LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Ground Forces => Topic started by: draken35 on January 23, 2011, 10:48:01 AM
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Last year I have begun that project: a full scratch of a JPK90 at 1/72 scale.
The JPK90 (JagdPanzer Kanone) is the Belgian version of the German KaJaPa (Kanone JagdPanzer); a tank hunter that can be called the "son of the Jagdpanzer". Belgium ordered 80 JPK90 that were in use in the years '70 and '80's.
The difference with the German KaJaPA is essentially that the wheels and tracks of the Belgian tanks were similar to those of the Marder: when Belgium ordered for the tanks, the Germans had finished the build of their KaJaPa's and were busy with the build of the Marder.
Of course, other differences exists, like the use of Belgian MG.
After 15 years of excellent use (during manoeuvers, our JPK's caused many problems to American units...), and due to budget restrictions, the JPK were removed from service and replaced by ATK helicopters (A109 Agusta).
I will post photos of the work I've made until now in the next few days. My final goal is to produce a master for my friend Dominique Jadoul (RetroTracks).
But here is the beast (photo of the JPK of the "Musée des Chasseurs à Pied", Charleroi, Belgium). The responsible of the museum is a friend of mine, Res. LtCol Patrick Denamur. He helped me very well, giving me documentation and full access to the JPK of the museum.
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Very interesting story about this machine and in that time was interesting solution against armor units
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Here are three other photos of the JPK:
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...And the very first stage of my work:
First, drawing of the sides and then, cutting on Evergreen
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I will show you all the stages of my work, included my wrong ones...
The wheels and tracks are coming from the Revell 1/72 Marder.
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First try of assembling the sides
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That gived this:
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...And an idea of the principal elements
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At the beginning I was working fast, and all seemed good enough but it wasn't the case...
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So, I stopped my "first prototype" at this stage.
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Wonderful scratchbuilding! :-love :-obey Thanks for the background information on the machine, too. I await your next entry.
Scott
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Great work mate :-clap Now just to have some free time to complete this project :-ok
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Thank you!
Yes, actually I have too few time to continue that work, but I made other stages last years that I will continue to show you...
After that first prototype, I have begun two JPK's: one for myself (full scratchbuild), the other being the master for RetroTracks.
For the gun, I used elements from M46 Patton (Trumpeter), scratch, and metal gun for a... Stug!
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Here the work on the metal part:
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Preparation of the wheels and tracks, and how I envisage to present my JPK (in fact, I just want to make the JPK of Charleroi's museum)
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...And here are the wheels
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Compared to a Marder, there is one wheel less; so I had to adapt the tracks
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At that stage, I had to come to the constatation that my "scratchbuild" was not perfect: the wheels and tracks are 2mm too high. It's not enormous, but sufficient enough for me to correct the work for the master. My error came because I copied the position of the elements of the Revell's Marder, but as said, the wheels have to be positioned more lower.
Another fact came also: as Dominique Jadoul said to me, to "scratch" work on two similar tanks is a kind of waste of time. So I've decided to put my "scratch" in reserve (eventually for spare parts) and to concentrate on the master.
And it's here I am. After february I will re-start the work for the master and, of course, will keep you posted...
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Nice work so far :-ok
Seeing first pic as a thumbnail I thought it's just another WWII Jagdpanzer... and was wandering why would you make a master :-think
Later everything became clear ;)
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Yes, very impressive so far. Will repositioning the road wheels mean moving all of the suspension points on the hull sides?
Scott
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Yes, very impressive so far. Will repositioning the road wheels mean moving all of the suspension points on the hull sides?
Scott
Yes indeed Scott, all the elements must be repositionned...
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Looks nice so far.
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Amazing work.
Bravo mate :-clap :-clap :-clap
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Thank you!