Enjoyed the brief tutorial on the history of the tank. I think it should be a regular feature!
@kwaffen9070
4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@pedromicky3563
4 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@DavidSmith-ss1cg
4 жыл бұрын
Me three, I agree, too!
@johnnygoesfast9397
4 жыл бұрын
The tank history INSTANTLY gave your channel more content value. Thanks for the shipment btw...That was quicker than Amazon!!!
@troruaz
4 жыл бұрын
At 0:23 Andy spots a bear in the store... *gulp* I hope the bear just needed some supplies and weathering tips.
@Octabust
4 жыл бұрын
I noticed that as well, he looks so angry at someone.
@cursedmonkey1033
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was wondering about that as well. Maybe he saw the missus coming.
@messerist
4 жыл бұрын
As a 13 year old I would've gone insane trying to build those tracks!
@RafaelMozeto
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, really nice piece of story and information about the Sherman! Thanks for sharing.
@xjr13john
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andy, looks like a very cool kit with the working suspension. The bit of history with the subject is a great addition, cheers.
@mischapeters4172
4 жыл бұрын
I like the small piece of history behind the tank the kit is based on. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year in advance!
@donfrandsen7778
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Andy the talk on vehicle back ground is cool Right on!!!
@AndysHobbyHeadquarters
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Im glad you liked it.
@uberquellen
4 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Andy!
@af601glock7
4 жыл бұрын
Well done - A little background history is never a waste.
@cudathehawgjetfixer7520
4 жыл бұрын
It's great to see your back at doing what you do best, keep it up!
@cursedmonkey1033
4 жыл бұрын
Is it true the tank crews didn't actually want the bigger gun because the 75 was better for soft targets and nine out of ten of the things they shot at were soft targets?
@viper4274
4 жыл бұрын
Great review and nice references to the real thing,definitely should make this a regular type of review,cheers for the UK
@toolazy4names302
4 жыл бұрын
This would be really cool as a rc tank
@frederiksen8893
4 жыл бұрын
WHY make tracks like that ?? Would never buy that kit. Thanks for your videos Andy... merry x-mas
@JJ-cf7nb
4 жыл бұрын
Those tracks are brutal. I've been avoiding Meng and Takom kits due to the overcomplexity of the tracks. Looks like I'll avoid this one too. Great video by the way. Thanks!
@SystematicMechanic
4 жыл бұрын
The aftermarket Bronco and Modelkasten are just as bad. It's due to the actual design of the tracks used on Sherman tanks. In my opinion they are all fiddly and really time consuming to build. Every link has a Pad plus 2 pins and 2 guide horns that bolt to the next pad. And with these later tracks they have "duckbills" on the ends. So it boils down to how Bad do you want workable Tracks and how much sanity do you have.
@joeshmoe9978
4 жыл бұрын
I agree...I'm going to stay with Tamiya kits.
@willierants5880
4 жыл бұрын
You can always get aftermarket tracks. I'm with ya, these tracks look brutal.
@JJ-cf7nb
4 жыл бұрын
@@willthorson4543 The Sherman had live track with virtually no sag. There is no point to all the work as there is no more detail on these kit tracks compared to recent Tamiya band style tracks.
@Jpriest13
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry but Meng is crazy....have no desire to spend days snipping parts just to get started on building what may be futile treads. (Keep classical music, if we want pop, there's the rest of the world for that.)
@Allessio777
4 жыл бұрын
Like the new format of review....but the tracks are way too painful for me to actually buy the kit. I understand I am a wuss.
@fredivory4304
4 жыл бұрын
Great on the explanation and info!
@wentdavid12
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Very new to modeling and enjoying your channel very much. Why is it that it seems 1/72 by one company can be so different than another companies 1/72?
@BobBoB-ez1pi
4 жыл бұрын
Built this kit when it first came out. I was lucky in the fact I got the ali barrel. The only down side to this model is the tracks. I have been modeling kits for more years than I care to remember. Coming across many construction ideas that the manufactures thought a good idea.....These tracks are one of them so called ideas....It beat me and being beaten by a bit of plastic is humiliating (lol) . I had to give in and buy the AFV rubber band tracks in the end. ANDY, TRY THEM TRACKS SEE IF YOU HAVE SAME PROBLEMS? I DARE YOU> LOL
@MrKersey
4 жыл бұрын
Great video and info, thanks , Andy!
@TheSaturnV
4 жыл бұрын
Andy, a few corrections: 1 - The turret for the 76mm gun tanks was the T23, not T26 2 - Ford did not design the Sherman and only produced about 1,690 early M4s. Most of the production was handled by Chrysler's tank arsenal and a few railroad car foundries. 3 - The duck bill track extender was actually cleverly manufactured to be the track link end connectors and the intention was to increase the tank's "flotation" over soft ground. Both the Panther and Tiger were superior in this regard due to their wide tracks.
@MrHFam-st4ni
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the duck bill was an innovative quick fix that allowed tanks already deployed to be fixed of the sinking into the ground problem. Eventually later Shermans were given the HVSS system with wider tracks as standard issue I'm pretty sure. I could be wrong. And I think around 12 factories handled tank production and Chrysler was one of the key manufacturers
@willierants5880
4 жыл бұрын
0:23 Andy who's about to get it? LOL
@BrettG64
4 жыл бұрын
My question exactly! I had to watch it twice... that face was priceless!
@MrKersey
4 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for the person who was engulfed in flames of Andy's rage. Hey, that gives me an idea: Andy, you should build and paint that M4A3 76 W with "Rage" written on the barrel.
@ukscalemodeler6729
4 жыл бұрын
Did the Homer Simpson look " why you little................."
@disco853
4 жыл бұрын
Caught that....
@Osmosium2507
4 жыл бұрын
What is this? Into the Hobby-chieftains hatch? But seriously, I like the format :)
@ScaleModelAlberta
4 жыл бұрын
Well I wanted one until I saw the tracks.
@emilbt7588
4 жыл бұрын
Really nice kit! Just pointing out tho. That the army did just fine with 75 mm shermans as the most things you would counter would be Panzer 3 or 4's and lighter armored vehicles. Which the 75mm was very well capable of dealing with at far range. The "anti-tank" is a tank destroyers job is a bit wrong. The field manual states that tanks should engage potential threats and countering enemies which consisted of tanks. So the yes the Tank destroyers is the best at anti tank but that didn't specifically mean nobody else should. Anyway it's great video and keep up the good work! :))
@filipzietek5146
4 жыл бұрын
Yes because western front was not a real war
@emilbt7588
4 жыл бұрын
@@filipzietek5146 true. *overlooks the eastern front*
@filipzietek5146
4 жыл бұрын
@@emilbt7588 But tbh with some seriousness. Terrain in france was very favourable to shermans.
@emilbt7588
4 жыл бұрын
@@filipzietek5146 yeah the vvss shermans had a higher ground preassure so they would often get stuck in muddy terrain. Thats why the hvss sherman was better
@pavelos3848
4 жыл бұрын
Andy do please a snow diorama something like Battle of the Bulge.
@lesthiele7645
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, I enjoyed the review, and the small history lesson. well done. Lastly I would like to wish you and your family all the very best for Christmas and the New Year, the same goes for all your viewers and customers. Keep safe and Well.
@garyparker2969
4 жыл бұрын
History Lesson Was teresting, Nice Review, the Tracks? Forget it, The Fact that They LIED about The Metal Barrel to THE WORLD ?? THEY CAN KEEP IT !! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to You n All Yours Andy n God Bless All.
@perrylamb6286
4 жыл бұрын
Andy, I liked the history segment and would love to see the build of this kit.
@TheDaltonius
4 жыл бұрын
I actually came to this channel because I can’t paint my models and l’m bad at this photo edge, and Andy’s voice is very friendly
@richardzoo
4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the historical information about the tank. I learned a few new things today and look forward to building this model in the near future. Thanks, Andy for another fun video.
@michaelgallasch6472
4 жыл бұрын
well Done Andy! :) Keep on like this intro to a modell. You could have point out that the box for the springs has cut-out accessories boxes. Nice Idea from Meng
@reconmodelsvaughn469
4 жыл бұрын
Yes andy i did like the tank history..but are you going to build this kit I really just want to see you build the tracks on Camera .lol no just kidding merry Christmas and a happy new year this summer I Plan on coming out to your store The Visit I live in Michigan so it would be a hobby shop visit. Lol
@davepearce6359
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Film Andy. Love the new feature too. Those tracks though. Scary. 😮.
@doublenickelbob
4 жыл бұрын
I like this but it needs the build
@pavelos3848
4 жыл бұрын
Please build this kit.
@FredWilbury
4 жыл бұрын
Nice info Andy..... can I ask do you ever watch the Bovington tank chats ....... regards Fred...... ps liked the info chat 👌😎
@TiberiusMaximus
4 жыл бұрын
everyone, I'm looking for a 35 scale very early Sherman w the cast hull, and can't find any. Any advice?
@Blargaldalien
4 жыл бұрын
If Meng could slide mold the muzzle brake, I wonder why they didn't slide mold the main gun tube.
@bobsondugnutt3663
4 жыл бұрын
0:23 👍
@schristy3637
4 жыл бұрын
Andy could you do an esp. On Rat Patrol. You know take the what the show had to work with( not all real U.S. and not most German vehicles) . And do the Holly-Weird. Like make a U.S. Tank look like a German desert tank. Hope your new biz is going SUPER well.
@ssgtslick
4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the history + kit review format. Please do more. (Careful to avoid Politics, esp w/ Wehrmacht or Israeli subjects)
@simonwallace-tarry355
4 жыл бұрын
HI Andy, liked history with the kit, bring on more...... Say Andy wer'e you being distracted at the beginning of your video, you looked like you might want to bop someone...lmao Happy Xmas
@JproductionsML
2 жыл бұрын
I tryed to build this peace of crap and I couldn't so I destroyed it.Worst Christmas present ever
@bernardbodart1531
4 жыл бұрын
I just finished building this very nice Meng model. Very detailed and precise. Just a few errors in the building instructions but nothing important. Very few moulding unwanted bits. BUT the tracks are a pain in the ... Useless and far too complicated for an old man like me. 5 different parts for each link ! Silly.
@waltikon
4 жыл бұрын
i would prefer they would add an vinyl track too
@chrisbarry4734
4 жыл бұрын
I bought (and messed up..!) this kit, so bought another. On assembling the second kit, I noticed that the brackets and pins (at the front of the tank) were different in both cases - I now realise that the first kit I bought was the initial run (with metal barrel) and the second kit was subsequent production - which you have there in your video, Andy. I will be able to use the metal barrel from the first kit to go with the second re-build. Is there any further issues I should be aware of? (I'll be getting the Fruil metal tracks at a later stage anyway). I also have the RFM Sherman on order.
@Steve20127
4 жыл бұрын
Can't see the point of "working" suspension; Meng models are complicated enough!!!
@MrHFam-st4ni
4 жыл бұрын
You've done a lot of 76mm Shermans. Have u considered doing 75mm or 105mm, or maybe an Sherman DD?
@stephenharrington528
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Andy and loads of information on this type and what a great looking kit Steve 🇬🇧
@rrl4245
4 жыл бұрын
Good God, assembling hundreds of individual track links is not something I enjoy about our hobby. It may be the least enjoyable aspect. Why, oh why do they want to torture us so?
@gregsutton2400
Жыл бұрын
The 75mm was indeed an anti tank weapon. In 1941 when the sherman was designed. At that time the German tanks had either a mid length 50mm or a short barreled 24 caliber 75mm. The soviets had a mid length 76.2mm.
@Kojak0
8 ай бұрын
Those tracks are a nightmare - hell, I'd rather buy friul tracks for this kit than fiddle with thousand parts... That said, one nice thing I noticed on the engine deck which is where its most noticable: the armor plates are smooth where they have been welded, which is totally correct - there should not be a deep gap between armor plates (as seen on especially Tamiya kits), and neither any visible weld seams si´nce they they were grinded flush.
@aidenchen1275
4 жыл бұрын
I noticed the box-art is actually Thunderbolt 6, one of the Abrams' tank?
@charlespalavros6952
4 жыл бұрын
Great review but what ever happened to the simple rubber tracks that’s why i stay away from tanks ... LOL
@henizguderian5765
4 жыл бұрын
Great vid please build the CHAR 2C super heavy tank😀😀
@huse8165
4 жыл бұрын
Tamiya is the only reasonable choice 🐸🐸🐸 , and others just sucks .. make no sense.
@victorriga348
4 жыл бұрын
The short introduction is a very nice addition to the review, keep going from my part. The tracks are frightening me on those kits. Merry Christmas to all.
@spamfiend
4 жыл бұрын
I love Meng kits. Always a full box with great detail on the parts and some nice PE too. their UN Howitzer is in my stash to be built later this year. Just as an off shoot Andy, if you and your fans want to see to some seriously top drawer model building and done in stop motion! then check out TOMs Modelling in Motion. I caught his channel by chance and am now hooked!
@kshatriya1414
4 жыл бұрын
It’s funny how Ford helped produce tanks for both sides hahaha.
@petervanhoutmodellingchann5304
4 жыл бұрын
your look at 0:22
@ZAKU-GD
4 жыл бұрын
Andy what was that *awkward concerned look* on your face right before the video cut to your intro? Everything okay?
@lstein3372
3 жыл бұрын
Andy, what happened at the end of your intro? You looked like you had just bitten into a shxt sandwich!
@mistermike3666
4 жыл бұрын
Does the medea airbrush cleaner work for Tamiya paints?
@TheHateSpeechChannel
4 жыл бұрын
Watching in Thailand 😁
@miguelortizdelatorre8075
4 жыл бұрын
I like the model but i prefer the fury produced by meng i think this model if can produced it would awesome
@teotselek1536
4 жыл бұрын
i dont like model kits with so many parts.I am a model kit collector and i prefer an easy build tank kit cause the lack of time and thats why i choose to build tamiya kits and not so complicated as Dragon kits and others...
@williamkoppos7039
2 ай бұрын
I'd have to replace those million part tracks. Life is too short.
@gemmumma8354
4 жыл бұрын
yup - good change up to just a kit review.
@brandonwright1791
3 жыл бұрын
Those tracks are ridiculous, Meng need to strike a balance between realism and anal.
@constellationshots3893
4 жыл бұрын
I have a question, how to you price your sold models?
@larsosmark9612
4 жыл бұрын
I think its a grate Idea! its always fun to learn something new !!!!
@petedavis5298
4 жыл бұрын
Do like this new format, definitely!
@markholm6955
4 жыл бұрын
Nice review - picked up one of these kits - think I’ll just get some metal tracks for it - FYI - good over view of the Sherman - and yup it was designed to support infantry - though when the Sherman with the 75mm 1st came out - it could easily deal with the vast majority of German tanks as the Germans were fielding the Panzer III with only a 50mm and Panzer IV with the long 75mm had just started to appear in North Africa - both were able to be defeated by the Sherman’s 75mm antitank rounds ( the US 75mm was a better gun than the 76mm on the T-34s of that time frame). The US Army was slow in going to the 76 because - they were not aware of the big up armored German tanks (Panthers, Tiger II, etc) and the Tiger I was very rare. Also the 75mm high explosive round - used for anti personnel and attacking fixed fortifications was much better than the new 76mm on the Sherman. Also in combat 86% of the targets that the Sherman fires at were not German tanks - so it wasn’t until the US Army landed in Normandy that Shermans started running into the big heavy German tanks that pushed the need for a bigger gun. There were over 200 Shermans with the new 76mm gun in the UK before D-day - and the US Army didn’t land any during the initial phases of Operation Overloard - because they didn’t think they needed the bigger gun yet -
@billyray94
4 жыл бұрын
I groaned when I saw the track sprue.... Yikes!
@garywalker6953
4 жыл бұрын
loved the tutorial, did i notice a stamp mark on top of the main body?
@reconranger1370
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Andy and really nice Sherman. See you soon. Joe
@jonnydisaster
4 жыл бұрын
NICE LOOKING KIT, AND I REALLY LIKED THE BRIEF HISTORY IN THE BEGINNING
@redgreen09
4 жыл бұрын
welll good stuff see as you you post aND happy xmass
@andrewdeboer7435
4 жыл бұрын
Nice review! Meng’s M4A3E2 Jumbo kit has pre-cut pins for the tracks, which made that task a little easier. The tracks are still a slog to get through. The jig provided in the kit is very valuable - I also made a jig for cutting the end connectors off of the sprue, as well as reusing the track jig for attaching the duckbills. These are beautiful kits. The Jumbo also comes with compressed suspension springs, which cause the model to sit a little lower as the real thing did due to the increased weight of the Jumbo.
@brandonbrockwell4997
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I just picked up the “Victory Kiss” edition of this kit and it also had pre cut pins. I didn’t find the tracks *hard* to do, just extremely monotonous and took a while to get through
@JproductionsML
2 жыл бұрын
Can you please build this kit
@pavelos3848
4 жыл бұрын
Do you have a metal barrel in this kit? I do!
@tonysun2472
4 жыл бұрын
You should build a Lancaster bomber
@redtomato6929
4 жыл бұрын
Can you do takom t30/34 next pls
@kingheroes5449
4 жыл бұрын
andy wheres your recent builds?
@JosephScottCervantes
4 жыл бұрын
That was a nice review, but the turret is a T23 not a T26
@larrydee8859
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, Andy! This format you have is great! (Many years ago, about 1975, I built a 1/35 scale "Remote contro"l, Tamiya M4A3E8. This Looks very similar to the M4A3E8, that was used in the Korean war. I was wondering if any of those "Easy Eights", were used in WW2). These type of modeling format videos your making, linking historical background to the model is great! Have a Merry Christmas!
@fremlinthegremlin1310
4 жыл бұрын
I look forward to the final product!
@tpbbuzzelli1327
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice on the History of this M4A3
@CC-dq6ck
4 жыл бұрын
Would be noice to see you do some zvezda kits!
@michaelsmith4531
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, keep up the great work!!!
@13bravo72
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video👍👍👍! I like history background you added. Well done. Hopefully you'll be building this one! Will you be building the Rye Field Models M4A3E8 as well?🙃
@richelias2973
4 жыл бұрын
Yes excellent as usual. Thanks Andy
@martin.dubovszki
4 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas! After RFM's Sherman, those tracks this kit are not so scary. :) Plus it has a nice bender piece to help with the PE parts! I might get one for myself. Thanks Andy for the video! Having such a brief description of the tank history-wise is a great idea! We'd like very much to have it as a regular part of the kit reviews. :)
@bic100
4 жыл бұрын
As usula, great video, Andy ;) Seems like a good model, should give it a try. Meanwhile, I'm standing by for my Sherman Jumbo copy from MENG - ordered that new kit some tiime ago and can't wait to have one
@simongee8928
4 жыл бұрын
A little scarey - ? You're kidding me, by my current standard of skill, that's VERY scarey - !
@sithlord72x1
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, though your information on the 75mm is incorrect. Im including a link to another KZitemr who explores the design philosophy of the early Sherman with documentation for from US Army archives.
@GTMatukka
4 жыл бұрын
More like this Andy :)
@lefishe8303
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, I'm fairly new to modeling and I received my first set of Vallejo pigments and I don't really know how to use them. I was wondering what I could/should use to set the pigments in place, how to make mud splattering effects, and how to apply them to tracks. Thank you Andy, I really enjoy your videos and modeling tutorials!
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