A Beginner's Guide to Model Making | The Tank Museum

[@tophercaesar5375]

We just need a Series of this chap just making models start to Finish

[@RhysTAGOMOTOFouracre]

Argreed

[@strelok_halo6836]

Agreed

[@juliusbechly869]

Definitely!

[@Mitch_N_Monty_get_fuked]

Much agreed

[@Grandamturbo]

I'd sign that petition.

[@andrebartels1690]

Most important step: Take your time. Model making is supposed to be a hobby. Don't hasten towards completion. Make it your quality time.

[@Masada1911]

I like that, good stuff

[@Rusty_Gold85]

yes dry fit and use plastic cement

[@Supermarine-Spitfire-mk-IX]

As I heard someone say once: the model will be finished for a longer time than it takes to build it.

[@Caratacus1]

Gluing a Harrier jump jet to your face is possibly the most badass thing ever. I bet the girls were well impressed 😁

[@fidinboca]

Thank you Friends! Modeler since 1977. Today is very better to be a modeler, but more expensive !!! Sorry for my poor english.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

Yes very expensive nowadays. Your English is fine.

[@chinocracy]

Agreed. There are more topics and nicer kits, but they cost a lot now.

[@allano937]

I also been model making since 70s and agree it is more expensive but the range of kits and materials have expanded massive to what we had back then. I am a fan of Tamiya and never went back to old airfix and humbrol enamels once I discovered Tamiya acrylic. I have since tried other acrylics from Vallerjo, Mig and AK. You can now get charts which relate model paint to exact paint used on vehicles and aircraft using their paint standard numbers used by the military . Some of the newer kit companies are a bit more accurate in detail too so you can build a kit now that is not just accurate down to its rivets and bolts but also 100% colour. Thats beyond the theme of this video but I would pay a little more for a degree of extra detail even though Im the only person viewing the model that knows that.

[@karlmuller4067]

My love for model making started back in the early 70s sat at the kitchen table watching my dad make and paint Airfix aircraft kits (for my bedroom ceiling)Then he bought me a 1/72nd stuka kit and he sat and watched me/advised me on building it.Since those early days,I must have built hundreds of various kits and I still have the passion for model making.

[@jacobs.9797]

I'd love to see more videos of Steve just chatting and building models and recounting memories of his past models. He's very relaxing to listen to and watch.

[@bob_._.]

"Have you ever had any modeling disasters?"... that look... "You haven't lived until you've been to hospital with a Harrier jump jet glued to your face" ROFLMAO

[@billd2635]

lol! Does it HAVE to be a Harrier? I only do WWII. lol

[@trejbiorgroup1713]

Bob.you too made a disaster by having 69 likes.

[@bob_._.]

@@trejbiorgroup1713 LOL, 69 is never a disaster. In fact, it's my favorite number. :^)

[@trejbiorgroup1713]

@@bob_._. hahahaha thats great

[@AlexWheeler1]

I just ordered two starter kits for my Dad and I today :) Building the Sherman and the Cromwell!

[@derekmcmanus8615]

Good choices

[@TheSaturnV]

Imagine building your scale model while sitting 10 feet away from the 1:1 version!

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

Very handy for checking on details.

[@allano937]

yes how cool is that. I've built dozens of Tamiya chieftans . All different but all set on cold war I have a pub boring guy also served that era. wants me to model the challenger of Royal scots dragoons with the fuel barrels painted like Irn bru cans and the phaser set to malky logo on the barrel. yes cool idea but reference is difficult. photos are rare even on google to have the exact tank there. Boring guy is going to wait for his tank.

[@flack2998]

yes

[@rzarco01]

Eliminates the need to google "walkaround" videos when you can't understand how a particular part goes on the actual vehicle!

[@kirishima638]

Came out perfectly! Surprising given the way the decals were applied (no fix, no decal medium).

[@nonamesplease6288]

I think everybody in my generation had an Airfix model as their first kit, even here in the States. Mine was an Airfix Westland Lysander. To this day I seek out models of the oddball planes and armor to build. Thank you for this series!

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Mine was Hawker Typhoon. That time, even normal shops selling food and stuff, had small section for models. Good times.

[@gwoody4003]

I am very jealous of the Tank Museum crew. History in general and in specific, military history, has been an interest and hobby of mine since highschool. I would be in heaven if my career was sharing that enthusiasm with others.

[@maxkronader5225]

The Harrier glued to the face is a very funny story. I narrowly avoided a similar fate with a 1/35th scale Tamiya Jagdtiger!😁

[@ryanduffy5301]

Yeah, I wanna see more of this guy. Let him have a segment where he puts together various kits. That would be cool 👍

[@ModelNerd]

Nice beginners guide. Hopefully it will encourage more people into the hobby.

[@matthewcapra9761]

Please do more with him just making models start to finish it’s very relaxing

[@greatoverlordchikonmaster7226]

The modelling videos have been pretty nice so far, gotten quite a decent collection of models myself

[@skelenton92]

Thank you for actually teaching beginners about good habits, such as proper tools (nippers) and most importantly PRIMER! So many tutorials forget that, and some especially horrible ones (shoutout to Airfix) tell people to twist the parts off the runners.

[@chost-059]

Modeling videos are so relaxing

[@martincotterill823]

Great video! I get quite discouraged seeing top modellers on KZbin. Here you showed how easy it can be to achieve a good enough result. Cheers!

[@jameskamminga938]

Bloody hell your model shop is a personal heaven!

[@ComradeMP187]

Great choice! Tamiya kits are really well molded and fit of the parts is excellent, and overall they aren't too complicated. Really beginner friendly. Been building kits for 10 years now and haven't looked back, though do expect a lack of storage space.....

[@Frserthegreenengine]

yeah Tamiya kits are great- except for their decals! They are far too thick for my liking. Much prefer Cartograf decals. But apart from that they are so good. Great balance between detail and ease of build.

[@TheDaltonius]

I already know how to build models (I’m self taught) meaning my first kits are... well... tolerable. But everyone in these videos have a really calming voice so I just decided to check this out :)

[@phunter8512]

Just bought a starter kit with a awosame panzer II to build with my father, cant wait to build it

[@PsychoLivo]

For a beginner like me, this is a mega insightful & helpful guide to starting. Many thanks. I didn't realise that the Tank Musuem sold remote controlled tanks as shown in 1:36 - 1:40. Never seen them on the online shop before.

[@paulkimble7981]

I have really enjoyed this series on models and modelling, and look forward to the next one.

[@MC57315]

This series sure makes me want to buy my first model kit in 10 years! I remember the last one I did was a Heinkel He 111, this brings back a lot of good memories.

[@thurin84]

love those metal tipped glue bottles! it gives you great control of glue application. with a little practice it can simulate a line of welding when it dries, for 1/35 scale anyway. if the tube ever gets clogged just run flame from a lighter over it CAREFULLY, as it is flammable.

[@simongee8928]

If you keep those Revell glue bottles tipped nozzle down between uses, this works very well in keeping the glue flowing in the thin metal tube.

[@thurin84]

@@simongee8928 i do.

[@ODST_Parker]

I just got some little 1:72 scale tanks from Easy Model, the ones which are already assembled and painted, and they're absolutely beautiful. Got an M4A3, T-34-85, and a Tiger E, three of my favorites. It really makes me want to make my own bigger one someday, so I'll definitely be trying this out once this madness is over and I can think about buying some tools for it.

[@justanothercaptain6566]

This is amazing! I paint miniatures and assemble models. This is something I can watch for hours. Awesome! 😀👍

[@CallofOdin580]

As a wargamer I’ve had plenty of projects to keep me busy during the lockdowns. .... so many tanks built so far.

[@codgamer]

Bring back great memories when I was a kid. I remembered my dad taught me how to make antennas by heating up the un-used frame part that held the model parts, stretched it til it was thin enough and viola. Also the most frustrating model ever was the King Tiger cos the gun barrel was so long it always drop down the next morning...I pretty much spent all my pocket money on Tamiya 1/35 WW2 models.

[@evilfingers4302]

1/48 scale M48 Patton from Monogram was my first model kit back in the mid 1970's, and now, I'm into 1/16 scale RC tanks, and so far I have four Taigen Tiger Is, a Panther G, a Jagdpanther, Panzer IV ausf H, StuG IV late, and many more to go.

[@BamBamBigelow..]

Good stuff, guys. I used to build models in my youth and want to start doing it again.

[@Slane583]

I loved doing up models back in the day when I was a kid. I had a mix of big-rig trucks, a couple monster trucks, a dragster, a race car, and some army tanks. Anything I thought was cool at the time. I still have some model kits that haven't been still in the box. But I've been slowly adding to my collection again. I noticed that our small hobby shop dealing in rc cars has these Tamiya army tank kits when I was there buying my first hobby grade rc truck. So it looks like I'll have to add a couple to the collection when I have the extra funds. :)

[@andrewsteele7663]

I am hoping to spend a couple of days at the Tank Museum, but now I will need 2 days in the model section. Brilliant, cheers

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Love the shop . I dream of setting one up for hobbyists . But if I could get a Tank to sit outside would be even better

[@ChimpOnComputer]

The past few years I began delving into model making. First got 1/72nd tanks but then jumped to 1/35th scale, and then back to 1/72nd recalling I could make more dioramas along with including plane models in the mix, going to be quite a challenge.

[@stevem7868-y4l]

Nice vid, brings back my childhood days building tanks and planes,

[@russrh]

This is great, I've always been afraid of decals but I've used this method and it works

[@tjayviewer]

Brilliant video Steve, I wish I had watched one like this when I started. Love the start up kit as well.

[@CaptChaos1964]

Great stuff, I’ve got two kits that I bought about 6 years ago from the museum, this has reminded me that I ought to dig them out.

[@ominösersüddeutscher]

"It's much easier to do it when you're in the mood" That right there is one hell of a life lesson

[@Zoddo]

Fantastic idea for a new video series! And I don't even build miniatures.

[@williammathews526]

brings back memories of my youth to the point where I want to build a model

[@fearlessknight1343]

Took me a minute to realize he was pronouncing decal lol. Overall great mini tutorial. Starting my first model "Stryker M1127 Reconnaissance Vehicle". Plan to give it to my oldest brother since he drove those back in his army days! Just need to get all the essentials.

[@Razor_BlaydeXD]

thank you for showing me what do i need to build my own one :D i allways wanted to build the type 74. now i know what i need

[@G60syncro]

"Not so sure about that detail... **Turns around** Right! I should get the photo etch upgrade for that bit!!"

[@fernandomarques5166]

Words of a vet.

[@jwenting]

yes, and the high definition decal sheets. And oh, that paint is just a shade off so need to special order another one from halfway around the world. Got a Spitfire like that sitting half done for a year now, every time I look at it I see something else that needs changing. New tyres, new cockpit interior, different paint, decals, weathering effects, shocks, the list goes on and on.

[@desirewithinus]

I'm just starting tank Model making, don't have much free now days because of kid and work. But I would love to build all my favorite tanks when I retire.

[@bobhagopian888]

Thank you for an excellent video! You make it possible for those who are new to this hobby to follow simple step-by-step instructions and really have some fun! I loved the anecdotal stories! Keep up the great work!

[@OLinUnix188]

Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to show how easy it is to get started in the hobby!

[@michaelgallasch6472]

I love his cutting mat ;) Your Shop is really cool, had the luck to see it at Tigerday 12 in person: Woow! :) and left with some items ;)

[@simongee8928]

I've been building plastic construction kits for about sixty years over many brands and have yet to pre wash any of them. Not had any cement or paint adhesion issues so far - !

[@derekmcmanus8615]

Oh that shop looks very nice model kits and Osprey New Vanguard books!

[@aarondrennan5650]

Hey, much respect about the trip to the hospital he could have just said “no” and kept going. Everyone has one of “those days”.

[@WayIntoAdventures]

This is the best, and most positive, beginner guide I have found. It is really encouraging and makes it seems like I really can build a model that looks really nice. What is the glue and paint set that he showed in the video? Thank you for making this video.

[@varmint243davev7]

fantastic stuff, more modeling please

[@5olly207]

LOVED this!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

Nice! The Tamiya Cromwell kit is actually one of the few models i haven´t built yet. Its already sitting in my kit stash :)

[@Convoycrazy]

Such an enjoyable video to watch. Thank you for sharing!

[@johnreeve2942]

Amazing shop! Can't wait to visit!

[@backoffridge]

After visiting and buying a panther g from the shop, i truly released how much smaller 35 times smaller is

[@thurin84]

nice job! pro tip; ALWAYS SAVE THE SPRUE!!! theyre very handy. you can use smaller straight bits as paint stirrers. and you can fabricate things out of the such as gun barrels, pipework, and millions of other applications. i cut them up into smaller sections to store the bits.

[@skelenton92]

With models that come with colored sprues (such as Gundam kits) I've even seen people save them up and make big sculptures out of them eventually.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Very nice video Steve 👍 Heard the museum had a good stock of kits available, but what you showed here looked fantastic with the range of products, wish we had anything even close to that over here....😩😔 Definitely have to put a visit to the museum on the future ‘to do’ list (if not just for the shop...!!😄😄)

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

As I sit here I have 10 Dragon and 1 MiniArt 1/35 Pzkpfw III kits at various stages of assembly as part of a self-imposed campaign build to get all my III's minus the Stugs on the display shelf. Started in January and will have all done by June; I'm a speed builder. I just need Ausf's A, C, and D to have all types including Beobachtungswagens, Befehlswagens, and a Flammpanzer. The Bergepanzer III is a hard-to-find resin conversion. The only Stug I'm missing is an A. When I started building models back around 1972 I don't think I would have been able to do so without scratch-building most of the variants and certainly not in my scale, which is exclusively 1/35. People who think modeling is dying seem not to get what a vast array of kits are available now. Think outside the military box, then maybe try to pull some of those modelers into our box.

[@futuremarineBRIT]

Love that omega seamaster! Great video!

[@realkekec4028]

I start my model building hobby in 2011,so far far i build nearly 100 models,mostly of tanks and armor wehicles. In 1/35 and 1/72 scale.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

I returned to building in 2012 after a 30-year break. I only build 1/35 WWII German armor and anything 1/32 WWII aircraft plus some Sci-Fi and vintage cars. I have finished about 100 myself, which is actually a lot by many people's standards. Most people I know online only pump out a small handful each year but I'm not going to live forever and this stuff needs building! So you're doing great by my standards.

[@realkekec4028]

@@wwiiinplastic4712 Thank you.

[@Splodge542]

Ace video but my humble suggestion for tank chats is to tell us in detail about the battles that the tanks fought in. Tell us everything. I want to know what these men and their machines were up against. I want to know if their tanks saved their lives or hindered their survival. I love the Tank Museum but I want to know so much more.

[@commonroadjunction4047]

Great video very good for beginners I haven’t built a Cromwell as of yet I will though

[@elitely6748]

This is great, now I can build/buy a model of a T-34/1942 or 85

[@saratov99]

I built 1943 T-34/76 with hexagonal turret in 1997. It was Zvezda kit.

[@elitely6748]

@@saratov99 wow 0_0

[@johnathanlee3249]

im going to start tank modeling because tanks are my favorite and im going to start today or next week

[@denisrobertmay875]

I wonder if wonder if when he arrived at Sally Oak Hospital with a Harrier model stuck to his face if he was sent to the Royal Centre to Defence Medicine (RCDM) wing?

[@stephenwolf8806]

Thank you for this video, good info! Also, nice Omega Seamaster.

[@matthewshedden3567]

I think everyone’s dad first bought them an airfix spitfire as their first model, definitely was for me (international experience may vary)

[@Scale-Model]

Great Advice - Thank you very much for sharing ❤️🚜❤️🚗❤️🚂❤️

[@erikverstrepen3373]

Very nice instruction video. Nice work sir!

[@_Mallard]

Im lucky to find this in my recommendation. Im building my first tank model kit, now Im just waiting for the glue to arrive.

[@mohidh1954]

Hope you enjoy. Just some tips: watch videos on the model you are building and how to paint and apply decals. Your first model wont be good, you will improve over time. Also get some more tools to make life easier. Thin glue for small parts and thicker glue for bigger parts. Once again I hope you enjoy this hobby and build more :D

[@Frserthegreenengine]

The great thing about Tamiya kits is that they are well detailed but don't have far too many parts that make the build unnecessarily complicated and long. Because of that they are such much quicker and easier to build. The only downside are their decals which I thick are way too thick and are very stubborn to settle down. Meng and Ryefield models, I hope you're taking notes.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

Hasegawa has an issue with thick decals as well where their aircraft are concerned. I built Meng's Panther A Late and the decals seemed fine. Their decal zimmerit is a PITA to apply but does look the part. The pieces for the sides of the lower hull seemed scaled at 1/48 though. The Schurzen and wheels hide it, though. I haven't built my Ryefield kit yet but the sheet looked good so fingers crossed. To be honest, though, I am learning to mask most of my markings now just to avoid the hassle.

[@Frserthegreenengine]

@@wwiiinplastic4712 I haven't built a Hasegawa Kit before so I can't tell.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

@@Frserthegreenengine I find the issue lies more with the Japanese companies for some reason. The Chinese (Meng, RFM) ones seem to have better decals.

[@military-vehicles]

That's a good workspace 👌👍

[@richard29415]

Does anyone remember a military show at Bovington back in around 1999/2000? Me and my parents had a table in front of that Cromwell tank, it was in the old building and there was this passage where people walked through and a sensor with a black ceiling speaker that set off this marching music.

[@flack2998]

the first model i ever got (i remember so clearly) was a trumpeter t55. I finished it but i was so bad at building those at that time some pieces aren’t even put on xd. I still have it but i kinda broke the gun lol. I am now more better at building and paints with brush and acrylics. I’m thinking of getting another T55 to recreat the one i have right now.

[@RabidWolverine32]

Could this be the start of "The Joy of Model Making with Steve Malley"? All he needs now is big fuzzy hair and a plethora of similar coloured shirts

[@juggernaut7_]

This came a bit late (about halfway through my first model, Tamiya Char B1), but this nonetheless will be helpful advice for the rest! Thank you!

[@lakrids-pibe]

Ah yes, the Airfix Spitfire! My second model was a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, and the third ona a Humber Armoured Car. At one point I tried a dinosaur model kit, but it only came with half a stegosaurus?? Maybe it was suposed to be like that for a diorama? I was disapointed. That was the last one until I discovered models as an adult.

[@unklebobosaurus]

awesome! I;m pretty good at building models [1/35th, love tamiya] planes and aircraft mostly - didn't like doing automobiles.

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

Great vid! And he ended up with a super looking Cromwell...looks like a sprayed finish to me though?🤔 Still, at least it wasn't stuck to his face this time. 🤣

[@neogeo1670]

i can recommend people trying out 3d metal kits, they are very small but it pays of when you are done

[@Rusty_Gold85]

other 1 percenters : have a towel over your lap for small bits go flying , buy some needle files from hardware to remove sprue cuts and mold lines , get a old pair of tweezers ones with bend in them are good , use plastic cement with the long needle dispenser ( model master/testor / revell ) , small cable cutters ( hardware ) , don't remove anything until the instructions say to in the instructions , read the instructions really well before starting , learn to have patience of a Tibetan Monk

[@LamKinChi]

Great video about modeling!!!

[@derekmills1080]

Fascinating.

[@tectorama]

You need your IT bods to sort out your web searches. If I search Bovington Tank Museum Gift Shop on KZbin, it goes to a Tank Museum gift shop in the USA.

[@peterdiepenthal4090]

A good idea that l saw someone else do was to put a piece of tape on the sproiw with the letter on it so that finding the spoow that you would need was easier to find

[@bjorn301]

1/72 scale is my prefered scale, dioramas nicely match up with airplane models aswell. Zvezda does some nice stuff if your looking for russian things

[@BigFred1925]

Very good job. Thanks

[@charlesf9050]

Fun hobby. Guy in the video is entertaining

[@siquq]

Thanks TTM.

[@simongee8928]

Came back to modeling in my fifties after a gap of about 35 years. Generally do WW2 AFVs with a preference for German as there's a much wider variety of camouflage patterns to use. With Allied armour, it's shades of green or sand. A bit monotonous - ! 😁

[@yungreese4741]

Very Wholesome

[@southpaw5483]

Thank you for sharing. When Brush Painting, did you thin the paint? or straight from the bottle? The tank looks wonderful with no visible brush strokes.

[@Subcomandante73]

Great build.