[Germany 1945] - Taigen Jagdpanther

[Panzermechaniker]

Before you get too far along on the build can I suggest getting the Aber Panther photo etch kit. While most of the stuff will make you want tear your hair out there was enough stuff to use on the JP that more than made up for the outlay and the little details it adds makes a huge difference

[jfulls94]

Ive got the bit between my teeth so to speak but ill slow right down when the wheel painting starts yeah im not so fussed on the Exhausts stacks on my varient i prefer the flash/flame suppressor stack, im not very well versed on my Jagdpanther varients as of yet so forgive my ignorance! Ive been considering zimmerit myself but i think ill leave it for another build, this is literally my first RC model of any kind so its a learning process!

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[jfulls94]

Before you get too far along on the build can I suggest getting the Aber Panther photo etch kit. While most of the stuff will make you want tear your hair out there was enough stuff to use on the JP that more than made up for the outlay and the little details it adds makes a huge difference

Ill look into that thanks! Although being my 1st build i may keep it fairly easyish but I'll definitely consider it!

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[Panzermechaniker]

Before you get too far along on the build can I suggest getting the Aber Panther photo etch kit. While most of the stuff will make you want tear your hair out there was enough stuff to use on the JP that more than made up for the outlay and the little details it adds makes a huge difference

Ill look into that thanks! Although being my 1st build i may keep it fairly easyish but I'll definitely consider it!

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I bought the first kit for my Taigen Panther which is really well detailed already but there was a lot of little details especially the lower rear hull it added to. Not sure how well the Taigen Jagdpanther is detailed already but the Panther kit is a must for the Tamiya Panther and Jagdpanther which considering their cost are devoid of so much detail it's actually almost shocking. I'm a fan of the early G1 exhausts. I think they look much more interesting with the 2 intake tubes one exhaust on one side and the single exhaust on the other. If you go into the Show Off thread my JP rebuild is there

[jfulls94]

Before you get too far along on the build can I suggest getting the Aber Panther photo etch kit. While most of the stuff will make you want tear your hair out there was enough stuff to use on the JP that more than made up for the outlay and the little details it adds makes a huge difference

Ill look into that thanks! Although being my 1st build i may keep it fairly easyish but I'll definitely consider it!

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I bought the first kit for my Taigen Panther which is really well detailed already but there was a lot of little details especially the lower rear hull it added to. Not sure how well the Taigen Jagdpanther is detailed already but the Panther kit is a must for the Tamiya Panther and Jagdpanther which considering their cost are devoid of so much detail it's actually almost shocking. I'm a fan of the early G1 exhausts. I think they look much more interesting with the 2 intake tubes one exhaust on one side and the single exhaust on the other. If you go into the Show Off thread my JP rebuild is there

Ill definitely take a look at that! There is so much that can be done my head is spinning!

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[HERMAN BIX]

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I changed my exhausts out too.
The HL JP lacks some details but is a solid core for a project.
I will be watching along

[jfulls94]

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I changed my exhausts out too.
The HL JP lacks some details but is a solid core for a project.
I will be watching along

That build looks fantastic hopefully someday ill get up to that standard! This tank will also be my first experience airbrushing so ill have to find something to practise on first!

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[Panzermechaniker]

You will be one airbrush project ahead of me. While I airbrushed real vehicle interiors in our business for 40 years most of the time we resorted to rattle cans as the increased cost of the can was dwarfed by the extra time and labour of the constant maintenance/cleaning/air in the lines . I tried an airbrush on my first tank and immediately said no way and I'm still rattle canning despite the ridiculous amount of prepping/cost of paint and just all around difficulty figuring out how to do it in these scales. I know airbrushing will almost always produce a better result but I just hate them and I can't have an airbrush set up in my house anyway.

[Ecam]

That build looks fantastic hopefully someday ill get up to that standard! This tank will also be my first experience airbrushing so ill have to find something to practise on first!

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Just take your time. You can use your base coat as a test run. Some of us do one thick coat (guilty) but you can do at least two. Work in small batches and practice, It really it a straight forward process to use an airbrush. More effort is put into thinning and cleaning than the spraying. Doing the camo requires more skills but the base coat is about as simple as that undercoat.

Oh, and these two don't need to be finished tonight!

[MrChef]

My Jagdpanther was my first build too-
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I fabbed schurzen for mine. As I shared I've learned a bit since then and would definitely do another. I even left the pics up of my first attempt at painting camouflage with putty. Think psychedelic man like farrr out...