A Christmas Jagdpanzer, Belgium 1944.

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June 25, 2021
Typical lower hull Tamiya build. Spot the track joins.
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June 25, 2021
I use a needle and (black) thread to join vinyl tracks together. I have Friulmodel tracks for this build but if the side skirts cover the majority of the upper track, well then....
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June 25, 2021
The upper superstructure and lower hull fit nice and tight without gluing.
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June 25, 2021
Vibe killer! The reason this build got put on hold for years. Part C57 has rifling visible, so that's cool but if any air gets trapped inside when you glue it on....not so much.
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June 25, 2021
Plan "A", surgery. Carefully saw the end cap off, flatten and square-off the surfaces, and re-glue. (Plan "B" is to rip the plastic barrel off in its entirety and replace it with a metal barrel.
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June 25, 2021
While the barrel dries, onto the photoetch. I dislike photoetch intensely. Simple good. Complex bad.... Eduard's set is for Dragon's L/48 JagdPanzer but it looks simple.
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June 25, 2021
So far, so good.
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June 25, 2021
Oh no, there are gaps! Whatever shall I do?
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June 25, 2021
Oh look. One of the plates has fallen off. (No more gaps.) Moving on.
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June 25, 2021
The Eduard side skirts fit well for not being designed for the Tamiya kit.
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June 25, 2021
It's not perfect but I don't do perfect. Good enough for my shelves. I think I will tilt the second panel to hide the gaps on this side.
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June 25, 2021
Plan "A" progresses.
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June 27, 2021
Dead vibe transformed to good vibes.... The barrel cap surgery was successful.
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June 27, 2021
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June 27, 2021
The gaps in the side skirts I believe are due to small variations in the positioning of the mounting doo-hickies but it could be from the Tamiya kit being a little different than the Dragon kit as well.
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June 27, 2021
Overall, I am satisfied with the look of the Eduard side skirts and would recommend them.
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June 27, 2021
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June 27, 2021
Ready for paint.

Comments

10 25 June 2021, 17:21

James C
Tidy work so far, and the photo-etch skirts are a really nice addition 👍
Just a small note that the rubber tracks in these later Tamiya kits can be joined using ordinary liquid cement. No need to use thread or CA glue like in the past 😉

25 June 2021, 23:05

Michael Hatch
Hi James. Yes, I have heard that about the newer vinyl tracks but I learned the needle and thread technique a zillion years ago and old habits die hard.

25 June 2021, 23:10

James C
Hehe, I know what you mean about old habits. I STILL rinse sprues in warm soapy water before starting assembly 😉

26 June 2021, 00:12

Project info

1944 German (Jagd)Panzer IV/70 (V)

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1:35 Jagdpanzer IV/70(V) lang (Tamiya 35340)

1:35 Jagdpanzer IV L/48 Schurzen (Eduard 36317)

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