Seeing as you don't seem to be the biggest fan of Airfix, I dare you to have a go at the 1/76 scale Churchill MkVII tank from Airfix. I'm sure you'll love that one.

You have been building old airfix kits which had very old tooling the newer kits are far far better

@aidensanders9950

6 жыл бұрын

midgetman214 The Kit is from 2012...

@crazymaner2003

5 жыл бұрын

Aiden Modeler Much better than kits from 1961.

@steponick

4 жыл бұрын

Hobby Boss kits are pretty good and Miniart kits are as good as they get.

@thelegoww2builder192

3 жыл бұрын

@@crazymaner2003 you do realise the 60s and 70s kits were more accurate than nowadays ones

@astolbro7183

3 жыл бұрын

@@thelegoww2builder192 they're talking about the tooling of the kits moron not the accuracy if thats what youre looking for you arent going to buy a fucking airfix kit

I’m working on the exact kit right now! Unfortunately some of the pegs for the wheel to go onto came off so that sucks but still I like air fix and I can’t wait to finish and paint it! Edit: this mode has just been a train wreck, it arrived broken and it has just been incredibly difficult to work with and the gaps on it are insane, it’s probably due to the fact that I am not great at modeling but even then I am considering giving up on this build

I've three a Airfix Churchill's you just take your time and they come out ok. Great for holding off panzer 4s, Tigers and Panthers tend to have the upper hand on the bed covers. Ha ha.

"In the middle of painting a bigger King Tiger?" Ooo baby I'm waiting for that video! xD

@DatOneAsianKid

7 жыл бұрын

BoonGamingYT sammmeeeeee

@megawave79

3 жыл бұрын

I just purchased a tamiya early tiger in the 1:48 scale

Staple rubber band tracks together and then paint them. This is a good kit to be honest. Cheap and you can build it in a day. I've made a few of them and would recommend them for new modellers. If you want a challenge, then get the flash off the Buffalo!

It's been over 5 years since I bought this kit, I can't believe I lost my decals let alone the instructions, your video really helped me out

a nice looking kit and a very clean build for the size of the King Tiger hope to see more

Great video very handy 👍

I got the same 1/76 King Tiger when I got the duo package of King Tiger vs. Cromwell with paints and such. Both King Tiger and Cromwell were a bit disappointing with the way pieces don't put well together, especially King Tiger with the gap in the front hull (mine is so much worse than yours haha), but for $18 I got on amazon for the two tanks, the paints, and brushes, I think it's totally worth it. Thanks for the video - it gave me reassurance that I didn't screw up on my King Tiger :P

Nice build Herbert and a great video as always, well done mate.

Well I'm a subscriber dude! I followed your guide as the instructions that came with the model were rubbish. This guide helped massive so thank you!

Nice build for a airfix kit

Most airfix kits today are like this apart from the 1:72 planes with are amazingly detailed : )

If you ever want to do it, mind doing any World War 1 tank reviews? Like an Emhar or Flames of War set? Ok bye :3

Odd that you put the tracks on before painting the wheels. Any tips for building a turntable for displaying a model? You modelled the hull machine gun in the hull ball mount. This would be the same machine gun in the AA mount, so you would not have an MG in both positions at once.

@HerbertErpaderp

7 жыл бұрын

It's not that odd to have the tracks on before painting, It does make it a little tricker to do, but I've done enough 15mm scale tanks with the tracks and wheels as a solid unit that it's not super hard to paint. I haven't really got any tips for building a display turntable. I don't have the skills to make a motorised one. I bought mine on ebay. I think it's intended for jewelry. It wasn't too expensive. I had a cake decorating turntable too, but I wasn't able to rotate it steadily enough for videos. I had no idea the AA gun was the same as the hull machine gun, though I guess it makes sense. I'd imagine space to be at a premium inside the tank and there probably wouldn't be room to store another MG when it wasn't up on the AA mounting.

@nathanasio2829

7 жыл бұрын

Lindybeige OMG it's you I was just watching you before this video

@colinjohnston8519

5 жыл бұрын

@@nathanasio2829 he commented on a video. Calm down FFS!

the title says 1/72 whereas the box and description say 1/76. anyway.. Nice kit right?! the reason this is good and the sherman is so.. bad.. is that this kit is fairly new and the tool for the sherman has been round since the early 1960's. Airfix is always a bit hit and miss but the more recent kits are generally pretty good. Coincidentally i just finished painting this King Tiger and it paints up quite well, im quite pleased with how it turned out :)

@jarlnormi4101

7 жыл бұрын

0:00 - There's the box It says "1:76 PZKW VI AUSF.B 'King Tiger""

@boerharms2209

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel yea, i noticed that; but the title says 1/72.. the model is actually 1/76 :)

@jarlnormi4101

7 жыл бұрын

OHHH my bad m8. I guess airfix does had a lot of mistakes on both the model and box ;)

@HerbertErpaderp

7 жыл бұрын

Why, I have no idea what you could ever mean :P haha. Good catch. I wish there was some way to know the age of airfix kits when impulse buying them in the hobby shop for example. They all look like they could be newish. Ah well. I'm pleased to hear the model paints up well!

@theagileaardvark

7 жыл бұрын

There is a way. Scalemates has a large database of models of most manufacturers, with their respective history regarding repackaging, retooling and added parts to the model. For example, here is your (?) Airfix Sherman Caliope: www.scalemates.com/kits/109358-airfix-a02334-sherman-calliope-tank Down there is a timeline you can scroll, sometimes more than one manufacturer has sold the same kit, most times even that is noted in the time line. Have fun :)

I want to buy this kit but i can't seem to find it anywhere.

Monogram tank kits, especially the M48A2 Shermin, have the same connection for its vinyl tracks which nearly tore off the suspension arms.

Nice build. This is a much better made Airfix kit. Bill

Nice

I put the tracks around the wheels before gluing them

AIRFIX HE111P IS A INCREDIBLE KIT!

Which glue did you use for the tracks?

airfix panzeriv is superez it was my first kit and i had fun

Nice video and a rather nice kit. I really expected worse from Airfix after having built two kits from them.... Really a shame they have rubber band tracks :/ Those hardly ever look good, they're just too "springy" :( Btw, if you want to build an outstandingly excellent tank kit in 1:72, try to find one from the chinese (yeah, not joking here) manufacturer "Flyhawk". They only have a few Pz I and II plus rare french tanks right now but more are said to be coming soon. Hardly anyone knows the manufacturer, but their kits are great, maybe the best I've seen (in this scale at least) yet. You notice it the moment you open the box, it's joy in cardboard. Oh, and.. First :D haha, always wanted to do this lame thing.

I haven't seen Cat 9 batteries for years. I thought Everready killed that line when they started the Energizer branding.

good

that was my first ever kit...I flopped terrible

@patrickheffernan7466

3 жыл бұрын

same 😂

@bombzdeep4475

Жыл бұрын

I’m doing this kit now and it’s turned out fantastic so far, but I have a feeling I’m going to flop these link it plastic tracks. Any advice?

they made the muzzle brake separate as it wouldn't be possible to get the same result with an injection mold

I believe that is known as as the Henschel turret.

I have a King tiger 1/76 to but with a later war turet

@1Brick2Brick3

7 жыл бұрын

Halo mannen You mean the Henschel turret?

@raseli4066

7 жыл бұрын

1Brick2Brick3 yeah. I forgot the name

I Now it is Agnes since you made this video But How much did the kit cost?

@HerbertErpaderp

5 жыл бұрын

Probably somewhere between $10 and $20 Australian I think... closer to ten.

Should you paint some parts before assembling the entire tank?

@BBb-vp3sl

3 жыл бұрын

Found it easier just painting all sides, don’t have to worry about the entire thing breaking.

Even when Hans farts lol

buy a kit from Revell they are pretty good. specially the king tiger.

@peezebeuponyou

7 жыл бұрын

1/72 scale, so noticeably different in size. Worth bearing in mind if you don't like mixing your 76s with your 72s.

I Bought Recently The Same Kit for 6,-€..., It Has Good Quality for It's Age.

muito bom;

That pistol port part on the side of the turret couldn't be molded as part of the turret because it would cause an undercut in the mold that would prevent the part from releasing from the mold. For a bad Airfix kit, don't get the Panther. For a good one, I have the Matilda II with hedgehog mortars. It looks nice in the box. I built the Airfix Panther and it is bad. I used tracks off of a Fujimi Jagdpanther because the Airfix ones were such crap. I did a ton of scratch built detailing and did a bunch of resin copies of tools and such. Don't ask me why, because I have no idea. Now I have a really crappy Panther with nice details. Oh, the Fujimi tracks broke into little pieces after a year or two because of the solvent based weathering I did. Now I have a really crappy Panther with nice details and tiny bits of crumbled track super glued to the wheels more or less in place.

this is my first kit. kinda wish id done it how it was instructed lol, wouldve saved alot of hassle! oh well, have learnt for the next one.

Sorry Herbert, I owe you an apology. That is supposedly a Porsche turret. I had such a fleeting glance at the turret that as it flashed on and off screen screen, it did look like a Henschel turret at that angle.

@HerbertErpaderp

10 ай бұрын

Haha all good!

Try airfix Cromwell mk4

The Airfix 1/76 British Mark I Male/Female Is Good As Well.

Try airfix m3 grant

it's a shame that most Tiger II models use the Porshe turret :/ I've always felt the Henschel turret looked way cooler :(

@Yuraichu

7 жыл бұрын

Really? I thought the Henschel Version was used the most?

@kirotheavenger60

7 жыл бұрын

BoonGamingYT from what ive seen theyre almost all the Porsche :/

Rubber band tracks are always something I don't like. But apart from that this kit really nice. By the way: I am happy that you didn't add this wheel-joke to the "arsenal-of-jokes" you do again and again... eh... yes... no...? No!

@HerbertErpaderp

2 жыл бұрын

A wheel joke? I would never do that!

I think 1/76 is too small for a tank and 1/72 is the smallest i go

Don't build airfix tanks if you want the good stuff, build really any aircraft thats not in the Vintage range. great fit and details

It's only ever aussies that seem to have a remarkably bad time with airfix...

@HerbertErpaderp

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe they exile their bad kits to Australia as punishment. For Australians or the kits I don't know. Perhaps both.

@mitchellhogg4627

7 жыл бұрын

Herbert Erpaderp man, thats harsh...

@andrewnoonan4044

6 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm an Aussie (though I'm not in Australia) and have built and continue to have a lot of Airfix in my stash. Airfix is a bit hit and miss. Sometimes a good kit can be ruined by a bad issue run. (The Blue box kits from a few years ago are particularly bad - particularly with the tracks). But, I've had more trouble recently with some of the 1/76 Fujimi issues than most of the Airfix kits. But I would not generally buy an old airfix kit that has been re-issued.(If you want a really scary kit try the Fujimi 1/76 105 mm HVSS Sherman. It's horrible). I'm more likely to find an old release of an Airfix kit if I really want it. Sure I might need to replace the decals but at least there will be less flash and the fit will be better. (Their Crusader is quite nice - if you can get an older boxing of one.)

@colinjohnston8519

5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewnoonan4044 the blue boxes where out 20 years ago. Not a few...

@andrewnoonan4044

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the 70's and 80's kits that are older are in better condition!

Zvezda - I’d but it’s king tiger over this one.

I may be the only one here who likes rubber band tracks, so long as they're done decently. I'm just too impatient for link-and-length tracks, and it's easier for me to paint rubber tracks. Do I deserve forgiveness? D:

@annanoonan8094

5 жыл бұрын

Dragon rubber tracks seem decent detail wise.

The P turret was actually a prototype. Approximately 150 were built

Why did Airfix retail both 1/76 and 1/72? Bit crap for dioramas, wargaming and general collecting.

@HerbertErpaderp

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know. reasons. I don't work at Airfix... Those scales are close enough that it doesn't matter to most.

@strontiumstargazer5096

5 жыл бұрын

Herbert Erpaderp Reply appreciated. I like your vids and presentation skills and I’m subscribed - keep them coming!

the turretis made by porsche tough

Your voice - you sound like a computer, are you using a computer to make the audio? Have you tried modulating your voice so that you don't go up and down in tone in the middle of a sentence? It is so jarring and unnatural it makes you sound if you really are a bot. Apologies if not. PS. It improves later as you start making the model. Becomes a little more normal and human. PPS. A good review.

@Radio4ManLeics

5 жыл бұрын

He's from the antipodes. That's often how they talk there!

Why make a video if you don't want to finish the kit???

@HerbertErpaderp

5 жыл бұрын

I did finish the kit.

@colinjohnston8519

5 жыл бұрын

Yea unpainted used to be my idea of finished. Then I turned 10 and my mother let me have paints...

@HerbertErpaderp

5 жыл бұрын

Good for you.

I hated this kit. The tirret was made by porsche but their prototype was not accepted but because they already had 50 made, they were used on Krupp made tanks

6:09 urgh yuck

You use the word 'pretty' far too often. It shows a limited vocabulary. Try other words on occasion such as 'quite' or just omitting the word altogether. Varied vocabulary would make your audio more pleasant to listen to leading to more subscribers &c.