@@bageled_meme2690 Real fun fact. It's called the Lend Lease Program. "Under Lend-Lease, 4,102 M4A2 medium tanks were sent to the Soviet Union. Of these, 2,007 were equipped with the original 75 mm main gun." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease_Sherman_tanks#Soviet_Union
*Sand bags, tree trunks, pieces of armor from other tanks, now concrete ... US used all they could find to increase the medium armor of the Sherman. Well done NS! 👍👍👏👏*
@@dotdashdotdash and no. They didn't wait. It wasn't their war, just like WW1. I guess to you the USSR waited too? Considering Germany invaded the USSR 6 months before the U.S. entered the war. And profiteering? OF COURSE!! The U.S. industrial might supplied all the allies with equipment. Not only that, but the ships that transported soldiers everywhere. Oh and between 1939 and 1941, U.S. mine sweepers and destroyers were already in action. But why get dragged into another European war? And I'll add this, not only did the U.S. supply everyone, but it fought on almost every continent, every ocean, strategically bombed not only European targets, but pacific targets and targets for the USSR because they didn't have a heavy bomber force. Add in this for those other myth believers, the USSR would not have gone anywhere without lend lease. Besides supplying aircraft and armor and munitions, the U.S. also supplied precious metals to make parts and grain and food. Why? Because the USSR couldn't feed not only their army but the civilian population too, same thing happened in the 80s during the cold war. And this...the U.S. had over 100 D-days. And when the war ended? The U.S. came up with the Marshall plan. Spending billions remaking Germany Japan and Europe. So slow it down on the myth bullshit. It doesn't work in the day and age.
I have a challenge..... Make a model using *ONLY* brush... *NO Airbrush :)* I made a diorama for a college project quite recently and ur tutorials and stuff helped a lot.... I don't have an airbrush so I did the best I could, using my Tamyia paints and I am very happy how it turned out. Thanks a lot, mate :) Hello from NZ :D
I think that damage to the concrete would take out big chunks of this and cause cracks and therefore would be repaired in the field but I think it would look cool
The coolest thing in this video to me? The picture of the tank with the darkened star used for reference, is from my grandpa's unit, the 771st Tank Battalion. Love the channel keep up the awesome work!
In reality, concrete armor would actually do more harm than good. Most improvised armor types, including concrete, did not offer any real protection advantages, in fact some actually improved the effectiveness of the enemy's weapons.
I have idea for a long term diorama project. A Leo. 2 shoting a T-90 where the turret is modeld blowing up from the hull due to impact :D And all this with revell model kits for the tanks XD
Any chance of you doing a US Marine Corps M60A1 main battle tank, Uncle Night Shift? Takom makes a pretty nice kit, better than Tamiya's older kit if you ask me. I'm a former Marine and would love to see you do a build up. And by the way, your work is OUTSTANDING!
I bet the next one you’re doing is the German stug III g with concrete armor that the Americans captured😂. If not, I think you would like it anyways because it’s an interesting subject! Keep up the good work nightshift!
If your future tank model is based off a real tank and it's from a war, I would have to take a guess that it's a t-34 mod 1 with concrete armor. It's obscure and a weird looking tank. If it's not that, then I don't what it is.
@night shift I’ve never seen olive drab be so light before, looks almost like a desert tan? This might be the first built of yours I do not really dig.....😏
May I suggest you cut the rusted chipping down a bit on this one (if it isn't to late)? Those vehicle were used basically only for a few weeks at best and OD is known for being extremely sturdy.
No magic involved, just practice. I'm sure there were a lot of models went to trash in his early days of modelling. You either leave as a bad modeller or you live long enough to see yourself become good... very good 😂😂
@@franklinlewis6059 +10 years and a model for a month will get you there. My be not this good, cause it takes a different perspective and an artist touch but not everyone is created equal. So even if you can not become this good, you will become a pro modeller and build fantastic pieces, but patience is the key.
To add on to what others have said here- if you want to get better, make a "timeline" of models. For example, I'm a sucker for the German 3-tone color scheme, so I've started doing a line of 1:72 tanks, all German, all 3-tone, all weathered for the same environment. Each one gets the date of completion penned on the bottom, so I can line them up in the order I built them in order to look and see how I've progressed.
@@raulrodriguez196 yo empecé hace muy poco... Hice el Fury como mi primer modelo y después solo alemanes.. no son muchos tampoco... Tengo un panther esperando a ser armado. Creo que reifield sacará un Sherman con full interior ... Me es interesante
@@felipeast El panther es buen modelo para los que están empezando. La juguetería alemana tiene hartos kits de tamiya que igual ofrecen harto detalle a un bajo precio.
@@NightShiftScaleModels I like every single piece of your work. As seem it is telling the story on the own. Still, all long detailed descriptions are like in a good book. You never have enough of it. Anyway, I will put my thoughts on a separate comment. Have you ever considered making *PT-91 "Twardy"*? Most of them are pretty much worn and torn since the extensive use of it. Such beaten T-91 could be an intriguing thing and maybe a bit of challenge since there are no PT-91 models (on the market), so the one needs to be custom made out of the T-72M1 model. Also, the *T-72M4CZ* is a deep modernization I like a lot. Maybe you would find any worn one as an inspiration for such a built? I consider both designs as a solid effort as very restricted by the tiny budgets they had. Thank you for your effort and awesome content.
I'm in love with the concrete, and getting caught in the rain. If your not into Nightshift, if you have a half brain. (In tunes of escape, the Pina colada song)
Hey Uncle NS, have you applied to RU-vid for your 100K subs plaque yet? I love your videos, and it was great to put a face to your voice too. G'day from Australia mate!
@@NightShiftScaleModels from watching other youtubers, it can take many months for the plaq to arrive. i think i saw one guy who waited 4 months, but im not sure
@@NightShiftScaleModels I've heard other creators say that they've had to apply. I suppose some get lost in the "tubes". There is a FAQ you can read all about it: support.google.com/youtube/answer/7682560 .
@@timroberts69 Thanks for the link! Seems like I just have to wait for that pop-up notification to appear in my studio and then I'll be able to apply. I'll definitely let y'all know once (IF) it arrives 😁
Outstanding OD! I have been using your "reverse" technique for a good many years. I can't tell you the amount of grief I've put up with for doing it "backwards". Today, I somehow feel vindicated. WWII American OD is difficult to do, and get it right. I have failed at it numerous times. I had suspected that Tamiya had changed their OD formula, but; wasn't sure. To my eye, their Khaki now seems closer to the older OD they made. In any event, very interesting mixes. Anyone interested in a good formula really should bookmark this. Good show!
Just mix your own with black and yellow ochre like the real paint was, beats buying and sitting through a million different brands to find one worthwhile
Sometimes its a bit hard to follow so I´d like to know if you let each layer of anything always fully dry or is it situational? maybe in future videos you could edit that kinda info somewhere in the corner of the video? I think that might be pretty helpful. But I´m impressed about your work there and just by watching your videos you constantly give me more inspiration about trying out various colouring and techniques on my models and dioramas. Keep up the good work ^^ awesome how much I already learned from you and will learn *thumbs up*
It's hard to believe this video is over a year old already! I love rewatching old content although I'm not a modeler, but it's just so interesting and entertaining!
What a "DRAB" video. 😄 Great job Martin, I just love the concrete armour you added to this model. I've never seen a Sherman with this applied. As an allied tanker in any type of armoured vehicle (especially Shermans) I'd have slathered concrete all over the place. KUTGW!
Excellent work, very thorough explanation of your technique (not a big fan of the OD, though - too light). Anxious to see how further weathering goes 👍
Haha the 9 dislikes were hoping for more doggo footage perhaps? How many voice overs have to get redone because of background barking? Awesome looking OD green. I knew the distressing had quite a few layers but I didn't realize just how many!! For someone "not good at airbrushing" you're certainly better than me, the surface details would be 10x thicker on my model from the varnishes alone! 😭 Time for me to practice more..
Do you have videos of British WWII tanks? Something from the North Africa campaign would be really interesting. Maybe a tank that has been knocked out by an 88. 😚. Or maybe a Centurion from the Korean War.
Nice technic, but in my oppinion waaaaaay to bright for olive drab, even in 1/48 and faded. These tanks were brand new when entered war in WW2 and in service less than a year till WW2 ended. And even when used in Korea years later they had remained their dark olive drab tone.
I cannot UNSEE reverse chipping, since the T-90. As one of those perverts who spends a whole week chipping with Vallejo paints and a 5/0 brush, the idea of getting the 'pre-chipping' base done in about 3% of the time, with light and dark base layers is 'wow!' It has basically turned my ideas of middle eastern sand / green camo upside down.
Ooooh, sh*t, again... Uncle Martin, what do you think about adding NOT white, but yellow colour to the highlights? Highlights, made from white and XF-60 with chipping are pretty good and intresting , but it's tooo boring, when color turns to sinai grey with little green shade, again and again, again and again. I've tried to mix tamiya's olive drabe just with yellow, it looks pretty not bad.
Guessing the next concrete tank would be the M26 Pershing with concrete frontal armor or the StuG III G with cement armor (High likely the M26 with the concrete since the Germans painted their StuG III G's cement armor with camo)
You should do a British 1/48 Sherman Firefly to go with it, it could come out with an interesting diorama. Also Greate vid! And you also went yourself a new subscriber!
You may be right about the level of fading of olive drab but I don't like it. It's way too faded in my opinion, it looks more like a desert sand colour, it's just not green enough for me. Different strokes for different folks, as long as you're happy with it. I guess it'll get darker with later weathering steps. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed the video and I always look forward to your content. I do like the approach of this reverse painting method to get the most of the chipping technique. As always I continue to learn from watching you, thanks.
Hey nightshift when did you change the channel from a modelling oriented to a cooking one? All this mixures.aaaxxx! PS. For how many minutes do you bake it? Xixiixoxoxo.
That example you showed regarding the stars was painted black. The formula for OD was changed in 1942 after the US lost their source of linseed oil to the Japanese, and as a result it became a lot less dark. On top of that the only reason pre war olive drab looks as dark as it did is because during peacetime the vehicles were gloss varnished to keep the paint looking presentable for parade, which as we all know also darkens paint. After 1942ish it was relatively dark but nowhere near as much as you suggest
Good grief, it looks like it's been sandblasted! Did it accidentally get sent to Africa with the wrong paint job? I'm guessing the weathering will tie it all together- I can't wait.
