Giving My Old Panzer II A New Life - Restoration, Repaint & Upgrade - Part 1

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My friends, tonight we'll take a look at that one model everyone has in their display case - old, damaged (some parts are probably missing), covered in dust (real dust, not the "modelling" dust!) and overall just something you're not really proud of, but at the same time you don't want to throw it away. So why not give it another chance and restore & repaint it?
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@angusrendall2554 3 года назад

The start result looked much better than anything I’ve made! 😂

@ndewingful 3 года назад

I know lol, I'm 27 and it's nuts he did that at 17!

@gto1066 3 года назад

Outstanding and mesmerising stuff.

@burntbybrighteyes 3 года назад

I just wanted to make the exact same comment.

@blusoda0021 3 года назад

Join the club

@sausagefingers1272 3 года назад

The damaged one was better in my opinion . But your renovation was incredible but would cost a fortune

@Modkits131 3 года назад

Now everyone is going to ask, “can you please restore my model Nightshift”.

@TheModelGuy 3 года назад

"Can you restore my miniart T-34/85? It's still in the sprues" lol

@NightShiftScaleModels 3 года назад

tfw you realize we're all doing a reverse restoration of sorts. We take a squeaky clean model and mess it all up.

@TheModelGuy 3 года назад

@@NightShiftScaleModels or greatly improve a cheap kit. Your vids have been a heavy resource for my KV-2 build :)

@sonnyd.6777 3 года назад

Can you restore that beat up Tiger in Vimouter, Normandy?😀

@samuelsocha8384 3 года назад

@@NightShiftScaleModels can you pls build an fv4005? it's a British tank with a REALLY big gun lol

@plastikpanzerfactory6733 3 года назад

Fantastic looking panzer II. Absolutely no one: Uncle Nightshift: let's make it better.

@neilwilson5785 3 года назад

Just the sight of those unassembled metal tracks filled me with dread.

@republicf-105dthunderchief4 3 года назад

Nightshift: Panzer II is good, Also Nightshift: But it can be better

@ryanbruner8928 3 года назад

"doing pointless stuff so that we can sleep better",LOL, your sense of humor is one of the main reasons that I follow you...the insanely rad modelling does help though :)

@EricWild 3 года назад

I 1+ your post and saved the time from posting it again. Great line

@flyingscotsman9657 3 года назад

who else remembers the 'stowagephobia'.........now it's the more the merrier!!

@insomniacbritgaming1632 3 года назад

I wish someone did decent stowage for german tanks in 1/100 scale in the UK

@radimziegler7079 3 года назад

@@insomniacbritgaming1632 Yeah... that´s probably not gonna happen, considering how small it would have to be.

@insomniacbritgaming1632 3 года назад

@@radimziegler7079 PSC does 15mm/1:100 stowage already, but there isn't enough variation... oh and BF provide some stowage with their models

@Panzermeister36 3 года назад

Yeah, the Friulmodel molds are very old now and they're getting very flashy and sloppy. They've also cut costs by only using half the molds for some sets (so you see the exposed wire on one side, rather than the wire being on the inside on both sides). Big sad. But now we have R-Model and many other good options.

@NightShiftScaleModels 3 года назад

This makes me big mad... at least these have the wires pointing towards the hull. I'll just stick with rubber bands from now on

@Panzermeister36 3 года назад

@@NightShiftScaleModels H E R E S Y

@jacobkingsford5209 3 года назад

@@NightShiftScaleModels get masterclub. I just made their KV tracks, and absolutely brilliant. Didn't have to drill out any hole, only about three were even bent, but I had so many spares I made add on track armour and still had leftover. The resin pins, fit perfectly, and very tough against chemicals, even lacquer thinner did nothing. And quite affordable (for metal tracks)

@mikehufnagl8696 3 года назад

Panzermeister36, hope school is going well for you. Missing your videos too! Both you and Night Shift get me back into modeling after 35 years. Both of you guys are very inspiring.

@darronhedges5873 3 года назад

Since Ryefield have invested in moulds for PzIII w\interior and a PE set,be a waste not making a stug kit,or range of them.

@NightShiftScaleModels 3 года назад

The old one looked better tho

@hendrikschultze9978 3 года назад

@jacobhoekman6865 3 года назад

Sad I don't have an airbrush.

@douglascampbell9809 3 года назад

I'm going to need to get a couple litters of that Clean Slate. I have about 100 armor kits and 500 miniatures that were under water from my basement flooding. (all Warhammer 40K) I've been putting off fixing the mess because of how much of a pain in the ass stripping models and minis is.

@Snoopmasta 3 года назад

Are you trolling yourself now? XD

@jameslawrie3807 3 года назад

Long way to go yet though. I wonder sometimes if I should clean off old kits and totally redo it exactly the same and compare effects as I (hopefully) get better in skills.

@localpanzer2775 3 года назад

panzer 2, FUCK YEAH!

@conwayplays6610 3 года назад

Panzer 2 electric Boogaloo

@klubfumble8606 3 года назад

My daughter loves your channel. Always on a Friday morning its " Can we watch Uncle Nightshift now?" lol . She also keeps saying "Ma Friends".....alot. Keep up the good work.

@rolandzuber2856 3 года назад

"...but hey, that's the beauty of modelling - doing pointless stuff so we can sleep better." - You just made my day! 😄 Amazing video, inspires me to fix my Panzer III Ausf L I screwed painting job on. Thank you! 😉👍👌

@phillydcinematics2543 3 года назад

The one dislike was from his friend who was mad that night shift removed the paint job

@Auhbseluhte 3 года назад

I just bought a Tamiya 1/48 crocodile Churchill tank kit at my local hobby for 20 bucks nice tank project to keep me busy, soo bored when your waiting to start on a 1/8 scratch build custom modern rc tank. The "waiting" of real hobbyists struggle is DAMN REAL!! =/ #waiting also love watching your vids while i model my tanks, keeps me company sire

@red-se2bx 3 года назад

The type of weld on the side is just what we call a “corner weld.” Honestly very simple lol Edit: you’ve been enlightened by a welder.

@asparagus7014 3 года назад

all the weld patterns he made has a name?

@jameslawrie3807 3 года назад

@@asparagus7014 Welding is a full-on science. Every weld joint and pattern has a name and a method. Some welds are always only ever done downwards so the coin pattern will have the "scale shape" pointing down. Thin metal has different sorts of welds to thicker metals. Dissimilar metals can't be welded at all and you should fashion bolts and brackets for joints. Most online welding manuals have short descriptions of techniques and diagrams of how a weld should be made so you can easily follow their methods. If you're going to do field modifications that might have been done by unskilled welders you can just have little blobs around the joint that looks suitably dubious, this is how I intend to do some field-expedient bustle racks on my current project.

@asparagus7014 3 года назад

@@jameslawrie3807 wow, videos make it look easy but in reality it's actually very complicated.

@MatthijsvanHalteren 3 года назад

@@jameslawrie3807 to join some dissimilar metals like aluminium and steel you can use triclad, which is metal and aluminium "exploded" together. I used to work on a yacht shipyard were the hull is metal and the housing is aluminium and they use triclad bars to join the 2 with welding. Now I work as a TIG welder in a workshop which makes HVAC units for yachts and weld stainless steel pipes for said units. Very fun work to do and every 6 months I have to do a photoweld test to renew my photoweld certificate.

@jameslawrie3807 3 года назад

@@MatthijsvanHalteren Does triclad create oxidisation problems? I know I'm getting way off modelling here but that's fascinating, especially in a salt water environment.

@draxusdemos8266 3 года назад

When you said it was a Tamiya panzer 2 I was wondering why my kit looked a lot different with the storage and gun barrel and stuff then I realized mine was really old and I mean 1970’s old lol

@NightShiftScaleModels 3 года назад

Yeah this is the newer Ausf A/B/C, you have the legendary F/G ancient kit, I built that one in the past!

@jacobakana5649 3 года назад

Same, I bought the f/g as a practice kit because it’s on Amazon for $15 usd. It was a lot of fun though!

@mayakaini9472 3 года назад

@@NightShiftScaleModels considering this model was released in 2008, and you were 17-18 years old by then, now you should be 30-31 years old, is it correct?

@NightShiftScaleModels 3 года назад

@@mayakaini9472 Yeah I'll become a 30 year old boomer in a few months :(

@JrgPt96 3 года назад

They either are still making it, or the stocks still haven't run out, because I remember I saw one on the shelves in my local hobby store before the lockdowns. and at something like a consistent €14, it was the first 1/35 kit I've bought.

@johnhrichak3451 3 года назад

Uncle Night Shift, Okay, my first armor kit is in my sweaty hands. The konigstiger's metal tracks have arrived (sector 35, not cheap but pre-assembled and heavy). I've flame cut some metal edges, cool effect and am ready to add texture via glue stippling ang glue putty finish. Photo etch parts are in the mail, wheels assembled and I am STOKED (not easy peasy at 70) ready to weather this kit after the paint goes on. Since I am blessed/cursed with infinite patience, I intend to do all chipping with brush just as my Uncle has shown. Oh boy, hours of fussy detail work that I enjoy to a level that would insure me a fat file at Interpol. Mr. Kovacs, thank you for the uploads, having a genuine tip top time here learning new techniques and cackling with a slightly unholy glee. Janko

@tate_g 3 года назад

The tracks turned out great. You don't get nearly the recognition, for the effort and attention to detail, that you deserve. Simply put, this is beautiful art!

@maiconwerplotz7206 3 года назад

Finally some panzer gray!

@aaronblake8987 3 года назад

8:42 looks like the world's weirdest edible arrangement.

@battlejitney2197 3 года назад

Timing of this video series is perfect for me. I'm resusitating an old CMK Pz 35t I built many years ago. When I first built it I was in a hurry to finish it before entering a contest. All I had time to do was paint it, do some light dry brushing, apply decals, and give it a matt varnish. It won a First Place award so I just left it alone after that but I was never really happy with it. After many year and a few broken parts from handling, I decided to repair it and finally practice some new weathering techniques. Thanks for your videos. I'm learning a lot of new tricks!

@tabe8850 3 года назад

2:09 “modern technology from the future” 🤔

@optimusWII 3 года назад

Showing a restoration of a broken model really is a great idea for a video. I'm enjoying it a lot

@jacobakana5649 3 года назад

I have a LOT of models I want to restore. This is great to see! Nice work! Edit: I’m painting a panzer grey StuG III in a few days, this makes it a lot easier, thanks!

@andrewschanck3363 3 года назад

MARTIN!!!! You are annoyingly talented, my friend.

@toby6326 3 года назад

Never laughed so much that friul model track quiz laughing out loud 😂😂. Great work!!

@screwthebobbin 3 года назад

The finished Panzer grey looks amazing

@Absaalookemensch 3 года назад

The obligatory bucket because no German WWII tank model is authentic without it. Great job.

@sirrathersplendid4825 3 года назад

I’ve only ever seen a few original photos of German tanks carrying hanging buckets. Mind you, most photos don’t show the rear of the tank.

@Absaalookemensch 3 года назад

@@sirrathersplendid4825 Any German tank without a bucket hanging from the back was an imposter.

@ghosturbx 3 года назад

Just a reminder nightshift! You told us to remind you about building a Panzer Grey Tiger 1 from the last time you built a tiger, also its amazing how you put so much new colour into that panzer

@rrl4245 3 года назад

Love it! "Doing pointless stuff so we can sleep better." - the story of my life... Thanks, as always.

@dirtpotato8788 3 года назад

Woooow a redesign, I am so excited for the solider and the diorama

@warrelics779 3 года назад

Thanks for these videos

@spm36 3 года назад

Picasso of the modeling world..superb

@XxBloggs 3 года назад

The shading is really awesome

@randomcanadianeh1291 2 года назад

Watching your videos is helping my recovery so much better. Keep em coming!

@greedlike 3 года назад

More like this please!

@chrisj0 3 года назад

those weld details look great!

@bryanmatthews8248 3 года назад

I was so happy to see you doing a panzer grey tank. Mind blowing how great this looks with only 2 tamiya colors.

@MatthijsvanHalteren 3 года назад

The weld you mention at 4:47 is called corner weldseam, you have an inside one and an outside one, this is the outside corner weld seam (Professional welder here from The Netherlands)

@NightShiftScaleModels 3 года назад

Awesome, thanks a lot!! :)

@MatthijsvanHalteren 3 года назад

@@NightShiftScaleModels well, thank you for the nice modeling video's every friday evening which in turn help me with weathering my models :)

@SimeonCogswell 3 года назад

I think restoring your old model is really cool.

@lordzombey1337 3 года назад

Such Restorations are amazing!!!

@panzer-meister 3 года назад

Always beautiful. I enjoy just looking.

@darronhedges5873 3 года назад

VMS 'CA glue filler' is good for creating 'welded' mounting for PE parts.

@samuelsteffen4491 3 месяца назад

‚But that‘s the beauty of modelling: Doing pointless stuff so we can sleep better‘ 14:11 This is truly the case for me! 😂😂

@tiptoe_modelling562 3 года назад

@nightshift your stuff is just pure joy, when I'm working at the desk I always have your vids playing in the background. Thanks for doing what you do!

@MRCLXWN03 3 года назад

Love the work you put into it, It looks so cool for real, I'm new to modeling, so I watch what you do to learn, great work man

@MariusIusan 3 года назад

I watch your videos from day one, and in almost each of them I discover something new and interesting. This one is no different. Thanks!

@timothyperrigoue3997 3 года назад

This was a favorite build from when I was about 17 (1987) as well... though mine was the Afrika Korps version. Your detail tricks always delight! Cheers!

@stevebrooks1304 3 года назад

Great paint job

@spinafire 3 года назад

Holy shiz that end product is insanely crisp

@JoeyWebber955 3 года назад

I think I have 2 or 3 of these in my stash . Such a good model to experiment with when you are first starting out . Glad to see it getting a little love .

@janreznak1433 3 года назад

Selling DOT3 brake fluid in other bottles. Love it. Btw restoration was done brilliantly.

@georgefell6311 3 года назад

Another great video and a great idea reviving models

@worldwar-2militaryscalemod186 3 года назад

good work. finish is stunning.

@gwiazdapioun2127 7 месяцев назад

I have one important thing to say about VMS Clean Slate if anyone would like to use it: it eats right through Tamiya Putty. I have a 1/72 scale T-34 and I decided to re-do the paintjob, because this was my first attempt at painting something with a new airbrush and compressor after a long while, and in some places the paint layer (Mr Surfacer Black and Ammo MiG modulation set for Russian 4BO) was way too thick. Before painting it though, I applied thinned Tamiya Putty to make the rolled steel texture on the hull, and cast stell on the turret. So after I soak the model with Clean Slate, after a couple of minutes and a bit of work with the toothbrush, the paint was gone, but so was the putty I used for the hull texture. Sadly, I cannot restore it anymore, because all the handles and stowage are now in place and would make it impossible to sand the texture. Glad I didn't start with the turret, because I put way more effort in that cast texture and weld lines...

@EssexBoyz 3 года назад

Very cool video, love your stuff. Crammed with so many tips and massive amounts of inspiration. Fantastic 😃👍🏼

@RestorationAustralia 3 года назад

Great improvement well done.

@billys3400 3 года назад

Great work and highly enjoyable to watch and listen to, looking forward to the next part.

@RedJackOfClubs 3 года назад

This is so satisfying!! I've postponed many new projects to fix old ones from 10+ years ago

@daastronaut 2 года назад

Thanks this helped a lot, I'm tryna re-do an old kit so I can add it to a diorama I'm making and this vid helped a lot

@loupiscanis9449 3 года назад

Thank you , Uncle Martin ,

@cyrilhansell7365 3 года назад

That is one for the book nice way to save money on new when you have a room full built

@david55200 2 года назад

serious paint. nice job

@memincihan 3 года назад

I really love what you do. You have a great talent. I enjoy myself watching your videos.

@secdup2510 3 года назад

The plates are welded using the Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen welding technique.

@nickbutler7935 3 года назад

Nice job so far Martin. I am a fan of 'Clean Slate', it's saved my butt many a time. I watched the latest release from LPJ and it was nice to see your battle damage technique applied to the KV1, and favourable mentions of your channel. Nice to see how we still learn from each other. Looking forward to part 2. Cheers, and stay safe.

@benward5732 3 года назад

"It looked better before" ;) Seriously good job and as ever I impatiently await the next video

@richardwade2503 3 года назад

Okay you've officially inspired me to build my first armour kit, great work my man as always!

@lmmodellismomilitare 3 года назад

Wow. Very nice video and very nice starting too.

@AFV85 3 года назад

Really nice, love the stowage! I really liked the 2 lines on the side and that Shade of grey but this is still cool as heck

@leutnantin408 3 года назад

Hey night shift. Today I was looking for some interesting references for king tiger and I found one. The particular porsche king tiger is called "swedish king tiger" and has only markings of S2 I hope you will like it. Also I later found out that mark felton did a video about it.

@joecoulson2904 3 года назад

I'm in the process of making one in 1/48, it's quite a unique vehicle as it was a very early model with a few prototype upgrades

@sergiovasconcellosocriativo 3 года назад

Your kit assembled in the past was a record of how you evolved in your painting techniques. It is good to have these records and to compare from time to time. It is always a pleasure to see you applying new techniques. I really like using the airbrush, but I have to be careful that it doesn't have effects that look too artificial. For example, it sometimes looks more like a model made in 3D than a real model. When I started my career as an illustrator, I had the holy illusion that when I bought an airbrush all my problems would be solved ... because I hated painting with a brush. The sad reality was to discover that the more I used the airbrush, the more I had to correct the "metallic effects of degradé" of the airbrush. So, I started using the brush a lot more, until I ended up liking it. Hahahahahaha Cheers

@nonamesplease6288 3 года назад

You are one mad lad, sir. I have tried the tank redux routine and it never turned out. This tank looks great just as it is at the end of this video. Cheers!

@RadnothyG 3 года назад

Finally a proper diorama! I'm very excited to see the following week videos.

@JedenSiedemDwa 3 года назад

Looks very good! Much better than previous. And all my models, of course... ;)

@fredmidtgaard5487 3 года назад

Amazing! Great work! Very interesting video!

@flying.models1136 3 года назад

I've got some flashbacks to my recently finished mader 3. I used for the first time tamiya paints, because I saw that you are mixing all colors Individually. Well I bought 2 colors... White and panzer grey and I did something like you. And I'm feeling good now that I did everything right and it's the best model I've ever done! Thank you for your great videos they are helping me aaa lot!

@Getaway2Scratch 3 года назад

Looks betten than before 👍🏼

@Krzysztof_z_Bagien 3 года назад

It looked better before!1!!!11!!!1!!1111!!1!11!! :D But more seriously - it's better to support your 3d prints where it won't be visible, eg. those helmets could have supports inside, this way you don't have to do anything if there are some support remains. Also, I found that pure ethanol is way better (and cheaper) for cleaning resin prints than aceton, and it doesn't smell that bad either.

@dbenci2071 3 года назад

I have the same kit waiting to be built, ordered some of the same tracks from china/hong kong...never got it, gonna go to ebay and order another set, yoou have inspired me

@babayfrommars7856 3 года назад

Great result

@LRBerry 3 года назад

This was a great video and I really like the look of the tank.

@Youcanbuildmodels 3 года назад

Uncle Nightshift hope you do a larger scale diorama soon. Multiple vehicles and soldiers.

@Phazmatix 3 года назад

It is my birthday today and this video coming out is the perfect gift in its own way. Thank you for posting😁

@Matimus91 3 года назад

Dude, thank you so much for introducing Clean Slate to me! This stuff is magic :)

@AvocationNation 2 года назад

Building my very first tank! Using this as a guide :) Thanks.

@janmaderholz8613 3 года назад

Totally cool, it look preaty fine!!

@warroomscale 3 года назад

Really good job ❤️

@berra1991 3 года назад

Great work as always! I can't get enough of german AFVs! :)

@MartinPlachy 3 года назад

How are you doing these so amazing every time? You are skilled model maker :D

@erickirwan8703 3 года назад

Love your German Grey, the colour tone variations are very smooth👍

@ScottM 3 года назад

It looks so much better than what you started with. I am looking forward to the next video.

@tonyascaso6254 3 года назад

Great work and you have taught me a lot and upped my game, just finished up a horrible DML Panzer III J, my brother started back in '94! Turned out really great. Now working on RFM Panzer III J again since I had a lot of decals left over for the 24th Pz Div. Next is the Hetzer from Tamiya with the ambush camo! Fun, fun, fun! Lots of work really. Can you do a painting tutorial for small items like the German hand grenades and the panzerfaust and bazookas, I struggle to make them look real.

@sebastianosterman5056 3 года назад

So cool to do a restoration project :) looking forward to the end result :)

@scp5055 3 года назад

Thank you for this. Watching some rando on youtube toy around with his models is actually really calming and has helped with my stress.

@Bukkarooo 3 года назад

Genuinely handsome so far! I liked the original, but I really love that dark German grey and the shading you already have. Just crisp and clean in a way I really enjoy. Great as always, can't wait to see this progressing!

@giovanniworldinscale1014 3 года назад

I would not have had the courage to remove the paint because it looked good. I was just going to fix the track... But you have been good and made a great job

@markfergerson2145 3 года назад

I don't have anything really significant to add other than to say I really like the idea of revisiting old builds to see how far your modeling skills have come. Please, make sure to do a split screen or other before and after comparison when it's done.