I used to spend hours making models of #WW2 armour, vehicles, soldiers, planes and once even attempted to recreate a French bordello with the full crew of personnel included and I was only just turned 6 years old, I was congratulated for my achievement at school and my father was especially proud and impressed with his son and heir.📚🏴😊
@ModelNerdАй бұрын
There's always the possibility of getting back into the hobby! :)
@jimmyw75302 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. I have just bought this model and I'm new to building model tanks, so this is very helpful!
@ModelNerd2 ай бұрын
Thanks - I'm glad it was helpful!
@ctscalemodellinguk3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the details on paints, always interested what people use🙂
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate.
@foreverplastickits1383 жыл бұрын
*Very nice work, the Matilda "queen of the battlefield" is so typical at its time 👍*
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Much appreciated!
@sergiobarbosavieira6676 Жыл бұрын
Belo trabalho; receba meus parabéns. 😀💯👍
@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын
Obrigado 👍
@daniel-m3 жыл бұрын
Nice work realy. I love this kit and done it for 40 years.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Daniel, and thanks for watching
@billclarke5916 Жыл бұрын
great job mate.
@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! Yeah, I love the Caunter scheme
@Akbar4502 ай бұрын
Nice detailed
@ModelNerd2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@MrWiking61 Жыл бұрын
beautiful models very realistic
@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын
Thank you Patrick
@Rich-ci6qz2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, just started a Matilda and will be using some of the techniques you have demonstrated. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.
@ModelNerd2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rich, I appreciate the feedback :)
@nikbear2 жыл бұрын
A really beautiful build, Bravo 👏
@ModelNerd2 жыл бұрын
Thanks nikbear
@SteveJonesScaleModellingSite3 жыл бұрын
My favorite camo scheme. This is an awesome build. Enjoyed watching you work your magic
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve. Yes, this scheme is one of my faves too. I have a Dorchester truck that is supposed to be in this scheme, but I have something else I might want to do with it...
@chriswhite28243 жыл бұрын
Blown away by your painting 🎨 techniques absolutely amazing 👍 👍
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@StephenDawson-ih5mm Жыл бұрын
Nice one.. Always like a desert diorama.Steve U.K.
@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes, this is one of my favourites too.
@matswikstrom7453 Жыл бұрын
It looks great! Thanks for sharing 😊
@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@nikbear3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning, just wonderful piece of work 👍👍😉
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@user-yf4up2px2u3 жыл бұрын
very very nice job. This is the next kit I'm intending to build. Thx for this vid. inspiring
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Have fun!
@lawrencereid93753 жыл бұрын
GREAT JOB on all aspects of this build. Looking forward to your future British vehicle builds.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. A Dorchester ACV is coming up at some point in the near(ish) future.
@BigFred19253 жыл бұрын
Super nice build. The signs are spot on. Thanks
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pete
@BrushQuill3 жыл бұрын
Came out looking really nice.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate
@philRminiatures3 жыл бұрын
Inspired and very nice job, signs are a nice touch...
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Phil
@amuxpatch27983 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerd I thought it was light blue (RLM light blue or stone blue) after all these years. Never trust the instruction sheet from the model kit but online images,LOL
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
@@amuxpatch2798 Yeah, the light blue is now regarded as a common misconception, perhaps based on dust altering colours or the slate colour fading to a bluer hue. Apparently one armour museum went with this blue scheme years ago and others copied (including the kit makers!).
@amuxpatch27983 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerd Tamiya engineers went to museums to take pictures of military pieces and used that as the basis for color, markings etc.. to be used in their kits and instruction sheets.
@ovidiuschley33463 жыл бұрын
Great work at the Tamiya 1/35 scale Matilda British tank used in Afrika . Excelent work at the assembling and painting the body . The weathering is absolut fantastic and very realistic . The diorama is also amazing ! Thank you for sharing my friend !🙂👍🏆🥇
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@robbo10683 жыл бұрын
A very enjoyable watch, lots of details in both the visual and audio. I've the same tank in my stash so I've picked up lots of tips from this video which I will put to great use when it's time to build my Matilda.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad the video was useful.
@michaelthompson3422 жыл бұрын
Great video! Very instructive! Just completed my first attempt at weathering (on any model) on the 1:48 Matilda "Phantom" using your techniques. Pretty happy with the outcome. Thanks!
@ModelNerd2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael, I'm glad you found it helpful. I hope the weathering was fun - I find desert some of the hardest to do, personally.
@simonmoss1013 жыл бұрын
An awesome result set off nicely on the diorama. Tamiya make some great kits and are always great to build. I’ve even got some older kits from the 80’s still to build. I’ve never built a Matilda before and feel inspired now to make one.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon. Yep, you can't go wrong with a Tamiya kit.
@jonathansteadman79353 жыл бұрын
More of an aircraft type but flicking down FB your Matilda diorama lept out, beautiful piece of modelling 👍
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jonathan!
@kevinatkins91543 жыл бұрын
Nice looking dio👍
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin
@thehoodedbean81423 жыл бұрын
I just started building my Matilda yesterday. I'm also doing desert camo.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Have fun! It's a great kit.
@Modkits1313 жыл бұрын
Very great work👌 now I want to do a desert tank :D
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Go for it!
@cuffybert513 жыл бұрын
Lovely build. I recently built "Defiance" from this kit. It's great that there is so much photo reference available on line so I was able to fix up the incorrect Census number and the the placement of the RAC flashes on the sides.I love your treatment of the tow lines.I must take mine off and do them again. I have built my first diorama featuring the Matilda with a Stuart I built ages ago and a shot up PAK 37. The tanks are both 7th Armoured Div. from Operation Crusader but they were in different Brigades and it is unlikely they would of crossed paths, but in my display case they look fine. Once again great video.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, I really appreciate your comments. Yes, great to see lots of references. This week's video is about exactly that, actually....
@joshuashikles90953 жыл бұрын
Looks AWESOME great job
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Joshua
@Manu18763 жыл бұрын
Amazing !! Thancks for this, please send more videos. Manu
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. More to come!
@RudelTaktik18893 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it a lot.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate - glad you enjoyed it :)
@lappin64823 жыл бұрын
love how this came out, awesome work mate 💯👌
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@timbo663 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid, great help with the 1/48 one I`m starting.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. I keep meaning to give their 1/48 armour kits a try.
@pineapplesand556ers3 жыл бұрын
That’s great work.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@GregReilly135ScaleModels3 жыл бұрын
Nicely done sir a really enjoyable video love that camo pattern you have done it superbly
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Greg, much appreciated mate.
@stevebrown22013 жыл бұрын
Fantastic,build. Loved the video too.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve.
@donaldhall87852 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video very much. One thought I had was to add pigment powder to the skirts of the tank going from very light at the top to heavier along the edge. You could also do the same for the road wheels, Idler & sprocket wheel. Just a thought. Also the back of the signs could use weathering as well. Overall very well done.
@ModelNerd2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Donald. Weathering with pigments is something I need to get better at for sure. Appreciate the suggestions.
@EMTBonsai3 жыл бұрын
Whey hey same as mine proper caunter scheme! No damb yellow and blue!!
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Hehe - it's a good lesson on how museum exhibits may not be all they appear to be!
@EMTBonsai3 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerd one big tip I can give you on museum's and ww1 ww2 modeling don't copy them! I've actually had an argument with the restorers of the Bovington Matilda mk3 about her paint scheme! They were so ignorant and fighting back that they have the correct paint colour codes on file and there the correct colours! There not! Paint didn't go by number mix amounts back then either! I have the original document of the colour scheme for her! Well it's a photocopy of the original and she's certainly not sky blue and yellow! Portland stone, light stone , middle stone, uk BSC 49 L purple bL (used on the Grant's and Sherman's) desert camo theres a desert pink the BSC 28 L silver green is the main colour they use not bright blue haha! There's quite alot of desert colour theres the normal desert camo and then we have the caunter scheme! If you ever need any of the names and codes let me know mate be happy to help
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes, some very interesting and rare schemes out there. Lots to offer a break from plain green :)
@panzer-meister3 жыл бұрын
It's nice work as always. Also I always enjoy your video. Thanks for uploading.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@EMTBonsai3 жыл бұрын
There's a new mould kit not sure how better it could be than this newer one!? I love the Matilda really wish someone would bring out a mk1 Matilda kit!
@chrissmodels3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome model and diorama! This is in my stash and I just hope mine turns out as well as yours.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris
@WanderingCelts3 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done. I really enjoyed the layout and research. It is on my to do list.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Denis. I'm thinking of doing a short video on (image) resources for modellers. There's a lot of places like the IWM archives that aren't readily indexed by Google. Do you think such a video would be useful to people?
@commanderjacko79013 жыл бұрын
Model Nerd uh hello your work is amazing and yes as a current teenager doing models this would really help as sometimes it is hard to find good reference images for all types of models👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, good to know.
@WanderingCelts3 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerd Definitely. I try to buy or borrow books for the images. Great idea.
@stephenbridges27913 жыл бұрын
Very nice result! One of my modeling shortcomings is not having done more UK subjects. Interesting on the exhausts. One thing I have done is to mix some pastel dust into the paint. An earth tone most often. It ups the texture a bit and looks like a very well used muffler. So, I agree 100% on the way you did the exhaust. Looks like you could reach out and burn your hand. Good job!
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stephen - I appreciate that.
@nickkarlin3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always!
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick!
@nickkarlin3 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerdCan't wait to see more! Out of curiosity, what camera do you use to do your filming?
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
It's an old Canon 70D with a 24-105mm lens (and sometimes a 100mm macro).
@markfergerson21453 жыл бұрын
Nice build, especially convincing dust and dirt effects. About painting the interior black- after watching some Lindybeige and Chieftain videos bemoaning the forest of things to bang one's head against that actually block a lot of the view from outside hatches, I'm slightly surprised that no company has come out with partial interior kits with just those parts that can be seen from outside hatches- particularly with a figure partially blocking the view. When I was younger and had better eyes I'd scratchbuild such stuff bit not these days.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
I agree - it can't be super hard to include, for example, a turret basket. Actually the RFM Sturmtiger (a bit of a pain of a kit) I'm working on now does include a partial interior, but that's definitely unusual.
@markfergerson21453 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerd Cool. Let's hope it starts a trend!
@tedh76793 жыл бұрын
Fantastic build. They’re all good but this one I would rate in the top 2 or 3. The weathering and the camouflage colors were spot on in my opinion. I’m motivated to do a Loyd Carrier with Sikhs as part of the 8th Army in1941 using a similar colors and technique, Awesome. Hard finding pics of Sikhs in Loyd Carriers but just began researching. I always wonder when I see a thumbs down 👎 on something as quality as this what they were thinking. Apologies to you for whoever did that. P.s. Looking forward to the Zombie Part 2.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ted, I appreciate your comments. I don't worry about the thumbs down any more to be honest :) The Loyd Carrier project sounds interesting - it's always good to see something new and different. Good luck with it! Zombie Part 2 might be the next video - I've done most of it now but the figures are holding me back a back. It's surprisingly hard to paint zombie skin! :)
@jonathansteadman79353 жыл бұрын
There's original footage of Sikhs in their Loyd carriers rolling through the desert (maybe that's what inspired you) but I know it's out there. 👍
@adamc26213 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see you paint figures.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adam. For the next couple of videos (which are already in progress) I won't be able to show any figure painting, but for the videos after that I will endeavour to show my efforts at painting the figures. I can't promise good results though!
@michaelgillooly39023 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a tutorial on how you paint your tank crew etc
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I will try to cover this more the next time I paint some figures - I normally skip over it because I don't feel I do this well, but I am improving, slowly...
@toddjarman5423 жыл бұрын
Wow awesome paint job, love the diorama as well mate . Can I just ask do you have another channel as well called Rifleman Moore you really sound like him. Keep up the great work 🍻🍻👍🏻
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Hi Todd, thanks for your comments mate. Nope - this is the only channel I have.
@Ralle19683 жыл бұрын
😍😍😍😍
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@thevelointhevale11323 жыл бұрын
We completely skipped over the Tow Cable part of the build ... shame - I was actually looking forward to that the most! You seem to have completely replaced the included bit of string with some wire? I am considering the same issue and would have liked very much to see how you resolved or tackled that part of the build ...
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Sorry mate, I didn't realise anybody would be very interested in that part of the build. I'm trying to remember how I approached it, as this model is currently in a box on a shipping container somewhere. I did use steel wire, although I feel like it might have been included in the box already...
@thevelointhevale11323 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerd The Kit definitely doesn't include steel wire ... it's a standard 144mm bit of white string. Many people seem to use thin gauge picture wire as a replacement which I am also considering. I can guess at what you did but would have liked to see the discussion on it and actually see what you did with it ... it seems inconsequential but it's funnily enough one of those stand out aspects of the build that some people avoid and others do right. No matter ... enjoyed the build either way.
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
@@thevelointhevale1132 I must have pulled it from the spares then I guess. Thank you for the feedback though - I do appreciate it. It's useless to know that seeing small parts like that being built can be helpful to people.
@king_of_dairy_queen95883 жыл бұрын
Great job on it. Also would you do a uss hornet with a b-25 set on a ocean diorama?
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Never say never :)
@timu.64523 жыл бұрын
Subscribed. I built a Matilda about a month ago. Any way I could share some pictures with you?
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim. Yes, please do share your images. Always good to see others' models.
@timu.64523 жыл бұрын
@@ModelNerd Great! what is the best way to share them with you?
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
If you go to the "About" tab on my KZfaq page you can click to send me an email.
@barzdotas_dede3 жыл бұрын
What varnish did you use as a gloss coat before adding the enamel wash?
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Tamiya TS-13, if i remember correctly.
@lehagusev5833 жыл бұрын
Слушай, классно! Мне понравилось! молодец!!!
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@user-pc2tl5kr6s3 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Which thinner were you used for AK RC?
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I used their own High Compatibility thinner.
@Zero6BravoZ6B Жыл бұрын
What did you use to clean your airbrush?
@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын
I usually rinse it out with water (except for AK Real Colors, which react badly to water) and then give it a more thorough clean using a small amount of lacquer thinner.
@noelmorris58073 жыл бұрын
hi i like your vidoes and was wounding can you hand paint AK paints
@ModelNerd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Noel. I'm not sure - I've only hand painted very small parts (chipping) with them.