Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome! Old tank repair is a series on the ECA channel where I take an old downtrodden built model and give it a full restoration. Along the way I take the viewer along the process from start to finish. I also show several tips and techniques on how the process is done.

In this episode the model that is getting rebuilt is an old 1/35th scale 1970's vintage Tamiya German WWII Panzer IV ausf.D model. This model I built back in 1998. The model was built and put on display for many years where it fell into a bad state disrepair. Will it be possible to complete and restore? Find out!

Images of this model are found here,
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Source for the mesh basket for use with paint stripping small parts,
amazon.com/gp/product/B0058ECXJE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Source for micro dremel bits,
drillbitsunlimited.com/default.aspx

Source for the red putty used on this project,
amazon.com/dp/B000AMOEH8?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

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