By the way, if anyone's too lazy to mix their own 4BO (like me) or are doing a run of Soviet AFVs - Mr Hobby's H320 (Semi-Gloss Dark Green) or H512 (Matt post '47 4BO) are a great fit especially after applying some matt varnish. Plus, just like NPF-10 (the successor base colour), the actual colour varied wildly based on both manufacturer/lot and thanks to its reaction to the elements according to appropriately enough - www.4bogreen.com/colors :D
Great video, thanks. I've just bought this kit, not only because its cheap and a Russian tank, its also not a T34, but the main reason is because its a Zvezda kit. I've seen that many vids about Zvezda kits claiming that they are either brilliant or absolute rubbish that I decided to see for myself what they are like. I just don't get much of an urge to want to build the more common thanks like T34's or Sherman's, I'm more attracted to "Ugly" if you know what I mean. Thanks for the info on the build, you've saved me a whole heap of time searching the www.
Currently working on a Zvezda T-34/85 and it’s much better technically than the IS-2, almost as good as a Tamiya. But then again, the T-34/85 is like 20 years newer than the IS-2.
I continue to watch your tank build Zak, I think I've watched this over a dozen times it's so entertaining and I'm an aircraft builder so it must be good! Dashuka. Did you ever get the book you ordered? Keep this kind of video coming. I'm not a TV watcher, I'm a RU-vid watcher and I find myself repeatedly watching your vids. So informative and the dialogue is excellent. Cheers bud
Great video and really useful for me....too late as I’ve already forked out for the Tamiya IS2 but I’ll look at Zvezda’s other tanks now! ATB and thanks again! 👍🏻👍🏻
Dude I stumbled across your channel without looking at any of your numbers, and honestly I'm shocked that you havent blown. Up. With your presentation, research and modelling skill. You my good friend, have a brand new subscriber
Fabulous video. Very informative. Great presentation. Love the music , love the jokes especially the low sugar line. Been there done that. Keep up the great work and thank you.
Pretty much the whole reason I started doing this was because I asked "what is this part and what does it do" too much. In the past, I used to just skip a bunch of parts on more frustrating builds and inevitably ended up leaving out something essential.
@@ZTEWorks see I end up going the other way, and end up adding as many of the bits as I can, or mixing and matching what ever options are giving in a nonsensical way cause I don't know why they are there xD
Great work my friend , the IS-2 from Zvezda at 1/35 scale is a fantastic kit and the final result is really cool and amazing . Thank you for sharing !🥇🏆👍👏👏👏🎩👌✌️
Thanks for the great and entertaining video! Especially enjoyed historical snippets. I'm planning on buying Tamiya's 1/35 IS-2 for my first model and definitely gonna try out the 4bo color mix and the chalk pastel weathering method!
14:24 So that's what B27 was supposed to be! Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed that it was a marker light so thanks for the tip! By the way - this is definitely one of the old kits (that are getting phased out by Zvezda), because at the same price point the new SU100 and T-34-85 (I read somewhere that the 36xx kits are the new tooling 1/35ths) are markedly better and from my quick rummage through the boxes for the Pz. IV Ausf. H and the T-35 may even be better. The manuals are nowhere near as godawful as the IS-2's, but leave room for improvement - I'd love if they borrow the manual style from Revell, where the build's broken into more discrete steps than go for the Italeri of old's from 0 to Hood in 3.5 easy steps they used to do :D
@@ZTEWorks Looking forward to it... and not just because I'll probably shamelessly 'borrow' some of the weathering ideas :D Btw, the periscopes in the kit that you couldn't place are from the ISU-152 kit that shares some of the sprues, similarly to the SU-100 has extra tools (shovel / saw / etc) that will come really useful on the IS-2 :D
Those periscopes are great little details for such an old kit. Luckily they look very similar to American periscopes, so they might end up on a Sherman or something.
@@ZTEWorks They look very similar, because everyone copied the design from the Polish. Everyone as in literally everyone, lol, because the Western Allies licensed and mass produced the design, the Germans captured the original manufacturing line and the Russians had the design both from the partitioning of Poland AND admit to copying the bugger off of Lend-Lease tanks so you can use those wherever ;)
Fk me I love you lol. You're the best ! Sharing to our scale model club Sesku & Hemsworth community scale model club as we have tank builders on board who'd love to see this. Keep the videos coming. Don't change a thing, they're mint !
I really would like to post more often, but my life is just so hectic right now I barely have time to relax let alone do the things I want to do. Nevertheless I truly appreciate the support and kind words.
@@ZTEWorks well, I have subscribed and hit that bell icon. Here's hoping you get more time! Fantastic that you actually used those stiff kit vinyl tracks.
Scalemates says the first release was in 1994, so you’re dead-on! At some point I’d like to build the Tamiya version, but other things have caught my eye at the moment.
I don’t have the instructions for this kit as I found the box in an old shed. I’m perfect condition but dosent have it’s instructions. Please release a full build video man, I desperately want too build this mighty tank but can’t, thanks broski 🇦🇺
I wish there were more options on the market for Italian and Japanese AFVs. There are so few to choose from. Nevertheless, I have been wanting to build a Type 95 or a Type 97.
@@ZTEWorks take a look at Amusing Hobby, they have some of the late war heavy TDs that Japan hoped for. Takom does some 1/16 stuff that sounds huge until you realize the subjects are tiny. Good stuff sir.
Fine Molds has a nice selection of 1/35 Japanese tank kits, and they are of excellent quality too. You might have better luck finding them on eBay if you are outside Japan (if you want local shipping), otherwise, you can look at places like HobbyLink Japan. With Fine Molds, Tamiya, Dragon, and Amusing, you will have plenty of choices. Fine Molds and Dragon make excellent Type 95 and 97s. The Tamiya Type 97 is a bit dated, but it is far cheaper than the other two.
@@mtaylor44 Yeah shipping from Japan is NUTS. It took like two months for my GUP Panzer IV to arrive and the total was around $90. I’ve seen the Fine Molds stuff around, but never taken the plunge. I might have to do that soon. Or maybe a comparison video between Tamiya and FM?
@@ZTEWorks I get my Fine Molds kits via eBay (I have 4 unbuilt right now on the shelf). Sometimes you can get some cheap or free postage charges from Japan on eBay. I am an American but living in the UK right now. Shipping between the US and UK is outrageous too. Most of the time it isn't worth it. I get my Russian kits direct from Russia. Prices and shipping are very good but shipping times vary greatly. From the same Russian seller it one model took 11 days and then another order two weeks later took 7 weeks (covid delay) to get to my door. If you were to compare the Tamiya and Fine Molds Type 97 you will find the Tamiya kit is much older and has less detail, but the Fine Molds kits are 2-3 times more expensive. Both are well-engineered and go together nicely. So it really comes down to how much detail you want and how much you are willing to spend to get it. Dragon's Type 97 is probably the best, but it costs around 4 times as much as the Tamiya kit. Oh, btw, loved your video! I opted to get the Tamiya JS-2 instead. The Zvezda kit is OK, especially for the price, but it is older and you do get what you pay for. You pointed out all the things to look for and consider. Their newer kits are much better. I use Scalemates to make sure they are new molds and not reissues. For example, their new Sherman M4A2 is new and looks really nice, but their "new" ZSU-23-4 is the old Dragon kit. Lots of companies are doing this and it is a pretty common business practice.
@@TheMoistestNugget Most of the material I had to trim off was from the upper corner of hull, underneath where the top deck and glacis meet. Take it slow and keep test-fitting! If you can, try to make note of where the contact points are.
