Elefant

Here are the lastest photos :












Off topic, sorry for those who tried to contact me lately, I have been quite sick and encountered internet problems !!

Elefant

hello THESUNGOESDOWN,

I tried to reply your PM but it bounced back so I contact you thru my post.

"thanks for your kind words.
I didnt use mask because I wanted to do this particular camo with blurred edges so I applied the colors directly with the airbrush.
I never think of filming myself during the painting sessions and honestly I do not have the feeling it would teach anything ...I am no expert

But if you have have more questions do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks again.

PS : for your info, I tried the mask technic for another camo scheme on a King Tiger. you can see it if you want : click on this link, it is in french.

http://rc-panzer.*****.com/t24-Tigre...1944-n-332.htm"

rva1945

E X C E L E N T J O B, no less!


I'm in the process of converting an Academy 1/25 jagdpanther to RC. I wish I could achieve the same quality of weathering.

Now, a question: is the camo scheme and number #123 a true one? Which was the sPzJgAbt (heavy anti-tank battalion)?

Regards

Robert

Elefant

Thanks for the compliment !
It was not difficult to get this result, just a matter of time and working with the right tools

The Jagdpanther 123 was a tank of the Schwere Jagdpanzer Abteilung 654, destroyed in April 1945 in Germany. I tried to do the camo as close as possible from the real one, I worked from a color profil and B/W photos.

rva1945

OK.

Which fittings do I have to paint separately, before glueing to the hull? And, once the hull is painted, how do I glue the fittings to it?

Excuse my questions but I have never built a tank from a kit.

Anyway, this is my job so far:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-DRNrTsvaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGpNERaYFOk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZkkA_MNGgE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwoo_iHE-k

Thanks
Robert

rva1945

Did you paint the fittings BEFORE glueing to the hull?

If so, how do you glue the fittings on the hull once it is covered in paint?

Elefant

Hi,

I did paint the parts like it would have been on a real tank : all the tools, fittings, detail parts were painted before assembling, the tank body itself was painted like you can see on the photos of the first page of this thread. I made the wash technic.
After I assembled the parts on the painted tank (I used CA glue, after I put a drop of CA glue from the inside when I had a "hole and pin" configuration)
Then only after, I began rest of the weathering.

Anyway, try your own technic, with the way you want, just have in mind that it is not possible to do a good job with the painting if you assemble completely the model and after you paint it, it is not possible to be precise and accurate.

Elefant

Post respawning...

Just a video (recorded at Saumur) of this JP.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBE5fyDM4xU[/youtube]

rva1945

Great! Nice to make the small thing run amongst the big ones!

These are my RC conversions (all 1/25 except the Panzer II in 1/24):

[link=https://picasaweb.google.com/105403795492677221295/Jagdpanther?authkey=Gv1sRgCLaP3cLqmerpiQE]Jagdpanther[/link]
[link=https://picasaweb.google.com/105403795492677221295/TigerI]Tiger I[/link]
[link=https://picasaweb.google.com/105403795492677221295/T3485]T34/85[/link]
[link=https://picasaweb.google.com/105403795492677221295/PanzerII?authkey=Gv1sRgCKeR7a3q3pSp5gE]Panzer II[/link]

And in April 2012, I could visit these in UK:

[link=https://picasaweb.google.com/105403795492677221295/ImperialWarMuseumLondonApril2012?authkey=Gv1sRgCL7 w34Gy_cPnEw]Imperial War Museum, London[/link]
[link=https://picasaweb.google.com/105403795492677221295/SowjetischesEhrenmal?authkey=Gv1sRgCL7w34Gy_cPnEw]Sowjetisches Ehrenmal[/link]

Let's keep converting tanks to RC!!

Regards,
Robert