Testors/Italeri Kfz 184 Elefant Motorized 1/35 scale - Part 1

Part 1 Unboxing, parts review, build and motorizing of the tracked drivetrain of this Testors Italeri 1/35 scale Kfz 184 Elefant tank kit.

[@johngligo4049]

Very awesome demonstration of the drive motor operation! It crawled over those pliers with ease! Definitely a fun build! Looking forward to seeing the finished product Dave!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks John I loved watching it crawl over items as well😊

[@johnalecsscalemodeling]

Outstanding! I remember building that in the 80s I was mesmerized by the box. Have fun with it David, looking forward to your build. Cheers

[@davidchin350]

Thanks John, do you still have the build from the 80's? I like the box illustration as well.

[@johnalecsscalemodeling]

@@davidchin350 I do not have any thing from before 2000. Unfortunately. Enjoy the kit buddy!

[@joramamodellbau3987]

Great work with the tank destroyer Elefant. Very successful first run with this motorized version.
Best wishes, Joachim

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Joachim, I really like the Italeri details and movable suspension.👍

[@modelsandbeer]

What a cool kit! It looks very detailed. Love how it climbs over things. Moves like the real thing! Very cool David! Looking forward to part 2.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for watching Ed, I like to watch it crawl over things as well.🙂

[@theintake8961]

Very cool David! Love watching that suspension go over those pliers! 😎👍

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Mike, my first motorized build with road wheel articulation🙂

[@dacuzzz6951]

hi David... i really like watching you adding the motor & then see it run... great job thx 4 sharing.. vinny

[@davidchin350]

Appreciate you checking out the video, thanks Vinny.

[@ericsmodelgarage]

So cool, David! I love watching you get all these tanks motorized! That's a very cool one. Keep them coming!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Eric, I'm glad the motorization has been goin well so far.

[@JethrosGarage-op4bo]

Pretty cool David, nice work on the mechanicals! Looking forward to the future updates!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Jeff, the mechanical improvising was the fun part, rest should be straight forward per instructions.😊

[@modeltankguy]

ITS ALIVE...ITS ALIVE nice work david keep them coming

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Gilly, yes it is self propelled. Love watching the articulating road wheels.🙂

[@themediocremodeler-zm7ny]

You are very good at retrofitting motors to Tank kit. Very Inspiring. Thanks for sharing, David.

[@davidchin350]

Love tank track action with articulating suspension. 😊 Thanks.

[@rcplaytime]

never heard of that tank before, looks awesome 👌 wow it climbed over that stuff so easy 👍👍👍😎😎

[@davidchin350]

Thanks, this tank Destroyer was produced in limited numbers.

[@marksmithdiecast001]

36 likes! That is sch a COOL Tank David! I enjoyed the video! Have a GREAT day my friend!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for checking out the video Mark👍

[@edsgarage9966]

Huge tank, great detail. Interesting suspension. This one will turn out to be a nice addition to your collection.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Ed, everything is goin great so far.😊

[@PanzermansBunker]

Love your motorized models series. Excellent work on retrofitting thr Elefant. Realistic slow speed.
Bill

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Bill, I love motorizing these tanks. Love that this Italeri kit has articulating moving road wheel suspension.😊

[@KHModelWorks]

Very cool. I can't believe I missed this one until now. You are right there was something cool about those testors boxes and instructions. This was also good information for my own motorization efforts with the same gearbox.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Kurt, I'm almost done with this one. Enjoy your motorization build🙂

[@pasmodelworkbench4981]

An interesting kit David. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on this,

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Mike, so far so good.

[@slowridemodelcars1687]

Love the articulating axles, very cool, looking good David!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks, I was mesmerized by the suspension track movement as well.🙂

[@crazykit]

Really nice motorized kits 👍👍

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Pierre, this is a great Italeri kit that builds surprisingly well.😊

[@TI4438]

I built this one a loooooooong time ago. Italeri I believe. Missed a photo op with the real thing. Had no idea it was parked down the road from the Aberdeen museum when I checked that off the bucket list.

[@davidchin350]

I hear it's monstrous in size. I'd love to make it to Bovington in the UK, with the only running Tiger I tank.

[@hortonshotrodshop2003]

Looks to be a fun project David.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Phil, it's been fun so far🙂

[@moparnut6286]

Cool David, l like the motorized options.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks John, love the motorization.

[@goforitpainting]

Cool model. Have a great build.

[@davidchin350]

just saw this, it turned out to be a pleasantly fun kit with a suspension.

[@DutchDaveModels]

That’s a big beast, and it works! Nice job 💥👍💥

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Dave, so far great kit🙂

[@ramblers69]

That's so cool David!!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Tom, I agree it's been cool so far.🙂

[@marsgarage8217]

Very cool David.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Mars, I'm having fun to this point.

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

Very cool David ❤😊

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Shawn, so far so good.🙂

[@bkmodelcars]

That's pretty impressive

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Butch, so far the upgrades have been successful.

[@SmallADVentures1973]

This is gonna be sweet! ✌️😁

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Stephen, it's going good so far.

[@FreeMan-JPLK]

Great ! 🤩👍

[@davidchin350]

Thanks, so far motorization has been good.

[@josepenate7367]

Thats dope

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Jose🙂

[@DriverNganjuk]

Jos 3:52

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for watching.

[@jasonmussett2129]

Not a bad kit. Just let down by poor tracks and figures.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for watching Jason, so far the kit has been pretty good. Don't mind the figures or rubber band tracks.😊

[@jasonmussett2129]

@@davidchin350 you're welcome 👍👍👍

[@modelrestorations]

That is a very cool kit! The detail is impressive. On a complete side note. The name reminded me that there was a guy in basic training (army). Whose last name was Elafant. He was also overweight. Of course the drill Sargents had a field day with that until he finally went awol. They found him a few days later and he had to complete basic with us but could not pass. It was that or military jail. 🪖

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for sharing that side story. I immediately remembered that scene in Full Metal Jacket with the bars of soap wrapped in towels.😧

[@modelrestorations]

@davidchin350 Luckily, there was never anything like that. Just the drills being drills.