Jagdpanzer IV

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I'm really liking the looks of this one already .

[maschinenkrueger]

Masking sux. That's why all my camos are freehand.

The disc camo is a wicked cool effect but it must have been so time consuming at the factory.

[Marcel du Long]

Thnx folks!

Masking sux. That's why all my camos are freehand.  

The disc camo is a wicked cool effect but it must have been so time consuming at the factory.

I wonder why they applied this pattern, they must have had too much time.

I'm here to tell you, that you probably did yourself a favor choosing the Dragon version.

At least the Tamiya box art & instructions are way more inspiring.

Just finished the yellow areas.
Still need to do the barrel and some small retouching with a brush and then I consider the disc camo done.





Next step will be a hi-lighting and postshading.

Bye,
marcel.

[Deleted]

wow! that looks superb!

[danb.]

Love that camo keep up the hard work Marcel

Dan B

[wbill76]

The added yellow really makes this scheme work Marcel, looking good!

[Marcel du Long]

Thnx folks, great you like it!

The added yellow really makes this scheme work Marcel

Exact my though as well. Although I didn't like the big yellow area on the left front side the post shade works well there so I'm glad with the result.


Post-shade job done with my airbrush loaded with a very diluted Tamiya dark brown mix.





The return rollers & road wheels are not post shade yet.

Two more pics of the post shade here.

Bye,
Marcel.

[elco]

Wow this gives a whole new dimension to the camo, i like it al lot. It looks..raw. Nice job. Looking forward to the rest of the weathering

[bullardino]

Post shade really adds to the overall appearance. Magnific stuff, Marcel.

[maschinenkrueger]

That big yellow blog caught my eye too. Can you put a cross there to break up the area? I like the asymmetry but would the area behind the missing armor plate have the same camo pattern?

The post shading really added some depth Marcel.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Excellent just outstanding effect.

Tony lee

[deafpanzer]

I am in awe.... stunning work... another great update!

[wbill76]

Nice result with the post shading Marcel, that's some tight AB work for sure.

[danb.]

Fantastic idea on the preshade after the camo gives the tank much more depth im with Kruger on the camo idea behind where the shurzen would go i think it would look right to be all Dunkelgelb then you could fade the green onto this? is the shurzen going to be missing in that area on the final build? keep up the hard work and im lovin ya blog

Dan B

[afvfan]

I've no problem with the camo areas behind the skirts. This is obviously a factory paint scheme (I can't imagine any field shop doing this disc camo) and the skirts probably would not have even been mounted yet when the tank was painted. As for the skirts, here's a little food for thought. There's photo evidence of some vehicles even having their camo pattern carried over on to the inside walls of the armor.

[maschinenkrueger]

Hey, I was just wondering. I have no evidence one way or the other.

But... whatever. Kudos for such a fantastic job so far.

[bbd468]

Man, that is some impressive post shading right there. Bloody fantastic!

[Marcel du Long]

Thnx a lot folks!
I just putted the balkenkruez & white outlined red id numbers on and that does look quite cool.
Pictures will follow...

Although I really like the idea of a camo "interruption" behind the missing skirt and don't feel this is necessary at this moment.
The still to add tools & figures will do a lot for the overall appearance and I will consider such a camo "interruption" after these elements are installed.

Cheers,
marcel.

[TRM]

Nicely done so far Marcel!!

[desertrat]

WOW!!! love the camo!!

[reserve]

I may be wrong, but I have the impression that these vehicles were not much more than an armored box with a cannon, would this account for a lack of exterior detail?

I'd never have known this kit is a dog by looking at what you've done with it


Regards,
Mark

[Deleted]

very nice indeed the shading looks excellent

[Marcel du Long]

I'd never have known this kit is a dog by looking at what you've done with it

Thnx Mark. A good paintjob will cover a lot.

Finished airbrushing the barrel and putted some decals on.
Inner side of the hatches still needs to be done as well as the black primed muffler.





Don't know yet if I continue with this one or continue with my Orange Morris truck.
Next step for this one is sealing with a varnish & detail painting.

Cheers,
Marcel.

[bullardino]

Great progress Marcel. Whichever you'll choose, it'll be fun

[wbill76]

Looking good with the markings on Marcel, very nice.

[danb.]

Please continue with this its off the scale fella you could chuck it in a comp now and it would score gold

Dan B

[panzerconor.]

I've been silently watching from day 1 and I must agree, I'd love to see you keep this one running

-Conor

[Marcel du Long]

Thnx folks for those flattering words!

Started weathering this one.
All done with Liquitex acrylic inks.








The front plate & fenders are almost finished (I guess) so the weathering front is moving to the top deck & sidewalls.

Cheers,
Marcel

[desertrat]

`***@@ ... speechless!!!

[AndyArgent.]

Marcel i have just spotted this and read through.Excellent job you are doing on this ,but then i love all your work.Allways wanted to build one of these Jagdpanzers allso.Cracking paint and weathering.I have never seen the preshade go on after the paintjob is done.works a treat.