In Progress - Jagdpanther - Update 3.2

I am a little more satisfied with this version.

The yellow is added, again free hand with my Badger 200, I then went over the edges with the finest Green spray I could get to cover overspray droplets. Plus another dab of red, and then Yellow again when the green overspray was too noticeable.

Still using Tamiya Lacquer thinner with Tamiya acrylic paint. Yellow is 4:1 - Dark Yellow XF-60: White XF-2.
AND using it in the shed, not the house, even though I have a paint booth with exhaust fan.  I will have to revert to Acrylic thinner for the winter months..

Some progress photos...

In Progress - Jagdpanther - Update 3.1

So today I tried the camo free-hand with my trusty Badger 200. A lot better success. Not the tightness I want, and when I do Yellow I know the over-spray will be more noticeable,
But my plan is to use the bllue sticky tack, just beyond the edge, so I only correct the over-spray, and not touch the Red Brown (or Dark Yellow, when it comes) at all. Hopefully it will leave the feather edge I am looking for.

I took the XF-64 Red Brown and added a bit of XF-7 Red (4:1) to lighten it up and make it more Red Brown. Jagdpanthers of this period according to some documentation, did not actually use Red Brown, they stuck with the factory Red Primer, just added the Green and Yellow over that and left the Red Brown areas as is- time saving and material saving, things were getting REALLY desperate in the last few months of the war.

This is what I have so far.

Yellow to come as time permits in the next few days...

In Progress - Jagdpanther - Update 3

Well, the momentum of the Jagdpanther turns out to have waned. It actually took a turn I didn't want and had to retrench.

I spent a few days painting the beast, I used Tamiya paints, and tried to accomplish a standard factory camo job of early 1945.The factory applied job has harder edges and is applied to many vehicles of the period.

It didn't come out the way I wanted, the edges came out way too harsh. I tried blue sticky tack but it wasn't standing off enough, and I tried Steve R.s Iawata (or Ia-wanta) free hand, but I couldn't get a handle on the double action. I put on too many coats to correct little mistakes and it was building up too much. Then to add insult to injury, the Testors Gloss Cote rattle can made the colors look way too dark.

You take a look.... (third pic has the Glosscote)

So, I put the beast in a tub with a half a can of Easy Off Oven Cleaner and took it back to sprue color. No damage, thanks to Tamyia and Testors glue, HOWEVER, the CA glue used for the Photo etch grills dissolved way to easy. I managed to find them and used them again.

It was ready for take two. I started with a coat of Model Master gray primer a few days ago. Today I put on the XF-58 Olive Green base boat. Learning from last time, I did this in three phases:

• XF-58 Olive Green - lower areas under the sponsons
• 4 parts XF-58 Olive Green/ 1 part XF-60 Dark Yellow - on vertical sides
• 3 parts XF-58 Olive Green/ 1 part XF-60 Dark Yellow - on horizontal surfaces sprayed from above

This put a lighter color on the top viewable surfaces and allowed a layering affect to achieve some overall color modulation. I feathered the top color on the big side, back and front slabs just to break up the big plates. I will put other colors on covers and hatches to get some more modulation later.

The photos are not the best, some day I hope to do better, maybe someone will teach me :)

I give you Jagdpanther - take two...

So much for now. I will attempt the camo pattern, but I think I may do it free hand with my Badger 200. OR I may use sticky tack again, but use card, laying over the sticky tack to prevent overspray. I will let you know how it goes..........