I admire Tamiya keeping these older kits on the market as cheaper alternatives. They still build up well and respond well to a little aftermarket detailing.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

For sure. It’s great people are responding and buying them. Hopefully it inspires other manufacturers to join in and price the accordingly. 💪🙏

@stevecausey545

3 ай бұрын

Got mine the other day. Nobody mentions just opening the kit and just looking at all the parts...dreams of a new build...we used to call it "grokking" I'm 63 lol...but I have been building kits since I was 4 mom or dad would build in front of me, then with me, then turned me loose. The tamiya box art is always worth some grins also...

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

Fantastic memories 🎉 Nothing like opening the box lid for the first time is there 🙏

I built that kit in the late 70s when I was in elementary school. I like the fact that they are releasing these kits again at a reasonable price. I always think about redemption builds. ie skills then compared to skills now. Greetings from Tennessee,USA

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Redemption build! I love that as a concept. I’ve recently found my old Dungeons and dragons lead figures. I recall them being painted so masterfully and now I look at them they are horrible. Was planning to repaint one for my redemption of sorts. Thanks for connecting! Luck 🍀

@Hoophey

4 ай бұрын

That's too funny! I also try to build again now the botched jobs i did as a kid. Kinda makes me think the past has now been corrected and I don't need to feel guilty anymore......

@JohnDora9-95.

4 ай бұрын

Hello From Detroit, Ditto on “redemption build”! Both Hilarious and Very True- I was 13 when this kit came out- a kid with a News Paper Route (The Detroit News, route #54- still remember) have me ample pocket change- and in the U.S.A. Most towns and cities of all sizes had Hobby Stores we could ride a bike to- the Tamiya Kits then, were the Gold Standard (mainly still are). Tamiya was “pricy” compared to Airfix & Monogram- our tools & Glues were NOTHING like 21st century products… Testors Tube cement left a lot to be desired, heck I think we used NAIL CLIPPERS for “sprue cutters”. The Tamiya kits had a lot of “fiddly” parts for a ham handed kid. Built a few of their motorized tanks, but that was it. All Monogram, AMT (made in Michigan) and Revell. Now- we have more than a Plethora of tools, Paints, specialized sanding sticks, AIRBRUSHES (!) etc. during the pandemic, after a near 50-year absence from the hobby- I jumped back in. Four years now and still loving it. KZread has been a fabulous tutorial platform- THIS channel I just found- yesterday- while in the process of finishing a vintage 1976 M16 GMC- amazed that prior to having this superb channel/tutorial “pop up” on my algorithm- that I could find NO full builds of this vintage kit- a damned popular one to this day. Always a help in seeing others build/work the kit you plan to build prior to building it. Cheers to All and thank you.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

That’s awesome 🤩

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

What beautiful memories. I genuinely appreciate you sharing 🙏 So glad you found your way back to this incredible hobby 😎

I do love these older Tamiya kits, they're a fantastic introduction for new comers to the hobby and they're prime candidates for covering with aftermarket bits :)

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! You can do as little or as much as you like right! Thanks for sharing your thoughts 💭 🍺💪🙏

Greetings from Artur in Mozambique 🇲🇿I'm a new modeller... 48 years young. I'd obviously love to win the model... Only one model shop here in Mozambique, with limited stock... We've registered a club. Small group, but we are on the lookout for new enthusiasts. Thank you for your work.🙏✨🫡🇲🇿

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

🤞

@zippolighter4903

4 ай бұрын

You’re never too young or too old for model kits

@georgebrooks3747

4 ай бұрын

Really good to hear about your new hobby, best of luck for the future

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Good on you for reaching out here - love this community - getting so much joy watching this community grow!

@ChristianSchroter

4 ай бұрын

Mozambik?boy! thats far away!with sticky greetings from good ol'germany. Christian

Greetings from the Netherlands. I'm from the matchbox/humbrol generation and restarted the hobby two years ago. A lot has changed since then like the availability of this kind of great video's. Thank you for sharing your work and effort 👍

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi there! There has never been a better time to get back into this great hobby of ours. Thank you for connecting and I hope you enjoy the other videos 😎🍀🙏

I am Nazir from the UK and have been a modeler for almost 59 years. Love Tamyia kits.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey Nazir! Welcome to the channel. 59 years! Impressive! Thanks for joining in 🙏😆🍺🍀

I built this when it was first released (benefits of having a brother working in a model shop ). I pre-ordered it as soon as they announced it's re-release. At nearly a third of the price compared to other manufacturers it was a no brainer. I enjoyed building it then and enjoyed my nostalgia build. Cheers from Blighty.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

There’s no denying they are really priced to sell ! So glad you shared and have joined the fun 🤩 ☝️🍀

Greetings from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪. I remember building that kit back in the late 70's.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey Alan, such great memories aren't they! Thanks for connecting 🙏

Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧. I’m enjoying building the vintage Tamiya armour kits to get into armour modelling. Loving learning all the weathering techniques.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Great news. For me, most of the joy in the hobby comes from the weathering, so I feel you are on the right path! Thank you for joining in 🍀

Thank you Clayton for this wonderful trip down amnesia lane. I personally have never build this kit, but I vividly recall sitting at the kitchen table (late 70's) watching my father build this kit and thus my modelling addiction was started. It is good to see Tamiya digging into the ancient kit mould stash and re-releasing the models that got some/most or all of us into the hobby. Looking forward to part two.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing with me your introduction to this great hobby of ours! Beautiful memories. Thank you for being a part of this community.

Greetings from the United States. I never had the opportunity to build one of these when they were new, but it still looks like a fun kit (especially at its price point) for someone like myself just starting in armor modelling. I appreciate how much information you manage to pack in while keeping the video moving right along.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Benjamin. I try to keep the pace up with these presentations, so that really encouraging to hear your thoughts. Thanks for connecting 🙏💪😎

Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden... I remember making my F-14 Tomcat in 1985, when I loved in Hong Kong, so much more details from the look halftrack M16, but enjoyed it so much!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Modelling is such an amazing hobby and so many people have fond memories of their childhood. Appreciate you saying gday and joining in with the channel 🍀🍺🙏

Greetings from Canada! I just found your channel and look forward to your videos. Covid got me back into the hobby after 50 years or so of an absence. This exact model is on my list so I appreciate your comments. Take care

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Welcome back to the hobby! At least something positive came out of that time! 🍀

Greetings from 'Straylia 🇦🇺. Nice treatment of a classic kit.! My favourite version of the US half-track platform is the M3 GMC which Tamiya did not produce a version of. The Dragon version of this kit is also a bit of a nightmare, due to the incredibly thin and weak parts forming the driveline and suspension. I suspect if it was easier we wouldn't be so enamoured with this past-time.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you for reaching out. I have the Dragon kit in the stash and will get to it one day. But for now, on to something new. Good luck 🍀

The quad fifty on the half track was one of my favorite kits years ago. The mount and guns moved about just fine.

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

It’s a pretty sweet machine isn’t it! Thanks for your comments 🙏💪

Hello from Washington State in the USA. Frankly, I'm still a fan of old Tamiya kits. To me they're fun to build, detailed enough, and don't cost an arm and leg. I'm still building some of the oldies but goodies.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

It’s all about finding joy in the hobby isn’t it! Tamiya deliver in spades! Thanks for connecting 🙏🍺😎

Greetings from Denver, CO, USA 🏴 I have always loved half-tracks ever since watching Kelly's Heroes when I was a kid!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

They are cool aren’t they?! Versatile machines that played a vital role in the war effort. Thanks for joining in ☝️🤞

Greetings from south africa 🇿🇦 love your episode i have been building models since 1974 so i appreciate your retake on those lovely old models keep up the good work!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

🇿🇦 ! Greetings 😎 so pleased you are enjoying the content. Thanks for being part of this community 🙏😎🍀

I still have the one I built as a kid sitting on my shelf. It's important to note that while there were seamlines and ejector pin sink marks, nothing else made by other manufacturers compared in terms of detail and quality. Tamiya kits were simply the pinnacle and I would gobble up anything Tamiya I could get my hands on.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Yeah. Agree. The seam lines and marks are just a reminder that we are dealing with a 50yo kit and that was a result of the limitations of the day. Great to hear you have your old one still! Wish I knew where all my childhood models ended up 🧐 Appreciate you sharing your thoughts 💪🙏

Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧. loving the videos, especially vintage tamiya, anyone of that certain age will appreciate these kits with such atmospheric box art taking us back to a simpler time, keep up the great work,most enjoyable 👍

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi Jamie, many thanks for your comments and for connecting. They sure do take us back don't they! 😁🥳🫡

It's probably an older kit, but it also has its charm. With appropriate fine work, a beautiful model is possible, as your result shows. Excellent job with this model, Clayton. I wish you a nice weekend and further a good time. Greetings, Joachim

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Joachim. Appreciate you being part of this community

Greetings from Australia! This is certainly a better kit than the two '90s-era resin truck builds I've just finished. No warped parts, relatively decent fit, and a lot less clean-up all round! Oh, and congrats on discovering the SMS ceramic scraper - great tool, and much better than a #11 blade at its job.

@JohnDora9-95.

4 ай бұрын

Thanks from Detroit, USA- I was wondering what that ceramic scraper was- now I have a name- I hadn’t seen one before- seemed to perform much better than a #11 I used on same model last week- Cheers-

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings 🇦🇺 The ceramic scraper is a beauty isn’t it 🤩 Good luck with the draw 🙏🍀🍻

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

The scraper I’m using is for SMS - www.scalemodeller.com.au/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI97v3xIfugwMVRyx7Bx3Qew5_EAAYASAAEgJmQfD_BwE

@kevinfutter

4 ай бұрын

@@workbenchhobbies4316 I thought I'd posted that link, but either it has disappeared, or didn't post properly.

Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 but I'm Polish 🇵🇱 Thank you for the content, the chipping was good to see.

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. It’s truly appreciated 🙏 Good luck 🤞

Hello!! Tyler from New Jersey, USA here 🇺🇲 Who doesn't like some cool, classic US military hardware?! Very cool model!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hello Tyler. Welcome aboard. Thanks for joining in the fun 🍀🍺💪🙏

Greetings from Canada. Nice build! I think with a bit of sanding and scraping, that overscale armour could be thinned down a bit. Gluing the tracks flat across the top of the drive sprocket and idler would help the appearance also. The kit really seems to hold up well after close to 50 years.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey 👋 welcome to the channel. Thinning the armour down would be almost impossible without then doing some scratch building. The tracks are only loosely fitted here. All comes together in the next video. Appreciate your comments 🙏🍀

I built that kit in the 70's as a kid. I loved it! I think it is great that they chose to release these kits again!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Tamiya really did come to the party didn’t they?! Question is what kit should you like to see next ? 🤔

Greetings from Cincinnati, OH. I, for one, am happy that Tamiya re-released these kits. They may be old, but I think they still look great.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Right on! They are great 😄 thank you for connecting 👍🏻

@conspiracyscholor7866

4 ай бұрын

Greetings from the same place!

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

Howdy!

As someone who has been building scale models for over 56 years , I have to say the details and fit models that have gotten much better. although there are some kits depicting certain weapons that you can't find easily, like a Sdkfz 7 troop carrier pulling a flack 36/ 37 flack cannon. Tamiya used to have the series, but to but discontinued both the sdkfz and the flack 36 /37 cannon line, I used to have the entire 7/1 ,7 / 2. 7/3 series along with the 20mm cannon ,being pulled by the Horch . Just as the flack crews, there were three types spread out from the kits ""a Africa. Corps Tropical, standard and eastern front,heavy winter. I sadly found out that a lot of the kits that I had gotten over the years were no longer available , SInce I had to file an insurance claim, Police report for the Arson at my house,It is true some of the kits had there silly motorized lower hulls to put a electric motor and gearbox to make it a hybrid between a scale model and a kids toy.. I would love to see some of thease discontinued kits reissued in a series together . Such Z Tamiya used to release a themed kit package .I wish they would do a series like a Horch , a hooch with the anti tankgun, and the single 20mm flack gun . Or do a Sdkfz 7/1 ,2,3 series with the three models. To me, it was much easier , faster time wise to pre paint ,and weather a whole bunch of the same sprue assembly versus each kit separately. Also, to me, sometimes a model that has so so details is a good candidate for a scratch build start point . How many models of an armored 7 series V2 launch vehicles do you know of ?????

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Firstly, sorry to hear about your home mate and the loss of your belongings, I can't imagine how devastating that would be. I would not be surprised given how popular this recent batch of re releases has been, if we would see Tamiya re releasing more of these old moulds. I am sure they would be very popular! Not sure on your 7 Series question, best to check out scalemates.com. Thank you for connecting 🙏

I built a lot of those Tamiya kits when they came out. I for one am glad Tamiya is re-releasing them. Gives me a chance to build the kit again. I still watch old movies and TV shows, so why not build these old kits again.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

So many awesome memories hey. And that opportunity to revisit them came as a nice surprise didnt it. Thanks for connecting 🙏💪🍺

Hi Workbench Hobbies . . . . .Greetngs from Indiana USA! Built this kit in the early 70's aling with the personnel carrier with a single mount .50 caliber machine gun mounted on top. I built it up and used a hot pin to put dents and bullet holes in it and other battle damage. I also used old guaze bandage to roll up a battle net on the on the side for added realism and painted in flat olive drab. I always wanted a small airbrush and fancy paint, but it was too expensive for me and my paper route money, so I was stuck with make-shift tools, imagination, and books. I was a kid then when I did this along with building other model WW2 planes and tanks! No pictures though. Unfortunately, I built more models then than I got school work done in those days when I was in catholic school. I haven't done any of that since and moved on to other hobbies. I always enjoyed it and learned much about history then! Thanks for the early '70's flash-back! Cheers from a former "modelman" Dan

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for connecting Dan - so many amazing memories. I know I have shot up my fair share of models using a hot pin and torched them with cigarette lighters! Then there were the fire crackers... they were when things started getting serious! 😉

Greetings from Oklahoma, USA 🇺🇸 The half tracks and the old Sherman were some of my favorite models as a child

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you for you connecting. Great memories aren't they! 🥳

Just found your site, Arizona, 🇺🇸...nice to see good skills applied to older kits, especially staring 70 in the face. Tamiya is still, for me, the best bang for the buck.... thanks for the reminder.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hello! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Pretty hard to go past a Tamiya kit isn’t it? Even if it is 50 years old. 🙏💪 good luck with the competition 🍀

Back in the day, I built all 3 variants, nice kits for the time, and some good figures. Tamiya was one of my favorite manufacturers back then. Greetings from the USA!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings! Pretty hard to dislike a Tamiya kit isn’t it? Thanks for taking the time to connect. Good luck 🍀🙏☝️

Greetings from the USA 🇺🇸 Just bought the kit because of the Nostalgia

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey Kenneth! Thanks for joining in. Good luck! You might end up either two?! 🍀

Mid 70s for me when I built tamiya kits great memories

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

So many great memories hey. Thanks for connecting 🙏

Greetings from the US 🇺🇸. Built one in the 70’s, great memories.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings to you! Great memories aren't they!? The good ol days 😎

I built 3 of these, each different as well as 2 sherman tanks waaaaaay back in 79’ for a diorama i made for high school. Killed my chanches with girls but the lads LOVED IT! I love your channel! 🇺🇸

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha!! The modelling never helped my chances wither, but it was totally worth it 😉. Thank you for connecting, truly appreciated 🤝

My dad had that first version you showed remember the box sitting there for years in his model building area even after he built it.

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

Nice! Hopefully it gave you a nice little reminder into your past. Thanks for sharing that memory 🙏✅🍀

I built all versions of this kit in the late 70s early 80s and as a school kid I loved them. Would I still love them now as I did then, its hard to say because I would be looking at them with modern eyes and its easy to be critical of old stuff. But its funny how retro this and retro that has also become fashionable.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Everything old is new again hey. It’s a great reminder of simpler times. Thanks for sharing 🙏💪

Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 I too have started "redemption builds" during and after COVID and im having a ball building them! My older brother got the Tamiya 88mm flak gun kit for Christmas one year and was so so jealous of him. It was the first kit i bought during the pandemic. Tell you what, when building 1/72 kits my fingers seem so big and puddgy now😂 Thanks for your video, i enjoyed it immensely 👍👍

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Ah yes! That 88 was epic wasn’t it! With the full crew! I’d be jealous too 😆 Thanks for connecting. It’s appreciated 🙏🍀

Greeting from Singapore. Remember this kit when I was 10 years old... a gift from my recently pass away mom.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. Hopefully this brought back some treasured memories for you. Thanks for sharing your story 🙏🫶🏻

Depending upon the version, my local hobby shop (Michigan USA) sells these kits for between $19 and $22 - definitely not a cash grab. Thank you for an excellent video!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Definitely an attractive price point isn’t it! Thanks to you for watching! There’d be no videos without you guys 🙏💪😎

I built this kit when I was kid. It was a birthday gift for turning 11 in 1977. Great memories, if i remember correctly I also built a hedge hog Sherman and a rocket launch Sherman around the same time Thank you for reviving some Great Memories 🇺🇲

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure Keith. So many great memories 🙏 Good luck 🤞

I had that Tamiya AA Halftrack in 1985! Khaki, Olive Drab, Gunmetal Grey!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

😆😆 sounds about right ☝️💪

Greetings from Missouri, USA. I remember building these half tracks in my youth!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings to you! Great memories aren't they 🥳

Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺. When I heard Tamiya where Re-releasing these halftrack kits, I went straight to my hobby store an put my order in, he must have realized the value of these kits to use aging modeler… he had 4 or each offering, and they are all gone. Luckily I have all 3 variants in my stash now, and can’t wait for your next episode… awesome build. Thanks

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. I can’t wait to bring it to you all! It’s great news for the hobby in general to see the popularity of these kits. Thanks for contributing 🍀

Greetings from N. CA USA I've been following now for about a month. I like your tutorials and will refer back to them when building my own models. Thank You🏁

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert. So glad you found me and have dialled in to the community 🙏🍀💪

Greeting from California USA 🇺🇸 I think this model has really stood the test of time.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings to you Dan! Thank you for connecting and welcome 🥳

Greatings from Sweden. Big lover of halftracks and trucks :)

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

Greetings to you 😁 it’s hard not to love a halftrack isn’t it. Thanks for connecting and good luck with the draw 🍀

Greetings from France 🇫🇷 (close to Paris) I remember to have built this kit, well… at least 25 years ago! 😊

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Fabulous! Glad to have taken you down memory lane. Thank you for connecting 🥳😎🤝

Greetings from California, USA. I enjoyed this walk down memory lane. Your work is fantastic.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words William and for reaching out. Such great memories aren't they!

Good day from central Illinois, US. Model builder since the 60’s. Exc. video and honest evaluation of kit. I’ve built tamiya kits for sometime in 1/12, 1/35, & 1/20. This kit sure seems like it has more seam lines than I’m used to seeing. Thanks for bringing us along on the build.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi Robert. Thanks for tuning in! 🙏💪😎

Greetings from an Aussie 🇦🇺 in the USA 🇺🇸 Glad I posted as I thought I had already subscribed, that is now fixed.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Crisis averted 😉 thank you for joining in fellow Aussie, truly appreciated and good luck to you 🍀

Greatings from Benton City Washingon USA 🗽

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi Grant, thank you for connecting, truly appreciated 🙏🍀

Greeting from Michigan United States......looking forward to future videos👌

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi Michael, thank you for reaching out, truly appreciated 🥳🤝

great, professional transmission, very pleasant to watch, greetings Darek from Poland

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for connecting Darek. Glad you are enjoying the channel 🙏💪😛

Greetings from Colorado USA. Thanks for this out of the box build and standing by it! I built this kit when it was new and I was quite young. Glad to know it`s back in the market. While modern kits are much better engineered, I too am drawn back to building the kits of my youth. Love your skills. And yes, Tamiya knows their target market!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi Michael. They most certainly do don’t they! And thanks for acknowledging the out of box commitment. These kits bring back such great memories don’t they? Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙏

Greetings from Alaska, USA! This is one of those I wanted as a kid but couldn’t afford those fancy Tamiya kits!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Our first from Alaska!! Good luck to you and thank you for connecting it is really appreciated 🙏

Phoenix, Arizona USA….I built this kit in the late 70s, and it was great to see you take it to a whole new level while managing to reign in your talent! Amazing build!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you for your kind words and for connecting. I hope you took a trip down memory lane 🥳

Greetings from Germany! 🇩🇪 I love the Old Tamiya kits because i only have Time to build on the weekends, and most of them are finishable in two weekends!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 I hear what you say. When you are pressed for time you want the greatest band for buck. Tamiya have always been so reliable. Thanks for connecting 🍀🍺

Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱 And thanks for revisiting an old kit! I'm just getting back to the hobby after over the decades, taking apart, stripping paint and rebuilding some of my old models before I play with all the latest and greatest tech like photo etched and resin printed elements.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Another modeller finding their way home. Welcome back 🙏 Thanks for connecting 🍀

Greetings from Liverpool, England, UK 🇬🇧

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings Kenneth and thank you for connecting 🥳😎

Greetings from N.Ireland. Lovely to see the older sets coming back. Great job and thanks for showing us

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you for your kind words. How good is a trip down memory lane! 🥳

Greetings from Canada ! I built this kit unsuccessful during a summer school break many many moons ago.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Ahhh Michael, time for another go I would say!!! Good luck to you 🍀

Greetings from Canada, I remember this kit when I was much younger great to see it back.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

I’m sure you’re not alone. These rereleases are proving to be very popular 🍀

Greetings from Cyprus 🇨🇾 Stumbled on this video but have been a modeller since school. Really enjoyed the last few videos. Nick

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

Hey Nick. Greetings to you. So pleased to hear you’re enjoying the channel. Thanks for connecting 🙏🍺🍀

You just popped up on my feed, watched, liked and subscribed.... Greetings from a Swede in Glasgow, Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Welcome to the community. I appreciate you joining in. Good luck 🤞 🍀

I have been waiting for Tamiya to re-release this kit for more than 10 years. Your video is wonderful for me to get prepare to build it. Thanks. Greetings from San Jose, California. 🇺🇸

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

So pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. Hopefully it helps with your own build. I can’t wait to bring the next episode to you! That’s when it goes from looking like a toy to a weathered warrior! Thanks for connecting 🍀🙏

Greetings from the United States of America🇺🇲. When I was 9 years old I actually built this kit. I never cleaned parts or painted, i just assembled them as toys. , I loved history and model kits were the only historical "toys" I could find. Now I'm 54 years old and rediscovering scale modeling. I've built a few 1/72 airplanes and now I'm working on the old Tamiya Pzkw II Ausf F as my first attempt at a 1/35 armor kit. I'm planning to revisit my childhood with this vintage kit next! Great videos and thanks for showing what is possible with these older molds.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

That old panzer 2 is a great kit. And welcome back to the hobby! Building those kits as a kid not obsessing with seam lines and gaps really were great times weren’t they? Really appreciate you connecting here on the channel. Good luck with the m16! 🍀🍺🙏

🇺🇸 Greetings from Utah, USA. Love the detailing tips. Can’t wait to watch part two, and apply these techniques on my builds. I was first attracted to watch due to the vehicle spotlighted. My dad related how he commandeered 🏴‍☠️ such a vehicle in North Africa during WWII. They had captured an area that contained a vineyard. MPs were assigned to guard the wine, the officers intended to keep it for themselves. My dad took a few men with him, pointed the guns at the MPs and held them while his men loaded the vehicle with wine 🍷, to take back to their company 🪖.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

🫨what an awesome story. I can see you making that into a diorama at some stage?! Appreciate you connecting and sharing that memory 🙏💪

@007ElSenor

4 ай бұрын

@@workbenchhobbies4316 I intend to, unfortunately, my dad has since passed away. I’m trying to research what vineyard structures looked like in N Africa.

Fantastic Video! Amazing job on the light hearded history and build. Really a joy to watch the build! Thanks from Placerville, CA USA🇺🇸

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining in and cannot wait to bring the weathering one to you in a couple of weeks. Hope you enjoy that one too!

Greetings from Australia 🏳. I was an avid scale modeller as a secondary school student in the 1970's. Unfortunately when I started work I could not find the time to continue the hobby. I am now retired after over 40 years working and looking forward to getting back into the scale modelling scene again. I actually built the Tamiya M21 81mm Mortar Carrier half-track way back then and it still sits in my display case after 4 decades.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

So glad to hear you have found your way back to this incredible hobby and appreciate you connecting with me 🍀

Take aside the giveaway, which I've entered with a brief comment, just wanted to also add my thanks. I am 58 and just returning to my hobby of decades ago. Your videos are great, informative, fun and interesting. The end results are excellent. You're inspiring so...just thanks....and keep them coming!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey Kenneth. It’s beautiful messages like this that give me the juice to keep investing the time into making them…so thanks to you 🙏 And welcome back to the greatest hobby in the world! 😉😝💪😆

Greetings from Melbourne Australia 🏁 great finish on that classic kit

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you for connecting. Welcome 😎

Greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿 loved the video bro! Real new to the whole modeling thing but so far from the community is so welcoming and friendly and I love it!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Welcome to the greatest hobby in the World mate! So glad you’ve found the channel. Thanks for joining in 🙏🍀🍺💪

Greetings form Idaho, USA . This vehicle is at our local Air museum, very cool.

@workbenchhobbies4316

3 ай бұрын

Nice! You’re lucky to have a real life example there to enjoy 👌🏼🤩 Good luck with the draw! 🍀

Greetings from USA! I built this kit probably 20 years ago. I loved it. You did an amazing job with it!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! It still looks a little toy like in this video, just wait until the next one and you will be blown away at how good they can look with just a few simple techniques! Thank you for joining in 👍🏻

Another fantastic video Clayton. I was on the fence about the kit, worrying that it might be too long in the tooth, but you showed us otherwise! Thanks again from Martin, originally from 🇬🇧 but living in 🇺🇸

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey Martin. Great to see you again mate. It’s clearly an old kit, but still a lot of fun…especially given the price point. Thanks for connecting mate 🙏💪

Built one of these about 5yrs ago. Had a great time building it. No muss no fuss. Allowed me to dive into detail weathering.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Nice! That was the angle I took with it as well…it was all about the weathering. Hope you enjoyed the vid ☝️💪

Greetings from South Carolina USA. I have this kit from 1976, but would love a new one. I'd probably rework the old kit along with building the new one. Great video by the way!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks David. Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck 🍀

Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 Another enjoyable video. Finished model looked great.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings and thank you so much! We are only half way done, just you wait to see the next instalment!!

I think kits like this are perfect for beginners, you get a taste of everything a modeler goes through; the good and the bad .

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey Zach. You make a good point. It’s far from perfect but easy enough for the beginner…but lessons to be learned along the way. Love it! 👍😁

A soak in hot water softens up the tracks. Greetings from the USA.🌎

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

For sure! Great tip 💪🙏

I think it is cool to release some older kits like this. Great to see how things were once, snd also if things are just put together without any work, and no challenge. Well, where is the fun in that.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 🙏

I remember building that kit when my local hobby shop got it in , was very enjoyable. Tough to not use any extras these days , still looks like it builds nice.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings! I found it very difficult to not add anything to it. But held my ground and was pretty happy with the results!

Greetings from the United States. Just found your channel and loving what I'm seeing. Keep it up. Thanks

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi, welcome my friend, so glad you found me. Thank you for your kind words 😎

Greetings from the 🇺🇸 in sunny Arizona. Loved the kit as a kid. Opportunity now to add fiddly bits from the parts chest. Enjoyed the video!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi there and thank you for connecting all the way from Arizona - it is a great old kit isnt it 🙏

@doncluff1196

4 ай бұрын

This was such a leap up from my old fave Monogram kit. Loved it.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi Don, glad you enjoyed it 😄

Lot of great memories with these older Tamiya kits ! Greetings from south Florida, USA.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Yes all the memories come flooding back in don't they! Good luck 🍀

Great job! Loved the chipping!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Robert. Thanks for connecting 🙏

It's a much nicer kit than a lot of Revell, or Airfix vintage offerings. I'd say its perfect for a beginner, or an old timer who wants an easy and relaxing build. Or someone like me who wants to build a fun custom but doesn't want to risk a modern $50+ kit.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hey. Thanks for joining in. I’m not actually sure I’d recommend this to the beginner. There’s a few confusing things in the instructions and tricky to fit decals on bonnet…but for the old school modeller it’s perfect. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 💭 👍

Love Tamiya's models . Made this one years ago and still stands up as a fine model . ln fact Tamiya in my opinion were and are the best model manufacturer as you always know their kits will be a pleasure to assemble unlike others that are over engineered and complicated for the sake of it ( six parts where two would do ) .

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Yes, you always know what you are going to get with a Tamiya kit! Thank you for connecting 👍🏻

Superb video production and content. Thank you.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Truly appreciated ☝️🙏

Greetings from Ohio! Glad I found your channel. I like your approach on this model. As a new modeler (a little over a year and about 5 models) my approach mirrors yours. You are obviously very talented, but the “out of the box” approach is great for the beginner. Your management of time vs reward on certain areas was very helpful, thank you for verbalizing your thought process on that. Also, the way you visually present your process makes me feel like “I can do that!”

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

That’s so pleasing to hear. I’m glad you feel some of these techniques are achievable. That was always my goal. Thanks so much for connecting 🙏🍀

Greetings from the UK! 🇬🇧. Great step-by-step build review, thank you for posting!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings, thank you for your encouragement and for joining in 😎

Greetings from Alabama, USA. I look forward to viewing some of your armor builds. Thanks for your time and work.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi Russell, thank you for joining in. I hope you enjoy my armour builds when you watch them. Let me know what you think. Good luck 🍀

Hello from Ireland. A well thought out review and build video.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Greetings Simon. Thanks for joining in 🙏🍺🍀

Greetings from the the UK! 🇬🇧 I'm loving the explanations provided here, both informative and thorough and yet relaxing.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Not sure I’ve ever been called relaxing before 😆😆. Good luck 🤞

Greetings from the England/ UK. I enjoy seeing these vintage releases. Good to see how far the industry has progressed. This hobby is my retirement anti aging activity. 👌

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Sounds like the perfect plan to me! Such an amazing hobby. Thanks for connecting 🍀

Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 I built this kit many moons ago. Your video brought back memories. You did a great job on the kit, and it looks great straight from the box.

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Hi there and thank you for your kind comment. It was a fun trip down memory lane for sure. Glad it brought back some memories for you too 🤝

Nice work. It's a tidy build and fun retro review!

@workbenchhobbies4316

4 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, and thanks for the Facebook share 🙏☝️