Building Tamiya Churchill Tank In 1/48 Scale. From Start to Finish

[@andrewluchsinger]

I seamed to have missed this video. Thanks for posting. Don't stop building. I know I won't. I have over 100 military models in addition to countless cars, planes and boats.

[@aforce66]

I just returned from college and I haven’t watched your videos in almost a year, I’m glad you’re still making models and videos for us!

[@qdc748a]

You are so welcome 😀. It's a fun hobby that I will never stop loving.

[@knot3d_]

Excellent ! I've only been to London once and that was ages ago (1998) You've done the Churchill tank justice !

[@qdc748a]

Thank you. I just uploaded a new video. You are more than welcome to watch it. I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.

[@knot3d_]

@@qdc748a Merry Christmas to you and your family too. It's been a tough year though,becaso we lost 8 of us this year.

[@fremlinthegremlin1310]

I really appreciate your work as a modeller, I'm not sure if you get enough appreciation for your work and I thought I'd let you know your work is entertaining, informative and well planned, excellent work qdc!

[@qdc748a]

Thank you for your very kinds words. I honestly appreciate them. :)

[@riff2072]

What nice post Fremlin. Well done.

[@bodek]

This is what model making is about. Having fun. Not killing yourself with the details and such.

[@qdc748a]

Yes, a hobby should be fun.

[@wildsau1965]

welcome back , I hope all is well. thanks again for a wonderful build

[@qdc748a]

You are welcome 😀

[@BasicModelling]

A bit far to go, just to introduce a kit build... ;) Now, I agree with you, I really like the way that Tamiya has solved the issue with the many road wheels, the track and the suspension, in my mind a brilliant solution that will save the builder a lot of hassle. Having seen your footage, I want to go and see the Churchill War Rooms for myself, maybe I'll go in the autumn.Haven't got the Churchill tank but I have a few other Tamiya armour kits in 1/47, including a Sherman Firefly and a JagdPanther, which I plan to include in some sort of diorama.. at some point!! Not sure when.... Now, to sum it all up, you did yet again a beautiful job of the model you decided to build, I like the subtle weathering and the finished result is stunning. And finally, thanks for the mentioning, it was a great day out and I still think about the things we discussed and the things we saw at the IWP. Now I'm off to go shopping.. needs must! :) A man has to eat..

[@qdc748a]

The Churchill War Rooms are a must to see, especially since you're so close to it. It is amazing to see the actual place where he led your country to victory! I felt transported back in time. It's a labyrinth of rooms and passageways of various stations and meeting rooms. It's pure history and I felt fortunate enough to visit your treasure. You must visit the Churchill War Rooms, you wont be disappointed. I still remember our great time at the Imperial War Museum! Take care my friend. :)

[@andypayne243]

qdc748a really hope you enjoyed your trip here. Next time go to north London and visit the RAF museum 😉 great build as usual.

[@elijahwolter9235]

QDC the only person on KZbin that goes to a different country to do an introduction. I love you work, you do a very good job and everything is well thought out! Your videos are very informative and fun to watch, you are an inspiration keep up the good work!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks for your kind words 😀

[@miksstudio]

Very nice, always like seeing Churchill tanks kits, during the war my grand father worked at Vauxhall Motors helping to build Churchill tanks.

[@ThreeandAHalfMenBand]

Some fantastic builds you have got on your channel. Lots of great tips and advice too. Keep it up. Hope you enjoyed the UK.

[@ThatMofoDamon]

Another excellent build as always pretty explanatory and informative. Also nice trick using the flour for mud effects.

[@FilmTVGame]

I come back to this page every day to see if there is a new video, i find them so entertaining and have actually helped me develop my own models so i would like to thank you qdc.

[@qdc748a]

I am working on a diorama of a famous French event in world war one. It's called "Taxi de la Marne". Progress is slow because of my busy life. I am sorry that I can't hurry up.

[@HerbertErpaderp]

Very nicely done! This is a great kit. I've built it myself. I think 1:48th scale is a very good scale. Especially for people like me with limited space.

[@qdc748a]

I agree with you on that.

[@jsidaho1957]

Great looking Crocodile model, Colin! Thanks for sharing this and also for the tank chat link.

[@qdc748a]

You're welcome :)

[@nitropfunk]

I love this build and your very informative approach to modeling

[@corradolaccetti1209]

Qdc i love your model are the masterpriece! i am italian modeller your channel is great

[@anthonylichfield7002]

Hi mate great job I like the mud using the flower must remember that one .hope you have a good time here in the uk .till next time all the best Anthony

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Anthony. I had a great time in the UK. :)

[@robbielloyd5767]

Well done that looks great. Have been thinking of getting one but have always been put off by the wheels especially after making Airfix 1/76 Churchill those wheels are a nightmare. But this is very good and 1/48 scale is still highly detailed.

[@qdc748a]

Tamiya makes a great line of armored vehicles in 1/35 scale. I don't think you'll be disappointed in building this kit. Thanks for watching. I honesty appreciate it. 😊😊

[@mentoslive2448]

An exceptional piece of art and very informative content. In my humble opinion it is crucial that you show the details of this tough, sometimes a little bit tedious and time-consuming process that has to be done in order to build such a masterpiece. Carry on the work and thank you for sharing the positive energy of modelling.

[@qdc748a]

Thanks 😊

[@gavinknott4602]

Great work! Always love it when the notification pops up that you've uploaded a video.

[@qdc748a]

You're very welcome. I hope you have an opportunity to build your own model kits for your own enjoyment. Take care:)

[@robertvoss6145]

I remember making tamiyas 1/35 scale Churchill crocodile back in the day . Great kit . I hope while you were in England you managed to go to the Bovington Tank Museum down here in Dorset. Without a doubt, the best tank museum in the world . Where , amongst others they have a Churchill crocodile. Great build Colin 😀👍

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Robert. No, I didn't go to the Tank Museum. It was a 2-1/2 train ride from London and I simply didn't have the time. I will be back and I will go there :)

[@robertvoss6145]

@@qdc748a Honestly my friend, Bovington Tank Museum is well worth the visit . It is a great day out ........if you like tanks 😉👍

[@BigFred1925]

I’m really glad to see a new video, I like your style it makes me smile. And did I mention your builds are superb. Thanks

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Pete Bianconi :)

[@banboonium8957]

Man you are a really big inspiration to me.Keep it up man!!!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks 😊

[@rikbryan9709]

Great to see you again bud! Great build. Hope you had a great time in the UK.

[@qdc748a]

Thanks, I did enjoy my stay in the UK. :)

[@JPoulAndersson]

Super video and a wonderful job on your Churchill - Thanks QDC! Joachim

[@qdc748a]

Thank you Joachim for your kind words :)

[@TheHobbyShack]

Thank you for sharing- very informative and well structured video ad always. Thanks from just another regular you Tube Guy 😂

[@qdc748a]

You are welcome 😀

[@omerashraf9357]

@@qdc748a 14 August has come and went when when Pakistan got independence from UK so why do not you do something special and make a Hawker Tempest Mk 2 which was the first fighter of the country. Love from Pakistan.

[@oajh2252]

Fantastic! The Churchill crocodile is my favourite of all of Hobart’s Funnies and I hope you had a good time in London! :)

[@qdc748a]

I had a great time in London! There's so much rich history that I enjoyed everyday I was there.

[@oajh2252]

qdc748a if you ever come back to the UK you should visit Edinburgh lots of history and there are a few good model shops!

[@jamesmorris7581]

Really want to tell you Now i am ecstatic I stumbled in your video!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks James. I hope you will like my future builds. Take care :)

[@flymax4066]

glad to see you back! well done ! nice looking kit!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks

[@martinhightower9801]

Looks great. Would love to go to England one day. My ancestors from before 1640 are from England. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Martin. I like England, I find the people friendly. You will too. Take care.

[@ClearedHot470]

This is really good looking. You did a fantastic job!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks 😊

[@ClearedHot470]

@@qdc748a any time! 😉

[@richardb3882]

Good job QDC really like the finished model. Hope you had a great time in the UK

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Richard B. Yes, I had a great time in London! :)

[@tomasmelichercik7161]

hello QDC send a greeting from the slovak republic. I like watching your videos. I think your work is amazing and motivating. I hope you'll build a centurion tank sometime because it's my favorite. If you ever come to Slovakia I would like to show you our modest museum of military technology.

[@qdc748a]

Thanks. I will build one in the future. But I don't know when. Thanks for the offer 😊

[@13bravo72]

Hope you had nice trip to the UK. We're you able to visit the Tank Museum? Very nice work on that Churchill! I've built a few Tamiyas 1/48th series. Well Done Sir!👍👍👍😊

[@qdc748a]

Thanks! My trip to London was fantastic. I wanted to visit the Bovington Tank Museum but it was too far away. It was a 2-1/2 train ride and I didn't have the time. I will go back and visit the museum in the future. Take care my friend :)

[@MottysMilitaryModels]

Brill work Col, I have the Tamiya 1/35th scale Churchill and I still to this day think it's one of the best , for your money kit you can get as it has a mini little diorama ready in the box with the French man and little wooden cart he is towing handing over a bottle of wine to the tank crew it's great. I'm hoping to do a build for the Warts and all Group Build of a famous picture of a Churchill with some of the Stafford's , my local unit that is no more taking cover on One of the beeches during the landings on D Day !!!. I'm really gutted seeing get to meet when you were over. Remember your welcome to stay next time you are over here I live next door to Alton towers and have Emodels just down the road and your family are welcome to !!

[@qdc748a]

Hi, I built the older Tamiya Churchill kit years ago and I remember the kit being easy and fun to build. Adding those nice figures was also a bonus. I'm sure you will enjoy building that kit for your upcoming Group Build. I will return to the UK so when I do, I will definitely look you up. Take care :)

[@Eule153]

And thanks for letting me know that the wheels were not separate and the pain in the ass to build this kit, I kinda am choosing between panzer 4 or this model, I am going to get the Churchill

[@Marauder623]

Why not do both? If you like them why not?

[@qdc748a]

Cool, awesome. :)

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

Great looking build, I like them clean, just like they rolled out of the factory!....Bill

[@shanechapman3567]

Same here

[@qdc748a]

I tend to myself. I done research on this tank and I found no historical photos seeing a Churchill tank battered and worn down. I tend to paint and weather my tanks based on research.

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

Well for me I was in the military for a long time, during my tour of duty it was very rare to see any military vehicles in any type of shape other then clean and sharp! Most company commanders would not allow it to happen. But, this is the modern military I am talking about, from 1977 to now, the World wars were a different story. @@qdc748a

[@gotthewalmartdrip2262]

It’s beautiful

[@SuperSherman44]

I was so excited to see a new video great job!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks :)

[@SuperSherman44]

@@qdc748a Yep:)

[@qdc748a]

Thanks 😊

[@oldreliable60]

A very nice video tour,and also a very nice looking Churchill crocodile ! Great job qdc ! A big thumbs up to you :) now I plan on checking out rob's channel,I have heard of him before.

[@qdc748a]

Thanks. I hope you like his videos.

[@ArmourEmpire]

Splendid work Colin. I was wondering how this build was going. Looks awesome. Glad you enjoyed the UK too mate

[@qdc748a]

Thanks! Life is busy for me but I'm glad I was able to finish it and post it on KZbin. Thanks for watching! :)

[@sourlemon3337]

Yes! Another video. Amazing as always!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks :)

[@seansmodelingchannel1149]

Another excellent build mate regards from Scotland united kingdom

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Sean. I might be visiting Scotland one of these days.

[@GaddisGaming]

really liking the 1/48 scale tanks

[@qdc748a]

I find that this kit was easy and highly detailed. I can't see why anyone would not like building this kit. Take care :)

[@GregReilly135ScaleModels]

What a excellent build my friend nice and simple but stunning result with the finished kit

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Greg. I really enjoyed this model kit.

[@hex1c]

Nice, simple, almost factory new tank!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks.

[@romanzhur7383]

Cool model, my grandpa also was such a model. Only she was even bigger.

[@qdc748a]

Yes, Tamiya has an older model kit in 1/35 scale. It's a good kit and I built it before. Maybe you should build it?

[@juanpedromoralesvieyra3757]

Just like your said damn nice little model. Gracias amigo Q

[@qdc748a]

You are welcome by friend :)

[@Basedweaboo]

QDC coming in at 2am with a video to keep me up until 230!

[@qdc748a]

I don't know that to say.

[@milepost856]

Nice to see a other build , thank Q

[@qdc748a]

You are welcome. :)

[@Eule153]

Oh man, I think I have to build tank looks like almost factory new, I liked the heavy weathering, but I saw this Churchill and light weathering looks good too.

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Karma Akabane.

[@emilbt7588]

I really love this one! Good job!

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Emil :). This was a good kit to build :)

[@Anastasia_Romanova1901]

Not so late hehehehe always a great day when he posted vids...

[@qdc748a]

Thanks

[@fabioavilaa]

Obrigado por legendar o video, receba um abraço dos seus amigos do Brasil!

[@qdc748a]

Obrigado meu amigo.

[@usssaratogacv3lefevre978]

Another great job, QDC. Really like you paint job. Did you get to see the Royal War Museum, it was one of the best military museum I've seen.

[@qdc748a]

Do you mean the Imperial War Museum? Yes, I was there. It's a good museum that has some impressive items on display including WWI exhibit and a Holocaust exhibit. Outstanding!

[@usssaratogacv3lefevre978]

@@qdc748a Yes, sorry got the name wrong.

[@KH-wy7le]

Welcome to London mate.

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Kenneth. I enjoyed my stay there.

[@claytonmcclain182]

Nice build my friend.

[@qdc748a]

Thank you Clayton

[@BrbWifeYelling]

Hi QDC, massive fan of your videos! Just wondered if you had any thoughts of doing a model submarine or a large scale warship?

[@qdc748a]

I plan to build HMS Belfast in the future.

[@charlesinsandiego2537]

QDC: i hope you went to the Tank Museum when you were over there.

[@qdc748a]

I didn't go. It was a two and a half hours train ride from London and I didn't have the time. I will return to the UK and see it 😁

[@billyredtail]

come in july for tankfest or other times at tiger day

[@qdc748a]

@@billyredtail yes 😁

[@dorsenna6313]

They also do a model show twice a year

[@qdc748a]

@@dorsenna6313 thanks for the info 😀

[@szymonpajak1477]

Very nice

[@qdc748a]

Thanks :)

[@tonyperez4791]

Another great build , David ! Did you go to the " Holy Land " Hannants ? Until next one , hope you have a great summer , Tony

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Tony. No, I didn't go to the Bovington Tank Museum. It's a 2-1/2 hour train ride to get there from London so I didn't have the time. I will go there one of these days. :)

[@tonyperez4791]

@@qdc748a I meant the hobby shop by the RAF Museum in Colindale. If you go , get ready to spend money , but is worth it. Last time I went , between, decals, resin , paints and books $600 left my pocket. NO styrene ! I only went to RAF and Royal Navy museum in Yeolviton .

[@hobbymodeling]

Neic work

[@qdc748a]

Thank you for watching my video. 😀😀

[@ivang97997]

whoo whoo welcome back ;)

[@qdc748a]

Thank you I Huang. :)

[@modeltankguy]

good job QDC did you get your bangers and mash lol keep them coming

[@qdc748a]

Hello Gilbert. Actually I didn't have that dish. No offense, but I don't care much for traditional British food. I'm glad you like my video. Take care. :)

[@almaquera2126]

Nice build, love the crocodile version of this. Did you get a chance to go to Bovington?

[@qdc748a]

Thanks Al. No, I didn't go to the tank museum. It was a 2-1/2 hour train ride from London and I didn't have the time to go there. But, I will in the future.

[@tomashorvath6616]

Good job 👍

[@qdc748a]

Thank you Tamas Horvath :)

[@kevinegan6876]

very nice

[@qdc748a]

Thank you Kevin Egan :)

[@gregwatters2183]

Did you state the base colour you used? If not what was it please as im building a cromwell a later version i think cheers

[@qdc748a]

I mix my own paints. Mixing colors is such an old idea, not a lot of modelers do it today. Yellow and black are the primary colors I used to make this color. There are no exact mixing ratios because each company who makes colors use a different chemical to make their color. Here is a website that will introduce you to color mixing. I hope this will help kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXOreZlnYsmgmdE

[@foxtrot0612]

Name of the last song? Thanks

[@AnthropoidOne]

Where was Churchill's liquor cabinet?

[@qdc748a]

I don't know. I'm sure I seen it but paid no attention to it 😂

[@lordmellis7135]

6:30 that woman just walked into your ear

[@qdc748a]

:)

[@chilliges7259]

What colour did you use?

[@Eule153]

Matt black, olive drab 1-2, dark green is the color I recommend but I'm not sure what color he used, but use black base first before painting.

[@bigboybandito3214]

Sirius Qdc mixes yellow and black to get the color you see. He included him mixing paint in his SU-152 video.

[@qdc748a]

Hi Sirius, Karma Akabane and Extho are correct, I mix my own paints. Mixing colors is such an old idea, not a lot of modelers do it today. Yellow and black are the primary colors I used to make this color. There are no exact mixing ratios because each company who makes colors use a different chemical to make their color. Here is a website that will introduce you to color mixing. I hope this will help kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXOreZlnYsmgmdE

[@chilliges7259]

Thank you all very much for your help. I will try it :D

[@oceanvibesphotography8395]

U need two build a spitfire now mate🇦🇺

[@Eule153]

Lhow about the firefly?

[@Eule153]

*how

[@poly3706]

@@Eule153 he already made one smh

[@qdc748a]

I might build one in the future :)

[@waltervanvooren994]

Great to see you back Q!!!how are things in Trump land😀

[@qdc748a]

Good day Walter. My life is pretty good but I have less than gracious words to describe my leader.

[@shanechapman3567]

I am building mengs panther d great kit high detail

[@qdc748a]

Cool :)