Hi all
Ok, so as you may have seen we've just had a short family break and having landed yesterday I thought I'd start this thread properly.
As some of you have not heard of of S-Model, they are a Chinese Company that produce
a lot of kits, some simple like this and some more complicated.
(
https://fox3000.com/sModel.htm).
In this case the box contains two 1/72 Jagdpanther G2s, some super-simple instructions, a few
decals and some PE. All-in-all, considering what these are designed for, the detail is pretty good, as Tim and Jakko said. Oh, and this kit cost less than £16.....or less than £8 per model not bad at all!!
I'm not sure I'll use the PE but more about that later. I also bought some metal barrels but as I said the kit ones are pretty good and in any case I don't think I can make them work with the kit, although we will see.
These will nominally be marked as from 654. Schwere Panzerjäger
Abteilung. As you know our little battles are nominally based in Normandy and, as far as I can make out, this was the only unit in Normandy that was equipped with them, if not at at a full complement (although I may be wrong on that front).
It so happens that in its very first combat, three Jagdpanthers from this unit caused havoc amongst the 3rd Tank Battalion (Scots Guards), 6th Guards Tank Brigade on Hill 226. Now, by a
complete fluke, many years ago I decided Junior's Churchills would be from the 6th Guards Tank Brigade and having discovered they faced Jadgpanthers, I felt duty bound to add some to my stash - he does significantly outnumber me after all!!
Reference material identified so far:
6th Guards Tank Brigade in Normandy -
www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=2591
654. Schwere Panzerjäger
Abteilung -
www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1537
hurchill tanks in Normandy -
www.gf9.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=404
Jagdpanther tank destroyers of Schwere Panzerjager
Abteilung 654 -
www.militaryimages.net/media/jagdpanther-tank-destroyers-of-schwere-panzerjager-abteilung-654.85569/
Jagdpanther (Sd.Kfz.173) -
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/jagdpanther.php
There is a book available on this unit but it currently goes for about 8 times the price of the kit, so Il'l have to make do with the internet.
Anyway enough waffle, below you will find some pics.
ATB
Andrew
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Standard S-Model box art!
Who says instructions have to be complicated!
Plastic - not that bad IMHO
Metal and decals - the holes in the PE are FAR too small and will block any view what is underneath but I have a cunning plan of truly Baldrick-like proportions!