1/6 scale Armortek Hetzer Jagdpanzer 38 (Vid 20) Final test of the servos and getting ready to paint
2024 ж. 29 Ақп.
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Join me as I set off on another epic tank build. This time the incredible 1/6 scale Hetzer or Jagdpanzer 38 tank by Armortek.
In this video - I finally get to test the servos ahead of mock welding the Glacis plate and more detailing.
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Yes, please show the Tiger maintenance 👍
I will definitely and thank you for watching and supporting.
Fantastic fix for the front plate, the welding will really finish it nicely.
Thanks Russ...not my idea, but it does work well...I have completed the welding...video up soon and it really does solve all the issues. Hope all is well.
Morning Tony think the mod works a treat .think the tiger maintenance video is a excellent idea.all the best to you and the family and have a great weekend
HI Steve and apologies for the delay in responding. I was helping my two sons at the London ComicCon where they launched the draw for their ESB Snowspeeder. I will defo upload the Tiger Maintenance video as there seems to be a call for it. Hope you have a great week ahead, warm regards...Tony
Fantastic Job Tony 👏 your doing a awesome job and hope you have a great weekend mate 🙏🤗🙏
Thanks Tony, and apologies for the delay in responding. I was helping my two sons at the London ComicCon. Hope your week gets off to a good start.
Wish I could give this video more than one thumbs up… I’m so relieved that you managed to take care of the interlocking armour plates at the front. They’ve been haunting my dreams ever since the glacis was installed. 😂 Please don’t take that as an insult. That’s not my intent. Cheers
Hi and thank you for watching and commenting. You are not the only one😀. This did worry me too, but now it looks as I wanted it to look. I have just completed the dummy welding (video up soon) and it really looks good...Cant wait to see it painted now. Hope you continue to follow my builds. Have a good rest of the week.
I have enjoyed this build, Tony. Hope to see another project soon
Hi Ray, thank you...still a way to go on this, but getting there slowly.
Yes please, Tony. A maintenance video would be very welcome.
Thanks Alastair, will do.
I’m so excited to see your hetzer almost complete!! Wondering what’s next! And yes show the tiger maintenance
It is getting there...still pondering next build, but will definitely announce soon. I will do the video on the Tiger as there seems to be a call for it. Hope all is well and thank you for your continued support.
Hi Tony - another 'Yes Please!' on the maintenance video idea. Will be interesting to see after some wear and tear, and similarly for the M26 eventually of course. Always interesting to watch and pick up other people's tips and techniques. 👍
Hi Keith. apologies for delay in responding. I will of course up load the video on the Tiger. How is your build going? Best regards..Tony
Yes, please do a Tiger maintenance video!
consider it done...thank you.
y Saturday morning, Tony, and thank you again for another excellent video on this build, I have to admit that I would find myself utterly lost in that warren of electrical wiring, motors and various components, amazed that you feel so "at home" amid this tangle of wires and such, especially considering the very confined space in which you are now working, in retrospect the previous two projects must seem cavernous by comparison, and something I found very interesting (to me, I doubt another would even much notice) was watching you simultaneously on my screen AND on your own phone, there seemed just the slightest delay on your smaller screen, I'm sure there is a reasonable technobabble explanation but I found it fascinating in a mildly diverting way, and of course it's quite wonderful to see the M26 sitting there in the background, very much like seeing an old friend while visiting a new acquaintance, as always, I'm looking forward to our next visit
Thanks Jeff and apologies for the delay in responding. I was helping my two sons at the London ComicCon. I must admit, I have grown in confidence since I started and I do feel very comfortable with the electronics. I am looking forward to tidying the mess up and setting positions for switches etc, but as you say...it will be a challenge with the space and geometry restrictions. The M26 is still very much my favourite...I love the way it looks and drives. Thanks for your continued amazing support.
Morning Tony bud very informative video on the electronics really like the gun slue/elevation mechanism well designed by AT Fillets look really good definitely worth doing will really set off the weld bead Details I love you're comment it take hours and hours and hours🤣🤣🤣 I lost count in the end something like 15 odd hours and still have a few bits to do.. Tiger Definitely bud
Hi Gary and apologies for the delay in responding. I was helping my two sons at the London ComicCon where they launched(forgive the pun) the draw for their ESB Snowspeeder. I love what AT have done on this kit and everything so far seems to work as they intended. Yes, hours & hours and hours and more hours, 🤣 but thoroughly love building this kit. Hope all is well and look forward to catching up soon.
Tiger? Yes please!
No problem Geoff, will do. Best regards...Tony
By the way congratulations on having almost 30k subscribers! Wow, I might have been within the first 5 or 6 subscribers way back when but as soon as I saw the Tiger 1 video suggested to me by the algorithm I decided to give your video a try, well, Tony, I'm always waiting for the show to drop on Friday nights, pop corn at hand for another great installment you never disappoint.
Thank you...that has humbled me, as I never thought it would achieve such a following. I hoped to inform and help other builders, but thanks to supporters like yourself my channel has gone from strength to strength and I only hope that it continues and people don't get bored of my builds. Thanks again for your amazing support.
Hi Tony, happy to see another installment. I agree the idea to add those acrylic pieces was spot on. I wanted to add a comment about doing the weathering. In the end this is your build finish it the way you see fit. I made some suggestions, they were just that, just saying. It's looking amazing! The devil is in the details. Looking inside this model, it going to be a squeeze getting the speakers and everything else in there. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished interior. Yes, please do the Tiger maintenance video. Have a great weekend sir! Cheers!
Hi Michael and thank you. I have taken on board the weathering suggestions as I agree it needs to be done on this tank. I really want to step up the finishing aspect on this kit and I will be bashing those side skirtings for sure. It is going to be a very tight squeeze, but I am looking forward to setting up and setting out the electronics...The speakers are huge in comparison, but I am looking to stack some of the units using clear perspex on velcro to help make room. Apologies for delay in responding, I was helping my two sons at the London ComicCon where they launched(forgive the pun) the draw for their ESB Snowspeeder. Have a great week ahead.
@tonys_workshop I hope the show was successful. No worries about the response time. I'm looking forward to seeing how you manage the space for everything in that confined space. And thank you, I hope your week is a good one as well. Cheers!
Thanks Michael,
Tony: Would like to see you video on the Tiger, that is a beautiful tank and worth showing it off.
Hi Bill, I will definitely do this. Hope all is well.
@@tonys_workshop All is well, trying to get more steel in to cut the top deck out and front mantlet. Supply chain as usual.
You have my upmost respect. I would love to see the completed project.
Of course we want to see you maintain your Tiger... all your tinkering, or tanke'ring is worthy of a video. Its good content for those who may encounter problems down the line. I had a video pop up in my recommendations from a guy inside a Hetzer Jagdpanzer at Arsenalen, Sveriges försvarsfordonsmuseum - I was quite surprised as to how spacial the interior was, although the chap Hilary was fairly small, he seemed to get around with ease. Compared to Mr Hewes (another great channel) trying to move around in a cold war Russian T-55, I really have no idea how the crews operate those cold war Russian heaps! Great vid as ever, even though the electrical diagram looked as if was written in gibberish!!! 😆
Hi Martin, and hope all is well. Apologies for delay in responding I was helping my two sons at the London ComicCon over the weekend. I will definitely now film the maintenance of the Tiger thank you. I have seen some videos of the inside of the Hetzer and I am only 5 foot 8.🤣 I think I would struggle...three operatives, kit and shells...I think it would have been hell. Thanks for your comment on the initial electrics....If you think the diagram is Gibberish🤣, looking at the inside of the tank even without the addition of the speakers, audio unit and smoke unit, it's going to look like a huge bowl of spaghetti🤣 Have a great rest of the week.
@tonys_workshop no need for an apology... The Comic Con weekend sounds good, I must visit one of the capital events at some point. We have small local ones here in Norwich, and in Gt Yarmouth, plus Ipswich, but they don't really draw big star names. Although 2 years ago I met Brian Muir, who sculpted the original Stormtrooper armour (from the neck downwards) and Lord Vaders helmet, etc... he and his wife Liz were more than a match for any 'star' I'd like to meet... Hope you all had a good time and here's to spaghetti 🍝
Hi Martin, it was good fun and my sons done well with the raffle stand. They launched the draw for their huge 1/6 scale ESB Snowspeeder and it has started well. There was mainly Doc Who celebs there and a few comic artists, but I had no time to meet them The boys are trying to get into the big MCM event in October and I will definitely be there. If you gat a chance to go to this, it would be great to meet you. It is in the Docklands London Excel.
@@tonys_workshop Your boys stand gets a thumb nail on a tube channel called 'Travels with Jason f' and your good self makes a fleeting appearance around the 19 minute and 47 seconds about to be stabbed to death with a lightsabre wielding Jedi!
@@MartinFutter70 that’s brilliant 🤣
👁👁 nice professor
Thank you again, much appreciated.
Another great informative video. I should have suggested using some 2mm aluminium sheet as it would have the same paint adherence as the tank body. I hope you don't get any differences in expansion over time asa that would blister paint. I look forward to tiger maintenance video. Cheers.
Thanks Warren and very much appreciated. Your point on the acrylic is well made and still a great idea and will work well. I will be building up the coats of primer and rubbing down in between coats on this area slowly to hopefully avoid that. I will defo upload the video on the Tiger when I get round to doing it. Thanks also for your continued support.
Looks like my comments re a Lazy Susan turntable on an earlier video got deleted by YT - possibly because I included the name of a UK bearing supplier offering a wide range of Lazy Susan bearings. They are widely used in kitchens etc and come at various load ratings up to 500 or 1000 lbs. I've been looking at including one as an add on to your motorcycle stand idea, and recessing it into a 'pit' on my workbench to make maintenance jobs easier in the future. If I crack on a bit it'll also help me with the construction of my M26...
I think that is a great idea...Not sure why YT would do that, but what an exceptional idea....How is your build progressing?
Thanks for asking, Tony: I'm still at the lower hull stage, but unfortunately my M26 build has stalled due to some major domestic building works but they're due to end in a couple of weeks time and I'll get my workshop back. You were right in an earlier message when you said I should get other distractions out of the way first, but at least I've got all the option kits at hand now so there won't need to be any back tracking to fit them once I can get started again👍 At least it's given me the opportunity to re-watch your videos and properly read the Armortek instruction manual in the meantime!
If you get stuck on anything, please do not hesitate to ask me and I will try my best to help. Did you have the same issue with the cast front section and mudguards or have they resolved that now?
Yes - your video was very useful, thanks. Currently my casting is marked out ready to grind or mill the excess strip off it in the same place as yours. I ordered and received a set of die grinder tools for my garage air tool but I kept putting off the actual removal of the metal, and I'm now toying with using a flat faced tungsten carbide milling cutter instead. If all else fails I'll just file it by hand like I was going to do originally! As well as some excess casting in that area there were also a few missing patches so I used metal filled car body filler to deal with those. Slow but sure... @@tonys_workshop
Oh yes...the cutting out and removal of that section was so much fun🤣 Which ever way you find to do the job, I am sure it will work...it is only aluminium so relatively easy but somewhat time consuming. I wish you well for the rest of your build Keith and thanks again for your continued support.
I added a link to a Hetzer walk around to help, looks like YT removed it, it showed good detail of the glacis join, there should be no step where the mud guard attaches, perhaps you can do a search yourself. Hope this helps. A late Panther would be nice…….
Hi Paul and thank you for watching and commenting. Not sure why YT would do that, but thank you for trying. I have now completed my mock welding and this has resolved any of those issues. Video up soon. I do a have a really good reference book which has helped me enormously. I would love to build the Panther...still deliberating over my next project. Have a great week.
Good video once again! Talk about hours, I am up to need 300 hrs on my tiger, and am waiting for a warm sunny day to do the final paint on the lower hull. Please do the tiger video, and I am sure you know this, but Armorpax now has the correct 20 ton jack for your tiger. Take care and thanks.
Hi David...and thank you. 300 hours...that is about right...hope you are enjoying the entire process...I loved building and painting my Tiger. You will need the weather to be favourable as there is a lot of painting. I did not realise that Armorpax have released this, but now on my shopping list...Did the updated one arrive as part of your Tiger from Armortek?
@tonys_workshop no, I purchased it with the locks for the storage bin, and the tool clamps for the deck! The jack is really nice!
It is those fine details that make the difference on builds like these. I touch on this in my next video, but I love the fact that we all place our own stamp on these models and although the kits are manufactured so they are identical, each and every one completed has their own builder inspired look. God I love this hobby🤣
Please show the Maintenance of the Tiger!
Will do, thank you.
Hi, Tony. I may have inserted the receiver incorrectly. Thank you for the informative video. Please feel free to share the maintenance video after completion. please! ハイ、トニー。受信機の差し込みを私は間違っていたかもしれません。有益な動画をありがとう。 是非とも、完成後の整備動画を共有してください。お願いします！
こんにちは、ありがとうございます。私のビデオが役に立ったと思っていただけてとてもうれしいです。タイガーの整備風景を撮影してアップしていきます。よい一週間を。 Hi, and thank you. I am very happy that you find my videos helpful. I will film and up load the maintenance of the Tiger. Have a great week.
Seems my comment on the front interlocking plates in the last video was deleted by YT… But, happy to see that others chimed in! Of course I want to see the Tiger I maintenance video! What putty did you use on the front plates? Hopefully something as Milliput or Magic Putty. These are way stronger, and less prone to flake off when being hit on this exposed front edge.
Hi thats odd, not sure why YT would do that. I will defo do the video on the Tiger, thank you. I used 'magic sculp' it is a great product. I have also removed all sharp edges to hopefully help with paint adhesion...time will tell of course. Thank you for your continued support.
Nearly on 30 k subs 👍👍 servos very important part of build extreme care and attention must be applied for hassle free operating. Tiger going snafu not good after short time what do you think caused it ? Notek light very nice.
Hi Steve, thank you...yes that is incredible. On this model in particular I was concerned that the servos are working and engaging correctly with the links, as once I have completed the mock welding, it would a nightmare to remove the Glacis plate to access. The Tiger gets a lot of use..I think it is the main turret rotation motor that has slipped from its slotted fixings, but will be looking at this very soon. Thanks for your amazing support from the beginning.
Yes please do separated maintenance films for your Tiger , Pershing if necessary. Thank you.
Thanks and yes, I will share this on my channel very soon. Thank you for your continued support.
What is your next project Tony? Jagdpahther? Sherman? Kingtiger? FAMO? Leopard 2A4? There are plenty of choices.😅
Hi...not sure yet, but thinking on it. I have more work to do on this amazing kit and will share my plans very soon. Thank you for watching and commenting.