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Jagdpanzer IV L/70A ready for paint
ericadeane
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Posted: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 07:46 PM UTC
Just so you all know that I actually BUILD models, besides just post comments on the internet.... LOL

Here's my Gaso.Line 1/48 Jagdpanzer IV L/70A "Zweischen Losung" with Tamiya Pz IV J donor kit. (They were review samples from www.wingsntreads.com). I haven't build a 1/48 kit in probably over twenty years!

Will get to painting them very soon.







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Posted: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 07:54 PM UTC
COOOOOOl stuff!!!!

Hello Roy

I have that one on order ... hope I'll get it soon. Your model looks excellent!

Hope i'll get mine look half as good.

One question: What is the larger white scratch built item on the front armour?

best wishes

Steffen
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Posted: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 08:13 PM UTC
The plate should be the cover over the MG ball mount, part of the hole for the mount can be seen on the sole survivor at Saumur

IV/70(A)

Spot the 75mm AP round stuck in the front plate!
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Posted: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 08:25 PM UTC
Hi Steffan: David is correct, the odd shaped piece I placed on the right front of the sloped armor is to replace Gaso.Line's rendition which was a small diamond shaped piece. The strip at the top of the Pz IV nose armor is to make up for the kit piece which is too short by about 1mm. Very annoying mistake by Tamiya on an otherwise excellent model kit.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 08:52 PM UTC
Front view looks like THIS
jlmurc
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Posted: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 09:22 PM UTC
Its interesting to see one of these conversion builds in the flesh as I do enjoy the new Tamiya kits and would like to have a go at some of the available conversion kits, which look really very nice.
Keep on letting us know how it all ties together with the paint please.

John
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Posted: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 09:54 PM UTC
Nice work Roy.

I am amazed as you are such a prolofic poster and contributer at this site and so many others that are around.

Amazed because how do you make time to actually model and to model so well plus be so active on the Internet?

Whats your secret?

Good time management I guess.

Regards

Sean
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Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 01:41 AM UTC
Thank you David and Roy!!

Will have to change that too... anyone know how to make a knot in the keyboard :-) :-)

cheers

Steffen
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Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 02:59 AM UTC
Very nice build Roy, looking good even without the paint. Just one question, and it may be the angle of the photos, but it looks like the steel rimmed wheels on the front bogies are smaller than the rubber rimmed wheels? (only three on one side?) And the drive sprocket looks a bit large compared to the rest of the kit? I like the scratched air intake louvres latches, nice touch.

Looking forward to see this painted (soon.. :-) )

Cheers
Henk
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Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 05:11 AM UTC
Hi there,

Very nice clean build you have there, looking forward to see the completed kit!

Cheers!
ericadeane
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Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 06:30 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Very nice build Roy, looking good even without the paint. Just one question, and it may be the angle of the photos, but it looks like the steel rimmed wheels on the front bogies are smaller than the rubber rimmed wheels? (only three on one side?) And the drive sprocket looks a bit large compared to the rest of the kit? I like the scratched air intake louvres latches, nice touch.

Looking forward to see this painted (soon.. :-) )

Cheers
Henk


Hi Henk: Looking over the pictures, I see what you mean. However it's all a perspective issue. The roadwheels are all the same size and the sprocket is fine, too. The 3 on the left side match a photo of the one I'm going to depict, KOd in Czechoslovakia near war's end.

Thnx for the comments, folks. RC
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