Building the Tamiya King Tiger including Painting and weathering

[@baz6128]

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

[@tigertanktoo]

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]

Dack Hacksaw who exactly?

[@kiowhatta1]

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.

[@Druchello]

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]

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.

[@87905588]

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

[@MrJoeGarner]

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.

[@robertwallace4928]

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]

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

[@allgood6760]

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 👍🇳🇿.

[@Jack24396]

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

[@xsvemirko]

same

[@davidm6256]

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]

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

[@reikyfoxxe1847]

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]

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

[@devisgreat25]

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]

that has to be a yank talking

[@donfrandsen7778]

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

[@gharycrawford6628]

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

[@atompilzfresser2994]

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]

Thank you, it was a great turn out

[@mr.laughington5740]

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]

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]

Nice rivet counter reply

[@bobchubb5673]

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!

[@chrisj1265]

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

[@高茂原-f5h]

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!

[@robertvoss6145]

great build of this excellent tamiya kit . well done Andy

[@marceljong2918]

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.

[@scaleplasticclassics]

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

[@tonyromano6220]

2001…

[@wojtekdobrowolski8084]

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.]

Err you serious?

[@delboytrotter8806]

You is foreigner... Gringo !

[@markjones3778]

It’s a famous English idiom 😉

[@StephenDawson-ih5mm]

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

[@stefanschaad2843]

Looks great Andy👍 Love the ambush scheme pattern

[@dodoyancog7174]

watching from phillipines good work

[@blueline308]

Thanks for sharing Andy !

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

thanks for watching

[@Yuraichu]

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

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@鎌田英明-c6f]

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🐭

[@victorgusev2525]

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

[@lasercreation-world1981]

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

[@fritzdelosangeles3459]

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!!

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

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

[@davidwatson353]

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.

[@BunnyUK]

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.

[@rodolfoarenasgorroztieta1636]

Excellent job, Andy!!!

[@mikemcgrath433]

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

[@lipk8787]

Very nice painting

[@armicv691]

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

[@rdnewman1965]

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

[@weesky2000]

Awesome King Tiger

[@kimandersendk]

very nice kit, and paint job.

[@neilmackay7475]

brilliant video Andy well done mate

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@glenmiller272]

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

[@steveminla]

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

[@brandonbarclay7575]

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 😄

[@johnbrooks7910]

Good job Andy

[@Duececoupe]

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

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@flymax4066]

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

[@notniko6914]

9:00 you could put the skirts in place with patafix and then remove them after painting

[@pepsimaster3522]

great build!

[@vortexmodeling]

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

[@CRO_Bash95]

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.

[@JayJay-z4z2p]

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

[@monkemonkeyapechimpanzeego2702]

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

[@krugmeister7301]

...LOVE IT SO MUCH Andy.!

[@korwindzikikrul84]

beautiful kit. As always.

[@Z3kyTw0]

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

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

thank you

[@Eule153]

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)

[@jesusblanco906]

A great video, Andy

[@flymax4066]

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

[@Nowayjose-z2r]

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.

[@ed_50_hands25]

Nice work Andy loved the video

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@Filmpilot]

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.

[@edvinkarlstrom5672]

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

[@hk_brit_fisher]

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]

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

[@hansolo-mx4xt]

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.

[@mikazuki230]

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❗

[@MrJohnnyreb123]

excellent work.

[@mikhailv67tv]

Thanks Andy I prefer the order that you give us where you don't put things together that will obstruct painting. Why don't the model companies give construction order like this

[@JohnBlessingPaligap]

Brilliant model... wow

[@ChristianSchroter-ok4sk]

Hello mr.andy!great splendid awesome build!keep it up and keep the faith.with sticky greetings from Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian

[@ArmourEmpire]

glad to see the Google plus group is going so well Andy

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

thank you

[@jackdanielsamarreto]

Andy's Hobby Headquarters

[@donfrandsen7778]

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]

Thank you Don I appreciate the kind words.

[@michaelmcginley1875]

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

[@crazylady201162]

I think you will find the reason you had to take a few tracks links out are the position of the tension idler wheel arm is pointing down on the Tamiya King Tiger. And on the dragon King Tiger model, the arm is more to the rear-end thus requiring more links, the idlers are also a tension arm to take up slack in the track as it stretches out due to wear in the pin joints.

[@nickboer6446]

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

[@SirRathalos]

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

[@freewill51]

On my Tamiya, the tracks were too short. I added the Tamiya individual link set and it worked really well. I wanted to use the rubber band tracks to mock it up while I was waiting and they were so tight that I was afraid to break off parts trying to stretch them on. Forget about any track sag with those!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

yeah i used some dragon tracks they were just right

[@ericlinck6664]

Nice job!

[@wickwicker8575]

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

[@billmoore4230]

Great video

[@jjab99]

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]

thank you

[@UnitedGamesVICERAL]

thanks Andy for this great video !

[@Rost12345]

your video the best.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

thank you

[@willl655]

Great video as always keep up the good work.

[@Subzero-bs5gz]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@marcosaugustosoares]

Very nice!

[@Rost12345]

My favorite national ( about WW2 and tanks ) is Germany and my favorite tank is tiger one and king tiger. How about you?

[@2aldredz788]

Panzer iv ausf c

[@Frserthegreenengine]

Panther Ausf G

[@Frserthegreenengine]

United Kingdom or Britain

[@Rost12345]

+Fraser Bathgate oh... nice. Greting from Russia. :)

[@Frserthegreenengine]

Greetings from Britain :)

[@ryanelkins3920]

Great work!

[@Teh11Teh]

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

[@frankfraser4583]

Thanks for posting--learned a few good tips.

[@danphilpott6302]

Nice job Andy! Much appreciated!

[@earlcousins6635]

Thanks MUCH for posting. GREAT JOB!

[@CurvedSlightly]

The 332 decal is more like something Valentino Rossi would use!

[@paulhills1967]

Good build

[@D.Gaming-78]

Cant wait to get mine

[@iansept72]

Very nice

[@nikm1856]

good job , I like it 👍🏻👍🏻

[@konradmacindoe7099]

Thank you mate great video

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@adamcheong3725]

Thank you. Very nice.

[@kw9694]

Beautiful!!

[@josesaade5763]

amazing andy!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

THANK YOU