Weathering Metal Tiger Tracks Is So Easy!

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Next week will be the final episode of the Tiger series! Who's stoked for the next (ahem, modern) tank???

[@coryclemett5569]

I cannot Wait!

[@earltheartist3697]

cant wait and cant wait to see what else you work on always amazing

[@hotbacon1107]

Cursed Abrams with rough armor texture

[@lukeholsten1436]

Modern? Heck yeah I'm stoked! I hope its Soviet!

[@altbzat]

@@lukeholsten1436 i think the days of calling a soviet tank modern is running out :P 29 years man...

[@aaronvarner9544]

"What did you do grandpa Aaron during the pandemic?" Me "I waited every week for uncle nightshift to build this awesome tiger tank."

[@typhoon2827]

"what did you do, grandpa Ty, in the great pandemic?", Me "I carried on working and didn't worry about anything because I saw through the big con, and watched Nightshift build an awesome Tiger tank".

[@dotdashdotdash]

You have the best modelling channel because you know cool stuff and make it entertaining

[@saulshennan6825]

Hi. I would just like to say two things. First, your models are amazing and your videos are brilliant, so thank you for making both. Second, you are the only non Japanese KZbin model maker I have heard who says Tamiya's name correctly! All the others say either "tam EYE uh" or "tam EE ya", both of which are flat wrong, so thank you for that too! Keep up the good work Mr. Kovac!

[@madfish5765]

Ahh yes weathering and painting tracks, just what I needed!

[@wladimircobarrubias5671]

you make my fridays less crappier and now I know how to work with metal tracks c:

[@laheu]

It's perfect, the tracks look many times bigger than they are and the mud doesn't look like syrup or chocolate :D

[@aegrisomnia]

There is just something so extremly satisfying about movable metal tracks. 12:50 And what do you mean they do not look like much on theis own?!? They look amazing!!!

[@SmallSoldier]

I like that VMS burnishing fluid and the grit powder you used to get the texture for the mud. Good stuff as usual Martin!

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

The pigment texture is a serious game changer and I'll be using it a LOT in the future!

[@AlexModeling]

Best 15 minuts of my day... 15 aproximatly😁 fantastic vídeo... But thats a standard with you! Cheers!

[@The_last_prime]

Oooh 🙀 alex modeling i watch your vids their realy good

[@Baladhya]

Great videos. Your sense of humor is excellent!

[@earltheartist3697]

always happy to watch night shift vids…ALWAYS

[@flenz4574]

Always

[@danstein9247]

Best modeling chanel on youtube!! Greatings!

[@georgewilson5303]

You are the best I have seen. I try not to miss any of your videos. But utube doesn't send them out.. but that's ok I look till I find them. I just started back into building models. It's been a jery long time. I Lear so much from you. I would like to say thank you for your time and videos.

[@Emtbtoday]

I've just followed most of this on to my new Tamiya a34 Comets track's! They look frickin amazing!

[@lysander0012]

Great job ! It is the better Tiger than i never see. In french: BRAVO.

[@alienfrogmodeller5875]

I have a "wonderfuller" weekend planned, thank you Uncle for the inspirational and valuable lesson(s)!!

[@Baladhya]

Dude, those tracks look REAL!

[@raviadivarekar9246]

I am speechless !!! this is too good! super great!!

[@origami26]

man that's REALLY impressive! Realism and artistic liberties are perfectly balanced, I love the details and the atmosphere of the whole thing.

[@jonL88]

Just apt, I’m doing some Jagdpanzer IV friuls now! Thanks for the timely lesson on burnishing!

[@JuanGarcia-up2gz]

Awesome work my friend keep it up the good work 👍

[@willthorson4543]

That's something that drives me nuts...when a modeler uses literally one color of dirt for not only the tracks, but the lower hull and wheels too. Just looking at pictures of real vehicles shows how many layers there are to dirt. I'm happy you are showing this way of doing tracks, I wish people will take this info and...USE IT!!!! Lol

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Yeah, but then again tracks in real life are also quite boring. When it's wet, they're just covered in dark glossy mud. When it's dry, they're either rusty or dusty. These "ideal conditions" where you have dry, damp and wet textures are very rare :)

[@willthorson4543]

@@NightShiftScaleModels yes, but I'm talking about there is more than "brown" dirt. Lol. As someone who crewed armored vehicles, especially in Germany, it's amazing how many colors you can get and where. Light tannish grey in graf, darker in hoenfels, where I was we had an area called Area Mike. It's nickname was Area Mudd. Lol...sink holes, and there was literally something wrong with the ground. It was always a baby poop brown. After my division left, they made it a wildlife sanctuary because the ground couldn't handle buildings. You know when you destroy ground so much, it remains soupy. Hahahahaha. I was trying to say, you add depth, when so many just plop brown or buff on a model and call it a day.

[@PJHamann1]

Nice blackening product! Well thought out and presented with the modeller in mind.

[@kenshin73himura70]

Amazing channel broham, not a tank modeler (don't judge me) but i'll use your techniques on my planes to give them that little something they miss. Thank you for being so informative in explaining. 🤘

[@LeveretteJamesClifford1955]

I agree with your opinion on tracks being the crowning jewels of a vehicle. Ive been working on an SdKfz 10 from Dragon and when I looked at the magic tracks, I decided to order some metal tracks and use the magic tracks for a wreck, or a deserted field workshop.

[@thomashartmann8579]

I want to engage you as the main highlight on my next birthdayparty!!! 😄 absolut fantastic work! This tiger should stay in the Louvre in Paris!!

[@andrewschanck3363]

MARTIN!!! As always, beautiful. simply beautiful. That is all.

[@thegreatatuin3587]

Your content is so valuable to the community mate 👍

[@ryzenenjoyer2824]

Nightshift: its easy me: *still has extra tank track parts and there arent supposed to be any extras* Ehh how did i manage to do that...

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

There are always a few spares in every set :)

[@ryzenenjoyer2824]

Night Shift not in revell kits,(usually) I Somehow managed to Mess it up and it looks ok

[@Krzysztof_z_Bagien]

@@ryzenenjoyer2824 maybe it was messed up in the first place and, by messing it up even more, you actually made it OK? :D

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

@@ryzenenjoyer2824 Oh Revell! Still better than having the track too short eh?

[@c46453]

@@NightShiftScaleModels Thats the reason why some people only build models with wheels...

[@coreyseals4269]

That sneak peek pic at the end had me like ..... Oh I can't wait to see this Tiger 1 in all it's glory! Nice work Uncle Night Shift!

[@garyparker2969]

Pure FREAKINGLY MIND BLOWING RESULTS Uncle N S😲😲😲😲😲😲.Thank You For Sharing n Have a Blessed Wknd Brother.

[@Abraleo]

your videos are the best part of my week so far :) Thank you for keep them rolling

[@RamadaArtist]

*mixing metal patina fluids in an Irish whiskey rocks glass* When you have enough spare whiskey glasses that you can use them for art projects, you know you're doing something right with your life.

[@MrKersey]

Have a great weekend Martin and thanks for the tutorial, it was great.

[@JuanGarcia-up2gz]

Awesome work my friend keep it

[@scorble6579]

9:10 is it bad that I immediately associated that mud with brownie batter and wanted to eat it

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

If it wasn't enamel, but instead Aqualine (which smells like vanilla or chocolate - it's hard to identify, but it smells so sweet) I'd be too 😄

[@dantimmerman6693]

Looks amazing Martin. I can't wait for the final reveal. The tracks came out perfect.

[@jerryvolpini7987]

1 more to go - soooo looking forward to seeing this done. Friday can't come soon enough!!!

[@philRminiatures]

Once again a most impressive attention to detail...and a fantastic technique!

[@Tiger1AuasfE]

Nice work on the tracks.

[@angrycoomer3122]

You are so good man, you are seriously such an inspiration to me. Have you ever thought about doing a full interior model?

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Thank you! I don't have much interest in interiors tbh, they're almost completely out of sight most of the time, and I don't like displaying models "disassembled" just for the sake of showing the interior.

[@joshuashikles9095]

AWESOME job on the tracks. They look bada**.

[@sonnyd.6777]

great informative video. I am doing tracks this time!!

[@reconmodelsvaughn469]

Martin i use all the vms products love all there products but i use them my own way the black track pro product i us it the same way that you were using it i love the dirt that is left on when you use the track pro good stuff i do use the Acid bath the clear stuff it does make a difference in the outcome. Awesome video keep up the excellent work 👍

[@jonfoisy1237]

Another brilliant job, Martin!

[@superprecise]

It looks EPIC

[@zerothm1]

Excellent video. Thank U

[@srafaszymborski6679]

Super film man

[@TheTedazerty]

And we also expecting some other stuffs AKA bloopers 😅😅 Cheers and wow I really like what you've done!

[@SudsyMedusa53]

What an AtTRACKtive tank!

[@davidgolinsky]

Very informative and entertaining video. Unfortunately, my patience level, especially when it comes to assembling and weathering metal tracks is virtually non-existent so following this method is out of the question. That's why I normally use burnishing fluid. Some day I may attempt this method.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Uncle Martin .

[@lucasp9068]

hi I really like your videos keep up the good work

[@Marauder623]

Great video, dude. I watched your KV1 series and i decided to do a test with using hairspray over satin varnish after seeing the result of the heavy chipping fluid, i have to say the results came out nicer with the hairspray, maybe you could do a comparison on it in between large projects.

[@namelessking8905]

I have 5 1:16 scale Tigers to build. Going to be fun.

[@Cellofoon]

Looking Good !!!

[@The_last_prime]

Great vid liked it a lot my friend

[@Marauder623]

You know i mentioned the pigment and alkyd binder by VMS? It works in the exact way that you use your paste in this video.

[@donheiner]

I would hope that you could maybe work on a modern us vehicle. For example a mrap

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

or an Abrams :)

[@zetabola1]

For the color, maybe copper sulfate?

[@nielsbos618]

Night shift is tank model god

[@altbzat]

awesome video as always :)

[@bigroryhollar5023]

Outstanding.........! 😎🦾🍻

[@sclogse1]

Dec 21, 2021, and livin' the dream... I wonder how far one can go with these...to perhaps suggest how much sun is on the tank instead of an overcast day...whether the light on it is broken by branches, etc.

[@xjustchillinx2704]

you should do some kind of a 1/16 scale tank in the future!

[@kolaarami8897]

can I just airbrush the metal track black or do they have to be burnished

[@ignatpavlov926]

Cool video!

[@JedenSiedemDwa]

It is one of that moment when I regret that there is no Friulmodel tracks in 1/72 scale. But maybe in future they will do them? :D Great tutorial, as always. All the best for You! ;)

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

What options do we have in 72? Resin from OKB Grigorov? Is there anything better at the moment?

[@orbitalair2103]

@@NightShiftScaleModels nope. but for really small pre-early war stuff theres photoetch kits for say the T-26.

[@JedenSiedemDwa]

@@NightShiftScaleModels Yes, probably it is true. And also, there are some PE tracks, like these for T-26...

[@claeswikberg8958]

damn fine work

[@laurentdeckers9796]

good evening, bravo , i watch almost on you video . i am a medium beginnerr and i jut wander how to make the tracks sagging on plastic ones ( this is an old Airfix Tiger ) . Thank you for any tips . Awaiting for your last video . Greeting from France . Best Regards . Laurent Deckers .

[@The_Last_of_K]

Man that preview with tracks on tiger looks way more realistic than a real tank (>u>)

[@Max289-g8v]

I definatly wouldn't use Aceton because i hate the smell I'd isopropyl but hey I'm building the first model a revell bf109 g10 but there are a few parts missing so i'll probably just use it to "train" a bit for früher models

[@BrotherHoodMovies331]

be careful degreasing with acetone, it can disolve superglue fairly quickly

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Luckily no superglue on these boyos!

[@BrotherHoodMovies331]

@@NightShiftScaleModels I remembered after I said that, this is why you dont comment when low on Tea!

[@LeveretteJamesClifford1955]

Two years after this video, VMS has a newer track blacking solution!

[@Хлебушек-х4х]

Спасибо за видео) Все супер!

[@jessecon5]

😂😂 12:56 his reaction is priceless 😂

[@adamstewart1312]

"guestimate" that's genius!!!🤟👍

[@monastery4090]

Can't find a link to these specific treads??

[@steveriley1495]

Martin, what type of air brush do you use for small, detail work? And is it different than the one you use for larger areas? I've started into weathering with models lately,and am getting a real kick out of it! I love watching your videos, so instructive and you present in such an entertaining manner! You are the best! Thanks!

[@Deathbyreality1]

Are there any good alternatives to wilder texture earth? Because here where I live wilder products are either super expensive or non-existent.

[@ГлебГолышин]

Great work,really like it! Anyway,where are you from?

[@alejandromartintierno5083]

Wich tracks are? Taigen? I need for a tiger early version movable.

[@ScottKenny1978]

Friulmodels (sp?)

[@jamiesworkshop3198]

You rock!!!

[@jawk007]

are you going to make a diorama with this tank?

[@stuntfashion1]

I’m a beginner weather modeler how do you come up with you ideas?

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Google + real life references :)

[@ScottKenny1978]

Go look at a construction site, at the tracks there.

[@windelsjean-charles3035]

great job ;) How many times you keep the track in acetone?

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Only once for a few minutes, I lost patience after that and pulled them out :D

[@helozep]

tha tank started a little bit odd, but it became beautiful!!!

[@likasbrul7368]

Dobrý den hodláte udělat nějaký nový článek do časopisu modelář

[@salty3828]

Ahhh,, who doesn't love a quick sniff of acetone

[@goni0825]

what was ur first model kit?

[@pug5330]

Where do you get wilder products in europe? I've tried looking everywhere, but cannot find any shop that sells them. Also yes I'm still alive, I just got rusty with my puns :(

[@chrtsi6912]

Try counterforce models webshop!

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Yeah, Counterforce. But to answer your question, I received the Wilder stuff for free directly from Adam several years ago, before I even thought about doing videos, back in the day when I was writing articles and stuff like that... so, for promotion. But I like his acrylic products so much that I keep using them to this day :)

[@Befernfard0fo]

Stronk tenk!

[@tortoisetot778]

Do a pershing!

[@markfergerson2145]

I'm not familiar with that bluing system. Is it selenium-based like "real" gun bluing?

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

I don't know much science behind it, but gun bluing seems to act much faster - almost immediately. This takes some time.

[@ishnifusmeadle]

I was curious about this as well. If so, hopefully u poured the bluing solution into a smaller working container, worked from that, and didnt return any of the used product back to the original jar. If you do that with traditional bluing solutions it usually will cause the whole bottle to become useless after a period of time. However i know nothin of the type ur using, and if its cheap like u mentioned then it wouldnt be a terrible loss anyways. Great videos. Im more of a miniature wargamer, but love the techniques you teach as they are easily applied to other styles of the hobby. Good work my friend.

[@apathtrampledbydeer8446]

I uncle we trust!!!

[@syu11079]

I think that blue stuff is just hydrochloric acid... Are the tracks metal cast ones from verlinden?

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

They're Friulmodel, white metal

[@VA_27]

0:21 like in song "Can't go to hell": sit back, relax, begin :)

[@badsbe2682]

n̶o̶t̶ first D: edit: first thanks to blessings from Uncle :D

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

oh but you are! my comment doesn't count :)))

[@Lancia_Delta_Integrale]

Wait! What's wrong with XF-63? Why it is smaller than other tamiya's paints 😮

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

It's the "Mini" 10ml bottle :)

[@Lancia_Delta_Integrale]

@@NightShiftScaleModels Wow! In Russia, modeling shops sell only 10 ml bottles, I didn't know that there were such a big jars before.

[@raviadivarekar9246]

Let me know if you are coming to India (Bangalore) any time