history but Al Capone to me is a American legend of a famous gangster so it struck my curiosity and influenced me to buy that kit. I hope you liked my friend's videos. Take care and have a great day! :)
Glad your back , The wall clock is so relaxing .... ;)
True :D
:)
Really fabulous work 👏
Thank you for watching my video. 😃😃
i would have added the gun metal paint to the tracks before adding the dirt effects
Outstanding build also painting of the model. Like the review of the kit. Many thanks for the tips and sharing this great video.
You're welcome 😃
Mine is finna look like dog shit lol but i don’t really care all that much. I’m gonna try my best, it is after all my first EVER model:)
You're funny!
It’ll look nice all put together but aside from that I’ve got a lot to learn
@@mausindahaus5317 Building model kits are a hobby and I enjoy it. I'm sure your finished works are better than mine. COVID-19 is getting worse throughout the world so I want to wish you and your family safe from COVID-19. Take care.
@@qdc748a awweeeee thanks man that means a lot same to u as well. Genuinely.
I’m using acrylic paint with paint brushes tho lol
did you say tile grout on the track for mud
yes
What colour
Question how did you attach the track together I just got this kit and idk how to join the tracks together on pls tell me?
If I recall correctly this one has the melt together tracks. They should have two little pins on the end links that fit together then you use a hot iron to melt them together
I'm new to modeling gotta say it's pretty frustrating but at the end it's worth it
:)
Just bought this for Bovington I'm acc so excited
Have fun and enjoy 👍
@@qdc748a thx uu 😄
Haha I just bought it as well!
I have an Arii 1/48 motorized Chieftain. This model here looks really cool too. The engine sound of these tanks has always scared me.
excellent work, nice to see a British tank.
I have just recieved this kit as a gift, I can't wait to build it.
Really enjoy your videos, thank you for uploading, I have subscribed.
You had 2 cans on the outside of the turret. One was black plastic, for
water, the other green metal for petrol - for cooking with. Nothing to do
with fuel. Machine gun ammunition boxes for the GPMP were gloss chocolate tan - still are. The eyes on the towcables were silver grey - more silvery.
Tracks of course on the running surfaces - bright polished silver, and
quite a clean steel colour with a bit of rust around the pinselsewhere.
sprocket ring teeth and front idler - bright silver where they ran on
the tracks. . Never seen modellers get it right, because they always
look at static vehicles, and think the mud stays on the tracks, which it doesn't - tracks move along the top surface at twice the vehicles speed! Pads on the hatches were a funny lime geen
coloured plastic, handles were orange on the comds and loaders hatches.
Edges of the hatch openings were silver from the interior paint. And I am sorry after all your work, but they were matt BLACK and matt green infra red reflective paint, brushed on by the crews in the hangars, so the edges were dead hard. (except for the Berlin squadron which used urban dazzle)
Built a Revell Dambuster kit from 1964 and that was very different compared to todays model lancasters
Great Job! I must admit, You not only inspired me to start building models but also to produce a videos :)
I just saw your video ZVEZDA K-19 1/350 model build - From start to finish. I like it. :)
where is the link of your friend's channel...?
lower left hand corner icon at the end of the video
I’m currently building that exact model kit from the Canadian war museum
Another lovely job. I am amused by the two tone green camouflage though. I am going to go buy another one today and do it in the Canadian prairie camo. I always look forward to your videos and you must get yourself to Bovington and Duxford.
Thanks. I should go to the Tank Museum one of these days. I'm sure I'm going to enjoy myself. Take care and have a great day!
@@qdc748a you will not be disappointed!!!
Absolutely love your video's. I am building the vintage tamiya centurian at the moment .. this will follow soon.
Another great ASMR modelling video from qiu .. love it
Hi great video. Stumped at first stage. Do you glue the black rim wheels together?
qdc another 5 star build like all your builds
Thanks for your kind worlds GD Food.
Beautiful
yayyy what a build. keep doing what your doing
I will Mike Xavier. Take care and have a great day!
NICE VIDEO BIGGEST FAN
Could you list the different paints and what filler you used I really want to build the mighty chieftain
It's amazing in the turret because it has a built in boiler vessel so the crew can make tea on the go 😂 also every British armoured vehicle (tanks,cars etc) since 1945 has had a tea making vessel in it
Only we British would be that stereotypical
:) Having tea is good. Take care and have a wonderful day!
qdc748a Thanks :)
I know because I've sat in a Chieftan turret at Bovington tank museum and it is well...fairly cramped
Great job David as always. This really is a great kit and I am going to build it soon after the group builds that I am doing at the moment. I love the Chieftain tank and although it had a crappy engine, the rest of the tank was really very good for it's day.
Many thanks for sharing this great video and for going into detail on the painting of the model. Have fun with your next build David,
Joe
Thanks Joe's Model Kit's for your kind words. I agree the greatest weakness of the Chieftain tank was it's engine but overall, it was a real good tank for it's day.
Ciao qdc how are you?
Awesome work qdc, what an awesome vehicle, Takom have released a few cheiftain kits with new tooling, maybe worth checking out!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks
You're welcome. I agree Takom kits are awesome. Maybe in the future I will build a Takom kit of the Chieftain tank. Take care :)
Nice build, any chance you will do a World War One diorama?
Sometime in the future.
qdc748a Thank you for this tutorial! It is really detailed and just what I needed to give me some direction on my build. I really appreciate you taking the time to do a video. Thank you buddy, I could hug you. Have a great weekend!! :)
You are welcome :)
Good build of the Chieftain, qdc784a .
Nice
Your camera is very high quality for the close-ups.
Greetings from the UK. Just like to say that I enjoy your videos a lot. I have recently started modelling again after a more than 30 year break! Must admit that I am not a great tank fan(even the Chieftain and even though I am a Brit); aircraft and ships are my particular interests but I have found a lot of inspiration in your films. After such a long absence I am sadly out of date with many of my techniques and have yet to try photoetch (my Zvezda Suvorov is the guinea pig!). Your style suits me because you are not over technical in your presentation and don't 'over complicate' (mean that in a good way). Many of the vids I have watched put me off trying new things but yours do the opposite. Thanks to you my painting technique has come on a treat.
You're welcome Michael Evans :) My goal in making these videos is to encourage others, like yourself, to build their own model kits. Feedback from folks like you really help me because it tells me that I'm on the right track. Thanks. By the way, I plan to make an airplane model soon. I plan to build a F6F Hellcat and I plan to present the kit on real aircraft carrier! I'm not kidding! Maybe you'll like that video coming soon. Take care and have a wonderful day!
A very good build, Sir.
I did this same model several months back while recuperating from surgery. I took the
time to replicate the gun mantlet cover and added the hanging straps shown on the box art. As you noted, a good, easy build and it came out very nice indeed.
Keep the videos coming, please.
Thank you for your kind words. I don't know you but I wish you well. Take care and have a great day!
I built this kit a few years ago and it went together really well and looks great. I highly recommend this kit.
I agree. I would recommend this classic kit too. And thanks :)
Amazing job. I remember these tanks rumbling down public roads around Bovington before turning off and running across country. A great sight. I expect Health & Safety prevents them doing that today.
Absolutely not! They have vehicle registration for that reason and near military bases you'll probably see a tank or two just driving about
Does the track work when you push it like a toy? If yes i would buy it for my lil brother
Aljhane Magana you cant play with them as they break very easily..meant for display only
@Aljhane Magana actually you can but not for a long time. If you didn't glue the wheels and attached the tracks well then it will work but you risk letting the wheels go off. So that means it shouldn't be played a lot
Realy nice job again qdc , pleasure to watch buddy :) Take care .
You're welcome. :)
Another great kit👍🏻🇦🇺. The Tank Museum videos are well worth watching
Thanks David. I agree with you. The Tank Museum has made a series of excellent videos on TH-cam that's well worth watching. Those videos inspired me to build other kits as well. Take care.
get job qdc it's awesome, who's the guy in your profile pic ?
You're welcome. I guess I'm showing my age by using that icon but now it's associated with me. It's Cary Grant, a famous British actor. He's well known as an American actor because most of his works were done in America. I loved watching his movies so when I first made my TH-cam channel, I used his image as an icon. Here's a link to his history, you might like to read more about him en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Grant
True any kit can be made to look good but a lot of early tamiya armour kits were designed to be motorized so the kit dimensions were distorted compared to newer kits designed as display models.🤔
Jman👀
I agree Jmann. It was popular back then to do that. But, in my opinion, this classic kit from Tamiya is well worth the money to buy and build. At least it was for me. Take care and have a wonderful day.
qdc748a Appreciate your reply and look forward to your next start to finish project(s)! With this being the 100 anniversary of WW1 have you considered an amour diorama with maybe
WW1 master box figures in the
trenches?🤔
Jman👀
I have. WWI is kinda of a challenge because it calls more of a diorama. I need to think about it.
qdc748a Or simply just a WW1 Mk IV british tank with
a figure or two. I'm sure bovington has one in their collection,you'll be surprised
how primitive & unreliable the first tanks were!😳
Jman👀
QDC! Haven't seen you for a while. awesome build. I remember building this kit waaaay back when. those molds have held up well. can't wait to see what you do next.
This is a cool kit. My next project will be the S-tank.
Looks awesome!!! Great job qdc. I also noticed that the bare upper hull of the chieftan looks fairly similar to the upper hull of the is3, probably due to how well made the is3 was, and the British just wanted to have a tank that could stand up against it.
That's a good point! I never made the association to the IS3.
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Very nice work!
Thanks for your kind words :)
You totally resurrected this old kit! I definitely had my reservations about this one. I might just pick up one of these. I just wish there was an aftermarket barrel option.
Glad you like it. There may be an aftermarket gun barrel out there but I don't know of one.
Superb my friend
Thank you :)
I love your painting you did a really great job at that part but your wheatering looks to monotonous on the tracks and roadwheels adding more layers would make this great kit even better. But I love to watch your video, s keep it up. 👍
Thanks for the advice :)
cracking build
You're welcome :)
great job Q😁keep posting video's please,Belgium's watching
Thank you for your kind words Walter Van Vooren. I will :)
Look's great my friend you should try build something RC again I liked that car maybe a RC tank :-D
I might.
Could you possibly say the prices of the models you build?
Prices often depend on where you buy. But you can find the original tamiya price by doing a quick google search
FsAviX is correct.
Dude comeon! Do you ever blink? Blink dammit!
Blink :)
You're awsome :-)
brilliant ... great result from a vintage tamiya kit .... enjoyed the video as always
You are welcome :)
Nice video QDC and a great explanation on how the tank came to be. Thanks for sharing! Good to see another video from you.
You are welcome Recon Ranger.
Like friends
:)
Wow ! It's amazing !!!
Thank you :)
Some of the best models I've seen good work! :-)
Would be nice work more oil wash . Keep up the good work
Thanks. I might take your advice.