Subject: Jagdpanzer IV
From: "Russ Sharp" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 05:27:11 -0800

Jagdpanzer IV Pak42 
L/70

                                                                  History
August 1944 saw the production of the Jagdpanzer IV Pak42 L/70 by Vomag,of 
which 930 were built
until March 1945. The Pak42 L/70 gun replaced the Pak39 L/48 of the original 
Jagdpanzer IV,to which
eventually completely replacing the earlier version altogether by December 
1944.
  The engine was a Matbach HL 120trm with 6 gears forward 1 reverse and a 
top speed of 35km/hr.
This vehicle first saw action in the Ardennes with 137 vehicles taking part 
in the offensive.

                                                                  Model
    The Tamiya Jagdpanzer IV was built as per the instructions with some 
extra stowage,tracks and
road wheels added. The main colour base was an acrylic dark yellow with a 
red brown and a dark green
drybrushed in a camouflage pattern. A dark wash of black and brown acrylics 
was applied. Drybrushing
with a dust colour to bring up the detail was done with a large soft brush.

                                                                  Figures
   The figures for the Jagdpanzer crew are from Dragon in the winter cold 
weather uniforms. I painted them in the Fall/Winter camouflage scheme with 
acrylics.

                                                                  Diorama
   The setting was to be in the early fall with a light first frost,the crew 
wearing their cold weather uniforms and doing a little replenishing of 
ammunition and supplys.
     The walls were made from leftover building supply gyprock,painted 
orange,washed in black acrylics to
tone the orange down and drybrushed again with orange. The flat faces of the 
walls were painted a light grey and washed in black to give them the burned 
effect.
     The ground cover is made up of straight real gravel/dirt,2 coloures of 
crushed kids chaulks,wood bits
and a light coloured sand ballast for hi-lites in around where the figures 
would be standing.
  The small section of upper floor was made with balsa wood and simply 
washed with dirty brush cleaning water and a bit of black acrylics.
Signs and telephone pole are from Tamiya and a few roots were added to 
finish.

                                                              After Thoughts
   A communications headset was scratched and placed on deck in front of the 
Commander and camo netting was added.
     A Tamiya Schwimmwagon was also added with quite a bit of personal gear 
to give the lived in impression.
     Finally I was not happy with the overall scene so decided to change it 
from Fall to late Fall with a first dusting of snow. This was done by 
sprinkling white sand ballast from above,letting it lay naturaly then adding 
white glue and water mix to freeze it in place.
                                                                             
                                    Russ                                     
                  Jagdpanzer IV Pak42 L/70

                                                                  History
August 1944 saw the production of the Jagdpanzer IV Pak42 L/70 by Vomag,of 
which 930 were built
until March 1945. The Pak42 L/70 gun replaced the Pak39 L/48 of the original 
Jagdpanzer IV,to which
eventually completely replacing the earlier version altogether by December 
1944.
  The engine was a Matbach HL 120trm with 6 gears forward 1 reverse and a 
top speed of 35km/hr.
This vehicle first saw action in the Ardennes with 137 vehicles taking part 
in the offensive.

                                                                  Model
    The Tamiya Jagdpanzer IV was built as per the instructions with some 
extra stowage,tracks and
road wheels added. The main colour base was an acrylic dark yellow with a 
red brown and a dark green
drybrushed in a camouflage pattern. A dark wash of black and brown acrylics 
was applied. Drybrushing
with a dust colour to bring up the detail was done with a large soft brush.

                                                                  Figures
   The figures for the Jagdpanzer crew are from Dragon in the winter cold 
weather uniforms. I painted them in the Fall/Winter camouflage scheme with 
acrylics.

                                                                  Diorama
   The setting was to be in the early fall with a light first frost,the crew 
wearing their cold weather uniforms and doing a little replenishing of 
ammunition and supplys.
     The walls were made from leftover building supply gyprock,painted 
orange,washed in black acrylics to
tone the orange down and drybrushed again with orange. The flat faces of the 
walls were painted a light grey and washed in black to give them the burned 
effect.
     The ground cover is made up of straight real gravel/dirt,2 coloures of 
crushed kids chaulks,wood bits
and a light coloured sand ballast for hi-lites in around where the figures 
would be standing.
  The small section of upper floor was made with balsa wood and simply 
washed with dirty brush cleaning water and a bit of black acrylics.
Signs and telephone pole are from Tamiya and a few roots were added to 
finish.

                                                              After Thoughts
   A communications headset was scratched and placed on deck in front of the 
Commander and camo netting was added.
     A Tamiya Schwimmwagon was also added with quite a bit of personal gear 
to give the lived in impression.
     Finally I was not happy with the overall scene so decided to change it 
from Fall to late Fall with a first dusting of snow. This was done by 
sprinkling white sand ballast from above,letting it lay naturaly then adding 
white glue and water mix to freeze it in place.
                                                                             
                                    Russ

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