Great video. What was really useful for me was how you clearly went through how to enter, perform, and exit different parts of the painting and weathering. Some of these steps have been unclear to me. Im starting this kit tomorrow. Thanks again.
Hey my friend. Glad to see you're still building kits. I was SO burned out with youpoop and there don't say anything policies. And killing my videos because I was saying things wrong, I guess? Great build I want to build that again.
Thanks, Shane....good to have you back on deck. Very enjoyable vid as to be expected from you....lots of great tips provided through the commentary as well as the visual display. Check you out on part 2 so will keep an eye out for that notification.
Model-making masterclass aside, I come to listen to Shane's pronunciation of the th diagraph as the perfect antidote to the lazy, speech-impeded Southern English youtube model-makers who were apparently taught that wevvering, uvver, and finners were words... High standards, Shane! Keep them high! 👏👏
Ah their not that bad lol Accents and local lexicon brings their own flavors, You'd be surprised by the amount of flak I take for my own accent and its quirks over the years
I just finished this model today, although the decals didn't work and will be getting replacements. I think they were old. It was my very first model. I made the mistake of painting the exterior too soon. This video is very helpful for me to help understand when I should be painting parts. My first model came out sort of messy but I'm very happy with it
That turned out great Shane. I have too many things on the go to make videos right now as well. I hate the feeling as I don't like to let my subscribers down but sometimes life just gets in the way. Good to see you back at it, I'm hoping to get another video out soon as well. Cheers m8!
I know that feeling! It can be stressful when you have so many projects on the go and not knowing which one to film to share with our subscribers to enjoy alongside, I still feel bad for slowly down with the Panther as I know the lads are looking forward to seeing it come to life
The M8 is one of my very favourite Tamiya kits - I've built 4 of them! This is looking very nice - coming along really well. I was going to recommend the Archer Decal set for the M8 which gives you all the markings for the turret basket, and also all the dashboard dials and stencils for the interior - it's a great set and reasonably priced, but you already weathered it! Interior looks absolutely fantastic - looking forward to seeing what you do with it next. Great video, thanks for sharing.
I was actually looking at that very set, I was gonna pull the trigger on it, but I kind of wanted to build the interior pretty much out of the box without any added details such as wiring and I also have a crew for this M8 so a lot of the details would have ended being hidden once added
nice! I know the set your talking about, I believe the only difference is that newer set has Tamiya's new Tank Crew figures included which is a nice bonus. I currently filming the detailing of the turret exterior at the moment so hopefully I should have the next video up in the next week or so
Hi Shane glad your back always look forward to your videos buddy your M8 is looking good have just bought this kit with a few other bits for it. cheers Gary.
thanks mate! Its a great little kit and I am sure you will have a blast building it! Its one of those kits I've seen in hobby shops for years and never got it, but my Allied Armor collection really needed to include the Cav so I finally got it lol
Love the video...I just purchased the same kit so the info is great....one thing that i notice on many videos is the fact that many people spend extra money on after market accessories ( such as the gun barrel ) only to paint it the same as the model color...WHY
Yeah, I was thinking maybe grind some of them up to get different sizes of crud. That's what I see in the real world, but I'm not building this model, am I?
I am starting this kit now. It is only my 3rd kit since coming back to model building since childhood. So i noticed circles on the main hull from the mold during the manufacturing process. I don't know if there is a name for them. Anyways a few of them are in areas I am concerned about them being seen and some in hard to reach areas. Are these marks normally covered by paint or do I need to spend the time and effort to try and cover them? There some in the drivers compartment around the feet and what will be the storage bins. Thanks for this video series. Using these videos as my blueprint. Going to try and add some photo etch to the model also.
So those circles in the plastic are call pin marks or pin extraction marks. Its a biproduct of the molding process the spures are punched out the mold by minds which leaves those shallow circles in the plastic. Best way to tackle them is by filling with putty, however you can save time by dry fitting your components and filling and sanding only the ones that will be visible. It can be a bit of tedious process to fill them, but it is worth the effort. If you run into any problems or need on any advice on the build just let me know, I'll be happy to help ya out.
thanks Mark! All is well here well as well as it can be with the great pestilence sweeping the land. Just been very busy of late but hope to get some more time at the bench now
Ah Jaysus Shane, you make it look too easy. Terrific build for part 1. My air brush was spitting like a Belfast Docker and ruined my JU88 build that I had spent fekin hours on. While I’m in the mood, when I mask and put on aluminium paint which results in, what I can best describe as a fine powder on the underbelly of a BF109, what do I’d do? Should I coat it in a Matt/gloss varnish? Am at a modelling standstill. ☹️
sorry for the late reply. Firstly what brand was the aluminum shade you were spraying? Also what were you using to thin it? As that may hold the key. As for repair work, you can depending on how thick you applied you can either lock in the old coat with varnish and paint on top of, or give it a thin coat of primer. Stripping the paint all the together would be strong idea, but you could get away with just painting on top of it again. But the big thing to sort out before going any further is finding what's making your paint behave that way in the first place. So any info you can give me regarding the paint brand, the thinner used and your airbrush setup may help us figure out what is going wrong :)
@@longlance67 Hi Shane The JU88 is now binned. 😒 The BF109 was sprayed with Mr Metal Aluminium 218. 50/50 with Tamiya Thinner. It is a powdery finish that comes off on your finger if you touch it. I haven’t used it before so that might be how it is. Should I spray a coat of varnish over the top? Cheers. Paul
it depends on the barrel as some are heavier than others, so you might find it causes the gun to depress due to the weight so sometimes you need to glue to the gun mantlet in place to get the gun elevation you want first
Have you decided what version and unit to model ? You know some m8's including some exotic conversions of these were used against( Irish) UN troops in the Congo by Katanga Gendamerie. Just saying ....😉
So my M8 will be inspired by the 14th Cavalry Group in the Ardennes. Aye there were some very interesting M8s used in the Congo by both sides I wonder if my Grandfather and Granduncle encountered any out there when they were out there
I must have forgotten to post them. So the workable steering is from Resicast. The wheels with chains are from Royal Model. One the upper hull that we covered in the next episode, I added a metal barrel from RB model. An askua models .50cal from my spares bin. And resin tie loops from Tiger Model Design. Hope this helps
My god man. Making your own panel liner. Are you living in poverty. Next thing will be making your own pigments from pastels. Seriously though, the fact that modellers buy panel liner as a product amazes me when a tube of oil paints will last me years. Great video as usual. Might inspire me to start my Greyhound.
Can't beat a few tubes of artists! You can do so much with them and just as you said they last for years. I have a few premade panel liners in my toolbox but never like using them over oils. Would totally recommend building the M8 its a lovely kit, I just finished building and detailing the turret on my mine and you can get a lot out of it
Hey mate! It has indeed, work has been very busy for us during the pandemic so unfortunately it hasn't left me with a lot of time for the bench of late. But other than that we are all doing ok here, I hope your doing ok in part of the world!
@@longlance67 I think what is in the turret is what is supposed to be there . But I think that locker on the right side of the lower hull wall is the ammo stowage bin for the 37mm gun. Looks deep enough for it.
personal preference, if you can want the steering to no workable then it is, in my case I wanted it to be poseable so it was necessary for what I wanted
My my my. A fellow Irish modeller. This truly is a strange phenomenon. Nice job on the kit
haha there's actually a few of us floating around here gotta represent lol
Great video. What was really useful for me was how you clearly went through how to enter, perform, and exit different parts of the painting and weathering. Some of these steps have been unclear to me. Im starting this kit tomorrow. Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow. Way over my pay grade. Fun to watch. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! I am currently working on the painting and weathering of the exterior which I hope to have out shortly!
Hey my friend. Glad to see you're still building kits. I was SO burned out with youpoop and there don't say anything policies. And killing my videos because I was saying things wrong, I guess? Great build I want to build that again.
cheers mate, haven't had much time of late for videos but I try to get some work done when I can, old youtube its a tricky beast at the best times
enjoyed this video. i mostly build model ships, but ive just made a start on a 1/35 scale willys jeep from tamiya. and found this video very useful
Thanks mate and happy to be of help! The Tamiya jeep is a lovely kit and a lot of fun to build!
Nice tutorial . Great to see you back on the tube Shane
Thanks Mark! its good to be back my friend!
Awesome work keep up the good work my friend
was a great like project, hope to finish it up soon!
Great job Shane
Great job as always shane
cheers mate! glad you enjoyed it, we really need to catch up when the lockdown is over :)
Thanks, Shane....good to have you back on deck. Very enjoyable vid as to be expected from you....lots of great tips provided through the commentary as well as the visual display. Check you out on part 2 so will keep an eye out for that notification.
Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully part 2 won't be too long coming!
Got this saved Shane in my favs
Cool!!
Thx!!
Welcome back!!!
awesome thanks mate!
Model-making masterclass aside, I come to listen to Shane's pronunciation of the th diagraph as the perfect antidote to the lazy, speech-impeded Southern English youtube model-makers who were apparently taught that wevvering, uvver, and finners were words...
High standards, Shane! Keep them high! 👏👏
Ah their not that bad lol Accents and local lexicon brings their own flavors, You'd be surprised by the amount of flak I take for my own accent and its quirks over the years
@@longlance67 oh, I love accents but the effed th isn't one, no matter what vey say. 😉😂
Found you in my recommendations. Immediately subbed great vid! Looking forward to more
welcome to the channel! And thanks for the sub, hope you enjoy the videos and next episode of this build
Very nice video! Looking forward to part 2.
glad you enjoyed it! I am working on the Panther and episode 2 for this series as we speak so it shouldn't be too long!
I just finished this model today, although the decals didn't work and will be getting replacements. I think they were old. It was my very first model. I made the mistake of painting the exterior too soon. This video is very helpful for me to help understand when I should be painting parts. My first model came out sort of messy but I'm very happy with it
great stuff mate!, what a lovely first model to build! What kit you hoping to build next?
great job on this interior! very well done! I have a 1/16th scale greyhound coming this spring and I'm looking forward to getting into it!
I'm considering getting the same kit too! It seems a little more manageable then a 1/16 M4!
That turned out great Shane. I have too many things on the go to make videos right now as well. I hate the feeling as I don't like to let my subscribers down but sometimes life just gets in the way. Good to see you back at it, I'm hoping to get another video out soon as well. Cheers m8!
I know that feeling! It can be stressful when you have so many projects on the go and not knowing which one to film to share with our subscribers to enjoy alongside, I still feel bad for slowly down with the Panther as I know the lads are looking forward to seeing it come to life
great video my friend nice to see you back some really helpful tips there thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice video Shane - worth the wait. Looking forward to part two.
thanks mate! glad you enjoyed it! I hope to have part up very soon!
Nice to see your still with us , looking forward to the next part.
still here!
Nice. Bought the same M8 on Friday. =)
nice! its a great kit and no doubt you will have a blast with it
Good to see you back at it Shane. Looking forward to the next video!
thanks mate, I am working on part 2 as we speak as well as the next episode on the Panther build as I want to see the end of it lol
I guess I better start on mine instead of buying more kits! My work area is starting to look like a hobby shop!
or could always do both ;)
Same here! 😄
The M8 is one of my very favourite Tamiya kits - I've built 4 of them! This is looking very nice - coming along really well.
I was going to recommend the Archer Decal set for the M8 which gives you all the markings for the turret basket, and also all the dashboard dials and stencils for the interior - it's a great set and reasonably priced, but you already weathered it!
Interior looks absolutely fantastic - looking forward to seeing what you do with it next. Great video, thanks for sharing.
I was actually looking at that very set, I was gonna pull the trigger on it, but I kind of wanted to build the interior pretty much out of the box without any added details such as wiring and I also have a crew for this M8 so a lot of the details would have ended being hidden once added
@@longlance67 Sounds like we've got some more to look forward to!
Lookin great!!
Inspirational!!!
Cant wait for part 2!!
thanks, hope to have the next part done next week if all goes well!
Hi Shane decided to build with you,got the one with additional figs etc.Same kit never the less
nice! I know the set your talking about, I believe the only difference is that newer set has Tamiya's new Tank Crew figures included which is a nice bonus. I currently filming the detailing of the turret exterior at the moment so hopefully I should have the next video up in the next week or so
Looking good bro!
thanks mate!
Love the weathering, the leaves are a nice touch
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice to see you back in the saddle mate 👍
thanks! great to be back!
Hi Shane glad your back always look forward to your videos buddy your M8 is looking good have just bought this kit with a few other bits for it. cheers Gary.
thanks mate! Its a great little kit and I am sure you will have a blast building it! Its one of those kits I've seen in hobby shops for years and never got it, but my Allied Armor collection really needed to include the Cav so I finally got it lol
Nice to see you back , Always a good watch mate.
cheers mate, hope to get some videos out soon!
Great stuff, as always. I started my M8 almost ten years ago. Maybe I ought to get it back on the bench sometime soon.
Hey Russ! I really need to get the rest of kit assembled too, its been very fine weather here so too nice to be indoors lol
Awesome work ! Just subscribed. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome, thank you! And welcome to the channel!
*Very nice work on this interior!*
Thank you! Cheers!
I really enjoyed this video, new subscriber 👍👍
awesome thanks for subbing and glad you enjoyed it! :)
Love the video...I just purchased the same kit so the info is great....one thing that i notice on many videos is the fact that many people spend extra money on after market accessories ( such as the gun barrel ) only to paint it the same as the model color...WHY
why leave the barrel unpainted ?
Great work so far, it looks great!
The only thing I noticed, is that some of the leaves look just a tad to big.
aye they are bit big but close enough for me :)
Yeah, I was thinking maybe grind some of them up to get different sizes of crud. That's what I see in the real world, but I'm not building this model, am I?
I am starting this kit now. It is only my 3rd kit since coming back to model building since childhood. So i noticed circles on the main hull from the mold during the manufacturing process. I don't know if there is a name for them. Anyways a few of them are in areas I am concerned about them being seen and some in hard to reach areas. Are these marks normally covered by paint or do I need to spend the time and effort to try and cover them? There some in the drivers compartment around the feet and what will be the storage bins.
Thanks for this video series. Using these videos as my blueprint. Going to try and add some photo etch to the model also.
So those circles in the plastic are call pin marks or pin extraction marks. Its a biproduct of the molding process the spures are punched out the mold by minds which leaves those shallow circles in the plastic.
Best way to tackle them is by filling with putty, however you can save time by dry fitting your components and filling and sanding only the ones that will be visible.
It can be a bit of tedious process to fill them, but it is worth the effort.
If you run into any problems or need on any advice on the build just let me know, I'll be happy to help ya out.
Glad to see you are back. I was wondering if you were ok.
thanks Mark! All is well here well as well as it can be with the great pestilence sweeping the land. Just been very busy of late but hope to get some more time at the bench now
Welcome back
thanks mate! tis good to back!
Watching this again !!!
Ah Jaysus Shane, you make it look too easy. Terrific build for part 1. My air brush was spitting like a Belfast Docker and ruined my JU88 build that I had spent fekin hours on. While I’m in the mood, when I mask and put on aluminium paint which results in, what I can best describe as a fine powder on the underbelly of a BF109, what do I’d do? Should I coat it in a Matt/gloss varnish? Am at a modelling standstill. ☹️
sorry for the late reply. Firstly what brand was the aluminum shade you were spraying? Also what were you using to thin it? As that may hold the key. As for repair work, you can depending on how thick you applied you can either lock in the old coat with varnish and paint on top of, or give it a thin coat of primer. Stripping the paint all the together would be strong idea, but you could get away with just painting on top of it again.
But the big thing to sort out before going any further is finding what's making your paint behave that way in the first place. So any info you can give me regarding the paint brand, the thinner used and your airbrush setup may help us figure out what is going wrong :)
@@longlance67 Hi Shane The JU88 is now binned. 😒 The BF109 was sprayed with Mr Metal Aluminium 218. 50/50 with Tamiya Thinner. It is a powdery finish that comes off on your finger if you touch it. I haven’t used it before so that might be how it is. Should I spray a coat of varnish over the top? Cheers. Paul
Also meant to add airbrush sorted and working a treat thanks to a knowledgeable friend of mine.
nice video. I'm thinking of starting to switch to metal barrel. do you have any problem with the weight difference?
it depends on the barrel as some are heavier than others, so you might find it causes the gun to depress due to the weight so sometimes you need to glue to the gun mantlet in place to get the gun elevation you want first
Have you decided what version and unit to model ? You know some m8's including some exotic conversions of these were used against( Irish) UN troops in the Congo by Katanga Gendamerie. Just saying ....😉
So my M8 will be inspired by the 14th Cavalry Group in the Ardennes. Aye there were some very interesting M8s used in the Congo by both sides I wonder if my Grandfather and Granduncle encountered any out there when they were out there
Great one
cheers thank you!
@@longlance67 Really enjoyed this video. Your explanation of techniques was well done....
I didn't see a list of upgrades. I'd like to get them for my M8 build.
I must have forgotten to post them. So the workable steering is from Resicast. The wheels with chains are from Royal Model. One the upper hull that we covered in the next episode, I added a metal barrel from RB model. An askua models .50cal from my spares bin. And resin tie loops from Tiger Model Design. Hope this helps
@@longlance67 Thanks, yes it does.
Nicely done
Thanks!
Did you finish your panther diorama???!?
no not yet, need to start the weathering process for the panther yet
Well done sir.
Subbed.
Thanks for subbing and welcome to channel!
My god man. Making your own panel liner. Are you living in poverty. Next thing will be making your own pigments from pastels. Seriously though, the fact that modellers buy panel liner as a product amazes me when a tube of oil paints will last me years. Great video as usual. Might inspire me to start my Greyhound.
Can't beat a few tubes of artists! You can do so much with them and just as you said they last for years. I have a few premade panel liners in my toolbox but never like using them over oils.
Would totally recommend building the M8 its a lovely kit, I just finished building and detailing the turret on my mine and you can get a lot out of it
This will be a wreck vehicle ?
no this will be an intact vehicle with a small dio base
Hello, Shane, it's been a while. Hope you are okay and doing fine.
Hey mate! It has indeed, work has been very busy for us during the pandemic so unfortunately it hasn't left me with a lot of time for the bench of late. But other than that we are all doing ok here, I hope your doing ok in part of the world!
Yaay!
huzzar!
Since the M20 kit also shares sprues with the M8 minus the turret parts and the roof you can also harvest the 37mm rounds out of the M20 kit as well.
good idea! The ammo loadout is a bit sparse as is with the M8
@@longlance67 I think what is in the turret is what is supposed to be there . But I think that locker on the right side of the lower hull wall is the ammo stowage bin for the 37mm gun. Looks deep enough for it.
What was the point of the resin linkage ? Seems unnecessary.
personal preference, if you can want the steering to no workable then it is, in my case I wanted it to be poseable so it was necessary for what I wanted