The Australian army used Stuarts in the PTO during WW2, I think there should be decals available for  an Australian version. Thanks Andy for the tutorial and kit review. A lot of surplus Stuarts and Matilda 2 were sold to farmers after the war.

Love the music. My goal is to one day visit the shop in AZ and spend my kids inheritance.

Tamiya have always been great kits. I grew up as a model kit builder, but haven't since the late 70's. I have built some of their tanks kits from them and have been impressed by them. Glad to see they have not gotten cheaper on their kits.

I built this kit a couple weeks ago while vacationing in Texas. Bought it and built it in a day from start to finish; it was a pleasure to build. and with the right paints and weathering, it comes out as a great looking rendition of a Stuart Light tank.

as always nice video ...

Stumbled across this video. I am an old modeler from the '70's as a kid. Tamiya was probably my favorite company for their detail and quality. I wonder if they still have the waterline ship kits, loved those. Easily sat thru this whole enjoyable video. Brought back some great memories as a kid and made me wish you had a shop in Missoula, I'd be there in a minute, lol.

The reason this kit contains windshields is because on the real steel stuart the armor below the turret raises similar to a half track and reveals the windshields

Love the choice of music Andy!  Also good to see Tamiya finally fixed their Stuart Tracks!!! The original Stuarts had tracks that had the end connectors molded completely on each track pad instead of connecting to the next pad...

It certainly goes together easier than the ones I built in the 80's. Since I'm just now getting back into Historic Armor models again, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Subscribed!

(Husband here) Andy I love it. I didn't know that lil squirt could look so good but you made it happen. My hats off to you. Thanks.

Thanks for that ... looking forward to it coming out. Must be a great feeling of recognition for your work and success when manufacturers choose you to receive pre production kit to get the word out. Well done Andy.

This is the first I've heard of Tamiya Markfit strong, but it sure beats shooting a flat then a gloss and then another flat.  Thanks for the tip--a real time saver.  Looks great!

I just built the old version of the Tamiya M3. This one looks so much better.

A lot of white boxes you get! I would be so exited if I was you to see what tank it is! Overall great video and lovely build. I'll look out for it when it comes out. Thanks Andy!

I built this kit about a year ago and it is a wonderful build

Dear Andy,
This is my favorite modeling site...love the music!

I haven't built a plastic model in decades however I really appreciate you using 'Blue Danube' hats off to you Sir!!!

andy i just discovered your channel after getting back into the hobby after doing this with my dad many years back. so informative , i’m doing this very same model currently and this video has helped me tremendously thank you

Well thanks Andy it’s nearly midday here in Melbourne and I’m buggered from working night shift when I saw this video pop up on YouTube.     Guess I’ll get some sleep in half an hour.    Keep up the great work mate, love the channel.  👍👍👍👍😊

Always great to see a 1/35 armour kit from Tamiya, but jeez couldn't we have another Panther?