Saw this tank at the Bovington Tank Museum recently. Its a BEAST! Went and bought the model so this will be my next build.

Love your videos, very helpful for someone like me who has spent over two decades modeling 1/48 Luftwaffe fighters and is looking to get into German armor. Keep up the great work it's so enjoyable to watch!

@shanekupke7082

3 жыл бұрын

BeenModeling for 30-40yrs@haveTo SayYou Know your Business.I Have In- CorporatedSomeOfUr IdeasInLatestBuildOf Tamiya's Panther G. WishMeLuckProb Last 1,SightsFailing OhWell,ShitHappens!

This is by far the best model tiger I've ever seen. Great job! I'll definitely use this to paint my tiger!

Great looking job Andy, love the ambush camo. I just picked up one of these kits with a metal barrel and PE parts, looking forward to building it using your video for reference, thanks for posting it!

When I was little, I bought it for my parents. I am grateful.

I'd like to see the Academy King Tiger: Last Production (1/35) tackled by you, Andy, it has the infamous 'octopus' camo scheme and can be built with the narrow transport tracks.

great build of this excellent tamiya kit . well done Andy

I love your videos Andy, I like the paints showcase and also how you explain everything .. really informative.

Excellent build Andy, and a great tip for the dot pattern👌👍

Your new community on G+ is just fantastic! It's so much fun to see, what other modelers built, or to share your own creations.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was a great turn out

Another great build, thanks for the inspiration, and for the record the music is perfect

@tonyromano6220

2 жыл бұрын

2001…

Nice job Andy! Much appreciated!

Yes! Finally I have some kind of reference for my King Tiger Ardennes Front kit :D Great job Andy! :)

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Really neat build, with ample weathering that gives a very realistic look. Great techniques, and a great video! Keep up the good work! Thanks

Incredible job as always Andy. I have this model so the post really helped. Awesome job on the camoflauge.

Looks great Andy👍 Love the ambush scheme pattern

Tiger II wow .... I'll do next !!! a great tank model

Thanks for sharing Andy !

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

Thanks MUCH for posting. GREAT JOB!

Someone actually did not like this video? How can you NOT like these videos. They are easy to understand and pretty much explain everything step by step. I thank you for sharing all your SBS videos.

@willabe566

6 жыл бұрын

Dack Hacksaw who exactly?

@kiowhatta1

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't 'dislike' this video because Andy has one of the finest channels for model building going, but even he is fallible. He skipped over quite a few rather important steps such as the mesh covering with the double-sided tape (included in the kit- and not a standard part of a build), as well as skipping over the build and mount of the entire loading breech (separate from the fact he used a metal gun barrel) and quite a few smaller bits and pieces which, because Andy builds in different order to the Tamiya instructions, can make it quite confusing whether to go ahead with a certain part of the build or wait.

Never would I have though about the card to paint the camo dots on. Amazing job! I need to graduate highschool and get back into this when I have a job 😄

Turned out great! I really liked the camo pattern you did for it to.

everytime you make a new video it makes me happy! love your videos.

This man loves this hobby! I have this one sitting on the table now, I'll build soon. I've been working on it for a week or so. I'm just not in a hurry these days.

Beautiful job Andy! I wish your store was a little closer as I would definitely be a regular customer. Once again, well done. Cheers.

Excellent job, Andy!!!

hi sir i have a lot of fun and very fruitful time watching your videos, i have to say this i learned a lot.. and i look forward to new videos ahead.. ill keep watching!!

Outstanding. For a beginner like myself, this video is a treasure trove of great info. Thank you.

@xsvemirko

Жыл бұрын

same

Really enjoy doing Tamiya king tiger, you just need to change the track and replace it with metal one and you get a really awesome king tiger. Good job, Andy!

I have this exact model and thanks to this video ,I have some more idea on how to paint and add some weathering Well done

Nice build! .. my dad was deafened by a Tiger 2 in WW2..I recently got a Tamiya 1/35 Tiger 2 and I like it. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿.

I did the same build about a month ago and it was my first German tank, and my first non-America model, I did the same paint but I didn't do it as heavy in color, I put the German cross on the back top of the turret, I wish I could send you a picture so you can see what it looks like, but I like your videos and enjoy watching them and learning!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@gamingaccount5447

Жыл бұрын

Can we drive them.. i mean does the tracks movable?

beautiful kit. As always.

Thanks for posting--learned a few good tips.

very nice kit, and paint job.

Amazing Paintjob! love your videos ! Keep going please! :)

Another great one Andy, keep them coming buddy! 👌👍👏

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

...LOVE IT SO MUCH Andy.!

Hey Andy, great build, and I love the paint scheme. Just a little tip if you want to go into tiny details, use something solid to bang up the mesh on the engine deck, it's just a nice little detail to add. Cheers

Very nice love the camo.The dots really do make a difference. Steve U.K.

thanks Andy for this great video !

Im building the very same kit, and it is very helpful to watch your vids!!!

Hi Andy, I follow youre channel for a long time and just made this kit Youre video was a great help and i learnt a real lot from it. I'v seen this tank live in La Gleize (Belgium).Thanks gr from the Netherlands.

Nice one Andy I built one of those years ago, your painting is far better than mine I did enjoy my model building a great deal got a lot out of the hobby.

Love these fantastic videos, a wealth of information and advice, a👍

Superb build and painting session Andy, very well done indeed! Many thanks for these inspirational videos, they are so useful and interesting for me and I am sure many other modellers too. JJ

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

thank you

Very nice painting

A great video, Andy

I try to get my King Tiger like this amazing paint job :)

watching from phillipines good work

Ive been building models for about 2 years now, I just leave them bare, in this one video you have put more effort into one tank then all the effort it took to build all of mine. If I ever do paint these things im probably just going to flat panzer grey them all, haha!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

It was a lot of work but looks Really nice when done. Thanks for watching

@devisgreat25

6 жыл бұрын

i recommend painting them i used to do the same thing before i could afford an airbrush, but you should paint them, even if it is flat panzer grey

@TheFrank365

5 жыл бұрын

that has to be a yank talking

great build bro, Love the King Tiger! would love to see you build the new King Tiger by Takom with Interior!!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

thank you

Great work!

great build!

Good job Andy

Awesome King Tiger

Great video as always keep up the good work.

Brilliant model... wow

All the Tiger 2’s I’ve seen in person had rubber tired wheels. That includes Bovington, Aberdeen proving Grounds in the early 70’s, ( before the move to the museum at Knox, and the La Gleize, Belgium one in the late 80’s. I don’t doubt there were some because of the quality rubber shortage, but I have yet to see one. Good job.

excellent work.

i love that build, I just built the 1/48 king tiger/tiger 2 yesterday!(but I lost both of the machine guns including the second armament gun)

Beautiful!!

brilliant video Andy well done mate

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

What I use to hold parts like the fenders is the tack putty. Found in office/school supplies. Teachers use it to put up posters etc with out damaging the wall and paper.

Nice work, Andy)

キングタイガーは、タミヤの最初期のモデルでなつかしい！リニューアルも作りやすい大型モデルです🐭

Nice job!

The idiom "killing 2 birds with one stone" has killed me! It's so hilarious, I've never heard anyone say that before!

@mors.vii.

3 жыл бұрын

Err you serious?

@delboytrotter8806

3 жыл бұрын

You is foreigner... Gringo !

@markjones3778

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a famous English idiom 😉

I’m getting one of these for my birthday and I can’t wait and I’m getting metal tracks so basically LEZZZ GO

Andy, just an advice for building future German cats with the exhaust protectors on the rear, the bottom part of the exhaust protectors are not closed, because when it rains you don't want them to be filled up with water which would damage both exhaust and engine, you might wanna use something to remove it. Its sad that there are still kits like Tamiya not noticing them.

@DampSeagull9166

9 ай бұрын

That’s pretty niche so I wouldn’t expect most people to know that but that’s an interesting an thing to know now

@strgil

8 ай бұрын

Nice rivet counter reply

Nice, another quality build, I remember building this one as a kid, loved the box art and the film battle of the bulge, with Robert Shaw, nice film if you've seen it, although they used different tanks to represent shermans and king tigers

@refealibazeta7886

4 жыл бұрын

The movie Battle of the Bulge with Robert Shaw. They used u.s Persian tanks for the Germans. And u.s chaffie tanks for the Americans. The Persian tanks might be even a M-40 u.s tank.

@derekbaker3279

3 жыл бұрын

@@refealibazeta7886 Also, I recall readingthe following: Contrary to what the German propaganda films show, King Tigers were not part of the main assault during the Battle of the Bulge. The King Tigers were considered too slow & unreliable for a mission that required rapid advance in muddy winter conditions, so Panthers, PzKpfW IVs, Jagpanzer IVs, and StuG IIIs/IVs were used. However, once the main German thrust was halted & the Allies went on the offensive, they did encounter some King Tigers.

Great video

Very nice!

your the best tank painter and builder ever good job Andy i ame subscribd ;)

Heyo, I've been watching your videos for a while now. It's always nice watching you build, as you really know how modelling and painting works. Could you, by any chance, do the Tamiya Sturmtiger? Nice kit, even has some interior.

Nicee vid. i have been making models for 40 years, made this same model some time back. i think yours is much more precise. Also i think the individual track links look much better.

I think that King Tiger was one of the best tanks during the Second World War. I'm sure its potential wasn't realised by the best way. As for the model, it is very good. TAMYA provides a high quality. For me it is very important. The author of this video makes a very good job. Sorry for my English.

@derekbaker3279

3 жыл бұрын

The King Tiger lacked some of the characteristics that make a main battle tank effective as both an offensive and defensive weapon. It was under-powered which meant poor mobility/maneuverability, it was not mechanically reliable, it required very frequent maintenance to keep it running smoothly (even if it didn't break down), it was impossible to mass produce, and it consumed great amounts of fuel (which was always in short supply for the Germans. Realistically, the King Tiger wasn't even the best German tank. Once some early design defects were corrected, the Panther was the best tank the Germans useed in WWII. Generally, the T-34 and Panther are considered the best tanks in WWII.

very amazing!

As always, a beautiful build. My first model was zvezda king tiger. If you want something novel, try zvezda kits. They're pretty cheap, with good detail and easy to build. Zvezda has an interesting feature in their panther ausf d kit, it has single link plastic tracks which, when built, are fully workable and they sag realistically. Can't say the same about king tiger tracks, single link tracks that aren't workable so you really do have to think ahead when building.

@user-km3yu9dx9c

7 ай бұрын

Zvezda is a solid manufacturer. Shame it's hard to get there kits due to the war now.

Wonderful music !!!))

good job , I like it 👍🏻👍🏻

Nice work Andy loved the video

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Andy you have to do another Tiger II Build , with figures Do a Ardennes diorama Love you vids Andy !!!

Good build

As always good job ! Andy when you make some airplane ? I would like to see your airplane work ! :)

good build an vid again Andy ..........Looks like you forget to paint the bowmaschinegun

Just ordered this online, along with the 1/35 Tamiya German loading crew for my next diorama project.

Thanks for making these videos. Its interesting to see how a more accomplished modeler assembles a kit. Your previous tips from another video on thinning paint really takes the guess work out when it comes to airbrushing. I remember shopping at your old location in El Cajon, CA. If I'm ever in Arizona, I will not hesitate to stop by & buy some things from your store.

Any tips on mounting the spare track lugs to the sides of the turret? Try as I might, I can't get them to be straight (forgivable) or even stick in their little indents. I'm considering omitting them fully and puttying up their slots at this point.

Cant wait to get mine

Thank you. Very nice.

下地色はﾀﾞｰｸｲｴﾛｰなんですね❗ 勉強になりました❗

Thank you mate great video

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Wow what a masterpiece!! I got the kit and will try to do this myself, using your video. But i never get the effect of the dry-brushing. I have tried it myself, but i cant seem to get the effect! Or i'm doing it wrong.

amazing andy!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

Awesome!

That reminded me of disneyland music and i liked it, You could maybe play some of the disneyland music in future videos? Its basically the same as classic but more cheerful

good job man

As usual Andy, great video!!! Truly thank you!! From a disabled combat veteran single father of 2. You re-energize the hobby for me. Thank you Andy. My kids and I must make the pilgrimage to your shop. Truly looking forward to that someday soon . God bless Keep your videos coming!!! How about RFM Afrika Corp Tiger I build and paint ? Or the RFM M4A3E8 build and paint ?!?! Cheers!!!!!!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Don I appreciate the kind words.

Tamiya 1/48 scale is awsome, some of them even have a die-cast chasis, it feels so solid, but I do have difficluties on installing the wheels and tracks. I hope you could build a 1/48 next time

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

7 жыл бұрын

I have in the past.I might do the new type 10 just got them in they look great.