OOOPS, what an epic fail! Did you catch that chipped paint on one of the tow chain hooks? And I literally pointed out how I fixed it. Well, guess I didn't fix it good enough! I covered it with paint before taking final photos of the model, so... it should be all good on my instagram :)
Two points that I would like to add here. ANY Place where "Mechanical Fluids" {i.e. Fuels, Oils/Lubricants, Greases and Coolants} are or have been will ALWAYS Leave "STAINS"! I used to be a mechanic... and I NEVER EVER Saw a Garage that DIDN'T Have "Mechanical Fluid Stains" all over the shops I worked in! From Gas/Petrol stains to Coolants, Greases, Various Lubricants and Oils... Even Water! Old Garages and Old "Tow Trucks" are a GREAT Place to get reference photos from! On a Funny Side note... ONE place worked at for awhile had JUST "Rebuilt" and "Re-Painted" the ENTIRE Auto Repair Bay area! And the Owners and Managers TRIED to keep it's Newly Pained "CHRYSTAL CLEAN" Look and it lasted about... two or three months! But eventually they just gave up because It's just NOT Possible?! THEY ARE REPAID SHOPS! THEY are MEANT TO GET DIRTY! PERIOD! Ok so much for that part... Second... If you don't have ACTUAL "Tanks/Armor" references...You can ALWAYS go to places that have LARGE Construction Equipment/Machines! AND/OR You can go to Rail Road yards and look at how THEY look! Trains are a GREAT "Grease, Grim, Stains, Rust and Weathering/Aging" subjects! So You don't always HAVE to have the EXACT "Subject Matter" {i.e. Sherman Tank, Artillery Gun Etc.} to create GREAT Weathering and Griming/Staining Techniques! And keep in mind that THINGS that are LARGE and are mainly kept "OUT SIDE" and in ALL Types of weather will have these effects happen to them! And BECAUSE of things like Moisture... ANYPLACE on a Machine or Vehicle that has "Moving Parts" {i.e doors, hatches, etc.} ANYTHING that Has to MOVE and/or SWIVEL and/or Function WITHOUT Resistance MUST Have Copious amounts of Greases and/or Oils to keep them working smoothly! Where he did the side lower "Maintenance Hatches" with LOTS of Grease spilling out of them... Train Cars and Locomotives have "Access Boxes" on the wheel trucks and THESE also usually have TONS of Grease and Oil spilling out of them! But ANOTHER Great source is RIGHT In Yours or your neighbor's or someone you know's Garage... A CAR! LOTS of Oil and Grease and stains ALL OVER the Engine, Transmission and Rear End! So You don't always have to go far to get the sources you need! In closing... HOW Martin DOES the techniques that he shows here and in other vidz are just Simply AMAZING! He KNOWS his STUFF! :D It has been said that, "An Armature takes the EASY...and makes it look DIFFICULT! A "MASTER" {a.k.a Martin} Takes the IMPOSSIBLE... and makes it look EASY! :D
Amazing work! Well done! I know exactly what you mean: First totally hyped for that one project, then in the middle of modelling the hype slowly disappears and you just want to finish the kit! Thanks for this Video! Great Job! 👌
Lol, yes exactly! But this usually happens to me only when something goes wrong along the way and I already know the model isn't gonna turn out the way I envisioned. Maybe next time :)
gorgeous gorgeous result! you sure about the kit reviews tho? there are tons of those around yet with no practical purpose to the viewers: lookie sprue here, ah another sprue there,, wow i've found another sprue i didn't see that coming, please subscribe and like... yumanss are boooring - this particular channel ain't coz you'r not a human but a he-man. cheers, can't wait for the next schiftz :]
Thanks mate! I don't know honestly. I think I'm a terrible reviewer... I just don't know what to talk about. So I'll just focus on things that I find interesting, comment on what looks good and what doesn't, talk about how the kit might go together etc... We'll see next week, maybe :)
10:53 - 36 seconds of an unpleasant feeling with comments like "ugh come on you piece of rings". Turns out it's quite a decent kit if you put a little effort to it; I personally wanted to build a german version of that B1, but the Tamiya one is a little bit expensive, so this Trumpeter model with about 14 dollars I think will be okay. And thanks a lot for your videos, they're really helpful and your technique with this uneven paint texture in previous model looks astonishing, I'll try it on some of my models sa well.
Thanks mate! What I did with this kit was the bare minimum in my opinion, it would need a lot more work and maybe some aftermarket if possible. I think the German version had some modifications done to it? That would mean additional work. The Tamiya kit is great, I had it a few years ago but gave it away without even touching the sprues, but I'm tempted to build it again. I'm sure you'll have fun with the distressing technique, I'll be doing it again on the next model.
Thank you for this project! Really well done model and as always it is inspiring. I do have one offtopic question - How do you solve periscope issue on WW2 1/35 kits? Do you replace original parts with clear plastics, use varnish to imitate glass, or something else? (if the kit doesnt include clear periscope parts of course)
Thanks a lot mate and regarding periscopes, I couldn't care less about clear parts. I usually just paint them over and create the glass effect with paints. Not saying the result is perfect or convincing, but it's good enough for me. The process is simple, I just paint the glass part with dark grey acrylic paint, sometimes I give it a bit more variation with black oil paints, and cover it with a few layers of gloss varnish. I'll tackle this subject in the next series.
Sorry everyone, But I think this has to be the best modelling channel on youtube :) your videos are so funny yet so informative. Thank you for taking the time to do these video, teaching us so much and keeping us entertained :D - Ivan
I don't :) Given enough time to dry, these effects hold very strong and won't be damaged. And I only handle my models with surgical gloves - you can transfer your fingerprints even on a sealed surface.
Hi Martin, was your Minenraumer ever made into an article for a magazine?....just curios, as the ones in print are primer red or raw steel. Yours is one of the only grey ones I have seen...oh and if you hadn't told us the scale of the Char B1, I would have said it was 35th scale. Its that good of a paint job. Now more of this acrylic dust on the next model please.
Hey Mac, yeah it was, but quite locally... If I remember correctly it was only published in Czech Modelar and Italian Steel Art or Model Time magazines. And it was also quite some time ago... I don't honestly understand either what's the rage with oxide primer and raw steel Minenraumers. They can be painted in grey, dark yellow, 3-tone camouflage, heck, even winter camo. There are so many possibilities... Thanks for your nice words, there will be a lot more acrylic dust content on this channel.
Thinking top flat areas on these things need to really show not just a chipping effect, but a true missing sun baked peel break with a real lower layer revealed. To add more character to the top flat areas.
Outstanding Martin! You truly are the best teacher (for plastic model weathering) out there on RU-vid land at the moment. Excited to see what you do next!
My english is not that well, but i heard you spoke from Michael Rinaldi, i have all his books and he is my idol, because he make models exactly for my taste, i love his works too, yours same as well of course
lol, then I should message Adam and ask for my ad revenue! We'll see how the review goes. I mean, I've been modelling non-stop since I started this channel. One week without modelling, just talking, doesn't sound too bad :)
love your work. would love to see a video on materials like what thinners with what paints, what paints need to go on first, paints not to mix, what paints thin with water. trying to get back into modeling after 25 years, and we never had all this information and technology when i was a kid, we had rattle can spray paint and tape and really nasty smelling glue that took forever to dry.
Nice done! Great to know that guitar strings are usable for antennas like this, but it is troublish - you cannot play the guitar now! ;) All the best for You! ;)
What brand are the oils you used? I tried Vallejo streaking grime but it seemed like no matter how long or short I waited I couldn’t get the effect I wanted. Just big blobs.
Night Shift ok. And yeah I think that’s pretty much all they make is acrylic. The crappy part is that not only does my local hobbytown not carry any weathering oils or ak products, but hobby lobby and micheals do not carry them either. I really don’t understand why not. Do you have an online store to buy from in the USA? Thanks for replying! And I love your channel!
That happens to me only when I deviate from the idea I originally had. AKA when the result doesn't live up to my expectations. Fun fact: my expectations are usually set really low :D
I know what it means, it's just... it's heavily used in my language but often in a wrong way - on purpose. I've gotten so used to it that I keep saying it even when it doesn't make sense :D
Wonderful and inspirational work!! I hope the bigger model means a longer and a more complex building phase!!! I am more curious about your next project than the GoT finale! 🙄
Thank you and yes! There will be a few very detailed construction tutorials and the painting will also be covered in more detail because there will be some interesting things which deserve a video. Lol I feel your disappointment with last season of GoT. What a way to completely ruin what used to be one of the best TV shows ever. Luckily, as if HBO knew what a disaster it was gonna be, they gave us a wonderful remedy in form of the excellent Chernobyl miniseries.
I personally just blow the paint hard off of the brush when doing spatter, I usually use that however when I'm replicating blood spray from exit wounds etc...
@@NightShiftScaleModels you are probably right TBF haha. I dunno, it's just been the way iv always done it, size of brush is the factor I use for different spray patterns
This video is very impactful on my life AKA things I'm definitely going to try on my next tank build! I'm glad to hear it's not just me who gets tired of 1/72 scale after awhile.
Well that's really great to hear! Fun fact, I never focused on 1/72 scale before, I literally built this kit because it was hidden in my stash and I wanted to give some variety to my content, but I really like how fast you can finish these kits. They're small and practical. The next model on this channel is the exact opposite, it's BIG. I knew it wasn't gonna be a small tank, but damn it's bigger than I anticipated.
