Frank n Jagdpanther

[T55MBT]

I'm working on a kit bashed jagdpanther, turning it into a late war frank -n- tank

I used the wheels on another kit, so steel wheels are being used, which are not painted and a panzer yellow colored gun barrel on a dark green upper & lower hull

I want to show the wheels new from the factory and need to know if they have the red brown primer color in a spray can

 

[urumomo]

Yes , several companies make one that will work :
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Paint_and_Construction/browse.php?s=3&t=1&u=0

 

[T55MBT]

These two seem to be the closest to the color needed
Ts-1 Red Brown Spray TAM 85001
Ts-33 Dull Red Spray (Hull Red) TAM 85033

 

[urumomo]

This one is probably the closest :
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...t=1&u=0&pg=6&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber_a&so=d&e=0

 

[T55MBT]

Looks spot on

Will see if anyone around here has it in stock before I order online

 

[Pantherman]

I'm working on a kit bashed jagdpanther, turning it into a late war frank -n- tank

I used the wheels on another kit, so steel wheels are being used, which are not painted and a panzer yellow colored gun barrel on a dark green upper & lower hull

I want to show the wheels new from the factory and need to know if they have the red brown primer color in a spray can

Do you have any photos to show your build this far? It's nice to see how fellow modelers work.
Pantherman

 

[urumomo]

Looks spot on

Will see if anyone around here has it in stock before I order online

Rustoleum makes a couple of primers in that red-brown color that are really close to the RAL 3049

 

[T55MBT]

Well, this sux

I'm ready to paint the wheels and start the build when I find out the engine hatch is missing

I found another hatch, but it doesn't have the two air vents, so until I find the vents I can't complete it

 

[Phil57]

Pardon my ignorance but WTF is a Frank n Tank?????

Phil

 

[Andy Smith]

Just my thoughts.....
It might be a play on words,as in "Frankenstein"...... Man made of other's parts...
"Frank'n Tank".... Tank made up using some parts from other Tanks?!
Just a guess,but possible?!

 

[T55MBT]

Pardon my ignorance but WTF is a Frank n Tank?????

Phil

A tank made up with different parts

Different color, type of parts (the jagdpanther did not have steel wheels), etc

There was a heavy tank batt. towards the end of WW II that frank n tiger I

 

[T55MBT]

Just my thoughts.....
It might be a play on words,as in "Frankenstein"...... Man made of other's parts...
"Frank'n Tank".... Tank made up using some parts from other Tanks?!
Just a guess,but possible?!

correct

 

[Phil57]

Okay....do you have any reference pics of said Frank n tigers as I have never heard of it. I know the Germans used incomplete tanks towards the end especially in the defence of Berlin and they used turrets built on top of concrete bunkers, but I have never heard of the existance of a heavy tank battalion equiped with such creations.

Phil

 

[Andy Smith]

Okay....do you have any reference pics of said Frank n tigers as I have never heard of it. I know the Germans used incomplete tanks towards the end especially in the defence of Berlin and they used turrets built on top of concrete bunkers, but I have never heard of the existance of a heavy tank battalion equiped with such creations.

Phil

Don't quote me here...
... But I get the feeling it's not based on anything in particular,let alone a complete Battalion.... Was just a "What if" type of thing?!....
I'm sure the occasional "Freak" Tank happened through adversity....

 

[Phil57]

Don't quote me here...
... But I get the feeling it's not based on anything in particular,let alone a complete Battalion.... Was just a "What if" type of thing?!....
I'm sure the occasional "Freak" Tank happened through adversity....

Fair enough.

 

[T55MBT]

Tiger-Gruppe Fehrmann - Germany 1945



What I'm doing with the jagdpanther is something you could have seen near the end of WW II ... I'm working outside the box

 

[Phil57]

I am not expert on these things but to me that looks just like a late Tiger 1. So what you are saying is that you are constructing a "fantasy" tank which is based really upon your imagination. Have I got that right? I am not trying to be difficult, just trying to get my head around what your project is because if I am correct and it is a fantasy vehicle, why would you worry about paint color etc. Take Panthermans pink Panther avatar as an example.

Phil

 

[T55MBT]

I am not expert on these things but to me that looks just like a late Tiger 1. So what you are saying is that you are constructing a "fantasy" tank which is based really upon your imagination. Have I got that right? I am not trying to be difficult, just trying to get my head around what your project is because if I am correct and it is a fantasy vehicle, why would you worry about paint color etc. Take Panthermans pink Panther avatar as an example.

Phil

Early turret on a late hull