I got to model a Suka in 1 to 1 scale back in the 1990's. I worked as a volunteer at the USMC Air Ground museum and had something like 2,500 hours disassembling, repairing, and repainting the vehicle. She had sat in the weather for over 40 years and was in pretty ragged shape but turned out quite well. I also did a Zis-3, divisional artillery gun, which was also the piece used on the Suka. The restorations curator was a genius in procuring the things I needed. My dad claimed that the engines were dead ringers for the engines used in 1932 Dodge and I disbelieved him until we found an old repair manual in the restorations library and they were dead ringers. In fact the distributor, coil, and spark plugs were American made. If I never see another sand blaster machine that wouldn't bother me a bit. Semper fi.

So true about the tracks; and giving out extra small parts, e.g., grab handles at al. Hope the manufacturers take note ;) Thanks for another informative and helpful video Andy!

Good to see you again Andy !

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+blueline308 thank you

I swear when building the tracks for this model it drove me crazy to put them 1 by 1. I think I prefer rubber full tracks now

The Comment regarding small Grab Handles is Sooo True..! The amount of Time I have spent looking for a Small Handles that Pinged off into Orbit from my Tweezers, I don't like to think about..!! Hoping Tamiya, Dragon ect are listening..!! Great clip as Always..!! Cheers kim in Oz. 😎

You're a cool dude Andy - you always have a positive message and you are a terrific modeler - thanks.

Su76m is my favourite tank 😍😍😍😍

Oh man, I couldn't agree with you more Andy, regarding extra small parts. I'm currently building the Tamiya 1/48 M26 Pershing, and (of course) one of the front grab handles went flying into the ether when I tried to pick it up with my tweezers! Fortunately, I had a spare piece of white metal rod lying around, and I quickly fashioned a replacement. An extra or two sure would have been handy!

Hi Andy, Another great build and review. I look forward to your next project. Les

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Les Thiele Thank you

Nice work. I used the rusting technique from the exhaust on a willys jeep to make it look like it had been outside for a few years after I completely botched it. Now it’s one of my favourites.

Please do more of these building videos they are epic keep up the good work👍

thanks for all u out do, very simple but informative review. I recently visited your store in the past few weeks and was really impressed with your shop! Awesome selection and a wide variety of tools, paints and subject matter. I wish I lived closer!

Great video!

Great video as usual and thank you. This looks like another great kit from Tamiya. I agree that after building an in depth model, it's always nice to fall back on a Tamiya kit.

Good job Andy

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Suburban Scumbag Thank you

Hi Andy , firstly let me just say I love your work . I've seen a lot of online modelers , and I just love the way you explain everything and break it all down for novices , (like me) . I live in Cape town SA . We don't get access to as many awesome kits and accessories as we'd like to without paying costly duties . Thank you for your channel and amazing work . Every video is watched two or three times . Regards .

Good Job!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Adam K Thank you

Hey Andy as usual another GREAT video. I think it was last year when you talked to me about adding thinner straight to the Tamiya paint bottle. It works great. I know tomorrow is your Store's anniversary, so congratulations and I'll see you there.

Great advice at the start Andy, I'm new to the hobby and was a bit self conscious at first but now I enjoy getting stuck in to building, this is my next build. I'm going for a ww2 Soviet collection

Certainly looks like tamiya have done a good job. Particularly like the slide moulded barrel. Great message by the way. Very positive. Ignore the haters. Well said

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Armour Empire Thank you

Nicely done Andy. I haven't been able to build anything for a couple of months now since I just bought a house and I'm in the middle of "honey-do's" so your videos keep the build bug going...lol

Keep up the good work andy, love watching your builds.

What color green did you use for this build- I don't believe you mentioned that when you changed from NATO black to green. I've always had trouble trying to determine what the Russians used on their vehicles. Nice build, btw. You make it look so simple all the way through the process. Thanks.

Looks great. :)

タミヤスタンダード、アイテム👍

Neat build... That jig looks neat to help with sag

Hey I got an idea I have a challenge for you, when building your model or next model one of them to not use the airbrush just using a brush and we'll see how you do. Like if it's a good idea

looks very fun to build!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Makes Model Kits Yes it is, thanks for watching

Built in seven hours, you gotta be kiddin me, I've been building this kit for weeks now and still not finished. That's fast!

que buen trabajo..felicitaciones

Kudos on your videos. I've watched a few so far, and I have to say the rules of the game have changed quite a bit from when I used to play.

Nicely done!

A departure from rubber band tracks for Tamiya. Nice.

@MrGameengineer

8 жыл бұрын

+rich esq Easy but not realistic and hard to manage especially the sag.

Nice build. I like this tank.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Menudofan1985 Thank you

Great work

nice one....:)

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+shafin mahmud Thank you

wow. looks like tamiya is really stepping up their game with the new track work. Also andy, you should do my favorite armored vehicle, the M18 Hellcat

@JaviBee

8 жыл бұрын

also also, did you go to UT or is the background music purely coincidental?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Dimitri Molovik yeah it was a coincident I was looking for new music on youtube

hi Andy, another great kit, and made to your usual high standard, love all your videos mate, keep up the great work. oh PS, I would love to see you make a video where you use no airbrush, just hand paint on a Tiger or Panther.

Have watched several of your build videos now, quite well impressed, seem to be pretty well matched in terms of build and paint skills, have a couple of tips for you, first when using a plastic jig, like here for the track sag, try s smear of petroleum jelly or light plastic compatible grease to give a thin film on the jig, it will stop the plastic parts attaching, also try this for large panel construction, dissolve some plasticard scraps into your liquid adhesives, I call it THICKQUID POLY, make it as thick as you like, takes longer to grab and set but ideal for large areas and long joints as makes a strong weld when done, also can be used as a small hole and patch filler..oh and a turntable for when airbrushing, also find it helps to paint pre-assemblies such as lower hulls and wheels separately, then weather in all together.cheers, Rich, ex I.P.M.S and M.A.F.V.A member, but still building...!

@animenut69

8 жыл бұрын

How would you dissolve plastic ? Interested in this technique for seam / hole filling. Also could you melt the spruce tree for hole filling

@mrbluesky2050

8 жыл бұрын

it's really easy, I use scrap plasticard, cut into tiny slivers and simply drop them into a half empty bottle of liquid polystyrene cement, small pieces dissolve quicker, just stir them around for a few hours until they completely dissolve, you'll need to agitate the bottle often to stop it settling and of course if it's too thick add some more 'neat' liquid, or if too thin ad some more plastic scraps, and of course, you can use the sprue trees, this will give you a colour match too, again slice the sprue up small for spped.

Nice build Andy. I am surprised they didn't give you rubber band tracks as well

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+MrBMBuilder I was too

Great vid as usual - one big question - when did you paint the tracks? I have HUGE issues getting the tracks the right colour and would really appreciate a specific video about that.

You make it all look so easy, could you show how it really goes, ie cutting off sprue and prepping the pieces please?

Do you think you could build a ship some time please? Also Great build!

@andrewculkowsky7537

8 жыл бұрын

Like the Bismarck.(My personal favorite)

Nice build but could have used color modulation, spray white first, then use black to highlight the shadows before the green, it creates a 3d tone

nit picking here but as an ex gunner I hafta say, and this goes for all artillery pieces including tank guns, the breech block and recoil rails would be steel coloured, not black. Ditto the elevation and azimuth quadrants teeth.. note that there would be NO rust or weathering, that was a major rocket up the arse if there was even a hint of discolouration, and woe betide you if you used steel wool as a shortcut. you used a soft cloth and gun oil with muscle power. cleaning the breech and rails was a daily job [more often during fire missions] and you prayed that it didnt rain as the oxidisation process was visible after only a couple of hours. Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt [Where Right and Glory Lead] Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery.

I love this dude

I plan on getting this kit so I can do a Korean War version of this model. It's going to be North Korean and thanks for doing this video.

Well said!

Su-76M good Su-85B Great

yes,keep modelling,pal.

Terrific build. What was that green color you used...?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+BennyCFD i used xf 58 olive green

Awesome job Andy What green did you use ?

wow! Thats pretty cool))

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Artem Ostreniuk thank you

@artemostreniuk

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy's Hobby Headquarters 👍

Noticed you don't put the decals on a gloss coat. How do you keep them from silvering? Decals on a dull coat will silver.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

Hi find the tamiya dull coat is some what glossy and its smooth enough for the decals not to silver, then another coat to seal them in

i just got my hobbyboss T35 1/35 soviet heavytank :D

Hello there love your work I just have a question about the Tamiya su76m spg kit that I hope you can answer. Can the kit be built with working wheels and drive sprockets? I know I can find replacement tracks. I always prefer that over a fixed set up. Thanks for your time and keep up the great job you do.

Andy, have you tried building a ship, building a ship is a much different experience than building tanks. I just started on priming on my 1/350 tamiya mogami, how'bout you try to build a ship? I want to see how good you are. And good job ;)

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+matt yu I have built ships in the past and will eventually do another just have to find the one that gets my interest.

@mattyu1008

8 жыл бұрын

Andy's Hobby Headquarters well i'll be looking forward to it ;)

Now you gotta do a Su-85B

Interesting how you use acrylic paints with out primer? Tamiya paints that good?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Eddie Perez Yes they are

I think buy the airbrush kit on $119 price is good deal? It with airbrush and compressor.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Hyunsoo Rha Yes That sounds good if it works the right way

Do you disassemble and clean your airbrush each time you're done of do you pine Sol it like in the video before?

Build a battleship Andy plz

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Zach Glen I have built ships in the past and will eventually do another just have to find the one that gets my interest.

What green you use

I just start building this kit and i notice that the crew commander (on the side of the box crew art) looks like Vladimir Putin :)

Please do a video on the churchill mk vii and i would like to know how much thinner you should use for the tamiya paint if you use the airbrush

@joshuasanders4515

8 жыл бұрын

P.S. Congratulations for reaching 7.000 subscribers

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Joshua sanders Thinner is about 20% i m going to do a complete video soon on airbrushing and tamiya paint keep a look out.

@joshuasanders4515

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy's Hobby Headquarters thank you very much, nice video by the way

An important Russian vehicle, second in production only to the T-34! Nice build, looks great 👍 Is this a new-tool from Tamiya or rerelease of the Miniart kit?

I love your content. I have never done an armor model, mainly classic cars and WWII aircraft. I would like to try a tank. Would a M48 Patton be a good first armor model?

Thanks for posting this. I just picked this model up a couple of weeks ago and plan to start it after I finish my T-34. Looking forward to tackling the tracks...not. Lol. What colour did you use for the main green?

@ericbadia5

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, for russian green he used to use NATO green from Tamiya and another one which I do not remember now. He has a video building and painting the JSU-152 where you can see the colors he used for russian armor vehicles.

@ericbadia5

3 жыл бұрын

Also do you know which is the march song that sounds in the video? The first song I mean

@dougparkhurst279

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericbadia5 I'm not sure, but it does sound familiar.

@ericbadia5

3 жыл бұрын

@@dougparkhurst279 yeah it sounds so familiar to me too...

how good is Tamiya Extra Thin Cement Glue Fine Andy

I'm curious....what size airbrush needle do you use? You seem to get a lot of coverage.

Hi! You had video about weathering this model with Vallejo paints but I can't find it..... Can you point it out for me? Cheers!

we miss your video Andy...

Whats the dull coat lacquer you use...and how do you apply it? Great job as always Andy.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+EgoApocalypse hI, thank you, I use usually Tamiys xf80 in a can or regular testors Dull coat 1260

Andy I have a question; what's different between the tamiya liquid cement and extra thin liquid cement?

@lazaglider

8 жыл бұрын

I don't mean to sound like a smart ass, but the names really do give the difference away. Extra thin is...thinner.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+KiLLer MaNIaC extra thin dries much quicker. Tamiya has a new quick setting extra thin which is even faster

what Dullcote do you use? nice vids.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Henry Prophete thank you

And what you will first cover model painted black nato?

@brandonyuan6542

8 жыл бұрын

I think it was the landing craft

Hey Andy, i've been watching your vids for a while now, just wanted to ask if you have ever dona en M26 Pershing? I'm currently building one and would love to say what you have made/ would make of it.

in the Soviet army it was nicknamed SUka (bitch) because it had weak armor and the fuel tank was located near the mechanic. The engine was petrol, in case of defeat gasoline instantly lit up.

At about 16:00 you start to spray with a green paint. What Tamiya paint colo/number is that?

Was it me or did I miss on all the shells that you were to paint and put in the holders ????

Hello Andy, wonderful video as usual. I'm a beginner in modeling and I was looking to build some 1/35 scale armour. Are there any brands or specific kits that you would recommend? Thanks

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Ethan Ton Hi yes Tamiya are a great start, they are highly detailed yet usually easier to put together.

I'd be really interested to see how the figures come out. I know the vehicle is going to be excellent because its Tamiya, but lately the quality of their figures has plummeted. That's a shame because Tamiya have their own niche in the market. There are some companies that produce lower quality kits, and some that make more detailed high quality kits with photo etch ect. Tamiya are in the middle which is perfect for me and why I love them. And since you always get figures with their kits they're suitable as a diorama right out of the box. But if they don't do something about the quality of their figures then that aspect of their appleal will be lost. Maybe they should team up with Master Box and source their figures out to them.

wonder if you colored the bottom?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+NICK WONG i actually did on this kit

new subscriber

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Kyle Holden thank you

What did you use for the russian green ?

@gappestein

6 жыл бұрын

Like 2 know aswell.

Nice new spg... Is this new to your store or just a newly tooled kit in general?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Soviet Doge It's a completely new kit

I wish Tamiya kits would not be so bloody expensive...

@griffia

8 жыл бұрын

wierd. these days the new tool tamiya tanks are cheaper than most other 1/35 producers

Good job! Where is your shop located?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Mitko Nikitov Hi its in Glendale Arizona

@DNModels

8 жыл бұрын

Andy's Hobby Headquarters thanx! If I am in the area I will let you know. I would love to meet ya!

The way you use Tamiya Extra Thin is not the recommended way. It is advised not to apply to the plastic first and then assemble but to use capillary action with the pieces pressed together. So, why do you not do it this way?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Westrip It works fine that way

@StephenWestrip

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy's Hobby Headquarters I guessed it would be as otherwise your models would all have fallen apart! But why do you not use the capillary action method? It is less messy especially when you can do on the non-visible side.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

I will usually apply it first to non visible side but sometimes it easier to fit the piece and then apply glue, It doesn't make a mess the shinny spot from the glue goes away when you paint it.

Those early Russian assault guns have torsion suspension!?

@davidolie8392

6 жыл бұрын

The SU-76 wasn't exactly early; they didn't reach the front until mid-1943. But yes, they had torsion bar suspension: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SU-76. The KV series of tanks also had torsion bar suspensions, so it wasn't anything new.

Andy, what air pressure do you spray ur Tamiya paints ?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Deron Shank I set my compressor at 20psi

All these World of Tanks kits hehe.

@wisedonkey7644

6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean

Which color did you use for the base (dark green)?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Janny Paarhuis nato black

It looks like a zvezda model

Does anybody know this march song?

which needle do you use in the AB? 0,3 or 0,2mm?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+paulusm07 03

What kind of glue is that?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Ficus Wizard Tamiya extra thin

wts the use of the final XF-57 coat ?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+Leo Ngan it is a dust effect and lightens the paint

@leongan8374

8 жыл бұрын

icic always your big fan ;)

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

thank you

I want to keep modeling but I have no room anywhere what shall I do the models probably isn't good enough to sell

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

i keep all my old stuff and I keep practicing painting and weathering on them.

@georgebentham3590

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy's Hobby Headquarters were do you keep them?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

they are in my store in Glendale AZ

@billmoore4230

7 жыл бұрын

Andy. Can you give me your address and phone number at your store!! Need to order some items!! Keep up the videos!!

Is it actual Tamiya or are they reboxing another brand?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

8 жыл бұрын

+ScaleModelAlberta It is Tamiyas kit all new