Panzer Aces GB January 2007 to May 31, 2008

espins1 wrote:

Feel free to do a quick build if you like, we'll probably be going for a few more weeks.  At the rate I'm going right now I would have my JagdTiger finished for at least a few more weeks.

Right ON Brother Scottie!!  Whew!!  Thanks for the little reprieve!  Turns out I'm busy this weekend and the last weekend in May, leaving me only next weekend to finish 2 GBS!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one that's way behind schedule and I was stressing on how I could finish both this GB AND the Jagdpanzer for the Hunter's GB.  Every time I try to do two builds at once, neither one gets finished on time!!  Cool!!  The jagdpanzer is easier so I'll finish that one first and get right back on the KT.  I want to get BOTH done!!! 

BTW, I am already planning a build for the next Panzer Aces GB...one of Kurt Knispel's rides!

Scott:  I've seen the badge for this GB and have been curious about it for quite awhile so I went to the first page to see the requirements and I'm kinda' bummed I missed out on this one.  Not sure why I did, I think I just saw so many badges and just assumed it was completed...the duration would have fit into my build schedule too. 

Am I reading between the lines in the last few dialogues that you might "revive" or "retry" this?  I really like the specific nature of the build premise...keep me posted on your thoughts.

That's classified information. 

Actually, some of it is provided by the vendors and others are stuff that I bought.  It's a good way to build my portfolio, so to speak, so hopefully I can get some things published some day. 

dupes wrote:

Scott - I don't spend a TON of time over at Armorama, but I've seen a couple of your review write-ups...are you doing a lot of stuff for them?

I have 9 published, and 3 more that will be published in the next couple of days.  I have others stacked up right behind those.  Book reviews, in box reviews and I'm almost done with a feature article.  Fun stuff, but it does take a lot of time.   

I've been in the same situation as you Bob.  I way over commited myself to other builds over the past year and lately a lot of my free time is taken up by writing for Armorama, so I've kinda left my JagdTiger back burner for a long time. 

Dupes-thanks-I saw the posts earlier.  No easy answers.  And my level of participation in this GB is my fault-overcommittment in other GB's.  However, this topic has such potential-I really think that it would have stayed busier in the armour forum.  Maybe not.  But it seems that a lot of the armour folks stay strictly in the armour section...and that's their choice and that's fine.  Again, just my worth.

Good luck on the KT-looking forward to some pics.  I've got the Tiger sitting on the table, looking at it as I type just wondering if the Germans would have held out longer if their tanks had fewer road wheels.....

Bob - there's a very sizable post about that over in the Armor forum right now (starting with a complaint about having too many GB's in the Armor forum to start with!)...you should check it out.

Getting some work done on the KT, and the weather looks very iffy this weekend - so a bit slow on the cycling front. Should equal some decent productivity!

Ok, I seem to have ground to a standstill once again.  Going to try to add the road wheels & treads tonight.  Tomorrow is booked with family activities.  Leaving to go out of town next Wednesday for four nights....gonna be tight to get this one complete by the end of the month.

Would love to see this theme again, but maybe next time over in the Armour forum?  Seems that a lot of the armour builders don't venture over here in the GB arena.  Just my .

Wow, is that weird or what...I JUST finished up a MiG-21 for another GB, and moved my King Tiger from the shelf over onto the bench. Got on the forum to see what was going on, and Bufflehead is 2 minutes ahead of me. SPOOOOOOKY!

Shouldn't take too long for me to finish her up, all of the tools and weathering are left to go. I also plan on making an attempt at a pair of figures, but you all may or may not see them. Heh...

"Shelf Queen".

bump.

Well, a little progress-the chasis & turret are close to being complete.  The road wheels have been 'first pass' painted and need to be attached.  The 1/48th Tamiya Tiger is nice, but I don't like the molded on tools.  And some of the small parts are even smaller.  Also, using PE may not have been the best idea that I've had lately.  PE fenders are on, and I'll probably just use the PE exhaust shields and rear fenders.

Work on my StuG for the Hunters GB is going to come to a dramatic halt after today as I anxiously await the arrival of the Eduard Grill screens I ordered today.  I will focus a lot on my JagdTiger for this GB this week, with the goal being to have the assembly completed by the weekend at the latest so I can get some paint on this beast!

Here is a great link I stumbled across while googling for decals...... some great summaries of many of the tank aces we're focusing on for this GB.  Much of it is summary info from Panzer Aces, but good reading regardless. 

http://www.ww2f.com/wwii-general/9861-best-tanks-aces-2.html

Awesome Bob, looking forward to seeing your build! 

ps1scw wrote:

Where did these 3 JagdTigers end up?

Good question, I wish I knew. 

If I come across any info I'll post it here.

espins1 wrote:

Here are some great images from Panzerwrecks 3 which answered many of my questions and confusion regarding Albert Ernst and his JagdTiger X1.  It's a great reference book, highly recommended! http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=3082

Where did these 3 JagdTigers end up? 

dupes wrote:

Heh. Bob - I've recently tried to get a couple (well, maybe 4) kits going on the bench at the same time to test the "economies of scale" theory...it hasn't panned out so well for me. Rather than accelerating my build speed, it's brought it down as a flip-flop from kit to kit, having to remember what I have and haven't done, what still needs to be done, etc. The economics major in me realllllly wanted it to pan out, too. Back to one at a time once I get the bench cleared off!

That's interesting Dupes. I do that all the time, except with about 7-9 kits at a time and I finish quite a few much faster than one at a time. In the last two and a half weeks, in between my 45+hours of work five days a week, I finished thirteen models. Two of them were one-day builds as they were so simplistic, but still that leaves 11 more that took several days. Maybe your inner economics major is right and you should give it another try. 

Regardless, I love looking at your workk, it is all so incredibly good. Keep building whether it'll be one at a time or ten, your work is always worth the wait! 

chewybr wrote:

since i cant find any of wittmans early tanks, I'll be doing wittmans late tiger 007, AFV 1/35 tiger late

Cool deal, I'll update the main page!

On another note, here is an interesting interview with Fritz Langanke talking about his experiences with his Panther Platoon (2nd SS Das Reich) fighting against the allies during Operation Cobra. 

http://www.tarrif.net/wwii/interviews/fritz_langanke.htm

Fritz Langanke has been interviewed History and Military channel programs... always cool to hear him relate his experiences. 

Heh. Bob - I've recently tried to get a couple (well, maybe 4) kits going on the bench at the same time to test the "economies of scale" theory...it hasn't panned out so well for me. Rather than accelerating my build speed, it's brought it down as a flip-flop from kit to kit, having to remember what I have and haven't done, what still needs to be done, etc. The economics major in me realllllly wanted it to pan out, too.

Back to one at a time once I get the bench cleared off!