Academy 1/25 Jagdpanther

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Thanks for the positive comments guys, I hope you're enjoying watching the build as much as I am doing it!

Finished the exhausts. Now I know some people like tank exhausts to be a very light orange-rust colour, but I prefer them to be a dark purple-brown. So I mask them off & then mix up some oil paint; red, blue, & burnt sienna. Combine these to a suitable colour.

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This is painted on fairly thickly

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Then while wet, I use a sieve & sprinkle on some bicarbonate of soda

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Then I go over this with a thinned application of the previous oil paint, changing the blend of colours to give a varied look. I don't actually touch the part with the brush, just allow drops to land where needed. Once it's dried it looks like this:

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Hopefully you can see the pitted, rough appearance of the pipes, my camera isn't the best so if anyone wants better shots, let me know & I'll take some in better light.

Thanks for looking

Patrick

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Bi-carb .... 1001 uses eh Patrick

Like the look of this model ..... had a shufty on t'interweb and it doesn't seem to be widely available..shame!

Anyway .. coming along nicely, will be a cracking finished example no doubt.

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Bi-carb .... 1001 uses eh Patrick Like the look of this model ..... had a shufty on t'interweb and it doesn't seem to be widely available..shame!

Anyway .. coming along nicely, will be a cracking finished example no doubt.

Thanks Colin, most things I end up using in modelling rarely get used for their intended purpose!

The kit is available from Modelzone for £18 & free postage!

Cheers

Patrick

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Looks really nice Patrick!

Congratulations!!

Have fun

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Got a bit more done, added an overspray of sand/desert yellow to the upper surfaces & along the sides of the hull. This is to increase the depth of the model, similar to the colour modulation technique. It looks a little stark at the moment, but the filters 7 washes stage will tie it all in together.

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Cheers

Patrick

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what to say... what to say...

:flattered:

Roman

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A little more progress, got some camo on....

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Then a couple of coats of Klear, decals & a dark brown pin wash....

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The decals in this kit are awful, very brittle & easily damaged. No amount of micro set/sol would get them to snuggle down so there's a lot of silvering I'll have to extensively chip theses areas to hide it!

Thanks for looking

Patrick

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abolutely smashing mate very very nice and the weathering is magnifique

mobear

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Cheers Ole! The weathering's not nearly done yet!

The tracks are on.... anyone who might buy this kit, watch out! For some strange reason, the tracks will not take paint. I've tried them primed, without primer, Tamiya acrylics, Vallejo acrylics, about the only thing I didn't try were enamels. Even now, flakes of paint pop off whenever I look at it!

A few more pics showing the chipping that's pretty much finished. I'm going for a fairly worn look as appropriate to a tank in the latter stages of WW2.

As always.. thanks for looking!

Patrick

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this looks such a nice kit and you have totally nailed the used in battle look,not much more to say except fantastic

mobear

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Looking really good Patrick.

The chipping is well done, gonna have to see if i can create something like that on my Panther.

The base coat of paint on the tracks of the Stuart i built did the same, i used a hard bristle brush and scrubbed some slightly diluted PVA onto them, they behaved a little better then.

One thing about your model ... have you knocked the spotlight? it looks a little "leaning backwards" in the photos and the plastic looks stressed on the bracket just under it.

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Thanks Ole! And yes, I have bashed the headlight a bit Colin! It'll need a quick repair job!

Cheers

Patrick

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Got a bit more done on this. The tools & suchlike are painted and fitted. I replaced the handles with sanded-down cocktail sticks, although I wasn't happy with the colour - I wanted a sandy shade, but they came out too yellow. Still, try something new & learn from it!

I also added some oil paints in light & dark tones to give a deeper visual effect. I'm not sure it shows up in pictures, but it looks quite good to the naked eye. Over the top & going down the sides I used white & ochre.

In the more naturally shadowy areas like the rear hull & front lower hull, burnt sienna & umber were used.

Then over the upper deck & engine deck I added some grey/gunmetal paint for a bare metal look, which was shined with a HB pencil

And last are a couple of shots of the whole tank, just to show how it's looking

Only a few things left to do now! Thanks for looking and any comments (positive or negative) are coolio!

Patrick

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Beautiful weathering patrick , amazingly real chipping. The tool handles look fine in the yellowy colour , one thing though, maybe a bit more chipping round, the clasps for all the tools, im sure this area would get a lot of wear and tear , plus is the round thing next to the sledgehammer a roll of wire? it looks a bit too neat , maybe it would look better replaced with a bit of picture hanging wire rolled up? Nitpicking really but it just caught my eye (BTW feel free to tell me i know nothing about armour , because i dont!!!LOL) cheers tony

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Thanks Tony! This is the first build I've done front start to finish in over a year, so I'm really just using it to try out new things & remember old techniques! But I'm very pleased with how it's turning out.

And you're right, that moulded roll of wire isn't the best, I just couldn't be bothered to replace it - cutting it off the hanger or scratching a new fixing seemed a pain as I'd already done the tool handles & made new holders out of brass strip.

I always have a final stage of 'tidying-up' so I'll probably sort it out then

Cheers

Patrick