JeffH Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Just received this. I may or mat not turn this into a build thread but at the moment I'm having enough difficulty getting to the bench to work on my P-38. I did take a quick look in the box and it looks about the same sort of thing as the other 2 in my pile (Panther, King Tiger) but this one at least has shells and racks as separate pieces. I'm going to have to stock up on the Tamiya Red Oxide primer LSP_K2, Eagle Driver, scvrobeson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 oooo one of my fave tanks (the other being the King tiger or Tiger II to the purists). Would love to see this being built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffH Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Yeah, it's my favorite Axis tank, always loved the wedge shape and the Panther wheels (2nd favorite Axis AFV). I have zero refs so will have to use the box and pics in the instructions for color refs. I'm not sure there's anything definitive anyway. If you go looking for King Tiger interior pictures there are plenty. But most of the color shots are restorations and they all look different. Eagle Driver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Wow, looking at the box art, I can think of a lot of places I'd rather be than inside that machine! Looks about as much fun as being in a sinking sub..............but the model looks cool! Cheers, Wolf nmayhew, JeffH and Gazzas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffH Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 I agree Wolf, with the amount of metal with just primer it looks like they were trying to just crank them out. It's going to be hard to make detail pop in such a monochromatic palate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 3 hours ago, JeffH said: I have zero refs so will have to use the box and pics in the instructions for color refs. That's a shame. If you were closer you could perhaps borrow some of mine, as I've got a ton of stuff on the Jagdpanther. JeffH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 1 hour ago, JeffH said: I agree Wolf, with the amount of metal with just primer it looks like they were trying to just crank them out. It's going to be hard to make detail pop in such a monochromatic palate. While I suppose it's a possibility that some went to the field with the interiors un-painted, I suspect the majority were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 The number of German tanks with primer red interior were small, they tried it late in the war and although in a hurry to build, etc, they found the Red primer interior was a bad idea and quit doing that quickly. So you probably can forgo the primer red all over if you wish. Lower portion might have remained red then interior white for the fighting compartment something along those lines. There is good research out there on what the options are. Some German tanks are great for doing an interior and I think this is one of them. JeffH, LSP_K2 and Rick Griewski 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Driver Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Cannot wait to see how this will unfold! I love the Jagdpanther! Stil in doubt which one to get: Takom, RFM or MENG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzacher Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Same here! The shape of the Jagdpanther cries power and destruction. A superiour running gear together with well sloped armour and a gun that could blast anything in reach. What a combination! Eagle Driver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I did a double-take when I saw that, but have the Bandai 1/24th kit, so passed. I will look in on your build though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 6 hours ago, LSP_Mike said: I did a double-take when I saw that, but have the Bandai 1/24th kit, so passed. I will look in on your build though. I have the Academy(Tamiya) 1:25 kit. A side-by-side comparison of the two would be great to see some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzacher Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Maybe I could join the comparison with my 1/16 scale RC kit. If it gets build some day. What a beast! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 11:06 AM, JeffH said: Yeah, it's my favorite Axis tank, always loved the wedge shape and the Panther wheels (2nd favorite Axis AFV). I have zero refs so will have to use the box and pics in the instructions for color refs. I'm not sure there's anything definitive anyway. If you go looking for King Tiger interior pictures there are plenty. But most of the color shots are restorations and they all look different. Hi Jeff, Here's a good article to lay some of the foundation for interior coloring for you. The interior definitely wasn't simply all red oxide primer; it's German! It's (needlessly) way more complicated than that! http://byrden.com/panzers/Colours/index.html JeffH and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffH Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 Thanks for that link. Will check it out for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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