Tamiya Jagdpanzer iv L70 Lang

[m and c warchildren]

Started Building this at the start of the year and still working on it but it is getting there slowly.

So here's the initial build using some Eduard PE and the Tamiya metal barrel.
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[m and c warchildren]

The model was base coated with Tamiya hull red then the base yellow and chipped back using the Hairspray technique.
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[m and c warchildren]

So since I seem to have developed a hatred for rubber band tracks I purchased some Friul metal tracks.



Construction
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After Burnishing fluid
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[m and c warchildren]

And Finally were im up to the camo pattern has been added and the tracks and the weathering process has been started.

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[papa 695]

That's looking very nice indeed.

[tr1ckey66]

As Ian says, this is looking very good and can't be far off completion now.
Sorry, what's your name? (seems strange posting to anonymous)

Have fun with the rest of the weathering
Cheers
P

[m and c warchildren]

As Ian says, this is looking very good and can't be far off completion now.
Sorry, what's your name? (seems strange posting to anonymous)

Have fun with the rest of the weathering
Cheers
P

Hi Paul my names Cavan I haven't posted on the forum in a while and thanks for the kind words. Yes it's not far from finished just working on some kit to go onto the back while I'm in Canada till September (obviously didn't fly with the tank lol) then when I get back really just the side panels to go and a few little bits here and there.

Cavan

[Guest]

great build Cavan,any info on the hairspray technique you used

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Cavan, welcome back to the forum
Your hairspray technique (as Paul refers to above) has produced some great results. It has been illustrated before on the forum with varying degrees of success, do you have any special technique you like to share? Or is it simply a case of practice.

Cheers
P

[m and c warchildren]

Hi Cavan, welcome back to the forum
Your hairspray technique (as Paul refers to above) has produced some great results. It has been illustrated before on the forum with varying degrees of success, do you have any special technique you like to share? Or is it simply a case of practice.

Cheers
P

Hi I have found that if you do a few things it goes okay (most of the time )

- protect the colour your chipping back to with a decent satin varnish.
- spray the hair spray into the lid then put this into your airbrush.
- wait for the hairspray to fully dry (seems to take longer than you would think).
- then apply then next colour or colours of paint.
- apply hot/boiled water to the area you want to chip and let it soak in.
-use a stiff brush dipped in hot water and gently chip away.

Hope this helps

Cavan

[Guest]

thankyou for replying Cavan,i have just looked on youtube as well,a very good technique i will have to master

[Guest]

Very nice indeed!!!

I just added the same model to my stash for my planned German lineup and I will surely use your build as inspiration!
I've only used Friulmodel tracks once, very recently for my King Tiger, but after assembling those tracks it feels wrong to use those rubber bands again so I might go Friulmodel again...?
I wish they weren't so expensive when you factor in postage as well, but such is life I guess

[m and c warchildren]

Very nice indeed!!!

I just added the same model to my stash for my planned German lineup and I will surely use your build as inspiration!
I've only used Friulmodel tracks once, very recently for my King Tiger, but after assembling those tracks it feels wrong to use those rubber bands again so I might go Friulmodel again...?
I wish they weren't so expensive when you factor in postage as well, but such is life I guess

I'm with you on the cost of the tracks almost if not more than most actual models . eBay seems to be a good place to get tracks and PE only problem is you have to get them when they are up as you never know if they will be on there again.

[Guest]

I'm with you on the cost of the tracks almost if not more than most actual models . eBay seems to be a good place to get tracks and PE only problem is you have to get them when they are up as you never know if they will be on there again.

€30 + €12 p&p is steep and often, as you say, as expensive or more than the actual model. One way would be to plan ahead and order a couple of sets at the same time and thus save some on p&p - but it's still a fair chunk of money.

Regarding PE, I've just started to play with homemade stuff (I make my own circuit boards at home normally anyway) and it was as easy to etch just bare brass - but it takes a fair bit of time drawing the bits you want to be honest and if you buy the brass sheets from a model store it's going to be expensive regardless...

But in the end of the day it's only money, and you don't tell people how much you actually spend on building a scale model

[tr1ckey66]

Hope this helps

Cavan

It does Cavan, thanks v.much!
I've tried many chipping techniques but not the hairspray one. A couple more questions, is the hairspray too thick to shoot through the AB? Also, what do you clean the AB with afterward - reamer or is AB cleaner enough?

Now a question regarding the jagdpanzer - is it an Ardennes vehicle?

Cheers
P