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V101 and V102 were two of the first test vehicles to see light of day for the Jagdpanthers. I�ve modeled V101 and did it using nothing but spare parts left-over from old projects! An upper hull from a Dragon kit, a lower from a Tamiya. A ton of miscellaneous Panther parts both plastic and photo etch. A little bit of scratch building, a whole bunch of fitting and sanding and Viola! An old fashion kit bash!

At this point in the vehicles life practically none of the stowage mounts were in place, the hull was barely painted, early style Panther tracks were used. The 88 barrel (which had been laying in the yard during much of the winter prior to installation) was covered in a combination of rust and machine oil. I�ve been trying to accomplish the look with various oil based washes over the bare aluminum gun barrel. Almost there.

Rick

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Red primer, some will remain exposed after the dark yellow is added, some areas will come through as wear on the highlights. The red will darken just a bit once a light wash is applied.

...red too.

1943 vintage Panzer Dunkelgelb is applied, some areas of the lower hull will remain exposed primer red.

In some of the construction images you will notice a dull look to the surface of the heavy plate areas of the hull. This was texturing I added using liquid glue and fine wet or dry sandpaper, makes the surface look scaly and rough.

... one more pass with the wet or dry and then a final coat of dark yellow.

Outstanding!

That sure motivated me to start my own model...thanks for showing the steps you took.

Mark

Thanks Vern, much appreciated. Your welcome Mark, glad to be of help. Started some dry brushing last evening so more of that red is coming through now. Don�t want to make this one look like its been in the field for several years and several fronts so there will be some things I won�t do in the weathering department.

You guys do know that after the paint shop German tanks went to the weathering shop? (j/k )

I'll try to post more progress pics latter today.

Rick

Basic weathering is complete with a combination of oil washes and dry brushing. Next step is to detail the weathering with things more typical to the shops than the field. (I hope!) A little bit of oil here and there, the main gun, spilled on the engine deck, oily parts sat on the engine deck. Exhaust pipes were painted over in the paint shop, after some road testing the layers of paint are burning off. Scrapes on the top of the fighting compartment from work on parts for the interior. Soiling along the engine deck from techs standing in this area during testing.

Scratches and scrapes from mechanics working on things on the roof, an adjustment needs to be made to the gunners scope, someone has noted it in chalk. The washes help bring out the texture work.

The lens for the scope is a headlight for an N-scale train.

Well the gun barrel is coming along nicely. I�ve put so many washes over it I lost count. It�s a combination of lamp black, burnt umber and burnt sienna oil based washes done separately. The first washes were applied full coverage on the gun, the final washes were dabbed here and there and allowed to overlap. Gives a more layered look.

Since I don�t have a bunch of stowage to add for detail on the back of this Jp I�ve added various chalk marks. I use a watercolor pencil to make the chalk marks. Blend them in with a dry soft brush.

The hull is looking good now but I still have a ways to go. Found an extra set of brass side skirts I didn�t use on a previous Jp project, need to paint and weather those. Need to do my least favorite thing on a German tank, paint all those dang road tires. Oh, and I still need a set of tracks......

The Jagdpanther is a classic armoured vehcile and Rick is one of the few who can do it justice. Outstanding my friend.

Rick, top notch modeling.I love to watch artists like you and Cody build models.It gives us with little talent something to shoot for.Can't wait to see the finished model(this is probably my biggest problem,I'm impatient).

Absolutely superb lesson on how to paint and weather an afv. Looking forward to seeing the rest. The road wheels and tyres always look great if the time is taken to finish them properly, but are probably the least satisfying parts of a project to complete.

The gun barrel is class!

Regards
Russell

Rick,

I applaud your work - thanks! ... a fabulous and exceptional adventure for the eye and fingers ...

..first rate, mate! How about doing a Tiger I
for us? My Pop saw his first in the winter of '43 near Leningrad.

Best regards!

Bill

Thank You gentlemen, very, very much. No matter the subject, model tanks, art work, custom cars, it is a great pleasure to create something and have others enjoy and appreciate the fruit of your labor.

I do have a couple Tiger projects in the works but I'm still doing research and rounding up parts. Since I like off-beat subjects, one is the Tiger that never was, what the KingTiger would have become had the war continued through 1945.

The other is one my son asked me to build recently, the Tamiya Otto Carius Tiger I.

Stay tuned ...

Rick

A favorite German tank historian and model builder of mine, James Blackwell, once wrote in an article on weathering that you should take chances in your weathering, try things you haven�t tried before. I just hope you don�t think I�m crazy!

O.K., so the painters are back and they�ve had to repaint the interior after the early disaster with the gun mount not being properly secured and they made a bit of a mess with the paint cans. Paint chipping and wear have also been added to heavy traffic areas being frequented by the mechanics, crew and painters.

The painters have also started chalking in and painting the first insignia to be applied to the test vehicles.

In the earliest days of these test vehicles lives the only major stowage appears to be a fresh set of spare tracks on the one side. At least one of the test vehicles came out of the shops with the old style tracks but early photos (coming days or weeks of testing) show the test beds changed over to the later, newer production tracks very quickly.

Progress is also being made on the side plates, one of the few extras I can add to this tank. Once again, extras in the parts box, these are made from sheet brass. Interior face is exposed red primer, exterior surface dark yellow with paint chipped to the primer.

I use a small piece of foam with random chunks pulled out of the surface to be used. I thin the paint heavily with acetone, dip a little in the cap, dab it on the area you want chipped quickly. Works well and you can cover numerous parts quickly. Change the pattern as you go and it gives a very random look to the dings and chips.

Spilled paint marks were made with a 1/35th scale bucket and a little thicker mixture on the primer. I use a spare piece of plastic sheet to remove extra before the final dab on the tank. Oil can stains were done with an oil base mixture, test and dab, test and dab.

...the side plates. Left side done, still working on the right side plates.

...one more...

I made up my mind. I will throw away my models.. No need to "try" to paint them...

Top notch stuff! Great work there....


/Thomas

Just as a point of interest at the War & Peace show this year in the UK there was a fully restored, original parts one of these driving around the field. what a monster. The only one in the world.