Building the Academy Models 1/35 M 1151 up armored Humvee

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This is the complete build including painting and weathering of the Academy models M1151 up armored vehicle.
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15224 N 59TH AVE
Glendale, AZ 85306

[@jeremyweaver9598]

Hey, I'm an Iraq Vet, (OIF 06-07), in Ramadi. I drove both this, and the M 1117 ASV. Seeing your final results really took me to a melancholy place! I might recommend, as a further dive into realism, take some random parts, on the main Hummvee body, and paint them your green mix. Paint a random wheel, headlight cover, hoodlocks, whatever some random parts that were replaced between missions. But, good job, regardless, and thank you!

[@hankgs]

I haven't built models since being a kid in the early 70's ...Holy Moly has the hobby progressed! It used to be Testors tube glue and paint bottles/bushes! Fantastic models- blown away!

[@BENABONZO]

That turned out incredible looking. Love the weathering and details. You've got some serious talent sir.

[@K27fan]

Im a long time model railroader, but have been watching your videos for awhile now. We go to a military hobby shop for paint etc. Well yesterday I took the plunge. I bought the 1/35 Takom King Tiger with the full interior. I have bookmarked the 3 part video you did on this build and will refer to it through the build. Thanks for doing these videos, they are very informative

[@thehaffytaffy]

This was very therapeutic to watch lol it feels great how a model comes to life, such a satisfying feeling

[@beuford1982]

Another great build Andy! I fully agree with what you have said several times about how this is for fun and while we try to build for some degree of accuracy depending on one' s tastes it is still for fun. I see a lot of guys go too heavy on making sand colored vehicles look weathered where the desert sand color almost appears brown because they go so heavy with washes. You avoided that misstep and yours came out spot on man! As an OEF veteran who spent a lot of time driving M998's and M1114's in country I love seeing subjects like this built, especially when they are done this well! Great work!

[@VonDrinkoften]

Really cool looking Humvee Andy. I've been tempted to get this kit a couple times but have always held off. This vid may have just convinced me to add it to the ever growing collection. Cheers!

[@BinaryHe1ix]

Great work! Only thing I saw missing was the broken door gaskets that are always dangling out of the door on every Humvee I've seen xD

[@michaelnantz5373]

More like the gasket hanging out from under the rear hatch

[@jaimememphis5003]

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[@adrielmarley3284]

@Jaime Memphis Instablaster ;)

[@jaimememphis5003]

@Adriel Marley Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im in the hacking process now. I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@jaimememphis5003]

@Adriel Marley it worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thank you so much you saved my account !

[@jjab99]

Great build Andy, you did a great job building, painting and weathering this wonderful kit from Academy. I hope that you and your friends and family have a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Keep up the great work and have fun, Joe

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you Joe merry Christmas to you and happy new year

[@chrisj1265]

Loving the modern armor series. Good work and happy holidays!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@jerrymette5691]

never had the tamiya glue hold like that unreal BEAUTIFUL DONE MODEL

[@militarymonkey8374]

Great video Andy i just got into modeling and your videos really help i just finished the USS Enterprise great build lots of fun

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

that's great thanks for watching

[@robertvoss6145]

yet another excellent build and great weathering Andy

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

thanks for watching

[@TomRaider410]

Seriously, that airbrush must be on the top tier. It sprays so well...

[@Parko2017]

Building this at the mo! So helpfull cheers Andy 👌🏼

[@AnakinSW2010]

Truly amazing work, dont think i have the patience for that however i make 3D models for a living, keep up the good work and models.

[@ArmourEmpire]

my sort of subject. nice work Andy

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you for watching

[@RESlusher]

Great job Andy! One thing about the bullet-proof glass...it normally has a sort of green tinge to it. I usually mix Tamiya Clear Green about 50-50 with a little bit of Future; but that's just me. Not trying to bust your stones! I wish my kits turned out half as good as yours!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you that's a good idea i will try it out, thanks for watching

[@zebunker]

sick burn

[@anderssorenson9998]

Just one tiny note, you can see out of the front and sides, you have dusty tires but the front windows are not two pie slices in the dirt made by the wipers, also that interior is practically factory. Great build lots of fun to watch.

[@howardfortyfive9676]

As always another fine build. Nice music as well.

[@timtheeagle1]

Great job! Thanks a lot! I have 2 of these to build so now I'll dig them out!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you , I was very impressed with the quality of the kit have fun.

[@stevetuck7684]

I'm really liking academy's models . at the moment I'm doing the tiger 1, 1/35 early production , with full interior , lot's of part's super detailed , and incredibly cheap .

[@josegabrieldasilva3783]

Thank you. Brazilian hugs.

[@MaxWelliver]

Beautiful job. Looks like a lot of great detail. Happy holidays.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you happy holidays

[@ChallingerScaleModels]

Awesome job, my one has just jumped up the build queue!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@kimandersendk]

Very nice paint job, and very nice kit

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@alexholt2404]

This or look wonderful, Andy! Keep up the good work!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@haroldestep8264]

Drove a few of these over there before moving on to bigger things. Liked the vid need to add a rhino. We got assigned MRAPs at one point but I always felt safer in the 11 better controls and response. I still have my 1151 data plate. The truck took three blasts head on and kept ticking. end of tour I took the data plate, she was slotted to be handed to the Iraqis. Thank you for doing a vid on this machine.

[@haroldestep8264]

If you want to see the truck in question I'll email pictures

[@integrated84]

Good job Andy! greetings from Mexico

[@calebwheeler9359]

Great job. Looks just like the one's I was in, in Iraq.

[@paulhymans2354]

A great build and great video.

[@jbajba9455]

Very Good work ! So nice, Yes

[@matthewmomsen1440]

another good video as always cannot wait for the next one

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@davidsparks76]

Awesome build! Hoping to see you do some aircraft in the future.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@Soulessdeeds]

@ Andy. I was a Bradly mechanic in the Army for 15 yrs. But of course I worked on everything in the motorpool. If you ever need help with something or confused with what something is. Feel free to message me and I will do my best to explain things. Thank you for the video man.

[@modelstime1358]

Great job! Looks super!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@Ducati121]

one small detail to point out, the small areas on the hood where the sing load hooks stick out are black rubber. Great build as usual cant wait till im settled in my new place so I can get back to building

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

oh thats good to know I will change it

[@Ducati121]

Im gonna need to get this kit, thinking of doing a paint scheme of the Kurdish Peshmerga and try to find a good quality 1/35th DSHK to mount instead of the M2

[@silentumexcubitor6747]

@@AndysHobbyHeadquarters Ducati121 is correct, Andy. Also, the reinforcing plate between the roof & door pillar should be a single piece, not 2 pieces, as the kit depicts. To do this 100% correctly requires either minor scratch building, or Academy molding a seperate piece. And, c'mon, Andy! All that work to slap some silver paint on the mirrors? You don't have bare-metal-foil? Well, it's not like you're gonna enter it at AMPS, right?.... Hey, good job, Andy, and my so-far single order from you guys was EXCELLENT price & service, - Takom M-60, w ERA.... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK....

[@silentumexcubitor6747]

@@Ducati121 maybe the Tamiya T-72?....altho I'm sure you found 1 by now!....

[@user-xp7ls6sj8r]

Love the music so much

[@Aaron-fl3fx]

Another outstanding video thanks

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@jeremytopp7946]

Same humvee I served in as a gunner in Iraq 07-08 OEF-OIF, can't find one online here in NC, my TC, had white dice above the MTS console between him and or driver, be nice to find a kit like that one. Nice job! 😀

[@jetaekseong1439]

GREAT WORK!

[@Tiger1AuasfE]

Nice video , and a very nice kit.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you.

[@gsbufo47]

Again Andy a great video.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@airborne2767]

Fantastic.looks great.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you.

[@Kevin-ev7hw]

Andy as always a Great Build! You are getting me back into Modeling Armor and soft Skins again. Maybe I should take a break from model Railroading? Hummm will have to think about that one..........

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

That's great thanks for watching

[@MissToyCupCakeMiA]

Looks sweet!! love the build you do! :D Keep it up :D :D

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you.

[@NIGAND]

Very satisfying

[@michaeltruhett4170]

Best one I've seen yet. It looks like you took the real thing, shrunk it and "poof" here's my model.

[@ScaleSoul]

Nice work!

[@jamesscott7944]

Nice model Andy i also have the same model yours and it took me 2 days to finish

[@anonymnidyr6637]

Looks great!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you.

[@andyproctor696]

Really nice!

[@andysmith5152]

really good mate

[@mikebreazeale2563]

Excellent video Andy! I like this one a lot. I think you might have been okay to dust it at the end cause it would have made the glass look like they were a little dusty. Going down those sand and dirt roads I bet they are not clean. Great video though! I just ordered the kit. Thanks and I look forward to the next video as always!!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Hi mike I was debating on the dust I was just very happy the wash and didn't want to mess it up, I still might , thanks for watching

[@jmateos0411]

Awesome!

[@nickboer6446]

Nice and cool as always!;)

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you.

[@arrondrums1696]

Amazing

[@AmericanB4D4SS]

I love your videos. I wish you would put the model #s or a link to the kits in your description so we could buy them. After i see your videos I want to buy the kits almost immediately at times. You get me that psyched to build them. :)

[@Modellbauhandwerker]

great job.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@MT-pk6mt]

Great vid thanks

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@daveh6401]

Sold i will buy this kit

[@juansalvador9701]

great job You can make a video of your collection? Greetings from Chile

[@ohdearinpubs417]

For like a holiday or something you should make a massive diorama

[@HankePanke]

yeah, not so huge but like decent big with modern armor patrolling in the middle east or something

[@franciscoolguin6125]

Super jugetes padrisimos

[@MrBronsonNY]

Exelent video, I hope you do an afrika korps tiger paint tutorial.

[@Joehatrix]

This type of hobby is all alien technology for me. I happen to come across a few of these models on eBay and I couldn’t figure out the $230+ price tag. 😳 I’ll be honest I was expecting it to be at least made out of steel. I understand the level of detail but Holy cow. $200+ for less than a pound of plastic... they aren’t even that big either Edit: My bad the ones I saw first on eBay were some really fancy top notch award winning models that apparently come already painted and all the ultra details. 😂 the one in the video I just saw them for $20! just ordered one and I’ll be hopefully following your guide!

[@Pupsi-ru3li]

Build you a modern warfare diorama? Nice video and model

[@anteken]

FYI, my Son was in Iraq in 07-08 w/101st. Their vehicles started out new and no one ever took the BLACK vinyl shipping covers off the seats in any vehicle. That kept the fabric from being destroyed by sand and it was easier to slide in/out. All their vehicles with fabric seats were left like this. Also, the step up for the gunner between the front seats usually had a couple of .50 cal ammo cans on it for easy access. As far as I know, no one makes a usable version of the cool harness the gunner wore.. or the quick release that was used on newbies to drop them inside.......

[@TheBlueberry606]

Awesome looking kit, I wished someone made more MRAPs

[@davidbrunner4413]

That's an up armored HMMWV, the MRAPs are even cooler than this

[@TheBlueberry606]

@@davidbrunner4413 yep, finding the plastic can be an issue

[@hadyachmadnashir2811]

Bagus banget/in English "so cool" Im from Indonesian

[@StephenDawson-ih5mm]

Hi your Humvee looks like a Frag 5. A bit like the ones I worked on in Kuwait

[@Armyinscale]

excellent! Like!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@modelshow1088]

Very well!!!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@George-ew3gx]

GreatJob, In Tamiya acrylics what colors and mixture do you use to get the U S desert color?

[@kitlinghou6848]

Thank you for your movie, how about the dimension of this kit after assembling, thx

[@thehaffytaffy]

Hi, what type of glue do you recommend for a beginner ? That if a mistake is made it can be altered.

[@IsaacKelly2]

Hi Andy, what type of paint do you use? Cool video!

[@DLEVANS65]

I’m putting mine together for the first time. This is stressful!! Lol

[@user-fs6jj1bj5l]

Hi. pls tell me what is the mixture when u made shadows in little details in the end of this video?

[@paulking6404]

I just started the Tamiya Humvee M1025, I'm using yours as a paint reference :-) Thanks for ALL the info, tips and work. Do you have a page where your viewers can post their work? Thanks again Brother, I've enjoyed most if not ALL your videos..

[@rwhunt99]

Wonder if the doors are operating? Lots of details that can't be seen, looks good though! Used to build and test drive them. Noticed a few details not right, but minor. Needs a better air cleaner cap assembly, a desert style that stands much taller, that one is a standard version.

[@logger22]

Thanks! I am working on a Battle of Washington D.C. in a fictional Russo-American war set in 2024

[@nateretard4425]

plz make vid of that it would be cool also 2 late

[@polarit_x2204]

why did you have to do that? I feel like you are going to jinx it...

[@michaelnantz5373]

Love your work. Only thing I would like to comment on is the color of the M2 is too dark it needs more of a nickel dull finish

[@bryanq.arriola5790]

I need to know on what did use for the weathering?

[@barangaykupl8467]

Where'd u put the "c24" part of it? We're building the same model right now. Thanks

[@gipht1]

Any recommendations on spray paint color for this? Ak sand yellow for example?

[@clivecro4971]

Great job Andy really well thought out and cleverly executed looks superb. Can you let me have the name of the reference book you used for the wheel weathering please it looks really informative with great colour pics. Keep up the great work, watching you build is good for the "Mo Joe" 👍😎

[@mr.g6007]

I would like to know also please.

[@user-gd5qt6wn1i]

Ну ну

[@tonyadkins8320]

Just bought 2 of them.

[@imperialyamato2159]

Andy, what do you use as a dull coat?

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

I use Testors 1260 spray can or Tamiya ts80 depending on whats near me lol

[@reinerstephan4634]

I like your work. Very good. Thanks for the vid. By the way I like this tweezers, where do get them. Greetings from Germany

[@nicklasodh]

I remember one model of the M998 back in the 80s that felt like the parts were made in different factories and the seams looks like russian tank turrets.

[@aaronlambert8151]

What brand are those locking tweezers around the 4 min mark please? Look like they are good quality

[@WoutjeNLD]

next video..can you please do a shop tour?

[@Krispykashew]

shop tour would be awesome. it looks really nice.

[@kaijuzilla9286]

I'd just like to see all those tank kits

[@juansalvador9701]

nice

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

I will be doing a FAQ video and I will include it.

[@nfrt15242531]

Andy's Hobby Headquarters っっっっs

[@dariendill9048]

that's awsome

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you.

[@Faks_Ar]

"It scares me when I see so thiny thiny parts".. You should make a 1:144 plane :D F/A-18 from Revell is a good one xD

[@dmactye3]

As someone who is wanting to get back into modeling, I was looking at getting the Academy 1/35 Abrams Tusk. Would you recommend it for someone with not much experience?

[@loganfrancel9275]

what mixture of xf57 and xf59 do you use for the paint?

[@MusicalMemeology]

Andy where did you get the poly parts for inside the wheels? Do they come with the kit or did you glue the wheels on so they can’t roll?

[@tabletoppainter7390]

Have you built the M41 bulldog?. Btw i like the layout of your store. To bad its not where i live ... lol

[@FKA_Skull]

Before you weather it and apply the clear coat, what are you using for the clear coat? I'm new to this