Years ago I helped a friend assemble a high-end barbecue he'd purchased (of course, by "helped" I mean I assembled it while he found something important to do inside his house ), pretty straight forward and went together without much effort, until the final step, to attach a tray on the front of the assembly required the disassembly of several previous steps, an excellent moment for the swear jar, so we decided it really didn't need the tray, nothing of course compared to your builds, but I'm sure able to empathize, this is really coming together and you haven't even reached the upper hull, you inspire
Keep cracking on the build there Tony, it is coming together and appreciate the pace you are going at. Shows enough DIY how to's for us who are building like you. Can't wait for your next installment.
What an exciting and long update! I really enjoyed watching it. One thing I noted was the lower front armour plate thickness compared to the side plates. Looks as if the sides only could stop small arms fire! Poor guys inside those tiny vehicles… Thank you so much for sharing this build, Tony!
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes the main armour on the Hetzer was to the front as the role of this tank was to hide and ambush. The side armour was thinner, but angled as you say to deflect small rounds. The German crews used to refer to this tank as a coffin, as getting out in a hurry was difficult, so tank commanders always tried to only have the front of the tank presented towards the opposing tanks. Sight was also very poor in these tanks so prone to attack from the rear and sides if not concealed correctly. There was a crew of three in this tank so very cramped. Hope you continue to follow my build and thanks for your support.
I got all four mounting bolts in without removing the motor mounts, not sure how but you can imagine my swear jar was of the XXL variety! Interesting you got the locking bushes up with just the motor resistance, that's not what I got in the many times I did (and re-did) the bushes up. Chris at Armortek made a custom tool from a bit of flat bar with a couple of bolts lined up with the holes in the sprocket to provide enough resistance. The acid test will be when you put the tracks under load and drive it around, that's when mine let go after a couple of turns. You are right to mount everything on the front plate before to fit it as access against the motors will make it very difficult otherwise. One thing to consider as well is how to secure the front plate to the two lower brackets as getting to them to put a bolt through has proved impossible for me with the motors in place so I await your solution with interest...
Good morning Daniel. I have no idea how you managed to do that...I tried countless times and even cut and made up a special spanner, but still no joy. Removing everything as frustrating as that was seemed the only option left for me to get these bolted in. I have seen your difficulties and guidance on the Forum, so at the first opportunity, I will be powering up the motors and testing the tracks. In fact your experience really helped me in the way I tackled this part of the build, so thank you for sharing that. I have seen the issue with the front Glacis plate and the bracket and can only think about using 480 Superglue to glue the nuts in place behind the brackets which are already installed to the lower hull...I did this on the M26 to get the skirts on and for the most part worked well...Watch this space🤣. How did you get on with the interlocking plate to the lower hull?...It seems at this early stage, that this will require some work to make it fit correctly.
Once again Tony, a warts and all video which really illustrates both the joy and despair of model making! I think that this is going to be great when you’ve finished it; vastly different from both the Tiger and Pershing but no less a result because of this. Keep up the brilliant videos 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Daniel. On this kit, the motors do need to be installed early as they simply could not be fitted once the upper hull angular panels are installed. Thanks for your continued support.
It's coming along nicely! I find on some days that I may have to empty my "cursing box" more than once. 😊 I was looking at the suspension leaf springs, and they look awesome! I'm looking forward to the next installment. I hope you and yours are well! Cheers!
Thanks Michael. Oh yes, there was no room in mine after this episode...empty now, ready for the next session😂. I love these leaf springs and they actually work. I love Armortek for the attention to detail and realism they provide on these kits. Have a great weekend.
The motors are big but half the size of the Tiger and Pershing. You are right about the size for this tank, the larger motors would not fit and anything smaller would not have the power to move this amazing little beast. Thank you for watching, commenting and supporting what I do, it is very much appreciated.
Hi Tony. I was surprised to see Hetzer's drive motor for the first time. Armortek is a great manufacturer that is good at arranging equipment in limited spaces! One of the things I enjoy watching this video is that Tony makes me realize many things. I'm looking forward to seeing you in the future. ハイ トニー。Hetzerの駆動モーターは初めて見るタイプで驚きました。Armortekは限られたスペースに機器を配置することに長けている素晴らしメーカーなのですね！トニーから色んな事に気づかされている事がこの動画を観ていて楽しいひとつです。 これからも楽しみにしています。
おはようございます。視聴とコメントでのサポートに感謝します。 Armortek がこれらのキットを非常に正確に考え、設計しているという点では、まさにその通りです。それが非常に高価な理由ですが、私はこれらを趣味だけでなく投資としても考えています。また、大変嬉しいお言葉も賜り、大変光栄に存じます。 Good morning and thank you watch your support in watching and commenting. You are so correct in that Armortek think and design these kits with such precision. This is why they are so expensive, but I see these as an investment as well as a hobby. Thank you also for your very kind words, it is very much appreciated.
Looking good Tony, shame about fixing the motor mount I've made a few mistakes along the way so no how you feel bud Making great progress on the build Just one thing those front plates interlock, on the panther all the lower hill fits like that I had to adjust most of them to fit correctly You might be lucky and it won't be necessary hopefully Look forward to the next one
Morning Gary....Yeh mate...that was so frustrating. I think I am going to have some big issues with the interlocking part...just test fitting shows me there is work to be done. I will drop you an email next week as I have started developing plans for the Tank Battle Zone, which I will share with you. Have a great weekend and speak soon.
I think you are doing a great job making sure everything is mounted correctly. I don't think that you will have much issues aligning the tracks and the wheel assembly. Until now you never had serious issues with the Tiger but they are definitely not for beginners to assemble! Good job 👍 👏 👌
Thank you. This was a frustrating part of the build, but it had to be done correctly. Hoping that when I test everything it runs as smoothly as the Tiger & the M26. Thanks also for your support and watching my videos.
Great video as always Tony, that motor installation did look slightly hateful, I swore just watching it. Where did you get those packers? They look like a handy bit of kit. Have a great weekend mate.
Thank you Russ. Yep...this was by far the most arduous and frustrating part of any of the builds so far, but got there in the end. I filmed it as I thought it would be helpful to those thinking about getting one of these amazing kits. The packers are stocked by 'Screwfix' but available all over the internet. Very useful and cheap bit of kit. Have a great weekend also.
Thanks John. I was going to say...I have no idea at this stage, but Daniel has just answered the question for both of us and that makes complete sense....gotta love Armortek.
Yes, but also when the gun rotates on the slew mechanism. I guess? I will be working on this in the next video and when I eventually install the front plate I will try and demonstrate this as well.
Looks good Tony. Question; were the drive motors mounted with those same brackets (I don’t recall seeing the vids) on the Tiger and Pershing? The brackets look a little lite for the potential torque on the motors.
Hi John, The drive motors on both the Tiger and the M26 bolt through into a larger mount. These motors on the Hetzer are a lot smaller so the mount they supply should be fine. Hope this answers your question.
Tony, I don't think you're alone in going forward then stepping backwards... Those of us who have assembled anything over the years have always had 'one of these' moments. Helping a friend out with a wardrobe he was having trouble with, which came down to him missing out a complete page of instructions and wondering why nothing was fitting! I do it myself too when building models, just getting caught up in it all, and having that "ah bugger!" feeling... So how much money did you make from the swear jar, and what Star Wars film was this in? 😂🤣😆
Hi Bob and thanks for watching and commenting. Good observation and I must admit when I was installing them I thought the same, however it turns out that they are designed that way to allow for the slew, gun elevation and recoil servos to operate without clashing. These are installed to the rear of the Glacis plate and when installed it all makes sense. Hope you continue to watch and follow the progress on this build. next video up 1st weekend in 2024. Happy new year to you.
Not difficult to pronounce: Sau is pronounced like cow. Kopf is pronounced like an English person would do instinctively. Blend like blend in English and an a at the end. German native speaker.😊
Years ago I helped a friend assemble a high-end barbecue he'd purchased (of course, by "helped" I mean I assembled it while he found something important to do inside his house ), pretty straight forward and went together without much effort, until the final step, to attach a tray on the front of the assembly required the disassembly of several previous steps, an excellent moment for the swear jar, so we decided it really didn't need the tray, nothing of course compared to your builds, but I'm sure able to empathize, this is really coming together and you haven't even reached the upper hull, you inspire
Thanks Jeff, I have a friend just like that🤣 Upper hull starting real soon.
Outstanding drive spocken installation technique Tony - Well done!
Thank you. It was tricky, but got there in the end.
Keep cracking on the build there Tony, it is coming together and appreciate the pace you are going at. Shows enough DIY how to's for us who are building like you. Can't wait for your next installment.
Thanks Bill, much appreciated.
What an exciting and long update! I really enjoyed watching it. One thing I noted was the lower front armour plate thickness compared to the side plates. Looks as if the sides only could stop small arms fire! Poor guys inside those tiny vehicles…
Thank you so much for sharing this build, Tony!
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes the main armour on the Hetzer was to the front as the role of this tank was to hide and ambush. The side armour was thinner, but angled as you say to deflect small rounds. The German crews used to refer to this tank as a coffin, as getting out in a hurry was difficult, so tank commanders always tried to only have the front of the tank presented towards the opposing tanks. Sight was also very poor in these tanks so prone to attack from the rear and sides if not concealed correctly. There was a crew of three in this tank so very cramped. Hope you continue to follow my build and thanks for your support.
Be assured, I will be following your videos! 😀@@tonys_workshop
I got all four mounting bolts in without removing the motor mounts, not sure how but you can imagine my swear jar was of the XXL variety! Interesting you got the locking bushes up with just the motor resistance, that's not what I got in the many times I did (and re-did) the bushes up. Chris at Armortek made a custom tool from a bit of flat bar with a couple of bolts lined up with the holes in the sprocket to provide enough resistance. The acid test will be when you put the tracks under load and drive it around, that's when mine let go after a couple of turns. You are right to mount everything on the front plate before to fit it as access against the motors will make it very difficult otherwise. One thing to consider as well is how to secure the front plate to the two lower brackets as getting to them to put a bolt through has proved impossible for me with the motors in place so I await your solution with interest...
Good morning Daniel. I have no idea how you managed to do that...I tried countless times and even cut and made up a special spanner, but still no joy. Removing everything as frustrating as that was seemed the only option left for me to get these bolted in. I have seen your difficulties and guidance on the Forum, so at the first opportunity, I will be powering up the motors and testing the tracks. In fact your experience really helped me in the way I tackled this part of the build, so thank you for sharing that. I have seen the issue with the front Glacis plate and the bracket and can only think about using 480 Superglue to glue the nuts in place behind the brackets which are already installed to the lower hull...I did this on the M26 to get the skirts on and for the most part worked well...Watch this space🤣. How did you get on with the interlocking plate to the lower hull?...It seems at this early stage, that this will require some work to make it fit correctly.
Once again Tony, a warts and all video which really illustrates both the joy and despair of model making! I think that this is going to be great when you’ve finished it; vastly different from both the Tiger and Pershing but no less a result because of this. Keep up the brilliant videos 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Peter, that is very much appreciated.
Hi Tony, the colors you chose look great, I see that you are already assembling the engines, everything looks great, keep it up😉
Thanks Daniel. On this kit, the motors do need to be installed early as they simply could not be fitted once the upper hull angular panels are installed. Thanks for your continued support.
It's coming along nicely! I find on some days that I may have to empty my "cursing box" more than once. 😊 I was looking at the suspension leaf springs, and they look awesome! I'm looking forward to the next installment. I hope you and yours are well! Cheers!
Thanks Michael. Oh yes, there was no room in mine after this episode...empty now, ready for the next session😂. I love these leaf springs and they actually work. I love Armortek for the attention to detail and realism they provide on these kits. Have a great weekend.
You're welcome
Very nice! Paint scheme looks great. 👍
Thank you...early days, but pleased with it so far and really looking forward to painting the Camo scheme to the rest of the tank.
Cool!. Even though those motors are huge, they seem right compared to the size of the tank.
The motors are big but half the size of the Tiger and Pershing. You are right about the size for this tank, the larger motors would not fit and anything smaller would not have the power to move this amazing little beast. Thank you for watching, commenting and supporting what I do, it is very much appreciated.
Keep up the great work
Thanks Ray, much appreciated.
Hi Tony. I was surprised to see Hetzer's drive motor for the first time. Armortek is a great manufacturer that is good at arranging equipment in limited spaces! One of the things I enjoy watching this video is that Tony makes me realize many things.
I'm looking forward to seeing you in the future.
ハイ トニー。Hetzerの駆動モーターは初めて見るタイプで驚きました。Armortekは限られたスペースに機器を配置することに長けている素晴らしメーカーなのですね！トニーから色んな事に気づかされている事がこの動画を観ていて楽しいひとつです。
これからも楽しみにしています。
おはようございます。視聴とコメントでのサポートに感謝します。 Armortek がこれらのキットを非常に正確に考え、設計しているという点では、まさにその通りです。それが非常に高価な理由ですが、私はこれらを趣味だけでなく投資としても考えています。また、大変嬉しいお言葉も賜り、大変光栄に存じます。
Good morning and thank you watch your support in watching and commenting. You are so correct in that Armortek think and design these kits with such precision. This is why they are so expensive, but I see these as an investment as well as a hobby. Thank you also for your very kind words, it is very much appreciated.
Looking very nice Sir!!!
Thank you, glad you are still following my builds. Thank you for watching and commenting.
"Bugger!" I am sharing the frustration mate. Never mind Tony, push on regardless.
Thanks Chris, much appreciated. There was much frustration and head banging on this, but got there in the end. Have a great weekend.
😄. Three fixings are fine! Easier to take apart for maintenance.
Good work sir 👍
Thank you Steve. Hope all is well with you and yours. Have a great weekend.
@@tonys_workshop did reply on snowspeeder video but it kept going AWOL 😱😱.
Looking good Tony, shame about fixing the motor mount
I've made a few mistakes along the way so no how you feel bud
Making great progress on the build
Just one thing those front plates interlock, on the panther all the lower hill fits like that I had to adjust most of them to fit correctly
You might be lucky and it won't be necessary hopefully
Look forward to the next one
Morning Gary....Yeh mate...that was so frustrating. I think I am going to have some big issues with the interlocking part...just test fitting shows me there is work to be done. I will drop you an email next week as I have started developing plans for the Tank Battle Zone, which I will share with you. Have a great weekend and speak soon.
I think you are doing a great job making sure everything is mounted correctly. I don't think that you will have much issues aligning the tracks and the wheel assembly. Until now you never had serious issues with the Tiger but they are definitely not for beginners to assemble! Good job 👍 👏 👌
Thank you. This was a frustrating part of the build, but it had to be done correctly. Hoping that when I test everything it runs as smoothly as the Tiger & the M26. Thanks also for your support and watching my videos.
👁👁 nice
Thank you
Great video as always Tony, that motor installation did look slightly hateful, I swore just watching it. Where did you get those packers? They look like a handy bit of kit. Have a great weekend mate.
Thank you Russ. Yep...this was by far the most arduous and frustrating part of any of the builds so far, but got there in the end. I filmed it as I thought it would be helpful to those thinking about getting one of these amazing kits. The packers are stocked by 'Screwfix' but available all over the internet. Very useful and cheap bit of kit. Have a great weekend also.
@@tonys_workshop cheers Tony, I'll pick some up. All joking aside, that video is really useful to any builders out there.
You are very welcome and thanks again for your support.
Good work Tony. I'm just wondering why the support bracket for one motor is different from the other one?
It's to do with the gun mount since it's off set to that side.
Thanks John. I was going to say...I have no idea at this stage, but Daniel has just answered the question for both of us and that makes complete sense....gotta love Armortek.
So when the gun elevates the back end can go right down into that space?
Yes, but also when the gun rotates on the slew mechanism. I guess? I will be working on this in the next video and when I eventually install the front plate I will try and demonstrate this as well.
Looks good Tony. Question; were the drive motors mounted with those same brackets (I don’t recall seeing the vids) on the Tiger and Pershing? The brackets look a little lite for the potential torque on the motors.
Hi John,
The drive motors on both the Tiger and the M26 bolt through into a larger mount. These motors on the Hetzer are a lot smaller so the mount they supply should be fine. Hope this answers your question.
Tony, I don't think you're alone in going forward then stepping backwards... Those of us who have assembled anything over the years have always had 'one of these' moments.
Helping a friend out with a wardrobe he was having trouble with, which came down to him missing out a complete page of instructions and wondering why nothing was fitting! I do it myself too when building models, just getting caught up in it all, and having that "ah bugger!" feeling...
So how much money did you make from the swear jar, and what Star Wars film was this in? 😂🤣😆
Ah yes, the joys of our hobby😀
Is there any reason why the two electric motor supports are different? One being significantly more substantial than the other.
Hi Bob and thanks for watching and commenting. Good observation and I must admit when I was installing them I thought the same, however it turns out that they are designed that way to allow for the slew, gun elevation and recoil servos to operate without clashing. These are installed to the rear of the Glacis plate and when installed it all makes sense. Hope you continue to watch and follow the progress on this build. next video up 1st weekend in 2024. Happy new year to you.
The 'Saukopfblende' will surely come in the next part? Then there is still enough time to learn to pronounce it correctly.
😁
It is coming soon and I still struggle with the pronunciation🤣 Thank you for your continued support.
Not difficult to pronounce: Sau is pronounced like cow. Kopf is pronounced like an English person would do instinctively. Blend like blend in English and an a at the end. German native speaker.😊
Nicht schlecht!😀@@theonlymadmac4771
Omg armourtex have a leopard out
Oh yes they do. The kit looks amazing. Maybe one day.
Hi Tony think you should do a unedited video swearing and all😂😂😂
I think I would be banned if I did that🤣
Mate ya gonna need a bigger tank
and a bigger workshop🤣
@@tonys_workshop and bigger maintenance shed
🤣