RT Nevada Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Hey everyone, looking forward to starting this jagdtiger! Here are some shots of the box and a quick spruce shot. I bought an RB metal barrel and Eureka wire tow cable set to add a little extra detail. This will be my first group build so I’ll try to keep up on the updates and show the progress as I go! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Welcome RT, nice looking kit you've got some nice bits to add to your build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Hi RT and welcome to your first group build. Hope you have fun. That is a fine looking kit which I haven't seen before. I will follow your build with interest. Kind regards, Stix 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Hi RT, Welcome to the GB. This will be my fourth (I'm a relative newcomer to GBs) but I''ve done enough to KNOW you're going to have great fun, especially with that huge hunk of armou I've not built one of those yet, but I've seen plenty of fantastic JTs and one thing I will say is they always look MUCH better when a few of those side skirts have been knocked off. So, if you do nothing else with regards to damage, make sure you do that! Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Badder said: Hi RT, Welcome to the GB. This will be my fourth (I'm a relative newcomer to GBs) but I''ve done enough to KNOW you're going to have great fun, especially with that huge hunk of armou I've not built one of those yet, but I've seen plenty of fantastic JTs and one thing I will say is they always look MUCH better when a few of those side skirts have been knocked off. So, if you do nothing else with regards to damage, make sure you do that! Rearguards, Badder I was thinking of having all the skirts knocked off haha. I do agree they look much more “mean” (not that they don’t as is) without the side skirts. The kit comes with decals for the 653rd heavy Panzerjäger battalion but I might try to represent a vehicle from the 512th. Edit: I seem to be having problems inserting a video clip, but there’s a few good YouTube videos of the 512th. Good jagdtiger footage of them roaring into a town square. Edited May 14, 2019 by RT Nevada 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 15 hours ago, RT Nevada said: Good jagdtiger footage of them roaring into a town square That's when they were surrendering to the Americans I presume. Certainly shows that they could move quite well when they were running right. Are both track types in the kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, SleeperService said: That's when they were surrendering to the Americans I presume. Certainly shows that they could move quite well when they were running right. Are both track types in the kit? Yup that’s the footage. And they certainly do look like they moved along quite well for a near 80 ton vehicle when they were moving haha. This kit does include the belt type track and link and length type as well. But I might order a set of fruil or masterclub tracks this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, RT Nevada said: Yup that’s the footage. And they certainly do look like they moved along quite well for a near 80 ton vehicle when they were moving haha. This kit does include the belt type track and link and length type as well. But I might order a set of fruil or masterclub tracks this weekend. Masterclub beat the Fruils hands down. One of our club members did a demo with them a while back and if they did 1/48th I'd be a good customer. The latest ones are the work of a genius (or a madman). Sergey reads and writes english perfectly but claims his spoken is not so good. I think he undersells himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, SleeperService said: Masterclub beat the Fruils hands down. One of our club members did a demo with them a while back and if they did 1/48th I'd be a good customer. The latest ones are the work of a genius (or a madman). Sergey reads and writes english perfectly but claims his spoken is not so good. I think he undersells himself. I agree, I’ve only used both one time but I enjoyed working with the masterclubs more. The fruils required more clean up and what not to get them to fit together well. The masterclubs required almost no clean up. The only problem I had with the masterclubs is some of the little resin track pins they come with backed out after I burnished the tracks. But I think that might have been a bit of operator error haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Well here’s an update on the JT after a few hours of work. Road wheels galore! Suspension up next! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Nice going RT, I don't know about you but this is my least favourite job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ozzy said: Nice going RT, I don't know about you but this is my least favourite job. Mine too haha. I will usually just put on some music and go to town. The music helps a bit but it’s still a tedious job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Hey everyone, looking forward to starting this jagdtiger! Here are some shots of the box and a quick spruce shot. I bought an RB metal barrel and Eureka wire tow cable set to add a little extra detail. This will be my first group build so I’ll try to keep up on the updates and show the progress as I go! On 5/14/2019 at 2:52 AM, RT Nevada said: Lovely choice of kit RT, although looking at the box art closely, I think the 'Spruce shots' are actually 'Douglas Fir shots' I jest of course. Nice progress with the wheels. Always best to get them out of the way ASAP in my book! Rearguards, Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Great to see this underway - and I'm pretty sure the wheels are the least favourite part for most AFV modellers. Ah well............ the rest is usually great fun! Looking forward to seeing more. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 21 hours ago, RT Nevada said: Road wheels galore! Yes, Tigers did have more than a few wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 A little update, got the suspension and rear of the vehicle mostly assembled. Hopefully today after work I can work on the gun breach a little bit! Sorry for the poor lighting on the photos. I forgot to get pictures yesterday afternoon so I took them this morning before work and I leave for work while it’s still dark out. Maybe one day I’ll be able to get my photography skills up to par 🙃 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Back with an update after a few days! Assembled the gun, and did a little work on the upper hull. I ordered a dragon antenna set and attempted my first try at scratch building an antenna base. I think it came out alright for a first attempt, definitely room for improvement on future endeavors tho haha. Anyways, I’ve primed the barrel and will paint the fighting compartment later tonight so I’ll be able to hopefully seal this thing up this weekend. Here’s a few photos of progress so far. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Nice progress RT, not seen the antenna set before. It's a bit of a shame tamyia don't provide the antenna bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 7 hours ago, Ozzy said: Nice progress RT, not seen the antenna set before. It's a bit of a shame tamyia don't provide the antenna bits. Thanks Ozzy, and I think they’re a another version of this kit where they do provide the antenna mounting parts but I think it’s been discontinued? But I just happened across someone’s build blog and saw they were using this dragon antenna kit then ended up finding it on eBay for a reasonable price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Managed to get some paint thrown into the fighting compartment. Weathered it up a little bit but not going to go too crazy as you won’t really be able to see inside. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Hi RT, Maybe the roof was blown off by a Hawker Typhoon, so you can show the gun and internals, all damaged? Nice work though. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 The fighting compartment is looking very good RT - lovely paintwork! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Construction is about finished up! Hopefully in the next few days I’ll be able to get a primer coat on and a base coat of paint after that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Nice bit of construction rt, looks a beast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 That really is looking superb. Looking forward to seeing it with some paint on. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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