I think the last time I 'played' with 'Lego', Gary, I was 7 or 8. But...but.. before you jump down my throat, I do think Airfix should be commended for offering such a product. Apart from being fun, as you've illustrated, it's mildly educational and, just as important, is an excellent exercise for hand to eye coordination. I can see the dexterity of many young digits being enhanced further by such products.😄
Also in the right scale for armour modelling! I love this and the Sherman QB. I know a few people who would be offended withe the concept of "playing" with Lego, as they have created some astonishing models with it. One chap made the whole of his university campus to scale!
That is actually better than I imagined it would be. I think the only area its lacking is the front sprocket which looks more like a return roller. This is where all the fake Tigers in films fall down, like the one in Kelly's Hero's. Over the years i must have made about a dozen Tiger 1's from various kit suppliers including a 1/6th model from Armortek which now resides in America.
I do think that one of the greatest skills to learn with scale modelling is patience.This range is more toy then model and symptomatic of today's "instant" gratification culture.Having said that,they are pleasing to the eye and I have made a couple with my grandson and enjoyed the experience.
I know a lot of modellers sneer at these, but these are great. Cobi, a Polish company, does a great range as well. I have friends with neurological injuries from work, such as shaking hands or white fingers. These allow them to enjoy an aspect of the hobby they miss.
Hello Mr.gary!that quick build Kits are ideal to introduce Our little ones into scalemoddeling.thank u4ur efforts.with best regards and sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg germany.faithfully yours.your modellmate.christian
Its about the same level of detail as my first Tamiya Tiger from the 70's LOL. Actually I'm thinking of doing the Sherman, I think that model looks better. BTW, the tracks should be quite loose, touching the 2nd roadwheel when tensioned correctly.
Excellent!!! I think if you painted it, maybe add some accessories and some weathering it would be an excellent Tiger to build!! What was your rough build time?
I don’t believe that these kits are aimed at adults, they are for children who might want to get into model making but are not quite mature enough to be handling anything to intricate, including starter sets, I see them as a great way to introduce young people to enjoy the experience of building something that also helps with hand eye coordination, logic skills and patience, then they might not be so daunted by a starter kit and then onto more difficult and complex kits. All the comments about them being toys are looking at it from the wrong perspective, look at them from a young persons perspective and they might just be exactly what the doctor ordered.
I have seen that and ignored it but would now get one if it was reduced price. Good to see how these go together and they can be useful Busters to try paint and modelling techniques. Have used some of the car kits for experimenting with paints and they are easy to strip the paint off. The only obvious visual issue (from a model point of view) is the road wheel centres. I would use the spare links in the tracks as there are no return rollers on the Tiger and they run back along the road wheels. Raid the spares box and add zimmerit to cover the joins and it wouldn't be a bad representation of a Tiger. There are some elements of construction that would give strength to 'real' kits.
I've seen this and was close to buying it in some sale. But. That seam line around the turret is literally the dumbest place on the entire model to put a seam line. Even the cheap Chinese 💩 model makers don't do that.
Sorry Gary. I'm not a fan of Quickbuilds. Great for introducing youngsters to the hobby I suppose but at the end of the day they are just lego toys. Well designed and moulded toys I admit, but toys nevertheless. Since you had fun making it, that is all that matters. We are here in the hobby to have fun and to learn.
Absolutely, they are fun but not for everyone. They are firmly aimed at the younger generation, and they work really well in rehab/physio environments for veterans, etc. Good that there's room for everyone in the hobby, and who knows where it might lead a youngster to go next?
I'd love to see someone to go town on one of these with weathering, decals etc
I think the last time I 'played' with 'Lego', Gary, I was 7 or 8. But...but.. before you jump down my throat, I do think Airfix should be commended for offering such a product. Apart from being fun, as you've illustrated, it's mildly educational and, just as important, is an excellent exercise for hand to eye coordination. I can see the dexterity of many young digits being enhanced further by such products.😄
Also in the right scale for armour modelling! I love this and the Sherman QB. I know a few people who would be offended withe the concept of "playing" with Lego, as they have created some astonishing models with it. One chap made the whole of his university campus to scale!
Hi do you know if airfix are doing more quick build tanks@@garys_stuff
That is actually better than I imagined it would be. I think the only area its lacking is the front sprocket which looks more like a return roller. This is where all the fake Tigers in films fall down, like the one in Kelly's Hero's. Over the years i must have made about a dozen Tiger 1's from various kit suppliers including a 1/6th model from Armortek which now resides in America.
I do think that one of the greatest skills to learn with scale modelling is patience.This range is more toy then model and symptomatic of today's "instant" gratification culture.Having said that,they are pleasing to the eye and I have made a couple with my grandson and enjoyed the experience.
I know a lot of modellers sneer at these, but these are great. Cobi, a Polish company, does a great range as well.
I have friends with neurological injuries from work, such as shaking hands or white fingers. These allow them to enjoy an aspect of the hobby they miss.
They are useful to Models for Heroes as well, for similar reasons.
I have a Cobi TOG 2 and Tiger 131. Haven't put them together yet, but they look great.
Simple enough to not be beyond children and complex enough to challenge them nice kit 👌
Hello Mr.gary!that quick build Kits are ideal to introduce Our little ones into scalemoddeling.thank u4ur efforts.with best regards and sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg germany.faithfully yours.your modellmate.christian
Cool Funny😅
Looks like fun!
Its about the same level of detail as my first Tamiya Tiger from the 70's LOL. Actually I'm thinking of doing the Sherman, I think that model looks better. BTW, the tracks should be quite loose, touching the 2nd roadwheel when tensioned correctly.
Yes, but there is too much 'slap' in the tracks if you use 45 links. If it is a static kit it is better.
@@garys_stuff Now I understood what you meant...👍
Excellent!!! I think if you painted it, maybe add some accessories and some weathering it would be an excellent Tiger to build!! What was your rough build time?
Maybe an hour?
Well that's weird. I just bought this kit yesterday for my son.
Nice 👍 with a bit of paint and weathering that would look very good . I’ve certainly built worse kits 😂
I don’t believe that these kits are aimed at adults, they are for children who might want to get into model making but are not quite mature enough to be handling anything to intricate, including starter sets, I see them as a great way to introduce young people to enjoy the experience of building something that also helps with hand eye coordination, logic skills and patience, then they might not be so daunted by a starter kit and then onto more difficult and complex kits.
All the comments about them being toys are looking at it from the wrong perspective, look at them from a young persons perspective and they might just be exactly what the doctor ordered.
Precisely so, that is certainly the "core demographic" of the Quickbuild series.
I have seen that and ignored it but would now get one if it was reduced price. Good to see how these go together and they can be useful Busters to try paint and modelling techniques. Have used some of the car kits for experimenting with paints and they are easy to strip the paint off.
The only obvious visual issue (from a model point of view) is the road wheel centres. I would use the spare links in the tracks as there are no return rollers on the Tiger and they run back along the road wheels. Raid the spares box and add zimmerit to cover the joins and it wouldn't be a bad representation of a Tiger. There are some elements of construction that would give strength to 'real' kits.
I've seen this and was close to buying it in some sale. But. That seam line around the turret is literally the dumbest place on the entire model to put a seam line. Even the cheap Chinese 💩 model makers don't do that.
Sorry Gary. I'm not a fan of Quickbuilds. Great for introducing youngsters to the hobby I suppose but at the end of the day they are just lego toys. Well designed and moulded toys I admit, but toys nevertheless. Since you had fun making it, that is all that matters. We are here in the hobby to have fun and to learn.
Absolutely, they are fun but not for everyone. They are firmly aimed at the younger generation, and they work really well in rehab/physio environments for veterans, etc. Good that there's room for everyone in the hobby, and who knows where it might lead a youngster to go next?
Interesting work Gary, it's almost like putting together a more detailed Lego.