That looks like a very interesting camo scheme on the Jagdpanther. Are you going to be doing that scheme as well Tony?
Blitz I thought I would. I’ve been figuring out how to best lay it down.
We’ll see
Tony lee
I’m new to this forum, but I can’t resist a good tank destroyer!
I’ll be doing this for the GB:
Happy new year guys! I’m glad I can finally kick this one off before I have to go back to work next week.
I haven’t started anything yet but that’s what tomorrow is for. I think I’ll just keep it simple and build it oob at this stage, although the parts look great on the sprue so I don’t think any after market items are needed.
Welcome aboard ddanne. Looks like its going to be a bit of a Marder fest, nice.
Most of the sprue trees are marked as being from two previous Dragon kits, the Panther G and Jagdpanther early G1 Smarts Kits.
Since most of you have built Pathers or seen build blogs I don’t think you want to see another one of the lower hull so i’ll just post some photos of it.
Without any interior and a closed fighting compartment this should build up pretty quickly.
SeeYou Later and Happy New Year
Tony lee
ddanne, Blitzwing, those are two really nice looking kits! The Panzerjaegers will be represented well in this GB!
Tony, I didn’t even know there was a G2 version of the Jagdpanther! You’re off to a fast and early start!
Ernest since the rules allow it and the suspension is such a boring job I did the above building Monday.
Started early this morning on the upper hull and will have a big part of that done in a short.
Stand by
Tony lee
OK it’s been a long day but I got most of the upper hull assembled.[Y]
See Ya Later Folks
Tony lee
Wow Tony. You’ve pretty much finished the building stage already and the build is only two days old. Those Dragon Smart kits really do make construction a fairly straight forward affair.
WOW, Tony, even with the slight head start, that good progress.
I didn’t have to waste time with the interior because there isn’t one and I had already built the Early G1 so I knew about where everything went, those two things helped out a lot.
My Early DML G1
Thanks for looking in on me guys
Tony lee
Wow, that’s an amazingly quick start, Tony! Everything’s looking fantastic so far! The G1 looks great as well!
Everyone: Sorry for my absence lately. I had some serious connection issues, so I wasn’t able to access the forum at all. I’ll get the build roster updated ASAP.
Cheers, Clemens
Hey Tony, that is some nice work!
Haven’t even started here, I’m hoping to get some more stuff polished off first though I did start on my build for Tigerman’s North Africa GB (sorry I did sign up for it first though!)
Clemons: Hope you get that cleaned up- I know what a hassle it can be.
WT??? [:O] Tony, it would take me two weeks to do what you did in two days!! LOL! The GB is off to a good start!
So here’s what I’m working on: Italeri 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV. Its an older kit that lacks the detail of the newer releases, but perhaps a bit more detail than the older Tamiya kit. I started building this for the orginal Hunter’s GB about five years ago, but never finished. The lower hull is done, but has problems. I also worked on the upper hull, removing some molded details and installing the intake housings. The photos below just show how it looked before this GB started. I estimate its about 40% assembled, but I’m going to rework some of it as mentioned below.
A couple of bogie housings on both sides of the lower hull have sink marks that I never noticed so I’ll have to fill those in.
The worst area is the rear engine plate. Its littered with pin marks. When I first assembled it I didn’t care, but now I feel it needs to be replaced. I’ll look in the spares box to see if I have an extra set that will work, or I may order a resin replacement from TMD (Tiger Model Designs). If neither is an option I may just scratchbuild a entire new rear plate!
BTW Clemens, I noticed that we might still need a Soviet badge. I took the liberty of putting one together. Let me know if you’re interested in using it. I used Cyrillic for “HUNTERS”, but I’m not really sure if that’s accurate! [:^)]
Being retired is great Ernest, all i’ve got is time lots of time[t$t]
Tony lee[:D]
Ernest: Looks great so far! I can tell you’re an expert modeler by the way you’re dealing with the injection marks- a slob like me just covers them up with mud!!!
And love the Soviet badge, don’t know if it’s correct but I like it.
Ernest: At least you found them I usually don’t pick up on flaws like that until after the painting stage.
This is what I was able to get done today. The kit practically falls together which doesn’t explain why I only achieved so little really.
However I was given the unfortunate news that I will be without car tomorrow so I will be home all day. I have no idea what I should do with myself tomorrow.
This one is off to a good start! Nice work everyone!
Ernest: I really like that badge! The Cyrillic Title is a nice touch as well!
Update= 7.5 hrs today
Rear Hull Plate
Upper hull installed plus more parts
Casement roof just a dry fit for now
Fresh 3inch snow and cold
Later
Tony lee