Jagdpanther Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 German Tank Destroyer Dragon 1/35

Jagdpanther Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 German Tank Destroyer Dragon 1/35 AFV GERMANY
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Smart kit Dragon Jagdpanther. It is built from December 2008 to March 2009.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 BOX PACKAGEI started to make the Jagdpanther.
(2008/12/21)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKINGThe track roller is considerably time-consuming to assemble because of the threefold structure, as you see. I can imagine it would have been quite challenging maintenance as the actual situation.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKINGSince it was a first-stage type Panther, I did Zimmerit Coating. The finishing is very rough, as you see. The model magazine wrote that the coating blade of Gumka was the best for checkered coating. But I checked with the race knife since I did not have that blade.
(2008/12/21)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKINGIt was not so good, though; I also wrote the lower side of the front by hand with the race knife. I need to consider some other way to scratch on the side armor.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKINGThere’s a gap on the back. I need to close it for the sliced plastic board. The detailed appearance was improved after using the photo-etched parts.
(2008/12/23)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKINGThere are many remaining parts in Dragon’s kit because it included many extra optional parts. I need to check there are no forgotten parts again and again.
(2008/12/26)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKINGI put detailed stripes to coat the side armor with my design knife.
(2009/01/26)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKING GERMAN TANK CREWThis figure combined the resin head with the field cap and Dragon’s tank soldier figure. When I covered it with the cap and added the hair with the epoxy putty on the shaven head became better looking. The hands and legs are omitted since only a small part will be shown from the hatch.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 MAKINGStarting peeling off in some places has occurred in the actual battlefield situation.
(2009/01/26)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 PAINTINGThe basic painting was dark yellow and red Brown camouflage.
(2009/02/14)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 PAINTINGMarking was Viking SS 5th armor division.
(2009/03/08)

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 PAINTINGThe nationality mark and vehicle number 221 were assumptions, and the division mark was. I could paste the decals neatly on this Zimmerit Coating.
(2009/03/08)

Jagdpanther Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 German Tank Destroyer Dragon 1/35Jagdpanther has a reputation as the best German tank destroyer. One of the reasons is using the base of Panther, the main battle tank of the latter half of World War II. The armament is an 8.8cm antitank cannon as same as King Tiger.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOAt first, since the vehicle’s silhouette was monotonous, I felt it was not an attractive tank.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOI did Zimmerit Coating by trial and error as I commented on making a report.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOThe vehicle belonged to Viking, the 5th armor division. This division was an elite force on the Eastern Front and took important roles just before Germany surrendered.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOThis figure observes the outside while wearing the surroundings.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOSeveral Allied soldiers might not have met this tank since only 420 were produced.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOI attached various OVM to the side armor. I made the caterpillar shine as the ground rubbed them to expose the metal color.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOI think the rough camouflage of dark yellow and red-brown added a strong impression.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOI did lightly weathering and chipping no need to do muddy weathering this time, considering the balance of shining caterpillars.

JAGDPANTHER Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 DRAGON 1/35 FINISHED PHOTOThere are a lot of parts, though it was a simple shape. There might always be a lot of parts in Dragon’s kit. I doubted I could complete it while I was coating on this armor. Now it took time, but the very nice tank was completed.
(2009/03/14)