After a lot of consideration and some grief from fellow tankers I have put my money where my mouth is and joined the big boys with my first 1/6th scale model! It was always going to be a Panther or JagdPanther (or maybe a King Tiger) but I couldn't decide on whether to have a model with a big turny roundy thing on top or just a fixed gun. After some consideration, there is only one other 1/6th JagdPanther in the world and that's in the USA and there a few Panthers in the UK now, and of course the name of my website is Jagdpanther.co.uk not Panther.co.uk, it was decided to go for a JP! The first few pictures below show the model as it arrived at Mark Spencer's new HQ and was unpacked by yours truly. It might have to wait for a while before it gets some work done on it as my old JP is still being worked on and there is a 1/6th scale IS152 in the offing as well. More pictures as soon as we get them.

Is it a body, is it bird, is it a plane?	It's certainly a funny shaped box,  I wonder what could be inside?	Well what a surprise, a JagdPanther! The mantlet on the 6th scale model is better proportioned than the 8th model and the collar is better as  well  so that won't need any attention but the mudguards will need upgrading to steel.	The rear hatch is too small, the gun cleaning tube is in the wrong place (for what I want anyway) and I'd want to open up the engine decking grilles. I think the running boards would be better off in steel as well knowing my driving.	No it's not Lt Worf from Star Trek it's Humpy with his new JP tracks draped across him. These tracks have been made with a different alloy and are a lot heavier (and stronger hopefully) than normal.
Now that Richard's IS152 is rapidly approaching completion, work has started preparing the new JP for the Uckfield Panzerwerks.	The front mudguards have been removed together with the running boards, roof hatches, periscope guards...	...rear hatch, crew heater, right hand fan grille, fuel and water filler covers, air intake cover...	...and the complete rear panel! A new rear panel will be made from metal with all new detail parts.	The JP's gearbox with it's metal lid and huge motors!
The inner of the rear idler.	The outer of the idler with it's new cap.	The wheel alignment of the left.	The wheel alignment of the right.	The method of adjusting the wheel alignment.
The modified track tensioner arrangement.	The next two pictures serve to show the beginnings of the internal layout of the model.	The general layout will be the same as it's smaller brother but with one or two changes such as a speaker in front and one in the rear.	Now the control panel metalwork is almost finished...	...and this is what it looks like from the front, er, rear, whatever!
This is what will face the driver of this model, what an array!	Back inside, the gun has been positioned and the first cutouts for plugs and sockets.	The big JP will have the same method of locating the top as the 1/8th JP has therefore this Aluminium lip is added at the front to locate the top and protect the lower glacis.	At the back are two smoke generators driving into a common pipe and then split back into two. Hopefully this ensure fairly even results.	With the original rear panel removed and a new Aluminium replacement made, a shape bracket has had to be made to locate the rear panel.
And here we see the new rear panel temporarily affixed to the rear of the superstructure.	The rear panel is not affixed until all the parts have been manufactured and trial fitted. Here the (more or less) completed rear panel has the toolboxes, flamvernichter and various hatches attached.	Close up of one of the Flamvernichter..	...and the anti grenade shield.	One of the stowage boxes made from steel! Try bending that Humpy!!!
A view of the stowage box with the lid open.	The gearbox complete with motors back in the chassis.	After removal of the original rear panel, the sides need to be reprofiled.	Again, after the modifications at the front end (incorporating the patented Uckfield Panzer Works superstructure locating method) the detail is put back.	The chassis receives it's first coat of paint. It's very, er, green!
Work starts with a vengeance on preparing the superstructure.	One of Howard's custom built jacks...	...and the mounting brackets on the rear panel...	...jack mounted right hand view...	...and left hand view.
As Howard got rather carried away towards the end of the JP project (or was he just fed up!!) the pictures of the last stages of the build were few and far between! A major change of heart was with the chassis strengthening whereby a metal angle frame was made and inserted into the existing GRP chassis tub with holes for the suspension stub axles and hard points for mounting the gearbox. This will give the model the extra strength to cope with all the added bits and bobs that have been loaded onto it.
Here's the front of the almost completed (mods wise) showing the drivers visor in the wrong place! Unfortunately this was overlooked until the model was completed. My argument is that this is a JP AusfB!!!	At the back you can clearly see the shrapnel shields, larger correctly sized rear hatch and cooling grille meshes.	Now that it's finished (is a model ever finished?) you can see the layout of the tools from  Dave Dibb at Armorpax on the rear panel and the steel toolboxes. The round engine hatch which is the fixing for the top can be clearly seen.	This view of the rear deck again shows more Armorpax tools, and the fire extinguisher from Mike Stannard.	Nearly all of the roof details have been replaced to make them more robust (Humpy proof!). The ventilator has a 12v fan underneath it so that it really works.
A close up of the headlamp again from Mike Stannard, the steel mudguard and the 'Windhund' marking.	The spare wheel is a spare from fellow UKTC member Paul Fenner and machined from nylon with millions of miniature nuts and bolts. Also can be seen the dented shrapnel shield!	The periscope actually rotates running off the same SR4 board as Hauptman Humpy.	This shows the base of the Hauptman Humpy figure from Vince Abbot incorporating a XLR plug and the base the base which has an XLR socket. This enables the dolly to be removed.	The hull MG is from Armorpax which incorporates one of their flasher units to simulate gunfire...
...and inside is one of Howard's patented wiggly waggly machine gun units. The black box is the Armorpax flashing MG unit.	The inside of the hull top shows the elevation motor at bottom right, the SR4 boards to run Hauptman Humpy and the MG wiggle waggle centre bottom, Hauptman Humpys base centre top, rotating periscope servo right of centre, the wiggly waggly MG unit top right, and the barrel evacuation fan centre right. Bottorm right is the CCTV camera in the drivers vision port.	In the end we decided on two smoke generators running flat out, one for each exhaust.	This demonstrates the chassis strengthening using a rectangle of angle iron with the suspension mounted through it.
Bryan's unveiling was at the 2005 War and Peace Show...	...these next few pictures show it in pristine condition...	...before the Beltring dust started to take effect!	If you need a model weathered then Beltring is the place to go...	...after a few days the dust is glued on quite nicely!
A close up of the JP's name...	...and here's my alter ego Hauptman Humpy in all his hoody glory and complete with parasol to shield him form that famous Beltring sunshine.	This is the running chassis with no clothes on.	Bryan was the sole survivor of one of the display battles, much to my and the publics amusement.
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