This Model Almost Broke Me - SPz Puma (RFM 1/35)
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- My friends, the Schutzenpanzer Puma is probably the most advanced IFV in the world right now. Rye Field Model has released a beautiful kit of this armored vehicle, and Voyager Model has two nice sets of photo-etched details for it. Although I didn't even know this vehicle existed before I saw the box-art, I was captivated by it. Little did I know it would become a very difficult project!
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There's nothing better than eating lunch and sitting down to watch a brand new nightshift video.
hell yeah!
Yooo Lego biker I liked your car model that you made
for me, its eating diner but i couldn't agree more!
Of course!
Binge watching a whole night shift playlist
Holy moly, a modern build. This is gonna be awesome
Cool to see you do such a modern vehicle. It's not really true that it's in the prototype phase, there are actually about 350 in service right now but like many new vehicles they have some teething issues that still need to be resolved.
Yeah they entered service in 2009-2010
You know it’s gonna be hard when uncle night shift almost breaks over a model 😂
Rye field model is a monster I have one and im halfway through lmao
Puma the worst nightmare of war thunder player
It’s the worst nightmare of the German armored forces too
@Ironraven593 seems to be every hand lol
@@gamedude412why?
I mean it was a menace at 8.3 but I don't think it's bad now that it went all the way up to 10.0.
Yep!
A small correcton: Puma passed its combat readiness test with the Puma VJTF/S1 "upgrade" in 2020/2021.
The cameras are thermal imagers and color cameras, the problem in the initial production Pumas (first batch) is, that highly durable, heat and frost resistant (mil spec) flat touch screens with high resolution were not availible (not developed yet) at the start of production, so they took black and white screens wich were availible.
The screens are replaced on the VJTF/S1 upgrade with color screens.
Really looking forward to what you do with it!
I've build the RFM Puma myself, without the fancy Photoetch parts. And I love how it turned out.
Oh my, I think I just saw the inspiration photos on Google, if it's what I suspect this will be amazing work... With quite unexpected textures! Beautiful build so far.
Wow, an ultramodern model, yet another large step outside your comfort zone. What’s next, a submarine? 😊
Seriously, the amount of surface detail is quite amazing. I mean, yeah, it’s basically a brick, but it has details at so many different size levels that it almost looks like a 3D fractal.
I’m reminded of the first few Bolo stories that I read when they were first published (yes, I’m old). Based on what I knew of tanks (from building models) in those days I imagined Bolos as gigantic simple smooth slabs of iodine colored alloy with tubular Hellbores sticking out, with no particular surface detail. Now I realize that they would have to be covered in various functional greeblies just like the Puma is.
So if it’s okay with you, I’m going to pretend that the kit actually represents an early experimental Mark of Bolo.
i once saw a picture of a puma with an "urban camoflage", it has a lot of pallets attached to it sides and it looked great! from the things you said in the video i have the assumption that you made exactly that. i am right?
Just watched the first minute and allready feel the need to put some things in the right light.
1. Puma is not an APC (battlefield taxi like the M113 or MTLB) but an IFV.
2. It's not a prototype anymore. Germany has the first lots in active service. There are constant upgrades to make them fit NATO standards (Puma VJTF) and constant technical problems but this comes as troops are using them regularly.
Pretty fair to miss those, Puma's are fairly low in number for active service (so far, that's changing right now), and Martin's a historical modeler so the nuance of what makes an APC an APC versus an IFV is a bit far gone from the tigers and T-34s that is the usual fair. Isn't even truly something that is gotten right more often than it's gotten wrong, tbqh.
@@JJ-M No offence. just wanted to put this a little more in the right direction. But again a little correction in term s of numbers. As of now 350 of them have been delivered. Given the size of the Bundeswehr now, this is neither just a low number nor insignifiant. Also this is not changing atm, as you pointed out. A second batch of 50 Pumas was initially ordered but the order was halted, when some problems occured which in hindsight have shown to be largely caused by soldiers not being qualified enough to handle equiment as suffisticated as the Puma.
@@cupcakewrx3476 My apologies, a bit used to seeing the US force structure numbers in modern terms, and, ah, must have missed the halting of the order, happens.
Appreciate the correction though! Don't want to leave anyone with incorrect impressions of it, even if it's relatively unlikely.
@@JJ-M you have to consider that the US military is vastly larger than the Bundeswehr.
Just the Army is double the size of the whole german armed forces.
This is due to the CFE Treaty (Conventional Forces in Europe) wich drasticly limited heavy weapon stocks of european armed forces (like upper limits for NATO MBT Fleets etc) but also due to the extra paragraph in the 2+4 Treaty (german reunificaton) for wich the british and polish governments pushed, wich limits the total size of the german military to 370k Men including reservists from 1994 onwards.
Both treaties crippled german defense capabilities and reduced it from the second largest NATO Military behind the USA in 1991 (with several hundret thousand men more than the next largest ones - possibly up to 750k active serving soldiers) to a below average european military in 1998.
just worked a 12 hour shift. drinking a cold beer, and enjoying night shift is the best part of my day so far. even with the headaches you suffered, i appreciate you uncle nightshift. thank you for your steady uploads and quality content. loving your new style of video uploads!!! best wishes!!!
"The Puma almost broke me" - German MoD. (And it is now actually in active Service, btw, Around 350 have been delivered)
Very excited to see a super modern model now :)
Can’t wait to see the painting and weathering
Very cool new project Martin. Looking forward to more. Cheers!
I FUCKING LOVE NIGHTSHIFT!!!!!!!!!!!
"Tell me you watched the Task and Purpose video on the Puma without telling me you did"
Mr night shift....as a scratch modeller....can I please just buy a box with all the rubber tracks you dont use...? Please...
you know you're early when the video is posted 20 seconds ago
Well one thing about condition. The slatarmour, especcialy on the sides is the most damaged thing on the Puma just during training^^.
have you seen the MELLS VJTF upgrad kit yet?
Looking really awesome!! Could you use fine sandpaper glued to the model for the anti-slip surfaces? The sandpaper could be cut out using a Silhouette machine?
All this fore shadowing is making me think your gonna do the APC from that German training thing where they had pallets strapped all over them In a make shift urban camouflage
I had a tank I spent 7 months building & my 2 yr old daughter played with it like a toy & broke it.. so that thing had to go😭 On a positive note, I was able to fix the tank !
Amazing stuff! The barrel assembly - typical German overthinking but we love that in their armour modern or WWII.
I'm telling you, 'ASMR modeling sounds'...easy money. Great build btw!
7:50 I found the best diy antislip for myself. all you need is a matte varnish and... going to a pet store)) volcanic sand for chinchillas has a very fine fraction and adheres perfectly to the matte varnish. apply the varnish with a brush and sprinkle the sand. the excess is perfectly cleaned with the lacquer thinner
Night shift video wooo!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hello dear modeller friend,
I love your builds, and I learn a lot from each of your videos.
Save your eyes, they are important, no model company will provide you with a white cane or a guide dog.
I've been building models since 1980 and still going
Congratulations again, and thank you for your videos.
Happy modelling enjoy always 😊
Hey Uncle Night Shift, if you end up enjoying this "futuristic" model, I would absolutely love to see what you could do with a Land Raider or a Baneblade model from Warhammer 40K.
Thank you , Uncle Martin .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
No way we got a modern tonk lets go!!
the amount of PE on that would make me blow my brains out, thats a nightmare for me
Uncle Night Shift, those rubber mats (from 1;50 min) are actually tiny metal bars to prevent penetration of the main armor from shaped charges from cluster bombs. They may have a rubber mat underneath, but the protruding bars are metal. The same armor is on the Panzehaubize 2000.
One more thing, Puma is in active service of the Bundeswehr in the total number of about 350 units. And it is constantly being upgraded, it's like Panzer 4 and it's versions, ausf A, B, C and so on. You can say, that Puma is something like ausf B, or Mk 2.
I hope I helped. :)
Protruding bars are rubber, pad underneath is some composite.
I actually gasped out loud when I saw this, im so excited
Also please be careful with lead, it's so incredibly dangerous :(
lead is not as dangerous as you might think! in certain countries lead pipes were common for decades and no major issues came from it. What is far more dangerous than solid lead is lead particles and compounds like lead dust when you file or grind it. or lead based paint when it chips.
Lead wire as used by modelers is perfectly safe.
Lead *compounds* like lead acetate (which was used in house paint and tastes sweet) are dangerous because when ingested, the body can’t excrete them so they accumulate and slowly poison you.
As used in models, lead is covered in primer and paint and cannot subsequently form toxic compounds.
Politicians do not grasp subtleties like that though, which is why we get so much official disinformation leading to the bans on lead projectiles used by hunters and lead based solder.
@space3112 ... I kinda disagree with what you call no major issues but yeah it is not that bad.
Amazing again !!!!!!!!!
I actually like modern AFV build, thanks for the upload.
Wow I live about ten minutes drive from Michigan Toy Soldier! Love that store, glad you are supporting them!
Is there an actual barrel in there? Looks like a muzzle stuck on the end of an empty trestle thing.
I love modern armor, I’m currently preparing to do a 1/48 Tamiya m1 abrams and I’m so pumped. Love the videos keep it up
18:10 Urban operations camouflage?
Nice, a modern build
I have to say I strongly dislike the constant "You're gonna see, you're gonna see, I am specifically pointing out right now what you CANNOT know now" thing. I much preferred the original, calmer "This is gonna be left like so because xyz" kinda stuff.
Great change of pace, nice seeing something different! Going to be fun, painting and weathering (not weathering?). Excited to see it completed. 👍
hey night shift from the hints you have given us
i believe its gonna be a desert diorama using the photos from the pumas testing in abu dhabi
comment your ideas below
It could be, don’t those have desert camos?
Camo nets imo
@@joshhanklon the photo i saw has the position night shift has been wanting to due
as stated in his video reviewing his old diorama
also due to the tank still being tested the photos show the tank in the basic green camo
edit: im wrong it would require a desert camo as the photo does have a desert camo although it looks like it was rushed when painted as it has a greenish hue
@@AshLikesCar5 he said he would be doing a NATO 3 tone and it would hold the front flaps up. So it can be foliage or nets and it can’t be anything to complex. I have no idea what it’s gonna be
I saw photos of two Pumas in an urban exercise, with their front flaps being held up by a number of pallets and random, junk-looking stuff. I thought for sure that this would be the inspiration, as it _does_ look very striking. However, these used a new urban camoflage scheme somewhat reminiscend of the British Berlin camo, so that can't be it. Kinda sad, actually, as it not only looked quite rad, but would add some variation to any usual, quite green-looking model collection.
I have this kit in my stash and have yet to tackle it... a little intimidated to be honest; but you have now put some of my apprehensions to rest with your build. Anxiously awaiting your next video!
Looks like a beast. Lovely work as usual Uncle. Can't wait to see the painting. Interested to see how you're going to paint behind that slat armour.
Ammo Mig has a anti slib paste, it has more sandy rough texture than the putty and its more realistic👍
Keep on going with making great models👊👊👊
Greetings from the Netherlands
When I stepped out of my Gunpla comfort zone, my first tank model was a King Tiger and I have to say that the running gear was my favorite part of the build
I always wanted to build this kit. Thank you very much for showcase ❤
I bet it’s gonna be the ghillysuit puma
I really enjoyed the way you presented the challenges of this build, thanks for soldiering through! Very enjoyable to watch.
I’ve even more respect after watching the complexity of the kit. It looks incredible in paint….
Ngl, I hoped for Abrams or K2 Black Panther. German vehicles are super mediocre, but I'm sure you'll bring some life into this model nonetheless!
Watched a great film last night, T-34, you should check it out. Seems right up your alley, German vs Russian WW2 tank battle. I'd love to see you recreate one of he tank battle scenes in a diorama.
Amazing tank! Cool to see that there is actually some good model kits for it already. One of the two companies that developed it did recently also finish the development of a new "Panther", the KF51. I hope that we're going to see a build of that one too at some point ;) Even though old armour always is a bit more interesting for some reason...
KF-51 is NOT a brand new tank, its an conversion/upgrade of Leopard 2 on basis on the 2A4 Version. And its about as far from production as Abrams X. (meaning in the mid 2030s we might see one in service, but not earlier)
Due to patent and copyright claims of KMW on the Leopard 2, Rheinmetall has to fully redesgn the chassis, drivetrain etc
Doo a M3A3 Bradley
Had to look up what VMS Hull Tex is for, as I’m here thinking “that’s a lot of sand, and why is dust being swept out of panel lines?”. Anti-slip coating? Good grief, I don’t think we’re in Sherman & Pz.kpfw.IV-land anymore, Toto :D
What an intricate kit - would love a soldering how-to as never been able to figure it out and my photoetch ambitions tend to end in a warped, CA mess or accidentally stuck to the desk. Though as a question - is the periscope the right way around? Might be deliberate (you did mention specific photos) but just wondering. Serious next level kit & can’t wait to see what you do with it painting/weathering-wise.
Puma is not in a prototype stage.
350 have been build already.
40 of those are already upgraded to S1 standards
(new optics for the driver and mounted troops, Color optics for the Gunner, independent secondary armament, various improvements to battle management systems and ofc Spike-LR missiles.)
The other 297 (excluding those used for driver training) will be upgraded to S1 standards within the next 6 years
a Second batch of 229 has been funded.
Having said that...
The Puma had and still has a fair share of teething problems.
What is the size of an anti-slip sand grain at 1/35 scale? Try talc powder.
To stick it, PVA wood glue dissolves in water, so try EVA glue that doesn't.
Also, you know 'lead wire' (electronic solder alloy) comes in a variety of sizes. Smallest I use is 0.3mm diameter.
This video is:
- 10% Hate
- 20% Brass Parts
- 15% Tamiya Putty
- 55% "Crazy German Engineering"
Hey Uncle Night Shift, after seeing you do this, and the T-90, i'd love to see you do a BTR-4A build! Maybe even a Ukriane war Diorama?
For an excellent track building video a RUclipsr named SWAG_ier is build an Angraf T-72 card model. He has a video that covers building functioning tracks using the laser cut material and a few extra parts.
😂😂 Have fun with the build!! But, there is no german army in germany, just Schall und Rauch!! 😂 Best wishes from germany!
Argh, I can't hold it in any longer, please try painting a warhammer 40k tank.
I would absolutely love to see your take on the Astra Militarum battle tanks. (A sci-fi tank heavily inspired by ww1 tanks)
A realistic Baneblade or rogal dorn would look amazing.
PS: I use alot of your techniques when making my tanks so to see you take on a warhammer tank would help alot.
The ultra modern IFV that is even less reliable than german ww2 tanks
(It‘s an IFV and not an APC)
Garbogie Da Tunk
Puma Got Talent
Puma Ain’t got No thought
Overhype The Brick
Love your videos bro! I love building but i such ar painting, I have like over 100 german ww2 tanks and trucks that wait on me. But I just suck at air brushing... Puma lucks awesome!
FINALLY smth modern again :)
I knew you love pain, so i am not surprised you purchased voyager PE upgrades xD
I just got a Tamiya M1A2 Abrams, is there any tips(with Tamiya putty/diluted putty) or aftermarkets that I should get? I am wondering if it would make it any better.
highly advanced ifv...uses black and white cameras to see and uses side mirrors...how do you screw this up
Much to my shame I still have a few modern kits on the shelf that are half finished just because I didn’t have the patience to assemble the workable tracks. Got a T72, Jagdpanther, leopard 2a7 and an Abrams just sat there whilst I buy new WW2 tank kits with larger piece plastic tracks and finish those instead :|
funny how the model that broke you, actually breaks irl. Realistic model ;)
Model builders when the model is too simple "This is too simple, is this for a 5-year-old??"
Model builders when the model is too complex "This model nearly broke me..."
So...why does one build models when it's not fun to build?
Amazing work as always. I can't even imagine how you're going to paint it, especially with the NATO pattern. Definitely curious because I'd be overspraying and messing it up with all those photo etched parts like that.
Speaking of sci-fi models... I know you've done some MaKa stuff, but have you ever thought about doing something Warhammer Horus Heresy (the setting that is mostly commonly features 'realistic' finishes) tanks? I'd love to see someone who is an expert modeler in the scale model environment do their take on something more fantastical like that.
Good job on the pe. I started building 1/16 and hate working with smaller pe pieces… I can only image the complexity of this, especially on this scale. You’re a better man than I haha
I love your old educational posters you have hanging around...i have some myself i thin some old anatomy ones and types of bird ones...Pozdrav iz Hrvatske ujo :3
Omg that looks so freaking awesome!! Makes me want to return to model building. Must've been 20 years ago
The new Amusing hobby KF51 Panther is a great kit so simple and so accurate there's really nothing to modern MBTs now model ways lol
Can you make a 1/700 ship from flyhawk? Or anything from Flyhawk? I really love their models
"the issue is the cameras" oh look, almost like the pros don't outweigh the cons...
EDIT: to stop the gun from going too far down, now and the olden m' days, they just slapped a stop lock. even today, giant gears and what not are used.
Still In the prototype stage? Have you been living under a rock? It’s been in service for 10-12 yrs.
I recommend KOKI soldering paste. It solders quickly and leaves a smooth surface. There is practically no need to sand afterwards.
I think I found a picture of the exercise you're talking about, this one will be interesting 🤣
Could you please do a diorama for the Tamiya M4A3E8 Korea, possibly the photo of Broadway rose from hill 266
I’m building a RFM kit. They are way overengineered for your average builder. It totally takes the joy out of the hobby.
I think that special armour texture surfacer is an adaptation of what is used in cosmetic fingernail extension, so a base of acetone is put down and the filler (what is the filler, possibly granules of a resin?) is sprinkled over it to form something that can then be sanded down to make a strong fingernail extension.
Surprised it wasn't the Polish PL-01 tank that I've seen kits of.
I built that Merkava because my hobby house was having a suspicious sale.....
The kit was marked down so with the resin and photo etch it came out to the price on the box; funny coincidence
Very nice video!
I have the same problem as you with constructors showing up at my house more or less at random. I feel your frustration. Your kitchen looks very nice though!
I absolutely hate this style of tracks, the Takom 1/18 Wiesel has almost identical tracks I just finished them and I hated assembling them because if you want them to work like I did you have to be extremely careful with the cement then even if you are they aren’t afraid of breaking on you
I have this kit...I destroyed track links by accident with spilled Extra Thin and I am doomed because there is no replacement for them.
> This Model Almost Broke Me
Well, they DO call it a "breakdown tank"...
Doing the tracks on the RFM Firefly was oddly relaxing.
You mentioned a special training operation and shape change, i sense that it will be the crashed puma from Altmark feb 1 :D Maybe.
Wow. That would take me a good 6 months of effort to build, and not look half as good, assuming I could complete it. 😰I look forward to the painting, etc.
You looked at this nightmare and thought “that would be relaxing “😂. Nice work, nice video.
If you have a professional soldering iron with a super fine tip, put your soldering heat at 350 degree and use lead containing soldering. it'll make soldering so much easier.
When you say "so they say", I think "so to speak" is better. I can see how they might translate similarly but they have subtley different meanings beyond literally. Not a criticism just an interest in language and how it is used.
Fabulous job as always really looking forward to you painting this. Would it help if you managed to do a few smaller models quickly and got a few videos ahead? So when you wanted / need time away you’ve still got content to release and you could relax and enjoy your time?