Tamiya Semovente M40-75/18 in 1/35 scale building review Part II

[@qdc748a]

Awesome build! I really liked the way you showed us how you weathered the model. The end result looks fabulous. Thanks for putting this on KZbin.

[@chancerNW]

Very nice work as always, I as empressed by your brush control when painting the road wheels. Its always good to see another fan of Revell acrlyics. The Semovente was one of the better Italian tanks of WW2, you are really doing it justice.

[@MakingModelsAgain]

There's definitely something up with the balance of the universe because between you and Luis making what is without doubt two of the best tanks I've ever seen, I now want to go and get a 1/35 armour kit! That chipping was perfect and to see it all come together was a jot from start to finish! This one is already in the running for your best kit of 2013! ;)

[@Ryker45]

As always a very good video of a very good build. I have nothing but admiration for your work Michael

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much :) the last pic is awesome because it shows the tank in colour, it has an interesting camo. might be a project for the future to build exactly this scene.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

haha thank you very much for this :) the comments are essential here, of course i like it to get some nice comments but it is also helpful to ask questions and so on. i appreciate both types of comments a lot, thank you mate!

[@Cabilis66]

Awesome work there my friend. I remember building these as a boy , sure brings back memories lol. The weathering was fantastic :-)

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Excellent build of another model kit by you!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

back then kits were sometimes quite similar, but it is definately not the same tooling. i made the zvezda semovente years ago (which is a reboxed italeri kit) and overall it is alright, but not as good as the tamiya one (the updated tamiya kit i used here is even better). anyway, it is a nice kit, so have fun building it!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you! this kit is truely a tamiya classic :) thats why i made it because i wanted to show you how tamiya improved the kit and that it isn´t hard at all to build a decent model with the kit.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much! the old tamiya kit isn´t great but the improved one i used here is pretty good and easy to assemble. if you feel inspired now you could get one :) i think your projects are coming along very nicely!

[@russellgosselin3325]

Another great model and video. Yes. You have inspired me to build an Italian tank! Thank you.

[@LTModels]

no need for subtitles!! I understood everything, lol. I will watch this again..... I have to!! :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

lol thats very nice to hear from you mate :) we all learn from each other, l learn from luis and he learns from me, same with all others from the community. you are one of the best aircraft model builders i know, so building a tank for a change should be a very fun project for you, especially the extreme weahering with mud, dust chipping and so on :) you barely see that on aircrafts (for obvious reasons of course!).

[@Hammerpaints]

yer nice work and i have been after a Semovente M40-75/18 my self its good to see tamiya make fairly nice kit of one

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much collin, your nice words are much appreciated :)

[@MrQuinto61]

Komplimente, sogar ohne zu wissen Ihre Sprache, Ihre Videos sehr klar und interessant

[@lunhil12]

Great job as usual, interesting subject and that interior is very nice.

[@Andrevit91]

WOW this job requires a lot of patience and skill, but you did a great job. My grandfather used this tank during ww2 in africa, gave some satisfaction against the British, but not comparable with those of the German tanks and Soviet.

[@BFME262]

Du kannst wirklich gut erklären und das Modell sieht auch saugut aus! Top!

[@lon757]

Nice one Michael....all the best Pete....

[@Arcusinoz]

I always paint all those small rubber wheels as separate objects and glue them in after I fit the tracks.I also make the complex suspension units as sub assemblies, all the parts are prepainted.

[@Fredfiscars]

Love exhaust paintwork, awesome model! :))

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much for your kind words :)

[@Generalsplatton]

Well, you know the routine, I watch your vid--it's great as always--with an excellent model, and then I leave a supportive comment. LOL Just trying to break with the norm. Wonderful work again my friend.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much my friend :) i thought that the part where i paint the wheels or apply the smut pigments might be interesting just to see how i work. i did not speed up this parts to demonstrate how my "work speed" actually looks like.

[@terrainproject]

very effective way to wash, great tip!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

haha thats fine :) speaking german isn´t hard, even the small children over here speak it pretty well! subtitles are available now, so this comment will remind you to come back if you wish to read the subtitles for additional information :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

you are welcome :) i haven´t done any japanese tank, but i´m working on another tank from nation that belongs the the axis - stay tuned for this one.

[@BasicModelling]

WHAT? You're using a handbrush?? A hairy stick?? Are you going soft in your old age?? ;) I thought there was nothing you couldn't do with that magic airbrush of yours... ;) :) I will most definetely bear in mind the mix of 9 and 91, it's sound just about right, thanks for that idea.. :) The tank sure turned out impressive & beautiful, but then I would have been VERY surprised, had it not, coming from you!! :) Pure eyecandy! :) I got my Polish Tankette today, will post an inbox later if I can! :)

[@MisplacedTexan4]

Fantastic weathering and finish on the paint, another kit expertly built. Have you ever made a video of all your kits together.

[@vukvuk5]

Thanks! I found a place here in town where I can get micro sol and it is not expensive so I am happy.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thats alright of course, i personally tend to assemble the model as far as possible. i don´t mind it to paint such small parts later, i have a steady hand and the patience.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much :) the assembly only needs some practise and suitable tools - the really difficult thing is to make the assembled piece of plastic look like steel!

[@omcheeseman]

Thanks for taking the time to do a start-to-finish video. You did a superb job on a very interesting subject. Have you done any Japanese armor lately?

[@SuperJosefStalin]

Great video, I'm going to try out your chipping technique on a Tamiya T-34 I'm about to start.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thats nice to hear :) sometimes i get inspired by other people aswell and i end up building an aircraft or wargame figure. it is always nice to build something different.

[@boodlewoodle]

really enjoyed that one mate

[@pgermain]

Really nice model and theme

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you vrey much :) i made 3 videos of all models i made in the last years, quite a lot of models!

[@CetoFreakingKaiba]

Looks awesome! I really found this kit in my model store but i prefer to buy a very rare Japanese Type 97 Chi Ha and some figures!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

das ist geschmackssache, fakt ist dass der nachträglich aufgetragene lack für die wüstentarnung nicht so beständig war wie der eigentliche grüne lack darunter, sand wirkt zudem wie schleifpapier (du kennst sicher das prinzip des Sandstrahlens), da bröselt es recht schnell vor allem bei kriegsbedingter schlechterer wartung. ob dir das einem nun gefällt oder nicht ist eine andere sache.

[@Scotsmanful]

Der Panzer ist ein echter Exot. Genial hergerichtet. Er hieß bei dem Afrikakorps "Dachs". Er war im Gegensatz zu vielen italienischen Panzern sehr effektiv. Mussolini hatte angeordnet ein Sturmgeschütz bauen um das Afrikakorps zu unterstützen. Der "Dachs" war so effektiv das das Afrikakorps das Sturmgeschütz massiv einsetzte. Er konnte fast jeden Panzer knacken.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

danke sehr :) ich hab schon ne raubkatze auf lager, den tamiya königstiger (muss auch mal sein oder?), im moment sitz ich grad am ungarischen toldi. kann auch ganz spannend sein mal was anderes zu bauen, genau genommen habe ich meine letztes deusches fahrzeug im august gebaut. wäre mal wieder zeit dafür :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

there are some other decal softener but none of them is as good as micro sol as far as i know. as i said in the video, the alternative is painting the surfaces where the decals will sit on with a gloss varnish, but thats a matter of taste.

[@mvdt27]

really enjoyed this building review:-)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

it works slightly better than applying the wash on the model right away. give it a try at some point :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

i don´t have any tips for using the revell glue, it works perfectly just like any other glue.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

do that, happy modelling :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

no problem mate, thank you very much :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

danke sehr :) ich tu was ich kann, oft vergesse ich auch wichtige dinge die ich eigentlich sagen wollte. vielleicht sollte ich vorher schon mal nen zettel schreiben mit notizen.

[@jaimerote3497]

why didnt do the figures???? what other technique can use as weathering instead??? maybe using acrylics? beautiful model you did it here very realistic

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

i don´t like tamiya figures, they look not very good in my opinion. you can use acrylics for weathering too.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

haha i almost forgot how those hairy sticks look like and especially how to use them :) my airbrush is only good for rough work, i actually do a lot with brushes but i do as much as i possibly can with my airbrush. i´m lazy :) thats the reason why i will never be such an amazing brush painter like you, you don´t even need such a "toy".

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

yes, as the video description says.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much my friend :)

[@terrainproject]

noticed you use the revell glue, have you any tips for using this? i just got some, never used a bottle like that before...

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you pete!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much!

[@MrTinner66]

Hi Hamilkar, I do not know if I'm wrong, but maybe the inside of the tank was white (I think it tended to ivory color) Ciao Amilcare (in italian)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you! the chi ha is a good choice :)

[@dragonfire970]

I guess the airbrush is better when you wanna apply one paint and so on. I tried to handbrush a 1/35 and it took forever and requierd ALOT of paint.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you!

[@Tiger1AuasfE]

Very nice.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you.

[@CetoFreakingKaiba]

Do you ever instead of pigments use the airbrush for dust effects?

[@vukvuk5]

Is there an alternative for micro sol? Preferably something that I would not have to purchase. Thanks!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

vielen dank :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thats great thank you! :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you :) i played that game aswell, a lot to be honest.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you sir :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

sure, sometimes i combine both ways.

[@CetoFreakingKaiba]

Indeed it is if you consider the company (FineModls) and how rare this tank is in this scale... i bought some hand to hand fight figures and i am gonna make something like your Tarawa thing plus a tank! It takes time cause the figures are difficult and i cant go to my grandmas workbench since MY SISTER SLEEPS SO MUCH! I am also a little stuck with Assassin's Creed too ;) Can you believe that i bought the first and the second ones for only 15 euros?

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thanks.

[@xXpatrickXx93]

Entfernst du eigentlich den grossteil des washes wieder oder nicht??

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

danke sehr :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

ölfarben und terpentin, soweit ich mich erinnere habe ich das auch im video gesagt.

[@MrTinner66]

I'm sorry, I did not realize that you have painted white and with the washings became very dark ... :)

[@BasicModelling]

Hear hear.. I second that opinion.. :)

[@DASICO.]

Hello, what color you used to paint the exhaust of the tank ?

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

i can not remember in this case, probably something like revell matt 83.

[@DASICO.]

Thanks a lot!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

danke.

[@TheMazafacka]

schönes modell aber ich finde du übertreibst es ot bei der abnutzung...an dem panzer hier fehlt so viel lack dass man denken könnte der stand 10 jahre in der wüste^^ aber sonst wirklich sehr gute videos, habe mir von dir schon viele tips geholt

[@militarymodelmaker]

wOW, TRUELY BREATH TAKING

[@Wumbowumm]

suuuper:)

[@corradolaccetti3718]

semovente M40 good model

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

grazie!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

eher nicht.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

man sieht es nicht solange man das modell nicht umdreht. niemand außer mir würde es wagen eines meiner modelle in die hand zu nehmen und umzudrehen. problem erledigt. du bist ein korinthenkacker, solches verhalten mag ich nicht. ich lass mich nicht willkürlich zur zielscheibe machen, dafür sind meine videos eigentlich nicht gedacht. es ist bedauerlich wie wenig respekt manche leute vor der arbeit anderer haben.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you very much!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thank you sir :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

thanks.