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Hi All,
Well I thought I would tell you about the new Jagdtiger from trumpeter. First is it worth the money! Well I think so up till now!.there is a few problems with it first and foremost the bottom hull unit moulding is warped but it can be straightened. The detail is top notch with everything there!.the lower hull is I think the same as the king tiger but that bit longer for the Jagdtiger.so far the only part I will NOT be useing is the tracks!!they are awful unlike the KT you have to make them up. I spent two and a half days cleaning them up and they were still as tight as a ducks back side . I am useing heng long KT tracks from Dave they fit perfectly and you get the correct sag.there is a lot of cleaning up, not flash but mold lines. The parts count is over 1500!! Spread over 51 sprues plus top and bottom hull units. I will put some pics on later. Will be be putting the red oxide on the lower hull tomorrow. Checking my reference books it seams as if the complete interior is red oxide just the upper hull walls are in ivory as is the complete gun unit. Not made up my mind as to what camo to go for!!! So might end up doing the tank all oxide as they left the factory in the last weeks of the war the only difference was the gun tube was dark grey as from reinmantel factory.So now!!should you buy the kit I'd say a very decisive yes. I paid £224 from E-Models with free post. Brian...

Do you have the Trumpeter King Tiger as well?

Don't want the Tamiya ones or heng long ones I had Brian?

I won't save them for you anymore then?!

Hi Ad,
Wanted to try the HL ones to see if they did fit!?!?. They do and a very good fit so yea I won't be needing your ones!! SORRY . And Jack yes I have the original trumpeter King Tiger lots of metal in it to. And the tracks are ready built too. But that build is further down the line!!!. Brian... sorry Ad I didn't think you had any HL ones just Tamiya??and not sure they would fit.Again sorry to muck you about.....

Wait, your Trumpeter King Tiger came with assembled tracks? DAMN! Mine is a bag of a million little parts and pins! I've only just opened mine up to go through it.
Jnewboy was supposed to get the engine out of the kit to make resin copies but he dropped off the face of the Earth after I found the kit.

Yep I have the original release. The 2in1 kit you have to make up . As I said the original come with a lot of metal parts including a lovely metal barrel. And the engine is a kit in its own right stick with it it looks great when it's finished. Brian...

Ohhhh....ok that explains it then. I was unaware they made different versions beyond the clear ones and the one I have, thank you.

Hi,
What one do you have?. As the original one comes with a clear top hull and turret!.this is the one I have. To 2in1 kit has both types of turret. Brian...

I have a 2 in 1 version. GOD it's got a LOT of pieces!
No idea when I'm going to have time to build it now that my work has changed.

Jack when you do don't bother useing there tracks there useless get a set of Heng long or Tamiya. Brian...