Tamiya's 1/25th scale Jagd-panther

[panzerace007]

Hey Guys & Gals,

Here's Tamiya's Big Kitty. It's th re-issue of Their 'ol school 70's kit. It was painted with Tamiya paints, dry brushed with th base color to add some wear to th paint, & some of rust ModelMakerZ pigments to th mufflers. The periscopes were made from 4.8mmx2.5mm Evergreen strip & th lenses were painted with,th top half in Tamiya Clear Blue & the bottom half in Tamiya Clear Green. The hooks & supports for th Tow cables were also made from spare P.E. fret.

I still need to go in & add some weathering. I thought that th decals were a little too thick, doing it again I would opt for a stencil ( If any one makes them ?) I did find out later that RB Barrel makes 1/25th scale turned barrels ... Outta Wood & They look Great !

I relocated the Tools a-la the 654th PanzerJager Abtl, locators for th tool rack were filled with Mr.Dissolved Putty. I added the deck screen using Aber's set for the 1/25th scale Academy kit. I got these from Artistic Hobbies . Even though they are made for the Academy keep , they are a spot-on exact fit !

The suspension is 100% workable as are th trax !

Stay tuned for more pix from of th weathering !

Feel free to ask questions ???


ERIK

 

[Leopard2]

Looking very nice, Eric.

Joe

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking good, Erik!

 

[Tony lee]

MY MY that's a BIGGIN
Great camo too

Tony lee

 

[panzerace007]

THANX Guys. I'll post more after I weather it some more & attach it to a base !!


ERIK

 

[randy_ditton]

WOW!!! This is one cool kitty Wonderful build, Erik. Love that working suspension, the details look great. Any problem areas with this kit? Look forward to your weathering.

Randy

 

[panzerace007]

RANDY,

Thanx for th kind words ! I tell ya' , The only real problems are just th 70's mold. This Kitty would really Rock/Benefit from the Aber 1/25th Tool Clasps Tool Clasps kit post '43 set.. & RB Barrel's turned wood Barrel ( 25B16. They share th same gun with the King Tiger) You will have to fix a couple of seams up front, IF , you don't want to try some Nano R.C. gear ( I don't know if they even make any ?) to make it Remote Control. The body is meant to be able to open & get into it. It kinda snaps, but right up front on th sides at th fenders, There is a spot I need to fill in & make seamless. I'm also gonna drop back & add some Weld beads, out of Mr.Dissolved Putty along th sides, where th upper & lower hulls come together.

The suspension arms fit through a "key way" in the outer side & fit into another "key way" inside the hull. It really works under it's own weight ! I can't wait to get Her on a Base showing off the suspension !

Weathering th is Kitty wil be a lot of Fun, due in no small part to the scale !

ERIK

 

[moon puppy]

Nice writeup Erik, that is one big'ol target!

 

[Tojo72]

Really impressive project,the camo paint job looks great,looking foward to your weathering

 

[Sherman 18]

Turning out real sweet!

 

[panzerace007]

Nice writeup Erik, that is one big'ol target!

MOONIE,

Thanx. I think, after reading Karl-Heinz Munchs' book on the 654th, They had more Mechanical breakdowns that anything else ....

Sherm & Raider - Thanx for th kind words ! I'll be diving into this very Soon !!

ERIK

 

[panzerace007]

O.K. .... Here's an Up-date ... Weathered & Sittin' onna base. The Grass is from Hudson & Allen & the Flowers are from the Dried section of Michael's Craft Store . Moonie- sorry for th Photobucket pix .... I was jammed up on time & couldn't re-size ....

 

[moon puppy]

That's awesome Erik! it's coming clean off the base...really nice and simple base that adds a lot to something that's already a lot.

 

[Tony lee]

OH YEAH KILLER

Tony lee

 

[jknaus]

Very cool.
James

 

[Sherman 18]

As everyone else has said VERY COOL!

 

[panzerace007]

That's awesome Erik! it's coming clean off the base...really nice and simple base that adds a lot to something that's already a lot.

Thanx for th kind words Guys !! The base is made from the Pink 2" thick Insulation foam used in Building. It's designed to go between the Brick & Cinderblock of a Building. I just used a 32 tooth hack saw blade to carve out th land & make a Raised Roadway. I then used Sculpt-a-Mold for the ground work , colored with Tan/brown-ish craft paint from Wal-Mart mixed it with some Elmer's glue & water.

I applied the Tall Grass & dried flowers while it was still wet & added some Beach Sand( from the Outer Banks, N.C.) for the "dirt road". I Set th JP in the ground work while it was still wet & added the flowers around it. I was going for a look of Motion with th JP traversing the road to Field & accentuate the Workable suspension & to give it some Motion ??

 

[mlp]

hey watch the flowers!

Looks good

 

[Tojo72]

Weathering looks great,and the base really brings it to life

 

[Leopard2]

Very nice work, Erik.

Joe