vppelt68 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 No sign of my 109 in the mail yet, so as I ran into a Revell remake of the Matchbox Sd.Kfz. 173 Jagdpanther, I just had to buy it! Apparetly this was/is quite accurate kit of one in 1:76 scale. The box contents look good anyway and flash free. Well done Matchbox! Box"art" Instructions. The beef. Will start with that minibase! V-P 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Great choice,Matchbox really hit the mark with those diorama bases,and some of their best molding's were in the armour releases. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Too true, the Puma Armoured Car was one of the best kits I ever built as a teenager. It was such a pleasure to build that for a short time it changed my modelling passion from building aircraft to armour. Perhaps I should revisit one of these little gems once again. Good luck with this Jagdpanther build. The sprues do look like their in good shape. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepboy Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Did your mother not tell you to not open the box and play with it until you get home because you'll lose bits....... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I loved the Matchbox armour kits in my youth, they went together really well and built up into accurate replicas of the real thing and the display bases were a very good touch. Can't have the Wehrmacht having it all it's own way, I'm sure I've got a T-34 hidden away somewhere that my son bought for me as a nostalgia trip, will have to see if I can dig it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Spent less than one hour last night assembling the big cat and its base. Opened up the muzzle brake too of course. Next I'll start painting the base. V-P 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Painted most of the roadwheels, well, as the most hated thing I know in plastic modelling is still left to do: painting the rubber surfaces of a German big cat interleaved suspension roadwheels. I h8 it! Splashed some colour on the base too. Will add tarmac, concrete and brick colours when the black base has dried. As the Jp will be a late model I started removing the tool racks from the hull sides. No sanding before the black paint has dried, again. V-P 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just a few joyful moments with some paints resulted a finished baseplate: Me happy 😄. V-P 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Great job on the base V-P, looks really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 I got some job done on the Jp after the base was finished. I sanded away the empty tool racks, filled the slots for those american jerrycans supplied in the kit and added front mudguards made of thin aluminium. The wheels got painted and the suspension assembled. While I'm writing this, the thinned and sliced crew hatches are glued and setting, as is the barrel cleaning set tube that got relocated to the back of the engine hatch. So all it needs now is more paint and tracks! This will look a bit hybrid-like, with features of late and final production variants. I comfort myself with the thought that in 1945 Jerry scratched together what ever he could, with whatever parts... V-P Edit: one hour later the Jp looks like this. Maybe the primer red needs to be painted over, behind the wheels. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 First to finish! Pics in the Gallery, thanks for your interest! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Great quick build,the way we used to do It. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Is there a prize for finishing first? That’s come up very well and building at this rate should see you complete at least 90 Matchbox kits from their back catalogue during this GB period! Go Vpplt!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Well done VP. Great to see this one finished quickly as a Matchbox kit should be. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Very nice. A lot of Matchbox kits seemed to be based on museum exhibits restored with more enthusiasm than accuracy, hence the hybrid features. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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