Jagdtiger tank destroyer (Takom 1/35 scale model)

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Jagdtiger tank destroyer (Takom 1/35 scale model)

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4 жыл бұрын

Building, painting, and weathering the German Jagdtiger tank destroyer Blitz kit from Takom. This 1/35 scale kit allows you to build a model of either the early or late versions of the Jagdtiger. The instructions offer markings for three versions in the standard German three-colour camouflage. However, I decided to paint a version based on dark yellow over the red primer, as seen in some late war German tanks. You can find the kit here: amzn.to/370Fk7H
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@Dirks_NUMA_Files 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant work. That thing must have been massive in its day

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@christosswc 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the finished kit looks metal rather than plasticky.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@henrysanchez4810 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice build my friend, the camo came out great.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Henry!

@bobdyer422 4 жыл бұрын

I just got this kit, perfrect timing. The three deck pieces for the "KING" late was a bit fiddley, center piece was warped, but you're correct the detail is good. Nice job on the Destroyer. Congrats!

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks Bob. Good luck with your kit.

@simonmoss101 4 жыл бұрын

A nice end result without its teething problems. I guess that’s what modelling is about resolving and overcoming issues to create a masterpiece.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely. Thanks Simon.

@seanatron8005 2 жыл бұрын

I was on the fence about which build to start next. Now I know, thanks!

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean - have fun!

@xiaole950 3 жыл бұрын

For the tank's track jig, there were tiny nubs on the other side of it that connected to the side of the track pieces however, you had to tape some parts of the track to the jig or else it would fall as you glued the tank tracks together.

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, OK. I must have missed that - thanks for the tip

@robwalker5030 4 жыл бұрын

Turned out a great build. Recently done a King Tiger. Still trying to pluck up the courage to weather it. As for accuracy in the colour, does it matter. If you're happy with it that's all that matters. People who are quick to judge you on acuracy have got nothing better to do and really need to get a life. Look forward to the next. 👍🏻

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!

@robwalker5030 4 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd No worries, your welcome 👍🏻

@michaelweiss7880 3 жыл бұрын

That's a well-known problem with the front gun plate. Beautiful job!!

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael. Yes, since then I've read and watched quite a few reviews with the same problem (even Night Shift struggled!).

@donfrandsen7778 4 жыл бұрын

Well done!!! Finish is cool !!! Thank you for the build I have got this kit , and tamiya , dragon, very nice! Thank you !!! Right on mate!!!!

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate - glad you liked it

@noelpetroni6491 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. I enjoy watching your videos! Look forward to see others. Nice background music as well.

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Noel.

@JackFlemingFan1 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent job building your Takom Jagdtiger Tank Destroyer & video taping it too!

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@richarddewitt2072 2 жыл бұрын

3:09 drill out the hinges and run wire through it you will have a working hatch.

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Good tip, thanks Richard

@RickJZ1973 4 жыл бұрын

Great job! Your model looks perfect. A very nice build. I'm now inspired to purchase the Takom kit. I've built the Tamiya jadgtiger in the past.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick!

@evanandgemma1 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job on this one. Thanks for showing the mixups that can be done with the older and newer pieces. I too would do the same as you and put the wrong piece in, but hey, lesson learnt. Looks awesome. 👍

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate.

@zulerodoeht329 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, nice job. Good paint scheme, paint it the way you like. I have just finished the assembly of this model. I had the same issue with the front of the casemate , rather then cutting off the bottom, I sanded both the upper hull and the front a little at a time until I got just the right fit. It was still tough to do. Another issue I had was, I broke off 4 of the spare track brackets with my 10 thumbs. I used the leftover brass from the photo etch fret to make new ones. One last note, before I started the construction, I went through the instructions and used an orange highlighter to X out the early version side of the instructions.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Yeah, I knocked off a couple of those brackets too. Glad you enjoyed the build.

@reconranger1370 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video. I have had issues with Takom fittings as well. They can throw you off course sometimes. Anyway, great build, thanks for sharing!!

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

@ovidiuschley3346 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Jagdtiger , excelent red camouflge stripes on yellow base color . Complex project , I like it very much the assembling and the weathering proces . 👍

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, thank you. Glad you liked it.

@brianj1713 3 жыл бұрын

Had the same problem but a spot of crazy glue helped good idea for the wheels

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian

@EMTBonsai 3 жыл бұрын

Track's in box are only early types too! I've got a set thrown in my box from when bought it last year I've just dug it out my stash tonight! The track's on the latest were same as the King tiger's

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info - I didn't know that

@Tiesethecustomizer 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent job! Makes me want to add a Jagdtiger to the to do list.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Got for it! For that time when a Tiger II ain't big enough :)

@colinkavanagh7625 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Looks a amazing kit, have to get one. Thank You

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Colin!

@THROTTLEPOWER 3 жыл бұрын

Great job, I'm building that kit now.

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

@paulmorgan6269 Жыл бұрын

Nothing in nature is straight lined as your pattern in red. This looks like a model rather than a real event.

@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын

You might want to check out various historical and modern camouflage schemes. Lots of those with straight lines. Even a dead straight line can be effective in breaking up the outline of a vehicle. And while there may not be lots of straight lines in nature, tanks don't always fight in nature.

@paulmorgan6269 Жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd Thanks I'll do some research. Keep up the nice work.

@tomp.214 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That looks so amazing!

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas

@piotrekszczepanski5125 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely perfect.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@erichheyde5953 3 жыл бұрын

I like the camo. I like how you didn’t over do the weathering with massive chipping, rust, mud, and so on I like how you build out of the kit no aftermarket tracks, PE or a metal barrel. I’m wondering why you didn’t continue the camo on the barrel? I’m currently building tamiya’s Jagdtiger so. Any information about what was and what was not done could be helpful. I also very much like the pictures in the start of your video ! Thank you for posting

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Erich. I left the barrel grey because I wanted to suggest it was a new replacement barrel. I believe barrels were painted in a grey heat resistant paint at the factory.

@erichheyde5953 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd very interesting. I also very much enjoyed your elephant build. With the trees. !

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Erich

@erichheyde5953 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd you’re very welcome. Keep up the good work !

@foreverplastickits138 4 жыл бұрын

*Very strange camouflage but whatever, it is successful! Nicely done! 👍👍*

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Sort of inspired by Bovington's Panther. It's interesting how even the sharp lines still break up the shape though, don't you think?

@foreverplastickits138 4 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd Exactly, some Panthers in the Battle of the Buggle had 3 colors sharp lines and this kind of camouflage is very confusing to watch.

@ocsplc 7 ай бұрын

dear Model Nerd: what is your philosophy on your builds vis a vis the condition of the model? by that i mean some modelers build the kit with all of the components and elements in place and then paint and weather but they don’t presume the model has seen action or have damage from use or combat. others like me present the opposite: a tank or tank destroyer which has been used and has the tools and equipment sometimes missing or placed in a different location etc.. I’m always interested in modeler’s approaches to their work

@ModelNerd 6 ай бұрын

It varies to be honest. Sometimes I like them factory fresh, other times a bit dirtier. I'm not generally a fan of large scale chipping though.

@MatchboxRevival 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing result !

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@cadecunningham2208 3 жыл бұрын

What color was used under the red stripes? The yellowish one? Sorry I don’t know what to call it.

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

I can't remember exactly (maybe I mention it in the video), but it was probably Tamiya XF-88 Dark Yellow 2.

@petethescalemodeller6130 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing build well done buddy , grats to you , take care keep modelling :)

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Pete - you too!

@dalewood6812 4 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT. Well done.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dale

@samuraifool912 4 жыл бұрын

Nice Work, bags of Hints for a Newbie like me. Thx for your efforts..!! Kim Downunder. 😎

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for watching :)

@claytonmcclain182 4 жыл бұрын

Good looking build Nerd👍

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clayton

@pineapplesand556ers 4 жыл бұрын

Takom has the best quality next to Tamiya. The fit of the parts and the clarity of the instructions are so welcome after dealing with some of these other model companies. *cough*Revell*cough*

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Tamiya (old SU-85) and Takom (Mark I tank) were the first two kits I built when I got back into the hobby. Takom have a great balance between detail, quality fit, and not have a zillion parts to build something like a single headlight (ahem...Dragon).

@zulerodoeht329 4 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd You think Dragon has lots of parts, take a swing at Miniart (even without the interior. About 30 parts to build a machine gun, and 10 for a single suspension arm if you include what look like brakes)

@cygnusx10 4 жыл бұрын

I think that's a great build. Shame that there were some issues with some of it (front superstructure/tracks) but overall, it does look like a Jagdtiger. Takom instructions also leave a lot to be desired. Nice paint job - maybe not 100% accurate, but who cares? It still looks great; nice and subtle weathering too. Great vid thanks for sharing.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I think you're right. Yeah, I'm happy with the final result. The Tank Museum in Bovington have a Panther with a yellow and white over primer red scheme, which is enough for me :)

@xinquisitor666x 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@apebble9740 4 жыл бұрын

Wow these impress me every time!

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pebble

@MVeminor7 3 жыл бұрын

Well that's a different camo scheme. Good show

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael

@MrTuftynut 4 жыл бұрын

Great job and lots of good detail and painting. I think the exhaust stacks should be weathered too, from the hot gases ? I noticed this from visiting the excellent tank museum we have here in Bovington, Dorset, UK

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

I think you're right - that would be a good addition. Thanks :)

@wtgamer2798 4 жыл бұрын

Nice build and a good vid you are one of my fav ytubers

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate - glad you liked it.

@allanrichards6448 4 жыл бұрын

I have to agree a good build and I like the final camo. Those built up tracks are not as easy as they look to get together. As a challenge I can strongly recommend the Zvezda 1/35 T 90 as a build. Its the opposite of the blitz builds and very detailed. The turret is a kit in its own right but unlike a lot of kits you are not fitting parts and making detail you won't see in the final model

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Allan. I do like the full interior kits, but it's always a challenge to think about how they can be configured for viewing. For the King Tiger I left the turret separate - still got a 'KT maintenance' diorama in the pipeline (somewhere!).

@allanrichards6448 4 жыл бұрын

The Zvezda kit is not a full interior kit, it just has really good external detail. I have made the RFM Jagdpanther full interior kit and it was a mega build. To display more of the interior on that I dremelled large cutouts in the hull as if the tank was presented in a museum for exhibition. Even with this it was still a challenge to display as much of the interior as possible.

@plasticarmor4646 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. I really want to buy that kit lol.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You should - it's a great little kit.

@stephenbridges2791 4 жыл бұрын

Good job. I'm going to say that the fit issues were a direct result of the pieces being molded that large. When they are that large, a certain amount of shrinkage and warping will be the result. As, obviously; you found out first hand. Nevertheless, it turned out quite well.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Stephen

@epicforger12345 4 жыл бұрын

What colour green did you use

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Green? Only the yellow and red coloured greens, mate :)

@der_fuxs 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutly perfect german pronounciation of „Jagdtiger“ @ 11:43 😎

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you :) I didn't actually realise I had done that until editing.

@der_fuxs 4 жыл бұрын

Model Nerd do you speak german or spoke to a native speaker? Or are you also linguistically talented like model building?;)

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, no - it was just a fluke (a bit like my modelling results maybe!). You won't be so impressed with my language skills when I start to build the Trumpeter BR52, I'm sure :)

@der_fuxs 4 жыл бұрын

Model Nerd looking forward to!

@sembijl2273 3 жыл бұрын

When the video lengt is 19:44

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, didn't even notice that!

@sembijl2273 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd nice model. Great job

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@ScaleMilitaryModels 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice job! I really enjoyed this video. One thing i noticed, keep in mind I’m not completely sure but I think the red is to red for the red primer if that makes sense. I think it would be a dull red brown with more red than brown not like this stark bright red. Also do you have a figure painting video? I just bought the takom chieftain mk5 and that’ll be a treat to build. Keep it up 👍

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I had a similar thought. The colour I have used is AK RAL 8012 Rotbraun, which is the correct RAL code for the German primer. But I was also surprised that it looks so bright. Strangely, if I Google "AK 8012 Rotbraun" the colour samples are much darker and one of the bottles looks totally different. So I'm not sure what's going on there. I don't have a figure painting video at the moment because I'm really not very good at figures, but I just bought the AC Models Lancaster crew so that needs to change :)

@ScaleMilitaryModels 4 жыл бұрын

Model Nerd ok thanks! Good luck on those guys. Can’t wait for next vid!

@xinquisitor666x 4 жыл бұрын

Great job. What color did you use for red stripes. I usually use tamyia. Any help would be great. Also would u use the same camo on Tiger 2? I am about to build one.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The red is AK Interactive RAL 8012. The yellow is Tamiya (Dark Yellow 2). I like to use sites like Tanks Encyclopedia for camo ideas but ultimately if I like it, I use it :) If you reckon it would look good on a KT, definitely paint it that way.

@xinquisitor666x 4 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd any idea on tamiya equivalent of red

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

In the past I've used XF-9 Hull red, perhaps lightened with a bit of XF-7 Red, or alternatively XF-7 Red and a bit of brown (XF-10, XF-68, etc).

@evgenykugaevski8529 4 жыл бұрын

I think, if there were filters and some effects, that model would be looking much more better. But, still its great)

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but I like it how it is :)

@romulusmare 4 жыл бұрын

if there are two identical jigs, you just glue them together then use it for tracks.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Ah! Of course - that makes sense. Thanks mate - I never thought of that.

@romulusmare 4 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd LOL, it happens to all of us!

@DarksouIjah 4 жыл бұрын

Why would they have you glue them together instead of giving you one piece that fits the track correctly?

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

The two halves are needed earlier on to align the suspension arms (which is odd because the fit is so good there is no wiggle room). So maybe they are trying to reuse the jig? But if they made each side slightly wider, they would fit the tracks individually without being combined.

@romulusmare 4 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd yeah, I bet those are reusable from arms alignment jigs to track assembly jig, that's the reason they have that connector points which are used to connect two halves of the jig in one jig for tracks assembly.

@nizalmuhammad9689 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine jagdtiger casemate being turret

@mikazuki230 4 жыл бұрын

ﾀﾐﾔとドラゴンのﾔｰｸﾄtigerも好きだけどﾀｺﾑ･BLITZのﾔｰｸﾄtigerも好きですm(__)m❗

@multipl3 Жыл бұрын

Working this kit now. Absolutely awful. No mention of the unrealistic barrel 'cap'? Very disappointed it wasnt one piece. First and last Takom for me

@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that mate. I had issues with the front piece but overall not terrible. I've built a few Takom kits and found them very decent on the while.

@michal1242 3 жыл бұрын

Too clean in my opinion.

@jamesredmond6699 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a candy cane

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

This particular candy cane would be very bad for you though ;)

@jamesredmond6699 3 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd I'm just saying if you broke up the angles a little bit better instead of making them go all the way across the top of the surface you would have had a better effect I know this because I like that pattern the candy cane pattern not so much

@ModelNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but I like this effect :) I've got a lot of kits to build and will experiment with different (splinter) effects on them.

@handznet Жыл бұрын

They still not correct that front element absolutely not fitting. Experienced it today. It’s really shameful

@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын

It's really poor isn't it? Everyone has had issues with that.

@michaelnaven213 4 жыл бұрын

Nice kit but since it ie made in China, I will have to give it a pass. Nice build.

@ModelNerd 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry mate, not sure what you mean?

@michaelnaven213 4 жыл бұрын

Model Nerd I am boycotting anything made in China. I have bought kits from China before and they are very nice kits. But I cannot support the CCP. When you buy a kit made in China, part of that money you pay goes directly to the CCP’s military industrial complex.The CCP is total evil, an evil we haven’t seen since Hitler’s 1930s.