Andrew's 1/72 S-Model Jagdpanther G2 x2

[Tojo72]

Jul 9, 2023 19:37:26 GMT -5 dukemaddog said:

Jun 5, 2023 7:20:52 GMT -5 Tojo72 said:

I tried,I did,the 1/72 Riich Paladin,even that was just too small and fiddly for me to handle,can't even imagine a smaller WWII tank

Hey, if you haven't tossed that kit (which you probably have) feel free to send it my way.

Yeah,I don't have it sorry

[Joe Rix]

Excellent progress Andrew. The cables sure look nice. Sure looking forward to seeing you get paint on these. I'm all electric with anticipation brother.

[chromdome35]

Andrew, I really like the tow cables, I think they came out perfect.

The mesh was a solid upgrade.

Very nice build you have going here.

[Leon]

Nice work on the screens and tow cable Andrew!

[hasenpfeffer]

These things look pretty sweet for 1/72. (And no, not enough so to make me a convert! LOL) You've done an excellent job of detailing them up. I look forward to the paint schemes and seeing how one accomplishes them in this scale.

[adt70hk]

Jul 9, 2023 21:56:20 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Excellent progress Andrew. The cables sure look nice. Sure looking forward to seeing you get paint on these. I'm all electric with anticipation brother.

Jul 10, 2023 0:43:39 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

Andrew, I really like the tow cables, I think they came out perfect.



The mesh was a solid upgrade.



Very nice build you have going here.

Jul 10, 2023 4:04:36 GMT -5 Leon said:

Nice work on the screens and tow cable Andrew

Jul 10, 2023 10:36:57 GMT -5 hasenpfeffer said:

These things look pretty sweet for 1/72. (And no, not enough so to make me a convert! LOL) You've done an excellent job of detailing them up. I look forward to the paint schemes and seeing how one accomplishes them in this scale.

Thanks guys!  Glad you like them.  Unfortunately, it will be a while before the primer flies...

[adt70hk]

Good evening all

So sincerest apologies for not being around properly but getting any real time at the bench or on here is proving very difficult.

The good news though is that at last the primer has flown.  I was using Vallejo's grey (aka off-white) primer.  It was taking so many coats to cover the dark yellow plastic that I ended up adding some black.

As it turned out, it was a bit too much and so was much darker than I wanted but that might help with the top coat, in terms of obtaining a bit of depth in places.

ACW as usual!

Andrew

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Looking ok I think....










And as my table is in the kitchen, I need to keep the dust off whilst it dries.....you can imagine my wife's reaction!








And my humble table in AB mode!!
My collapsible booth doesn't come with lights and so I used to use a couple of small lamps to illuminate it but as you can see my new-ish hobby lamp works brilliantly.

The adjustable brightness combined with the slightly diffusing effect of the plastic takes the slightly harsh edge off the light nicely (at least in real life).

[Leon]

Primer looks good Andrew!

[kyledehart5]

Looking very nice!

[Joe Rix]

Heartening to see you making progress on your Jagdpanthers Andrew. The primer looks good and I am quite sure that you will make the resulting color work in your favor. I take that your wife is not fully aware that you are using the kitchen containers for other meaningful uses.  You have a right nice paint booth set up that seems to work for you.

[deafpanzer]

They are looking so smooth! I am with Joe that you will survive your wife's rolling pin attack when she sees this!

[adt70hk]

Aug 9, 2023 16:42:48 GMT -5 Leon said:

Primer looks good Andrew!

Aug 9, 2023 17:04:32 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Looking very nice!

Aug 9, 2023 18:03:40 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Heartening to see you making progress on your Jagdpanthers Andrew. The primer looks good and I am quite sure that you will make the resulting color work in your favor. I take that your wife is not fully aware that you are using the kitchen containers for other meaningful uses.  You have a right nice paint booth set up that seems to work for you.

Aug 9, 2023 19:31:31 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

They are looking so smooth! I am with Joe that you will survive your wife's rolling pin attack when she sees this!

Thanks guys......my wife saw it as soon as It went under the box.  It is in the kitchen after all!! 

Dunkelgelb flowed last night but I took it easy I want to dry to achieve the slightly mottled effect and I wanted to check it under natural light.

Another light coat will follow in due course!

Thanks again.

[adt70hk]

Hi all

Just a short update to prove that Dunkelgelb has flowed from the AB, albeit in a rushed shot.

I think I have managed to get some subtle tonal variation but will have to wait for the paint to dry properly first.  The lighting/rushed shot makes it look a bit darker than it actually is in really life.

Anyway got to go, nearly bed time this side of the 'pond', not to mention the football** season has started this weekend and Junior wants to watch today's highlights live as a treat.

Andrew


**That is the proper round-balled version and not one with that funny shaped ball.    And never will you hear me call it 'soccer'***.      I should just say that I do like the American version of football and actually stay up to watch the Superbowl live each year (and yes I do take the next day off work!!)

*** Turns out it was actually us Brits who first coined the term 'soccer', as an abbreviation for its full name, Association Football - at least that's what the internet says.

[Tojo72]

Love what the dark primer does to the Dunkelgelb,looks great

[kyledehart5]

Paint looks good!!

[chromdome35]

These are coming along nicely, what brands version of Dunklegelb are you using?

The way you do the running gear really intrigues me. Is the running gear in these kits meant to be assembled as a monolithic piece like your pictures show or is this your way of handling them?

[adt70hk]

Aug 12, 2023 19:56:03 GMT -5 Tojo72 said:

Love what the dark primer does to the Dunkelgelb,looks great

Thanks Anthony.  I'm quite please with with how it's turned out so far.  Let's hope I don't mess the green up!

Aug 13, 2023 1:00:50 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Paint looks good!!

Thanks Kyle!

Aug 13, 2023 8:45:06 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

These are coming along nicely, what brands version of Dunklegelb are you using?

The way you do the running gear really intrigues me. Is the running gear in these kits meant to be assembled as a monolithic piece like your pictures show or is this your way of handling them?

Morning Brian and thanks!

As for the paint, It's Vallejo's Model Air 71.025.  As I work in the kitchen, smelly lacquer based paints are out and when I got back in to the hobby, Model Air seemed to be the best out there of the water based paints.  That said, I have recently bought some of the new-ish AK 3rd Gen, which people I trust on this side of the pond like a lot.

In terms of the running gear, my approach is forced upon me by the fact that they are single pieces.  At the budget/wargaming end of the market, it's quite a common approach - see close up below.  You have to remember that the kit - 2 models in a box - cost less than £16 delivered, so I have to accept the compromises.  The flip side is that from a normal viewing distance, they look ok.

I'm going to use a two-tone yellow and green scheme.  Initially, I found a picture on Tanks Encyclopaedia where the unit supposedly used this scheme in Normandy.  I then found a photo supposedly of the same unit also in Normandy (albeit 1st Company, mine will be marked up as the 2nd).  The photo shows one JP with alternating colour wheels, which is what I will be doing - hence the partially painted running gear you can see.


Thanks again all!

Andrew

[Leon]

Paint looks really good Andrew!

[Joe Rix]

Grand progress Andrew. Your Dunklegelb looks good especially over your dark primer. I am very interested to see how your camo comes out.

[adt70hk]

Aug 14, 2023 4:57:49 GMT -5 Leon said:

Paint looks really good Andrew!

Aug 14, 2023 6:52:57 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Grand progress Andrew. Your Dunklegelb looks good especially over your dark primer. I am very interested to see how your camo comes out.

Thanks again chaps! Appreciate the support as always!

Andrew

[406 Silverado]

Like I said to Brian (chromdome), I can't say anything to anyone about not being able to get to the bench as it's been "a minute" for me. Progress is coming along nicely on this one and yeah......I can imagine your wifes reaction because mine would be the same. You did WHAT??!! lol

Looking good buddy.

[deafpanzer]

Speaking of soccer, I have been rooting for UK and Sweden... too bad Sweden has been knocked out this morning. So it means I will be rooting for your team all the way!

Paint looking good on your little babies by the way!

[adt70hk]

Aug 15, 2023 4:52:23 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Like I said to Brian (chromdome), I can't say anything to anyone about not being able to get to the bench as it's been "a minute" for me. Progress is coming along nicely on this one and yeah......I can imagine your wifes reaction because mine would be the same. You did WHAT??!! lol

Looking good buddy.

Thanks Joe.  Glad you're liking them.....as for my wife's reaction...that was nothing....she discovered my 1/48 wingy stash the other day and she very rightly pointed out enough is enough.... ...and she is right.  I have too many kits.

Aug 15, 2023 8:50:56 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Speaking of soccer, I have been rooting for UK and Sweden... too bad Sweden has been knocked out this morning. So it means I will be rooting for your team all the way!

Paint looking good on your little babies by the way!

Good to know you're on board supporting the old mother country Andy!   We'll certainly be watching the game tomorrow!!

And thanks for the feedback on the kitties!



Thanks again gents.

ATB

Andrew

[chromdome35]

as for my wife's reaction...that was nothing....she discovered my 1/48 wingy stash the other day and she very rightly pointed out enough is enough.... ...and she is right. I have too many kits.

Sounds very similar to my wife.

[kyledehart5]

Aug 15, 2023 19:08:25 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

as for my wife's reaction...that was nothing....she discovered my 1/48 wingy stash the other day and she very rightly pointed out enough is enough.... ...and she is right. I have too many kits.

Sounds very similar to my wife.

I have also had this same conversation. 😬😂

[406 Silverado]

Aug 15, 2023 17:52:14 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Aug 15, 2023 4:52:23 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Like I said to Brian (chromdome), I can't say anything to anyone about not being able to get to the bench as it's been "a minute" for me. Progress is coming along nicely on this one and yeah......I can imagine your wifes reaction because mine would be the same. You did WHAT??!! lol

Looking good buddy.

Thanks Joe.  Glad you're liking them.....as for my wife's reaction...that was nothing....she discovered my 1/48 wingy stash the other day and she very rightly pointed out enough is enough.... ...and she is right.  I have too many kits.

Aug 15, 2023 8:50:56 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Speaking of soccer, I have been rooting for UK and Sweden... too bad Sweden has been knocked out this morning. So it means I will be rooting for your team all the way!

Paint looking good on your little babies by the way!

Good to know you're on board supporting the old mother country Andy!   We'll certainly be watching the game tomorrow!!

And thanks for the feedback on the kitties!



Thanks again gents.

ATB

Andrew

Mine didn't really draw the line per say but she did comment and when I was brutally honest with myself I thinned my stash out. Some purchases were because somebody else built a kit that I though looked good and bought one instead of being interested in a particular subject to start with. lol

[kyledehart5]

Aug 16, 2023 5:17:14 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Aug 15, 2023 17:52:14 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Thanks Joe.  Glad you're liking them.....as for my wife's reaction...that was nothing....she discovered my 1/48 wingy stash the other day and she very rightly pointed out enough is enough.... ...and she is right.  I have too many kits.



Good to know you're on board supporting the old mother country Andy!   We'll certainly be watching the game tomorrow!!

And thanks for the feedback on the kitties!



Thanks again gents.

ATB

Andrew

Mine didn't really draw the line per say but she did comment and when I was brutally honest with myself I thinned my stash out. Some purchases were because somebody else built a kit that I though looked good and bought one instead of being interested in a particular subject to start with. lol

I haven’t bought anything I don’t plan to build yet. And she didn’t specifically say I had too many kits or that I couldn’t buy anymore but her exact words were “don’t you think you have enough for now”. That was after a box of 8 showed up. Ooops. 🤣

[adt70hk]

Aug 15, 2023 19:08:25 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

as for my wife's reaction...that was nothing....she discovered my 1/48 wingy stash the other day and she very rightly pointed out enough is enough.... ...and she is right. I have too many kits.

Sounds very similar to my wife.

Aug 16, 2023 0:06:39 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Aug 15, 2023 19:08:25 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

Sounds very similar to my wife.

I have also had this same conversation. 😬😂

Aug 16, 2023 5:17:14 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Aug 15, 2023 17:52:14 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Thanks Joe.  Glad you're liking them.....as for my wife's reaction...that was nothing....she discovered my 1/48 wingy stash the other day and she very rightly pointed out enough is enough.... ...and she is right.  I have too many kits.



Good to know you're on board supporting the old mother country Andy!   We'll certainly be watching the game tomorrow!!

And thanks for the feedback on the kitties!



Thanks again gents.

ATB

Andrew

Mine didn't really draw the line per say but she did comment and when I was brutally honest with myself I thinned my stash out. Some purchases were because somebody else built a kit that I though looked good and bought one instead of being interested in a particular subject to start with. lol

Aug 16, 2023 5:41:45 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Aug 16, 2023 5:17:14 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Mine didn't really draw the line per say but she did comment and when I was brutally honest with myself I thinned my stash out. Some purchases were because somebody else built a kit that I though looked good and bought one instead of being interested in a particular subject to start with. lol

I haven’t bought anything I don’t plan to build yet. And she didn’t specifically say I had too many kits or that I couldn’t buy anymore but her exact words were “don’t you think you have enough for now”. That was after a box of 8 showed up. Ooops. 🤣

So it seems to be a similar theme.....unfortunately for me, we share the same Amazon account and so she spotted a modest purchase a few days after the original conversation.....but it was exceptional value!  All will become clear in due course!!

[adt70hk]

Good evening all

So I was faced with a dilemma this evening.....

.....Junior was playing online with his school buddies.....and my wife was out for the evening.....what is a man to do?....it's like the modelling Gods were saying I HAD to spend time at the bench!!!!  

I briefly toyed with doing the Yak-3 as it has reached the PE stage but I wanted to save that until club night on Tuesday.

So I decided to return to the Jagdpanthers.  These had been put on hold whilst I got the Raiden over the line...plus I putting off doing the camo.

As you we all know German AFV camo is a dark and mysterious art, with so many documented exceptions to the numerous rules that I'm sometimes left wondering if there were more exceptions than ones that actually followed the rules!

However, as I explained previously, I have gone for a two tone Dunkelgelb/Olivegrun scheme.  But why?

Well....the Tanks Encyclopedia website has four drawings of vehicles from schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 654 in Normandy (my chosen unit and timeframe)....with four different camo schemes.  Only one though has the two piece barrel and this has a two tone yellow/green scheme.
tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/jagdpanther.php

And.....the World War Photos website has several shots of JPs purporting to be from sPzAbt 654.  One has what is almost certainly a two scheme of unknown colours.  Whilst several other JPs are in shot, it is impossible to tell what camo scheme they have due to the angle/focus of the shot but what is noticeable is that the one that is fully side on has the road wheels in alternating colours, when none of the others appear to.
www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/tanks-2-3/jagdpanther/jagdpanthers-654abt/

So in short, my two are a homage to the one I found on the World War Photos website.  The Olivgrun is Vallejo's Model Air 71.092 Medium Olive RAL 6003.

I was very worried about trying to do the blotches at this scale but I think I have pulled it off.  One of them has slightly darker green blotches than the other.  That was unintentional but gives a bit of variation.

ACW as usual

Andrew


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My inspiration.....


www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/tanks-2-3/jagdpanther/jagdpanthers-654abt/




My two homages....

[406 Silverado]

That is looking especially good for the scale you're working with Andrew!! WOW!! Love the mottle pattern you pulled off.