Building the Tamiya 1/35 Sturmtiger and Do it yourself zimmerit tutorial
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Andy, thank you for making these videos, inspiring us and sharing your passion with us Mediocre Modelers! You are a real blessing! I wish I was in AZ and able to buy from you!
What a beast of a tank 👍
I selected this video so fast, that my thumb broke the sound barrier
The few that were made were as useful as a chocolate fireguard, if they fired the dustbin and it hit, it did alot of damage, but as it was so slow and heavy and had limited traverse it was basically a white Elephant
Wow it looks so cool
*looks over at own build*
WHY DOESNT MINE LOOK LIKE THAT
They will. It's simply a matter of trying out and refining different techniques. I'm 50, and started as a pre-teen back in '80-81. Back then, there were far fewer after-market kit detailing products available, and most modelers shared their various building and personally developed detailing techniques with each other, or in modeling magazines and publications. Later in the mid-late 80's and early '90's came rather hard-to-find, low-production, and rather expensive videotapes of techniques. These were usually available only at IPMS Conventions. The Internet is a Godsend to fine scale model and diorama builders.
Stanley Jedrzejczyk no one gives.
@@legowarrior2461 hee legit helped me
Big Eye Cartoon Enthusiast nice why does he help you because you are not confident about your model kit i’m sure they look great but you need to stay strong!!!
Gotta build fast. liquid cement drying! English side ruined, must use french instructions.
Le Sturmtiger!? What the hell is that!?
Looks fantastic as Always Andy!
Zimmerit looks great! I've had great results with Elmer's Wood Filler, but I'm sure there's dozens of viable ways to create good looking zimmerit.
Does anyone know why only the hull got the zimmerit coating on the Sturmtiger?
Edit: Looks like it's because the hulls were taken from refurbished Tigers with the zimmerit already applied.
Zimmerit was only really needed at heights that a standing man on the ground could reach. There was little chance of someone hanging down from a tree branch trying to apply a magnetic mine to a passing vehicle. Look at photos of actual vehicles; many only had zimmerit partway up the side, at least for non-turreted vehicles like the Sturmtiger, Jagdtiger, Elefant etc.
3041Markov - Yea, likely applied to the hulls of the Tiger chassis' used for the conversion and then part way up the hull, as Steven says. There were a few examples with no zim'.
The unprotected casemate section of the Sturmtiger is still easily within reach, unlike the uncoated sections of the Jagdtiger and Elefant. I think this was just at the point of the war where the Germans stopped applying zimmerit, but had no reason to remove the already applied zimmerit to the old Tiger hulls.
Upon consulting references, you are absolutely correct. The 18 Sturmtigers built were converted from existing hulls, no doubt with the zimmerit already in place.
Andy please could you build the Zvezda 1/100 Sturmtiger as well.
Another nice video, well done
What would have looked superb was the massive 38cm shells being loaded onto the rear deck. I bought mine from Royal models which were defective - but I believe the Tamiya Sturm tiger kit comes complete with ammo?
Great video, thanks for posting.
i hope andy will build the rfm or dragon berge-tiger as well
With this putty you can zimmerit anything! How about you do a video on using zimmerit on the 1/16 scale Jagdpanther?
I saw this tank in real life. (Tank museum Munster Germany).
I am new to this channel and building tank models aswell. And I'm wondering why you paint it black and then white before applying the camouflage. And also, what brand do you recommend for a beginner? I recently finished a Cromwell 1:76 from Airfix and it was really easy (No wonder when the box says "starter kit"). I only struggled a bit with the very tiny parts but that shouldn't be a problem on a 1:35 scale.
MNgaming a good brand for a beginner is Tamiya.
New sub, great work mate & great channel
I bet you could fit a Lego human in the gun.
Mineral spirit, as in terpentine? Or tamiya x20 ? 30:12
Flurp Mcderp what is difference between Enamel thinner and turpentine/white spirit?
OK GOTTA ASK,,,WHY ARE SOME PAINT'S CALLED "NATO",,FORGIVE ME I'M OLD.........
It's just the colors that NATO tanks are painted I just like thelook
AH OK THANK'S,,I'M WATCHING THE KING TIGER BUILD NOW GOOD VIDEO'S KEEP IT UP.....
The tank looks like the brombär
Sam Ten Thije It's the older brother ; )
_On steroids._
Andy, not to be a creep or anything, but whats your last name? Just wondering
I nearly can see it with all the 40k imperial symbols and insignias on it.
its there already. the vindicator
Stephen Bobby Yeah, but just imagine it ultramarine blue, golden details and spikes and purity seals all over it's Front. And of course those legendary and frightening Tiger wheels and tracks. I ask you, doesn't that look better than the vindicator?
a thousand times better
For the emperor
Good job on the zimmerit, quick & easy. thanks Andy,good tutorial.
You can use cernit to make the zimmerit and heat it with a heatgun on lowest setting to harden it without damage the plastic, if you are not satisfied with the result of the zimmerit before you use the heatgun you can just peal it off and start over with the same cernit, no waste.
Miniature gamers call that particular epoxy putty Green Stuff; the vast majority of hand sculpted wargames miniatures are cast from a master made with this.
This is what GW used before they went all out digital, and what many many others still use.
Hey Andy which do u recommend for German tanks
Sticker, decal or putty zimmerit?
Thanks
Hi Andy, this is the guy from san diego that was in there the other day..glad to see you built the tank we were talking bout..great job as usual!..and that elusive polishing powder! gotta find some.
this vehicle was used in the battle of Warsaw and was considered a wunderwaffe
I just finished the Rye Field Model's one with the interior....GOD what a SLOG that was! super detailed and more options than this one but no nearly as easy to complete!!!!
Great tip about trimming out the boundary strip between the blue/yellow epoxy strips. I also sand flat areas to provide some "tooth" to help hold the putty on the bare plastic.
This tank might be my first model tank build since I got interested in this. I will put a display shelf in my home office to display it.
Hi Andy
You mention dull coat in alot your videos, is that what we in the UK would call a matt coat ie X21 Base Matt.
Cheers John
Your videos have inspired me to start building again Andy. Thank you! How about a top ten series. Top ten tools, kits, builds and kit related supplies....paints, brands etc!
siege mortar. More like Navel siege Mortar gun. That what it designed for and they stuck it on a tank. Crazy idea, but it worked. Great vid Andy.
This is so wild the same day I buy the sturm tiger off eBay you post a video of the same kit😀😀😀. Thanks Andy
in German Zimmerit is pronounced CIMERIT. For all you idi....
I use Milliput and a fine flat screw driver for zimmerit. Takes ages but very satisfying. Also easy to knock chunks out of it as in real life.
Why doesn't Tamiya mold Zimmerit into the mold? I have their late model Tiger I that doesn't have Zimmerit either.
I know right ..it's a bit of a let down from Tamiya with their molding skills
whodey59 I don't think Tamiya has released a Tigers in a while, so the only Tigers they have right now are from the early 2000s and earlier. Hopefully they end up releasing a Tiger I with zimmerit soon.
whodey59 *mould
I really like your tutorials on how to paint German tanks, Sturmgeschütz..etc. other hobby channels would either not showing everything or too complicated...your tutorials are much easier to follow, thanks. Could you show some of German bombers or fighters WW2 era? Tamiya kits are always near perfect.
Hello, Andy. The next time you paint tracks, try drybrushing a metal color over the brown coat. It gives a really good looking worn metal look, and it also looks very realistic.
Andy, you can also use baby/talcome powder instead of using water for the putty.
fun fact : you can fit a whole person inside the Sturmtiger
hey Andy I just built my " Fury " tank ( italeri) and used pigments and washments for the first time your weathering video especially the one with the track weathering helped me a lot the tank looks awesome so thanks
Gaijin please add
Another Great build video Andy. Excellent Zimm results. Nice to hear the classical music again briefly in the video.
Still have 1 to build and will have to get metal tracks and zimmerit.
Great build . No need to knacker your scalpel on the staples - use a staple gun open, and they get spat out individually.
Mr Wibble if he did that he would have to bend them individually
Thanks for sharing Andy, you'r a fountain of knowledge. Making life easier for model building.
Awesome news I bought an airbrush yesterday! 😀
I find that squadron green putty is the best for zimmerit.
Is this a good model for starting 1/35 armor modelling?
Wouldn't prechewed bubblegum work? 😆
16:31 do the nuts come with the kit? I got the kit but there aren't any nuts
AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!! YOU HAVE A GUMBALL MACHINE!!!!!!!!
oh my god. your phone sounds like mine. nearly jumped out of my skin
Great Video and Build Andy! Making zimmerit doesn't seem too hard to make now thanks to your video :)
Wow...Andy, you need to unlink your audio from the video and remove the audio where there is no actual audio or simply take the levels down to get rid of that "rat-a-tat" sound. lol Also, it's not so abrupt if you use transitions between scenes.
Now I know what I want for christmas!
Just an amazing model, andy!
You cant make waffle zimmerit patern with that tool does anyone no one with that you can id like mike stug with waffle zimerit
simplest way is to make your own tool by cutting the reverse pattern into a square rod of plastic metal or wood the size of a single waffle square then stamp into milliput or similar material that the zimmerit will be made from ,believe it or not making the waffle pattern is actually easier then every other pattern its just a little time consuming
It looks great, but I have one question...How many armor models do I build before I 'm able to do this kind of work. LOL! Loved the video, Regards, Solomon
the audio file is literally broken from 27:01
Nah thats what spray paint sounds like
@@mileydiguillen6271 nah, that's the mg42
Ohh, for dusts, mud, and rust, I would heavily recommend Apple Barrel arts and craft acrylics from Wal-Mart! .50 cents a bottle that last you years. I use jet black as base and usually slobber it on my armor. The cream, beachcomber beige work really well to simulate dust and dirt while territorial beige works great as mud! Give it a try. They work great!
Hey Andy, new gum ball machine?
27:07 through 30:7 (I don't know if that is the real time of it) did you hear that weird noise?
I did, I think it's the editing of the music.
Andy, have you ever tried or do you like or dislike the chemical darkening of the metal tracks instead of painting them. Thanks, Rick
When I built mine, I used Cavalier Zimmeritt, Fruil tracks and a Royal Model Interior. The crane cable wasn't used directly on the rockets... Photos I've seen have a steel band that goes around the rocket itself, then the cable attaches to that band. My Sturmtiger has a full load of rockets... six Tamiya turned aluminum, four plastic Tamiya Rockets and four Italeri plastic rockets for a total of fourteen.
Allies: Germans are easy to fight
Adolf: Make, this
Allies: Oh dear god!
Well, only 18 were made, I think.
@@oceanichimself4603 17 operational. The last one was a prototype on a mid production chasis.
@@StryderK Ah.
Ridiculous Waste of resources!
I know I am nitpicking here, but you might want to go back and make the string on the shell crane look more like a cable. Something with a greasy metallic finish. Absolutely gorgeous model as always though, you never disappoint.
ACtually, it all depends on which vehicle you are modeling and what time period. If you are modeling the ones that just enter service, and perhaps the two that served in Warsaw, you might see zimmerit. The ones that participated in the Ardeens offensive and especially the 7 that served in Remagen, those didn't have zimmerit. They were removed a long time ago.
I love your channel Andy.
But please normalize the volume levels in your videos.
I find your videos really calming to watch and then suddenly they get ...REALLY LOUD.
Andy, what a great job. I have built this kit and it's everything you say it is. I am really glad you posted this information. Thanks and take good care of yourself.
Without looking up the exact dates, Zimmerit was discontinued late on in the war as it found by the German high command
that they had overestimated the threat from magnetic munitions. In a report I saw somewhere (my brain can't remember where)
the German Command basically said 'we worried about a threat that was non existent and expended scarce resources to
combat it'
those metal tracks look fantastic, i hadn't heard of those before but will be looking for them to put on a tamya 1/35 panzer 4 i have waiting to be built.
So this Kit only had the buildable tracks? I could have sworn I read somewhere it had the option for both rubber band and buildable tracks.
Really cool Andy, I missed this video
Great tutorial on putty Zimmeritt
The tools are. Must!
But just amazing Andy
Thank you!!!!
What's the company name for those metal tracks? Your phone was quieter than usual during that part and I couldn't make it out.
the metal tracks you use on a tiger 1 or tiger 2
The Sturmtiger was built on the Tiger 1 chassis, so the tracks are the same as on the Tiger 1.
Nice job !!!! Tracks tutorial help me for my future M13/40 tracks.I receive MIG North Afrika pigment.
Wonderful video as always Andy! One minor suggestion that I think you might have fun trying. The Friul tracklinks can be chemically weathered in a bath of Blacken It. Turns them really nice and dark with some grays mixed in. I always weather my links before putting them together. Then just put the links in a jar of water and shake it for a minute or so. This polishes the high points down to bare metal!
thanks again!
superb !
Very interesting way to create zimmerit, i also appreciate your demonstration of weathering technics. And i'll try you tips ti link Friul track, i'll save some time.
Excellent videos, thank Andy
Vallejo's "Dark Steel" pigment works very well on steel wheels and drive sprockets. Just apply with your fingertip.
For the tracks you can use liquid burnishing liquid which creates the rusty look
You have a whole shop there, and I am sitting here with old revell paints, not wanting to spend hundreds of euros to upgrade the whole set. My envy is unmeasurable.
Nice technique, this putty looks fun to work with. Will try this in the future for sure.
When i was doing zimmerit on my tiger and king tiger, i used plaster. I mixed a small batch til it got a nice texture, put it on the spot i want to put zimmerit on and then used a small piece of fine tooth saw to make the pattern. It turned out pretty good, and the thing is, it chips easily so you can chip on it with a toothpick to make it look worn and damaged.
Great video👍🏼! I just subscribed to your channel. How long did the whole build take you? You motivated me to build my Sturmtiger which has been on the shelf for years.
Where does one get that tool to make those zimmerit marks? Is it an after market tool or something that you put togather out of odds and ends? Thanks :)
Andy.Another great build. I'm building the same thing right now. Thanks for all you do!!The Gumball machine looks awesome too.
Could you please tell me what's your mix for your chipping paint? Great videos.
I use brass dress pins for track bolts.......they can be snipped without damaging the sprue nippers.
Sorry Andy, Casemate it is, I've been erroneously using Casement all this time!!
I built my own version of this kit about three years ago. I opened the top and modified it so the interior can be viewed from the outside.
I painted and weathered the interior then added tamiya's turned aluminum rockets along with the kit supplied rockets on the storage racks, one on the loading tray and even one loaded in the breach.
The paint was dark green and dark brown with some yellow and this was made into a Ambush scheme.
The crain loading strap was made of Tamiya tape painted and weathered and the crain's cable was made of thread.
Keep up the good work and look forward seeing more builds to come.
Is there any Wirbelwind models anywhere? If you can find one a video on it would be great!
This was at a small local hobby shop. I should have grabbed it up before the shop closed for good
Any Aussies on here that can suggest a viable hardware/hobby retail alternative?
Great job Andy. Very helpful. I have also had success using wood putty.
Andy, what about putting on mr.surfacer....then getting some acetone to soften it, then use a zim tool on it?????
that zimerit looks amazing
I buy my green stuff from green stuff world, and they sell it in two separate strips, so you dont have part that has already interacted.
Hi andy!
I love your videos and tutorials, I was wondering if you could make a video on how do you clean your airbrush, thanks, and great video as always
where to buy one of these?