Somua S35 in captured FFI markings (Tamiya 1/35 scale model)

[@penchant4]

Nicely done and quite impressive. Unique iteration!

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you! I do like these odd schemes :)

[@colbyspeaks4632]

This look like a super fun kit to build and I have never seen tracks that just snap together like before. And I really like the paint job on this S35 tank

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate

[@philRminiatures]

Another inspired job, impressive weathering...

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@toddshepherd5473]

NICE VIDEO ! REALLY GREAT BUILD!!

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Todd!

[@panzer-meister]

Looks so nice.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

[@fredmidtgaard5487]

Sweet tank!

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Fred!

[@xjr13john]

Nicely done and interesting subject, thanks for sharing

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it

[@foreverplastickits138]

*A french tank which became german and at last became again french .. that's History and your model looks beautiful!*

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks buddy. Yes, when I saw the reference image I knew I couldn't leave this one in German grey and leave it captured :)

[@jamesbednar8625]

Great video and build!! Have this same kit as well. Have it about 90% complete, just need to construct the track shoes and get them in place.

[@ModelNerd]

Have fun James - it's a nice kit, isn't it?

[@jamesbednar8625]

@@ModelNerd Yes it is!!! Have tried building Heller's version of this vehicle and...lets just say did not get very far.

[@GregReilly135ScaleModels]

Nicely done sir I enjoyed the video will look forward to your next build

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks 👍

[@落苏-v8f]

so cute tiny tank

[@ModelNerd]

Yep...especially where it sits on my shelf, next to a King Tiger :)

[@modeltankguy]

nice job keep them coming

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks, will do! Thanks for watching.

[@sebastianosterman5056]

Super great stuff! :)

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks a lot!

[@josecesar8657]

Great job, I like it !

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks a lot!

[@ovidiuschley3346]

Great project 1/35 scale , Somua S35 , french tank captured . The details , the assembling and the painting of the tank are so great . The final details are fantastic . Thank you for sharing this great video , my friend !🥇🏆👍👏👏👏

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks for watching Ovidiu

[@ricks69z28]

Turned out great. Rick 🤓✌️

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Rick - glad you enjoyed it

[@rogernichols8150]

Nice job 👏 👍 enjoy your videos 📹 please keep them coming 🙏 👍

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Roger, I will try!

[@stevebrown2201]

This kit is now on my wish list. What an excellent video and build. A very enjoyable watch.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Steve.

[@markfergerson2145]

One of your better builds IMO. It's so easy to go overboard with mud and weathering (I could mention some other YT model builders here) but you managed to keep it subtle yet convincing. I particularly liked your treatment of the mufflers- clearly rusted but not stark bright orange, and with plenty of color and texture variation.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Mark, I appreciate that

[@user-yf4up2px2u]

awesome job and a very nice idea to make it under the colors of the French resistance . Nice !

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you very much!

[@cjkirkland2334]

Keep up the great work. I really enjoyed the story behind this tank.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate. I'm being drawn to kits and paint schemes inspired by reference images and stories at the moment. Going to do something related to the Rag-tag circus "soon"....

[@petermerz2704]

Nice weathering! Great build!

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you, Peter.

[@lesbattersby91]

Great job. Going with a recaptured paint scheme was very interesting, especially the way you used the reference photos as a guide for the build. I always find it tricky modeling something that was roughly done in real life in such a way that it looks realistic and not just an example of sloppy modeling. I think you definitely pulled it off here. The tank looks great and is very eye catching with that unusual combination of German colors and French markings. I’m working on this kit now (doing one of the French Army schemes). I noticed you left off the tools on your build. Was this an oversight or part of the ‘plan’ with it being a captured tank?

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks. Yes, I like those unusual schemes but as you say, it's hard to pull off the "hand painted" look without it looking like a bad job. The tools were deliberately left off - I figured somewhere along the line they got removed and not reattached :)

[@SteveJonesScaleModellingSite]

This kit is on my long list of builds to do. A great job and nice weathering techniques

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Steve, I'm glad you liked it. I know what you mean about a long list of builds...so many to do, so little time :)

[@robbo1068]

A very different camo "re-scheme" with an inspirational story behind the build. Terrific job on the build, painting and weathering. It's something to look forward to when seeing the notification bell from your channel.....and thanks for sharing what's coming up in the future.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Robbo, I really appreciate that mate. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@johnblessing2642]

Great build, really enjoyed watching your weathering techniques!

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you very much!

[@ghostmodelling1376]

i like your oil wash you but on there verry nice result on the whole vehicle good job.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you!

[@billclarke5916]

Another outstanding tutorial mate, thank you very much

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Bill mate, much appreciated

[@lesthiele4921]

Good evening sir, that was a great build, from a master of the hobby, I am like a lot of modellers, too many kits and not enough time, but such is life, keep safe and well, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Les. Yeah, I've got a load in the pile too. But with short manufacturing runs, we can't risk missing out - got to buy it when it's available :)

[@ДмитрийВоронец-й1е]

Thaks for all your videos!

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you!

[@JoseTorres-z6k]

Great job on the somua s35

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you

[@BAST_master_MODELS_]

Nice, great looking Somua!

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks!

[@ScaleMilitaryModels]

Great work, tells and interesting story! I like the side skirts, I think you did a nice job weathering it.

[@ModelNerd]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RimsModels]

Great video looks amazing love the painting and weathering stay safe 👍🙏

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks 👍

[@PouponFred]

Great work, thank you for this video!

[@ModelNerd]

Glad you liked it!

[@realkekec4028]

Very well made.I like it.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate

[@rickmoreno6858]

Damn fine work broseph! How much did this kit set you back? Hey do you ever do pin washes? And was their any pe in this kit?

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Rick. I think this was fairly cheap - under 30 USD. Yes, I do a pin wash later in the video (you can see the timestamps lower down in the description). No PE - I'm not aware of any Tamiya kit that has PE).

[@KJ-kn8pg]

@@ModelNerd Just bought a Tamiya stug III ausf. B and it has oob, PE parts and a metal gun barrel with incredible detail.

[@wolfwulfing1868]

Awesome video. What a beautiful build of a lesser known tank. btw I really like those individual snap-to track links; it didn't require any glue?. Thanks for sharing Model Nerd!

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate. Yep, the tracks were snap-together with no glue. Quite nice really - and surprisingly sturdy.

[@JeffsDioramas]

Love the build as always 👍 The music, if I’m not mistaken a sample from the original Dune film?

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Jeff. I'm not sure about the music - I found it in the KZbin Audio Library so I'd be surprised if it were from Dune, but it could be. Been a loooong time since I've seen that film.

[@JeffsDioramas]

Yea it is a bit old, looking forward to the new version 😁 and to what you have planned next 👍

[@loucosmotivaferromodelismo6560]

Muito legal 👍😃👍🇧🇷

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks 👍

[@der_fuxs]

This look‘s georgeous! I really like this paintjob and weathering! Pronounciation advice: You can split it up as Neu Bau Fahrzeug Neu (meaning new) is easy. Imagine the word ‚joy‘. The ‚oy‘ sounds like the german ‚eu‘. Bau ( meaning construction) Now you are surprised how easy it is to pronounce the word ‚Neu‘ like a real German rivet counter and you make ‚wow’🤯 The ‚ow‘ of ‚wow‘ sounds pretty similar to the German ‚au‘. Now getting to ‚Fahrzeug‘. Literally meaning ‚drive stuff’. We Germans have our own kind of humor...😅 Fahr should be an easy one. Imagine a ‚fart‘ without the ‚t‘ and with the focus on the long ‚a‘. And in ‚Zeug‘ we again have the ‚eu‘ like in ‚joy‘, again. And the german ‚z‘ is a pretty harsh sound, maybe as an ‚dz‘ for English speakers. And as an armour modeller you may know Fahrzeug also from Sonderkraftfahrzeug, Sd.Kfz. shortened. That’s it. Do with it what you want, but in case you want to give it a try this might help you. Keep on modeling and stay healthy my friend🍻

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you mate - I appreciate your help!

[@rickmoreno6858]

Ah damn I want that amusing hobby kit, but everywhere I look its backordered etc. 😣😥

[@ModelNerd]

Yes, I was lucky to get my hands on one. Trumpeter also do a version, but I don't know how readily available it is.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Trumpeter offers 2 versions of this vehicle: an early version with the main gun barrels set vertically and a late version with the main gun barrels set side-by-side. also, believe Dragon offers this vehicle as well.

[@rickmoreno6858]

@@jamesbednar8625 the trumpeter and dragon versions have been discontinued. Plus their not accurate. The amusing hobby one is the Most Accurate and Most Detailed.

[@jamesbednar8625]

@@rickmoreno6858 THANKS!! for that info. I purchased one of the Trumpeter versions back in the day when Trumpeter & Dragon were introducing their respective kits at around the same time. Have not built it yet.

[@rickmoreno6858]

@@jamesbednar8625 are you on scalemates.com? If so maybe we can make a trade for that kit? Or some trades in general

[@MrRobot-iz4rw]

12 minutes ago Sweet

[@ModelNerd]

You're an early bird today mate!

[@TheNordus]

Try saying "Noibaufartseug"

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks :)

[@adriankaill9413]

Ah the famous French tank...1 forward and 6 reverse gears with the traditional white flag on the turret...

[@ModelNerd]

Haha!