I have been moving this one forward pretty much in parallel with the Sherman III. Main reason is that I now paint with Tamiya acrylics using Tamiya LACQUER thinner, and it is not nice in the house. SO now the weather is warmer and the shed is OK to do the painting. It also has new siding on it, I stripped everything out, cleaned it out and painted the floor. Its a nice place to paint again.
I was also thinking that the Sherman III was from the post D-Day period, just like this one, so maybe a Diorama is in the cards? Not sure, but these two have kept me busy.
Since the last update, I have finished the wheels, added the equipment and primed the model. Like the Sherman, I have now base coated it and started doing color modulation in preparation for decals and heavier weathering. For this one, (and I think it is a real good example to try the color modulation technique - yellow base, green and brown camo), I used an article by Mike Rinaldi from a Missing Lynx post of his as my guide - http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/other/modulationmr_1.html
I didn't stay true to it, it is my first attempt, but I am liking what I see in my Jagdpanther so far.
Have a look.
My shed, my painting spot. Ready to go.
Some pre-shading in areas I want to stay dark.
The red brown overcoat of the primer. Not a full cover effort, but I like the various depths of color.
The Dark Yellow over it. I think I may have overcoated too much in some areas and lost some of the earlier effectiveness of color depth.
Another angle showing the suspension area. I would have liked the top half to have this effect to a better degree.
Final lighter coat, in smaller areaa, but giving the "source of light" aspect from left front a better chance to stand out.
I am working on this and the Sherman daily, so look forward to some new posts in the days and weeks ahead.
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