Hi guys, okay, I'm calling the Jagdpanther done at this time. it's not perfect but I think I've lifted my game in a few ways, including some new techniques. This is the first time I've used a clearcoat on armour, both creating a low lustre and sealing the decals. I varied the fit a little, I didn't want to use all the spare track plates as they would cover up some airbrushing I was quite proud of, and I left off the wire coil on the starboard flank. The tow cables are off, I was not impressed with the kit items so I might order up some Eureka XXLs to add at a later date.
The tracks are the only real let-down. These are the kit vinyls and they are nicely detailed, but their tension is quite high and as for gluing them down to the tops of the wheels, there was nowhere near enough play. The plan is to replace them with a set of Friuls when finances permit, and to swap these onto another kit built with skirt armour, so the lack of a natural sag won't matter, because it's unseen.
Okay, onto the gallery shots. this is Tamiya's Jagdpanther (Late), paints are Tamiya acrylics (plus Humbrol enamels and Rowney oils), built essentially OOB, the only mod was a driver's vision block. The plan was to do a figure, which is out there in the future as an experiment, the hatch parts are only tacked in place so I can open her op when the time comes.
This is my completion number thirteen for 2014, I didn't mean to end on that number, it just happened!
There she is, then, guys, hope she was worth the wait! It was a fun kit to build and I look forward to doing another in future with the later engine deck and exhaust config, zimmerit and battle damaged side skirts.
Cheers, Mike/Thunderbolt379