EPIC Model Hobby Shop | Building the Panzer 38(T) Tank | Tamiya 35369

[@HobbyNight]

Check out the followup video where I painted the 38(T)! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHOWlIBrp9h4gtUsi=LS4JF15ePCTMQpv0

[@johngolden3714]

I like that the 38(t) is actually a Czech designed and produced tank that the Germans commandeered and used after they took over Czechoslovakia. It was a fun little tank to use in World of Tanks.

[@richardpacheco6341]

Paint the Merkava.

[@dialwright]

The 38t indicates a Tschechisch of 1938, ie czech.

[@slimslamfl]

One of my favorites in WoT too. Always a favorite from the history. #8t was very reliable so they did alot with the chassis. Love all the TDs Marders and hetzer

[@johngolden3714]

@@dialwright So, that's what the (t) means. Very nice.

[@johngolden3714]

@@slimslamfl I find that I was more eager to get my hands on the German TDs than a Tiger or Panther.

[@alans3023]

Now that's what I call a hobby shop. It's been a long time since Ive seen a store so well stocked, and I just loved your infectious enthusiasm while walking round the store. I think I would have had a similarly hard time in choosing something to take home. Fun choice though.

[@HobbyNight]

Thank you so much!

[@maxwaggoner823]

I would have skipped the 38 t and gone with PZ II to go with the 3 and 4. I'm building the PZ VI-E commonly known as the Tiger I. You may want to go with the simpler 38 t for painting first. You could get bogged down in all the choices in how to finish the Merkava.

[@Tipman2OOO]

Gotta visit, you'll be looking for hours once you walk in their door!

[@alantoon5708]

I did not think places like that existed any more.

[@tonyromano6220]

Wow, wow!

[@witchywoman165]

I am very glad Im not the only woman to be building 1/35 scale armor and i been doing it 40 years (my mother used to build shop displays for hobby shops to), you rock!

[@HobbyNight]

That's awesome!

[@jackdaniel7465]

I wish there was more woman scale model builders, that's just totally awesome knowing you are out there!!!

[@jackdaniel7465]

My mother used to build plastic scale model cars, especially the 1920 and 30 era cars she did a Fantastic job.

[@ilsagutrune2372]

Ditto

[@brettbricker1810]

Thanks for promoting Hobbies Unlimited. It is the last real hobby shop in the Bay Area. Al is a great guy and is all about his customers. Exciting to see my Valentine tank on youtube 6:02

[@rays9033]

Today’s glue is space-age technology compared to the Testers goopy glue I used 50-years ago. Brilliant job, video quality, and YT channel!

[@HobbyNight]

Thank you!

[@ADAPTATION7]

I admit that I didn't click to see a plastic model kit being built. Neverthless, I wasn't disappointed.

[@PALeeds_PSUfan]

😆

[@marcellmolnar8228]

Shame on you

[@Willing_Herold]

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[@MilkTruck1210]

​@@Willing_Heroldshe was over sexualizing the thumbnail and he clicked 😂😂😂

[@mattmays9063]

I started with models when I was very young. There's probably 98% consensus in this comments section that model-making and brick-building Lego pieces are nearly parallel. I'm thrilled my time learning from people like Adam Savage and the Tested crew, This Old Tony, Xylia Foxlin, and so on has ultimately led me to this channel. It is so nice to see a fellow nerd who likes to build stuff. :)

[@brookspotts9312]

Paint the smaller Panzer tank! Looks fun and would be interested in seeing what color scheme you go with!

[@52down]

Panzergrau, lol

[@richardkan8499]

What a fantastic nostalgic trip back to childhood when I used to browse the model shops and dribble at the stacks and stacks of model kits, most of which I couldn't afford

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Ikr, can't remember how many hours I and some friends just spent drooling in those shops as a kid :)

[@patrickgriffitt6551]

Now I still can't afford them!

[@Tipman2OOO]

So cool to see a youtuber give some airtime to my favorite hobby shop!!!

[@gryphonosiris2577]

Holy crap! I've been going to Hobbies Unlimited since they were on Hesperian in San Lorenzo!!! That places is the absolute BEST for models, paints, tools, you name it!

[@Darman-in8mt]

Thank you Lovely Lady for showing Us that Good Looking ,well stocked, Hobby Shop. Look forward to your future Tank builds. Nice to see a Lovely Lady enjoy building model Kits. Well as for me Its time to say Over and Out.

[@southhillfarm2795]

I used to love building models as a kid. You’ve got quite a setup

[@AndrewPayne]

Love this episode. Pls paint the Panzer 38(t)

[@zombiegrafixsa]

You officially won the internet for the best video thumbnail!

[@archdawg5688]

So fun to see someone who loves toys as much as me!

[@Dies1r4e]

I love how excited you are

[@afronprime51]

OMG, that was the store I grew up on. You must be channeling my soul. Same taste in in stuff. I even had dioramas in the window. Still looks the same. Thank for this flash back. I built the mark 4.

[@greglutz7693]

I'm in San Leandro at least 3 times a week for the past 5 years and NEVER knew of this place !!!! Thank you for sharing just that bit !

[@ostlandr]

Love the 38(t). Looks almost like a cartoon tank next to late war tanks. A buddy of mine is big into miniatures wargaming. He has HUGE collections of miniature vehicles, in different scales, most of which he built and painted himself.

[@douglasalan5783]

I live in NYC, which is, as another commenter pointed out, a hobby wilderness. I wish we had a hobby shop like the one you stopped in at the beginning of the video.

[@paulnaiman8108]

At one time I had purchased probably over 700-800.$ from the very same model shop the 1/35 scale military models in different brands. They are pretty nice and very knowledgeable. I'm glad to see hobby's unlimited being advertised, from my home town.

[@haroldquill8761]

The Panzer 38T😊. Modern Tamiya tank kits are beautiful to build.

[@allgood6760]

Nice! and great to see a lady hobbyist with a lot of enthusiasm 👍

[@MikeHursh]

I've been watching and enjoying your channel for awhile and had no idea you were in the bay area. I'm lucky enough to live just a few miles from Hobbies Unltd. The owner Al is incredible and has given so much back to our hobby! My vote is for painting the panzer. Great video!

[@HobbyNight]

Nice! It's such a fantastic store and Al was very kind when I spoke with him. I am very grateful that he let me film!

[@francopasta3704]

The model nerds are interested in the history of the tank and your building and painting process. I say more of the fishnet stockings…😍

[@edwinangelocuenco8409]

My LHS! Thank you for helping get the word out for Al. This shop is the last one standing in the Bay Area.

[@EduArdo-xc2qz]

Hello!, I'm Brazilian and I'm just starting out in plastic modeling now! You helped me a lot with this video! thank you very much ! 🙂

[@HobbyNight]

Happy to hear that!

[@AseGarcia]

Personally I'm a British Churchill tank lover, but that 38(T) is a very beautiful model. Also, that shop was amazing btw! I miss when I was a kid spending hours in a similar shop here in Spain :) nice memories.

[@HobbyNight]

Thank you very much! Im lucky to still have one locally (it's still like 45 minutes away)

[@trikk9964]

... Fahrvergnügen, Angela. That is a beautiful tank! I love the muscular brutalisim of the WWII Panther. Lovely! However... I would really like to see you work-on the Merkava Mark-5. That... is a thing-of-beauty!

[@brianbrown1979]

The panzer is classic, so I would like you to paint the Pz38(t). Beautiful job on the build!

[@genecarden780]

Omg for some reason I thought hobbies unlimited was gone. I used to go there more than 40 years ago. 47 to be exact. Back when most model planes were powered by cox 049 engines.And were tethered. Before radio control. The last model I built from them was a 1966 mercury comet caliente. I remember specifically because I owned a 1966 comet caliente and put in on the back window shelf of my car. Obviously you are local to me. You have a new subscriber

[@vernhoke7730]

That C-130 in the beginning, if it's 1/48 scale, looks like the one I built decades ago. As a Marine I painted it in Marine Corps camouflage. Also did an A-6 Intruder, AH-W Cobra in USMC colors. My pride and joy was a 1/35 M543A2C 5 ton 6x6 wrecker, of course it was done in Marine Corps 4 color camouflage, kinda like the full sized one I drove and had to paint prior to an inspection. Luckily I had access to a technical manual with the patterns in it.

[@grivello]

Enjoyable video as many of the content creators are so advanced its not much use to a beginner. Thank you!

[@Shavamantis]

Hi! I like your content! And my vote is for the Panzer!

[@Rich77UK]

I think I'm in love! Awesome hobbyshop too. The Czech 38T was a great tank. Picked up and used by the German (Nazi) after the occupation of Czechoslovakia. Its was also licence built by the Swedes (STRV m/41) and the base of the amazingly competent Hetzer and Marder 3.

[@MarkMillican-w9s]

I would love to see the little Panzer 38(T) painted, this is the first time I have seen your channel but not the last...

[@jillbainesvlogz]

What a fantastic shop and such a helpful owner.

[@RobertKubas]

First modeller I have ever seen wearing fishnets. But I must say that the 38(t) is a nice choice and A easy build. Welcome to the hobby.

[@HobbyNight]

Thanks!

[@rjengar]

Oh my G! I know you from NRB blood on the clocktower, but was only peripherally aware of what you do outside of that. Now I just bought my very first gundam model, that I will build this weekend, so KZbin has been recommending me all sorts of model videos. It was absolutely lovely to come across you again, and I knew you were a nerd, but not that you were even a model nerd! You just got so much cooler than you already were in my mind! 🤩

[@michaeltiedt6376]

That's such a lovely model. Tamiya is the best....

[@HobbyNight]

They do make stunning models

[@bigegames2019]

Great pick, the 38t was originally a chech designed and manufacture. Germany captured a few hundred when it took over Chech, and kept producing them and a modified version. In addition, this tank was famously commanded by Edwin Rommel "The Ghost" when he invaded France, it is also one of very few tanks to invade Poland, and then park on the coast of France and look over the channel to Great Britain, and then later invaded Russia. Once the tank became obsolete, they kept making the chassis and turned it into low profile tank hunters, and mobile Anti Aircraft batteries and even Self Propelled guns. It has a massive history.

[@Vincentofvega]

What a fantastic shop and such a helpful owner.

[@daffo001]

Paint the Merkava! Lots of weathering opportunities! 😊

[@Will_GM_for_Food]

Good choice. The 38t is one of my favorites. Also love the Hobbies Unlimited shout-out!

[@jackdaniel7465]

That is totally AWESOME, a young lady building scale models, that is so cool to see that, GOOD ON YOU, I wish there was more woman like you, Much ❤️ to you, and ENJOY IT!!

[@cmbart1]

Panzer 38(t) was designed and built by the Skoda works in Czechoslovakia. The Germans took over the existing tanks of the Czech army and kept building them for a while. They called it the "38(t)" after the year they annexed Czechoslovakia (1938) and the "t" is for "Tschechien" which is the German name for Czechoslovakia.

[@lordcypher7922]

The 38T was a Czech design and a decent tank. Later in the war when obsolete the chassis was used as the base for self propelled howitzers and tank destroyers. My all time favourite is the Merkava so it would be cool to see you paint that up.

[@belpack8989]

I built all three of those tank kits when I was younger, my favorite was the Panzer IV. Which was especially cool because it came with three crewmen to ride on the tank. Looks like she picked the least expensive, but can't blame her for that.

[@belpack8989]

Let me just add the thing about that Panzer IV that drove me nuts was painting all those little wheels. Very monotonous and repetitive. Great model though, like all Tamiya products.

[@wilson561]

I like your enthusiasm for the hobby. My vote if for the Panzer to be painted!

[@davidzambon1370]

Hi Angela, Great video! Welcome to the world of Fine Scale Modeling. Can't wait to see more of your modeling videos.

[@HobbyNight]

Thank you so much!

[@cainedicarde]

Let's paint that Panzer. Really enjoyed seeing the hobby shopping trip.

[@modelrestorations]

Turned out great!

[@vincentlussier8264]

What ever you want to paint is your go! I'm glad to see another girl in the hobby and we need more and more beginners !

[@haroldquill8761]

Those link n lengh tracks are the best in business. Tamiya kits with those plastic tracks ( their more recent kits) are my go to when buying a model. Also I vote for the Panzer 38t to paint.

[@kidultchannel]

This is my go to place when I need to buy scale models. Awesome place, and awesome episode. Thank you for sharing.

[@Kielec_K-750]

Jestem w ciężkim szoku. Skandal, szok, niedowierzanie... Świat się kończy. Kolejna dziewczyna zajmuje się modelarstwem... Nie chciałbym być z taką dziewczyną w związku!!! Nie chciałbym, ponieważ posklejała by mi wszystkie modele. Angela jeśli będziesz zajmowała się medelami pojazdów lub samolotów masz kolejnego obserwującego Twój kanał. Twoja mimika twarzy na iinych filmach - bezcenna ❗ Szczególnie oczy i uśmiech 😁 Serdeczne pozdrowienia 👍💪🤣🇵🇱

[@GaryGray-lp1gh]

I love the model panzer 38 t the tank looks amazing nice opshions it is a keeper 💯 one to shaow off wherever you go 💜

[@EATherridan]

I'm so jealous, that is a great hobby shop! There is nothing like that within 300 miles of here.

[@MX5Fanatic]

I'm jealous! Here where I live in South Carolina is a modeling wilderness and I have to get kits and such online. The link and length tracks in the 38t are a major improvement over the rubberband tracks in their older kits. I have two 38t's in the stash, Tristar's 1/35 with full interior and the Panda 1/16 kit.

[@edcrane4438]

Two best things in the world, super cute nerdie girl and a hobby shop!

[@nazrulnadziruddin9641]

You are my go to tank kits reviewer

[@parker1ray]

The 38T was a Czechoslovakian tank. It was produced after Germany invaded Czechoslovakia because they had only inferior tanks at the time and saw the weaknesses when they invaded Poland. It was a fairly good tank in the early days of the war and was one of the tanks that Otto Carius crewed in the early days and was wounded in. He received a facial wound and the scaring can be clearly seen in later photos. Otto was one of the most decorated German tanks commanders of the war for those who do not know the name. He was on par with aces like Whittman and Knispel.

[@Guru_Swami]

Woah, what a great shop! That’s not too far from me, need to pop in and check it out. Thanks for posting up their info Angela!

[@Greg-om2hb]

I’m happy to see there’s still a hobby shop like that in the Bay Area.

[@cx3264]

I’m building this now. It’s a great kit. It’s really pleasant to build it up. I’m going to choose panzer regiment 7th division’s option for painting and decaling, which represents Erwin Rommel’s division during the Operation Barbarossa. I plan to add a stowage to it too!

[@Toypainter1]

I think you would have fun with the Panzer. The fading gray paint and weathering will look sharp.

[@daniellebange7577]

Love that hobbyshop. I drive up from San Jose, enduring all the traffic once a month to see whats new. Waiting on the Border Models 1/35 FW 190.

[@jackdaniel7465]

😂😂😂😂Your like a kid in a candy store with all those models, enjoyed watching you getting all excited!!!!❤️

[@johntreloar8203]

38T for me, nice build.

[@samghost13]

Na das ist mal ne geile Model Show! Bitte mehr davon! Danke : )

[@cybercapri]

Well done, keep up the great work. FYI the Hetzer, a very formidable Tank Destroyer, was actually adapted using the Chassis of the Panzer 38(T) due directly to the 38T being so under powered. Also the 38T made up a large portion of the WWII Germany's Blitzkrieg; more so in the very beginning. It was considered a flaw once other nations started to produce better tanks than the 38T. Early on, it had it's place, but as time wore on it faded away much like how the bow and arrow were replaced by the gun. The 38T's chassis, however, did live on in the Hetzer and finished the War as a wonderful tank loved by its crews and hated by its enemies. Check out the Hetzer, I'm sure you'd like it just as much as it's very similar in size but the shape is a bit different as the Hetzer does not have a Turret...

[@mikebalis9963]

You are a very good builder. Great idea in heating the pliers to assemble the tracks on the Merkava.

[@darkhorse9027]

I'd like to see you paint the Czech tank, that would be my preference. Also, I live a mile away from Hobbies Unlimited, that's where I get my supplies from.😁

[@shane142]

Panzer. As in some ways may seem simple. But I think with washes and so on added with give more of a challenge with it smaller size taken into account.

[@richardboulanger3393]

The one source I know for armored fighting vehicle progressions is the H Chapers of Advancer Squad Leader. There might be an online version of that would be awesome for model making, since there were so many variants of each model.

[@SwolinsKittyGang]

I would recommend purchasing a new model and pre-painting the pieces before assembly. It's been a while since I've built anything tbh, but I used to soak all the pieces in warm water with a bit of dish soap and then thoroughly dry, then spray paint with primer first. Then I'd go through and pre-paint all the pieces per the instructions, usually trying to paint all pieces of like color at the same time. Once that is all done you can go back through and start the assembly and when that is complete, you can go back over and touch-up any visible areas that need it. Applying decals is next and always challenged me but still find it fun. After decals I'd spray the entire model over with a clear matte finish (at least for military vehicles) which really gives the overall model a nice look and texture, but also serves to protect said decals as well. After a few models of doing this and getting comfortable, you can start playing around with more realistic wear patterns, dirt, mud, foliage, camo, et cetera. You can get as detailed (or not) as you want! Good luck!

[@charlie44266]

If you are really missing the playing with fire part, you can use heat to bend and crumple the fenders. Its a typical use damage seen on these -38(t) vehicle as they kicked up rocks and tree branches especially, wedging between tracks and fenders before the wood was chewed up. Look at operational photos.These vehicles had short lives! This tank chassis was used as the basis for bunch of other ersatz versions: a self-propelled assault gun, a recovery vehicle, and an end of war anti-tank gun that is my favorite (Hetzer) which Tamiya has made too. One chassis to bookend the wartime service of this tiny tank. Check out the kit when you are next shopping. Later versions have more and better finishes, including one to make it look like a pile of bricks.

[@ostlandr]

A buddy of mine sometimes adds combat damage to the model tanks he uses for miniatures wargaming. For example, he heated the point of a punch, made a crater in the body of a painted tank, then painted the crater off-silver to look like bare steel. On one 28mm scale (1:56) tank he even dry-brushed a little rust red onto the bare steel.

[@jamesward3287]

Thanks! I'm going to build one! Paint the Panzer!

[@HobbyNight]

Have fun!

[@pauljohnson3442]

Nice!! That's a local shop in my area! Sweet seeing content creators in my area. Good stuff

[@pandeia72]

The 38(t) was an interesting tank. The Germans praise its suspension and reliable motor. Some of this tanks were purchased by Peru to the factory before the invasion of Germany. In the war with Ecuador in 1941 were used with great success.

[@Mike-mm4mx]

wow what a shop and what a choice you could literally spend days in there browsing

[@bravosierra001]

Very nice builds in that display cabinet.

[@xairman565]

I actually did the Tamiya 1/48 Panzer 38 (T). It’s pretty much the same kit, but in a smaller scale.

[@michaelwain3198]

The Pz 38 (T) was a Czech built tank that the Germans used following their annexation of Czechoslovakia. They were an excellent light tank for the time being a match for most early medium tanks. The Germans used them as front line battle tanks, until they had enough Pz III's and IV's in service. I built the Warlord Games plastic kit of it for Bolt Action. I don't know where I could share some pics so you could see, otherwise I would

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

It is quite crazy but my first 40k Ork battle wagon was a 1/48 Semovente spg. An Italian self propelled gun that looked shoddy and clunky. I built a tray on the back, hung a couple of big shootas off the side using 40k oil drums as cupolas and had ork and grot gunners. This was back in the 90's when Orks had no vehicle models. Still have it.

[@MarkusMoerser]

I would like to see a kitbash of the 38t for the Death Korp. Or a kitbash of the Merkava

[@6Alpha-yankie_novemberdy2n]

I just built the King Tiger, and the Tomia kit was great. Expensive, yet great

[@MichaelNortonFG2SW]

Glad I found this video. I didn't know hobby shops still existed in the bay area. TY!!!

[@zombiecreations1447]

Years ago my buddy used to work in that same Hobby Shop. Small world for sure.

[@nordicmaelstrom4714]

Nice Czech tank. Germany integrated the 38T into their early panzer divisions replacing the Panzer I and IIs in several of the divisions. Link and link tracks are very easy to work with once you get the hang of it. The trick is let the glue set up for a few minutes before you attempt to bend the tracks. When you get around to painting the 38T use a black primer and then spray white into the larger open panels to give a modulation. When you get it all painted up try using the oil dot filter which adds even more modulation to a mono color. I am about to start building the Takom 1/35 Panther Ausf G late so happy building!

[@xs10tl60]

I say paint the Praga 38 first to get a little practice/experience, then the Merkava. Your builds look wonderful, they are incredibly clean. However you may find it difficult to paint details such as rubber road wheels, the tracks themselves, and other items that are buried or hidden behind other parts. I would suggest using a 'paint as you go' method, where you paint parts and sections of the tank as you assemble it. I.E., painting all the road wheels, drive sprockets, return rollers and return idlers prior to putting them on the suspension, while also painting the hull of the tank prior to attaching more details.

[@bluedevil3d104]

More passing thoughts as I recall them (had your video on in the background while working). You may be able to get etched parts from other vendors. Once I get up the courage and time, I have a Nautilus kit where I bought after market etched metal, lighting, and window masking. Now, if you can keep an eye out for a 1953 1:35 Ford bus so I can add it to my MASH build... and plungers, I need like a dozen 1:35 plungers...

[@chuckcribbs3398]

Tamiya is always a great choice!

[@widyasantoso4910]

The title of the thumbnail is what got me watching this video :)

[@mcburner3615]

yep just found my new favorite channel.... this one combines everything i like in this world 😜😍😘👍

[@HobbyNight]

Yay! Thank you!

[@henrymann8122]

Merkava. I'd be interested in seeing that.

[@1337flite]

You can still play with fire. Make the Panzer I a casualty. You heat up some wire, maybe a paperclip in your multitool jaws and you can use that to add canon fire hole(s) e.g. a 37mm penetration in the hull.

[@ryburnsjr]

I lean toward panzers..just love the lines of the ww2tanks