Neubaufahrzeug pre-war German tank (Amusing Hobby 1/35 scale model) with pigment weathering
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- Build, painting, and weathering of the Amusing Hobby Neubaufahrzeug tank in 1/35 scale. The model kit in this video was supplied by Hobby Link Japan: shop.hlj.com/3ayikfl
The Neubaufahrzeug was a medium tank developed by the Germans from 1932 to 1937, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Its name translates to "new construction vehicle" - an attempt to hide its true purpose from Allied governments. Two initial prototypes were constructed by Rheinmetall using soft steel, followed by three more prototypes in armoured steel. Amusing Hobby's version of the Neubaufahrzeug represents the three armoured prototypes. These tanks were tested at the Putlos proving grounds in Germany and then deployed to Norway in 1940. Amusing Hobby offers painting and decal schemes for both the Putlos training grounds and the Norwegian campaign.
In this video I experiment with some colour modulation to enhance the dunkelgrau paint scheme, and add some basic weathering using an oil paint pin wash and some pigments for dust effects.
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0:00 Kit contents
1:57 Build
7:05 Tracks
8:16 Painting and colour modulation
9:32 Detail painting
10:25 Decals
11:47 Track painting
12:50 Oil paint pin wash
14:55 Dust effects with pigments
18:40 Final images
19:51 Coming up next
Music credits:
Ben Sound (www.bensound.com) - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Another kit I have in the stash lol. Definitely will keep in mind the tracks when I eventually build this best
I'd love to know if the links count was wrong or I just lost some somehow
The contrast between the darker german grey and the lighter dust was just spot on, great choise. Keep it up, love your videos.
Thanks Fredrik, I'll try!
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Love the dust streaking effects on the sides, very nicely done👍
Thanks Eric!
It was their first kit. Changed a lot over time.
Ah OK. I've only built two of their kits (including this one). I think a lot of what they do is paper panzers, which haven't attracted me much in the past.
Great watch again. Lovely to a tank that's not seen very often in model kits.
Thanks Steve! Glad you enjoyed it.
What a really unique model! I’ve been learning quite a bit watching your projects being created. Thank you for taking the time to explain things and for your style, happy hobbying
Thank you very much!
Great build, nice weathering. Rick 🤓✌️
Thank you Rick, I appreciate that
*A very good kit even if i'm not interesting in "prototypes". Nice work Model Nerd!*
Thanks mate!
Great model! I can already see something of the shape of this cupola in the cupolas of the Mark IIIs and IVs... It has probably been written before, but in case it hasn't: the name means somehing like New or newly build vehicle. Neu-bau-fahrzeug. Basically it was a code name, just like the British ''tank'' in WW1. The Germans weren't supposed to build armoured fighting vehicles.
Thanks Marc. Yes, that makes a lot of sense. Very sneaky indeed!
Stunning work as usual, can’t wait till next week, keep up the good work 👍
Thanks Joseph!
Awesome result. Love the subdued weathering the neubaufahrzeug is a cool looking looking vehicle
Thanks mate, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
That's an interesting tank. Very much of the land battleship philosophy you see later in the Mouse and Rat.
Yes, definitely. It'd be interesting to see how the crew would coordinate in combat.
@@ModelNerd very interesting idea of the crew interaction. I do love these oddball tanks.
Super job on the kit and an informative commentary......yet again another beaut watch. I actually thought the dust on the upper part of the model looked quite effective (my opinion only!). Should be interesting to see how you tackle the older Academy Panzer.
Thanks Robbo. Yeah, I had one of those panic moments where the light dust looked so different to the dark paintwork that I thought I was going to ruin the model.
Of trumpeter, dragon and amusing hobbys version of this tank, amusing hobbies is the most accurate and detailed. Nice work broseph. I enjoy your channel
Thanks Rick. Yes, I read similar things about the Amusing Hobby kits compared to the others. I think the Trumpeter kit does allow you to build the earlier versions though (one of the two mild steel prototypes, one (?) of which had a different turret).
@@ModelNerd yes you are correct on trumpeters version, but I think they have discontinued it, dont quote me on that though.
Weathering came out excellent! Another great build under your belt my friend 👍
Thanks mate. Yes, I was happy with the result. I want to start building some more vignettes and dioramas again, but I'll be moving soon and dioramas can be very fragile (as if models aren't!).
This is a very nice and unique tank good job and excellent work
Thank you!
Took a lot from the weathering section, looks simple but very effective, will be trying out on my next build, thanks for uploading your videos
Cheers Anthony, I'm glad you found it useful :)
Outstanding build and weathering techniques. Looks like you had a lot of fun. Great to see
Thanks Steve. Yep, it was great fun.
Nice work! The weathering really makes it!
Thanks mate. I was worried about the weathering because it is so light and the tank is so dark, but I'm glad you like it.
Nice choice of an "oddball" subject and nice build. I like that trick of letting the weathering material fall into place when upending the vehicle.
If it makes you feel any better, I think you could have easily gotten away with a bit more of the dust effects on the upper deck and turrets. i get that you didn't want to overwhelm the tank with weathering but still, it could believably have been dirtier.
As for the few kit defects, the lack of enough track pins is troubling especially when the suspension is clearly meant to be poseable at the least. That's very puzzling.
I have a little less of a problem with the instructions parts callouts for the different versions. I seem to recall reading that later versions of this tank occasionally used parts from earlier versions for various reasons including lack of funds to make new parts as well as the "stealth" nature of the project.
Thanks Mark. Yes, I agree about the dust. Perhaps I should have tried enamel effects instead - they are far more forgiving and I would have been more willing to experiment. Pigments are so hard to remove once applied. The tracks - yep, I am totally baffled by the lack of pins, and although I think I could have made a mistake, I don't see how I could have lost two entire sprues of pins and the instruction's sprue map also be coincidentally wrong too.
Very different with 3 turrets, great finish.
Thanks Trevor
Superb standards as per usual on this unique and fascinating early tank which i knew nothing of , until this wonderful production of yours.. Brilliant helpful as always .. thank you .. Scott Somerset
Thanks Scott, I appreciate that. Yes - I like the well known vehicles, but finding something a little odd is always fun too!
Very good work!
Thank you - I'm glad you liked it
Nice work as usual. Also, it's beautiful finish.
Thanks mate!
Great job 👏
Thank you Bob
My favorite tank ever!
Thanks for watching :)
Beautiful model 😍
Thank you David!
Great job Stuart, I know that botty clenching feeling when hit the model with the first of (what appears to be) wildly contrasting color shades. You absolutely nailed it though
Thanks mate. Yeah, that point of no return when it first goes on!
I've just bought one today I'll keep a look out for the track pins if use them I might go master club as usual but never heard that about the track pins before I've got the Trumpeter command version it's ment to be a better nicer kit to people I know who have built both but I liked this one! The turret looks the part to that small rounded back command one!
Outstanding build ! wish you and your loved ones a Happy Easter ! Tony
Thank you, Tony. You too mate!
@@ModelNerd Always liked the shape of this tank. I had a 35th kit , I think it was trumpeters but got rid of it because of the tracks. So many parts and I have carpal tunnel in both hands , so trying trying to put all those retainer bolts were out of the question. So ended building the old ICM T-35. Got the building a multi turrets tank out of my system . LOL ! Until the next one, Tony
Very excellent.
Many thanks!
@@ModelNerd You're welcome.
i am italian modeller good video
Thank you Corrado
wow beautiful❤️👍
Thanks Giulio!
If I remember correctly, this wasn't a good tank. It was quite like the t-28.
Good build!
Yep, definitely not suited for blitzkrieg!
Interesting model it reminds me of the t28
Thanks. Yep, very similar to the Soviet SMK I built some time ago too.
so you finished with the pigment , was there no varnish finish to hold it ?
Yes, that's right. I figured that because I put a matt varnish beneath it, the very fine texture of that would give the pigment something to "bite" onto.
I wonder about two things: the name, date, and place (Uffz Lührig, +26.04.40, Kvam, Norwegen). Sounds like the date and place of the death of a crew member? On that date and place, two Neubaufahrzeug were disabled. Second: I think the inside was painted light whitish/yellow? Why not do that first on this model when you leave the hatches open? Excellent work and a joy to watch.
Hi Fred. That's interesting - I didn't really think about what that marking meant before, but what you're saying makes some sense. As for the interior - I didn't paint it cremeweiss because it would just reveal that the interior is empty :) Black hides that fact nicely, plus with just a small hatch open the interior would be very dark anyway.
@@ModelNerd I agree with you that not much would be seen of the inside anyway (cremeweiss).... but I think I would try it anyway - maybe just around the brim of the hatch?. About the name etc: I wonder: Uffe is a common German name. Uffz is absolutely not. I'm not German (I'm Norwegian) but it might be a misspelling. I really need to dig into those markings to find out why they chose to write it like that in the model. And what was the history behind the original.
Please let me know what you find out - I'd be really interested
@@ModelNerd These, for the time, huge tanks were sent during operation Weserübung (the German attack on Norway) with a trade ship to Oslo. There were three Neubaufahzeug 8, 9, and 10 in Norway. They were nicknamed the "Elefantengeschwader" (The Elephant platoon) because of the size and color. Of all things, they were sent on the trade ship from Buenos Aires named "Arche Noah 1" to Oslo! Do not try to tell me that Germans don't have humor! Anyway, number 9 had problems and was returned to get fixed (possibly after some escapades in Eastern Norway, depending on sources). No 8 and 10 went to Kvam where number 8 got into heavy fighting on the main street involving 3 Hotchkiss 25mm canons commanded by Corporal Stokes on April 25th. One of the shots hit directly in the aim for shooting and Feldwebel (Sergeant) Faulhaber was immediately killed. A second shot hit the driver's vision hatch and very severely injured Unterofficier Uffz Lührig (I was wrong! Uffz is a name! and not a misspelling!). Uffz managed to drive the tank into safety, without vision and deadly injured. This was at 1400 on the 25th of April. Uffz died just after midnight on the 26th. The 3 Hotchkiss were easily taken out by other forces. The Neubaufahrzeug No8 was too damaged to be used again (according to some sources) and was blown up in situ in Kvam. Other sources claim it was moved to Ukraine and fought there until 1942. More likely is probably that they were dissembled in Germany in 1941. Anyway, part of a damaged track is in a museum in Kvam Norway, which is the only remains of No 8 today. So: Uffz Lührig is a real person who did an extraordinary feat with this particular tank. And died on that date. If the tank actually had this marking is not certain. Particularly if the official record that the tank was blown up before the unit moved ahead is true it would not be clear why they would paint the name on the tank. The No 8 was used in propaganda (pictures from Kvam were used claiming to be from the Carpathians in 1944), and No 9 was attached to the Norwegian 5th SS Wiking division fighting on the East front (another humorous twist!). A good source is de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neubaufahrzeug if you read German. I have asked the manager of the Kvam war museum for more info and will send it if I get it.
Wow, Fred, thank you! Great research there. Really interesting information - I love reading about these long-lost, "forgotten" tales. Thank you for taking the time and effort to look into this - I really appreciate it.
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Thanks Robin
Amazing work as always. I’ve been looking to buy some better pigments. How well do you recommend AK? Im also looking to buy the European earth and it looks really dark. Is it that dark or is it lighter outside of the bottle? Because in the video it looked rather light.
Thanks mate. Yes, I'm happy with the AK pigments. I find the European Earth quite light personally - it's the lightest one I own, after Light Dust. More often I use the Burnt Umber or Kursk Earth ones, to be honest - but they really are dark.
Another outstanding vid from you mate, great build, and thanks for sharing that tip on how you paint the tools with that paper under them, what was that paper?
How was the fit overall?
Whats with the two different colors of plastic?
I have this kit in 1/72 by dragon with link and length tracks.
Thanks Bill. The paper was just the protective sheet that comes with decal sheets :) I'm not sure about the two shades of plastic - I noticed that, too. Quite unusual. Overall the fit was really good - no issues at all.
the tank before the grosstractor
😥 this is one of the models I need and want in my stash. And I cant find it anywhere, it's not on ebay, amazon, etc 😪😓😫
Hi Rick. I got my mine Hobby Link Japan (shop.hlj.com/3ayikfl) - they supplied the kit for the review and even if they don't have something in stock, their backordering service is very good (and no need to pay until the item arrives in their stock).
@@ModelNerd hmm you dobt pay tell it's in stock you say, alright. How is shipping from japan, expensive?
@@rickmoreno6858 It honestly depends - they have everything from slow surface options to Fedex and DHL. I normally use EMS and find their delivery times at checkout to be good estimates.
I have the dragon release.
There is one by Trumpeter too:)
Hello! Which tracks are better suited for this tank: Pz.Kpfw.III or Pz.Kpfw.IV?
I believe the Panzer III and IV used the same tracks (although there are several different versions of them). The Neubaufahrzeug had its own track as far as I'm aware, so I'm not sure if Panzer III/IV ones would work, sorry.
The current model “fad” seems to be to pretty much totally assemble all of the model, then go back in and paint all the details afterwards. Wouldn’t it be easier and more accurate to paint the parts individually that need to be different colors before assembling? I’m thinking assemble first and paint later is done in order to save time as it’s possibly faster to just paint bomb everything one color first.
Each method has its pros and cons. One issue with painting first is having to remove paint from the gluing surfaces to ensure a good bond.
Veldun
Cheers
Thanks
Hi, The choice to go with a light dust weathering is a smart one. It reflects the earlier months of the vehicle's service and enhances the detailing, Very nice, smart work
Thank you Michael. I'm glad you liked it.