1/35 Scale Airfix M3 Stuart "Honey" Build

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1/35 Scale Airfix M3 Stuart "Honey" Build | Part #2 - Exterior

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Almost 3 years ago I started my first 1/35 tank model kit - the Airfix M3 Stuart "Honey". Due to various reasons, it would sadly get boxed for quite considerable time . . until recently where I would finally be able to finish it!
Join me in this video as I complete my build and review of the A1358 M3 Stuart "Honey" tank scale plastic model kit in 1/35 from Airfix.
▶️Watch the dedicated unboxing video here: • Airfix British M3 Stua...
▶️Watch part #1 of the series (where I focus on the interior details) here: • 1/35 Scale Airfix M3 S...
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@12am_scale_modeling 8 ай бұрын

This was the happiest I’ve been to see you upload for quite a while

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Perhaps I will do more 1/35 scale armour next year

@bossogg6915 8 ай бұрын

Well I'll happily admit I was wrong. About a year ago I said my "Honey" would be finished before you finished this. It's been waiting paint for about 9 months. Well done Matt, it was worth the wait to see this finished.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Perhaps you will get yours finished soon :)

@Simon_Nonymous 8 ай бұрын

I'm very cynical... but this was your best build yet. Loved the end result Matt.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! I might do more 1/35 scale armour in the future

@barrythatcher9349 8 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes would be great to see a 1/35 tank model.

@A_Person6 8 ай бұрын

YES, FINALLY

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Lol its only been a few years

@sweetcorn1968 8 ай бұрын

That's part of the reason they're called Jerry Cans. They were superior to allied fuel cans and less likely to leak.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

good point!

@lpjmodels 8 ай бұрын

MOAR TANKS PLZ !

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

I should probably do that CSM lanchester you gave me :P

@lpjmodels 8 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes 👉👈

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

@@lpjmodels 😂

@Aardvarkdk1 8 ай бұрын

Finally 1/35 scale, my scale. Excellent. And a nice result, Matt :)

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@glencwilson 8 ай бұрын

That scheme looks different and really stands out. Despite the age it looks a reasonable kit. Well done.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I really like the look of this one now that it is finished

@dnbeckmann 8 ай бұрын

I've got the Academy stored away - hope to build it someday! Thanks for this.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Have fun!

@user-oi4xx1jp6k 8 ай бұрын

Amazing results

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@KGmodels 8 ай бұрын

Damn Man,only 2 and a half years later 😂🤣😅 In all seriousness, i am Happy you are coming back to some old kits in the stash,and i love that you are doing more and more afvs!

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, it has taken me a while to get this one completed

@julianmhall 8 ай бұрын

Oh /that's/ where the camel and figure was from Matt. I remember that from a year or so ago.. the figures and camel were superb :)

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Yes it was! I'd like to use the other figures in a diorama with this tank

@wadejustanamerican1201 8 ай бұрын

The tank is really a nice build. There are times I think people over weather a vehicle, but I think you got it. " Just right." I hope you get some time off for the holidays. Merry Christmas.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍Hope you have a good holiday season too!

@FinestBritishTea 8 ай бұрын

Those squares on the front corner panels are gun plugs, the U.S M3 Stuart's had two browning 30 cals in those corner panels, so we took them out and plugged the holes.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

thanks for the info!

@lesthiele4921 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, that was a excellent build, the colours were perfect, I think you could have sprayed tge blue on, bext regards from a Kiwi living in Australia

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 I think that had i sprayed the blue on I would have needed to do a lot of complicated masking, particularly with all the parts that had been glued on by past me. Hand painting was the quickest way to overcome that

@lpjmodels 8 ай бұрын

very nice build mate well done !

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JohnSmith-sl1my 8 ай бұрын

Turned out really good . The diorama is a must . Wouldn't be looking forward to painting the figures. I can't paint figures ha 👍.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 I do find figures to be quite tricky too!

@ozzieladykats9938 8 ай бұрын

Yeahhhh!!!!! Great to see this finally finished after 3 'very hardworking' years on this kit. Good job Model Minutes. I really like how they painted that coat of paint on the top surfaces of the tank. Very cool. You did a very good job on the painting! I wish I had the tools you have to paint my kits! That would be awesome. Also, I think about kits, and especially armor kits with internal detail. In my mind, if I had a kit like this, I would cut out a section of the side of the tank so that you could make a 3D inside diorama that you can see in! That would be cool, but if I knew anything, I would probably finish the kit as fast as you did! 😆😆😆

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’ve not glued the top of the tank on so I can do more stuff inside if I feel like it

@ozzieladykats9938 8 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes That's a good idea!

@pandaphil 7 ай бұрын

An armor kit with an interior and single link tracks for a reasonable price? Sold!

@ModelMinutes 7 ай бұрын

yeah, its got quite a lot going for it

@evilbobthebob 8 ай бұрын

Recently finished the Academy boxing of this. Not a bad kit, but some nasty ejector pin marks were annoying. Instructions were a little bit vague too.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

yes, i think the airfix rebox might be a little better with the instructions

@DutchDaveModels 8 ай бұрын

Lovely little tank! Always liked this tank, being one of my favorites in the smal armour range. Nice build 💥👍💥

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

thanks very much!

@chrispacer4231 8 ай бұрын

DAMM, I’m not a MEMBER !!!! I Subscribed !!!!!!!!! You do such a variety of models… The last one I watched was the AIRFIX Armored ANTI TANK CAR, you made a little diorama with it Nice Little Vignette… I JUST BOUGHT ONE OFF €Bay… Got a great deal, trust me!!!!! I enjoy your channel I’ll keep WATCHING 👀 Happy Holidays… Have fun and be SAFE…. CHRIS 🇺🇸

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Chris!

@drkisiklar190 6 ай бұрын

You should do a tiger tank next.

@Andy.Gledhill.Models. 8 ай бұрын

Nice looking result there Matt. I did not realise that this kit has a pretty decent bit of interior detail. Although, I think I would have painted a lot of it separately. But for your first 1/35 build, I think you did a good job. Even though it took you 3 years lol. I will be sure to catch up on your next 1/35 scale build, sometime in 2026 eh?

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Lol maybe 😂

@modelmagic9930 8 ай бұрын

It’s only 3yrs late… But at least it’s finished.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

better late than never :)

@20july1944 8 ай бұрын

Q for anyone: are the AIRFIX 1/35 vehicles new molds or reboxes from Tamiya or somewhere, and when did AIRFIX start 1/35? I haven't built models in a long time but I still like them and when I was building, AIRFIX made vehicles in the annoying 1/32 scale.

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

Airfix have some academy reboxes in 1/35, but their more recent 1/35 kits are their own tools. They have been doing 1/35 for about the last 5 years or so

@20july1944 8 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes Good for them! Long may they wave!

@Simon_Nonymous 8 ай бұрын

Wasn't the first film of this build in black and white? ;-)

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

lol and 320p

@Simon_Nonymous 8 ай бұрын

@@ModelMinutes no I think it was actually called Victory in the Desert and featured a B.L.Montgomery.... or did I dream that?

@jesselomas8626 2 ай бұрын

What do your think of this as a 'beginner' kit??

@ModelMinutes 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't recommend this to a beginner due to the high part count and the various elements that need to be painted at different stages in the assembly. I'd suggest something smaller or simpler

@Lv-sl3rm 4 ай бұрын

So small note, apparently the Brits never actually called the Stuart "Honey", that's likely some postwar story that got told and people just went with it as if it were fact.

@ModelMinutes 4 ай бұрын

How interesting

@macneil6999 8 ай бұрын

Hi, I’m new to modelling what do you mean by dry brushing?

@ModelMinutes 8 ай бұрын

dry brushing is a process where you put paint on your brush, then wipe it all off again (on a paper towel or something) until the brush feels dry. Then you use the residue on the brush to highlight the raised details on the model. I've been meaning to make a quick tutorial on this technique because I get asked about it quite a lot, so stay tuned for that