Giving My Old Panzer II A New Life - Restoration, Repaint & Upgrade - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- My friends, tonight we'll take a look at that one model everyone has in their display case - old, damaged (some parts are probably missing), covered in dust (real dust, not the "modelling" dust!) and overall just something you're not really proud of, but at the same time you don't want to throw it away. So why not give it another chance and restore & repaint it?
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The old one looked better tho
:D
Sad I don't have an airbrush.
I'm going to need to get a couple litters of that Clean Slate.
I have about 100 armor kits and 500 miniatures that were under water from my basement flooding. (all Warhammer 40K)
I've been putting off fixing the mess because of how much of a pain in the ass stripping models and minis is.
Are you trolling yourself now? XD
Long way to go yet though.
I wonder sometimes if I should clean off old kits and totally redo it exactly the same and compare effects as I (hopefully) get better in skills.
The start result looked much better than anything I’ve made! 😂
I know lol, I'm 27 and it's nuts he did that at 17!
Outstanding and mesmerising stuff.
I just wanted to make the exact same comment.
Join the club
The damaged one was better in my opinion . But your renovation was incredible but would cost a fortune
Now everyone is going to ask, “can you please restore my model Nightshift”.
"Can you restore my miniart T-34/85? It's still in the sprues" lol
tfw you realize we're all doing a reverse restoration of sorts. We take a squeaky clean model and mess it all up.
@@NightShiftScaleModels or greatly improve a cheap kit. Your vids have been a heavy resource for my KV-2 build :)
Can you restore that beat up Tiger in Vimouter, Normandy?😀
@@NightShiftScaleModels can you pls build an fv4005? it's a British tank with a REALLY big gun lol
Yeah, the Friulmodel molds are very old now and they're getting very flashy and sloppy. They've also cut costs by only using half the molds for some sets (so you see the exposed wire on one side, rather than the wire being on the inside on both sides). Big sad. But now we have R-Model and many other good options.
This makes me big mad... at least these have the wires pointing towards the hull. I'll just stick with rubber bands from now on
@@NightShiftScaleModels H E R E S Y
@@NightShiftScaleModels get masterclub. I just made their KV tracks, and absolutely brilliant. Didn't have to drill out any hole, only about three were even bent, but I had so many spares I made add on track armour and still had leftover. The resin pins, fit perfectly, and very tough against chemicals, even lacquer thinner did nothing. And quite affordable (for metal tracks)
Panzermeister36, hope school is going well for you. Missing your videos too! Both you and Night Shift get me back into modeling after 35 years. Both of you guys are very inspiring.
Since Ryefield have invested in moulds for PzIII w\interior and a PE set,be a waste not making a stug kit,or range of them.
Fantastic looking panzer II.
Absolutely no one:
Uncle Nightshift: let's make it better.
Just the sight of those unassembled metal tracks filled me with dread.
Nightshift: Panzer II is good,
Also Nightshift: But it can be better
who else remembers the 'stowagephobia'.........now it's the more the merrier!!
I wish someone did decent stowage for german tanks in 1/100 scale in the UK
@@insomniacbritgaming1632 Yeah... that´s probably not gonna happen, considering how small it would have to be.
@@radimziegler7079 PSC does 15mm/1:100 stowage already, but there isn't enough variation... oh and BF provide some stowage with their models
"doing pointless stuff so that we can sleep better",LOL, your sense of humor is one of the main reasons that I follow you...the insanely rad modelling does help though :)
I 1+ your post and saved the time from posting it again. Great line
The one dislike was from his friend who was mad that night shift removed the paint job
My daughter loves your channel. Always on a Friday morning its " Can we watch Uncle Nightshift now?" lol . She also keeps saying "Ma Friends".....alot. Keep up the good work.
Panzer 2 electric Boogaloo
"...but hey, that's the beauty of modelling - doing pointless stuff so we can sleep better." - You just made my day! 😄
Amazing video, inspires me to fix my Panzer III Ausf L I screwed painting job on. Thank you! 😉👍👌
panzer 2, FUCK YEAH!
The type of weld on the side is just what we call a “corner weld.” Honestly very simple lol
Edit: you’ve been enlightened by a welder.
all the weld patterns he made has a name?
@@asparagus7014 Welding is a full-on science. Every weld joint and pattern has a name and a method. Some welds are always only ever done downwards so the coin pattern will have the "scale shape" pointing down. Thin metal has different sorts of welds to thicker metals. Dissimilar metals can't be welded at all and you should fashion bolts and brackets for joints. Most online welding manuals have short descriptions of techniques and diagrams of how a weld should be made so you can easily follow their methods.
If you're going to do field modifications that might have been done by unskilled welders you can just have little blobs around the joint that looks suitably dubious, this is how I intend to do some field-expedient bustle racks on my current project.
@@jameslawrie3807 wow, videos make it look easy but in reality it's actually very complicated.
@@jameslawrie3807 to join some dissimilar metals like aluminium and steel you can use triclad, which is metal and aluminium "exploded" together. I used to work on a yacht shipyard were the hull is metal and the housing is aluminium and they use triclad bars to join the 2 with welding.
Now I work as a TIG welder in a workshop which makes HVAC units for yachts and weld stainless steel pipes for said units.
Very fun work to do and every 6 months I have to do a photoweld test to renew my photoweld certificate.
@@MatthijsvanHalteren Does triclad create oxidisation problems?
I know I'm getting way off modelling here but that's fascinating, especially in a salt water environment.
Woooow a redesign, I am so excited for the solider and the diorama
The finished Panzer grey looks amazing
The tracks turned out great. You don't get nearly the recognition, for the effort and attention to detail, that you deserve. Simply put, this is beautiful art!
When you said it was a Tamiya panzer 2 I was wondering why my kit looked a lot different with the storage and gun barrel and stuff then I realized mine was really old and I mean 1970’s old lol
Yeah this is the newer Ausf A/B/C, you have the legendary F/G ancient kit, I built that one in the past!
Same, I bought the f/g as a practice kit because it’s on Amazon for $15 usd. It was a lot of fun though!
@@NightShiftScaleModels considering this model was released in 2008, and you were 17-18 years old by then, now you should be 30-31 years old, is it correct?
@@mayakaini9472 Yeah I'll become a 30 year old boomer in a few months :(
They either are still making it, or the stocks still haven't run out, because I remember I saw one on the shelves in my local hobby store before the lockdowns. and at something like a consistent €14, it was the first 1/35 kit I've bought.
I've got some flashbacks to my recently finished mader 3. I used for the first time tamiya paints, because I saw that you are mixing all colors Individually. Well I bought 2 colors... White and panzer grey and I did something like you. And I'm feeling good now that I did everything right and it's the best model I've ever done! Thank you for your great videos they are helping me aaa lot!
Watching your videos is helping my recovery so much better. Keep em coming!
I was so happy to see you doing a panzer grey tank. Mind blowing how great this looks with only 2 tamiya colors.
Showing a restoration of a broken model really is a great idea for a video. I'm enjoying it a lot
I have a LOT of models I want to restore. This is great to see! Nice work!
Edit: I’m painting a panzer grey StuG III in a few days, this makes it a lot easier, thanks!
Finally some panzer gray!
Timing of this video series is perfect for me. I'm resusitating an old CMK Pz 35t I built many years ago. When I first built it I was in a hurry to finish it before entering a contest. All I had time to do was paint it, do some light dry brushing, apply decals, and give it a matt varnish. It won a First Place award so I just left it alone after that but I was never really happy with it. After many year and a few broken parts from handling, I decided to repair it and finally practice some new weathering techniques.
Thanks for your videos. I'm learning a lot of new tricks!
I think I have 2 or 3 of these in my stash . Such a good model to experiment with when you are first starting out . Glad to see it getting a little love .
Just a reminder nightshift! You told us to remind you about building a Panzer Grey Tiger 1 from the last time you built a tiger, also its amazing how you put so much new colour into that panzer
Love it! "Doing pointless stuff so we can sleep better." - the story of my life... Thanks, as always.
Thanks for these videos
More like this please!
Nice job so far Martin. I am a fan of 'Clean Slate', it's saved my butt many a time. I watched the latest release from LPJ and it was nice to see your battle damage technique applied to the KV1, and favourable mentions of your channel. Nice to see how we still learn from each other. Looking forward to part 2. Cheers, and stay safe.
I think restoring your old model is really cool.
I just bought a Tamiya 1/48 crocodile Churchill tank kit at my local hobby for 20 bucks nice tank project to keep me busy, soo bored when your waiting to start on a 1/8 scratch build custom modern rc tank. The "waiting" of real hobbyists struggle is DAMN REAL!! =/ #waiting also love watching your vids while i model my tanks, keeps me company sire
@nightshift your stuff is just pure joy, when I'm working at the desk I always have your vids playing in the background. Thanks for doing what you do!
Uncle Night Shift,
Okay, my first armor kit is in my sweaty hands. The konigstiger's metal tracks have arrived (sector 35, not cheap but pre-assembled and heavy). I've flame cut some metal edges, cool effect and am ready to add texture via glue stippling ang glue putty finish. Photo etch parts are in the mail, wheels assembled and I am STOKED (not easy peasy at 70) ready to weather this kit after the paint goes on.
Since I am blessed/cursed with infinite patience, I intend to do all chipping with brush just as my Uncle has shown. Oh boy, hours of fussy detail work that I enjoy to a level that would insure me a fat file at Interpol.
Mr. Kovacs, thank you for the uploads, having a genuine tip top time here learning new techniques and cackling with a slightly unholy glee.
Janko
8:42 looks like the world's weirdest edible arrangement.
Picasso of the modeling world..superb
I watch your videos from day one, and in almost each of them I discover something new and interesting. This one is no different. Thanks!
This was a favorite build from when I was about 17 (1987) as well... though mine was the Afrika Korps version. Your detail tricks always delight! Cheers!
The shading is really awesome
The obligatory bucket because no German WWII tank model is authentic without it. Great job.
I’ve only ever seen a few original photos of German tanks carrying hanging buckets. Mind you, most photos don’t show the rear of the tank.
@@sirrathersplendid4825 Any German tank without a bucket hanging from the back was an imposter.
Uncle Nightshift hope you do a larger scale diorama soon. Multiple vehicles and soldiers.
That is one for the book nice way to save money on new when you have a room full built
MARTIN!!!! You are annoyingly talented, my friend.
2:09 “modern technology from the future” 🤔
You are one mad lad, sir. I have tried the tank redux routine and it never turned out. This tank looks great just as it is at the end of this video. Cheers!
Hey night shift. Today I was looking for some interesting references for king tiger and I found one. The particular porsche king tiger is called "swedish king tiger" and has only markings of S2 I hope you will like it. Also I later found out that mark felton did a video about it.
I'm in the process of making one in 1/48, it's quite a unique vehicle as it was a very early model with a few prototype upgrades
I first thought you would build a diorama around a disabled tank. I like the way it cleaned up, waiting to see the next video
The weld you mention at 4:47 is called corner weldseam, you have an inside one and an outside one, this is the outside corner weld seam
(Professional welder here from The Netherlands)
Awesome, thanks a lot!! :)
@@NightShiftScaleModels well, thank you for the nice modeling video's every friday evening which in turn help me with weathering my models :)
Thank you for this. Watching some rando on youtube toy around with his models is actually really calming and has helped with my stress.
Even at this half-way stage it looks so much better than the original paint job. Can't wait for next installment.
After a long day of school in Sweden so am I happy to sit down and se that he released another video!
Thank you , Uncle Martin ,
Finally a new project!
Hi Martin, they're called " edge butt welds". Armour plate was often welded using a nickel based alloy which is why you often get rusty plates but a rust free weld.
Finally a proper diorama! I'm very excited to see the following week videos.
your restoration of a built armor model is way better than my from new armor models, as an aircraft modeler I want to make some armor but haven't yet, I'm learning a lot here.
Thanks this helped a lot, I'm tryna re-do an old kit so I can add it to a diorama I'm making and this vid helped a lot
VMS 'CA glue filler' is good for creating 'welded' mounting for PE parts.
I don't have anything really significant to add other than to say I really like the idea of revisiting old builds to see how far your modeling skills have come. Please, make sure to do a split screen or other before and after comparison when it's done.
Such Restorations are amazing!!!
This is so satisfying!! I've postponed many new projects to fix old ones from 10+ years ago
Never laughed so much that friul model track quiz laughing out loud 😂😂. Great work!!
Selling DOT3 brake fluid in other bottles. Love it. Btw restoration was done brilliantly.
Holy shiz that end product is insanely crisp
Dude, thank you so much for introducing Clean Slate to me! This stuff is magic :)
Great paint job
Building my very first tank! Using this as a guide :) Thanks.
serious paint. nice job
Okay you've officially inspired me to build my first armour kit, great work my man as always!
The plates are welded using the Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen welding technique.
Week 3 of geting ”Nihgt stift” to try ”revell” one more time.
Please!
Everything needs time, I'm still recovering from the T-90!
"It looked better before" ;)
Seriously good job and as ever I impatiently await the next video
Great work and you have taught me a lot and upped my game, just finished up a horrible DML Panzer III J, my brother started back in '94! Turned out really great. Now working on RFM Panzer III J again since I had a lot of decals left over for the 24th Pz Div. Next is the Hetzer from Tamiya with the ambush camo! Fun, fun, fun! Lots of work really. Can you do a painting tutorial for small items like the German hand grenades and the panzerfaust and bazookas, I struggle to make them look real.
Your kit assembled in the past was a record of how you evolved in your painting techniques. It is good to have these records and to compare from time to time.
It is always a pleasure to see you applying new techniques.
I really like using the airbrush, but I have to be careful that it doesn't have effects that look too artificial. For example, it sometimes looks more like a model made in 3D than a real model.
When I started my career as an illustrator, I had the holy illusion that when I bought an airbrush all my problems would be solved ... because I hated painting with a brush. The sad reality was to discover that the more I used the airbrush, the more I had to correct the "metallic effects of degradé" of the airbrush. So, I started using the brush a lot more, until I ended up liking it. Hahahahahaha
Cheers
I would not have had the courage to remove the paint because it looked good. I was just going to fix the track... But you have been good and made a great job
Genuinely handsome so far! I liked the original, but I really love that dark German grey and the shading you already have. Just crisp and clean in a way I really enjoy.
Great as always, can't wait to see this progressing!
Another great video and a great idea reviving models
It is my birthday today and this video coming out is the perfect gift in its own way. Thank you for posting😁
Really like this project, especially coming back with your future talent. The only trick you missed, and probably your best effect - shell and bullet holes with silver exit holes. I suppose you can add them in 15 years time 🤔
Looks betten than before 👍🏼
Man im realy happy about yours videos my all family is watching you 👍
I have the same kit waiting to be built, ordered some of the same tracks from china/hong kong...never got it, gonna go to ebay and order another set, yoou have inspired me
Really nice, love the stowage! I really liked the 2 lines on the side and that Shade of grey but this is still cool as heck
It looks so much better than what you started with. I am looking forward to the next video.
This is really cool. And while the model originally looked good, it's far more impressive now!
I e been using a lot of VMS products lately and I gotta say I really like them. Just wish more places carried it here in the states
Hi Martin, as per normal another great finish to a great looking kit, even more so since i was 'reconditioned' take care and keep safe.
Great result
Svaka čast Martine!
Very cool
Great improvement well done.
those weld details look great!
Maybe I should use these techniques to revive my M48A1 Patton and Centurion Mk 5/1. I built mine 10 years ago, when I was 13, and it really shows.
Love your German Grey, the colour tone variations are very smooth👍
Extreme makeover!
Always beautiful. I enjoy just looking.
Nice job ! See you next week
In Australia we can strip models down in Dettol, a disinfectant. It just needs to soak for 12 hours and then get cleaned under water.
I like the new look...
"Doing pointless stuff so we can sleep better" well said...