1945 Jagdtiger Tank Destroyer

[PainlessWolf]

Doc and General.
Thank you. It helps a lot to have Friends offer support. So very much. Today I went out and cleaned up the Lot. Everything that I do that picks up after him or removes something that Jack interacted with diminishes me. It will be all right in Time. I cannot be gladder that Waylon is here. He misses his Adoptive Brother for there was not a day that he has been with us that Jack was not here. We will not leave him lonely long. Yes, Jack is being cremated and I will go up and bring him home a last time tomorrow or the next day. Whenever the Emergency Clinic calls. I am not looking forward to that drive but a part of me really wants him home. This Spring, Grifter and I are finishing the Garden corner of the interior Lot that we have been working 'at' for a while. Once done, we will release Wish and Jack there to watch over us.
Thank you again, Gentlemen.
with regards always,
Painless

[PainlessWolf]

I have been ordering parts and pieces for the Jagdtiger and finally got to the point where I admitted ( to myself ) that waiting for things to come in the mail was just an excuse to sit and brood. My Boy Jack is asleep in my heart now along with everyone else that I have lost and it is past time for me to get back to living. Today I washed all the road wheels and the idlers and taped them off for primer and paint. I looked over the amazing little MG stand for the rear deck and am pleased with it's functionality. More fun soon.
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[maxmekker]

exciting

[HERMAN BIX]

Certainly great to have you back Mr Wolf.................in body and definitely mind.

Im off to look up those MG mounts now !

[PainlessWolf]

Maxmekkar!
Thank you for looking in sir. I have got one of your excellent speakers slotted into this build to give the roar of the Tiger some authority. Herman. Thank you, sir. Building is good medicine for the soul.
Tonight is simple stuff ( to say ). I used a rottbraun color primer this time and went with one that I had seen good reports on from Modelers on line. It requires more cure time than the Tamiya Grey I normally favor so I will return to the wheels again tomorrow..
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[MichaelC]

Hey Painless, long time no talk ! Watching with much interest. I have the pre-painted JT from Torro and have being thinking about re-doing it. I do have one question for you, any plan on removing the fenders. either piecemeal or in their entirety ? The reason I asked is because I always like the look without the fenders, but the Torro body is such that you have to seamlessly replace the side armour strip that the mounting points are on.

MichaelC.

[PainlessWolf]

Michael!
You will laugh but there have been a couple of conversations between me and folks like Sassgrunt about removing or replacing fender skirts on vehicles like the Tiger and Jagdtiger. I like the full fendered look of a fresh Tank. What I do is scribe them apart into separate panels and reinforce as needed for runners. That should look good on a full fendered guy like the Jagdtiger. Let me know if you like it once I move to working on the Upper.
Regards,
Painless

[PainlessWolf]

Afternoon to all.
We have had high winds and rain for a couple of days here so I have put off painting to see if it would clear up. It is still raining today so I have turned the heat up a little and will paint carefully and leave the road wheels and idlers to dry until tomorrow.
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[Gillaspy2005]

Hey painless going to follow this one for sure. Want to get a jagdtiger at some point, they're huge, seen the one at Bovington. Reading through though I just want to say how sorry I am about you losing Jack, my dog is my best friend for sure and gets involved in everything, even dog approving anything I build! Sorry to bring it up and I look forwards to seeing this take shape.

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[PainlessWolf]

Gillaspy,
Thanks for looking in. No worries, Jack is our Boy, always. We're working to get some company for Waylon who gets lonely even when both his dads are here. Yes, this Jagdtiger is great therapy. Lots of work to do even if the only electrical gimcrackery left is hooking up the rear convoy light.
regards,
Painless