1/700 Scale WW2 German Army Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer.
Contains 10 highly detailed tanks.
Contains:- 10x Jagdpanther Tank Destroyers
Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer
The
Jagdpanther (German: "hunting
panther") was a
tank destroyer built by
Nazi Germany during
World War II based on the chassis of the
Panther tank. It entered service in 1944 during the later stages of the war on the
Eastern and
Western Fronts. The
Jagdpanther combined the
8.8 cm KwK 43 cannon of the
Tiger II and the armor and suspension of the Panther chassis, although it suffered from the general poor state of German ordnance production, maintenance and training in the later part of the war, which resulted in small production numbers, shortage in spare parts and poor crew readiness.The Jagdpanther had been preceded by two attempts at mounting an 8.8 cm gun as a self-propelled anti-tank weapon;
Ferdinand using the 91 leftover Porsche-built VK4501(P) chassis from the
Tiger tank competition it had lost to
Henschel in 1942, and the
Nashorn using a
Panzer III/
IV chassis.
Ferdinand proved to be too heavy and
Nashorn small and underpowered.
A heavy tank destroyer design based on the 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis was ordered in late 1942 as design
SdKfz 173. The prototype by Mühlenbau-Industrie A.G. (MIAG) was demonstrated in October 1943 before Hitler.
Production started in January 1944; in February,
Hitler specified the simpler
Jagdpanther name instead of its original "
8.8 cm Pak 43/3 auf Panzerjäger Panther".
Cleaning Information
Some part cleanup will be necessary. The 3D printing process uses a waxy substance to support certain part features during the printing process. Although the parts are cleaned by Shapeways, some waxy residue may remain. It can be safely removed with water and a mild aqueous detergent like "Simple Green" using an old, soft toothbrush, Q-tips or pipe cleaners. During the printing process, liquid resin is cured by ultraviolet light. Microscopic bits of resin may remain uncured.
Let your parts sit in direct sunlight for a few hours to fully cure the resin.
Water-based acrylic paints meant for plastics is strongly recommended. Other paints, especially enamels, may not cure on Frosted Detail 3D-printed plastics.
Use dedicated model sprue cutters to remove parts to minimise the risk of damage to parts.
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