Tamiya 1/35 Valentine MkII I Full Build I An Aircraft Modellers Journey Into Armour I
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
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Welcome to a very different build video. Different choice of subject that's for sure.
Based on the A10 Cruiser tank, the Valentine was privately designed by Vickers-Armstrongs (hence its lack of a General Staff "A" designation) and was submitted to the War Office on 10 February 1938. The development team tried to combine the weight of a cruiser tank (so that suspension and transmission parts of the A10 could be used) with the greater armour of an infantry tank, which resulted in a very small vehicle with a cramped interior and two-man turret. Though it's armour was still weaker than the Infantry Tank II Matilda and, due to a weaker engine, it shared the same top speed, the new design was easier to produce and much less expensive.The War Office was initially deterred by the size of the turret and the crew compartment.
Concerned by the situation in Europe, however, it finally approved the design in April, 1939. The vehicle reached trials in May, 1940, which coincided with the loss of nearly all of Britain's equipment during the evacuation at Dunkirk. The trials were successful and the vehicle was rushed into production as Infantry Tank III Valentine.
The Valentine remained in production until April 1944, becoming Britain's most produced tank during the war with 6,855 units manufactured in the UK (by Vickers, Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon and Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon), and a further 1,420 in Canada. They were the Commonwealth's main export to the Soviet Union under the Lend-lease Act, with 2,394 of the British models being sent and 1,388 of the Canadian Pacific built models, and the remaining 30 being kept for training.
The tank first saw combat during Operation Crusader in the North African desert, at which point it began to replace the Matilda. It was extensively used in the North African Campaign, earning a reputation as a reliable and well protected vehicle. The Valentine shared the common weakness of the British tanks of the period - its 2-pounder gun lacked high-explosive capability and soon became outdated as an anti-tank weapon too. The small size of the turret and of the turret ring made mounting larger guns a difficult task. Although versions with the 6-pounder and then with the Ordnance QF 75 mm gun were developed, by the time they were available in significant numbers better tanks had reached the battlefield. Another weakness was small crew compartment and two-man turret. A larger turret with a loader position added was used in some of the 2-pounder armed versions, but the position had to be removed again in variants with larger guns.
By 1944 the Valentine was almost completely replaced in front-line units of the European Theatre by the Infantry Tank IV Churchill and the US-made Sherman. In the Pacific the tank was employed in limited numbers at least until May 1945. It was used in New Zealand service, some with the main armament replaced by the 3 inch howitzer taken from Australian Matilda CS tanks, on the Solomons in 1943.
In Soviet service the Valentine was used from the Battle of Moscow until the end of the war. Although criticized for its speed and its weak gun, the Valentine was liked due to its small size, reliability, and generally good armour protection.
Ref: military.wikia.org/wiki/Valen...
Many thanks to @ChampionScaleModelling for the initial kick up the arse...
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Building the hull
04:52 Running gear
07:07 Side skirts
08:23 Tracks
12:24 Turret
15:06 Painting the tank
17:14 Painting the tracks
17:39 Final assembly
18:53 Painting the tools
19:39 Chipping
20:18 Pin wash
23:07 Filter
24:24 Dust
26:15 Money shot
Tim's Scale Modelling
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I thoroughly enjoyed this project and they will be more armoured vehicles/tanks in my future, so keep an eye out or click the bell icon for updates.
Thanks for watching. If there are any questions, fire away..
Great work. Really enjoyed watching. Thanks
Thank you Pete, much appreciated 😊
A very neat job, Tim.....a hiatus of seven years hasn't dulled the skill at all and...it's only your second tank 😲! As an aircraft builder, I throw in a tank from time to time just to keep me sane (and, on a very rare occasion, a ship, to remind me that I prefer planes). Great to see something different done well 👍.
Thanks Robbo, very kind mate.
Nice Job there Tim!!
To be honest you can't go wrong with these new Tamiya 1:35 armour kits for mojo builds.
I just finished the Tamiya 1:35 French Char B1 bis highly recommended.
Kind regards Dave
Cheers Dave. No you can’t... I did make mistakes but I’ll put that down to being an armour noob.. that Char is on the “potential” list you know....
Thanks for stopping by mate
Nice to see you getting adventurous my friend
Bonjour mon ami 👍😉Hi friend
Very nice kit tamiya 👍awesome work 💪congrats buddy good morning of France 👍🇫🇷
Bonjour Jean.. thank you very much mate.. I might get some French armour for later in the year if all goes well 😄😄
Nice Work Tim , A much better kit than the miniart i built , welcome track side
Thanx mate 🤫
Wow Tim :) you’re man of many talents :)) 🏆👍
🤩🤩 ta Dunc
Good effort. I'm impressed 👍
Ta Pete 🤗
Very nicely done Tim :)
Thanks Karl, kind of you to wade through it mate 😊
Yeah armour cars n tanks are fantastic builds! I've been getting a couple of aircraft kits in bot built them yet but just to mix it up but can't see me ever making the change over really! I've just spent a wee fortune this month getting most the new kits just come out to keep me going till Xmas atleast but always room for more lol! Building mengs new Chieftain mk10 it's fantastic! I don't normally do much in modern but this things beautiful compared to the old Takom kit! Rfms stug is next and das werks 1.16 I got them this week and Geckos new Daimler AC and built ICMs new fence laffly over the weekend there, quicker build I've had for a long time ugly but cool lol
I just can’t seem to fully get into armour Charlie, armoured cars however are pretty cool. I do like the look of the Gecko British stuff. I will revisit the tanks but definitely won’t be the run-of-the-mill Tamiya mainstream stuff.
Love it👍 brilliant build and weathered just right. Have a 🍺
On it Otto.. two in and a few more in the fridge 🤗
Thanks mate
@@TimsScaleModelling good man👍 Take it easy mate.
You too bud
Great job on your first armour kit 👍
Thanks John.. hopefully I’ll be carrying on with a few more soon enough
Excellent finish. Also, it's easy to under stand what you had done. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Panzer 🤗
Excellent, you've made your way to the dark (daft) side Tim 😉😉
It took me nearly 40 years of modelling before I built my first piece of Armour..
And that was 2 years ago😲
I’ve avoided it like the plague James, but it’s always been around.... in the corner of my eye... like a ghost. Like I said, the Desert War of ‘42/3 is where I came in. It’s like starting all over again. I’ll stick with Brits first...
Damn hobby!
So relaxing watching you building and talking while you do it. I have not built a kit since I was a kid but I loved it. Keep up the great work Tim.
Brilliant Joe thank you. Might be time to pick up a stater kit and get into mate..?
Really great build! Looking forward to your next armor kit.
Thanks John.To honest the video died a death.... delighted someone is still watching this one..
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
That’s brilliant Steve.. thank you. Likewise btw 😉
I’m mainly aeroplanes Steve but have now launched myself into the dark side...
Hi Tim
My dad served in the North African Campaign during the Wavell push and was transported 12 miles from 1 area to another on top of a Valentine and often said the Valentine and Matilda were the best British tanks on the Desert until the appearance of the Grant tank
Hi John... 12 miles in the desert on a Valentine seems awesome, even in during war (I bet was then too). The Matilda is for later in the year and I do need a Grant.
Great to hear from you mate, I’ve got to say I do watch your vids even tho I don’t often comment. Your vids are kinda unique. Keep em coming
This is a really cool build. Well done
Cheers Hamish 👍👍
Hi Tim. What did you use for dust? Pigments? Oils? Also, for the thin coat was it thinner base coat or oils? Great work, by the way.
Hi Toni, yeah mostly pigments for the dust. There is some oil used.
Welcome to the dark side
Thank you but it’s a little daunting to be honest...