Nice ...seen pics of these in urban Berlin ... You wouldn't think so but its very effective. I read that all you need to do is create a couple of seconds of doubt with the enemy tank commander wondering what he is looking at . Then that could be just enough time to allow you to get the first shot off and the kill. Sheer brilliance .
Just leave the turret. The more things break down and don't work, the more realistic the restoration job will be. Let's face it. British or not, Chieftain was a dog. By the second day of an exercise (or war) it was best used duggin, hull-down as a pillbox. Maybe the later Mks were a little better but still a three legged woof woof. A quote by a former 4th RTR commander always stuck in my memory. "We used to say that Chieftain was the best tank in the world as long as it broke down in a good fire position. There was a strong element of truth in that statement. Its armour protection was good, its 120mm rifled gun powerful and accurate, but its automotive systems let it down." I think he was being kind, because the crew and REME, who had to work with and then fix the bloody things. Were far less nostalgic. They didn't even take the piss and trust me, that is a bad sign.
She looks fantastic and sounds even better. As a woman now in her fifties, people are often surprised that I love this tank, but my father was in the Tank regiment based in BAOR in the late 70s and early 80s, so I grew up around this roaring monster. To this day that engine scream is a sound I love. Thank you for sharing the video and for reminding me of happier times.
@@mikewinston8709 I grew up for a time in Paderborn, a place that I have very fond memories of. I went to school there too, so spent a lot of time seeing the sights when I could escape from my parents clutches. As such I explored as much of the Sennelager ranges as I could as a ten year old! On one occasion (in around 1984) I went into work with my Father and he took me for a short ride in an Alvis Stalwart, which was a magnificent machine. When my Father left the army and we returned to civilian life in the UK, it felt odd that kids stayed in the same place and had barely left the county, when I had seen so much of Europe and attended schools in different countries. 😁
My Grandfather was part of the Royal Lancers, he has been in germany alot in Paderborn, Detmold etc. but he was also in Iran when they was going to buy Cheiftain off of us and we was going to update them to their needs just prior to the iranian crisis. He was also there when Cheiftain was starting to phase out his troops were amoung the chaps he first got the challenger 1 that they were the guys doing the test driving as she came into surface, luckily he retired just before the first gulfwar, but seeing how relaible challenger was i dont think i would have cared if he was there haha, some of the stories of how well protected those tanks were is crazy.
Having served in Berlin brigade back in the 80s looks like you`ve got it bang on guys, great job and a joy to watch, and even better to hear, nothing quite like the sound of a chieftain screaming at full tilt, brought a smile to this old tankies face for sure, 😁
There’s nothing like the sound of a Chieftain 😊 I think you’ll get the turret to power up, getting it under control with unknown electronics 😮 Just make sure you have clearance all the way round. We had a few that took off on their own on the first power on - luckily those turrets were on the test stands before mating back onto the hull. As you’re doing the testing on the hull, make sure the micro switches that detect the turret position in relation to the hull are working - I’m sure you know - but they force the gun up and across the rear deck. Good luck, exciting time ahead me thinks 😉
It amazes me how these tanks can actually get up and go when you put your foot down, obviously not hot hatch speed, but for something that weights 50 ish tones they do get a shift on
Well done Lads and Lasses! That is a mega paint job and the old girl deserved looking her best. Die Berliner Brigade lebt weiter ..... 👏👏 While the sound of a Meteor in a Centurion is of course classic that howl of the L60 is just sheer music. Got to be THE 'tank' soundtrack. The engine and gearbox looked the dogs wotsits as well. 👍👍
1 engine sound I can never get tired of the chieftan :) I look at my little 200tdi land rover and think yep same factory made the chieftan engine :) wouldnt fit though LOL
Whoever chose the music has class! another brilliant video. I know f all about anything you guys do but I know I love it. Please keep them coming they are brilliant.
An excellent job there guys, all of your efforts have paid off handsomely. Just the sound of that engine made the hairs on the back of neck stand tall. It took me back to the autumn exercises whilst I was serving in BAOR. As a sapper we would often be tasked to throw a bridge across a gap at night, the soundtrack would often be the throaty roar of the Chieftans as they manoeuvred in the distance. With the bridge open, one by one these monsters would emerge from the darkness, cross the bridge and disappear once again into the night, the roar of the engine becoming fainter as they tracked further away. Oooooooooh matron.
great camo job guys,looks like the dazzle camo they used on british ww1 royal navy ships not to hide but to make rangefinding hard,keep up the great work.
Can't wait for the thermal sleeves to arrive for the gun to complete the look once they have been painted the right colours. I seem to remember when I did a little work for Nick Mead he had a Berlin chieftain which no doubt he's either wrecked or sold on, it used to make me angry seeing all that armour out to pasture to rust and gather mould in his fields not a single tank sheet in sight, not even a basic one over the engine deck's to stop the water getting in. Looking forward to seeing what's gonna happen with the warrior 😉.
Definitely a brilliant job in total, I reckon you will get the turret to work, and at the end bag some Stella and sit in front of chieftain and smile on what you have achieved
Stella? Stella??? If you were in the Berlin Infantry Brigade it was always Berliner Kindl, Berliner Weiss or Pilsener Urquell depending on the season and whether you'd had a trip to the East recently.
You guys have done great so far, a lot of work. Retired now but was Canadian Army (Armour) stationed at Lahr W. Germany early ‘80s serving on Leopard C1. My regiment would go north to Bergen-Hohne twice a year for gun camps. Only time we ever seen Chieftains. Two things this brings back memories of was that unique engine growl and all the exhaust smoke. Good luck future endeavours.
now that does look the part great job jack ! and doesn't that sound aw sum when its revving its heart out , great job all round guys hope you get the turret to rotate by electric
Spectacular work on the camo scheme! One thing, that tank doesn't actually need camo, it runs in its own smokescreen all the time! 🙂 Seriously, though, it's a fab job and kudos to all involved, including Ted! You'll have that turret spinning like a top soon (well, you know what I mean!).
Brought back memories when I say sockets being found once gear box was out. When I was in the Army in a transport regiment as a punishment you had to steam clean the engine bay once engine taken out of the six wheeled stolly I absolutely loved it. engine bay as it was a amphibious vehicle it was watertight and alway ankle deep in oil and water. Anyone who got the job they would come to me they would pay me to do it as they knew I loved it. You see when REME would service the vehicle any spanner sockets and tools they dropped in the gunk stayed there. I made a fortune selling all the stuff i found. My dad was a owner driver and had a lorry and always had a buyer for the tools normally dads mates who had lorries and his fitter. 😂😂
MY DAD SERVED FOR 20 YEARS IN 14/20 KINGS HUSSARS..ONE OF OUR SQUADRONS WAS THE LAST TO SERVE ON CHIEFTAIN IN BERLIN..I THINK YOU HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE BERLIN BRIGADE CHIEFTAIN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Addicted! Came across your RUclips videos one day. I grew up in Crossgates, Leeds where Barnbow made the Cheiftan tanks. The noise of these tanks immediately brings back all those fond memories growing up peering through the fence as they tested the tanks...hence played one of your videos to relive the unbeleivabel sound of a Cheiftan. However I am now addicted to your channel. I just wanted to congratulate you, not only on your videos but your immense skillset. What a great job you all do, well done! Keep up the great work and keep up with the videos! Brilliant!
Mr Hewes, as someone who was born & raised in Spandau/ West-Berlin/ British Sector in the early 70s it was a familiar sight to see Chieftains on public roads. I really feel honored that you guys bring back these memories. BTW I think you nailed it with the Berlin Brigade paintjob but it still needs the union jack on the front fender plus the red circle.
For me you guys have done a great job on this tank for what you have done and I love seeing each video as I had aspirations of joining the R.E.M.E corps but never did due to few reasons but thanks for providing content that partly scratches that itch of tinkering with war machines.
I absolutely love the paint job. It looks like a very special tank. Even if it's just Sebs. Painting the wheels might be a good idea. They take away from the Hull. As for the turret: It's you guys. You rarely fail at anything. You will do it somehow. The only worry is if everyone loves the urban cammo. You may have created a rod for your own back. I guess now at least you know how to do it now. 😊😊😊
It wasn’t bronze green, they were black. The tank isn’t finished yet as we still have work to do on some of the running gear so that’s why it’s not painted yet. It’s still also missing things off the turret this is just the main camo done.
@@sebbrady8927 Sorry mate, the Cheiftans in Berlin were std Bronze Green ones shipped from BAOR stocks and locally painted with the Berlin Camo - the wheels were defo left untouched in Green. I remember seeing then while I was in Berlin and wondered about the effectiveness of the camo (which you have reproduced very well)
theres this pretty cool new tech, instead of sandblasting it's basically crushed dried ice blasting, it gives the same abrasive effect but disolves into the air
What’s everyone’s thoughts on the paint job?
Nice ...seen pics of these in urban Berlin ... You wouldn't think so but its very effective. I read that all you need to do is create a couple of seconds of doubt with the enemy tank commander wondering what he is looking at . Then that could be just enough time to allow you to get the first shot off and the kill. Sheer brilliance .
Pretty cool
Does the barrel not get painted in that scheme or does the cover take care of that?
I'm going to paint my car so I'm invisible in urban areas. 😮
Really good, what shows is Seb showing it at this year?
Yes, I feel cautiously optimistic that under Ted's wise guidance the turret will indeed be bought back to life.
Just leave the turret. The more things break down and don't work, the more realistic the restoration job will be.
Let's face it. British or not, Chieftain was a dog. By the second day of an exercise (or war) it was best used duggin, hull-down as a pillbox. Maybe the later Mks were a little better but still a three legged woof woof.
A quote by a former 4th RTR commander always stuck in my memory. "We used to say that Chieftain was the best tank in the world as long as it broke down in a good fire position. There was a strong element of truth in that statement. Its armour protection was good, its 120mm rifled gun powerful and accurate, but its automotive systems let it down."
I think he was being kind, because the crew and REME, who had to work with and then fix the bloody things. Were far less nostalgic. They didn't even take the piss and trust me, that is a bad sign.
T.E.D. is, after all, the Tank Engineering Dog.
She looks fantastic and sounds even better. As a woman now in her fifties, people are often surprised that I love this tank, but my father was in the Tank regiment based in BAOR in the late 70s and early 80s, so I grew up around this roaring monster. To this day that engine scream is a sound I love. Thank you for sharing the video and for reminding me of happier times.
It’s fabulous isn’t it? Was he 4 RTR in Munster or 3 RTR in Paderborn? I also recall 2 RTR in Wolfenbuttell with CVR (T)……
@@mikewinston8709 I grew up for a time in Paderborn, a place that I have very fond memories of. I went to school there too, so spent a lot of time seeing the sights when I could escape from my parents clutches. As such I explored as much of the Sennelager ranges as I could as a ten year old! On one occasion (in around 1984) I went into work with my Father and he took me for a short ride in an Alvis Stalwart, which was a magnificent machine. When my Father left the army and we returned to civilian life in the UK, it felt odd that kids stayed in the same place and had barely left the county, when I had seen so much of Europe and attended schools in different countries. 😁
@@Jayneflakes the engine sound of a Stalwart is also marvellous too.
My Grandfather was part of the Royal Lancers, he has been in germany alot in Paderborn, Detmold etc. but he was also in Iran when they was going to buy Cheiftain off of us and we was going to update them to their needs just prior to the iranian crisis. He was also there when Cheiftain was starting to phase out his troops were amoung the chaps he first got the challenger 1 that they were the guys doing the test driving as she came into surface, luckily he retired just before the first gulfwar, but seeing how relaible challenger was i dont think i would have cared if he was there haha, some of the stories of how well protected those tanks were is crazy.
Chicks who dig tanks will always be cool. Cheers to your dad.
Having served in Berlin brigade back in the 80s looks like you`ve got it bang on guys, great job and a joy to watch, and even better to hear, nothing quite like the sound of a chieftain screaming at full tilt, brought a smile to this old tankies face for sure, 😁
This beast should go to Bovington for display. Great job.
What a beast! She looks and sounds magnificent.
11:37 Watching 56 tons "dig in" every time you changed up is just amazing to see.
There’s nothing like the sound of a Chieftain 😊 I think you’ll get the turret to power up, getting it under control with unknown electronics 😮 Just make sure you have clearance all the way round. We had a few that took off on their own on the first power on - luckily those turrets were on the test stands before mating back onto the hull. As you’re doing the testing on the hull, make sure the micro switches that detect the turret position in relation to the hull are working - I’m sure you know - but they force the gun up and across the rear deck. Good luck, exciting time ahead me thinks 😉
Music fitted perfectly with the unusually frantic masking session!
Love the result
Seen some pics of these tanks in an urban setting. That camouflage is AMAZING!
It amazes me how these tanks can actually get up and go when you put your foot down, obviously not hot hatch speed, but for something that weights 50 ish tones they do get a shift on
The Berlin camouflage is very effective. The tank equivalent of "Dazzle" painting on ships.
Well done Lads and Lasses! That is a mega paint job and the old girl deserved looking her best. Die Berliner Brigade lebt weiter ..... 👏👏
While the sound of a Meteor in a Centurion is of course classic that howl of the L60 is just sheer music. Got to be THE 'tank' soundtrack.
The engine and gearbox looked the dogs wotsits as well. 👍👍
Brilliant paint job 👍👍👍👍👍👍it'll like the nuts with the gun cover and baskets on.
I've got confidence in you, you'll get the turret working.
That paint job is stunning. I would never have guessed it would look so good when it was first commented on.
Bravo you have all done a excellent job and keep up the banter it's brilliant 👏👏
1 engine sound I can never get tired of the chieftan :) I look at my little 200tdi land rover and think yep same factory made the chieftan engine :) wouldnt fit though LOL
Unwrapping the best prezzy ever!!!!!!
Absolutely amazing job, she sounds beautiful. Think you need to do a video on the crew, obviously we know jack, seb and the boss Ted!!
Sebs chieftain looking pretty!
looks so much better then the old boring green and dark green good work lads
Excellent job , its a difficult scheme to get right even in 1/35, 1/1 scale is the stuff nightmares ! Bravo 👏 👏 👏
What a glorious sound that engine makes!!
It brings back good memories I was based in Berlin from June 1989 until July 1993
Berlin is the best 😎
Great colour scheme…….it’s suits the vehicle . 👍🏼…..
Royal blood 'figure it out' nice choice lads🎵
I remember sitting on the inner German border hearing chieftain’s in the woods about a mile away and thinking wow
Absolutely I think you’ll get the turret working
What a babe! Blummin adore the ol paint job ye blokes put on. Absolute nuts this beast plays on!
Looks bloody great 😊 well done guy’s loving the videos give Matt a kick up the rear with is slackness in videos.
Fantastic job, looks the nuts.
Whoever chose the music has class! another brilliant video. I know f all about anything you guys do but I know I love it. Please keep them coming they are brilliant.
Excellent video always funny guys. Keep up the good work. Thanks. 😊
An excellent job there guys, all of your efforts have paid off handsomely. Just the sound of that engine made the hairs on the back of neck stand tall. It took me back to the autumn exercises whilst I was serving in BAOR. As a sapper we would often be tasked to throw a bridge across a gap at night, the soundtrack would often be the throaty roar of the Chieftans as they manoeuvred in the distance. With the bridge open, one by one these monsters would emerge from the darkness, cross the bridge and disappear once again into the night, the roar of the engine becoming fainter as they tracked further away. Oooooooooh matron.
You boys do good work and EVERYONE needs 2 Fodens 😅😅😅
great camo job guys,looks like the dazzle camo they used on british ww1 royal navy ships not to hide but to make rangefinding hard,keep up the great work.
Surprisingly effective camouflage 😀
Brilliant mate, I could hardly see it as you drove around the farm! Seriously, it looks great! Well done too all the lads and, girlies 👍.
Looks bloody marvellous - well done chaps
Jack's done fantastic job looks really good
Magnificent, not seen anything like it. Sounds fantastic, you certainly know what you are doing. Great video, thanks
Can't wait for the thermal sleeves to arrive for the gun to complete the look once they have been painted the right colours. I seem to remember when I did a little work for Nick Mead he had a Berlin chieftain which no doubt he's either wrecked or sold on, it used to make me angry seeing all that armour out to pasture to rust and gather mould in his fields not a single tank sheet in sight, not even a basic one over the engine deck's to stop the water getting in. Looking forward to seeing what's gonna happen with the warrior 😉.
Sounds and looks awesome . Hard to believe such a monster is out of date .
Ted's just thinking.. 'So as they pull that tape off I'm climbing up there.'
Good to see Ted supervising you all.
Paint job looks amazing top job and she sounds Epic
I appreciated the PronHub knit cap. Obviously a man of culture. 😂
This looks absolutely mint, can't wait to see how you guys figure out the turret! Also looking forwards to more Ted because he's the main man.
Wow that's amazing you guys have done a wonderful job 👍😊🇬🇧
Love the paint job👍👍 you’ll get the turret working no bother!
That looks ace, what a tank. Great work.
Wow that engine is running sweet ,,,)))👊🇬🇧
Definitely a brilliant job in total, I reckon you will get the turret to work, and at the end bag some Stella and sit in front of chieftain and smile on what you have achieved
Stella? Stella??? If you were in the Berlin Infantry Brigade it was always Berliner Kindl, Berliner Weiss or Pilsener Urquell depending on the season and whether you'd had a trip to the East recently.
2 stroke diesels..... such a unique sound! Bang up job!
What a beautiful sound! More test drives with the Chief! Chieftain! Cheers mate!
She is looking really great can’t wait to see it all finished
Ted's done a great job on this tank 👏🏻
Yeah and I suppose everyone else that helped 😂
Terrific job so far, as a barrack rat of the 70's.....such a nostalgic sound, fabulous
Wicked paint job.
You guys have done great so far, a lot of work. Retired now but was Canadian Army (Armour) stationed at Lahr W. Germany early ‘80s serving on Leopard C1. My regiment would go north to Bergen-Hohne twice a year for gun camps. Only time we ever seen Chieftains. Two things this brings back memories of was that unique engine growl and all the exhaust smoke. Good luck future endeavours.
Excellent paint job guys ! 👍
great work guys !!!!
now that does look the part great job jack ! and doesn't that sound aw sum when its revving its heart out , great job all round guys hope you get the turret to rotate by electric
Looks mint. Cracking job lads!
The paint job looks great! It sure brings back memories for those who served over there, keep up the good work!
What a beautiful maschine. Also love the "i identifiy as" mocking.
Spectacular work on the camo scheme! One thing, that tank doesn't actually need camo, it runs in its own smokescreen all the time! 🙂 Seriously, though, it's a fab job and kudos to all involved, including Ted! You'll have that turret spinning like a top soon (well, you know what I mean!).
Excellent, love the camouflage pattern!
She looks a picture 😍 and sounds splendid too.
Brought back memories when I say sockets being found once gear box was out. When I was in the Army in a transport regiment as a punishment you had to steam clean the engine bay once engine taken out of the six wheeled stolly I absolutely loved it. engine bay as it was a amphibious vehicle it was watertight and alway ankle deep in oil and water. Anyone who got the job they would come to me they would pay me to do it as they knew I loved it. You see when REME would service the vehicle any spanner sockets and tools they dropped in the gunk stayed there. I made a fortune selling all the stuff i found. My dad was a owner driver and had a lorry and always had a buyer for the tools normally dads mates who had lorries and his fitter. 😂😂
That looks amazing! Well done lads👍🏻
Looks fucking amazing boys. Great job.
I love the new camo paint job,excellent. Gerald Ingram, New Zealand.
Paint looks great,excellent work 😊
MY DAD SERVED FOR 20 YEARS IN 14/20 KINGS HUSSARS..ONE OF OUR SQUADRONS WAS THE LAST TO SERVE ON CHIEFTAIN IN
BERLIN..I THINK YOU HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB ON
THE BERLIN BRIGADE CHIEFTAIN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Nice job. Well done team. Great work Ted!
Great channel. Great projects. Takes me back. Seb's tank is MINT, well done 👏 👍🏻
Amazing paint job!
All that hard work now it’s covered in dust. Looks great.
Paint job awesome 👌 sounds sweet
Addicted! Came across your RUclips videos one day. I grew up in Crossgates, Leeds where Barnbow made the Cheiftan tanks. The noise of these tanks immediately brings back all those fond memories growing up peering through the fence as they tested the tanks...hence played one of your videos to relive the unbeleivabel sound of a Cheiftan. However I am now addicted to your channel. I just wanted to congratulate you, not only on your videos but your immense skillset. What a great job you all do, well done! Keep up the great work and keep up with the videos! Brilliant!
Mr Hewes, as someone who was born & raised in Spandau/ West-Berlin/ British Sector in the early 70s it was a familiar sight to see Chieftains on public roads. I really feel honored that you guys bring back these memories. BTW I think you nailed it with the Berlin Brigade paintjob but it still needs the union jack on the front fender plus the red circle.
When you work hard you get results like this . Well done guys it looks and sounds as it should .
For me you guys have done a great job on this tank for what you have done and I love seeing each video as I had aspirations of joining the R.E.M.E corps but never did due to few reasons but thanks for providing content that partly scratches that itch of tinkering with war machines.
Smart looking tank, goes well. Good job lads and lassies.
Aw man that turned out great!
Another fantastic video
Well done gentlemen on a excellent paint finish, not even any 'orange peel' or paint runs, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍
Fantastic work
I absolutely love the paint job. It looks like a very special tank. Even if it's just Sebs.
Painting the wheels might be a good idea. They take away from the Hull.
As for the turret: It's you guys. You rarely fail at anything. You will do it somehow.
The only worry is if everyone loves the urban cammo. You may have created a rod for your own back. I guess now at least you know how to do it now. 😊😊😊
The running gear on the Berlin Brigade Chieftans were left Bronze Green
@Dave Hopkin it needs a fresh coat of green then. To be honest I never expected the road wheels to be painted like the upper Hull.
It wasn’t bronze green, they were black.
The tank isn’t finished yet as we still have work to do on some of the running gear so that’s why it’s not painted yet.
It’s still also missing things off the turret this is just the main camo done.
@@sebbrady8927 Sorry mate, the Cheiftans in Berlin were std Bronze Green ones shipped from BAOR stocks and locally painted with the Berlin Camo - the wheels were defo left untouched in Green. I remember seeing then while I was in Berlin and wondered about the effectiveness of the camo (which you have reproduced very well)
@Seb Brady Thanks for clarification Seb. It's appreciated.
The sound of tracks during a turn is something that you never forget.
Now thats one sexy looking tank! all the time and effort finally coming together! great work!
dream team,brilliant paint work , lots of work gone into that tank.
theres this pretty cool new tech, instead of sandblasting it's basically crushed dried ice blasting, it gives the same abrasive effect but disolves into the air
I bet it's not cheap though! New stuff never is lol
The 2 CR2’s painted in urban at Bovington looked the nuts.
This is exactly what i needed a how to for my 1500 abrams tanks sitting in my garage ty
Good job you drove it Seb would have gone through the barn
Boy you've got a purrdy tank !
Looking Brilliant.
You guys have done fantastic! I considered doing a 1/35 model in Berlin camo and very quickly said no.
Love the content keep it up!
Looking and sounding fantastic Joe. Well impressive. Another top job. Well done all. Good luck with the turret 👍👍