Building Airfix T34/85 - Model Tank

A time-lapse build of Airfix's 1/76 scale T34, the most widely used Russian tank in the Second World War.
More challenging than I thought it would be, but then it was an old mould. I enjoyed it though!
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[@christianbriones7706]

I think Airfix put a little too much historical accuracy in that turret!

[@MasterGamer-jr5uu]

Lol

[@Phickic]

Oof

[@marsbar7099]

Haha

[@dankcitrus42]

lmao

[@quickkits]

I meant to say 1/76 scale at the beginning! I make too many planes haha! Anyway, hope you all enjoy it

[@JakeBlackTheModelManiac]

Video! And A Great One!

[@spacecadet60]

+Quick Kits in spite of the poor parts fit, and those tracks, you've done a terrific job. i think it looks fantastic. and the weathering job looks super too ! czech mate ! hahaha :)

[@quickkits]

Haha thanks Jake!

[@quickkits]

+bohngi3 Thank you I'm glad you think it looks so good! Is everyone referring to me putting Russian in the description? See I thought they were Russian manufactured but then this one just had czech markings :/

[@spacecadet60]

+Quick Kits your description is fine, as it is a russian tank regardless of who's operating it. i was just trying to inject a little witty humor. and again, great job ! :)

[@asd36f]

Reminds me when I built an Airfix Panzer III many, many years ago. I decided to make a little cardboard surrounding diorama that tried to show the Western Desert - I remember getting really small twigs to put on the tank, and then made up a couple of trees in the background, along with some rocks and sand. I never got around to doing any further dioramas!

[@arvinlienardi884]

for the tracks, i would recommend using instant glue or super glue to attach the tracks to the wheel it may give better look

[@skyflier8955]

If you're mad about it fitting poorly, look at a real T-34...

[@The_last_prime]

At the beginning of barbarossa the t-34 of wich 1000 had been deployed still had quality but seen as the germans were defeating them ussr got aid from uk and America the lend-lease after ussr had fuel money steel to make better equipment they made the t-34 at mass at that point quality over quantity had become quantity over quality and they produced t 34 crudely armour plates hardly fitted together their were gaps in the tank but it was good enough since after one battle they would be knocked out anyway, sometimes they lasted 2-3 battles but that was sometimes after the crews tank would be destroyed they could just get another one since they made 48.000 t-34/85 and almost 30.000 model 1940'1'2'3

[@megawave79]

This isn’t a real t34. Parts are supposed to fit well

[@airborne2767]

Who else just paints their model and sits it outside for a week for free weathering?

[@JaviBee]

Haha lol, that's actually not a bad idea...

[@swizzy_5811]

Thats works?!

[@pokemonprimed]

+Andy Wilderness That's the thing. Fresh, new tanks are a bit bland. Weather it and put it in a diorama and it's now more interesting.

[@TinyBoatConcerts]

+Andy Wilderness Russian tanks were literally being cranked out as fast as possible in makeshift tractor factories, I doubt the tank commanders would waste time cleaning tanks when Russia was on it's knees.

[@StaticModel]

Its all about making model that looks best for you. You can even take crap on top if that way it will look good for you :)

[@jonricsteel]

Welcome back go to see you are still active. You are one of the few scale modeling youtubers who actually do models without an airbrush but managed to create ways that give really similar effects (and cheap ways for that matter) for that you are one of my top scale modeling youtubers keep it up :D

[@quickkits]

I'm glad you appreciate my efforts to not use an airbrush and keep things cheap but effective, thank you! :)

[@luke-fitchy4040]

Man what would i do without your videos on youtube. No seatbelt's out of masking-tape in cockpits and no chalkwashes. Your experience is brilliant 😄

[@quickkits]

Aww thanks, I'm glad my videos have helped you so much! :)

[@filipmosakowski3504]

This was my first model kit I ever build! Glad to see it!

[@patrickcanter2831]

I just bought this model, so it was nice to see your video. Thanks.

[@claytonmcclain182]

very cool build, nice to have you back.

[@quickkits]

Thank you, it's nice to be back

[@Dasboat728]

Nice works!

[@cyber3408]

Its beautiful owen Iam really glad your back ! Mind blowing work!

[@quickkits]

Haha thank you! :D

[@hitmanturkey9661]

Right on schedule. 👍🏻

[@oguzcangokce7636]

Finally I can hear your pleasant voice, welcome again :) We missed you ...

[@quickkits]

Haha thanks, I've missed making these videos! :)

[@PedroRodriguez-hx7dm]

Thanks teacher by to teach us your kits and your wise and skill form to work....congratulations for to share your knowledge...

[@tobycorbett3136]

Great video. Really cool to see a video again.

[@quickkits]

Thanks Toby!

[@divisionadlerkralle2571]

Nice Kit and Nice Building. I Love like you paint the Models with pre-Shades. Looks so good! I Hope we can hear you again soon!

[@quickkits]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it :)

[@andrewareynoso9235]

You did a great job! especially with the weld marks!

[@quickkits]

Thank you! Glad you think they look ok haha

[@PanzermansBunker]

Great job on such a dated kit. Even with flaws, you made it a nice display model. Well done.Bill.

[@quickkits]

Thanks Bill, I'm glad you think that!

[@MakingPlasticModels]

Thank God your back Owen great video!!!

[@quickkits]

Haha thanks, it's good to be back!

[@MakingPlasticModels]

Quick Kits I just purchased a North American Mustang IV and build time lapse should be up soon

[@deanoscards313]

great birthday present thanks!!!

[@bradf1734]

apart from the filling it looks an OK lil kit... 😁 Happy crafting

[@olliejustice6855]

I love making models and I have been looking for a good channel to watch how to make a amazing models I then found quick kits it's amazing keep going I love watching your videos

[@elganm-r4861]

Keep it up Owen!!

[@quickkits]

Thanks, will try! :)

[@fedepatagonia]

great channel thamks for this tutorial

[@quickkits]

Thank you!

[@themodelmaker1519]

amazing

[@michelefox-bell1251]

nice model :D

[@Drobiczak]

Thank you for the video. :) You really helped me with my first tank model - T34/76 :D

[@davidtilizhinskii704]

i really liked the welding technik

[@Jwend392]

Interesting method on the chipping. Certainly less of a bother than what I did on the Panzer II I just finished. I spray painted the model in flat black. Once that dried, I cut off a piece of kitchen sponge, and used it to dab masking fluid wherever I wanted chipping. After painting over the model, I peeled off the masking fluid, and voila! a very nice chipped look.

[@quickkits]

I was actually gonna try that technique, but for winter camo coming off to reveal the green underneath. But then I liked how this model turned out so much that I don't know if I want to do it on this one any more!

[@Jwend392]

+Quick Kits I'm planning on doing up that M4A3 Sherman in winter camo. I'm going to try a very rich chalk wash using white chalk.

[@quickkits]

I'd never have though of using a white chalk wash for winter camo, I'd be interested to hear how it turns out!

[@Jwend392]

+Quick Kits I ran some tests with some of the alternate build parts. I found just using watered down flat white Acrylic worked a lot better.

[@codmobile.12358]

love your vids keep up the good work

[@VillageDUG]

This is a Czechoslovak tank :)

[@littlemedic1586]

Demacia CZECH It's a Soviet tank in Czechoslovak service

[@yeetyeet4018]

Its only in Czech service

[@stefanrogers9091]

The parts aren't supposed to fit together, it's a Russian tank 😂

[@lukedelport8231]

I love this comment 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Russianbackpack.5024]

Soviet actually, the these tanks were made in the USSR times

[@marsbar7099]

Yeah...

[@taxidermypolarbear1724]

F

[@limcw6092]

Ironically Soviet tanks such as the t34 are made to be easily repaired and parts swapped(engine,etc)

[@rudyblades9747]

Awesome vid. Great looking model keep up the good work! :)

[@quickkits]

Thanks I'm glad you think that :D

[@canberkoner516]

Nice video

[@quickkits]

Thank you!

[@richarddyson4380]

I think your welding detail was a lot better than you described in the video. It was to scale and quite realistic. I really love that you are making all of the old kits that I grew up with and the realism that you achieve has inspired me to get back into making kits. Thanks very much for the videos, I really enjoy your format and the way you have linked to other videos that provide more details on the special techniques such as the chalk washes. Keep up the good work! All the best from Oz.

[@quickkits]

Thank you very much for your comment, I'm glad you like the videos and that they've inspired you!! :)

[@christophersmith5691]

Rubber tracks are best superglued on - you can show the droop at the top, plus copious superglue makes them more rigid, you're paint finish is less likely to flake off. This model of the T 34 with its choice of turrets I found inspirational as a boy in the early 1970s, I thought it was a great wargaming peice (along with Airfixs then set of Russian infantry with HMGs on a trailer, and heavy mortars. You could convert the tank into an SU 100

[@erhardbalint]

Thats very small!!! wow! youre the best.

[@quickkits]

Haha thank you!

[@swizzy_5811]

Awesome job! when i make my tanks and if its rubber tracks i just use super glue and stick them to the wheels to make a weight effect.

[@DaCostaStudio]

Great job my friend 5 *

[@quickkits]

Thanks!

[@ernestoherrera3220]

for realistic sag on tracks you can apply a little bit of CA glue to the wheels and wedge crumpled up pieces of foil in between the track and body to secure it

[@StephenLyons-tl8ie]

Airfix can be very sloppy with their kit mouldings, but you did a good job with this one.

[@bearlyfamiliar6100]

Ah yes, my favorite tank. The T34-37

[@czech-mate541]

I like our national tanks because I am from the Czech Republic

[@whitelinefever8769]

Well done on doing a great job on a difficult kit. This was one of the first kits I built when I started getting back into the hobby(other one was the Stalin tank)and it doesn't look half as good as yours. Great stuff!!

[@quickkits]

Thank you, I'm sure yours still looks cool! Gald you enjoyed the video

[@acescalemodeling]

your back it's great your back

[@imperialyamato2159]

Hello Owen, I truly suggest Tamiya as they create very high quality models and there are never bad moulding. I used to make air fix, but when I found out about Tamiya I never went back.

[@quickkits]

Tamiya are brilliant I agree from my limited experience of only one of their kits haha! Old Airfix tooling is bad yes, but they have improved massively with their new tooling, you might want to take another look some time :) (depends on how long ago it was that you switched)

[@coolpix_team1084]

Great👍

[@bajkal8837]

love this thank you very much for this chanell ! !! don´t stop ! !! never !

[@quickkits]

Haha I'm glad you enjoy my videos so much!! :) Thank you for commenting!!

[@bm952]

He stopee

[@bm952]

Stopped

[@SouthernTennessean]

WELCOME BACK MAN. Miss your videos and I hope you have been ok. Good video to

[@quickkits]

Thanks, I've been fine, just a lot of college work. I've missed making these videos!

[@SouthernTennessean]

Yeah I really need to record my building process. Working on a B-25j by revell. Very fun and easy kit, barley any molding errors. Its a 1-48th scale.

[@ScaleJournal]

Welcome back!

[@quickkits]

Thanks :)

[@jetfighter8685]

Really nice I was thinking of using your techniques on a 1/35 IS-2 ( I am not in a situation to buy an airbrush ) combined with hairspray technique. I just wanna say thank you for everything you are really helpful nice to have you back

[@quickkits]

Cool I hope your IS turns out well! And no problem haha! :)

[@jimbenson3926]

I remember doing this kit 47 years ago.

[@DatOneAsianKid]

How is it that you only have 6,000 subs? This is my first video of you i had seen and you should have like 100,000! You're channel is awesome and keep up the good work bud!

[@quickkits]

Thanks!! It would be amazing if I got there one day haha, but who knows?

[@warroomscale]

More videos dude more :) me too build Model kits and I like your videos....nice ! :)

[@acescalemodeling]

+Der Swaggy Keks-Master they are nice kits

[@Brickboy-jc3jz]

Ur finally back yay

[@quickkits]

I am indeed for a short time

[@burnttoast2983]

Amazing! Why don't you have 1 million subs

[@rurushu8094]

Burnt Toast Because modelling is a very niche subject, so not as many people watch these kind of videos compared to let's plays and shitty vines

[@jadenstookey7676]

you can just put coins in there to weigh it down and I used peices of the sprue to hold tracks down.

[@boyseboosted7655]

Good work tho

[@antoninvachal61]

I am from Czech republic man !! :D

[@NorthernMuck06]

1:35 scale is the best for weld seams

[@ouijaturtle269]

Yayyyyyy!

[@snoky1246]

If I got this kit I would probably make the base with all the wheels and then make a custom body of a tiger tank to make the tiger from Kelly’s heroes

[@PareliusC]

I would really like to see a diorama tutorial/tips video.

[@MakingPlasticModels]

Try looking at qdc748a on KZbin

[@elprofeopina...2525]

Wait Owen !!!!.... wait !!!!... can you post a video showing at normal speed the trick with the paper clip for the tracks, please ?. Is very interesting but too fast

[@Zammpie]

I have never seen such huge gaps. What did they do during the construction of this kit? Drugs or simply to much coffee?!? ;-)

[@Jwend392]

+Zammpie Old molds, I reckon. We were still fighting the Vietnam War when those molds cranked out their first T-34 kits. But then again, the Tamiya Panzer II I just finished came from molds from the early 70s, and it fit together very well, really only broke out the contour putty for the Commander and the soldiers.

[@mystikwolf7906]

Mate it's airfix, it's always going to be shit.

[@adamjancar3614]

i like airfix

[@petarkurilic7130]

man, gun for 76 mm gun loks like 40 mm!

[@Radio4ManLeics]

it's not 1/72nd btw. Airfix stuck to the 00 railway scale of 1/76. It's noticably smaller if one's collection is otherwise 1/72. I remember building this kit back in the 1960s.... It hasn't changed a bit, exceot for the decals. Those Airfix tracks always were a problem, and I recognise the fuel tank issues. That's how kits were then! You'd think Airfix would have sorted their AFV models in 50+ years!

[@deadfalcon5602]

Likeee!! :)

[@zeroa6]

I love your videos. Very quick and informative. And, you use Humbrol!!! is great. I paint only with Humbrol Enamel, and I have a problem with the washes. I saw all using acrylic, so washes are easy, but with Humbrol, if we put a wash usig for example black paint and thinner, we ruin the base paint!. So, what can I do?. I saw people putting satin varnish but I think thinner will ruin it too.

[@quickkits]

I'd recommend you use a chalk wash (I have a video on it) rather than a paint wash, or buy some proper weathering products. Chalks and weathering materials won't corrode your base coats

[@acescalemodeling]

that's so cool you can build 2 turrets

[@jjab99]

Great job on the T34, it's a shame about those tracks, but you can only build what is in the kit. Apart from the tracks and the turret gaps this looks like a good kit. Perhaps there is a better mould available now from Airfix to resolve these issues??

[@quickkits]

I think that might be the case, I got it in a clearance sale from the website so maybe they're re-tooling it?

[@NotNibrasakhi]

T34 was a rocket launcher mounted to M4A3 T-34 was a tank

[@christianbriones7706]

Hi Nibrasakhi! Love ur builds! My BW account is General Rem

[@CC-dq6ck]

T34 American heavy tank

[@UKscalemodeller]

now that turret was a filler queen. looks great Owen. may I ask though, the Matt varnish? I assume it was brushed on? if so did you thin it and did it not effect the chalk wash? whats next?

[@quickkits]

I actually use a rattle can for the matt varnish because otherwise, yes, it would probably mess up the wash :D Next is History, Film Studies and EPQ coursework, with hopefully a Behind the Scenes video next week hahaha! :)

[@UKscalemodeller]

+Quick Kits good stuff.

[@luisz9233]

Where are your old model videos with the spitfires and mustangs. Also the stuka and whitlwind. And me 109. Those were the videos that got me into modelling

[@quickkits]

Those were on my old channel which, and they've now been removed. I still have them on my computer though. It's nice to hear that those were what got you into modelling! :)

[@jonolsen5635]

I love your videos, and you have inspired me to paintbrush my models! What product did you use for the filler?

[@adriantaner7950]

I don’t know if u want to know that but at the front of the barrel the paint often chipped of due to heat or something

[@lemonblitz8573]

Well most T-34's during there production was fast to have made production of these tanks during WWII, But Most of them having gaps and never making the tanks flawless like German tanks, so it's ok to have gaps in them, it's like T-34 production :)

[@luke-fitchy4040]

Well, maybe i need to spend more time on my models because they never turn out as good as yours. Anyway fantastic video.

[@quickkits]

More time will pay off in the look of the finished model, but remember to keep it fun! That's what I struggle with sometimes. Anyway thank you! :)

[@taxidermypolarbear1724]

I-it’s so small Why do I find that cute?

[@Jaceturnerdrill]

Still waiting for a battleship

[@Moose2803]

Good video really helped me whith learning new technequs on making my tanks look better and more detailed , I was wondering if you could build the Airfix panther tank at some point?

[@quickkits]

Thank you! I'm glad my videos have helped you :) I'll add your suggestion to the list, I would love to make a panther, but I can't say I'll get round to it any time soon

[@Moose2803]

Ok, thank you for replying keep up the good videos!

[@nyarlathotep2026]

You should really try some 1:72 Dragon kits

[@quickkits]

Mm I know, I'll probably get round to one some day :')

[@xxjackcolesxx7843]

The kit looks nice is it worth buying 1 ?

[@athirww8208]

i got a few questions to ask, what can be used to apply filler, what is the purpose of pre-shading, was the paint you used for pre shading thinned 50/50, what brush size did you use for painting the main colour of the tank? and that's a great t 34

[@quickkits]

Filler can be applied using anything; a piece of cardboard, a flat-head screwdriver etc. Pre-shading discolours the paint you cover it with, so it can be used to get a stressed weathering effect. I'm using it to futher darken dark areas of the kit in this video. I always thin my paint, so yes, but I've found that actually the 50:50 ratio can be too thin sometimes. The brush I used was just one of the standard Humbrol ones, about 5mm.

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

Another great one. Do you ever use primer? Instead of the matchstick, Paperclip and play doh could you super glue them?

[@mitchellhogg4627]

mabye you just got a "lemon kit". ones that don't line up or have pins the wrong size from their sockets ect. ect.

[@mitchellhogg4627]

also I've got a large collection of ww2 aircraft but wanting to get into tanks, any tips for a newbie?

[@quickkits]

I'd recommend assembling the whole tank (but without the tracks on) for painting, but don't glue the upper and lower hull together. Then when you've done all the painting you can separate the upper and lower pieces and easily put on the tracks. Might not work for every model tank

[@mitchellhogg4627]

Thanks

[@derykian6029]

There is some distortion in the video, very noticeable near the end. Is the lens of the camera very narrow? It seems like there is no perspective!

[@aigeh1326]

Build Revell's RMS Queen Mary, if there's none, then build an Arado Ar 196...

[@boyseboosted7655]

u should do Cromwell next

[@quickkits]

+Adam Boyse I've heard from other people that the Cromwell's a good kit, I'll have to give it a go when I get time!

[@boyseboosted7655]

Ok cool

[@thomasboczar5454]

Hey Owen! Great job as always. Also do you have to paint the parts on the spool or when it's done?

[@quickkits]

I usually paint small or interior parts while they are still on the sprue

[@thomasboczar5454]

Thanks

[@MakingPlasticModels]

Hey owen what did you use to thin your paint at the start of the painting

[@quickkits]

+JoshiBlob • hey Josh! Humbrol enamel thinners, I used enamel paints on this one

[@MakingPlasticModels]

+Quick Kits ah I see, I'm doing the king tiger now, almost finished, video should be up next week JoshiBlob 😊😊👍👍

[@StaticModel]

Model looked better before chalk wash, washing ruined it for me :( I think dry chalk pastels in some smart areas would be better :)

[@quickkits]

Yes, perhaps this model didn't need the wash as there wasn't any recessed detail, and dry chalks would have created a better dusty effect... I'll try your suggestion on the Sherman I'm building :)

[@ashleysparrowhawk4770]

Quick Kits are u aloud to mix enamel and acrylic

[@quickkits]

No, they won't mix

[@TinyBoatConcerts]

I don't know if you already know this, but there is a free game called War Thunder that has awesome models of the vehicles. On top of being a fun ww2 game, you could use the models as a reference if you wanted. Anyway great videos and keep up the good work!

[@quickkits]

I am aware of the game but I've never found time to download it (my internet connection is REALLY bad) and I never really have time to play games anyway. However, that is a very good tip and other people should listen to it. Thank you for your comment :)

[@TinyBoatConcerts]

+Quick Kits It's a good game although the developers have a problem with making Russian vehicles perform way better than they did in real life, and censoring reviews online.

[@georgefishlock6551]

good vid which model are you doing next?

[@quickkits]

I'm not sure, I might have to have a vote

[@spacecadet60]

+Quick Kits hey, the airfix new mold bristol blenheim in 1/72 might be a neat choice ! ;)

[@ilTroubadori]

Is this a good kit for me and my nine year old boy to start please as beginners ? I got him a 1:48 supermarine spitfire but it looks a bit daunting but we do have all the paints for it ? Any help would be gratefully appreciated..thanks

[@quickkits]

Probably not this kit, but something similar is the Airfix 1/76 Cromwell Starter Set (I've made a video on it 😉). At that age I started out making 1/72 scale and 1/76 scale kits - they can be fiddly, but there are less parts and they're cheaper to learn with