Buiding the New 1/16 Takom Panzer I [Building a big scale tank]

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[jv]

Just for interests sake: The complete Panzer one weighed only slightly more than one set of tracks of the Tiger II (King Tiger).

[abcmodeling]

Looking forward to Takom and other brands introducing more affordable 1/16 kits. Great and simple-to-follow build by the way!

[jxvolker]

Andy, without a doubt you have the heart of a teacher. You build videos are arguably some of the best on YouTube. I not only enjoy them but I always learn something as well. Keep up the great work.

[JJ-cfnb]

Looks like a great kit. Also happy it doesn't have an interior!

[vernebeck]

Andy: if you take a piece of tin foil and put it over the head light, then burnish it down, and cut off the excess, and then add the clear lens you'll a perfect looking head light!🤓

[davidwright]

Hi Andy thank you for your videos. Ive been modelling for over 30 years, but since ive discovered your videos you have helped me to the next level of modelling and give me confidence with my spray gun. Thank you again and keep up the brilliant work. Davy W. Belfast, NI, UK

[jordyncollier]

Hey Andy! Awesome to see another video! I missed these build vids. I'm happy the store is doing good, and that 1/16 panzer I is AWESOME.

[tyates]

Crazy to think that Germny started the war with a literal armored machine gun nest, and ended with the King tiger and the elephant in just a matter of 3-4 years

[hobbyjohnny]

Bro, every piece of your work has moved me.

[coinsmith]

Andy, I virtually LIVE on Mozart! So glad you use his music in your builds. THANK YOU!

[urichrudel]

You can heat up brass photo etch with a lighter and then quench it afterwards it’ll be easier to bend especially for doing muffler covers

[Vmssupplies]

HOLY CRAP, love this one in 1/16 scale! Very well done Andy!

[frednel]

Nice job Andy..ive bin building models of all sorts for years and years but stopped about 10 yrs ago because all the stores selling models and all the other stuff needed where i live have vanished..planes and tanks and ships wer my fave and seeing this video makes me wanna get back into this awesome hobby..i used to do weathering and all and was verry technical about detail and neatness and even used real pictures and info from books and so on..my fave model was the Bismark and got it to the exact thing by making my own handrail cables and stansions and rigging that never came with the model using the part holder frames by melting and stretching it out to the desired thickness..rigging cables the same..thnx once again for this vid on a verry good looking model 👍

[dantimmerman]

I can't wait to grab one for myself. You really can't beat that price for its size.
Great work Andy! The modulation is almost perfect and very visible without the distracting camo.

[charleslarson]

May have mentioned it before, but I LOVE the Mozart while you are building!

[telescopereplicator]

Andy, according to my info (AK book "Real colors of WW2", internet, book collection) the primer on German tanks was red-brown RAL 8012. Grey primer was usually a heat resistant primer, used on the barrels, only.
I have seen plenty of color pictures of German tanks, used in Africa during WW2, and they all show a red primer !!!
If you ever see grey worn spots on a tank, i't has been worn down to the metal, but it hasn't rusted yet, because of dry weather conditions. Or it is the first grey layer of paint.
Tanks were  painted in grey, RAL 7021, at the factory. ALL of them. Only when needed, did they get an extra layer of Sand Yellow. These tanks had therefor three layers : Red etch primer, the standard Panzer Grey, then Sand Yellow, sometimes hand painted in situ.
In the AK book you can see examples of parts of tanks with these THREE layers of paint !!!
Remember, these are photographs of the real German tanks which actually fought in WW2 in Africa !!

Also, don't use (black) pre-shading. It's totally unrealistic. Instead, add a bit of very light grey (almost white) to the Sand Yellow, and weather the tank with that. Paint weathers all over the tank, irregularly, not just in the middle of each panel. The paint does not know it is sitting in the middle of a
And when paint weathers, it get LIGHTER, everywhere, and not DARKER (at the edge). Therewith, the reason for pre-shading disappears.
Use photographs of real WW2 tanks to show you where and how to simulate worn paint, instead of randomly blotting a sponge all over....
You are a good modeler, you can do better.
Large models like these are ideal to use the hair spray technique on !!  The effect is far more realistic than blotting paint on.

[aoscustoms]

You’re a hero for mentioning a panzer 2 and 3 in the end lol! I would definitely love a StuG iii 😩

[LeonidasRex]

Nice looking kit. I'm crossing my fingers for a Luchs in the future.

[bazza]

Really hope you can do a video on good weathering techniques. Still struggle with this side of my work. Excellent build.

[rickbarg]

Just did that on the panzeryager96 times 2, pins are very fragile, easy to make with a heated sprue