"The Hunters GB" (2/1/08 to 6/1/08)

Oberst,

Thanks for the replies.

As for the guide horns, the horns on this version track have a hollow imprint in the center of them.  so when I dry-brushed them, they show up this way.  This is the way they are suposed to look.  

thanks for noticing though...

PANZERJEAGER 

PANZERJEAGER wrote:

Thanks for the constructive criticism, as for the track tension on the right side, I accidentally set the tensioner too loose.   My Jagdpanzer IV AO is going to have skirts, so maybe it's no big deal...... Or should I leave a skirt or two off? What do you guys think??????? PANZERJEAGER

 I am no expert, but I like tracks that sag -- screams "I am really heavy", not just a little piece of rubber.  Perfect just the way they are!

Now.... what I don't like about your otherwise excellent tracks is the silver wear spots on the guide horns.  It looks too uniform to me, as though you hand painted the outer edge of each by hand.   It may look better with weathering and at scale, but in these close ups it looks fakey.

Thanks for the constructive criticism,

as for the track tension on the right side, I accidentally set the tensioner too loose.  

My Jagdpanzer IV AO is going to have skirts, so maybe it's no big deal......

Or should I leave a skirt or two off?

What do you guys think???????

PANZERJEAGER 

tigerman wrote:

Wow DerOberst, I've barely finished the lower hull on my Jagdpanzer IV and you finished. Granted every piece of mine is an ordeal to clean. I just need to work continuously on her. I really like the tow-cable and the faded camoflauge. You've made a case to put on the schurzen on my Jagd.

Thanks. 

I had an entire weekend alone.  Kids went with mom to Indy. You can really make progress if you are not leaving the chair other than to recycle the beer.

The tow cable is electrical ground wire from The Home Depot with some brass 'sprue' from some PE wrapped around to form the eyes.   I think it is slightly over scale, though, and might try something else next time.

The camo faded a bit more than I planned.  I need to remember that weathering will bring it down a lot.  I got it faded nicely pre-wash, and now it is really subtle.  

chris hall wrote:

Some excellent work here, guys! DerOberst - excellent weathering, and it's good that the gear on the rear deck is now strapped down. Maybe some weathering powers to take the edge off the metallic shine on the tracks and running gear?

Thanks for the kind words.   Are you confusing my tracks with Dostacos tracks?  I am going to add some pigments to dirty up the tracks and such, but I don't think they have a 'metallic shine'.  

I was sort of waiting on what kind of base I was going to use for this as it will dictate what kind of stuff will get slathered on the drive wheels.

chris hall wrote:

Some excellent work here, guys! Panzerjaeger - love the running gear weathering, the effort you've put in really shows. Upper run maybe a bit too saggy though? In real life, a track this saggy would throw on the first sharp

Not so fast. I think I have a photo or two in a Panzer Vor! that would corroborate tracks at least as loose as these. Maybe the Pzkw IV running gear wasn't as prone to throwing tracks as a Sherman. 

Hi all,

Been busy with my sister in law's visit from Alaska over the last fortnight, but I did manage to get most of the upper hull fittings done on my Type 89 TD, as well as finally getting that Japanese Type 74 finished and into the display case, with the sole exception of its antennas.

Frangkly -- the Jagdtiger looks great! What's the story on the tracks? They surely make the kit vinyls I've worked with so far look tame.

Der Oberst -- what modesty! Your work is superb, man! If I can get an Italeri Jagdpanzer IV to look half as good I'll be delighted.

Cheers,

TB379

PS: Tigerman, can you refer me to a tutorial for posting pictures here? I can get photos up to a hosting directory, that's no problem, but I've never actually loaded pics into my posts before!

Some excellent work here, guys!

Panzerjaeger - love the running gear weathering, the effort you've put in really shows. Upper run maybe a bit too saggy though? In real life, a track this saggy would throw on the first sharp corner.

DerOberst - excellent weathering, and it's good that the gear on the rear deck is now strapped down. Maybe some weathering powers to take the edge off the metallic shine on the tracks and running gear?

Cheers,

Chris.

 here are a few of my Hetzer, it not gotten a wash, decals, dry brushing, or pastels yet 1/48th scale 

Wow DerOberst, I've barely finished the lower hull on my Jagdpanzer IV and you finished. Granted every piece of mine is an ordeal to clean. I just need to work continuously on her.

I really like the tow-cable and the faded camoflauge. You've made a case to put on the schurzen on my Jagd.

Panzerguy, nice work on the PE. Small stuff.

Well, folks, I am close to calling this one complete.   Here are some close-to-final pictures.

(this means, of course, I think I am done, but will have to fix whatever glaring errors and hacks that you guys point out!!)

As usual, comments and critiques very welcome.

Thanks for looking!! 

Some great looking progress here, everyone!

Construction on my Jagdpanzer was done until the cat got into my modeling room and knocked the fenders off. So now I have a little more work to do before I start with paint

  Got some work done on my Marder III over the past week inspite of this flu bug.

    I had planned on doing this oob but the kit was missing a few detail's so I added some using some thin brass sheet and wire.

    This is the deck mounted mp40 rack that I also made from brass. The kit one was molded to the mp and since I plan on having it hanging from one of the seat's I had to make another one.Still need to add the snap clamp's.

     One of the reason's I do'nt like band track's is that the guide teeth are alway's solid. I drilled the's out then using a new #11 blade very carefully carved them out.

   I've got about eight hour's into this so far, I'll be starting on the gun and sheild this week.I'll keep ya posted.  Later, Panz.

Slow progress, but I've been sick with the flu.

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PANZERJEAGER 

I figured I would show some progress on my Marder.....

I hope that ya'll can see this as I am painting and weathering it as I go alone ....Digger

mg42gunner wrote:

Alrighty, thats cool. Ill try to pick one of the other two up soon. Every group build you seem to make tigerman turns out really well!

Awe shucks. It's the participants that make it all worth it.

mg42gunner wrote:

I think around march when I go buy my next batch of models a TD will be in there, mayby an M10 or a jagdpanzer IV. So Id like to join this GB sometime in the future. Also, I figured I might ask just for the heck of it, but can I join in with my DML JSU-122? Its a bit late in the process, mostly all of the construction is finished (just need to attach the tools and small boxes) and everything;s been given the russian green basecoat, and I have to glue together the hull halfves. I think its probably too late in the process, but I figured I would ask anyways just in case. Great job to all of the other builds here, they all look fantastic!

Yeah, it sounds a bit too progressed. You still have plenty of time to get either of the other two kits.

tigerman wrote:

Geist wrote: Tigerman, mind if I join the build? I've got a DML Hornisse I just picked up at a show today. Absolutely. I think this pushes our number to 42 members. Wow. I'd like to get some work done, but have been distacted by a leak in the main waterline. Fortunately it was outside near the meter box. A teeny little hole leaked like a seave. It now appears fixed. Hope to be back in action Monday or Tuesday. So far work has been slow.   Specter, whose Jagdpanther did you get?

Thanks Tigerman. I've been working on the Hornisse so much it may be ready for paint tomorrow. Spectre got the DML from the mid 90's. He got it at the same show I was at.

Geist wrote:

Tigerman, mind if I join the build? I've got a DML Hornisse I just picked up at a show today.

Absolutely. I think this pushes our number to 42 members. Wow. I'd like to get some work done, but have been distacted by a leak in the main waterline. Fortunately it was outside near the meter box. A teeny little hole leaked like a seave. It now appears fixed. Hope to be back in action Monday or Tuesday. So far work has been slow.

Excellent work so far Chris. Love the weathering.

Specter, whose Jagdpanther did you get?

You should have a periscope in there, http://tiger1.info/EN/VerticalPeriscope.html gives you an idea about how this looked on a Tiger.
The interesting thing here is that the periscope housing actually was brown Bakelite.

Hope this helps
Johan

Brews wrote:

It looks good, too. Did you rifle the barrel?

Brews,

Of course.   I used some 60 grit sandpaper rolled up tight. Then I removed pieces of grit at small intervals around this ersatz sanding stick. I turned the paper in and out of the barrel at exactly the same angle.  After about 18 hours of this I had managed to bore out the barrel to a depth of 3.175".  Then I realized that as a lefty I was turning my hand the wrong way and all the grooves and lands run the wrong way!

So I filled it in with putty and just painted it flat black.

..Or maybe I just made that up and just painted it black in the first place. I forget which.

Chris,

I really like the weathered look you have achived. Also as you allready stated, those shells came out very nice.
Will be interesting to see how that white glue fix turnes out, I have never used it but it looks very promising! 

Thank You for posting :)
Johan