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Dragon Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (V)

Iron Mike

Iron Mike

Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Here it is, December 1!!! Time to start up a build I have wanted to do for a long time!!

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I found the add on concrete armor conversion from Armorscale, thought that would be a cool field modification for this build. The piece is well detailed and looks to be an unusual subject, I just hope it fits!!
No actual modeling progress will be made until Sunday, but comments, suggestions and photos would be appreciated!! (y)
 
Nice! Any plans for the leftover casement? I made the mistake of buying the A-0 variant only to find it never saw combat since it was mild steel.

Regards,
 
Mike, did you find markings for the subject with concrete armor? If not, point me to a photo so I can look in my decal stash.

Regards,
 
Here is a photo, location unknown:

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no discernible markings... I will read up to see which units equipped with Jagdpanzer IV were operating about. Note the lack of steel wheels up front and the L/48 gun without muzzle brake. It should be a bare threaded tip like so:

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I may have a spare barrel (or rubber roadwheels), let me know if they are needed.

Regards,
 
After pestering Saul for more info, I have got an idea in mind and can start moving forward. In between rounds of filters on other projects, I assembled most of the lower hull.

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I'm planning to order some parts Tuesday, hopefully they will not take that long to arrive.

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Iron Mike said:
After pestering Saul for more info,...
I'm planning to order some parts Tuesday, hopefully they will not take that long to arrive.
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You're not pestering me. ;)

What parts are you ordering? The one from the PM? If so, post it!

Regards,
 
Let me retract that last statement. R&J Products works on a limited schedule, which makes ordering a little more difficult. HOWEVER, their service is some of the best I have ever experienced! They were helpful and friendly on the phone and when it came time to pay for my order, I found out they now accept PayPal!! I ordered my parts on Tuesday and they were in the mail box for me on FRIDAY! From the west coast, no less! Enough talk, here's what I got!

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I'm intending to do a knocked out vehicle, a first for me, so the Friuls are a necessity!

Saul suggested adding the transmission and leaving the hatches open, so I bought the R&J Products RJ35211 Driver's Compartment.

The casting of this piece is exceptional, I have found the details crisp and well done!

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Shipping was very reasonable and I am sure I'll be using R&J again!! Find them at http://www.rjproducts.com/
Now, if I could just get some more bench time! :drinks
 
On barrels that the threads are not visible on have a metal sleeve that protected those threads
and held in place with set screws installed.
That's why you can see a seam out there near the end of the barrel.

That's what I read anyway. :idonno
Tony lee
 
Tony Lee said:
On barrels that the threads are not visible on have a metal sleeve that protected those threads
and held in place with set screws installed.
That's why you can see a seam out there near the end of the barrel.
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Other than the set screws, correct! The thread protector was added with a special spanner which fit into slots in the locking ring. The screw, or bolt, was used when the muzzle brake was added and it set into the slot machined longitudinally as shown in the photo I posted earlier.

What the heck, here it is again:
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The thread protector was added to the Jagdpanzer 38 gun and the longer L/70 barrel on the
Jagdpanzer IV. However, this version with the concrete armor had the L/48 gun which used a muzzle brake. In the knocked out photo, this muzzle brake has been removed.

glad you got the insert. Affordable and the perfect eye candy for through the hatches. Frugality has its privileges!

Regards,
 
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