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Andy, your videos are like the gold standard of RU-vid. The picture is clear, you don't blast horrible music, the audio is perfect, and - most importantly - you're prepared when you start the camera rolling -you don't waste our time with flailing around. I don't have to fast forward through your vid because you edit the unnecessary and redundant bits. I wish you could teach other youtubers how it's done.
On the window sill I have an M3 Stuart I built in *1979.* It turned out looking fine as tho it had just come out of combat somewhere in the PTO. The Stuart is my favorite allied WWII tank. As a kid I read Sgt Rock and the *Jeb Stuart comic books.* It was a great time to grow up in America.
Academy has became my favorite model brand. I've built the Humvee, the Tusk 2 M1A2 Abrams, and a Tiger 1 Early version with complete interior. All 3 have been immaculate as the fit goes. They have all been heavily detailed, with a good medium in part numbers as well. For the price, you cannot go wrong.
Thanks, Andy. I just picked this kit up earlier this week and started on it. Glad to see you doing it now. You've given me some great inside on how I should finish mine.
Hi Andy, As usual you have done a fantastic job on the Honey, It's a pity that these tanks would not stop much in the way of German armour, so these crews are true heros, again thanks for doing another great video. Les
Andy i always enjoy watching your video's before going to bed im a aircraft guy but you got me into building armor vehicles keep up the good work and im looking forward to see you building more aircraft as well that care God bless you brother
yeah, finished their Sherman 76 (w) with late VVSS today, I had to coat it in stowage to hide the seam between the gearbox housing and upper hull. the plastic light guards were horrendous, and the photo-etch replacements were too tall.
As usual your AFV builds are very good. It seems you've stopped doing any aircraft. Obviously building military aircraft is a different type of construction discipline and perhaps you just prefer tanks and other similar type builds but I would love to see you tackle a few. I've recently started doing aircraft and it rapidly took me out of my "comfort zone". Good luck and continue the great build videos.
Great video as always Andy, many thanks for sharing your knowledge and top tips with us. I hope that you have fun with your next build, have you thought of doing another plane??? Perhaps a Corsair, I really like the quirky look of that plane. Anyway, many thanks Andy, Joe
DEAR ANDY HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US ALL THE REALLY COOL MODELS YOU BUILD AND TEACH US! ANY WAY MY QUESTION IS COULD YOU PLEASE SHOW US HOW TO BUILD THE AFTER MARKET METAL TANK TREADS. SPECIFICALLY ,T90 TREADS THANK YOU! ,HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I like the camo scheme on that! Have had issues with decals from Academy in the past, from brand new kits. Kits go together fine, no issues there, just the decals usually. Another great video! Can you do another video with a North Africa diorama? The one with the Panzer IIIN was awesome.
Andy's Hobby Headquarters give a generous coat of Future and put the bad decal over it. Then remove the excess of future carefully with a paper towel and let it dry. Future will act as adhesive and it will also prevent glazing. Once dry, cover with matt or satin clear to unify shine. I think this can work with any acrilyc clear not only with Future, we do not have Future in Spain and I've made this same with a local floor acrylic varnish and works perfect.
Like your work and am always learning new techniques from your site. Did have a question though, why did you build a tank with interior detail and build it closed up?
Hi Andy, the colours you use??? Should they not be Portland Stone for the light colour and slate grey for the slightly darker area and dark green for the turret top? I have this in my stash to build up soon as my last one got broken by a workman and after research found these three colours to be correct as apposed to desert yellow and what you called slate green.
I am making this kit right now as I type this. Paint scheme shows somewhat of a blue. I really don't like this but might do it to keep it true to the time. I really am thinking of your scheme with the green
Don't use blue! The Imperial War Museum made a mistake when painting it's Matilda II so everybody thought that thos camo scheme used blue, but in reality it was grey.
Hi Andy I have just built this model and the instructions say light blue/slate grey for the part you painted green. Why the green in place of the instructed colour scheme?
I have a question: Could you do video about comaparing paints like pactra,humbrol, tamiya because I usually paint with pactra and i suould like to know wich paints I have to use to paint camuflages like you for exemple for Matilda II. (I'm sorry for every grammar mistake i've done I'm not from England or USA).
I love tanks and I want to get into the hobby of model building. I dont know where to start though so do you have any videos or can you make a video that shows the best ways to start the hobby?
I recenty started building, my first kit was an old stug iii from dragon, took me a month or so, and some parts didn't even fit. I'd reccomend you start with something from tamiya, they are quicker to build, and don't have too many parts.
Love your channel, but you missed a great opportunity to review this kit step by step, by doing and showing off the interior. Since you had also built the Tamiya Stuart and theres not many reviews out there for this important vehicle
hey Andy is there a benefit of painting the tank black, then white highlights, compared to painting it white then black shading on panel lines and that?
It's probably going to be easier to paint it black, then paint the centers of panels white, than to paint it white, and then paint all the edges black.
I love these videos, keep up the good work. I want to build a panther, and I like the kits with more parts, that take longer to build, what brand/model should I get?
Larry Brown bit of a late reply but those brackets are for the lower part of the "Sunshield" deception camouflage where a dummy shell of a truck made from canvas and wood was suspended over the tank to fool German reconnaissance that the British had less tanks in the field. Sounds crazy but it is true, look it up. :)
why paint it black then white for a shadow coat? it seems painting it all white then get the edges with black is easier. you can maybe do a comparison video with all the diffrent priming techinques also
They look like Squadron 90 Bend Micro tweezers (10301) that I have. I have not had success with those tweezers myself since the grip ends are not parallel. They are junk. Parts keep shooting out for me. I found better luck with others. I have some from Tamiya which DO have parallel ends and they work much better.
hi guys..I'm in desperate need of some help please!!!! ...I'm currently building the italeri sherman fury ..and I've had nothing but fitment problems throughout. .having overcome those..on fitting the "fury" tracks one of them was so tight in the guide wheels it snapped!!! and now I don't know how to fix it?? PLEASE HELP???I've spent hours on this model so far??? thanks ..
first dont buy Italeri armor kits lol. With the track problem there are a number of aftermarket options for tracks. Hobbylinc.com is my go to for stuff but ebay is also another great place.
get the big return rollers off. put the tracks on normally (and thin the mud guards) then put the rollers back in so they are in the right place, touch the tracks, and don't force them upwards.
Ricardo Klement semi-auto tracks are attachable tracks made with plastic, just as same as other parts of the kit. You have to connect the track pieces one by one with a model gule. Many model companies recently, (including academy) uses semi-auto tracks for better quality.
Really disappointing Andy that you don't do the full build with hatches open. It's kinda the point of the Academy kit that it has some interior. If you upped your modelling skills it woukd show off the stuff you want to sell right?
Hey I make little clay models of tanks, insides and everything. Would you like to see some? And would there be an audience for watching me make that kind of thing? I have a pz 2 I made if you want pics