I started to work on German tank hunters, and finished my first vehicle, the Jagdpanzer IV with the long-barreled 75mm gun. The version I built is the Vomag one, with the super low silhoutte. From a design perspective, I really like this vehicle, and being a closed armoured vehicle, the build took not long, as there is no interior to be detailed like with the earlier self-propelled anti-tank guns, like the Marders.

The kit is from Tamiya, with a aluminium barrel and PE sets added from Aber. I also exchanged the Tamiya figures with Alpine offerings. As a reference, I bought the Nuts & Bolts volume 38, and also used one of the color schemes provided there as inspiration.

One of the books of Michael Rinaldi (Tankart 4) features a white-washed Hetzer, and I really liked the look of it, so I decided to do a distressed white-wash as well over a hard-edged three tone camo scheme. I think this makes the vehicle more interesting, as it features many flat surfaces (like the Hetzer), that need some good painting and weathering to avoid looking boring.

I will continue with the tank hunters, having almost finished the next beast, a Jagdtiger. But find below some pictures of the Jagdpanzer IV.