Friday, July 12

Taming the Weasel - Takom's 35th scale M29 weasel build guide Pt.II.

We thought this one was dead - Clayton didn't have a great time building this kit, but the masking, painting & weathering of this kit looks to be a different story. Join him for the second video in this series in the Weasel's story...

M29 Weasel
From Takom
Kit No: 2167
1/35th scale
Driver included
Four marking choices included in this kit
Photo-etch included
Price: $29 USD from Hobbylink Japan

Preview (Link)
Pt.I - Building the kit (Link)

Today, Pt.II -  Taming the Weasel. Takom's 1/35th scale M29 Weasel
To say the Weasel and I got off on the wrong foot is the understatement of the year. You may recall my review of the newly released Takom kit last year where it seemed the kit was more pig than Weasel. I copped a bit of flack over the review with people questioning my modelling ability, which I could never really understand considering I actually built the kit!

After the pain the build inflicted on me, I had no desire to complete the model, it was a review, and my work was done…so it sat on the shelf of doom in primer. But it was taunting me every day.
So, what inspired me to go back to this kit? Well, there’s no denying the subject is very cool and horribly underrepresented in our hobby, so I guess that is a reasonable reason. But ultimately, I had a thought about trying a new technique for an upcoming build but wanted to test it on something prior to committing to it, and this seemed be the perfect test bed.

This is the colourscheme that I was trying to replicate in this build...
In todays video I’ll take you through the steps I took to paint and weather the model in a muddy, snow style finish with the view that you can use some of the techniques on your own models.

Conclusion
It’s a real shame this kit is such a difficult and tricky build, because the Weasel is one of those long-neglected subjects in the hobby, and the kit really should have been a must have in every armour modellers stash. I guess in the scheme of things, now the model is painted and weathered it didn’t come out too bad, so whilst I’ll never forget the process I am prepared to forgive.
I’m glad I did because the journey from the primed model to the weathered and worn Weasel was a tonne of fun. This is an iconic little workhorse that played an important role in the Allied war effort. It saw action in many theatres and played may roles which givens this model has the potential to be a great addition to a vignette or diorama you might be planning.
I’d briefly considered picking up the amphibious version of this kit and seeing if I could improve the build in anyway now, I was semi-prepared. But the urge quickly passed.
Big thanks to The Modelling News as well as Takom for the opportunity to review the kit. Stay tuned for the next part which is at this link

Clayton Ockerby

Thanks to Takom for sending this kit to Clayton to build and review
See more of Clayton's amazing works on his YouTube Channel, his modelling portal "Workbench Hobbies" or his FB page