BIG kitty! Jagdpanther (Lots of pics)

[fusilier1944]

This is from the prototype run Mike P. and I had done a while back. It's taken me quite some time to get things going. I had a lot to correct since I made a few large mistakes. After a lot of work I've finally got something to show for it! Here she is in paint, well a basecoat anyway:

Sporting Battle Ready Armor panther tracks (bought loose from Great Models), Battleground Vehicles roadwheels, and a number of scratch built detail parts. The stuart shot is just to give a size comparison. You may notice some gaps as the roof has to be reshaped since it doesn't fit quite right yet so it isn't secured. I'll post some of the "WIP" pics in a little bit...

 

[pomz99]

Looking nice

 

[fusilier1944]

Here's what I started with:

In these pics you can see some of the markings for material I removed:

Taped together hull after modification:

Beginning of the build process:

In the above pics you can see some of the lines where material was removed. Also you can see that I used the plastic I cut out to reinforce the backsides of the new seams.

Glued up hull with Roadwheels and beginning detail parts:

Idler and drive wheels:

Mantlet made of air-dry clay, tub is plastic with clay and putty to round out the seams. Mantlet ring is from the kit shaped with my dremel and putty:

The vehicle in primer:

Simulated weld seams. Done with gel superglue:

There's a lot of work I've sort of glossed over here but I've had to rework a number of parts and scratch build things that weren't yet included. The drive gear had to be specially cut to fit the BRA tracks as the cut version is too small for their tracks. Thanks for looking...

 

[Kev Longino]

Very nice looking build, please post pics once you get her finished.

 

[prvtnoclass]

I saw the teaser over at the 6th and was excited to find this picture loaded thread. She's a beaut for sure!!!!

 

[battlezone]

Wow! Nice build! You really did a great job on this project. Sprockets, mantlet, rear deck, hatches, all look crisp and clean. Bravo!


Mark.

 

[thetoysurgeon]

What a great job ! from sheet plastic to a big cat. Awesome ! You have to have alot of patience doing 1/6 from scratch. Takes along time but the finished product is very satisfying.
The kits turns out ...amazing!

 

[TAG01]

Very nice piece! Keep updating us!
Trevor

 

[Der Faust]

Looks good so far

 

[gary1930]

Looks great, Carey!

 

[FooFighter]

Carey, you did a great job on the Jagd. A terrific example of scratch building at its best.

Richard

 

[inxsone]

That came out BEAUTIFUL Sir
You did an excellent job on it...

 

[deftech1]

PRICE FOR THE NEW KITTY AND RELEASE DATE

I was curious if a price for the standard kit has ben set and are orders being taken? You built a fine piece of armor there

 

[fusilier1944]

Thanks everyone! It took a lot of work to get the pieces modified to fit properly but it was still easier than cutting everything by hand. I had to cut the engine vents (not the round ones, thank Jebus!) by hand since I oversized them originally. That was a pain in the butt!

I'm trying to include as much detail as possible for the roof and rear deck but I don't have a list of all those parts right now. Full details will be release in the appropriate area when we start taking orders (soon, I hope). Price should be about $250 for the flat kit, but don't quote me on that. We'll probably be going with waterjet this time around. Mike and I secured a limited number of sets of the Battleground Vehicles rotomold panther wheels (yes, those are the rotomold wheels on mine) but I'm not sure how many sets we have at Mike's house or what we'll be charging for them. Details will be released as we work things out. Thanks for your patience folks...

 

[fusilier1944]

Added exhaust guards to the rear end today. They are made out of aluminum from pop cans. Here's how I did it.

Tools:

Cut up and squared can:

Folding:

Top/bottom edges are folded over twice. The sides were folded in to provide rigidity and smooth edges.

My pattern:

Mounted:

If you try similar be sure to be extra careful with sharp metal edges. Luckily I didn't cut myself making these. I did tear one of the brackets trying to drill the screw holes. Realized I needed to use an awl first. In total these took me about 30-45 minutes from idea to primer. Thanks for looking....

 

[fusilier1944]

I put on big nails to attach the tow cables yesterday and I built the spare track holders on both sides of the hull today. They are currently drying from paint but here are the pictures before primer or paint:

When the base coat dries (the new stuff) I'm going to seal everything, weather a little, and put some camo on. I'm thinking green only but the pictures I had saved of the pattern I liked were on my now deceased laptop...

 

[Falckner]

Hi
I´m stunned again
What a project!! Its really nice to follow
you´r scratch build work here . But I can not
image how many hours threre is on this Jagdpanther.

Even so its inspire one, to try out some day.

Exellent work.

Falckner

 

[Germanbilly1]

Great Job, One of these days maybe I can build one also. Will have to come back and check your build. Can't wait to see it all painted up.
GB

 

[Sheppard1972]

WOW, great work and I keep getting into trouble with the wife as she is mad because I am sitting here staring at your pics and drooling on the computer keyboard. You do some great work and love the pics so thanks for sharing.

 

[fusilier1944]

Thanks for the encouragement folks. Here are the newest pics from painting yesterday. I'm not sure if I'm happy with the paint job yet. I may go back and add some red-brown highlights to the edges of the green camo.

Preliminary edging:

Camo'd:

Next step will be unit markings, once I decide who I want to assign the vehicle to...