return rollers taken off the left side.
then placed back on
making sure everything is lined up.
Hey Justin,
Looks like you've got a good head start on that old thing !!
The Tristar Pz.Kpfw. IV wheel set may be your best bet at finding those steel rimmed wheels:
http://www.tristar-model.com/products35014.html
FYI - Asked my friend from Seoul (he owns the LHS I frequent) about where the best LHS's are in South Korea.
Thought it might help you track down the Italeri or Dragon kits of the Jag.Pz. IV.
He's been living here in Vancouver for 12 years so he'll let me know as soon as he finds out anything.
Cheers
jjumbo
p.s. What did you use to remove the return roller stations?? Looks pretty neat and clean.
. It was pretty shameful on armor kits, it was mostly aircraft and R.C cars. However, I did pick up Dragons 3rd Fallschirmjager Div. kit with 4 soliders in various poses. I will probably just raid the weapons and equipment for stowage. I used a new blade on my knife and slowly worked it up under the return rollers. Its not perfect, they are kinda lobsided. To fix that problem, i placed a blob of putty underneath the location they would be put, let it dry and trimmed the excess. Thanks for the help with locating LHS in S.K!
http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=360076
This site has two in stock. Keeping my fingers crossed that the buggers don't run out before payday! Anyone who wants them, I call dibs
) but my mom bought me this for xmas so it has a bit of sentimental value as well. 
Thanks Jumbo!
I wasn't planning on using the scratched ones really, just an experiment. How does the exaust look? I noticed it doesn't look perfectly lined up but I imagine is the guy backed up into a tree in the ardennes...you know the place is full of them!
but all this researching has got the juices going and I've been looking at the two Tamiya Jagdpanzer IV's sitting in my stash. 
Justin,
Yikes, just what have you been doing and what exactly have you broken on your kit?
No more gory wounds this time I hope??
If you're planning to do a late version L/70, having looked closely at my kit, I can see a number of simple things you'll need to do to improve your kit.
1) beef up and/or add the welds on the upper hull and front nose plate,
2) add cast texture to the gun mantle and hull plates and
3) replace the drive sprocket and idler wheels with some replacements from my spares box.
FYI - Don't count on any photos posted from me anytime soon.
Alas, I have an older digital camera but have no idea how or if I can load any pictures onto my iBook.
Keep the updates coming !!
Cheers, it's time for bed
jjumbo
Well, I knocked off the left side lifting hook. Thats all so far...I made it through the Pz. II without knicking my fingers, however, did manage to glue 3 together (blasted CA) I also don't have any spare drive sprockets or idler wheels. My spares box is pretty small compared to you veterans.
I am going to have to practice at those welds, i have only heard about them being done with heated stretched sprue. Also, I've got some Mr. White Surfacer 1000 in a spray can. I am going to have to figure out how to use the sucker.
P.S. I've been reading alot about hard-edged and soft-edged 3 tone camo schemes. This will be my first one. Can you shed any light on this subject?
Quoted TextWell, I knocked off the left side lifting hook. Thats all so far...I made it through the Pz. II without knicking my fingers, however, did manage to glue 3 together (blasted CA) I also don't have any spare drive sprockets or idler wheels. My spares box is pretty small compared to you veterans.
I am going to have to practice at those welds, i have only heard about them being done with heated stretched sprue. Also, I've got some Mr. White Surfacer 1000 in a spray can. I am going to have to figure out how to use the sucker.
Hey Justin,
Just keep building those Dragon kits, you'll quickly fill up your spares box !!
One thing you should pick up is some Gunze Sangyo Mr. Surfacer 500, it's good for adding texture.
Just paint it on, let it start to set up and then use an old paint brush to add the texture.
Thin strips or rods of plastic stock are good for replicating weld beads, just glue down with CA and let dry.
Then apply liquid glue, let the plastic soften and then add the weld texture with an old exacto blade tip.
Practice the technique on some old scrap.
Here's a few techniques posted on the site:
http://www.track-link.net/articles/35
https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/485
https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/220
https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/80
http://www.track-link.net/articles/1
Cheers
jjumbo
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