1/72 German Armor Group Build

    Hi to you from South Georgia. I'd be interested in participating in this, as I already have some German armor in 1/72 built, it would give me a great excuse to build another. Do we have any other rules to build by?

Kent

I would also not mind joining this. I have already just barely started my Jagdpanzer IV, and would be interested to know if that can be one of my submissions for this build. Otherwise, I'll start one of my other German armor kits: the Jadgtiger and another Jagdpanzer IV as well as a Panther A.

Kent here are no other rules and Duke you can use  the tank you already started.

Hmmm...what to build, what to build...  

I do have a Panther, a Flak 88 gun, and I think also a halftrak of some kind, maybe a FAMO, in 1/72. Thank god for Ebay.

One thing I've been wanting to build is some of the earlier German armor, like the Pzw II and III. All I have is the bigger stuff, and when I put it next to things like my T-26 in the display case, it just overwhelms it. I sure wouldn't want to go up against a Tiger with my little ol' Stuart M3, either.

Kent

(Hopeless Styreneaddict)

Hmmmm I have a few pieces of 1/72 german armor I got for christmas and such mind if I hop in with a DML Maus?

Excellent! Then I'll kick this puppy off with what I got started with already. It isn't much, but here is a pic of the start of my Hasegawa 1/72 scale Jagdpanzer IV. I got the lower chassis an some of the wheels done on her, but I haven't installed the roadwheels yet:



I'll have a bit more done tonight, and then maybe even start one or two of my other tanks as well.

Stay tuned!

I picked up the Dragon Jadgpanzer IV last week so I'll join in too but I have a lot on my bench at the moment so won't start for awhile.  Will be interesting to compare it with Duke's Hasegawa build.

Sounds good I have to go buy a new kit (Probably a dragon King Tiger)

Anyone have an idea for a badge?

I can put something together for a badge over the weekend if you like.

Will, my 11 year old son is going to join us with a SD.KFZ.234. He is more interested in Nintendo and Star Wars, but he surprised me by deciding to build something for the GB. He's already built a nice Sherman.

I have already washed everything (Panther, Flak 88, and FAMO) and started filling ejector pin marks and sinkholes. Primed the Flak 88 and the Famo last night. All three of these are Hasegawa kits, very nice clean stuff.

Kent

Hey, it looks great so far. I haven't even begun to assemble anything yet.

Kent

Hey razor that would be awesome if you could work on a badge.

I'm going to go get some kits but the only hobby shop that carries 1/72 armor is 3 hours away from my house.

Everyone is welcome to join this GB so you don't have to ask.

Has anyone done a Dragon Kit in 1/72 scale?Is it harderthan a Revell Germany 1/72?

i am in the middle of 2 dml 1/72 kits right now my Maus and a late Panther G the fit and quality of detail is very good although many parts like the commanders MG 38 are delicate in this scale ( im primarily a 1/35 armor builder ) the panther has a screw together hull with a small gap at the front of the hull which i filled with super glue the 2 hull halves are made of die cast metal im not sure if this is a common trend in 1/72 armor i had to grind a little bit off of the forward screw to get the bow MG position to fit as it covers the screw hole or you could take a little off of the tip of the screw to make it sit a little deeper in the hole. the maus is an all plastic construction with a small fret of PE for some intake screen detail and a boarding ladder i have the turret and suspention done so far and i am really pleased with the kits detail i hope this helps it is not a comparison to revell kits as i have not built any thusfar but with the experience sofar i think i will be doing more 1/72 armor as a relaxing change from my 1/35 scale 800+ part DML , Trumpeter and tamiya kits i usually build i give these lil guys

OK are the tracks 1 peice or many seperate peices, and are the decals good? The Revell Germany kits are all plastic the hull of my Tiger 1 is in five peices, turret is in eight peices (not counting the tracks on the side) and there is not enough decals, it came with one german cross and two unit numbers.There are many track peices and  hate it.

the tracks are 1 piece vinyl similar to the older tamiya 1/35 scale kit tracks the decals look pretty good although i only see markings for 1 panther and markings for the 2 prototypes of the maus they seem to be as well made as my other DML decals the hull on the maus is made of a top bottom and 2 sideplates the turret on the maus is almost as large as  the completed panther lol they join verry cleanly and i have yet needed to fill ANY seams on either other than the one on the panther hull

as for the tracks they have nice detail and are nicely flexible the joining points have a nice large surface for glueing you will need to use a super glue type to join the vinyl but where they join after glue is not noticeable unless youre really looking and on bolth of my tanks i hid the seam behind the side armor skirts

Does the Maus decals look real? I like the "Panzer 46's" personally but some of my freinds won't build one because they say there is not enough detail.

I like those one peice vinyl tracks.Easy to build

the details match the few photos i have of the one that broke down while heading into action when the allies were moving in on the grounds where it was tested.there is even a nice rough texture to the huge cast slabs of armor that made up the sides and turret .the gun barrels are clean with minor mold lines i got rid of those with a nail buffing stick no sandpaper required the bore's of bolth the 180 mm and the 75mm are bolth drilled out i'm impressed by the detail and I usually build the DML 1/35 kits with all the AM detail goodies and I can buy 4 of these 1/72 kits for the price of one 1/35 scale DML or AFV Club kit

I'm in, though ive got something like 20+ kits that qualify so i'll post as many as I build this year

John

I have to drive 2 hours just to get a real selection of 1/72 armor. The only hobby place within a hour is a little hobby place that has three 1/35 tanks and one 1/72 armor kits, which the 1/35 kits are old Tamiya's and the 1/72 is Revell Germany T-90. And or hobby lobby has around 50 old 1/35 Tamiya's and Eight DML kits (Which are 70$ each) So I've never tried any DML kits.

OWCH 70$ for DML wow they range from 30 ish to 50+ here wow you might want to try mail order I usually wont sink more than 45 bucks OOB for a model AM goodies may raise the cost of a project but thats rediculous you may want to try greatmodels or squadron online they bolth have a good selection and they cost less than that even with shipping bless your heart and i thought models were gettin expensive up here in TAXACHUSSETS

Hi all,

I have a swag of DML 1:72s and have begun a King Tiger/Henschell, with a Jadgtiger in the mail at this time. The King Tiger seems very well detailed, the parts fit looks good, and the various options, including markings, look pleasing. The vinyl tracks are far preferable to link-and-length (which I hate -- come to think of it, a lot of folks have been venting spleen at the injection-moulded track craze lately).

Hopefully I'll get a chance to build a few of these little fellers this year -- they sure take up a lot less space than the 1:35s!

TB379

willjanuary wrote:

Hey razor that would be awesome if you could work on a badge. I'm going to go get some kits but the only hobby shop that carries 1/72 armor is 3 hours away from my house. Has anyone done a Dragon Kit in 1/72 scale?Is it harderthan a Revell Germany 1/72?

I have done several in Dragon kits in 1/72 scale. They have excellent fit and fantastic detail. Check the box top, if it has a small diamond on the right side of the box art that says, "Die Cast Parts Included", leave it on the shelf. Look for their "Armor Pro" series; they are the best and have no Die Cast parts, but they do include P/E as an option. Dragon has a new track that is one piece, molded in their new D100 plastic that takes standard model glue perfectly. There is no need to use CA glue on their new plastic tracks. Their decal sheets are very complete, and even give multiple options for different vehicles; some cases they have a sheet of numbers so you can choose your own.


If there are any issues that I have with Dragon it is that they occasionally mold some very fine and delicate pieces that are impossible to remove from the sprues without breaking. (Although someone suggested heating the blade a little to make cutting more smooth; I have yet to try that though) Also, they do tend to use a lot more parts than other companies do to make some assemblies. For iinstance, the Dragon 1/72 scale Hornisse and Nashorn I built both had more than 30 parts in the gun carriage assembly; not including the gun. That was a tough build! In that respect, it is a bit harder than Revell/German, but otherwise, they go together as easily as Revell/Germany due to their excellent parts fit.

I hope that helps answer your question.

Oh, and my Jagdpanzer IV is fully assembled, and the camo pattern is already partially completed. Once I get that done, I'll post some pics for everyone to see.

ROTFLMAO!



Kent

As promised, I got the camo pattern done and now the pic is here:



I have a couple places to touch up a bit, but this one will be clearcoated and decaled very soon. I'll post the final pics when I get done.

Now, let me see what else to start for this Group Build......

Right on Duke, nice looking build so far!

Looking good Duke.

I've been looking at the 1/72 Dragon sets on dragon-models.com and i'm impressed with the detail of them so next time I go the hobby shop I'll be shure to pick some up.

Thanks Will! I'm glad you like it. I'll probably have it done in a day or so.