Tamiya's 1/35 Valentine Tank Build

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4 жыл бұрын

I've built Tamiya's 1/35 Valentine tank; my first in 1/35 scale. My aim was to practice my weathering technique with oils but Jeremy Corbyn'd out at the last moment and played safe with water based washes instead. Maybe because I was scared of chucking nearly 40 quid's worth of kit in the bin; maybe next time. I loved building this tank, even the tracks (TBH). P.S. I hate painting figures; another area that needs practice.

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@andyfraser7771 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent build one of the best I have watched for this model

@georgecoventry8441 2 жыл бұрын

Good work! It looks like another great Tamiya tank kit.

@Twirlyhead 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job of an often underappreciated tank.

@SprueFascinationChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Splendid Valentine, like it!

@MVeminor7 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you tackle a tank build. Nice work. Looking forward to another one. cheers

@tonimancer8075 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I to wish they would bring the rubber band tracks back

@BigFred1925 4 жыл бұрын

This is the first video of yours I have seen. Straight up I’m a fan! Really nice work, the wear and weather look so realistic. I’m going to have to subscribe, oh did I mention how relaxing it was to watch. Great job!

@GregsModels 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@allanrichards6448 4 жыл бұрын

Just watched this and I think you get a really nice tone on the paint which makes the model "pop". I;ve just finished the RFM Jagdpanther G2 with full interior. Quite a challenging build. It only has a "glass roof which isn't enough to see the interior detail so I got the dremel out and cut holes in the sides and top of the tank to make it like a museum piece. If you are up for a challenge I think it would be a good build for a little series of videos.

@jensnimike176 4 жыл бұрын

Nice build! No overdoing the weathering😊

@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835 4 жыл бұрын

Looks cool 😎👍

@127TROOP 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent first effort on tanks....love your crew figures ( be nice to see how you painted them!) as for the tracks, if you haven’t already, go find Andy’s Hobby Headquarters here on YT....he makes ‘link & length’ track fitting effortless....they are really the simplest form of tracks, even over vinyl ones. Your mistake ( and many make it...) is you fitted the idler and sprocket wheels then the tracks.....go look at Andy’s builds....all will become clear......but a lovely build mate.....👌🤙

@nathanprentice7230 2 жыл бұрын

One day I hope to be able to make a model half as good as that.

@mickandchrispaterson6750 3 жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic mate. Great figure painting as well. As been said already check Andys headquarters build for link and length tracks.

@marcelwildeboer 4 жыл бұрын

Love 1:35 scale, nicly done 👍 like to see more off this........

@gavinbooth 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid Greg I just bought a miniart 1/35 T55 you might want to look at them lots of paint options (lots of track links too !) . Regards Gav.

@GregsModels 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gav will do sounds good!

@Kilomikepapa 4 жыл бұрын

Good to see the crew added. Many modelers don’t seem to bother with them. It helps to add interest and give a sense of size. In this case, it makes one wonder how Vickers managed to wrestle a 6 pdr into the later variants of the Valentine!

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@albertobrody1979 2 жыл бұрын

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@MottysMilitaryModels 4 жыл бұрын

Greg, where's the wings???? For your first tank, wow, you've done a brill job. If you want a euro tank next but would rather rubber band tracks Tamiyas Chieftan or any of their cheaper end of tanks are great and very easy for the newbie of tanks and armour. You've done great though, there's no stopping you now. If you need anything, info, who to talk to, books, kits, what to buy etc etc etc then give me a shout ill help as best I can or if I can't I will" know a man that can"!!!!! Ha ha. Hope your well, stay safe buddy

@GregsModels 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Thanks will do 👍

@zedhol 4 жыл бұрын

Love your work Greg, maybe you could do a video on some of the techniques that you use, for instance, weathering with the oils and painting your tools. What are you using for the wood paint for the tool handles?

@GregsModels 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I used Vallejo paints on the tools. For the handles a buff base coat colour to start, then a dark brown, this is wiped off with a sponge while still wet. The streaking, hopefully, should give a convincing wood grain effect.

@peoplevn2227 3 жыл бұрын

nice

@norbertogonzalez9738 3 ай бұрын

Hermoso 😊

@spinster4000 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t recommend letting the link n link tracks to dry fully, because things will never fit as they’re suppose to once it’s dry, it makes painting a lot more difficult but I find it’s worth it in the end to suffer through a little bit more painting than normal to have the tracks fit properly, I personally LOVE link n link tracks, they’re so much fun to put on

@spinster4000 3 жыл бұрын

Andy’s hobby headquarters has an excellent video on how to do the link n link.

@Jackdaw5 3 жыл бұрын

I hate these type of tracks. Much prefer decent rubber bands, as in the Tamiya Cromwell. I like your build - neatly painted and the crew look good too.