DML 15cm s.I.G 33/2 (Sf) auf Jagdpanzer 38(t)

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

I've been doing another review build for Armorama and it's going pretty quickly so i'll be back soon.
If interested check it out here:
www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=256161&page=1

Tony lee

[TRM]

Interesting one there Tony! looking forward to seeing you have your way with it! I was tempted to go after the more what-if Vollkettenaufklarer 38 w/ 7.5cm Kanone 51 I./24....just for fun! I'll flip some coins on that soon!

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Really a good looking machine but i've got to want one bad to build a what if or paper panzer.

Thanks Todd

Tony lee

[Leon]

Just looked at your build Tony! That is sweet looking.

[panzerjager2]

So Tony this is a cool machine...... And I can't wait to see it completed. I do though get to be "that guy" you know the pain in the ass historian, that just loves facts.......

I don't know where people get the 30 chassis produced. Spielberger put that out in their 38t english version...... However in the original german version circa the 1970;s, it does not quote that number. In fact most reputable sources only list one prototype being completed. These are fact you no doubt have already come across. None of this or that changes the fact that this is a very cool build, BUT really should be classified as a "paper panzer.
I will end with this "postscript"....... Based on a life time studying the wehrmacht and the Reich, especially the what transpired during the last year of the war. I would say that it is more likely than not, more than one COULD and probably was completed. Could the number 30 really have been ascertained....I don't think so, (again based on research not just because). The number probably was 10 to 15......but unless some 100 year old factory foreman comes out of his sealed bunker with an arm full of production records....we'll probably never know..................................

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

That's why i'm building the kit "we'll never know" PJ. The Germans kept such meticulous records of everything you would think something would've surfaced by now but unknown things come to light everyday.
A work order was issued and you would think a cancellation would be in there somewhere.

Anyway:









Since the first six(?)were built from maintenance salvage I thought all the different colors were fitting.

Thanks for taking the time to go across the street and seeing what i've been up to.

Tony lee

[joelsmith]

Well done sir! The right mix of "wear" and "newness". I do have one question, does the muzzle have a plug installed?

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

NO plug Joel,i'll place some black in there later to knock down the shine.

Thanks
Tony lee

[joelsmith]

Tony, the reason I thought there was a plug was a optical illusion that made the aluminum look as if it was "standing proud" from the muzzle. Still great work, Joel.

[deafpanzer]

Way too cool... your camo is as lovely as your avatar!

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Detail Added Update






Dragon omitted the tow cable with this one as well,it's right there in the prototype photos???



Just a few more doodads to add and construction will be complete.


What you talkin about Andy
Tony lee

[panzerjager2]

No matter how supply "slices it" this is Looking good 

[sturmbird]

somewhere I have two or three photos of this Hetzer. Also have the one with the 75mm L24 gun on this same chassis. I may even have a photo of two or three side by side. It's amazing how many different tracks were built off the 38T platform. My favorite is the 38T with the turret off the 250/9 half track
gary

[Deleted]

Very, very nice Tony!

You never disappoint.

G

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Sure wish you could find those photos Gary.

G-Man that was very much appreciated and from a long time friend too.

Thanks to All
Tony lee

[sturmbird]

Mar 12, 2017 14:09:35 GMT -5 tonylee-Rest In Peace said:

Sure wish you could find those photos Gary.

G-Man that was very much appreciated and from a long time friend too.

Thanks to All
Tony lee

give me a week or so. I found this old pamphlet at the half price book store based on the 38T platform. Anyway I think it's the one I'm looking for. If not I have some more data. By the way the 75mm L24 gun on the Hetzer looks like they grafted a 234/3 on top of it.
gary

[jsteinman]

Looks the part. Any reason you used elfenbein instead of red primer in the drivers area?

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

"Any reason you used elfenbein instead of red primer in the drivers area?"

There's a photo in one of my Spielberger books and I couldn't tell weather it was a really light red primer or a sooty off white. The instrument panel looked to be a new replacement and it appeared to be a bright white. Since the gun and mount blocked the view anyway I went with with the elfenbein.

Tony lee

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Update
Construction Complete:






Installed four more projectiles,the charge case cabinet,jack block and muffler heat shield.

Filter coat tomorrow
Thanks for lookin
Tony lee

[M1Carbine]

Awesome Tony

Bob

[deafpanzer]

Hell yea... looking real good! Time for me to shop around for a wedding ring.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Update

Tri Color Filter,sealer coat and decals:







Wash on the list next
Tony lee

[wbill76]

Pretty sharp work on this odd-ball baby there Tony, nice!

[Tojo72]

Very interesting Tony,like the camo job so far.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Last Update

Wash and Clear Flat coat:


















Ready to move on down the line for it's new base color coat.

Thanks for following
Tony lee