could you do a video on how to add battle damage like bullets and tank shells/ like ricochet and non-penetration in the armor pls and thanks for all the tips
if you want to make the hatch open you can do it easily , drill a hole in the hinges . use a PE saw and cut the hatch hinges from the hull hinges and insert a wire in it to use as axle . you now have more realistic and FUNCTIONING hatches !
You are, by far, the best scale modeling channel here! I really enjoy the content you put out! You inspire me to take my scale models to the next level and actually show me how to take them to the next level! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos, I really appreciate it and they help a lot!
I must say out of all the videos I watched your channel is the best. You describe everything in detail and over and above I love the humor as part of it. Well done! Greetings from South Africa
As always an entertaining education in your skills. And of course the best narration mixed with humour. I've almost stopped watching other channels now because I doubt there's much I could learn from anyone else.
i love your videos dude, im more of gunpla models but yea your vids are simple, detailed explanation and makes me learn new things, also when your making your model you talk straight to the point, no unescessary talks
I learned just as much... perhaps even more construction techniques, watching this live demo than all the content that Adam Wilder and Mig Jimenez stuff into their books, not to take away from their incredible content, but watching it live with your tips and the reasons "why" behind them... I'm hard pressed to find this level of modeling education anywhere else. Outstanding stuff Martin! Cheers!
Started watching modelling videos 2 days ago. Watched ModelChili Scale Models and PLASMO - plastic models and you are by far the most interesting one! Great explanations, the tutorial videos are a great help for beginners (haven't even bought my first model yet) and the videos are just so easy to watch due to your funny nature! Keep up your great work!
I'm a new subscriber and also new to modelling, I'm so glad I found you, you're amazing, I used a lot of your tips and tricks on my recently completed Bismarck which is in a video on my profile. I've learned so much from you, you're great!!
Dude, this is the best channel ever made on youtube!!!! always making me laugh and have a awesome content, by the way, I want to see more about that MAUS lmao.
i discovered your channel about 5 hours ago and i have to admit, you're one of the most entertaining model making channles to watch. all the other ones i know are much more serious but you make everything so entertaining. i subscribed and rang the bell in the 1st video i saw from you
This is the first video I watched and it was definately entertaining! The 20 minutes flew by and subscribed for future updates. Very nice modelling and excellent filming, Keep up the good work!
just found your channel, you have instantly become one of my favourite channels. can't wait for the painting, actually so excited to see how this will turn out.
Yooo this isn't a what-if build at all! This is actually how the tank looked in real life... almost :) Also, I've got some photos of that Maus on my Instagram, link is in the description of this video.
"I'm from Eastern Europe, we don't have money for such capitalist toys..."! So funny, great videos, excellent techniques, and fantastic modelling mixed with humor = AWESOME CHANNEL! Keep going, looks like Plasmo found some competition.
Dude, keep up your work! I love your channel and your videos. Your tanks look awesome! And all those details... man you can be proud of your models! Right now, youre my favourite channel on TH-cam! I really want to see the finished project now... Greetings from Germany!
16:13 get a drill press. I simply cannot overstate how great an addition it is. The experience of using one is so much better compared to drilling holes free-hand. I think Proxxon has a conversion kit for the Micromot. Alternatively, you can always make your own.
Fantastic video again, thank you so much. I've got some big scratch building projects planned and I am learning a huge amount from you. Keep up the great work and best of luck to you on TH-cam.
As soon as you mentioned the tracks i relived the hell i went thought doing them hahaha. That was the only thing stopping me from building a second one now that iv gotten alot more experience. I might do another one... One day... (maybe)
Absolutely exceptional. It will look great painted up. I'm very interested in battle damage techniques. Maybe make a tutorial or two about them if you want.
15k subs already, your channel is growing really fast! Also, can you make some in-depth painting and weathering tutorials with this one? Similar to your dust mix video?
What a great channel :) You definitely need to show us how you paint your tanks :) I saw your Maus in some Paper panzer magazine. Superb build, I would really like to see more of your builds here on youtube. It is always great to see how you work.
Nice, really nice!. I must be weird because I actually enjoy putting tracks together, even ones that have five pieces per link. I find it therapeutic in some ways.
Wow... The "tracks" part was actually tiring to watch :,D. Amazing work! Any time I see one of your videos I just realise how bad I am at modelling.... Keep up the good work!
Our Aunt Carla worked at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds and told us years ago about a "strange Jap tank" and other captured military armor. It was all scrapped in the mid 1950s.
More great content just keeps spewing from your channel. How do you find the time to get so much done matey?? I struggle every week to try and upload one video on something simple and you build an entire model with extras, blimey! The build looks great and I really like your use of texture, I need to add more to mine. Always a blast to see what you're up to. Cheers.
Hey Scott, I know the struggle. It's all about discipline, at least that works with me. I just always keep in mind that next Friday there has to be a new video, no excuses. Sooo I have to do compromises quite a lot. If I weren't building this with such tight upload schedule I'd play with the kit a little bit more.
@@SmallSoldier I mostly do this stuff during the night (hence my channel name) and sometimes when I'm too slow I do stuff during lunch breaks as well. The only time I don't work is weekends because I'm quite an outdoors guy. But I'll most likely film on weekends as well during the winter.
@@NightShiftScaleModels ... instantly supported the piece you wanted for the next cut ...we know .. but we always forget ... we will learn again for next time ....... wont we ? ;D
Great videos and awesome channel! I noticed that you use the Tamiya scoring tool for your weld seams. Have you considered using a jeweler’s graver? They are very sharp, cheap, and you can buy them in a variety of cutting angles/widths.
Fine molds is re releasing their japanese tanks series with link and length tracks which is a great. So far we have Ho-Ni III (also with full interior), Chi-Nu and Chi-Nu Kai / II. All new releases have updated parts (tracks and intetior) listed on the box front.
Great video, I look forward to the paint job! Also a cool side project could be to create the tray loading Type 5 gun intended for the tank in its field test mounting.
@@NightShiftScaleModels The Japanese wikipedia gives a detailed account of the tank's gun and prototyping, technically it ran through a few guns and the early Chi Ri used a different turret (the one eventually thrown onto a Chi He hull which became the Chi Nu). The tray loading Type 5 gun prototype was developed, and a photo can be found here: ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%94%E5%BC%8F%E4%B8%AD%E6%88%A6%E8%BB%8A#/media/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Type5_75mm_tank_gun_01.jpg
Night Shift indeed, for the record I’m fairly certain the Chi Ri I design never got fully assembled either, and of course the Type 5 prototype gun was never mounted in the turret either. It’s a pretty interesting loading system however.
For sanding sharp corner i makemy own tools from sheet styrene. A decent strong thickness i then glue sanding paper and bevel the edges inward at the top so it flares out at the sanding part
The part covering the huge hole after the missing gun mount isn't steel or fabric; it's wood. In one picture, you can see the cover is simply made from five scraps of wood nailed together to cover the opening.
Your build and techniques are really impressive! How about doing a build and detail video of the 1/35 Dragon E-100? The welds of the turret and hull call out for extra cut and weld treatment. The fenders/skirts would be a nice canvas for cast texture detail. Those glue together tracks alone took me days to build.
@@NightShiftScaleModels Thanks for the reply! I built a Dragon (DML?) E-100 when they were brand new, maybe 20 years ago. I just built a second one last year with much more attention to cast pieces (armor skirts and gun mantlet) and better care with the tracks. The tracks are still a bear to deal with. I look forward to your welds and other details!
Okay mates, how many of you expected me to build this big boi as a what-if 46+ vehicle?
could you do a video on how to add battle damage like bullets and tank shells/ like ricochet and non-penetration in the armor pls and thanks for all the tips
Could you build a Chi-Ha and make the 'You Chi-ed your last Ha joke'?
You are the master Mr. Night Shift
if you want to make the hatch open you can do it easily , drill a hole in the hinges . use a PE saw and cut the hatch hinges from the hull hinges and insert a wire in it to use as axle . you now have more realistic and FUNCTIONING hatches !
Excellent video Martin. Not a '46 what if please.
Maybe a '46 waiting for examination by its allied captors or in a storage/scrapyard.
Like Shep Paine said: "a modeller: a mixture of artist, engineer, microbiologist and a Buddhist monk". Great work man !!!
"But I'm from Eastern Europe, we don't have money for such capitalist tools" okay this sentence killed me xDDDD
I was drinking water when he said that.
I'm luck I didn't choke.
I'm from Eastern Europe too and it's totally true.
@@Lebenspiel Yeah I totaly feel that, I'm from Hungary :D
It wasn't that long ago when I was using hammers and sickles to build my models!
Yes i agree with that. Here in Croatia we make our own made tools a lot
"weighed down with somethig heavy"
puts maus on top of it
T H I C C
なにぃ！？
Right after he said that, TH-cam inserted one of those commercials with heavy women using some kind of slimming panty!
If youre had to make the weight of the Maus in 1:35 Scale, it must weight 5371.43 kilos or 5,371 tonnes... THATS A HEAVY GERMAN BOI
bodek *NANI?*
For a now, your channel is my favorite modeling channel [anymore]. Keep going on. (Please)
Your channel has quickly become my favourite, not just for the quality modelling but also the humour. Keep up the excellent work.
UNESCO considers assembling tracks for model tanks a human rights violation. Needless to say, it's a favored torture method in Guantanamo Bay.
So that's where those pre-assembled tracks on ebay come from!
You are, by far, the best scale modeling channel here! I really enjoy the content you put out! You inspire me to take my scale models to the next level and actually show me how to take them to the next level! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos, I really appreciate it and they help a lot!
The more I watch these kind of videos the more I think you modelers are crazy. I love it.
I must say out of all the videos I watched your channel is the best. You describe everything in detail and over and above I love the humor as part of it. Well done! Greetings from South Africa
thanks a lot!
Your high video quality is VERY satisfying! The contrast between the yellow plastic and diluted putty is really nice! Great job as always!
As always an entertaining education in your skills. And of course the best narration mixed with humour. I've almost stopped watching other channels now because I doubt there's much I could learn from anyone else.
i love your videos dude, im more of gunpla models but yea your vids are simple, detailed explanation and makes me learn new things, also when your making your model you talk straight to the point, no unescessary talks
love watching your work. you have a lot of patients and great sense of humor
I learned just as much... perhaps even more construction techniques, watching this live demo than all the content that Adam Wilder and Mig Jimenez stuff into their books, not to take away from their incredible content, but watching it live with your tips and the reasons "why" behind them... I'm hard pressed to find this level of modeling education anywhere else. Outstanding stuff Martin!
Cheers!
Thanks a lot! BTW I learned most stuff from Adam Wilder’s books 😁 Those are really, really good
Great vid Night Shift. Loved the "nani" part! Interesting model, the Chi-Ri was an interesting tank for sure.
Started watching modelling videos 2 days ago. Watched ModelChili Scale Models and PLASMO - plastic models and you are by far the most interesting one! Great explanations, the tutorial videos are a great help for beginners (haven't even bought my first model yet) and the videos are just so easy to watch due to your funny nature! Keep up your great work!
Thanks a lot mate, much appreciated!
You are awesome! Well done. Fantastic sense of humour!!! A pleasure to watch and listen!
I'm a new subscriber and also new to modelling, I'm so glad I found you, you're amazing, I used a lot of your tips and tricks on my recently completed Bismarck which is in a video on my profile. I've learned so much from you, you're great!!
NANI?! Those tracks are a model in of themselves. Good work as always.
Dude, this is the best channel ever made on youtube!!!! always making me laugh and have a awesome content, by the way, I want to see more about that MAUS lmao.
i discovered your channel about 5 hours ago and i have to admit, you're one of the most entertaining model making channles to watch. all the other ones i know are much more serious but you make everything so entertaining. i subscribed and rang the bell in the 1st video i saw from you
Thank you and welcome!
This is the first video I watched and it was definately entertaining! The 20 minutes flew by and subscribed for future updates.
Very nice modelling and excellent filming, Keep up the good work!
Thank you and welcome!
I'm so glad I found this channel. Love your work and I love your sense of humor. Can't wait to see you paint and weather this.
major zen moment with the tracks there, can't wait for the next episode. thanks a ton once more for the lovely and informative video!
hey Martin, my weekly dose of you......;-) Thanks for sharing, Bloopers are superb this week ;-)
just found your channel, you have instantly become one of my favourite channels. can't wait for the painting, actually so excited to see how this will turn out.
LOVE THE BLOOPERS THANKS FOR THE TANKS AND YOUR SKILLS .
Another great build sir. I'm not usually into what if builds but that looks really cool. I also love that Maus. Would like to see more photos of it!
Yooo this isn't a what-if build at all! This is actually how the tank looked in real life... almost :)
Also, I've got some photos of that Maus on my Instagram, link is in the description of this video.
Ok. My mistake!! Won't happen again lol
"I'm from Eastern Europe, we don't have money for such capitalist toys..."! So funny, great videos, excellent techniques, and fantastic modelling mixed with humor = AWESOME CHANNEL! Keep going, looks like Plasmo found some competition.
When I think I have a uphill battle doing individual link tracks, I just watch this video, and "POOF' I feel better!!! Thanks for this video!!!!
Dude, keep up your work! I love your channel and your videos. Your tanks look awesome! And all those details... man you can be proud of your models! Right now, youre my favourite channel on TH-cam! I really want to see the finished project now...
Greetings from Germany!
Thanks mate, it will take some time :)
@@NightShiftScaleModels Yeah, just take your time man! Your models are awesome. Thanks for the ❤
Yes! Yes! ;) Thanks for the great and refreshing videos! I love your sense of humor.
Capitalist toys....;) ;) ;)
Now you are my favorite modelling channel. I think you don't realize how awesome you are :)
Awesome video, really enjoying the content. I also enjoy the bloopers. This channel is going places.
16:13 get a drill press. I simply cannot overstate how great an addition it is. The experience of using one is so much better compared to drilling holes free-hand. I think Proxxon has a conversion kit for the Micromot. Alternatively, you can always make your own.
The surface is amazing, I can't wait for the spare no expense series
Fantastic video again, thank you so much. I've got some big scratch building projects planned and I am learning a huge amount from you.
Keep up the great work and best of luck to you on TH-cam.
i dont know why this is on my recomended feed, im not even into models
but this is satisfying to watch
I wished you had like 100 videos. Been re-watching them all like 50 times.
Maybe one day we'll get to 100 videos :)
Friday lunch break has never been better :)
enjoy mate, I’m having dinner 😁
Panzermeister and Night Shift on the same channel? Sign me up!
Sign me up too :D
Nice work; looking forward to the paint!
The greatest channel, and you are the greatest modeller! Thanks man!
This wa brilliant to see and a joy to watch. Very detailed and light hearted!!
That looks amazing. I really need to put more effort into the models I build. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to see what it looks like with paint.
man i love this channel , very cool that you added bloopers :D
You should be doing stand-up! Please continue bombarding us with all this amazing content, my friend!
Yes! I wanted you to build this tank.
Someone should pay you just for talking. Your narration is brilliant, funny and entertaining. Modelling, well what should i say. Amazing!
Thanks a lot!
As soon as you mentioned the tracks i relived the hell i went thought doing them hahaha. That was the only thing stopping me from building a second one now that iv gotten alot more experience. I might do another one... One day... (maybe)
Absolutely exceptional. It will look great painted up. I'm very interested in battle damage techniques. Maybe make a tutorial or two about them if you want.
I'll make those tutorials as soon as I'll build a tank with some dings and dents :)
New to the hobby, best thing I've seen.
My new favorite channel. Very entertaining and great content. Well done.
I really enjoy your videos. Your attention to detail is astounding!
First time TH-cam recommended me something good. I like your channel
I love your style. very entertaining and informative.
Awesome build !
And yes the Chi-Ri was a massive vehicle ! It is much larger than Tiger 1 and even slightly larger than the Tiger 2.
It really caught me off guard!
Friggin awesome as always!!
haha you are such a funny guy, i like your editing and presenting style! Keep on going my friend, you rock!
Love it! Looking forward to painting/weathering.
Funny, educational and brilliantly presented: can’t wait to watch the painting 👌
15k subs already, your channel is growing really fast!
Also, can you make some in-depth painting and weathering tutorials with this one? Similar to your dust mix video?
I will :) and thanks!
What a great channel :) You definitely need to show us how you paint your tanks :) I saw your Maus in some Paper panzer magazine. Superb build, I would really like to see more of your builds here on youtube. It is always great to see how you work.
thanks, stay tuned for more!
OH wait ! two month ago I am your 1000th subscribers and today you have 160000 sub ! It's deserved , Bravo!👏🏻
thanks a lot!
Nice, really nice!.
I must be weird because I actually enjoy putting tracks together, even ones that have five pieces per link. I find it therapeutic in some ways.
It IS therapeutic, unless you have a 1-week video uploading schedule :D
@@NightShiftScaleModels
That's right, I'm not on a deadline.
Wow... The "tracks" part was actually tiring to watch :,D. Amazing work! Any time I see one of your videos I just realise how bad I am at modelling.... Keep up the good work!
My relaxing moment of the week.
Our Aunt Carla worked at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds and told us years ago about a "strange Jap tank" and other captured military armor. It was all scrapped in the mid 1950s.
Man you produce quality build and video.
These some high quality models and videos.
More great content just keeps spewing from your channel. How do you find the time to get so much done matey?? I struggle every week to try and upload one video on something simple and you build an entire model with extras, blimey! The build looks great and I really like your use of texture, I need to add more to mine. Always a blast to see what you're up to. Cheers.
Hey Scott, I know the struggle. It's all about discipline, at least that works with me. I just always keep in mind that next Friday there has to be a new video, no excuses. Sooo I have to do compromises quite a lot. If I weren't building this with such tight upload schedule I'd play with the kit a little bit more.
@@NightShiftScaleModels What about work, family etc. how are you working around all that?
@@SmallSoldier I mostly do this stuff during the night (hence my channel name) and sometimes when I'm too slow I do stuff during lunch breaks as well. The only time I don't work is weekends because I'm quite an outdoors guy. But I'll most likely film on weekends as well during the winter.
You work from home then I take it.
4:54 *ping ....... very distant sound of wire bouncing into another dimension
And later I found it when I stepped on it so hard it punctured my foot!
@@NightShiftScaleModels ... instantly supported the piece you wanted for the next cut ...we know .. but we always forget ... we will learn again for next time ....... wont we ? ;D
fastest way to find a random bit of wire? Walk around bare foot you'll soon find where it is
Great videos and awesome channel! I noticed that you use the Tamiya scoring tool for your weld seams. Have you considered using a jeweler’s graver? They are very sharp, cheap, and you can buy them in a variety of cutting angles/widths.
Haven't heard about those before :) I bought the Tamiya tool because I didn't know any better :)
I just got flashbacks on building tiger 1 tracks on the RFM tiger 1
Fine molds is re releasing their japanese tanks series with link and length tracks which is a great. So far we have Ho-Ni III (also with full interior), Chi-Nu and Chi-Nu Kai / II. All new releases have updated parts (tracks and intetior) listed on the box front.
Fantastic job with the tank. But the work necessary for tracks is unbelievable? Where are the Tamiya plastic tracks of 70s ?
Love this, and your channel. You deserve at least 10 times as many subs :)
thank you 😁
Great video, I look forward to the paint job! Also a cool side project could be to create the tray loading Type 5 gun intended for the tank in its field test mounting.
I'm not sure if the gun was actually built in real life, at least I haven't seen any photos, just blueprints... and hey, thanks!
@@NightShiftScaleModels The Japanese wikipedia gives a detailed account of the tank's gun and prototyping, technically it ran through a few guns and the early Chi Ri used a different turret (the one eventually thrown onto a Chi He hull which became the Chi Nu). The tray loading Type 5 gun prototype was developed, and a photo can be found here:
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%94%E5%BC%8F%E4%B8%AD%E6%88%A6%E8%BB%8A#/media/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Type5_75mm_tank_gun_01.jpg
@@cyonemitsu Wow! That's so sugoi!
Night Shift indeed, for the record I’m fairly certain the Chi Ri I design never got fully assembled either, and of course the Type 5 prototype gun was never mounted in the turret either. It’s a pretty interesting loading system however.
Very nice build and customizing. I'm looking for part two.
aaayy new to the channel man. saw one of your pics on IG. really great tips
welcome!
So good. Thank you! Keep the videos coming
The *Mental Meltdown* at the end though,
The best ending, Just litterally gives up on trying and ends the video.
Made me laugh
Great Video! The detail....awesome!
For sanding sharp corner i makemy own tools from sheet styrene. A decent strong thickness i then glue sanding paper and bevel the edges inward at the top so it flares out at the sanding part
The part covering the huge hole after the missing gun mount isn't steel or fabric; it's wood. In one picture, you can see the cover is simply made from five scraps of wood nailed together to cover the opening.
Great done, but I was tired yesterday, and probably when you say "close your eyes" I did it and I fall asleep. So, you are very convincing. ;)
wooo one of my new favorite channels
Thank you for making your modle fun and great ideas. It's suppose to be fun in your case also funny 😜
Your build and techniques are really impressive!
How about doing a build and detail video of the 1/35 Dragon E-100? The welds of the turret and hull call out for extra cut and weld treatment. The fenders/skirts would be a nice canvas for cast texture detail. Those glue together tracks alone took me days to build.
yup I have the old Dragon E-100 in my stash! I’ll build it eventually. Including those massive and gnarly welds 😁
@@NightShiftScaleModels Thanks for the reply! I built a Dragon (DML?) E-100 when they were brand new, maybe 20 years ago. I just built a second one last year with much more attention to cast pieces (armor skirts and gun mantlet) and better care with the tracks. The tracks are still a bear to deal with. I look forward to your welds and other details!
Those track steps are worth it! Better than rubber.
cant wait for next episode !! i'm going to start play around with Tamiya Putty texture !
NANI?! 😂😂
Great job, as usual! Cheers
would love if you could show us some of the reference pictures so we can understand what you are talking about, build looking great soo far!
They're protected by copyright. But they're easy to google, just type in Type 5 Chi-Ri and they'll pop up immediately.
OMG. You are hilarious and you know your shit. Please keep on making these videos. I relax to by watching these.
again, very entertaining ! great video !
7:58 Seeing as the japanese did similar with the O-I prototype, I think this is the right choice.
man that's the best modelling channel ever! You won a suscriber at the M A U S.
Amazing video! Vey well done nad great fun to watch!
I love your way of using memes. Your path to became a MasterMeme is near to the end, young padwan
memelord supreme!
@@NightShiftScaleModels "The Council will decide your fate"
Great Video again!