Tamiya 1/35 - German 88mm Flak 36/37 - Final Reveal

[@thekjd2988]

Awesome. I’ve just bought this kit and was looking for inspiration paint/diorama wise. I have found it. Thank you.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Glad it was helpful! Enjoy the build it is a great kit for sure 👍

[@drjeff5812]

I built the same model when I was about 12 or 13. Yours is much better needless to say. The absolute attention to detail elevates it to a whole other level. The slings are just one of those tiny details that makes this such an incredible diorama.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Dr J, very much appreciated. Yes i thin my current effort was also a bit better than my 45 years ago effort, but one thing is the same, i had great fun doing it back then and i had as much fun doing it now, The slings....... let's just say that my vision was blurred for a whole day after making them 🤓🤓🤓

[@manuels9747]

I can see a German soldier that also loves "Canadian Club"... let´s say... relieving.... Congratulations, an outstanding job! And thanks for sharing it, we are learning a lot.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Manuel, I think Horse has been stealing from my back fridge, i thought it was my son but now i'm not so sure 😜

[@modelmantstewart1292]

Hey great job would have never thought of modeling a guy taking a piss great work thanks for sharing

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Troy, it must be my weird mind, but as soon as I saw how he was standing I thought “you look like your taking a piss” 🤪🤪🤪

[@chriswobcke7271]

Great final result. The artillery piece looks amazing, and the figures really bring it all to life. Brilliant stuff. Thank you.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thank you Chris, i really appreciate your feedback 👍👍👍

[@philRminiatures]

Top notch job! Impressive close ups and nice scenery...Wonderful looking dio!

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Phil, very much appreciated 👍

[@jurgen6768]

Cracking job mate. I've got both kits in my stash and I was going to use ther MiniArt figures for a dio' with a LeFH 18 late production by AFV .......but you've given me something new to plan . Love your videos .

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Jurgen, i am glad you enjoyed the video mate 👍

[@Felisbarcinonensis]

Awesome Dio!!!! Prodigious leak!!!

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Felis, Horse is an impressive unit 😜

[@chrislinssner5638]

Hi Halidon. Really enjoyed your diorama build on the 88. The man on the bogey drinking is a problem to fix in place but i think i have done it but it took hours of manipulating plastic. Now to paint and fix in place. Your pissing man is a laugh. In Spain the nativity scenes at christmas traditionally have a sh*tter. Seriously. A man bending over taking a dump and i was thinking of adding that to my builds but you have beaten me to it. Thanks for the build.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Chris, yeah i couldnt get that bastard in place no matter how hard i tried, nothing short of surgery was going to do it and i was too lazy to do that. A figure taking a dump would be funny, i think you have just given me a new idea mate 😝😝😝

[@kimandersendk]

Again a fantastic job Glen, love you way you doing details on the men and so.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Kim, much appreciated mate 👍👍👍

[@marko241]

excellent work...just one thing- in artillery practice to avoid any accidents there's nothing behind the gun- behind the barrel precisely (no personnel..no vehicles) when in fire position and expecting to fire...why- you never know if any malfunction can occur with the barrel firing and going backwards (if hydraulic and stopping system break barrel can fly backwards loose)...that's standard practice in artillery...just a precaution in any case :))

[@gavinbooth]

There's a shed load going on there Glen I really like all the little details , oh and your piano playing skills on the background music is top notch marra ! Regards Gav.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Gav, i like to have a few things going on to break the monotony 😜 I'm glad you picked up on my keyboard skills i have been practicing a lot in lock down 😃😃😃

[@pmr5346]

Really great dio, lots going on. Was particularly impressed with the ammo boxes handles - will be copying that soon !! look forward to seeing this in a year's time 'cos that tree that is being watered will be MASSIVE !!!!

[@HalidonDioramas]

pmr5346 Thanks mate, I really appreciate your encouragement and support! The handles were a bit of a cheat but I think they worked out ok. Based on what Horse drinks, those trees may be dead in a week ! 👍👍👍

[@pabloandreotti1299]

Congratulation!!! Excelente trabajo.👏👏👏

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thank you Pablo 👍👍👍

[@cygnusx10]

I think that this has come together really well. Lots going on, but all with their own small story. I think the 88 looks great - same with the kubel. Good work on those boxes of ammo and straps too... last time I did straps like that I cheated and made a small fold in the ends and just superglued them on... you've given me something to try out next time though. Also, Horse looks like he has the bore of another 88 ;D Definitely needs to see his doctor!. Fantastic scene - great work throughout. Great vid, thanks for sharing.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks mate, I really appreciate your support and encouragement! Horse is the man, very popular when he hits the city on a 3 day pass apparently 😱😱😱

[@backdraft57]

Very nice! LOL the dude taking a leak, man like a fire house. 🤣

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thank you, Horse is the man 😜

[@garylawless3608]

A great build Glen! I have followed this build right from the start, and I am impressed with your skills applied here. I would love to have a go at something as detailed as that ‘88, but my old shaky hands would find it to be a real challenge I think. At 68 years old, I would love to have a stream equal to Horse’s. He seems to be in possession of above average equipment as well - best of both worlds I guess, but wasted on me I’m afraid. I love these dioramas, and can’t wait to see your next effort. Cheers from a fellow Aussie!

[@HalidonDioramas]

Hi Gary, thank you for your kind comments, it is much appreciated mate. Yes Horse is a freak of nature, far better endowed than the average man and yet humble about it until he hits the field brothel, then by all reports he is a force to behold 😉😉😉

[@chrishorne5855]

Awesome job once again , I can’t wait for the spitfire build

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Chris, I start on the Spit today, i am excited to get into it, it is so tiny but the detail looks amazing 👍👍👍

[@CWModelling]

Great dio, it really tells a story 👍...............and you're right 'Horse' needs to see a Doc, lol

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks CW, much appreciated. Yes Horse is a worry, i also have a strong feeling we will see him again in a future dio 😜

[@panzer-meister]

Hi, it's nice work and great finish. Actually, Tamiya's kit is old, but it's finished extremely nice ! I'm happy that I could watch such as video. Thank you !!

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks a lot! I am glad that you enjoyed it 👍

[@jimcreee3299]

Have enjoyed following this one

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Jim, glad you enjoyed it mate 👍

[@timothyhines7845]

Nice. Rarely see the trucks for the 88 included in the dioramas plus the scene extras like "Horse". I often mix and match in "combat" dioramas or even just my table top pieces. Load outs are quite often VERY individualistic in line units.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Timothy, i thought it best to wack them all in, sort of filled up the space a bit better i thought 👍

[@michaelharris95]

I know its 2 years old, but just watched the entire compilation, great job with all the work you did. One problem I see is your loader is about to get walloped by the casing being ejected, because your gun is at the max in the recoil cycle. When it starts forward it will auto eject the spent casing. Good job either way I like the way you go about your models and dioramas.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Michael, your knowledge of 88's is way better than mine, I wouldn't have had a clue what state the gun was in, but the most important thing is that Horse isn't in the firing line and his member remains undamaged 😃

[@ArmourEmpire]

Super job mate looks the business

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks AE, much appreciated mate 👍👍👍

[@ljscalemodels526]

Brilliant Glen, dio looks fantastic- yes get horse to the doc 😂🎉

[@HalidonDioramas]

And such a young man too 😱

[@MottysMilitaryModels]

Cracking work my mate, horse in my opinion is just trying to emulate his create " MAMBA", ha ha. Love it mate I really do. The figures are excellent especially as you say you can't do figures. Hope you are all OK down there my friend. Stay safe matey

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Brother, much appreciated as always. I am too modest to say if Horse is modeled on anyone I know, just let it be known that i did have to go with 1/72 scale for that particular part because a 1/35th rendition would have taken someones eye out 😜😜😜 All good here brother, haven't left the house for weeks and not missing it much either . Take care and stay healthy 👍

[@andrewshawmodels8610]

Cracking result! The rope handles are a great improvement - I'll be using that, thanks. (-: Nice work on the slings and swivels too - a world of fiddly! I've got a Bravo 6 figure of a tank crewman taking a leak that actually has a choice of three different sized appendages - but nothing on Horse. Really enjoyed this series, cheers.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Andrew, I like the Bravo figures, usually good details, the temptation to use all three would have been hard to resist for me 🤪🤪🤪

[@ianthomson9363]

Great job! I'm impressed by the slings- I've done a couple and know how fiddly they are. My King Tiger needs more shells & ammo crates as the Tamiya ammo loading crew comes with only 2 shells and 4 crates (and I've lost one of those to the carpet monster) but I'm going to try my hand at casting a few more. What did you use for the rope handles? They look very good.

[@HalidonDioramas]

Thanks Ian, much appreciated mate. I spend half my life on hands and knees searching the carpet for lost bits, i think i will replace the carpet with tiles, bright white ones so i can see 🤓 The rope is just 1/35 scale rope, I'm sorry i can't tell you what brand, i took it out of the packet and now it lives in a giant knot in my top drawer 😜😜😜

[@ianthomson9363]

@@HalidonDioramas Thanks, I might try making my own from sewing thread rather than spending money on it. How hard can it be?! One of my most useful modelling tools is one of those super bright tactical torches for locating parts that have pinged out of tweezers into the wild blue yonder- only two failures so far- who would have thought an ammo crate for an 88mm shell would be impossible to find?

[@lagg-alot8308]

What brand is you small electric drill?

[@soonersteve3733]

What is that blue thing you are using with what appears to be glue?

[@ianthomson9363]

It's a UV light. The glue is a type of superglue that hardens when exposed to UV light so you have plenty of time to get things in the right position, unlike normal superglue. I have the Revell one and found it very useful.

[@HalidonDioramas]

HI Steve, yes, Ian is spot on, and i love it very much, so easy to use and gives you a lot of control over placement of what you are trying to glue, check out my earlier video on how to build trees, i cover it in a bit more detail in that one kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHLIY5igf9ejqpI Cheers Glen

[@edhorst7212]

Wondered the same on blue object thinking it had to be some UV drying helper, thanks.Great info all along the build..

[@claytonmcclain182]

Fantastic as always Glenn.👍 base is outstanding what blend did you use? I think that would be perfect for my Panther builds. Its been on my to Finnish the damn thing list for two years. 😁 great idea on the ammo crates I find those ends always looked week. I wasn't going to say anything about the dude pissing just because you'd hear them all. But it's just to damn funny. "I think I caught something At the last village?" AAAHHH "halt!!" NEIN Der regen muss Kommen! Aber du totest den Baum.🤣🤣🤣🤣 anyway fantastic build Glenn have some stuff on order for the Brummbar. 😫

[@HalidonDioramas]

Hi Clay, thanks mate, much appreciated. The grass is from Ground Up Scenery, it's their Summer Blend and with a bit of random pastels brushed through here and there came up fairly well i think. Horse is becoming famous, I hear a strong whisper that he will return in a future diorama that may be linked to a field brothel 😇😇😇

[@henryschmidt636]

Wow Horse..... middle aged men the world round are envious of such a "stream".

[@HalidonDioramas]

Lol, thanks Henry. Yes Horse has some impressive attributes that’s for sure 👍👍👍

[@mattsallows5896]

What's your little light called ?

[@HalidonDioramas]

Its just a little UV light that comes with the UV glue i use

[@mattsallows5896]

@@HalidonDioramas thank you as a new builder I enjoyed your videos

[@HalidonDioramas]

@@mattsallows5896 thanks Matt, much appreciated mate 👍

[@edhorst7212]

Well, not sure how any garden might grow with such a stream flowing but the grass seems not to mind or tree..

[@HalidonDioramas]

I think it the vitamins 😋😋😋

[@dannyhill5437]

No wonder he's using two hands lol

[@HalidonDioramas]

And it was a cold day too 🤪🤪🤪