Hey folks,
A other one done. Jagdpanzer IV l70, henglong based with the Vandra model conversion. There have been many alterations and upgrades done to improve the driving performance and the accuracy of the kit.
Some of the major upgrades:
5:1 taigen steel gears
Metal tracks
Metal idler adjuster
Metal late Pattern sprockets and idlers
Metal suspension
Taigen metal wheels with rubber tyres
Asiatam steel wheels on first two positions
Late return rollers
Return rollers properly positioned
Chassis stiffened with angle alloy and black acrylic
Battery box delete
Scratch built rear deck with correct slope and opening engine hatches
Transmission hatches opened
Mk modellbau barrel
Mk modellbau antenna
Mk modellbau corrected mantlet and surround
Fine line high detail Bosch headlight
Tank modellbau convoy light
Tank modellbau skirts
Aber fire extinguisher
Scratch wooden built jack block
Scratch built barrel cleaning rod holder
Scratch built antenna holder
Scratch built spare wheel holders
Scratch built antenna base
Scratch built working late pattern exhausts
Wood handle tools
Shapeways tool clamps
Tamiya mud flap springs
Scratch built drivers vision port
Working mg port with hidden IR emitter
Corrected nose section, now at correct angle.
Xion crew figures
Working casemate hatches (scratch built hinges (pain in the bum!))
FR7 speaker box
Clark TK40 sbus control board with 5W mini amp.
Clark servo recoil and elevation
Clark tbu base
Led flash
Aber Photo etch chequer plate
Peddinghaus decals.
She was painted with ak interactive paints, duklegelb modulation and camo modulation sets. Chipping was done with ak scratch fluid, automotive red oxide primer. Sealed with testors dulcote. Gloss coat done with future.
The build thread is here:
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=25292
An early video:
https://youtu.be/VCmDVZg0EYA
I hope you like it!
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Jagdpanzer IV L70 Johann Huber 405
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Jagdpanzer IV L70 Johann Huber 405
Last edited by tomhugill on Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:36 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Jagdpanzer IV L70 Johann Huber 405
Nice work Tom. This is inspiring and depressing in equal measure as it looks like there is a fair bit of work involved in getting the Vandra kit up to scratch.
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Re: Jagdpanzer IV L70 Johann Huber 405
Another award winning submission IMHO. Tom you are such an outstanding builder and always bring quality and detail to the forum
Tanks alot....
Re: Jagdpanzer IV L70 Johann Huber 405
Greate model - as always!
Re: Jagdpanzer IV L70 Johann Huber 405
Very nice Panzer, well done!
One of my favorites!
Crew looks badass too.
One of my favorites!
Crew looks badass too.