Best 1:72 or 1:35 Jagdpanther?

Best 1:72 or 1:35 Jagdpanther?
Topic Started: Jul 10 2017, 10:41 PM (546 Views)
Jasonb	Jul 10 2017, 10:41 PM Post #1
Posts: 1,583 Group: Forum Member #3 Joined: Oct 25, 2012	Hi all... Today I was reminiscing about the old Matchbox 1:72 Jagdpanther that I built when I was a kid, and decided that I'd like to build another one. Could anyone recommend the best (or even a good!) kit of the Jagdpanther, in both/either 1:72 or 1:35. I'm not particularly worried about 'Early', 'Mid' or 'Late' versions or anything like that. Thanks...
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Dermot	Jul 11 2017, 01:54 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,620 Group: Global Moderators Member #4 Joined: Oct 28, 2012	Nice one Jason and built one myself back in the day! I think these kits were more like 1/76 than 1/72 but am not complaining. I always thought the design was very modern for late 1940s.. Here's a link to 1/72 reviews on Scalemates where you'll probably get 1/35 reviews too. Cheers, Dermot
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Parkadge	Jul 11 2017, 04:13 PM Post #3
Posts: 1,883 Group: Global Moderators Member #15 Joined: Nov 4, 2012	Ok there is a caveat attached to this advice in that apart from the matchbox Jagdpanther and the old Fujimi/Nitto JagdPanther, both in 1/76 scale, built years ago I haven't built one in 1/35. From memory the Nitto/fujimi one is better and more detailed than the matchbox/revell. I don't know about the Trumpeter 1/76 version but I wasn't impressed with their Sherman or T-34 in that scale but that might be just my fat fingers. When I do build one in 1/35 it will be the tamiya Late Jagdpanther which I have heard only good things about You don't need zimmerit for it which is another bonus. DML do an Early Jagdpanther with Zimmerit if you wan't a more detailed/complicated build but according to scalemates it's about twice the price of the Tamiya one Edited by Parkadge, Jul 11 2017, 04:14 PM.
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Parkadge	Jul 11 2017, 04:44 PM Post #4
Posts: 1,883 Group: Global Moderators Member #15 Joined: Nov 4, 2012	Of course if you really wanted to go all out to prove your love of the jagdpanther you could, for a mere EUR 271.69 plus postage go for Tamiya's 1/16 Jagdpanther
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fs2005	Jul 11 2017, 05:59 PM Post #5
Posts: 2,799 Group: Club Member Member #14 Joined: Nov 3, 2012	Heck of a difference between the two scales ...1/48 might be a nice compromise but a lot closer to 1/35 in price .Ive got the S Model (?) twin set 1/72 from HobbyDen , comes with etch for grilles.



Jasonb	Jul 12 2017, 12:00 AM Post #6
Posts: 1,583 Group: Forum Member #3 Joined: Oct 25, 2012	Thanks for your replies lads! Both of those 1:35 kits look interesting, probably lean towards the Tamiya one, but I'm in no rush so I can look into it some more. Thanks!
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Parkadge	Oct 28 2017, 02:34 PM Post #7
Posts: 1,883 Group: Global Moderators Member #15 Joined: Nov 4, 2012	There is a new zvezda Jagdpanther in 1/72. It is a snap fit kit but looks to have plenty of detail with 97 parts
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Jasonb	Oct 29 2017, 12:24 PM Post #8
Posts: 1,583 Group: Forum Member #3 Joined: Oct 25, 2012	Thanks Pat, I appreciate you remembering this! It'll be probably next year before I get to this; I have my next three builds lined up, and that'll get me to the summer. But I will build one eventually!
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