TAMIYA $$ Cash Grab or Masterstroke? Rereleased Tamiya 1/35 M3 US Halftrack M16 built OOB + giveaway
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- The year is 1976. Steve Jobs cofounds a little company called Apple Computers and Star Wars starts filming in Tunisia. Jimmy Carter is elected the 39th American president. A big mac costs 75 cents and the average car costs around $3500. A 4-year-old me still hasn’t discovered the hobby and Tamiya release the M16 variant of the US M3 Halftrack.
There were three versions of these US halftracks and I recall them being highly sort after in my younger years. As time passed their availability became scarce often commanding crazy money online which more or less relegated the range to our memories. The US Tamiya halftracks became just a piece of the puzzle in the evolution of scale modelling and a fond memory for most of us who never got to build one.
Moving forward nearly 50 years and Tamiya have chosen to crack open some of these moulds and rerelease some of these old kits. But was this a case of Tamiya cashing in on an aging demographic and conning us with our nostalgic memories, or was this a genuine case of giving the people what they want? Would the kit be as good as we remembered, or would it be like introducing your children to the movies you thought were amazing as a kid only to find they really were pretty lame by today’s standards.
So, there was only one way to find out and that was to build the kit and let you judge for yourselves. I decided to build the kit out of the box and resist the urge to add aftermarket in the hope I could present the model as it was designed and meant to be built all those years ago.
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0:46 Kit Intro
1:41 Quadmount
4:17 Chassis for M16
6:45 Cabin and Tub
9:13 Chipping sheetmetal
11:21 Give it away
12:21 Acrylic paints
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13:45 Armoured Screen
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17:20 Painting Exterior
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I admire Tamiya keeping these older kits on the market as cheaper alternatives. They still build up well and respond well to a little aftermarket detailing.
For sure. It’s great people are responding and buying them. Hopefully it inspires other manufacturers to join in and price the accordingly. 💪🙏
Got mine the other day. Nobody mentions just opening the kit and just looking at all the parts...dreams of a new build...we used to call it "grokking" I'm 63 lol...but I have been building kits since I was 4 mom or dad would build in front of me, then with me, then turned me loose.
The tamiya box art is always worth some grins also...
Fantastic memories 🎉 Nothing like opening the box lid for the first time is there 🙏
I built that kit in the late 70s when I was in elementary school. I like the fact that they are releasing these kits again at a reasonable price. I always think about redemption builds. ie skills then compared to skills now. Greetings from Tennessee,USA
Redemption build! I love that as a concept. I’ve recently found my old Dungeons and dragons lead figures. I recall them being painted so masterfully and now I look at them they are horrible. Was planning to repaint one for my redemption of sorts.
Thanks for connecting! Luck 🍀
That's too funny! I also try to build again now the botched jobs i did as a kid. Kinda makes me think the past has now been corrected and I don't need to feel guilty anymore......
Hello From Detroit, Ditto on “redemption build”! Both Hilarious and Very True- I was 13 when this kit came out- a kid with a News Paper Route (The Detroit News, route #54- still remember) have me ample pocket change- and in the U.S.A. Most towns and cities of all sizes had Hobby Stores we could ride a bike to- the Tamiya Kits then, were the Gold Standard (mainly still are). Tamiya was “pricy” compared to Airfix & Monogram- our tools & Glues were NOTHING like 21st century products… Testors Tube cement left a lot to be desired, heck I think we used NAIL CLIPPERS for “sprue cutters”. The Tamiya kits had a lot of “fiddly” parts for a ham handed kid. Built a few of their motorized tanks, but that was it. All Monogram, AMT (made in Michigan) and Revell. Now- we have more than a Plethora of tools, Paints, specialized sanding sticks, AIRBRUSHES (!) etc. during the pandemic, after a near 50-year absence from the hobby- I jumped back in. Four years now and still loving it. CZcams has been a fabulous tutorial platform- THIS channel I just found- yesterday- while in the process of finishing a vintage 1976 M16 GMC- amazed that prior to having this superb channel/tutorial “pop up” on my algorithm- that I could find NO full builds of this vintage kit- a damned popular one to this day. Always a help in seeing others build/work the kit you plan to build prior to building it. Cheers to All and thank you.
That’s awesome 🤩
What beautiful memories. I genuinely appreciate you sharing 🙏 So glad you found your way back to this incredible hobby 😎
I do love these older Tamiya kits, they're a fantastic introduction for new comers to the hobby and they're prime candidates for covering with aftermarket bits :)
Absolutely! You can do as little or as much as you like right!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 💭 🍺💪🙏
Greetings from Artur in Mozambique 🇲🇿I'm a new modeller... 48 years young. I'd obviously love to win the model... Only one model shop here in Mozambique, with limited stock... We've registered a club. Small group, but we are on the lookout for new enthusiasts. Thank you for your work.🙏✨🫡🇲🇿
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You’re never too young or too old for model kits
Really good to hear about your new hobby, best of luck for the future
Good on you for reaching out here - love this community - getting so much joy watching this community grow!
Mozambik?boy! thats far away!with sticky greetings from good ol'germany. Christian
I am Nazir from the UK and have been a modeler for almost 59 years. Love Tamyia kits.
Hey Nazir! Welcome to the channel. 59 years! Impressive! Thanks for joining in 🙏😆🍺🍀
Greetings from the Netherlands. I'm from the matchbox/humbrol generation and restarted the hobby two years ago. A lot has changed since then like the availability of this kind of great video's. Thank you for sharing your work and effort 👍
Hi there! There has never been a better time to get back into this great hobby of ours. Thank you for connecting and I hope you enjoy the other videos 😎🍀🙏
I built this when it was first released (benefits of having a brother working in a model shop ). I pre-ordered it as soon as they announced it's re-release. At nearly a third of the price compared to other manufacturers it was a no brainer. I enjoyed building it then and enjoyed my nostalgia build. Cheers from Blighty.
There’s no denying they are really priced to sell ! So glad you shared and have joined the fun 🤩 ☝️🍀
Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧. I’m enjoying building the vintage Tamiya armour kits to get into armour modelling. Loving learning all the weathering techniques.
Great news. For me, most of the joy in the hobby comes from the weathering, so I feel you are on the right path! Thank you for joining in 🍀
Greetings from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪. I remember building that kit back in the late 70's.
Hey Alan, such great memories aren't they! Thanks for connecting 🙏
Greetings from Canada! I just found your channel and look forward to your videos. Covid got me back into the hobby after 50 years or so of an absence. This exact model is on my list so I appreciate your comments. Take care
Welcome back to the hobby! At least something positive came out of that time! 🍀
Hello from Washington State in the USA. Frankly, I'm still a fan of old Tamiya kits. To me they're fun to build, detailed enough, and don't cost an arm and leg. I'm still building some of the oldies but goodies.
It’s all about finding joy in the hobby isn’t it! Tamiya deliver in spades!
Thanks for connecting 🙏🍺😎
I still have the one I built as a kid sitting on my shelf. It's important to note that while there were seamlines and ejector pin sink marks, nothing else made by other manufacturers compared in terms of detail and quality. Tamiya kits were simply the pinnacle and I would gobble up anything Tamiya I could get my hands on.
Yeah. Agree. The seam lines and marks are just a reminder that we are dealing with a 50yo kit and that was a result of the limitations of the day. Great to hear you have your old one still! Wish I knew where all my childhood models ended up 🧐
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts 💪🙏
Thank you Clayton for this wonderful trip down amnesia lane. I personally have never build this kit, but I vividly recall sitting at the kitchen table (late 70's) watching my father build this kit and thus my modelling addiction was started. It is good to see Tamiya digging into the ancient kit mould stash and re-releasing the models that got some/most or all of us into the hobby. Looking forward to part two.
Thank you for sharing with me your introduction to this great hobby of ours! Beautiful memories. Thank you for being a part of this community.
Greetings from Denver, CO, USA 🏴 I have always loved half-tracks ever since watching Kelly's Heroes when I was a kid!
They are cool aren’t they?! Versatile machines that played a vital role in the war effort. Thanks for joining in ☝️🤞
Greetings from the United States. I never had the opportunity to build one of these when they were new, but it still looks like a fun kit (especially at its price point) for someone like myself just starting in armor modelling. I appreciate how much information you manage to pack in while keeping the video moving right along.
Thanks Benjamin. I try to keep the pace up with these presentations, so that really encouraging to hear your thoughts. Thanks for connecting 🙏💪😎
The quad fifty on the half track was one of my favorite kits years ago. The mount and guns moved about just fine.
It’s a pretty sweet machine isn’t it! Thanks for your comments 🙏💪
Greetings from south africa 🇿🇦 love your episode i have been building models since 1974 so i appreciate your retake on those lovely old models keep up the good work!
🇿🇦 ! Greetings 😎 so pleased you are enjoying the content. Thanks for being part of this community 🙏😎🍀
It's probably an older kit, but it also has its charm. With appropriate fine work, a beautiful model is possible, as your result shows.
Excellent job with this model, Clayton. I wish you a nice weekend and further a good time.
Greetings, Joachim
Thanks Joachim. Appreciate you being part of this community
Greetings from Cincinnati, OH.
I, for one, am happy that Tamiya re-released these kits. They may be old, but I think they still look great.
Right on! They are great 😄 thank you for connecting 👍🏻
Greetings from the same place!
Howdy!
Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 but I'm Polish 🇵🇱 Thank you for the content, the chipping was good to see.
Thanks for watching. It’s truly appreciated 🙏 Good luck 🤞
Greetings from 'Straylia 🇦🇺. Nice treatment of a classic kit.! My favourite version of the US half-track platform is the M3 GMC which Tamiya did not produce a version of. The Dragon version of this kit is also a bit of a nightmare, due to the incredibly thin and weak parts forming the driveline and suspension. I suspect if it was easier we wouldn't be so enamoured with this past-time.
Hi and thank you for reaching out. I have the Dragon kit in the stash and will get to it one day. But for now, on to something new. Good luck 🍀
I built that kit in the 70's as a kid. I loved it! I think it is great that they chose to release these kits again!
Tamiya really did come to the party didn’t they?! Question is what kit should you like to see next ? 🤔
Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden... I remember making my F-14 Tomcat in 1985, when I loved in Hong Kong, so much more details from the look halftrack M16, but enjoyed it so much!
Modelling is such an amazing hobby and so many people have fond memories of their childhood. Appreciate you saying gday and joining in with the channel 🍀🍺🙏
I built this kit when I was kid. It was a birthday gift for turning 11 in 1977. Great memories, if i remember correctly I also built a hedge hog Sherman and a rocket launch Sherman around the same time Thank you for reviving some Great Memories 🇺🇲
My pleasure Keith. So many great memories 🙏 Good luck 🤞
Greetings from Australia!
This is certainly a better kit than the two '90s-era resin truck builds I've just finished. No warped parts, relatively decent fit, and a lot less clean-up all round! Oh, and congrats on discovering the SMS ceramic scraper - great tool, and much better than a #11 blade at its job.
Thanks from Detroit, USA- I was wondering what that ceramic scraper was- now I have a name- I hadn’t seen one before- seemed to perform much better than a #11 I used on same model last week- Cheers-
Greetings 🇦🇺 The ceramic scraper is a beauty isn’t it 🤩 Good luck with the draw 🙏🍀🍻
The scraper I’m using is for SMS - www.scalemodeller.com.au/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI97v3xIfugwMVRyx7Bx3Qew5_EAAYASAAEgJmQfD_BwE
@@workbenchhobbies4316 I thought I'd posted that link, but either it has disappeared, or didn't post properly.
Greetings from Canada. Nice build! I think with a bit of sanding and scraping, that overscale armour could be thinned down a bit. Gluing the tracks flat across the top of the drive sprocket and idler would help the appearance also. The kit really seems to hold up well after close to 50 years.
Hey 👋 welcome to the channel. Thinning the armour down would be almost impossible without then doing some scratch building. The tracks are only loosely fitted here. All comes together in the next video. Appreciate your comments 🙏🍀
I built a lot of those Tamiya kits when they came out. I for one am glad Tamiya is re-releasing them. Gives me a chance to build the kit again. I still watch old movies and TV shows, so why not build these old kits again.
So many awesome memories hey. And that opportunity to revisit them came as a nice surprise didnt it. Thanks for connecting 🙏💪🍺
Hi Workbench Hobbies . . . . .Greetngs from Indiana USA!
Built this kit in the early 70's aling with the personnel carrier with a single mount .50 caliber machine gun mounted on top. I built it up and used a hot pin to put dents and bullet holes in it and other battle damage. I also used old guaze bandage to roll up a battle net on the
on the side for added realism and painted in flat olive drab. I always wanted a small airbrush and fancy paint, but it was too expensive for me and my paper route money,
so I was stuck with make-shift tools, imagination, and books.
I was a kid then when I did this along with building other model WW2 planes and tanks! No pictures though. Unfortunately, I built more models then than I got school work done in those days when I was in catholic school. I haven't done any of that since and moved
on to other hobbies.
I always enjoyed it and learned much about history then! Thanks for the early '70's flash-back!
Cheers from a former "modelman" Dan
Thanks for connecting Dan - so many amazing memories. I know I have shot up my fair share of models using a hot pin and torched them with cigarette lighters! Then there were the fire crackers... they were when things started getting serious! 😉
Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧. loving the videos, especially vintage tamiya, anyone of that certain age will appreciate these kits with such atmospheric box art taking us back to a simpler time, keep up the great work,most enjoyable 👍
Hi Jamie, many thanks for your comments and for connecting. They sure do take us back don't they! 😁🥳🫡
Just found your site, Arizona, 🇺🇸...nice to see good skills applied to older kits, especially staring 70 in the face. Tamiya is still, for me, the best bang for the buck.... thanks for the reminder.
Hello! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Pretty hard to go past a Tamiya kit isn’t it? Even if it is 50 years old. 🙏💪 good luck with the competition 🍀
Greetings from the USA 🇺🇸
Just bought the kit because of the Nostalgia
Hey Kenneth! Thanks for joining in. Good luck! You might end up either two?! 🍀
Mid 70s for me when I built tamiya kits great memories
So many great memories hey. Thanks for connecting 🙏
Hello!! Tyler from New Jersey, USA here 🇺🇲 Who doesn't like some cool, classic US military hardware?! Very cool model!
Hello Tyler. Welcome aboard. Thanks for joining in the fun 🍀🍺💪🙏
Greeting from Singapore. Remember this kit when I was 10 years old... a gift from my recently pass away mom.
I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. Hopefully this brought back some treasured memories for you. Thanks for sharing your story 🙏🫶🏻
Back in the day, I built all 3 variants, nice kits for the time, and some good figures. Tamiya was one of my favorite manufacturers back then. Greetings from the USA!
Greetings! Pretty hard to dislike a Tamiya kit isn’t it? Thanks for taking the time to connect. Good luck 🍀🙏☝️
Greetings from the US 🇺🇸. Built one in the 70’s, great memories.
Greetings to you! Great memories aren't they!? The good ol days 😎
I built 3 of these, each different as well as 2 sherman tanks waaaaaay back in 79’ for a diorama i made for high school. Killed my chanches with girls but the lads LOVED IT! I love your channel! 🇺🇸
Ha ha ha!! The modelling never helped my chances wither, but it was totally worth it 😉. Thank you for connecting, truly appreciated 🤝
My dad had that first version you showed remember the box sitting there for years in his model building area even after he built it.
Nice! Hopefully it gave you a nice little reminder into your past. Thanks for sharing that memory 🙏✅🍀
Greetings from Oklahoma, USA 🇺🇸
The half tracks and the old Sherman were some of my favorite models as a child
Hi and thank you for you connecting. Great memories aren't they! 🥳
Greetings from Missouri, USA.
I remember building these half tracks in my youth!
Greetings to you! Great memories aren't they 🥳
I had that Tamiya AA Halftrack in 1985!
Khaki, Olive Drab, Gunmetal Grey!
😆😆 sounds about right ☝️💪
As someone who has been building scale models for over 56 years , I have to say the details and fit models that have gotten much better. although there are some kits depicting certain weapons that you can't find easily, like a Sdkfz 7 troop carrier pulling a flack 36/ 37 flack cannon. Tamiya used to have the series, but to but discontinued both the sdkfz and the flack 36 /37 cannon line, I used to have the entire 7/1 ,7 / 2. 7/3 series along with the 20mm cannon ,being pulled by the Horch . Just as the flack crews, there were three types spread out from the kits ""a Africa. Corps Tropical, standard and eastern front,heavy winter. I sadly found out that a lot of the kits that I had gotten over the years were no longer available , SInce I had to file an insurance claim, Police report for the Arson at my house,It is true some of the kits had there silly motorized lower hulls to put a electric motor and gearbox to make it a hybrid between a scale model and a kids toy.. I would love to see some of thease discontinued kits reissued in a series together . Such Z Tamiya used to release a themed kit package .I wish they would do a series like a Horch , a hooch with the anti tankgun, and the single 20mm flack gun . Or do a Sdkfz 7/1 ,2,3 series with the three models. To me, it was much easier , faster time wise to pre paint ,and weather a whole bunch of the same sprue assembly versus each kit separately. Also, to me, sometimes a model that has so so details is a good candidate for a scratch build start point . How many models of an armored 7 series V2 launch vehicles do you know of ?????
Firstly, sorry to hear about your home mate and the loss of your belongings, I can't imagine how devastating that would be. I would not be surprised given how popular this recent batch of re releases has been, if we would see Tamiya re releasing more of these old moulds. I am sure they would be very popular! Not sure on your 7 Series question, best to check out scalemates.com. Thank you for connecting 🙏
Greetings from N. CA USA
I've been following now for about a month. I like your tutorials and will refer back to them when building my own models. Thank You🏁
Thanks Robert. So glad you found me and have dialled in to the community 🙏🍀💪
Greetings from Colorado USA. Thanks for this out of the box build and standing by it! I built this kit when it was new and I was quite young. Glad to know it`s back in the market. While modern kits are much better engineered, I too am drawn back to building the kits of my youth. Love your skills. And yes, Tamiya knows their target market!
Hi Michael. They most certainly do don’t they! And thanks for acknowledging the out of box commitment. These kits bring back such great memories don’t they?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙏
Greetings from the United States of America🇺🇲. When I was 9 years old I actually built this kit. I never cleaned parts or painted, i just assembled them as toys. , I loved history and model kits were the only historical "toys" I could find. Now I'm 54 years old and rediscovering scale modeling. I've built a few 1/72 airplanes and now I'm working on the old Tamiya Pzkw II Ausf F as my first attempt at a 1/35 armor kit. I'm planning to revisit my childhood with this vintage kit next! Great videos and thanks for showing what is possible with these older molds.
That old panzer 2 is a great kit. And welcome back to the hobby! Building those kits as a kid not obsessing with seam lines and gaps really were great times weren’t they?
Really appreciate you connecting here on the channel. Good luck with the m16! 🍀🍺🙏
Greetings from Alaska, USA! This is one of those I wanted as a kid but couldn’t afford those fancy Tamiya kits!
Our first from Alaska!! Good luck to you and thank you for connecting it is really appreciated 🙏
Good day from central Illinois, US. Model builder since the 60’s. Exc. video and honest evaluation of kit. I’ve built tamiya kits for sometime in 1/12, 1/35, & 1/20. This kit sure seems like it has more seam lines than I’m used to seeing. Thanks for bringing us along on the build.
Hi Robert. Thanks for tuning in! 🙏💪😎
Depending upon the version, my local hobby shop (Michigan USA) sells these kits for between $19 and $22 - definitely not a cash grab. Thank you for an excellent video!
Definitely an attractive price point isn’t it! Thanks to you for watching! There’d be no videos without you guys 🙏💪😎
Greetings from Canada ! I built this kit unsuccessful during a summer school break many many moons ago.
Ahhh Michael, time for another go I would say!!! Good luck to you 🍀
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 I too have started "redemption builds" during and after COVID and im having a ball building them! My older brother got the Tamiya 88mm flak gun kit for Christmas one year and was so so jealous of him. It was the first kit i bought during the pandemic. Tell you what, when building 1/72 kits my fingers seem so big and puddgy now😂 Thanks for your video, i enjoyed it immensely 👍👍
Ah yes! That 88 was epic wasn’t it! With the full crew! I’d be jealous too 😆 Thanks for connecting. It’s appreciated 🙏🍀
I have been waiting for Tamiya to re-release this kit for more than 10 years. Your video is wonderful for me to get prepare to build it. Thanks. Greetings from San Jose, California. 🇺🇸
So pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. Hopefully it helps with your own build. I can’t wait to bring the next episode to you! That’s when it goes from looking like a toy to a weathered warrior!
Thanks for connecting 🍀🙏
I think it is cool to release some older kits like this. Great to see how things were once, snd also if things are just put together without any work, and no challenge. Well, where is the fun in that.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 🙏
Another fantastic video Clayton. I was on the fence about the kit, worrying that it might be too long in the tooth, but you showed us otherwise!
Thanks again from Martin, originally from 🇬🇧 but living in 🇺🇸
Hey Martin. Great to see you again mate. It’s clearly an old kit, but still a lot of fun…especially given the price point. Thanks for connecting mate 🙏💪
Greetings from Canada, I remember this kit when I was much younger great to see it back.
I’m sure you’re not alone. These rereleases are proving to be very popular 🍀
Thank you so much for the sharing. Your M-16 is beautifully built. Fantastic job. The Tamiya M-16 has very special meaning to me. I still remember I bought it on Friday June 25, 1976. Yes I still remember that day. It was because that day was my Grade 6 primary school graduation day when I was in the Far East!! I bought it for my graduation gift.
What a great story, thank you for sharing. These old kits mean so much to so many people 🤝
Phoenix, Arizona USA….I built this kit in the late 70s, and it was great to see you take it to a whole new level while managing to reign in your talent! Amazing build!
Hi and thank you for your kind words and for connecting. I hope you took a trip down memory lane 🥳
I think kits like this are perfect for beginners, you get a taste of everything a modeler goes through; the good and the bad .
Hey Zach. You make a good point. It’s far from perfect but easy enough for the beginner…but lessons to be learned along the way. Love it! 👍😁
Greetings from California, USA. I enjoyed this walk down memory lane. Your work is fantastic.
Thank you so much for your kind words William and for reaching out. Such great memories aren't they!
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺. When I heard Tamiya where Re-releasing these halftrack kits, I went straight to my hobby store an put my order in, he must have realized the value of these kits to use aging modeler… he had 4 or each offering, and they are all gone. Luckily I have all 3 variants in my stash now, and can’t wait for your next episode… awesome build. Thanks
Thanks so much. I can’t wait to bring it to you all! It’s great news for the hobby in general to see the popularity of these kits. Thanks for contributing 🍀
Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱
And thanks for revisiting an old kit! I'm just getting back to the hobby after over the decades, taking apart, stripping paint and rebuilding some of my old models before I play with all the latest and greatest tech like photo etched and resin printed elements.
Another modeller finding their way home. Welcome back 🙏 Thanks for connecting 🍀
I built all versions of this kit in the late 70s early 80s and as a school kid I loved them. Would I still love them now as I did then, its hard to say because I would be looking at them with modern eyes and its easy to be critical of old stuff. But its funny how retro this and retro that has also become fashionable.
Everything old is new again hey. It’s a great reminder of simpler times. Thanks for sharing 🙏💪
Greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿 loved the video bro! Real new to the whole modeling thing but so far from the community is so welcoming and friendly and I love it!
Welcome to the greatest hobby in the World mate! So glad you’ve found the channel. Thanks for joining in 🙏🍀🍺💪
Greetings from Germany! 🇩🇪 I love the Old Tamiya kits because i only have Time to build on the weekends, and most of them are finishable in two weekends!
Hello 👋 I hear what you say. When you are pressed for time you want the greatest band for buck. Tamiya have always been so reliable. Thanks for connecting 🍀🍺
Greeting from California USA 🇺🇸
I think this model has really stood the test of time.
Greetings to you Dan! Thank you for connecting and welcome 🥳
Greatings from Sweden. Big lover of halftracks and trucks :)
Greetings to you 😁 it’s hard not to love a halftrack isn’t it. Thanks for connecting and good luck with the draw 🍀
As a young "glue bomber" in the late 1970's I built a number of Tamiya's armour offerings including this very one.
Now I primarily build class 8 trucks (the big rig kits) which were another favourite modelling subject for me back then. Much of what is one the market now is the same kits from way back although in some cases there has been some clean up of the original tooling when reissued. Clean up of ejector pin marks (sometimes in really inconvenient locations such as on the diamond tread side of part instead of the not visible when assembled opposite side!), seams and parting lines are familiar tasks with these older kits, which as you mentioned are a reflection of a different era in model kits.
For me, I am happy to see kits like these available again without having to pay collector prices. Same with the Round 2 releases of those truck kits I remember which, for a time especially with the rarer ones, were priced at ridiculous collector levels that effectively discouraged actually opening up a sealed kit and building it.
Hi there. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. There is something about building a truck that excites me. I have the old Mack truck from Convoy in the stash…the rubber duck 🦆. That’s one of those legacy builds for me. I ‘gluebombed’ that as a kid 😛
Greetings from France 🇫🇷 (close to Paris) I remember to have built this kit, well… at least 25 years ago! 😊
Fabulous! Glad to have taken you down memory lane. Thank you for connecting 🥳😎🤝
Greetings from Cyprus 🇨🇾 Stumbled on this video but have been a modeller since school. Really enjoyed the last few videos. Nick
Hey Nick. Greetings to you. So pleased to hear you’re enjoying the channel. Thanks for connecting 🙏🍺🍀
Take aside the giveaway, which I've entered with a brief comment, just wanted to also add my thanks. I am 58 and just returning to my hobby of decades ago. Your videos are great, informative, fun and interesting. The end results are excellent. You're inspiring so...just thanks....and keep them coming!
Hey Kenneth. It’s beautiful messages like this that give me the juice to keep investing the time into making them…so thanks to you 🙏
And welcome back to the greatest hobby in the world! 😉😝💪😆
Greetings from Ohio! Glad I found your channel. I like your approach on this model. As a new modeler (a little over a year and about 5 models) my approach mirrors yours. You are obviously very talented, but the “out of the box” approach is great for the beginner. Your management of time vs reward on certain areas was very helpful, thank you for verbalizing your thought process on that. Also, the way you visually present your process makes me feel like “I can do that!”
That’s so pleasing to hear. I’m glad you feel some of these techniques are achievable. That was always my goal. Thanks so much for connecting 🙏🍀
Greetings from an Aussie 🇦🇺 in the USA 🇺🇸
Glad I posted as I thought I had already subscribed, that is now fixed.
Crisis averted 😉 thank you for joining in fellow Aussie, truly appreciated and good luck to you 🍀
Greetings from Australia 🏳. I was an avid scale modeller as a secondary school student in the 1970's. Unfortunately when I started work I could not find the time to continue the hobby. I am now retired after over 40 years working and looking forward to getting back into the scale modelling scene again. I actually built the Tamiya M21 81mm Mortar Carrier half-track way back then and it still sits in my display case after 4 decades.
So glad to hear you have found your way back to this incredible hobby and appreciate you connecting with me 🍀
I am a life long model builder from connecticut, my name is Gary i built that model back in the early to mid 1980's and i still have it in my collevtion great kit!!😊
Hi Gary - Thanks so much for joining in and thanks for sharing. Hope to see you here on the channel again soon 😄
Greeting from Michigan United States......looking forward to future videos👌
Hi Michael, thank you for reaching out, truly appreciated 🥳🤝
great, professional transmission, very pleasant to watch, greetings Darek from Poland
Thanks for connecting Darek. Glad you are enjoying the channel 🙏💪😛
Greetings from USA! I built this kit probably 20 years ago. I loved it. You did an amazing job with it!
Thank you! It still looks a little toy like in this video, just wait until the next one and you will be blown away at how good they can look with just a few simple techniques! Thank you for joining in 👍🏻
Greetings from Canada! 🇨🇦 I remember building this kit as a kid. I remember enjoying it, but then what did I know? 😂
You know what you know 😉 thank you for connecting with me and good luck 😎
🇺🇸 Greetings from Utah, USA. Love the detailing tips. Can’t wait to watch part two, and apply these techniques on my builds. I was first attracted to watch due to the vehicle spotlighted. My dad related how he commandeered 🏴☠️ such a vehicle in North Africa during WWII. They had captured an area that contained a vineyard. MPs were assigned to guard the wine, the officers intended to keep it for themselves. My dad took a few men with him, pointed the guns at the MPs and held them while his men loaded the vehicle with wine 🍷, to take back to their company 🪖.
🫨what an awesome story. I can see you making that into a diorama at some stage?! Appreciate you connecting and sharing that memory 🙏💪
@@workbenchhobbies4316 I intend to, unfortunately, my dad has since passed away. I’m trying to research what vineyard structures looked like in N Africa.
Greetings form Idaho, USA . This vehicle is at our local Air museum, very cool.
Nice! You’re lucky to have a real life example there to enjoy 👌🏼🤩 Good luck with the draw! 🍀
Built one of these about 5yrs ago. Had a great time building it. No muss no fuss. Allowed me to dive into detail weathering.
Nice! That was the angle I took with it as well…it was all about the weathering. Hope you enjoyed the vid ☝️💪
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
I built this kit many moons ago. Your video brought back memories. You did a great job on the kit, and it looks great straight from the box.
Hi there and thank you for your kind comment. It was a fun trip down memory lane for sure. Glad it brought back some memories for you too 🤝
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦! I remember when I first saw this kit in the 80's... I had just started on the hobby. Verlinden models were on vogue and I did my best to replicate his techniques on my build. I loved building it!
I remember the first time I saw a Verlinden set it absolutely blew my mind! Great memories weren't they! Thank you for joining in.
Greetings from New Jersey, U.S.A. 🇺🇲 I'm building this kit currently!
Greetings! That is great news - such a great kit 🥳
Greetings from Ottawa Ontario Canada. Great video. My Dad gave my brother and I the 1/35 Monogram Halftrack variants so we wouldn’t fight over who got the better model. We built a lot of the Monogram models during the 1970s.
Hahahahha! I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but you are not alone as it appears a great deal of people built that kit as well. Good luck and thank you for connecting 🍀
Greetings from N.Ireland. Lovely to see the older sets coming back. Great job and thanks for showing us
Hi and thank you for your kind words. How good is a trip down memory lane! 🥳
A soak in hot water softens up the tracks. Greetings from the USA.🌎
For sure! Great tip 💪🙏
Greetings from the United States. Just found your channel and loving what I'm seeing. Keep it up. Thanks
Hi, welcome my friend, so glad you found me. Thank you for your kind words 😎
Greetings from Norway.I had the other halftracks when i was a kid in the good old seventies,this was a great kit for it`s time and this really took me back to my childhood.I still build models and i love the hobby. Thanks for all the great videos.
Norway! 🇳🇴 nice!
So glad I could help you reflect on those great memories, and thanks for watching. Without you guys there’d be no channel 🍀🙏
Greetings from UK🇬🇧 enjoying what I believe to be one of the best channels on this subject - keep up the excellent and informative projects!
Wow, thank you! It’s feedback like that that gives me the juice to keep going. Truly grateful 🙏 good luck 🍀
Greetings from the England/ UK. I enjoy seeing these vintage releases. Good to see how far the industry has progressed. This hobby is my retirement anti aging activity.
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Sounds like the perfect plan to me! Such an amazing hobby. Thanks for connecting 🍀
Honestly it looks good to my eye, especially considering it is a 50+ year old kit!
Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it 💪🍺🙏
Hi From NZ 😊,
I had this kit when i was about 12 maybe 1983 😅.
Thxs for bring back the memory ,i remember staring at the 50 cals for ages thinking about the fire power they could produce 😮
They didn't call it the meat chopper for nothing 😉 Thanks for joining in!
Greetings from South Carolina USA. I have this kit from 1976, but would love a new one. I'd probably rework the old kit along with building the new one. Great video by the way!
Thanks David. Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck 🍀
Watching from Manila, Philippines. Love your work.
Tamiya kits are awesome.
Hey! 👋 Welcome to the channel! Thanks for joining in. Tamiya kits don’t usually disappoint do they 😉😎😁
Greetings from Melbourne Australia 🏁 great finish on that classic kit
Hi and thank you for connecting. Welcome 😎
Greatings from Benton City Washingon USA 🗽
Hi Grant, thank you for connecting, truly appreciated 🙏🍀
Greetings from Scotland 🏴Recently returned to the hobby after a 48 year break, really enjoyed this build video of how to build this old kit with current skills, tools and techniques.
Hi David, thank you so much for joining in and more importantly, welcome back to the best hobby in the world, after a long 48 year break!!! I hope you enjoy the next part of the series too 🥳👍🏻🍀
So many memories! Fun kits, easy builds for a kid, some figures, and reasonable price. (And no Internet to point out all the kit mistakes?!?)
Yup! You nailed it there. We are so often crippled with concerns around accuracy now aren’t we. They were simpler times for sure. Thanks for connecting 🙏🍺💪
Greetings from Canada. I think your videos are great. I just got back into the hobby after 45 years. It's been great. Keep the videos coming.
Welcome back to this amazing hobby! 🍀
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 Another enjoyable video. Finished model looked great.
Greetings and thank you so much! We are only half way done, just you wait to see the next instalment!!