1/48 Tamiya Jagdpanther

[Iron Mike]

This kit was acquired after a mail order mishap, I purchased what I thought was a 1/35 scale gun barrel. :facepalm
I've not built a 1/48 scale kit, so this ought to be interesting. :laugh:

Very small window to build this, going to have to move it. :gogo

Thanks for dropping by.

:drinks

 

[moon puppy]

Shake and bake baby...:drinks

 

[sharkman]

You’ll get it done!

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[lupanzer]

This must be cool...good luck my friend!...

Luiz.

 

[Iron Mike]

Thanks, my friends. This is the biggest kit I have that fits the scale limits, I have some 1/72, but feel those will be too small for my limited vision capacity.

No start expected until Saturday at the earliest, thanks for following along!

:drinks

 

[MrT]

 

[Iron Mike]

Thanks, Terry!

 

[Iron Mike]

So it's time to start this beast! Armed with a couple online reviews of the kit and some good references, I'm diving in.

Kit pretty much goes together easy, added a few things here and there, traded the molded grab handles for brass wire ones. The fenders are kinda thick too, so I thinned the edges with the sanding drum.

The RB Model barrel is too cool and a definite improvement over the plastic kit part.

Everything is still loose, so I can install the tracks.

Like Bob says, it's shake and bake and that just happened!

For discussion purposes, found this on the net.

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I left the schuzen rails off so I can sand the filler on the sides.

I'll prime and base coat it next weekend, then build the link and length tracks and add the final parts. Thanks for coming by!

:drinks

 

[Sherman 18]

I built that a while ago and enjoyed it.

Can't wait to see what you do with it

 

[moon puppy]

Neat thing about these little ones you don't get hung up on details and get into the painting quick.

 

[Iron Mike]

Thanks, guys! Since this is the late version, I have to move all the tools to the rear. Details, details! :frantic

 

[lupanzer]

Very nice Mike!...

Luiz.

 

[phantom II]

Left turn :frantic

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Iron Mike]

Thanks, guys! Been going back and forth about a PE grille set for this, must resist, must resist. :laugh:

 

[White_Wolf]

Thanks, guys! Been going back and forth about a PE grille set for this, must resist, must resist. :laugh:

Don't resist, it's futile

Personally I prefer the 1/35 because it allows for a ton of details. This should be interesting to watch, especially since I don't really do 1/48 and smaller - armor that is.

Great stuff Mike

Laurence

 

[Iron Mike]

Thanks, Laurence! I feel the same way, I really don't care for the smaller scale and this may be my first and last 1/48 build. The Hauler PE set would take a couple weeks to get here (that geographical oddity thing again) and that would cut things too close to the deadline. More to come...

:drinks

 

[razordws]

Keep it coming Mike. Don't let the details get you hung up.

 

[sharkman]

I have a question Mike, the left cooling fan on the engine deck looks different than what I've seen on other panthers and jagdpanthers.... What's up with that???

:idonno

 

[Iron Mike]

That is a heating unit for the crew compartment,unique to the later versions. I have to admit I have not researched the change yet,but used the kit parts to the late version livery.
:drinks

 

[iambrb]

Looking really nice...I wondered what had happened to that kit!