Thanks Chuck!

I have a crush on these ancient T-34 (& derivatives) Zvezda kits.

This is the third one I'm building and each time I promise myself I'll do a plain OOB build, but then I end up doing a lot of surgery and producing a lot of own parts.

Maybe it's because the kits- like the real vehicles- are sturdy, not so sophisticated, withstand a lot of abuse and still live up to their purpose- providing modelling fun.

Chuck, that's some great scratch building you've done there.

Angel, looking forward to seeing your build, remember a T34 is a tank and not a tank destroyer :-)

I've coated the jagdtiger with clear gloss and add the decals. I will post a picture tomorrow hopefully.

Thanks David. I'm not much of a scratchbuilder, but with all the open and exposed space, I really had little choice but to find some pics with some interior detail to replicate. Looking forward to your progress as well. Your work looks very promising and it may end up having me buy this kit to replicate your work.

Angel, yes I enjoy those older Zvezda kits too. I bought the old SU-100 Zvezda kit back when I visited Russia years ago. The box was marked, "Not for Sale Outside of the USSR." Rough detail, but very sturdy and strong so it would be ideal for making changes.

Cheers!

chuck

Angel, your build skills are always a pleasure to view.
Chuck, looking good, and i agree, this campaign rocks.
David, is your paint job on the J Tiger based on a photo, or just a home brew?

Well guy's, I'm calling this Jagdtiger finished. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and there are a few things that I would tweak it I did it again.
Although it was an old DML kit, it wasn't as bad as I thought initially.

Aftermarket set from voyager helped freshen it up, and I had a massive save from Norman when he donated a spare tamiya JTiger track he had, so thanks again Norman.









Hope people enjoy the finished result, it was good fun to build. Paints were tamiya acrylics and life colour dunklegelb, a raw Sienna wash and mig weathering powders.
And thanks to David for organising the campaign.
Stay safe and happy modelling.

And again, you're more than welcome. Delighted to see that they have been put to such good use. The sag is particularly impressive given the difficulties you had to begin with. Once again it shows what can be achieved with an older model, with the necessary skills which you obviously have in abundance.

Thanks Norman for your very kind remarks ... If I hadn't had those heavenly tamiya tracks, I would still be crying as I tried to put those DML indi links together lol.

This has been a few firsts for me, first campaign I've ever joined, first model I have finished and posted pics of so I was very happy to of finished it.

John, thanks. Besides the cut-a-way, I'm leaving the top hull loose to view the interior.
Oliver, thanks.
Peter, yes, it does resemble it. Like in the one movie it took the rear corner off of a trailer.
Robert, nice to see another Hetzer in the campaign. Have fun.
Oliver, wonderful work. You bring exacting detail to your build.
LiquorRanch, I like the camo paint scheme on your Pak armed 234.
Chuck, good progress on your build. I like the scratchbuilt detail on the interior.
Tom, thanks. Yes, those tank crews must of been a lot smaller than we are today. Nice work on your Kanonen Jagpanzer.
Angel, nice work on your Bulgarian Su-100. All those early kits had voids over the fenders..... pain in the butt.
Nathan, nice kit for the campaign. Have fun.
David, I like the camo paint scheme on your Jagtiger.
John, truly a wonderful finish to your Jagtiger. Weathering really brought it to life.

Good luck to everyone on their projects. Bill

Update on my 1/48 Bandai Hetzer.

Engine compartment is finished. Now it's ready for painting.

Started detailing the main gun. Bandai left quite a lot of detail off of this item.

Thanks for viewing. Good luck to all on your projects. Bill

Hi Willaim,

thanks very much but your bandai hetzer is leaps and bounds ahead of my jagdtiger, i love all the scratchbuilding you have done, it looks fantastic.

i have managed to get the guinea pig back from the vets and that has now cost me £560 which is about $683.00 and nope we don't have medical insurance... it's actually very hard to get for guinea pigs. little Dillon is still not well and is really annoyed with me for taking him to the vets, every time i talk to him he turns away and refuses to engage with me... i really am getting the cold shoulder... all this technology in the world and no one has figured out how to communicate with animals yet.


as promised here is a picture update which shows the decals added and a matt clear coat applied.

That Jagdtiger looks fantastic. Angel, yes I really like the Zvezda kits. Looking forward to getting hold of their SU-122. Panzerman, that Hetzer cutaway build looks great. Very inspiring. Really enjoying all these builds, even if I don't model that particular era.

Cheers!

chuck

Time for an update on the M 10

Build is almost complete apart from the tools, and the 50 cal, which I tend to leave off until the weathering has been done, and also the upper hull has to be finally attached to the lower.

This is where she is at now.

The build had been going along nicely and reasonably quickly until i came to the turret, which is extremely detailed and needed a lot of individual painting before and during assembly.

That is leaps and bounds beyond what I did with those kits as a youngster.

William
I'm really impressed by your Hetzer.

Norman, the TD is looking good and the job you did inside the turret really pays.

Olivier

Thanks Oliver. I wasn't happy with the exterior paint on the turret as with all the handling during construction it was looking a bit scuffed, so this afternoon I masked off the interior and flashed over the outside, and I am now much happier with it. I also gave the hull a couple of coats of Tamiya clear, so I now have a matt turret and a semi gloss hull, which makes an interesting comparison. The clear seems to give a level of definition to the hull and to bring out the detail, which is less obvious with the pure matt finish. I will do the turret tomorrow to allow the paint to cure, and then later in the week deal with the decals.

Chuck and William- I take my hat off for the scratchbuilt components in your builds, gentlemen!
John and David- these are nice JTigers!
Norman- very nice interior of you M-10.Those shell casings look like the real thing!

I'm moving along with my SU-100 build(and will refrain- as much as posiblle- from mentioning T-34 David ).

I found out the vehicle I model has some features, that are typical for a Czechoslovakian-made SU-100, while others point to a Soviet production(Omsk Factory) vehicle.

Two typical Czechoslovakian features are the exhaust guards and the second antenna(e) on the roof of the casemate:


I removed the organic fenders and glued the ones I made from copper sheet.
Then I took measurements from the spare box Zvezda gives and soldered it from copper sheet.Hassled with some Voyager hinges and now the lid of the spare box opens and closes:


Had to take care of some sink holes between the bolts on gun's mount and because Zvezdas bolts are not as prominent as the ones on my refference vehicle, I sanded them off and glued some Meng bolts.
I also added some welds using Mr.Surfacer 500 and a toothpick:


It has been a fun build sofar, more will come soon.

Take care and keep modelbuilding!

TD is looking very good Norman, .... Im expecting alot of external stowage ? they seem to look better and more authentic crammed with kit ...

Angel, the SU-100 is coming along very nicely. You do amazing work with the home made fenders and the other little bits of detailing, keep it coming.

you guys are really doing well and using that copper sheet to make parts for the kit is a brilliant idea.

i've added some grime and a bit of weathering to my jagdtiger, sorry about the poor picture, it was a rush job as i had to go down to the local pharmacy.

Thanks John!
And thanks David!

While I had a day off, the soldering gun had a busy day

I switched to 0,2mm. brass sheet for building the grille cover on the rear of my SU-100.
Used some Aber brass mesh, Voyager hinges, PE strips with bolts from my spares and some leftover Fruil 0,4 mm brass wire.

The grille cover can be opened and closed, but eventually it will be glued in place:



I also started building the spares boxes(2 big ones and 1 small one on the vehicle I model) and used the brass sheet for their bodies.They're soldered and waiting for their covers.

Take care,

Wow..... That really somes up that totally amazing scratch building Angel.

Words fail me ... Your radio truck must of had the best soldered radio cables and fittings in your unit !!!

Thanks John!

I don't remember whether there was a soldering iron in the R-142N radiotruck spares.
But I'm pretty sure, that even if there was one, conscripts were not allowed to touch it.

We had a small Comms Maintenance Troop, responsible for all comms equipment repairs, and I still recall the sign above the workbench of the Lt.Colonel, who was in charge of this troop.

It read:
"Thank You" does not operate a screwdriver!
(it is rhymed in Bulgarian)

Hello Folks. This is my entry for the GB. Revell's 1/72 JagdPanther.

The Box

Before start picture

With less than 100 parts, the build went well.I had most of the assembly completed in less than an hour. I left the track assembly for later.


I picked this camo scheme as it was something different from my usual tri-colour schemes. Dunkel Gelb went on first. Once it had dried and gloss coated, I masked the sections that would remain DG.


The next colour sprayed was the dark grun.Once dry, it too was masked in preparation for the Rot Braun.


I resisted the urge to unmask immediately.....the resistance lasted 43 minutes before I broke


I then painted all the tools.....


....and added a wash to blend the colours a bit.


Next, the tracks went on. I never had a good experience with these type of link and length tracks. The drive sprocket was too narrow ans the tracks didn't fit over the guide teeth. I ended up cutting away the teeth from the front of the sprocket where the tracks would go on. I also wished the rear idler swing arm wasn't fixed in position. Despite my best efforts there was a gap of half a track link. Thankfully the Schutzen plates will hide that gap


Now I'm waiting for the glosscoat to dry before I start the weathering process.

Thanks for looking. Cheers

Angel,
Love the metal work!

Raj,
Perfect!

Is it too late for me to join? I probably won't start for a bit - I really need to wrap up some other projects. But this is the kit:



And this is the inspiration for the build:


Actually the image that caught my imagination originally is another image in Hell's Gate by Douglas Nash. It took me a bit to find a good online picture of the same vehicle.

I don't have that many pics of the vehicle so I'm not attempting a totally faithful reproduction, but it is the inspiration.

Regards,
Phil