Takom 1/35 Mammut VK 100 Full Build and Review

Hello and welcome to Scale Stuff, in this weeks video I am going to be building and painting the Takom 1:35 scale Mammut VK 100.01 (P) model kit. Takom 2156
The Mammut or Mammoth tank was one of the design stages of the more famous Maus tank, this paper panzer never got off the drawing board but became more part of the public conscience thanks to games like world of tanks.
In this video I build and paint the model kit, talk about a few problems I had along the way and point out a few things that you need to watch out for when making this model kit
as always thank you for watching I hope that you find the video helpful is you are building or planning on building one of these plastic model kits at home

[@jamesbednar3108]

Awesome video!! Literally just finished building this same kit today before watching this video. I had fit problems with the road wheel placement. Followed the instructions and that did not make sense to me. Adjusted the wheels so they would be opposite to what the instructions want, but they fit way better. Also, fit problems with the curved rear deck - have a noticeable gap on one side. Plus have a gap where front part of deck and hull meet. Dry fitted numerous times before glueing into place but guess i missed something somewhere. Yep - agree that instructions can be vague in places, especially step 9. Studied that step for about 45-minutes and only noticed that the part numbers were re-arranged differently, but then noticed the drawing of the mantlet. Also, placement of a few parts were quite questionable (makes me appreciate Tamiya's instructions greatly). Was a fun kit to build until placing the final hull parts on but....got it done. Now just have to finish painting and place the tracks onto kit. THANKS for the heads up about the tracks - i also like spray painting tracks before final painting. Now will do that by hand. Watched of few videos to see if anyone had fit problems with the hull and so far seems it is just me. Oh well, that is what tarps and camo nets are for.

[@scalestuff1066]

Cheers mate glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah the road wheels on this are a nightmare there are just so many of them and the instructions could do with a re right, I didnt have that trouble with the front bit (at least not that I can remember now) Glad you got the heads up as well, the tracks really got me I wanted to make the tank rollable and them melting hurt, wish the kit said what they where made of. What paint job you going for on this btw? I was tempted to do the green and yellow octopus camo but had not long done a king tiger in that

[@jamesbednar3108]

Going with the primer color with gray splotches, as if it would look like a pile of rubble.

[@scalestuff1066]

nice not seen one done like that before, hope the painting goes well

[@Vankaev_Youtube]

"to avoid getting high" 🤣 Also, awesome work! When im gonna get this kit, im gonna paint it in the same colours as yours. Thanks for the tutorial !

[@scalestuff1066]

Deffo, youtubes funny about references to certain things hahahaha, I've built to many kits in rooms that needed a window opening! Cheers mate, glad you found the video helpful and remember don't spray the tracks or they melt! Best of luck on your build

[@Vankaev_Youtube]

​@@scalestuff1066thanks

[@huntsman0076]

Great video! you're the only one i have seen to build this kit. Bought this myself when it came out for pre order on emodels, paid some 65€(over 700SEK) or so for it back then and waited a while for it be sent. Had contact with them several times since it took so long. Said i were to wait for them to "look into it" but never heard from them, asked about it one more time and they replied that i have to report missing order not later than 3 months after being sent. I lost my trust in them totally, but i do want this kit togheter with vk 168.01 or Type 205

[@scalestuff1066]

Thanks mate, Ah that sucks sorry you had that, and on a preorder to, always takes the edge off of the enjoyment when you bother to preorder to! There are a few of these kicking about on second hand never opened sites and you could get one for 2/3rds of the price if you shop about

[@frankstanks]

Thanks for the heads up on what to paint the tracks with.

[@scalestuff1066]

Any time! Just be a shame to do what I did

[@xiaoyang5236]

Nicely done! I built the same kit and that decals is surly a nightmare to deal with

[@scalestuff1066]

Thanks mate, I got there in the end, yeah really is a nightmare thankfully you don't get them like that often!

[@DutchDaveModels]

Now that’s a fine little beast 😅 Nice build done!

[@scalestuff1066]

hahaha Im not so sure about the little :P , thanks, I learnt a lot on this model

[@LesWalker2023]

Excellent paintup and amazingly simple build for such a kit! I am really thinking of getting one of these now! Thanks for a great video!

[@scalestuff1066]

Thanks mate, yeah for such a beast its really a quick build, just watch out for the tracks and spray paint as they dont mix well, if i did this again I think I would want to weather it more, and maybe do something a bit more with the camo rather than primer, as I feel I wasted a hell of a canvas, but I got a red primed one for the collection so at least thats out the way now

[@LesWalker2023]

@@scalestuff1066Wel, I managed to snag this beastie and I have started it. Just the wheel assemblies so far. Taking my time with it. I refer to your video for all the things to keep in mind. I hope to do that camo pattern in the instructions with the white striping, the winterish looking one. Again, thanks so much for an informative video!

[@scottydoo46]

Nice weathering

[@scalestuff1066]

Thanks dude, hope your doing well

[@frankvangemert4259]

I just bought this kit today! 😎

[@scalestuff1066]

Enjoy mate, it's a massive canvas

[@Ralle1968]

Awesome!👍👍👍

[@scalestuff1066]

Cheers mate glad you liked the video

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Nice job 👍

[@scalestuff1066]

Thanks mate means a lot this kit was a bit of a journey 😂

[@Vankaev_Youtube]

Hey, im currently buying paints for this kit, and i couldn't find Paints shown in video... But i found similar colours: for oxide red is either "gory red" or "scarlet red". And for gun mask its "ochra". Can you please search up those colours and tell me will these fit the model??

[@scalestuff1066]

The red oxides a spray paint it comes up under TS, but the gory reds to pink and the sarlets to bright, this is the paint I used on amazon, www.amazon.co.uk/TAMIYA-87160-Making-Primer-Contents/dp/B00IJSFT4C?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A2MDGKHPVHG6FN mission models do a red oxide primer, Vallejo 60ml Primer - German Red Brown (RAL 8012) would be another good one . The ochra looks alright for the gun masks, sorry couldnt be of more help can have a look at humbrol ranges if you need

[@Vankaev_Youtube]

​​OH, thank you very much@@scalestuff1066

[@Evaunit98]

You can see some clear design similarities with this and the Tiger (P) especially with the wheels

[@scalestuff1066]

Yeah you really can, I wonder how this would have performed if it got off the drawing board, (probably really slowly)

[@Malpais-Legate]

​@@scalestuff1066the armor would have held up to almost anything the allies had excluding bombers- however the 100+ tons frame of the vehicle would have made it slow and difficult to transport much like the Maus sadly, it's likely that it would have had issues with the drive train, engine and suspension too

[@scalestuff1066]

@@Malpais-Legate Yeah so probably like you say, would have ended up like the maus, stuck somewhere and either blown up by plane, or artillery. I am right in saying thats how the two maus's ended up?

[@Malpais-Legate]

@@scalestuff1066 I think one of the mauses was incomplete and got destroyed by planted explosives, the other is in a museum in the UK They are still awesome machines regardless, while I don't think they'd be particularly practical like say the Tigers or panzer 3/4s, I do think they could have been put in at least limited functioning order (What I said above was misinformation; apologies)

[@scalestuff1066]

I think 2 ended up made, There is only one on display and that's in Russia and it's made of the turret of one and the base of the other

[@Plastrio]

Does it have a coaxial MG?

[@scalestuff1066]

Just a hole next to the main gun

[@timham450]

What should I paint the tracks with?

[@scalestuff1066]

Normal acrylic paints, dont use sprays with acetone in them, so check if your using spray paint

[@timham450]

@@scalestuff1066 ok, and what brand of cement do you use for pe?

[@scalestuff1066]

@@timham450 I use cheap super glue sparingly, I need to get some stuff made for modeling

[@Mauscmkwk]

Now all you need is a maus

[@scalestuff1066]

Definitely, I think I'll make one in the winter, I want to do a little 1 72nd one first

[@Emma-jh4ye]

I think painting your nails will add a bit of pizazz to the tank build…..

[@scalestuff1066]

I think 155 olive drabs more my shade than oxide red, the green goes with my hat

[@Emma-jh4ye]

Only one way to make sure…..

[@scalestuff1066]

you can sod off XD

[@Emma-jh4ye]

The figure looks sassy.....

[@scalestuff1066]

I think you would be sassy if you where on the second biggest prototype tank designed in WW2... and rightly so :P