The thermal cover is probably very easy to break (thin steel with insulation inside) and gets destroyed when bricks and stuff falls on the tank in an urban environment. I’ve also seen videos about T-72s in Syria where they use the barrel to collapse small walls and move car wrecks out of the way. Also I assume they don’t care much about the thermal cover because the engagements are in close quarters inside cities where the inaccuracy of having a slightly curved barrel due to the top being more hot is negligible.
It's very common to see those thermal covers completely torn up or just missing altogether, sometimes as if they removed them before even using the tank. It's really interesting.
I dont think that the Syrians are the best tank operators at all if you saw the cook off of an Syrian T72 when the whole squat is sitting like ducks in a park....
@@NightShiftScaleModels it may be hat the thermal cover doesn't make a difference because its so hot and just becomes another thing to find spare parts for and maintain I live in the middle east and is a pain to maintain anything left outside for even a couple of days and I can imagine doing it with such a complex machine in a warzone with n real outside support like a western country would have if deployed to the middle east.
@@DoomOfConviction I mean they won against multiple american proxies, including isis. They've also been in war for almost a decade. I wouldn't just sneeze at that.
To be honest, at first I didn't want to give it such an opinionated title, but then I decided to give it a try. A good part of that video was inspired by some commentary channels who like to pick on bad movies lol.
Night shift only model builder I watch on TH-cam he doesn't hide any techniques. Great modeler.... Sharing experience and how to do stuff. I will always be your fan.
I was an avid modeler as a kid. But I haven’t touched a kit or even thought of the hobby in over 50 years.. now... Wow! I really enjoy your videos. Thanks!
I just finished building their 1/48 Apache and I humbly agree, their kits are traaaaaaaaash. But hey, they're cheap lol just needs a little love to make it shine hehe.
@@t_h_f7931 No, you are confusing spaced armor (as screens on M1A2) and semi-active armor type-NERA (beak on Leo-2A5\7) and active armor - ERA (contact-1/5, Relic, etc.). there Is also a non-classical NERA using active materials that change their properties... but these are still prototypes, like NERA malachite for the T-14.
For the worst model you've ever built, I think it looks pretty good. I know the tracks were a complete PITA (what were Revell thinking?) but I think that the finish raises it up. Great work and great vid, thanks for sharing.
I don't Paint reallistic models but Warhammer40k stuff. But i always tried to give it a worn down look. Nobody can tell me the ancient relic tank nobody knows how to properly maintain that has just driven over bazillions of alien creatures has a fresh paintjob... What i want to say is: i tried to take some inspiration from your models and my baneblade looks a 1000× more awesome now. Thanks! Love your content!
This is the T-90A, the internal version, transmitted by the Syrian Iranian-Syrian police. Captured by pro-American extremists, a year and a half later destroyed by hitting the side, the T-72B government army. Rust, these are traces of high temperature. Usually, the armor does not rust due to alloying additives, but when exposed to high temperature, it is covered with a characteristic rust where it has lost its surface protective properties.
That tank is flat out gorgeous. I was never a modeler at your level, but since the early age of 7 or 8, I always liked to…make that loved to build them. I painted several with testers enamel and a brush, but never got into weathering nor realism. I received an airbrush kit 2 or 3 years ago and never used it. In fact, I never even tried an airbrush, yet. My acrylics came yesterday, and I’m going to try it out on a Corsair 1:32 that I recently built. That too was Revell, and the flashing left on the parts were ridiculously surprising. You are a genius in your craft, and I plan on watching a lot more of your videos for guidance, tips, and tricks. I am so impressed with this tank, it inspired me to try and learn/have fun with painting.
I was so sorry top hear about the stowagefobia and I hope you recover soon. I thought the model looked great and your comments about it being such a poor kit just makes it so much better that you were able to produce such a good model. Stay safe. Tony
It was actually hit by an old TOW missile, I believe, also the plates you are refering to as "spaced amor" are in fact ERA "Contact-5", that's why they were completely obliterated on the impact and left notable burns on the turret, but kept the crew safe and the tank operational.
Night Shift: "Because I'm very lazy when it comes to that and I'll take a single colour camoflage over anything everyday" Also Night Shift: Spends about 273 hours adding fiddly rusting, weathering, dirt and damage effects :D Looks amazing btw :)
I’ve never watched anything like this until it came up on my recommended and now I’m addicted... the skill in this is unbelievable!! Do a challenger 2 next?
Hey Mr. Night Shift Guy, I thoroughly enjoy your modeling videos and your modeling tips and techniques. I am an old dog that still wants to learn new tricks in modeling, so thanks for sharing!!! Unfortunately I can only give you one thumbs up on each video, but rest assured it is a very enthusiastic thumbs up!!!
For those curious the T-90 he's basing this on is the one captured by Nusra in South Aleppo 2016 and used later, in North Hama, Syria Sept 2017. SCW_Nuggie on Twitter has more on it. Tank was marked 21-3, no idea what it means.
5:30 "Release the Kraken." Honestly not a bad metaphor. Also, do you think you'll build another sci-fi tank again? I'd love to see you build a Ma.K suit or hovertank/walker.
I've never clicked a link faster in my life. I love these videos, man. Suggestion for another build, how about a Panzerkampfwagen Panther Ausf. F? My friend built a few of them, as they're his favourite tanks, and I can say that it is a very impressive looking machine.
Hi Martin, Hope you are well and having fun building and making video's. Speaking from my military service on Armor I believe the reason the Syrians don't have the thermal sleeve on their gun tubes is they started with it when they arrived from Russia. But soon after seeing combat and urban environments. You gave the reason during your monologue around 9:00 minutes. Keep up the good work and the lesson you teach I tell everyone in our club to watch your videos. BTW I am retired and funds are not as readily available so when I have a few dollars saved for myself I will send you something to say Thank You...
@@NightShiftScaleModels Yeah it'd be incredible to see you add realistic details and do some of your signature heavy weathering! A lot of the techniques you use (oil paints, chipping fluid, shell impacts and damage to the model) are rarely seen in the Warhammer hobby
Stowage needs a dry brush technique. It adds texture to bags, or what I used it for, a rack suitcase on a 1930's Cadillac model. I got it to not just look like suede, but feel like it. Which is crazy. The model died a long time ago, but had to keep that suitcase. You never know when you're gonna have to pick up and run...it would fun to try to simulate alligator on a smooth surface....
The "moisture trapped in dust" happens everywhere that there is sand and dust blowing around. it's just dust and sand getting stuck to oil and grease, mostly grease cuz that stuff already has a yellowish orange color, and that stuff is all over trucks and tanks. 👍
Crazy fact....the Syrian sand bags are actually the US Aid Rice bags. I gave out 3 full cargo containers of them in Afghanistan and another in Djibouti. They are great as sand bags because they lock in the moisture and hold like concrete almost.
Next, you should build a WWI tank. In the intro to some of your tutorial videos, there are glimpses of a st-chamond, and I'd love to see a full video of you making one (or any other WWI tank). Also, it could present some interesting weathering options, such as the mass amounts of mud as well as the spalling around bullet holes/dents that were prominent on WWI tanks. The exotic color /camo on some WWI tanks are really interesting too. In the meantime, keep up the good work!
Aahh....There's nothing quite like a watching Nightshift's new modelling video after a long week of ....well.....not watching a new Nightshift's modelling video!
The Syrian T-90 I found on google even has the sandbags in the same location as your model. But the photo shows the front right mud flap (I think that’s what it is) missing, but the front left is still attached. Also, the remaining red infrared light looks busted as the glass appears to have be shot or broken. I’m not sure if you were planning on doing that to the light, but that would be neat to see how to do it. Keep up the good work!
TH-cam just recommended the first of this series to me, and I just watched em all. Great videos dude! This makes me want to build another model. Subscribed!
I'm pretty sure I found the source image you are using. Same sandbags and same RPG damage . . . your diorama absolutely MUST include the delightful custom armored truck driving behind the T-90. ;)
Watching you work is a real pleasure. As someone, like a few others here, that's getting back into models, I really appreciate the time and way that you both demonstrate and teach this process. Your dialogue is also great - lol. Have you ever - or have you ever considered - doing a series that teaches your techniques where your followers/students go out and buy the same model and follow along with you? I understand that we might not all have the same gear, paint, pigments, etc.. but I'm sure you could provide creative alternatives along the way (rattle cans, hairspray, future floor wax, etc...). Anyhow, just a thought. I'll be joining your Patreon crew soon. :)
The amount of detail in this model is insane, I can’t even come anywhere near the amount of detail. I had a Tamiya IS-2 that I messed up painting and I didn’t have the Suff to fix it, I also didn’t feel like taking it apart and possibly breaking pieces but sadly it fell off my shelf and broke anyway :( it was my best looking model as well..big sad. But you have made me get back into modeling, I’m working on a P61 atm.
thermal wrapping around the barrel keeps the metal at a constant temperature , more importantly during firing. Any slight change to the barrel can affect accuracy. And removing the thermal blanket is a pain !
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Uncle Nightshift: **breaks the model in half**
Also Nightshift: Don't worry,we have some weathering techniques that will tone this down.
It ends up looking better than 90% of all models
umm
The thermal cover is probably very easy to break (thin steel with insulation inside) and gets destroyed when bricks and stuff falls on the tank in an urban environment. I’ve also seen videos about T-72s in Syria where they use the barrel to collapse small walls and move car wrecks out of the way. Also I assume they don’t care much about the thermal cover because the engagements are in close quarters inside cities where the inaccuracy of having a slightly curved barrel due to the top being more hot is negligible.
they really don't care about their tanks, that they use barrels as a obstacle remover -_-
It's very common to see those thermal covers completely torn up or just missing altogether, sometimes as if they removed them before even using the tank. It's really interesting.
I dont think that the Syrians are the best tank operators at all if you saw the cook off of an Syrian T72 when the whole squat is sitting like ducks in a park....
@@NightShiftScaleModels it may be hat the thermal cover doesn't make a difference because its so hot and just becomes another thing to find spare parts for and maintain I live in the middle east and is a pain to maintain anything left outside for even a couple of days and I can imagine doing it with such a complex machine in a warzone with n real outside support like a western country would have if deployed to the middle east.
@@DoomOfConviction I mean they won against multiple american proxies, including isis. They've also been in war for almost a decade. I wouldn't just sneeze at that.
She, s a really battle worn war veteran. Stunning job.
Why "she"? Its a tank = he. Aslo This model was called Vladimir. Hardly a she
dalmar23 Tanks are called she’s too. ‘Lucy Sue’ From Fury.
@@dalmar23Almost all machines are called she/her, tanks included.
Let's just take a moment to appreciate the fact that his first t-90 vid got 300K views
I didn't even noticed
because of the "Worst model I've ever built"
@@c46453 ye, that fed the algorithm and invited casuals like me.
@@thebottlecaps5155 Titles that are compatible with a long range of viewers get recommended more often.
To be honest, at first I didn't want to give it such an opinionated title, but then I decided to give it a try. A good part of that video was inspired by some commentary channels who like to pick on bad movies lol.
When you said stowage-phobia I just imagined you waking up in the middle of the night screaming in terror after dreaming of a Fury model
Fury is my sleep paralysis demon.
@@NightShiftScaleModels you have got to do a fury model plzzzzzzzzz
Night shift only model builder I watch on TH-cam he doesn't hide any techniques. Great modeler.... Sharing experience and how to do stuff. I will always be your fan.
Honestly dude, I used to *try* this stuff when I was younger but I could never get into it, thank you for reintroducing me into model kits.
I love what you do. Incredible. A poorly formed kit, and your skill and patience with it, and it's suddenly out the gate. Awesome
I was an avid modeler as a kid. But I haven’t touched a kit or even thought of the hobby in over 50 years.. now...
Wow!
I really enjoy your videos.
Thanks!
Guys, if you can watch this on your LCD TV... If this looks good on, Your phone or laptop... On a big screen... Magic!!! Great Work Martin!
I just finished building their 1/48 Apache and I humbly agree, their kits are traaaaaaaaash. But hey, they're cheap lol just needs a little love to make it shine hehe.
4:40
Explosive reactive Armor
ERA kontakt 5 on the t90
Lol was thinking the same thing
KONTAKT
ERA is in a certain way spaced armor
@@t_h_f7931 no its something combletly difrence is explodes and sends many thick steel plates Out
@@t_h_f7931 No, you are confusing spaced armor (as screens on M1A2) and semi-active armor type-NERA (beak on Leo-2A5\7) and active armor - ERA (contact-1/5, Relic, etc.). there Is also a non-classical NERA using active materials that change their properties... but these are still prototypes, like NERA malachite for the T-14.
Awesome result. Congratulations from a fellow 1/72 nutcrack 👍👍👍
For the worst model you've ever built, I think it looks pretty good. I know the tracks were a complete PITA (what were Revell thinking?) but I think that the finish raises it up. Great work and great vid, thanks for sharing.
Construction was the hard part, painting and weathering was all about trying things and having fun :)
I was introduced to a lot of materials and applications in this one upload. Not everyone's mind and mouth work together as well as yours.
I don't Paint reallistic models but Warhammer40k stuff. But i always tried to give it a worn down look. Nobody can tell me the ancient relic tank nobody knows how to properly maintain that has just driven over bazillions of alien creatures has a fresh paintjob...
What i want to say is: i tried to take some inspiration from your models and my baneblade looks a 1000× more awesome now. Thanks! Love your content!
TH-cam randomly recommended the built video and I’m sure glad it did.
The final result is Syria'sly a beautiful model! ;)
Modeling skills are up to the stars congrats ! The tank looks like an abandoned T-90 left in rust than an operating one. Love it !
This is the T-90A, the internal version, transmitted by the Syrian Iranian-Syrian police. Captured by pro-American extremists, a year and a half later destroyed by hitting the side, the T-72B government army.
Rust, these are traces of high temperature. Usually, the armor does not rust due to alloying additives, but when exposed to high temperature, it is covered with a characteristic rust where it has lost its surface protective properties.
The fact that you managed to make this professional masterpiece from a very simple (and frustrating!) cheap children's kit is incredible.
"I'll take a single colour camouflage any day
> Spends two months painting a Tiger every shade of green, brown, yellow and grey under the sun
*This kit from Revell seems to be perfect for testing a lot of methods of weathering. As usual you do your best Night Shift! 😉*
Yeah, because when you screw it up, you're not going to care!
You've done that crummy model more justice than it deserves. Well done.
That tank is flat out gorgeous. I was never a modeler at your level, but since the early age of 7 or 8, I always liked to…make that loved to build them. I painted several with testers enamel and a brush, but never got into weathering nor realism. I received an airbrush kit 2 or 3 years ago and never used it. In fact, I never even tried an airbrush, yet. My acrylics came yesterday, and I’m going to try it out on a Corsair 1:32 that I recently built. That too was Revell, and the flashing left on the parts were ridiculously surprising. You are a genius in your craft, and I plan on watching a lot more of your videos for guidance, tips, and tricks. I am so impressed with this tank, it inspired me to try and learn/have fun with painting.
Next video: Let's use Dark Magic to create a living crew for this battle worn T-90
The single greatest detail on this tank are the skirts hanging down over the tracks. So banged up and realistic.
I was so sorry top hear about the stowagefobia and I hope you recover soon.
I thought the model looked great and your comments about it being such a poor kit just makes it so much better that you were able to produce such a good model.
Stay safe.
Tony
You are the reason I started model building, love your comments 👍👍👍
You deserve mats more followers can’t wait for the next on
You did that Revell tank justice! Very nice.
You have a gift of patience and imagination while you build your kits...like watching a master artist work!
That model looks so amazing! All the different details. One could just spend so much time discovering all the details you added!
It was actually hit by an old TOW missile, I believe, also the plates you are refering to as "spaced amor" are in fact ERA "Contact-5", that's why they were completely obliterated on the impact and left notable burns on the turret, but kept the crew safe and the tank operational.
I love hearing your commentary! I keep this playing at work it keeps things much more interesting than typical! Thanks.
Night Shift: "Because I'm very lazy when it comes to that and I'll take a single colour camoflage over anything everyday"
Also Night Shift: Spends about 273 hours adding fiddly rusting, weathering, dirt and damage effects :D
Looks amazing btw :)
I’ve never watched anything like this until it came up on my recommended and now I’m addicted... the skill in this is unbelievable!! Do a challenger 2 next?
I'm new to detailing model kits and i also have a T-90M which doesn't have any detailing effects so this video really helps
@night shift An idea for sandbags, tarps and other cloths is to use Citadel Contrast paints. It gets the job done the quickest and is easy to weather.
Hey Mr. Night Shift Guy, I thoroughly enjoy your modeling videos and your modeling tips and techniques. I am an old dog that still wants to learn new tricks in modeling, so thanks for sharing!!! Unfortunately I can only give you one thumbs up on each video, but rest assured it is a very enthusiastic thumbs up!!!
For those curious the T-90 he's basing this on is the one captured by Nusra in South Aleppo 2016 and used later, in North Hama, Syria Sept 2017. SCW_Nuggie on Twitter has more on it. Tank was marked 21-3, no idea what it means.
Why did I watch this whole series I went from watching tanks blow up and get hit to this but it was worth it keep it up I enjoy what ever this is
Thank you , Uncle Martin .
Hi, it's very nice work. Also it's finished excellently. Unfortunately, it's finished unexpected for me. So, I have to learn more. Thank you !!
Man you made a budget model look beautiful Nice work man
Its cool how you can make a mistake, then turn it into an awesome detail or technique. You're like the Bob Ross of scale models.
5:30 "Release the Kraken." Honestly not a bad metaphor. Also, do you think you'll build another sci-fi tank again? I'd love to see you build a Ma.K suit or hovertank/walker.
A Krote or Nutcracker would be amazing.
I've never clicked a link faster in my life. I love these videos, man. Suggestion for another build, how about a Panzerkampfwagen Panther Ausf. F? My friend built a few of them, as they're his favourite tanks, and I can say that it is a very impressive looking machine.
I never really paid much mind to the T-90 till I saw these videos, and I have to say it’s one of the coolest MBTs I’ve seen in a while
The wet dust technique is my biggest take away today. Well pointed out, thank you.
Why do I always find myself being really entertained by things I wasn’t previously interested in so much. This is fun as fuck
MARTIN!!!! What a beautiful model. I love love love it!
It would be awesome to see a diorama with this model.
In the last week I have watched all of your videos and now look forward to every upload. Cheers down under!
1/72 scale in 2 or 3 part series - excellent!)) Better than long project IMHO
Hi Martin,
Hope you are well and having fun building and making video's. Speaking from my military service on Armor I believe the reason the Syrians don't have the thermal sleeve on their gun tubes is they started with it when they arrived from Russia. But soon after seeing combat and urban environments. You gave the reason during your monologue around 9:00 minutes.
Keep up the good work and the lesson you teach I tell everyone in our club to watch your videos. BTW I am retired and funds are not as readily available so when I have a few dollars saved for myself I will send you something to say Thank You...
Dear Martin, Excellent work! Kind Regards Johnny
Beautiful. I actually enjoy a bad kit more if the end result is good.
You did a fantastic job on a less than stellar kit, Martin. Inspiring stuff and I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next!
Awesome!..I was looking form some new weathering techniques for my Battletech minis...Time to break out my paints again.
Hey, I know you usually do realistic models, but I'd love to see what you can do with one of the more unconventional Games Workshop tanks!
Those can be done in a realistic way as well :)
@@NightShiftScaleModels Yeah it'd be incredible to see you add realistic details and do some of your signature heavy weathering! A lot of the techniques you use (oil paints, chipping fluid, shell impacts and damage to the model) are rarely seen in the Warhammer hobby
I'm currently weathering a Baneblade, it needs so much gun smoke!
Probably spend a few hundred bucks for one ultramarine
@@NightShiftScaleModels Gosh I can already imagine the tons of different effects on an Ork tank
Dust Scientist? That's a new term that he just coined! I love it!
Love the work, love the humor. Two thumbs up.
Finally, the video we've all been waiting for!
About surface tension with PVA glue + water, you can just pour a tiny bit of dishwash soap to break that surface tension.
Please go on with 1/72 scale models! You really build and Paint nicely. Congratilations!
Wow what a beautiful result! You are the best, as always!!!
Man that´s just gorgeous work on such a cheap model. Awesome
Stowage needs a dry brush technique. It adds texture to bags, or what I used it for, a rack suitcase on a 1930's Cadillac model. I got it to not just look like suede, but feel like it. Which is crazy. The model died a long time ago, but had to keep that suitcase. You never know when you're gonna have to pick up and run...it would fun to try to simulate alligator on a smooth surface....
The "moisture trapped in dust" happens everywhere that there is sand and dust blowing around. it's just dust and sand getting stuck to oil and grease, mostly grease cuz that stuff already has a yellowish orange color, and that stuff is all over trucks and tanks. 👍
Crazy fact....the Syrian sand bags are actually the US Aid Rice bags. I gave out 3 full cargo containers of them in Afghanistan and another in Djibouti. They are great as sand bags because they lock in the moisture and hold like concrete almost.
Next, you should build a WWI tank. In the intro to some of your tutorial videos, there are glimpses of a st-chamond, and I'd love to see a full video of you making one (or any other WWI tank). Also, it could present some interesting weathering options, such as the mass amounts of mud as well as the spalling around bullet holes/dents that were prominent on WWI tanks. The exotic color /camo on some WWI tanks are really interesting too.
In the meantime, keep up the good work!
I have my model coming monday, can't wait to start it, thanks for showing me what I had been missing!
Aahh....There's nothing quite like a watching Nightshift's new modelling video after a long week of ....well.....not watching a new Nightshift's modelling video!
Please do more of these 1/72 scale tanks
Terrific work as usual - thanks!
Thank you for the lesson! It’s amazingly done!
The Syrian T-90 I found on google even has the sandbags in the same location as your model. But the photo shows the front right mud flap (I think that’s what it is) missing, but the front left is still attached. Also, the remaining red infrared light looks busted as the glass appears to have be shot or broken. I’m not sure if you were planning on doing that to the light, but that would be neat to see how to do it. Keep up the good work!
Simply superb! As always, thank you for sharing.
Steve
i`m more of a warhammer guy,but still this is really interesting. Great video.
TH-cam just recommended the first of this series to me, and I just watched em all. Great videos dude! This makes me want to build another model. Subscribed!
You are an artist.
Like you comments very much! Thanks, dude! Nice and fun and informative!
You should alredy have a million subscriber, can't wait to see you hit it !
It's very interesting to see the references
Absolutely beautiful and amazing. I just came across your channel. Loving your work and commentary, very enjoyable.
I'm pretty sure I found the source image you are using. Same sandbags and same RPG damage . . . your diorama absolutely MUST include the delightful custom armored truck driving behind the T-90. ;)
Fantastic! Looking forward to the scene you build around this beauty
I had problems with Ammo paints, but when I started to use 95% alcohol as a thinner it worked as magic! ^^
If you aren't feeling confident about the sandbags, look up Dr. Faust's Painting Clinic - How to paint white (warm). I found it very helpful.
That looks great. Nice job.
Watching you work is a real pleasure. As someone, like a few others here, that's getting back into models, I really appreciate the time and way that you both demonstrate and teach this process. Your dialogue is also great - lol. Have you ever - or have you ever considered - doing a series that teaches your techniques where your followers/students go out and buy the same model and follow along with you? I understand that we might not all have the same gear, paint, pigments, etc.. but I'm sure you could provide creative alternatives along the way (rattle cans, hairspray, future floor wax, etc...). Anyhow, just a thought. I'll be joining your Patreon crew soon. :)
The amount of detail in this model is insane, I can’t even come anywhere near the amount of detail. I had a Tamiya IS-2 that I messed up painting and I didn’t have the Suff to fix it, I also didn’t feel like taking it apart and possibly breaking pieces but sadly it fell off my shelf and broke anyway :( it was my best looking model as well..big sad. But you have made me get back into modeling, I’m working on a P61 atm.
Fantastic job and very interesting effects!
Hi uncle! Always look forward to your videos!
Wow, just looked up T-90 A and they made a bigger copy of your tank!
thermal wrapping around the barrel keeps the metal at a constant temperature , more importantly during firing. Any slight change to the barrel can affect accuracy. And removing the thermal blanket is a pain !
Yes!!! Thanks!
It looks awesome.
Ever thought about making a destroyed tank?
To be at 1/72 scale this is fantastic, as always my dude!
Great result!
it's crazy awesome work! I bow to your skills!