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                        Tamiya 1/35 Jagdpanther restoration project

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                        GreySnake
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        Tamiya 1/35 Jagdpanther restoration project
                        Posted by GreySnake on Sunday, February 21, 2021 3:29 PM
                        Built this Tamiya 1/35 Jagdpanther Late Version almost three years and recently I’ve been unhappy with how it looks. To me it looks rather boring.
                         
                        After a few minutes of work most of the parts I wanted to get off came off. There are three road wheels that are firmly glued in that will just have to stay.
                         
                        Soaked the model in Simple Green and it stripped most of the paint off just a few small patches need some extra care.
                         
                        It’s interesting to go back to my earlier builds and realize I didn’t care about removing pin marks, seams etc like I do now.
                         
                        Whilst waiting for the paint to come off I started doing some research on this kit and found out it doesn’t do a good job representing either a G1 or G2 Jagdpanther. If you build the early option you get a G2 hull with late G1 features. The early option was what this kit was originally built as.
                         
                        I’ve decided to try to make the model into a “somewhat” accurate G2. The engine deck layout is questionable if it’s accurate or not and might not be long enough. After a little digging in my spare parts I managed to find the parts for the G2 version. I also need to remove the tool storage racks from the side of the hull and reposition some tools to the rear.  As of right now the only aftermarket I’m planning on using are engine deck screens that are somewhere in the closet. 
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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Monday, February 22, 2021 10:28 AM

                        In what way(s) is/are the engine deck not accurate?  I'm curious.

                        Thanks!

                        Bill

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                        GMorrison
                        • Member since
                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Monday, February 22, 2021 10:39 AM

                        You should get better tracks.

                         

                        Bill

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        Gamera
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: SW Virginia
                        Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:35 AM

                        Cool, looking forward to seeing what you do here. 

                        I used to do the same back when I was younger. Now I'd just buy another kit since I have more disposable income than I have free time (when I was younger it was the opposite).  

                        "I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

                         

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                        GreySnake
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        Posted by GreySnake on Saturday, March 13, 2021 4:31 PM
                        Bill, (warshipguy) my apologies for the late reply. From my understanding the G2 deck was 15mm longer then a Panther G deck. From reading it’s not certain if all G2’s had the same 15mm difference. A group that restored a Jagdpanther using parts from other G2’s found differences in plate sizes. There is a chance then that not all G2’s had the 15mm difference then.
                         
                        The bolts on the engine deck on the kit are recessed when they should be protruding. I’m not one hundred percent certain as I’ve only started to research fixing the model.
                         
                        Bill (GMorrison) going to keep the kit tracks. Not keen on spending thirty or so dollars on replacement tracks with shipping at the moment.
                         
                        Gamera, for some reason I’ve come to like restoring previous builds. Maybe it’s because I’m enjoying painting and weathering more than building now.
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                        GreySnake
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        Posted by GreySnake on Monday, June 7, 2021 10:18 AM
                        It’s been awhile since the last update. For those interested here’s how the Jagdpanther looks now.

                        Painted with Tamiya acrylics and have started to apply Ammo dark brown wash to some of the area's that has brought some life to the model. 
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                        Gamera
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: SW Virginia
                        Posted by Gamera on Monday, June 7, 2021 11:52 AM

                        She's coming along nicely, big improvement over the original.

                        "I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

                         

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                        disastermaster
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.
                        Posted by disastermaster on Monday, June 7, 2021 11:56 AM

                        Gamera

                        She's coming along nicely, big improvement over the original.

                         

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                         https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

                         

                         

                         
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                        Tojo72
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Western North Carolina
                        Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, June 7, 2021 12:03 PM
                        Came out really nice

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                        Tanker-Builder
                        • Member since
                          October 2019
                        • From: New Braunfels, Texas
                        Posted by Tanker-Builder on Monday, June 7, 2021 1:18 PM

                        I'll Be Honest!

                            I cant tell one from another except general shape. I have always liked MONOGRAM'S STUG 3. Either way it's a Dam Fine job.

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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Monday, June 7, 2021 2:34 PM

                        Greysnake,

                        Thank you for having responded!

                        I have also enjoyed stripping down old builds and improving them.  It can be quite a challenge!

                        Bill

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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Monday, June 7, 2021 2:36 PM

                        Looking great!

                        Bill

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                        GreySnake
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        Posted by GreySnake on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:46 AM
                        Thank you, Gamera, disastermaster, Tojo, TB and Bill.
                         
                        Hopefully I’ll get some more work done on this kit today since my day is pretty free. Still need to decide if I’m going to repaint the figure that came with this kit or use an Alpine figure.
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