I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE DRAGON HENSCHEL JAGDTIGER KIT AS AN OPEN BOX ITEM AT A HOBBIE SHOP. ONCE I GOT HOME I REALIZED THE BARREL HALVES WERE MISSING, NO PROBLEM ILL ORDER A BRASS BARRELL FROM JORDI RUBIO. COME TO FIND OUT THE JAGDTIGER HAD 2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF 12.8cm GUNS. IVE LOOKED AND LOOKED FOR THE PAK 80 L/55 VERSION OF THIS BARREL EVERYWHERE BUT CAN ONLY COME UP WITH THE SMALLER 44 L/55. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAV E ANY POSSIBLE IDEA IF ANY ONE MAKES ONE??? [:(]
I think Eduard makes one for the Jadgtiger??? Can’t remember for sure though.
btw, your caps lock is on. [;)]
Eric
Welcome to the forum Nathan.
Someone else may correct me if I am wrong, but I have read somewhere that the 12.8 cm Pak 44 and Pak 80 were actually the same gun, just given two different names.
The second gun often mentioned as being fitted to the Jagdtiger was in fact an 88mm. It was apparently fitted to no more than 6 Jagdtigers (if any, as this is still a matter of conjecture) as the gun mounts for the 12.8 were supposedly not ready at the time.
So Nathan, grab a nice turned Pak 44 and be happy[:D]
CMK Hot Barrels makes a Jagdtiger barrel that comes with a resin mantlet. I’ve got one on my Jagdtiger, looks good.
I did purchase a aluminum PAK 44 and it doesnt even come close to fitting in the manlet for the PAK80
thanks for the reply, does that resin manlet have a rough cast appearence to it or is it smooth?
Nathan, Is this the DML kit with the incorrect barrel configuration? The DML barrel was based on the Aberdeen museum Jagdtiger where the gun is jammed in full recoil. See picture at :
http://www.warbirdpictures.com/ATC/ATC-GermanTiger-4.jpg
The DML barrel and mantlet fitting is therefore incorrectly modelled, and some work needs to be done for fitting a replacement barrel. For a brief reference to this fact see:
http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/german/anvilb01.htm
Hope this helps you.
The base of the mantlet is a rough cast, but the portion where the aluminum barrel enters the manlet is cast smooth.
Edit: I got my from Squadron.com, it was stock number CZHB053.
Eduard make a barrel for the Jagdtiger http://www.eduard.cz/./products/card.php?id_product=2532&name=&catalogue_nb=&type=8&pgroup=&scale=&product_month=&product_year=&page_start=0 all the other Eduard barrels are very nice and id say better than the Jordi Rubio ones