Panzerjager GB (March 1st - June 30th, 2011)

Modeling Subjects Group Builds
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Hi and welcome to the Panzerjager GB. As you can see, it’s running from the start of March to the end of June.

Below is a list of ideas for the GB:

The guidelines for the GB is as follows:

  • You can enter anytime from when it starts to when it’s finished
  • Any scale
  • Any AM item
  • All kits must be NIB or very lightly started (10%)
  • No crossovers of other GB’s
  • A badge will be created, but can only be obtained for a completed build within the time frame
  • Please share info about the kit and have fun, fun, fun!

The badge (courtesy of Wingnut)

!http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

List of Participants and kits (scale is 1/35 unless noted)****:

  1. Tigerman- Dragon Jagtiger Premium Ed. #6285
  2. Panzerwaffe- Dragon Panzerjager I Smart Kit #6230
  3. Bufflehead- Dragon Hetzer Early
  4. RMC_Birdunner- Italeri Elefant
  5. Big Smitty- Dragon Marder III H #6420
  6. Wing_nut- Cyber Hobby StuG III G w/deep wading muffler #6229
  7. Bobbaily- Dragon Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (V) Smart Kit #6397
  8. TigerEp1- Dragon Elefant w/zimmerit
  9. Nachtflieger- Tamiya Marder III
  10. Terry35- Tamiya Marder III 1/48
  11. Hinsky- Dragon Marder III M Befelsjager Smart Kit
  12. Dupes- Trumpeter Sturer Emil
  13. Wolfp- Dragon Nashorn ??
  14. Ogrejohn- Dragon Panzer IV/70(A)
  15. Jmart- Dragon Stug. IV Early Production Smart Kit #6520
  16. Tviancso- Dragon StuG IV Early Kit #9038
  17. Tapps88- Trumpeter Sturer Emil
  18. Shellback- Italeri 234/4
  19. M1 A1 A2 Tanker- Dragon Elefant w/zimmerit #6465
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I will be entering the Panzerjager I by Dragon.

I hope to be starting around the begining of March.

Rob

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I was getting a little nervous there. Glad to have you Rob and I love the subject.

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Don’t be nervous Eric! I’m in with the1:35 Dragon Hetzer Early Version! March 1 is soo far away…

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Ohhh! I happen to have an Italeri Elephant with AM tracks in my stash. With the momentum from my Tiger I build I am in the mood to keep going with another panzer. This GB will keep me motivated to do it, so I’m in.

Denis

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Glad to have you Ernest and Denis.

What kind of AM tracks for the Elefant?

Ernest, it’s only 3 weeks out my friend. Not too far off. [;)]

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Dragon Marder IIIH Smart Kit #6420. Should be a hoot, especially with a house move in the middle of the GB. I’m in charge of my stash, and my new place nets me my own home office/hobby room. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 315 sq ft. Yay me.

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IN

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With a 1/72 DML Ferdinand.

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Smitty and Marc, glad to have you aboard.

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I’m in Eric.

I’m deciding between a Tamiya Marder III, a Tamiya Marder III M & a Dragon Stug III G early (the Greog Bose Cyber Hobby kit), all 1/35. Of course, I may just use this opportunity to add to the stash…[;)] I’ll let you know soon.

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Thanks Bob, sorry the other GB idea didn’t make it. Maybe next time. [:D]

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It’s all good…this is a great theme…a lot of variety of subjects, great lineup of members so far…gonna be fun. I just need to pick a build and get started…on March 1st, of course…

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AM tracks for the Elephant are from Hobby Boss. Going to be a lot of cliping and sanding but they look like they will go together well. Regardless, a vast improvement over the 2-piece vinyl kit tracks.

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I imaging the Italeri tracks are those really stiff vinyl ones. I used them on my Marder H, and actually they worked out okay. Even glued down.

I think AFV Club makes some. I should have gotten those instead of using my horrible Dragon ones that sent me to the padded-room for a week. Thank goodness I found someone that was selling his DS tracks and they worked great. Not as detailed as the indies, but a whole lot easier to assemble.

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Sort of on topic for the GB…

I was looking at some of the Dragon and MiniArt figure sets for German SPG loaders. Would any of them work with the Marder? I know that the crew compartment is smaller than say a Nashorn, but they would still be viable, right?

This was the one kit I was looking at today at the LHS while getting some more paint and other stuff, Dragon’s 6530 German SPG Crew:

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Hi Matt. I think they would work, but then I’m no expert. I have the MinArt ones, but don’t plan on using them. The description is pretty generic, so it would seem to work for all.

It looks like the Dragon guys are wearing the reversable winter unis, so keep that in mind for your build.

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Eric,

Yeah, they are using the winter reversible smocks, so I could always trade in the mud & dirt for mud & snow if I planned on using them. Since my figure painting skills blow cha-chas anyways, I may just opt for the Marder sans peeps…

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Yeah mine do as well.

I’ll give a little update of my kit and such in a few days.

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Tigerman,

I believe i will join this as i should be done with my other kits by then.

I am gonna choose this:

Dragon 1/35 Sd. Kfz. 184 Elefant w/Zimmerit just need to find it either through a store or online. If I have no luck with that I will let you know what else i have chosen as a backup.

Thanks!