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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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coca's built - 1/35 Jagdpanther
coca
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: June 29, 2004
KitMaker: 196 posts
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Posted: Monday, March 06, 2006 - 07:19 PM UTC
Greetings everyone, here is my recent built 1/35th scale Tamiya German WWII Jagdpanther.
This Jagdpanther was made in March 1945 at MIAG plant, from 4 Company of II Abt. Pz. Lehr. Reg. 130. A month later on 12th of April 1945 was captured by the Americans.
As usual, Eduard PE set was used and some homemade improvements were added on as well.
Thank you for viewing.



















































































Prato
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Lisboa, Portugal
Joined: March 25, 2005
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Posted: Monday, March 06, 2006 - 07:39 PM UTC
Wow! It looks imponent and threatening! I'm by no means an expert in german WWII camouflage but I have a question to put to you: Isn't the base tone a bit too yellowish? It looks more like a desertised vehicle than an european one! Even the brown camouflage conveys that idea!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato
TankCarl
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Rhode Island, United States
Joined: May 10, 2002
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Posted: Monday, March 06, 2006 - 07:40 PM UTC
Cocoa,
Nice build.If you can find some VERY SMALL model rr chain,add some form the spare trrack retainers to the hull.You don't want to loose the pins when a spare link is removed.
thedutchie
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: February 01, 2005
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Posted: Monday, March 06, 2006 - 07:42 PM UTC
Coca:

Great looking JagdPanther. The cammo looks interesting. I really like the way that u have highlighted the weld seams.

Good job.

Grypho
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New South Wales, Australia
Joined: May 27, 2005
KitMaker: 162 posts
Armorama: 100 posts
Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 04:39 AM UTC
WOW, great effort. Love the camo.

Often it's the little things that make a stunning model, and this one has them in spades. It's the subtle weathering that I like best. The chips on the exhaust, the grime, wear on the skirts - , nothing is over done.

It certainly has the feel of a vehicle that had a short service history.

Well done.
lamours84
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: February 18, 2006
KitMaker: 26 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 07:09 AM UTC
real nice build coca, nice weathering are the tracks Tamiya or are they an after market set. Just a thought, maybe just a little wear on the tracks, by dry brushing some aluminum paint
Kelley
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Georgia, United States
Joined: November 21, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 07:43 AM UTC
coca, Very nice looking build and paint work, you did an excellent job here. Having said that I think you have misinterpreted the colors used for this vehicle. To see what IMHO is a more accurate portrayal of the colors check out the pics at this link:

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/gjjp.htm

Also having seen pics of the actual vehicle, the muzzle brake on your JP looks to be of an earlier type than the one used on 823. Again I think you did a nice job on your Jagdpanther these are just a couple of thoughts you or others might want to keep in mind for future builds.

Cheers,
Mike
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 12:45 PM UTC
Amazing piece of work Coca.
I love the subtle rust effect. Just small dots here and there.
I really like the way you texture your models before painting. Have to try that myself someday.
Alpenflage
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: May 21, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 06:02 PM UTC
Really amazing work coca. That camo scheme is fantastic, regardless if its accurate or not. Weathering is excellent as well.

Thanks for posting

Cheers !!

Alpen
coca
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: June 29, 2004
KitMaker: 196 posts
Armorama: 175 posts
Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 07:11 PM UTC
Hi guys, thank you very much for your kind words and compliments.

Tim - the tracks are from Tamiya individual track links.

Also special thanks to Kelley for directed me to Missing-Lynx to view Gunnar Janson outstanding built JP.
But after viewing Janson JP, I'm a little confused. His JP marking number is 822, and my is 823, both are from the same Reg. of 130. My built of JP refer is taken from "Kagero" publication number 19; "Jagdpanther" German Heavy Tank Destroyer. So could it be that both vehicels have two separated different kind of color paint scheme?
Thank you.
outback
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Queensland, Australia
Joined: September 09, 2004
KitMaker: 247 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 05:07 AM UTC
Great build. As Grypho said, it's a nice finish for a short combat life. Is this one destined for a dio?

Cheers
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