Tamiya 1/35 Jagdpanther (Late Version)

[RalphSarc]

Tamiya 1/35 Jagdpanther Late Version build thread (1/29/26). Winter GB!

The German Jagdpanther Late Version (often representing the G2 variant) was a formidable World War II tank destroyer built on the Panther chassis, featuring a powerful 88mm PaK 43/4 L/71 gun. Late versions, produced from late 1944 to 1945, included features like a one-piece gun barrel, simplified engine deck, and sometimes lacked Zimmerit coating
It served on the Eastern and Western Fronts. During the last stages of the war, limited German production resulted in small production numbers, shortage of spare parts, and shortened crew training periods of increasingly young operators.

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And we’re off to the races!!!
Complete step one constructing the lower hull, suspension, drive sprocket and ideal wheels!!!
I’ve built this kit before so it’s like revisiting an old friend!!

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Road wheels, road wheel and more road wheel. 
Always do them before bed so I can sleep it off, lol!!

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Fiddly prep work to paint the road wheels.

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I usually paint road wheels after they’re mounted the vehicle hull so this will s a new experience.
Teaching an old dog new tricks, lol!!!

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Also primed the lower hull and suspension build up.

[BlrwestSiR]

The build is just moving along nicely. 

Looks to be a nice straightforward build like most Tamiya kits. 

Carl 

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50 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

The build is just moving along nicely. 

Looks to be a nice straightforward build like most Tamiya kits. 

Carl 

Indeed it is. I’ve built this kit several years ago and loved it so that it appropriate for our local scale model club winter group build.

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As I’ve said this is a new way of assembling, installing and painting a lower hull suspension.
Actually I rather like the way the hubs are turning out.

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After watching several YouTube University videos from Panzermeister36 concerning painting German camouflage and winter white wash I thought I’d try his method of assembly and painting. So far I’m impressed.
My prime color for the hulls and turret will be XF-4 (Yellow Green), XF-26 (Deep Green), XF-68 (NATO Brown) and finally XF-9 (Hull Red). The white wash will be differing shade of while mixed with tan, gray and blue sprayed over hair spray, my favorite chipping solution.
Stay tuned!!

Tamiya Paint Order!!!

XF-90 Red Brown
XF-93 Light Brown DAK 1942
XF-92 Yellow-Brown DAK 1941
XF-88 Dark Yellow 2
XF-89 Dark Green
X-20 Acrylic Thinner
Tamiya Lacquer Thinner

Hey it’s not a kit, lol!!

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Carried on this morning assembling the rear deck, exhaust, storage boxes and jack in steps 4/5. Fit like a clove!!

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Drive fitted the upper and lower hulls!!! Now it’s looking like a Jagdpanther!!!

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Between laundry loads I was able to assemble the main gun in steps 6/7 and dry fit it into the hull.

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Once confirmed that the gun was in its correct position it was time to complete step 8 and assemble a few interior bulkheads, periscopes, seats etc before joining the two hull halves together.

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Where were you in 1996 while my Jagdpanther was coming out of its mold, lol???

[FullArmor]

22 hours ago, RalphSarc said:

Where were you in 1996 while my Jagdpanther was coming out of its mold, lol???

1996...I was probably at school learning the alphabet and math.😀

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57 minutes ago, FullArmor said:

1996...I was probably at school learning the alphabet and math.😀

I was purchasing my first home in Woodstock Ga. Lived there 30 years!! How time flies!!

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Step 9 starts out joining the upper and lower hulls together. For this my super clamps came in handy to hold and let dry the two halves over night!!

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The upper and lower hull halves dried overnight. Time to build up the upper hull section, engine covers, cooling fans, periscope covers etc!