Jagdpanther Early with Zimmerit

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 1:22 am

This kit comes with two 1-piece barrels. I assume one is meant for the G2 2-piece barrel but it's included as it's on the sprue:

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 1:25 am

mannloon · Post by **mannloon** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 5:07 am

This kit is on my wishlist, and has become pretty hard to find for reasonable money. Can't wait to see it come together.

NAMBiohazard · Post by **NAMBiohazard** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:03 am

Good choice for a kit

That zimmerit is gonna looks awesome once painted
and the night vision gear, I realy wanna see that set once its done.

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:05 am

Wow, looks like this is going to be great. That zimmerit is amazing, one of the best I've seen Dragon do!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:47 am

Sweet it has not only molded on zimmerit but the waffle iron pattern aswell
It should be good
Cheers Mark

UKguyInUSA · Post by **UKguyInUSA** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:22 pm

Is this a tank for old retired soldiers? Hence the reason they included the Zimmer-it-frame?!

martin57 · Post by **martin57** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:42 pm

nice looking kit good luck with it

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:21 am

Wheels are done:

Along with the suspension and hull:

I needed a break from sanding wheels so I put the Alpine figure together. A quality piece, it fell together in a couple of minutes. There will be more Alpine figures in my future:

schweinhund227 · Post by **schweinhund227** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:03 pm

Impressive kit !!!! that Zim is darn cool !

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:54 am

So, still working through the hull tools and attachments:

That's the early one-piece barrel BTW.

This Jagdpanther's seen plenty of fighting, and has managed to bounce to incoming rounds:

The Zimmerit was removed with a Dremel.

Hopefully the driver had a change of underwear nearby. Pesky Shermans...

Fenders were damaged as well:

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:03 am

That is looking really nice, love it!

mick · Post by **mick** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:50 am

great start

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:19 am

I decided to blu-tac the night vision scope into place to see if I liked it:

Yep, I like it

, it stays.

alextheblue · Post by **alextheblue** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:18 am

Man that's some fast progress Forbes - looking real nice!!

Love the damage you've added and the night vision scope looks good to me!

Ozzie21 · Post by **Ozzie21** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:29 pm

Nice start. That is one really nice figure. Can't wait to see the rest of it done.

Cya
Ozzie21

Paips · Post by **Paips** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:22 pm

Looks great

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:06 am

Primed with AK dark yellow primer:

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 7:16 pm

Wow, thumbs up from me, looks superb with that figure in place!

mick · Post by **mick** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:16 pm

great progess

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:46 pm

Wheels and tracks on (they still need to be sagged), camo slapped on:

Paint started on the night sight:

And for Coen, goat/monkey cavalry:

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:48 am

Wow that is looking great!

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:10 pm

Haha love that goat monkey

Really love that IR gear. That camo looks sharp too.

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:49 pm

HollywoodModelling wrote:Haha got to fear the goat monkey cavalry..

I had to fix your post.

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:03 am

So I didn't feel much like doing detail painting tonight, so I started on the figure and glued the night vision gear in place:

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:36 am

the lama has unhinged me

mick · Post by **mick** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:46 am

looking good

felisbarcinonensis · Post by **felisbarcinonensis** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:05 pm

Great progress!

Libby's look is disquieting, to say the least

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:09 am

Coen wrote: the lama has unhinged me

Do you get the feeling he's looking into your soul and doesn't quite like what he sees?

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:21 am

Yes... Good thing that I've sold mine for kits and ice cream years ago.

NAMBiohazard · Post by **NAMBiohazard** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:17 am

yikes!!!

Are you that far already?

Looks great!!

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:39 am

Now waiting for the paint to dry.

Clear and decals to follow.

And;

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:31 am

Looks great Forbes!
Mud mud mud mud!!!
nice goat.

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:36 pm

Really nice, great work so far.

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:12 am

Burnt umber wash done along with AK track wash and a little chipping (had to fight the urge to do metallic chipping on the zimmerit

)

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:16 am

Looking good!

mannloon · Post by **mannloon** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:29 am

That wash really brought this to life. Looking really good now man.

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:01 am

Thanks guy!

The zimmerit really needed the wash, it's kind of subtle on this model.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:50 am

Very nice progress Forbes
This is turning into one mean jagdpanther

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:23 pm

Now that looks cool Nick, that zimm is starting to really show up now.
Looks the part now.

Pay back is a bitch hahaha.

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:06 pm

Mud, rust and more mud done.

Matt coat done.

Now onto stowage and other details.

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:42 pm

Now that looks like a Jadgpanther Nick.
That camo is excellent work bud, now that the moud is on it's all coming together.
Nice picture of General Patton.

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:46 pm

Thanks. I use tamiya paint and baking soda for the thick mud.

But the helmet has Master Sergeant (IIRC) stripes and is on a goat.

Patton was much more of a Jackass.

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:08 pm

Ive used baking soda exactly the same way many times. It's great for stuff like mud. mud and snow too.
You're absolutely right.
Jackass it is.

UKguyInUSA · Post by **UKguyInUSA** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:20 pm

Awesome work!