Porsche Jagdtiger. Ahhh, what the hell , another pic .

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Hey guys ! I started this build as a "what if " . But 99 % of the build is going to be as close to factual as i can get it so i thought i'd do the WIP here and then when i get to the "what if " part i'll finish that up in the "Whaaaaaaaaaaa-t if'n" section . Thanks to you guys that have been following this build up there ! ;D

This is the kit .
A little history if you want to read it .
History : In Feb 1944 one of the first protoyype JagdPanzers was Fgst.305001 . Fgst. 305001 mounted the Porsche type suspension and the 128 mm Pak 44 L/55 canon . After inspection Fgst. 305001 was rejected due to poor quality of armour . She never received a Zimmerit coating and was used for training / evaluation .
I'll paint her in dunky with a buff interior . I've orderd Friuls and have some pe for the detailing bits .

This is the kit .



I beefed up the gunmount for the "what if ". But for know i will mount the stock 128mm Pak 44 L/55




This will be the new cannon .............


I have been getting the casement together . Bad fits on the forward bulkhead . I did some distressing on the casement side bulkheads .



Well thats it for tonight . ;D

[M1Carbine]

Carl - tuned in for this one.

Bob

[wouter]

I can't blame ya, maximum exposure , and not everybody checks out the What if? section

I allready saw her there but didn't respond yet. Great stuff you are showing Carl, and what a big ass gun!!! Darn, they should have had a serious counterweight ey?

Keep yer cool stuff comin' partner!!!

Cheers

[wing_nut]

Cool beans man. Nice distressing.

[Deleted]

Thanks guys , muchly appreciated ;D

Wouts , its aluminum ........lol.........so its light LOL ;D

Marc , i couldnt find a good rock for the distressin so i had to use sand paper , danged it all !

[bbd468]

Hey Carl, Im all in brother!!!! Lets see this bad boy come together!

Gary

[deafpanzer]

Second thread on same build? Trying to confuse us old men?

Looking real good buddy!

[Tojo72]

I love the Jagdtiger Carl,looking forward to it !!

[wbill76]

Ought to be a fun project Carl! Looking forward to more!

[Deleted]

Thanks guys for checkin in ! Nothin to report . Buildin the paint booth still . Kinda slow going when i cut the wood outside and its 10 degrees F out there .......at least the wind aint blowin . ;D

[sollie]

I see I have not explored this forum to the fullest. Mostly pop right in to the Armor section here.

Good start on the J Carl, looking fw to the next move , but may I ask where is the 'what if' section ?

[Leon]

Looking good Carl

Leon

[bullardino]

I missed this build... I tend not to look paper panzers, but this one is definitely interesting and very well built

[`Boots`]

Great start to this one Carl and count me in mate..................can`t beat a good `what if` , i`ve got one lined up eventually ;D

[406 Silverado]

Now this is gonna be VERY cool. Rock it Carl.

[Deleted]

Sorry guys nothin more to show yet
I woke up this morning to a house in the 50's . The heat pump guit again ! I got the problem narrowed down to a relay in the outside unit but since its sunday no fix . It's in the teens outside so i fired up the wood stove .Thats my back up heat sorce but it dont heat the cavern so its chilly down here .
A couple of you mentioned not seeing or knowing where the "what if "s are or just dont look there .........i've been guilty of that also . Thats why i moved the pre "what if " part of the build down here . I dont really want 2 threads but i could see that the "what if" is kinda a back room that gets missed .
Here's the link to my JagdPanzer IV
modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=postww&action=display&thread=2932

[Deleted]

Can it get any better ? A new paint booth , new work bench and a new photo box ............what a way to start a new year tomorrow !!!
First painting session in the new paint booth . Next is some interior buff .



Exhaust really sucks ! ;D

[wbill76]

Now you know what this means Carl...we will expect a significant up-tick in productivity with that type of capital investment for the coming year! Nice rig!

[deafpanzer]

Great workbench!!! Funny we use a lot of same products... primer rattle cans, Future, tools organizer, paint thinners, etc. Even MM paints but I have been phasing them out... maybe you want all of my MM enamel paint too?

[fightnjoe]

firmly in my seat and ready.



joe

[406 Silverado]

Love the new set up Carl. Stay warm bud.

[Deleted]

Hey guys , just had BBQ'd steak and couple of brews ...........crazy with the bbq going in 12 degree f ....thing was all froze up .it looks like a blankin steam locomotive what with all of the steam n smoke ! LOL

Yup it worked ptetty well . Cold as heck though . The exhaust motor draws out the air so well there was cold breeze on my back and hands the whole time . wonder what the chill factor is down here in this freezer ? Called about the no-heat pump and it wont be till wednesday b4 the repair can get going . Still haulin fire wood mates .

The most expensive item on the paint booth was the flexible exhaust that i bought . Everything else is from used of left over lumber .

Bill , Soon as the holidays are over i'll get with the buildin again . Some heat down here would help .

Andy , you dont like them MM enamels ? we'll talk if your seriouse bout giving them up .

Dicky , does it look ship shape enough to you ?

Joe , glad to have you man .

Later you mugs ! LOL

[redleg12]

Carl - It is always great when it sucks. You know you did a good job on your paint booth when it really sucks....

Sounds like a great new year!!

Rounds Complete!!

[Deleted]

LOL Mlke ! ;D

See you next year !

[ogrejohn]

Nice set up you got there Carl. Looks like the build is coming along nicely! You're going to love those Friuls!

[bbd468]

Oh man! I love tha new modeling digs Carl! JT looks great in the red stuff.

Gary

[reserve]

Like yer new setup, has a clean flow to it. Like the what if also, and having looked at the other thread featuring this vehicle I think you ought to leave the gun long as it presses home the experimental look. Looks cool also

Regards,
Mark

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John ,thanks and the Friuls are due tomorrow ..... will be interesting to see how they look . Thanks .

Gary ,thanks man !

Mark , thanks again . I decided to run a thread in armor up until i get to the long barrel part and then keep it going in the what if section . I wanted to be down here with my regular armor buddies as long as i could . Kinda felt like i was being stuck out in left field up in the what if section .

I've been tinkering with the setting on my camera trying to get the true color of the model . I ended up going with custom white balance in this one . I had to go to iso 100 to keep the brightness from my led lights to a minimum .
I mixed some MM wood and flat white to get a interior buff color . Not much is going to be seen in here once i put the casement over the canon . There will only be that little door in back to see thru .Still , the modeler in me wants the interior color to be correct . i have some washes to apply in here b4 i seal it up with the casement .
Hows the color look ?

[bullardino]

I like the colour, looks right to my eyes.

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Luigi and Dicky , thanks for the feedback on the color . I'll go with it and start applying some washes in a while then .

Dicky my friend .......... thats the first time i've been called that . I've been called crusty more n once though . Good to know that the work space is looking up to standards for you !