Building the Bandai 1/144 ATAT from Star Wars with snow diorama

[@AndreaRoll]

the way bandai kits are enginereed is absolutely stunning

[@commanderphilbo1471]

I watched this video 3 years ago ..today I finally found one at dans crafts in NY..great day

[@ArsenalAdamAce]

I would've pressed the feet into the snow effect and then placed the model ahead of it so it seems like it left it's foot print in the snow, awesome video though!

[@TheOriginalFreak]

My first thoughts when he started talking about setting the model in the snow effect. It would have made a great scene to watch him 'walk' the model onto the pad through the snow effect a la Gumby stop-motion animation of the 60's and 70's. LOL

[@Joepacker]

I have the original MPC model kit of the ATAT and it comes with a snow speeder. It's been sitting on a shelf for 40 years and I plan on building it soon, now that I have gotten back into the art of model building.

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

I built 2 of those in the 80's. Then 2 more last year. They still make them. They are BIGGER than the Bandai shown here. Not as much little detail, but half the price.

[@asianboy8969]

Pretty good, I would put a print under the front left leg, it is lifting up, you have some under the front pad but nothing under where it had lifted up.

[@nikolaosstavrou5327]

bandai has the best desing and manufacturing i have ever seen!

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

Really cool build. This was my favourite “machine” from Star Wars. Great build.

[@anthonyoh9629]

Thanks for the detailed video. Good for all us newbies. Nice finish.

[@AngelMabelTom]

One of the best model making channel.

[@reedfish99]

Great result! Nice at 1:44 too, thanks for showing your weathering techniques too!

[@christophersoprano-sculptor]

I like that Black and White base coat idea. ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐Thank you for sharing your techniques. .

[@mose717]

Thanks for posting. I'm an adult and starting to get back into modeling and have really been enjoying your videos.

[@hgbarnes1584]

Holy cow Andy! Looks show room great. I really enjoy when you add more personal voice to your builds plus the intro music is now spot on. Thank you for the very fun video.

[@tjh44961]

When the animators did the original sequences, they studied the leg movement of an elephant, and copied it for the legs of the AT-AT. Look at some pictures of elephants in movement, and position the legs accordingly. Always enjoy your videos, Andy.

[@apointtomake1517]

I am glad I was not the only one taking notice the leg positions were off. The two legs on the right should be angling in towards one another, almost touching. The left side legs, the rear leg should be angling back, not front, due to it being the next leg to step. When they walk only one foot is off the ground at any given time. The foot step pattern is left front, left back, right front, right back...

[@proffxxl]

@@apointtomake1517 Nerds! And I love you for it.

[@Blech319]

Camels, no?

[@justinsane3909]

Why can't he look at pictures of the AT-AT, and position the legs accordingly....Geesh, smh.

[@USAOFFICIAL4]

True. I looked it up and elephants are faster but they share the same walk

[@eggman1978]

Bandai have it down! These kits are are amazing. Thanks for the video good job

[@MrBear-ov4ix]

You make the best quality model videos on youtube, thank you for the work you are doing. It is incredible we get this content for free.

[@lacrosse782]

Great quality video as always. You should be proud of the work you do on KZbin and at your shop.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you for the kind words I appreciate that.

[@darknut9696]

Can you do the 'Revenant Kraft's Panther' from World of Tanks using a panther G with the long 7.5 kwk l/100 gun and modelling lichen plants and damage? source: console.worldoftanks.com/encyclopedia/vehicles/germany/G03_PzV_Panther_Kraft/

[@jackkoffin1]

I put together a Bandai Tie Fighter and was amazed at the precision of the pieces. Most snap-kits are utter trash, but Bandai's molding and design is beautiful. An utter joy to put together model pieces that fit together perfectly.

[@johnburdis5352]

I like watching making all the different models you make and the techniques you use,plus the tutorials as well.

[@fierceflyer5]

Great model Andy and a welcome change from military builds

[@KokoandFooFoo]

This kit needs a tiny Luke dangling on a tow cable. (Awesome video btw! I'm adding this to my "to buy" list)

[@666styxxx666]

Bandai have 1/144 figures for gunpla builder's perfect for adding that scene just not in Rebel alliance outfit but some paint can cover the lack of details

[@Longo556]

Loved the the little factoid about old Tamiya parts. Thanks!

[@soonerfanz]

Love the simplicity of the painting ideas. The black and white and the sky grey idea is really cool. New to this and really like the video as I think its very well done for us amateurs. Thanks for the excellent tips.

[@mantismodels1207]

Great build Andy!! Looks awesome!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you

[@ILSRWY4]

True... the Star Wars X-wing's engines are actually the GE J79 engine from Revell's 1/32 F-4 Phantom from the 1970's... in that phantom kit, the engine was removable.

[@barryallen3158]

ahhh the German Panzerkampfwagen IX "AT-AT" the Allies worst nightmare in late 1946

[@muhdfauwaz]

imagine the horror of Allied and Russian tank crew when facing this thing..

[@mikep3180]

Barry Allen lol

[@Reysams]

Easy p-51 kill

[@barryallen3158]

rey42 creations the panzerkampfwagen IX would of been followed by a company of SPAA

[@invincible6197]

rey42 creations p-51 fitted with tow cables.

[@paulgertsch7105]

Great job. I'm going to build this model this week.

[@ForPetesake552]

That’s a nice model, and a relatively easy build. Nice job.

[@brettbricker1810]

That came out awesome!

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thanks Brett

[@totallyaploy1824]

As a former star wars fan, nice!

[@thegamingchannel9403]

Great job!

[@1Stevencat]

Cool build!

[@JimmyB643]

This has changed my whole attitude towards glueless models. Before when I would see “snap together” I could only think of the old “Snap-Tite” models of my youth. This model is more of a highly refined LEGO at a much more palatable price point. As a 49 year old thinking about getting back into model building, this would be a great one to enjoy without the headache of “airplane glue”. I am wanting to build dioramas to photograph as realistic scenes. This would be a great feature piece. Thanks for the video!

[@RickyAndItzel]

Super great video I built a smaller gorilla walker with your exact idea. Thank you 😊

[@cameronhernandez816]

I never build a bandai but do recommend it and awesome diorama.

[@이남수-l3q]

nice build like everyday

[@chelseaK11]

I am stunned by your skills!

[@liveuntetheredmusepodcast4832]

My fav vehicle too, also loved the ATAT. Love how you broadcast from your shop! Looks like my local hobby shop...maybe one day we will get to go back!

[@GabrielSorrow]

They have a 144th snowspeeder and at-st set that comes in the mini box, add them to the dio. Speeder in the front and an at-st trailing the at-at. Great and informative vid as always, thank you.

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

I want to , but I haven't been able to find them yet

[@GabrielSorrow]

I get all my bandai kits from Tokyo Model Detective (www.tokyomodeldetective.com/product-tag/star-wars/). You pay for the kits and he sends you a paypal invoice for the shipping, I usually get them in a weeks time and you save money too. tmd has a facebook page as well, the owner is Darren Bloomfield, check it out.

[@GabrielSorrow]

I hope its ok that I posted that link, I'm not trying to promote another store, its just that Bandai star wars kits are only just recently hitting american stores and only a few of there kits at a time. I'm only suggesting, that if you do not want to wait for them to try TMD. Let me know if you want me to remove the link.

[@Racer-X-090]

Before I saw this video, I didn't know I needed this. Now I do!

[@craigdunn3231]

I love star wars model kits

[@bbgg2007]

Nice work!!!

[@johnnywilson5208]

Great job! Thanks for posting this!

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Great build. Love watching your model building.

[@kairus1]

what a great looking model!

[@billyriley492]

Another great build. Thanks Andy. I wasn't overly interested in snap together kits until I saw this.

[@christianhowarth4333]

Thanks Andy :)

[@lordlorenzo5835]

Great Stuff Andy!

[@RestorationAustralia]

Looks great.

[@grandpaweber2097]

This reminds me of the old AT-AT kit I so enjoyed years ago; will definitely be getting this new one! Great video of a fun build, Andy, keep 'em coming.

[@mikebreazeale2563]

Thanks Andy for doing something besides the tanks all the time. We all love tanks but...well you know. This kit is great! So many neat things can be done in the weathering department. A person could go crazy here. What a great canvas for some incredible work. Thanks for sharing...more of this kind of model building please!!

[@nigeljohnson8022]

cool build

[@Daniosek94]

Great job with the model. Greetings from Poland !

[@swampjajc]

Great video, I ordered this model after watching it and it turned up today :)

[@SpetnazAirsoft]

You and Qdc inspired me to start making model kits again. after a Week of looking, I finally found a hobby store that sold Tamiya Paints :D Keep up the great work Andy. Thanks for the Inspiration.

[@Muzzlepaint]

AT AT Walkers and Ride of the Valkyrie... my day is complete... I Must have this..... I have visions of an AT AT smashing through a Rebel Trench line

[@robertvoss6145]

I have to say that those tanks over your right shoulder look very impressive in the opening intro. great build as always Andy. ...in bet it was a pleasant change to make something different. looks good 👍

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you Robert

[@johnschweiger1079]

Wow I had no idea this kit existed going to have to get one

[@christownley5262]

Great video, see, want, must have now!

[@larryscarafile7309]

nice build

[@chelseaK11]

one word for that display you made? awesome!

[@oldpadawan]

nice Andy!

[@canpin]

Your one of the best videos when it comes to scale model build. Subscribed and thanks!

[@pinkycoffeeboat]

Wow!! Nearly 40K subs. It was only a couple of months ago you were celebrating reaching 30k. All your efforts and enthusiasm in building models is really appreciated. I used to love Star Wars as a young boy and still do enjoy it, well perhaps not so much the first three prequels (Phantom Menace stuff). Looking back at it I'm amused and baffled why, when the Empire found the Rebel base - you know, the main Rebel headquarters - why they didn't carpet bomb Hoth and why they only committed half a dozen easily destroyed AT-ATs to whole ground assault. Watching it when I was young I didn't notice this and somehow imagined there was waves after waves of the AT-ATs attacking!! Ahhh, the innocence of youth!! Great models as always Andy, great to watch and great to enjoy your enthusiasm for the hobby - there's too many 'modellers' out there who seem to take it far too seriously and don't look like they enjoy it. It's a hobby to enjoy!!! Great work.

[@nikolausnagel8252]

Great build, you have inspired me to build armor kits and have given excellent tips. Also loved the maus video its my favorite.

[@venataciamoon2789]

Have 5 Bandai models myself, they are good kits. Even though the kits say no paint needed, if you're a model painter then you just know some painting will need to be done. Boba Fett and the scout speeder bike expecially needs painting. Nice to see the AT-AT model and great video by the way.

[@danparadiso2468]

Hello. I came into your store a few weeks ago with my kids looking for Gundams. I found your videos and I think they are great. I look forward to coming back to your store! Thanks

[@spaceosis8977]

really fun to see, you always give some great ides to do. Thank you.

[@foxdavion6865]

Bandi always prides themselves on making accurate models

[@foxsquirrel3038]

Never though i would enjoy ci-fi models until now. I want one.

[@clane27]

Thanks! Awesome build! Please do a few more Star Wars or other Sci-Fi builds

[@stephenbreen7570]

Thank you for such a great, informational video.

[@NANONilsWORLD]

wow, very good detailed!

[@jamiesamaniego6136]

That looks so cool i should but this!

[@edmondlee7149]

very well done!

[@benh763]

Really good video, very helpful. Thanks!

[@CoolCustomCollectibles]

Great job on the build. I really appreciate how you explain your build process. It seems simple and gets great results. Looking forward to more Star Wars builds!

[@shaunlobsinger]

Holy cow, you guys are just up the street from me, I’ll have to drop by and visit! I’ve just gotten into modeling and am loving it!

[@Amar_Ramic]

sit tight everyone, time for some star wars lore! While impractical, the AT-AT was one of the greatest designs possible at the time. Lessons learned from the clone wars showed that the mighty AT-TE was powerful, but vulnerable to mines. To get rid of this flaw, the design bureau that made the AT-AT's had them be constructed with massive legs that would only have their paint scratched from an AT mine. In addition, the AT-AT was better in manueverability than the AT-TE and more versatile, as it could walk in water that was some 30 meters deep or more, while AT-TE's only went a few meters. And there you have it! An unnecessary explanation of why AT-AT's look like that. BTW Andy, great build!

[@rubytheater6330]

Beautiful

[@SuicidalRevolver]

I always feel warm and fuzzy inside when you build Bandai kits, Andy. I know unrealistic giant fighting robots aren't really your cup of tea, but I highly, HIGHLY recommend building a Real Grade, Master Grade, or Perfect Grade line of kits - full inner frame and ridiculous range of motion, all with no glue required.

[@stuartsscalemodels.8299]

looks aan awesome kit Andy, and i,m so eager to get one.

[@LeFlurLeflaEshkoshka]

i just built mine.. great video!

[@omaripenn8533]

Amazing work and love the music choices

[@treewizzard]

seven years later and im still expecting the loud music, lol. thanks for sharing, i want one of these at-at kits.

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

I'm gonna have to get one of these! then eventually scale it up to truck size so I can ride around town looking cool

LOVED IT

[@johandenhertog6878]

Very nice AT-AT, looks alot as my 2004 Master Replicas AT-AT First Edition version.

[@airspotters3487]

Interesting to watch

[@SSmith-fm9kg]

When you said Bandai was coming out with a scale Snow Speeder, I thought it would be cool to pose the model with one of the front legs raised just over a crashed Snow Speeder as if in the next second it would step on it and crush it...and maybe have a scale Luke Skywalker running away. Nice build!

[@johnmooresscalemodels5176]

Another great build Andy :-) J

[@danielsuniverse6965]

Great vid man! Didn't know about the Tamiya snow effect !

[@kek23k]

Really great work and thanks for showing what techniques you used for painting.

[@perkyspewpews7302]

this has finally shown me the mechanics of how these things were supposed to turn, i.e. not just walk in a straight line.... keep up the good work ;{ )

[@CoolCustomCollectibles]

Great build! Love what you used for the snow. I will definitely be getting some.

[@russellgosselin3325]

Oh man! Finally we can stop working with the old MPC/Ertle At At kit. I actually built one last year. Not bad for the time it was produced. Definitely a filler queen. Thanks for the review! Looking forward to getting one.

[@TheMoulie]

I noticed on mine that they used a lot of jerry cans for fine detailing, probably spent as long looking for recognisable bits as building it! I did try out some gundam pens for the paint detailing: a black fine liner and a grey wash pen. They work brilliantly with bandai Star Wars kits.

[@matthall143]

Andy, thanks once again for such an instructive and entertaining video. Greetings for Matt in Oxford, UK

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it

[@jaredtan520]

Best channel for model making :)

[@AndysHobbyHeadquarters]

THANK YOU

[@timtheeagle1]

Can I leave two likes? Lol it won't let me! Who in their right mind dislikes these videos! Great job Andy! Love the Star Wars stuff!