British Matilda Mk III / IV in desert Caunter scheme (Tamiya 1/35 scale model) 

There's always the possibility of getting back into the hobby! :)

Thanks - I'm glad it was helpful!

Thanks mate.

Thanks! Much appreciated!

Obrigado 👍

Thank you Daniel, and thanks for watching

Thank you Rich, I appreciate the feedback :)

Thank you Steve. Yes, this scheme is one of my faves too. I have a Dorchester truck that is supposed to be in this scheme, but I have something else I might want to do with it...

Thank you so much 😀

Thanks mate. A Dorchester ACV is coming up at some point in the near(ish) future.

Thanks mate. Have fun!

Thank you

Thanks nikbear

Many thanks!

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad the video was useful.

Thank you Patrick

Thank you! 😊

Thanks mate! Yeah, I love the Caunter scheme

Thank you :)

Thank you Pete

Thank you Michael, I'm glad you found it helpful. I hope the weathering was fun - I find desert some of the hardest to do, personally.

Thanks Simon. Yep, you can't go wrong with a Tamiya kit.

Thanks mate, I really appreciate your comments. Yes, great to see lots of references. This week's video is about exactly that, actually....

Thanks mate

Thanks. Yes, this is one of my favourites too.

Thank you Phil

@@ModelNerd I thought it was light blue (RLM light blue or stone blue) after all these years. Never trust the instruction sheet from the model kit but online images,LOL

​@@amuxpatch2798 Yeah, the light blue is now regarded as a common misconception, perhaps based on dust altering colours or the slate colour fading to a bluer hue. Apparently one armour museum went with this blue scheme years ago and others copied (including the kit makers!).

@@ModelNerd Tamiya engineers went to museums to take pictures of military pieces and used that as the basis for color, markings etc.. to be used in their kits and instruction sheets.

Thanks Jonathan!

Thanks mate. I keep meaning to give their 1/48 armour kits a try.

Have fun! It's a great kit.

Thanks. More to come!

Thank you Donald. Weathering with pigments is something I need to get better at for sure. Appreciate the suggestions.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you Greg, much appreciated mate.

Glad you enjoy it!

Thanks mate. Go for it!

Thanks Stephen - I appreciate that.

Cheers Joshua

Thanks mate - glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks Kevin

Cheers Ted, I appreciate your comments. I don't worry about the thumbs down any more to be honest :) The Loyd Carrier project sounds interesting - it's always good to see something new and different. Good luck with it! Zombie Part 2 might be the next video - I've done most of it now but the figures are holding me back a back. It's surprisingly hard to paint zombie skin! :)

There's original footage of Sikhs in their Loyd carriers rolling through the desert (maybe that's what inspired you) but I know it's out there. 👍

Thanks Chris

Thank you Steve.

Thanks Denis. I'm thinking of doing a short video on (image) resources for modellers. There's a lot of places like the IWM archives that aren't readily indexed by Google. Do you think such a video would be useful to people?

Model Nerd uh hello your work is amazing and yes as a current teenager doing models this would really help as sometimes it is hard to find good reference images for all types of models👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks mate, good to know.

@@ModelNerd Definitely. I try to buy or borrow books for the images. Great idea.

Thanks!

Hehe - it's a good lesson on how museum exhibits may not be all they appear to be!

@@ModelNerd one big tip I can give you on museum's and ww1 ww2 modeling don't copy them! I've actually had an argument with the restorers of the Bovington Matilda mk3 about her paint scheme! They were so ignorant and fighting back that they have the correct paint colour codes on file and there the correct colours! There not! Paint didn't go by number mix amounts back then either! I have the original document of the colour scheme for her! Well it's a photocopy of the original and she's certainly not sky blue and yellow! Portland stone, light stone , middle stone, uk BSC 49 L purple bL (used on the Grant's and Sherman's) desert camo theres a desert pink the BSC 28 L silver green is the main colour they use not bright blue haha! There's quite alot of desert colour theres the normal desert camo and then we have the caunter scheme! If you ever need any of the names and codes let me know mate be happy to help

Thanks. Yes, some very interesting and rare schemes out there. Lots to offer a break from plain green :)

I agree - it can't be super hard to include, for example, a turret basket. Actually the RFM Sturmtiger (a bit of a pain of a kit) I'm working on now does include a partial interior, but that's definitely unusual.

@@ModelNerd Cool. Let's hope it starts a trend!

Thank you Nick!

@@ModelNerdCan't wait to see more! Out of curiosity, what camera do you use to do your filming?

It's an old Canon 70D with a 24-105mm lens (and sometimes a 100mm macro).

Thanks Adam. For the next couple of videos (which are already in progress) I won't be able to show any figure painting, but for the videos after that I will endeavour to show my efforts at painting the figures. I can't promise good results though!

Hi Todd, thanks for your comments mate. Nope - this is the only channel I have.

Thanks. I will try to cover this more the next time I paint some figures - I normally skip over it because I don't feel I do this well, but I am improving, slowly...

Thanks

Never say never :)

Sorry mate, I didn't realise anybody would be very interested in that part of the build. I'm trying to remember how I approached it, as this model is currently in a box on a shipping container somewhere. I did use steel wire, although I feel like it might have been included in the box already...

@@ModelNerd The Kit definitely doesn't include steel wire ... it's a standard 144mm bit of white string. Many people seem to use thin gauge picture wire as a replacement which I am also considering. I can guess at what you did but would have liked to see the discussion on it and actually see what you did with it ... it seems inconsequential but it's funnily enough one of those stand out aspects of the build that some people avoid and others do right. No matter ... enjoyed the build either way.

@@thevelointhevale1132 I must have pulled it from the spares then I guess. Thank you for the feedback though - I do appreciate it. It's useless to know that seeing small parts like that being built can be helpful to people.

Thanks Tim. Yes, please do share your images. Always good to see others' models.

@@ModelNerd Great! what is the best way to share them with you?

If you go to the "About" tab on my RU-vid page you can click to send me an email.

Thanks. I used their own High Compatibility thinner.

Tamiya TS-13, if i remember correctly.

I usually rinse it out with water (except for AK Real Colors, which react badly to water) and then give it a more thorough clean using a small amount of lacquer thinner.

Thanks!

Thanks Noel. I'm not sure - I've only hand painted very small parts (chipping) with them.