HMS King George V 1/350 Tamiya: Assembly, Painting, Weathering

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In this video I am building the Tamiya 1/350 scale HMS King George V, but it is a preowned kit, so some minor assembly steps are already finished. I wanted to try some new weathering things on hull and deck, and i think they turned out quite well.
I hope you enjoy the video!
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[@KyleGlendinning]

I remember when I built this kit as a kid. I don't think I even painted it, but it always had a special place in my heart. Watching you make the model now, and with such detail, finally makes me feel like it's been completed in my mind. A stunning build - it's all I ever hoped mine would be.

[@funinscale2892]

Thanks very much, Kyle! Very nice of you! Do you have your model still around? Its a huge one, and i am sure it looks great, even without painting!

[@tonyperez4791]

Outstanding !!!! Now I want to build one , but better stick to 700th, no room. ☹ Hope you have a great/safe weekend, Tony

[@funinscale2892]

Hi Tony! Thanks very much! In 1/700, I think Tamiya has a nice kit, but only waterline. Maybe also flyhawk, it should be full-hull. Also to you a safe weekend!

[@MARSRigel1]

And remember Kids, these Kits were produced in 1985, my "Prince of Wales" kit in 1986. And she still looks amazing! (The PE parts helped a lot tho) Great Video mate, keeep it on.

[@PiperStart]

Well done leaving one side unweathered. It was unusual for a Royal Navy battleship to appear like a rust bucket.

[@funinscale2892]

Hi max! I think I've overdone the one side of the ship, but i needed a testbed for my ideas, and this was the poor ship having to suffer the testing :)

[@joethomas5528]

just got one of these... I am certainly looking forward to building it.

[@premkudva]

That was yet another great build. Enjoyed watching it.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Awesome video/build!!! Tamiya's KGV was my very first 1/350 scale model ship about 20 years ago - wanted to try something different other than 1/35 scale armor. Was fun and interesting to build this ship.

[@funinscale2892]

Thanks James! For me its the other way round, i only occasionally build tanks in 1/35 and mostly ships, but tanks are great fun as well, usually its building the whole tank and then painting totally separately, other than ships, which makes tanks much more comfortable to make in my opinion!

[@georgedistel1203]

I realize this is an old kit, not having built a Tamiya ship in years myself. Im feeling that if they haven't stepped up by now companies like Trumpeter will hurt them due to the fact that they don't include PE parts. I have been building some of Trumpeter's kits and are amazed by the amount of PE the include in their kits.

[@funinscale2892]

Hi george! I think so as well! Modern Tamiya kits cost a fortune, and you get an excellently fitting model kit for the amount of money, but there are never PE parts included as far as i know. Trumpeter, Hobby Boss, Very Fire, all those far east manufacturers, have not the fit of a Tamiya kit, but include much more and have better detail in my opinion! And if everything in a model kit fits like Lego, then you could just make Lego instead!

[@Zombie-Tog]

Love the idea of weathering just one side

[@idkman9124]

Nice video mate

[@chrisC052]

Peter awesome build! The weathering was again excellent. I especially liked how you did various shades of the gray. And the hull really stood out. For an older kit it sure turned out great. Thanks again for sharing you builds. Awesome build and video. Have a great week and stay safe and healthy my friend. 👍👍🇦🇹🤝🇺🇸

[@RimsModels]

outstanding build my friend looks amazing

[@funinscale2892]

Thanks very much! And thanks for watching many of my videos!

[@RimsModels]

@@funinscale2892 no problem i enjoy watching your builds

[@hobbyscalemodeling8213]

Great build! Good work!

[@GetYourModelOn]

Well done sir, looking forward to your next build, perhaps 1/350 Fletcher class destroyer!

[@funinscale2892]

Hello! I have recently made a Fletcher class destroyer in 1/350, you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJOWdnaqmNaWiMU if you want It's the USS The Sullivans from Trumpeter, a nice kit

[@GetYourModelOn]

@@funinscale2892 I just watched it and it was Great

[@funinscale2892]

@@GetYourModelOn Thanks!

[@lazyishardwork]

I got one brand new George V, same scale, about a year ago and everything is still in the sealed plastic. I've only opened the box. But I got a 1/350 Titanic which I've made very little progress on, but I won't be bothered to weather the paint. I've built a 1/72 WW2 Tobruk diorama since getting both ships and I'm 3/4 the way through a 1/35 diorama of the wehrmacht invading France 1940. I built a 1/500 scale Hood for one of my sons and still have the same scale Arc Royal to build for my other son. I'd love to get a 1/350 Bismark to go along with my George V. But I'm still in negotiations with myself when I'll finish the Pegasus Bridge diorama I've begun. I still have a 1/400 Cuttysark to go too. With all the stuff I have I've got about 3 years of work ahead of me; and I have plans to build a 3.5m by 2.5m diorama of the Battle of the Bulge. I hate waiting for glue to dry though, waiting for paint to dry is bad enough, so I only use superglue. You only get one shot at placing parts but it gets a helluva lot more done quicker and it teaches you to be more precise. Top video

[@funinscale2892]

Hi! That sounds like a lot of ambitious plans you have there, The massive Battle of the Bulge Diorama sounds very interesting! Do you have a particular scenery or photographs in mind?

[@blackprior7728]

One day I wanna see a video where you compare all your ships in the same scale

[@mazda_rt24-p]

Some of the parts look pink like the main bridge?

[@funinscale2892]

Hi Trent! It seems there was a little bit of hull red residue in the pipette i use to put colours into the airbrush, my girlfriend also mentioned that some of the superstructure look pink. But i can't see it. Now i have a Barbie ship :)

[@MH-gm3ju]

@@funinscale2892 just tell everyone it's Mountbatten pink

[@funinscale2892]

@@MH-gm3ju I've just googled Mountbatten Pink expecting a colour of their house or something, but this is actually a naval camouflage paint! Thats interesting, thanks for telling me, i'll have to look for ships that were painted that way, would be a fun model!

[@robertomander6030]

Fantastik Peter!!!...the 8 guns are very nice!!!!...and the washering is the top!!...i must decided of buy a ship models!!!!!🤔🤔 congratulazioni da Roberto

[@funinscale2892]

Ciao Roberto! Come ti chiamo? No, Come stai? my italian isn't the best anymore, obviously :) Thanks very much, i am glad you like it! Which model kit are you thinking of buying? Maybe an Academy 1/700 Titanic, now that there are no cruise ships allowed in Venezia anymore! Greetings

[@robertomander6030]

@@funinscale2892 hallo peter!!...your italian is not the best...like my english!!!!!😂😂...i wanna try with a little boat and i think at the 2 war german torpedos or an american pt boat!!!...but i have a problem....normaly i paint all with brushes, i bought for cristmas an little air compressed brushe on amazon, but at the momentvi never used it because i am terrified...scarie...ho paura!!!! can you tel me a name of a good book where i can learn this particolar techincs???...greatings or saluti from Roberto, ciaooo

[@funinscale2892]

@@robertomander6030 Hi Roberto! I am sorry, I dont know any books on the airbrush topics. But there is a great video from a person who paints small figures, on youtube, i will look for it and send you a link!

[@funinscale2892]

@@robertomander6030 Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJKcqah6lpyanNU I looked at this video some times now, and it is very informative to get started with airbrushes! I can only recommend you to really clean the airbrush well after every use, i clogged two airbrushes to death by not cleaning them properly

[@robertomander6030]

@@funinscale2892 grazie Peter!!!!👍👍👍😎

[@ipi8366]

Superb nice work bro

[@funinscale2892]

Thanks very much!

[@garethsutherland9649]

Great build! I am thinking of getting this same kit but have never done any kit before. What paints do u think i would need? It would be hand painted until i can get Airbrush for next kit etc Thanks!

[@zhaoliu9080]

Cool

[@josephstalineiossifvissari2148]

Because I saw a video about the model before

[@josephstalineiossifvissari2148]

Did you do this ship before ?

[@ipi8366]

First comment

[@porph08]

What type of glue do you use?

[@matejbekic8625]

Which site do you recommend buying 1/350 scale model ships?

[@funinscale2892]

Hi Matej! If you are from europe, my favourite site for buying models, paints and other modelling stuff is plastmodel.pl from poland, they have a great sortiment and are cheaper than most other shops. (I am not sponsored, it is just my personal favourite)

[@dribblingvegetablesixtynin4464]

What kit would you recommend for a first 1/350 Scale build?

[@funinscale2892]

Hi Aidan! I think with a kit from Tamiya, you will have a good time because of the good fit and generally easy and quick building, for example this one, or an Iowa class. But they are expensive, so if you want to try a budget version to get into ships in that scale, you could try out a Trumpeter kit, but the fit might not be as good and they aren't as easy to make. Trumpeter has some modern 1/350 destroyers which all also have PE parts included, you might look into those as well

[@dribblingvegetablesixtynin4464]

@@funinscale2892 thank you

[@ipi8366]

Can you make Bismarck battleship model

[@funinscale2892]

Hi Aditya! A friend of mine has a Bismarck model kit from Revell which he wants me to build it, so when i can travel to him and pick it up (not possible due to coronavirus in my country), then i will make a video on that!

[@ipi8366]

Ok after vaccination you can get it

[@ipi8366]

First view

[@josephstalineiossifvissari2148]

Oh no it was the Prince of Wales sorry

[@funinscale2892]

The kits are very similar, true. The prince of wales has an airplane catapult in the middle section where here, the boat deck is located. I think the King George V also has some more AA battery.

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

The worst of the modern battleships built by any nation.

[@doodemog]

Don’t talk bollocks

[@lusty444]

Will you be rigging it and adding PE railing?