Jagdpanther

And so it begins Late Version 1/35 Jagdpanther by Tamiya I really enjoy the interlocking wheel design of these vehicles. PITA
I learnt today on real life machines there is a set of wedges 4 per wheel that hold them in position to the torsion bar axles it's also on the Tiger I, II, Jagdtiger & Panther.
This must have been a nightmare in the field with battle damage and mud build up the poor tankers and service staff.

There were only @400 of these TD's built in one engagement 3 of them knocked out 10 Churchills in a matter of 2 minutes.
One was destroyed by their crew as it had battle damage, the other was abandoned intact with track damage thus the allies got hold of a new adversary to evaluate.

Jagdpanther vs. Churchill - Normandy 1944 - YouTube

Looks like fun! The internal politics with the Wehrmacht and Heintz Guderian on tank destroyers were fascinating.

Bob

WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Jagdpanther Restoration Supercut - YouTube

I follow these guys every Wednesday on you tube I followed the Jagdpanter all the way, if you see what they had to do the Tiger 1 you would scratch your head at just how talented the crew is at this museum.
Its on my bucket list for 2024 to go there by that time the Grant will be done as well but to see the rebuilt Panther done by the Comptom boys and all else that's there its got to be one of the best collections in Australia so I'm going to make the effort.

Its a place where you can get up close and personal to the machines obviously no climbing but to be able to physically touch them raises the bar of the whole experience and we know they are not filled with concrete.
Since the APC was stolen years ago in Perth and run amok smashing cars and things our state has become paranoid over anything military looking, never found out how the person was able to steal the APC from the pool area.
Bit like that chap in the USA who stole that M-60 tank and bellied it on a traffic divider.
Question - are Abrhams and say Strikers ready to roll or are those that are combat ready kept separated from the pool (Staging!) area and under close guard.
WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY - Tiger I Restoration Supercut - YouTube

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

never found out how the person was able to steal the APC from the pool area.

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Well, if it's serviceable, all you need is to break the padlock securing the driver's hatch and start it up...and drive it away. I drove one for years, sometimes you can jump on the commander's hatch and it'll pop.

I think now days security would be tighter than a drum Jim.

Here is a real doosey for you years ago a certain Aussie rules football player retired here in the west who had a substance problem and his life really ran off the rails badly.
So one fine night he decided for what ever reason to break into the boundary fence over or under don't know of all places would you believe the SAS Regiments base here at Swanbourne.
I mean seriously these boys don't eff about mamby pamby like say the police would you'd have to have a rock in your head replacing your brain! thankfully security caught him and not one of the troop!
That's the last place on this rock that I would ever go uninvited period !

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I think now days security would be tighter than a drum

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Even with that, things can happen.

I subscribe to The Australian Armor & Artillery Channel as well as The Tank Museum & The Chieftain, it's how I spend my spare time instead of what's on television.

Watched allot of the Chieftains Hatch lots of interesting tanks out there think one was a Russian Project 7, the Maus in Russia was interesting even though just a hollow tank.
I like have said follow Plasmo & Andy's Model Shop in building models good tips, some of Plasmo's works are exceedingly well above professional I recommend watching the series he did building the Yamato OMG what attention to detail on such a huge model.

I'll post some more pic tomorrow as not much has happened I mean boring as pics of road wheels being assembled and painted!

So here is the model before getting the base coat of dark green Dec '44 onwards they received the dark green base instead of dark yellow, I've done a late version as you can see the compartment heater for the crew on the left rear hull of the model and flame dampening exhaust stacks.
The early versions did not have this raised unit, so Dk green base followed by a coat of lacquer clear then the dark yellow and red brown break up camo at that point it will be doing the washes, pin lining weathering and chipping so still a ways to go but if you want it to look good takes time.
You can see a bit on chipping on the rear fighting compartment hatch this will allow you to peer in and see the 1/35 scale case I'll put in the breech as if a live round is being loaded.
Still got the periscopes to do, side skirts, all the tools, wheels, tracks, gotta hand build the towing cables and so on. Thx for your time chaps more to follow.

Latest for a while;
So had the base coat, coat of lacquer clear that's why it looks shiny or bits of yellow are showing they do on the carrier as I did not paint them because it will be hidden by the side skirts and earth effects on the side of the inner hull.
Close up of the breech end just have to put a little bit of oily type stains on the recuperators and glue in the 1/35 88mm Tiger II shell case plus I'll do like the Panther and have it being resupplied with ammo as you get a few in a packet 2 piece fiddly to paint.
Now for the tracks and running gear it'll be back in a while!

Forgot to say before it gets the cammo it has to have a layer of moderate hold hairspray so you can chip the colours off with water moistened Q tips but the base is protected by the lacquer finish as 90% of my paints are acrylic.

So I've done the camo and the side skirts as well putting my own spin on it, stopping the bleeding is pretty difficult as the paint has to be thin enough to spray but not bleed (Run-Spatter)
Its the best I could do as you have to have your psi at around 20 or the nozzle clogs up.

So now its put in the periscopes and range finder binos glue the hulls together, transfers (seal them on) start on the wheels already assembled & tracks paint them, weather the whole thing then seal in matt clear then comes a coin flip Tiger II or Sturmtiger......

Still going along I've gone for a dusty look rather than mud, spare tracks done, done the main tracks just have to weather them, the wooden box in pic #2 I've just fitted so it needs sealing and weathering.
Bottom hull still needs front & rear weathered, cammo the wheels and weather them, side skirts are painted & weathered, tools & towing cables, still got chipping & washes to put on.
Then seal the model with a couple of coats of clear flat it's fiddly and time consuming but it will look pretty good when its all together.

Done went with late Dec '44 onwards fresh build, unit unknown, dust effects with some mud affected running gear from crossing some streams or wet areas wear and tear minimal as its a pretty fresh for the battle field.
I've some L71/88mm 1/35 shells I got for the Koenigs Tiger so may put some on this ones deck as a bit of a diorama as with the Panther I did.
The King tiger I think will be a real challenge as I have the etched Zimmerit coating but if I put those panels on I lose the gear location holes on the sides and turret so will see, may have to do it the old way with putty.
Thanks for your time and nice comments' modeling can be very frustrating at times especially when small things drop on the floor!!!

Very nice...

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very frustrating at times especially when small things drop on the floor

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Mostly because you can't see any more. The wife comes in to see you and Moggy flat on the floor with two pair glasses on and a flashlight...just you with the glasses though. Moggy would be sleeping.

:rofl: Thx Jim....:thup:

Very nice!!!

Bob