My Tamiya M551 sheridan unboxing video!!

[pitstain]

https://youtu.be/U6rsuEQ0vLI

[43rdRecceReg]

Thanks for the cheery 'Seinfeld' (or is it 'Curb') peek into the contents of the (reduced size) Sheridan box.
Maybe Tamiya is on an eco drive by packing tanks into smaller, and less design-conscious, boxes. I guess it also makes them cheaper to transport. The assemble-it-yourself gearboxes may be another way of saving money at the manufacturing end. Painting rubber tyres on, though That's a bit cheap and nasty.
The mouldings look as crisp as ever, however,..and that new DMD unit deserves a much closer look (inside as well, if possible ).
Hope the promised butt-kicking, courtesy of the other half, didn't happen as a result time spent on this vid review.

[BarryC]

Thanks for the "entertaining" video.

As expected mine arrived just after 6PM. A quick look through the manual is as far as I've gotten.
I will be ordering the ball bearing as well.

Barry

[BarryC]

I too would have preferred rubber tires but the Good news is the tracks actually have rubber cleats.

Barry

[Rad_Schuhart]

Hi Pitstain, a bit of critic here:

I find extreme disgusting how you treat the sprues and parts, it almost made me stop the video. I thought I was the only one, but a bunch of people in german forums are commenting the same. Maybe we are too sensible in this part of the world, I dont know. But it ruins the video for me.

Talking about the kit, Id love to see a build report, I am very curious about it.

Bearings: Yeah, for that price, it should come with them.
Rubber tires: I like them. I hate having to repaint the wheels after every run. Id rather replace the tires once every ten years or so. My sherman has tons of kilometers and the tires are lasting fine. Maybe metal tracks would wear them out fast, dont know.
Assembling gearboxes: Cool! The more things to assemble, the better!
Glad to see barrel an servo recoil too.
About the radio, well, I already said it in one million forums, a 25 bucks flysky radio is miles ahead than that extreme overpriced tamiya radio, and nope, you dont need to play street fighter stick combinations neither, lol.

[pitstain]

Hey Rad,

I'm a quirky guy, and a big fan of the channel on youtube called aVe, he does tool reviews that are hilarious, and I kind of took that approach. I appreciate the slow, plodding, hyper detailed reviews of kits as well but I am just not that formal, I promise no animals or model parts were harmed during the filming if that makes you feel better.

as for a $25 flysky, I won't argue with you, I just prefer Futaba and in this case a Futaba built Tamiya radio, personal preference is what it is.

Also if the British are considered to have a "dry" sense of humor, then I will re-think any future plans to visit Germany because I just can't mingle with people who have zero sense of humor.

I will be posting a detailed build thread since there are no existing ones.

[Rad_Schuhart]

Hey Rad,

I'm a quirky guy, and a big fan of the channel on youtube called aVe, he does tool reviews that are hilarious, and I kind of took that approach. I appreciate the slow, plodding, hyper detailed reviews of kits as well but I am just not that formal, I promise no animals or model parts were harmed during the filming if that makes you feel better.

as for a $25 flysky, I won't argue with you, I just prefer Futaba and in this case a Futaba built Tamiya radio, personal preference is what it is.

Also if the British are considered to have a "dry" sense of humor, then I will re-think any future plans to visit Germany because I just can't mingle with people who have zero sense of humor.

I will be posting a detailed build thread since there are no existing ones.

Lol, Im glad nobody and nothing got damaged. I like funny reviews too, in fact I laughed with the Hadouken part, but I dont know, I preffer to handle the things with care. Yes, I give a kiss of good night to all my tanks before going to bed.

And also, man, think about the parts!, I am sure they would not throw you like that if they were reviewing you, lol. Sprues have feelings, you should know it! You should tell them it wont happen again, it was just somekind of training for the future battles.

Easter Front: Road wheels in black ABS would be a nice option too. But I still preffer the rubber.

[pitstain]

Hey Rad,

I'm a quirky guy, and a big fan of the channel on youtube called aVe, he does tool reviews that are hilarious, and I kind of took that approach. I appreciate the slow, plodding, hyper detailed reviews of kits as well but I am just not that formal, I promise no animals or model parts were harmed during the filming if that makes you feel better.

as for a $25 flysky, I won't argue with you, I just prefer Futaba and in this case a Futaba built Tamiya radio, personal preference is what it is.

Also if the British are considered to have a "dry" sense of humor, then I will re-think any future plans to visit Germany because I just can't mingle with people who have zero sense of humor.

I will be posting a detailed build thread since there are no existing ones.

Lol, Im glad nobody and nothing got damaged. I like funny reviews too, in fact I laughed with the Hadouken part, but I dont know, I preffer to handle the things with care. Yes, I give a kiss of good night to all my tanks before going to bed.

And also, man, think about the parts!, I am sure they would not throw you like that if they were reviewing you, lol. Sprues have feelings, you should know it! You should tell them it wont happen again, it was just somekind of training for the future battles.

Easter Front: Road wheels in black ABS would be a nice option too. But I still preffer the rubber.

All in good fun man! LOL and again would want rubber tires, as they are also a bit kinder to the resin tracks.

[fury69]

cant wait for your build report!

[pitstain]

cant wait for your build report!

Should have my ball bearings in tomorrow or the next day. I may also do a time lapse YouTube video of the build.