1/72 German Armor Group Build

Ive been busy too so your not the only one. I still need to go buy some kits.

sorry for not posting much yet have been rather busy for a week or so still need to get my friend over to take pics for me. my MAUS is pretty much built i just have some stuff that need to be painted and weathered BEFORE closing it up

Cool! Thanks for that info.

Well I did some research and late war Jagdpanthers were grey when they ran out of yellow paint.

Everyone listen up there is a new Armor only Forum the site is

http://s15.invisionfree.com/Panzer_Crew/index.php?act=idx

We still need mods!!If you want to talk to me my name is 'King Tiger' on that site.

 

I doubt it but I could be wrong. The panzer grey was phased out by the time the Jagdpanther was in  production I believe. Again, someone more knowledgeable may know more.

Today I went and bought some chalk pastels and wash my Armourfast 1/72 Jagdpanther. Does anyone know if the Jagdpanther ever had a All over panzer grey scheme?

I don't have a problem with it. I've already saved it to my Hard Drive and will be wearing it once I get done. Of course, I'll need to edit all my badges and put them together so they look good.

I got my Jagdpanzer IV clearcoated for decals and a wash; next I'll start on one of my other German armor kits...

Does anyone have a problem with this badge?

I like it.

Nice! I'll wear mine after I get done.

It looks awesome.now we have a GB badge

I've been slacking off on the GB badge that I promised you on the weekend but I haven't forgotten.  Let me know what you think.  Changes cost extra !

OOPS!  Should be 2006!  DUH!  will make that change right away.

Edit:  Much Better!

willjanuary wrote:

Awesome. I'll probably go get some of the kits i'm building this weekend. Hey does anyone make a 1/72 flakpanzer?

Hasegawa makes two of them: a Wirblewind with quad 20mm guns, and the Ostwind, armed with one 37mm gun. I have both built if you'd like to see pics, I can post them. Just let me know.

Awesome Duke did you handpaint that or airbrush? I'll probably go get some of the kits i'm building this weekend.

Hey does anyone make a 1/72 flakpanzer?

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

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.

Looking good Duke.

Right on Duke, nice looking build so far!

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......

ROTFLMAO!



Kent

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.

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

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

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.

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

John

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

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 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

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.

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