Slika 01 – Otto Carius (viri iz kupole) i ostatak elitne posade negdje na pauzi između dvije bitke…
Naučio sam da veliki zoom nije dobar jer otkriva previše pogrešaka.
Pogledajte dekale. Vidite da na broju «201» nedostaje dio jedinice. Taj dio nije otpao ili negdje nestao, one se znalački uvukao ispod naljepnice (ovaj dio je predviđen za neku žešću psovku)……
Uvod:
Listu sa Jagdtigrovima vodim već dugo. Možda više od dvije godine i sve to vrijeme igram sa polu-obojanim modelima.
Odlučio sam se ove godine malo više aktivirati po pitanju bojanja, a ispod ovog teksta možete vidjeti rezultat(e).
Staviti nekoliko slika, i možda pokoju informaciju mi je bilo premalo. Stoga sam kopirao tekst o 512. jedinici teških tenkova, kao i tekst o jednom od najboljih tenkista drugog svjetskog rata, O. Cariusu.
Još sam dodao usporedbu između Jagdtigra i ostalih WW2 teškaša, zatim karakteristike iz FoW-a za te grdosije… Možda jednom...
Malo o samom modelu i bojanju:
BF model nije loš. Lako sam ga zalijepio, bez previše turpijanja… Po tenku sam rasporedio posadu… kako se meni svidjelo.
Neke dijelove sam «oštetio», neke otrgnuo…
Na cijev sam zalijepio platno od green stuffa…
Iako sam već godinama početnik u bojanju i ne dižem se ni malo iznad toga, planirao sam napraviti jednostavni tutorial bojanja. Prvih par faza sam odradio kako treba i tada se desio problem sa diskom na PC-u. Izbrisao je cijeli direktorij sa svim do sada objavljenim materijalima kao i onima u pripremi. Izgubio sam sve crteže i fotografije pa tako i ove od Jagdtigra. Odustao sam od tutoriala i to vjerojatno na vašu radost jer sada ne morate gledati blentave poteze kistom po lijepom modelu.
Napravio sam sve što treba. Krenuo sam sa bojanjem, tj. prvo je bilo premazivanje tenka crnim prajmerom. Prajmer sam nanosio u 3 faze od kojih je prva bila otprilike pola prajmera, pola vode, pa dodavanje malo više prajmera u drugoj fazi i još više u trećoj. Sušenje između faza je trajalo kratko jer sam sve radio ispod lampe koja dobro grije, a i voda je brzo isparila.
Sljedećih nekoliko dana sam potrošio u nanošenju 10, 20+ nijansi sive preko crnog prajmera. Prvo je išla kombinacija crne, crno-sive i vode. Zatim sve to uz malo neke svjetlije sive… i tako danima sve dok nisam dobio odgovarajuću boju tenka. Nisam sa svim nijansama prelazio sve dijelove. Uvijek sam pazio da ostane vidljivo bar malo od prošle boje.
Nakon potrošenih dana i dana, odlučio sam sve jako ubrzati ili kompletno zajebati. Napravio sam boju u kombinaciji svjetlo sive, malo bijele i jako puno vode. Nešto kao sivo-bijeli wash. Nije bijelo-sivi jer ima puno više sive nego bijele. Premazao sam cijeli tenk i rezultat je bio poražavajući. Nova boja je «pregazila» postojeću, makar je bila jako razrijeđena vodom. Ništa, ostavio sam model da se suši do jutra. Ujutro je sve izgledalo puno bolje… da ne kažem odlično.
Dodatno prljanje bijele površine uljem i naftom…
Znam da će stručnjacima bojanja i majstorima WW2 perioda (kako modela, tako i boja, kamuflaža) ova moja ushićenost zvučati pretjeranom… Što mogu, skroman sam što se tiče moje bojačke vještine pa me ovakav rezultat veseli…
Dalje se bacam na bojanje gusjenica i kotača smeđe-crvenim prajmerom. Onda preko toga ide jako razrijeđena sivo-crna boja… metalik-siva, opet neki crni wash…
U međuvremenu bojam kotače i sve ostalo smješteno između gusjenica. Koristim neke smeđe boje, puno nijansi…
Kasnije uređenje auspuha, šatorskog krila… nekih dodataka po tenku…
Sljedeći korak je lijepljenje dekala. To do sada nisam radio. Pripremio sam hrpetinu Vallejo proizvoda za pripremu, pa premazivanje…
Dekale sam natopio u mlakoj vodi, skinuo sam ih sa podloge, stavio na predviđeno mjesto, poravnao i… jedan rub se nekako uvukao ispod naljepnice. Skidam naljepnicu, stavljam je u vodu i poravnavam, lijepim na velikog tigra… opet isto… ludim u sebi, ali ostavljam kako je… lijepim ostale naljepnice. Gledam i nije tako loše. U međuvremenu odigram partiju tenkove na kompu (WoT) i to sa Jagdtigrom… Vraćam se i premazujem dekale nečime i sve userem. Dekale se zgužvaju i nema šanse da ih vratim na mjesto. Skidam jednu naljepnicu, opet močim u vodi, vraćam na tigra… ma nema šanse da se zalijepi kako treba. Ponavljam postupak nekoliko puta, naljepnica se gužva i savija na sve strane… pijem pivo i gledam to sranje od naljepnica kako me zajebava. Ostale naljepnice ne diram. Vraćam se ponovo na ovu zgužvanu, lijepo je izvadim iz vode i stavljam na tigra. Čim dodirne stranicu sva se nekako preklopi i nabora… gledam naljepnicu, gledam sat i pitam se jesam li normalan. Dvadeset minuta se zajebavati sa ovim sranjem koje neće slušati… totalno popizdim, skidam naljepnicu, gužvam je sa užitkom i bacam u smeće. Smiren i sretan gledam tigra, lagano ga uzimam i stavljam negdje sa strane. Živce smirujem novom količinom piva i filmom bez sadržaja…
Red je došao da se oboja Carius i njegova elitna posada. Opet krećem od tamnije prema svjetlijoj boji. Rubove uniformi i kapa naglašavam još svjetlijom bojom. Bojam lice sa 2-3 nijanse za boju kože, odgovarajući wash…
Bojam remenje i futrole za pištolje u smeđu, pa malo svjetlija, opet wash…
Iako Carius i njegova posada nisu pripadali SS-u, na rukavima crtam trake (crno-bijelo-crno) na kojima bi trebalo pisati ime postrojbe… kako je ovo bilo teško. Izgubio sam pola kile radi isparavanja vode u obliku znoja na čelu, i povećao sam si dioptriju pokušavajući izvući bijele crtice… Ajde, i ovaj dio je gotov.
Bojanje neke opreme, šatorskog krila, minimalno prljanje oznaka… i gotovo. Ne mogu više iako sam mislio napraviti još ponešto.
Mislio sam staviti Vallejo pumice kao nanos snijega na gusjenice, mislio sam pobacati malo blata (pigmenta) po stranicama tenka i kotačima… Mislio sam sjaj gusjenica popraviti grafitnom olovkom…
Nije važno. Poslikao sam Jagdtigra, pa njega i braću mu (ostala dva velika tigra). Sav sretan lijepim ovo na blog (samo radi pripreme) jer nema objave dok sav materijal bude gotov… Lijepim tek dvije slike na Facebook i evo, nekima se sviđa. To je vjerojatno najbolja nagrada za moj trud, a nije da nisam dao sve od sebe…
Sada nekoliko fotki kojima nisam toliko oduševljen. Trebao sam kupiti novi foto-aparat, ali smo kupili veliki TV, a moj džeparac ode na… Ode na nešto...
Slika 02 – Završni izgled gusjenica i kotača mada se ne vidi baš najbolje. Gusjenice nisu pretjerano sjajne, kotači nisu pretjerano prljavi jer se ovo teško vozilo kretalo više kroz snijeg, a manje kroz blato. Vidi se smeđa boja kotača, sjajni vanjski rub… Možda je trebao još jedan crni wash preko svega…
Slika 03 – Jagdtiger i posada… Sve bolje se vidi. Greške zanemarite…
Slika 04 – Na slici se mogu vidjeti detalji bojanja tenka sa 10, 15 ili više nijansi sive boje… Bijeli wash je sve to djelomično sakrio… Vide se točkice recimo blata, ustvari sitne kapljice nastale prilikom bojanja šatorskog krila koje prekriva veći dio topovske cijevi.
Slika 05 – Primjećujete li sada «savršeno» nalijepljene dekale?
Slika 06 – Detalj zadnjeg dijela JTigra. Granata je bojana posebnom pažnjom…
Slika 07 – na desnoj strani tenka nema broja «201» jer je radi djelomičnog gubljenja živaca završio u smeću…
Slika 08 – Otto Carius djeluje zabrinuto mada za to nema razloga. Vrijeme nije pogodno za let imperijalističkih aviona, cesta je dobra, goriva ima, posada je raspoložena i spremna…
Slika 09 – Velike mačke na raskrižju… Pitanje je da li samo uništiti neprijatelja ili usput otići na kavu u Pariz.
Slika 10 – Netko je gadno zajebao kamuflažu…
Malo o povijesti:
512th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion
The 512th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion (Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 512.) was a tank destroyer unit of the Wehrmacht active during the closing months of World War II. It was one of only two units to be equipped with heavy Jagdtiger tank destroyers, and served on the Western Front.
The battalion was formed at Döllersheim on 11 February 1945 from elements of the veteran 424th Heavy Panzer Battalion. The 424th, previously numbered the 501st, had been one of the first German heavy tank battalions to be formed, and had fought in Africa and on the Eastern Front. It received its first Jagdtigers on 16 February; by 13 March, it had been brought up to a strength of 20 vehicles in two companies, with the 3rd Company made up of personnel transferred from the 511th Heavy Panzer Battalion. The Jagdtiger was the heaviest armoured fighting vehicle produced during the war, mounting a 128 mm main gun inside a 72-tonne chassis. However, it was severely underpowered, mounting an engine originally designed for the 57-tonne Tiger I, and which had already been found inadequate even for that vehicle. It was only produced in very small numbers - around 80 were built - and would only be issued to two units; the 512th and the 653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion.
Battle of Remagen
On 21 March, the battalion was assigned to LIII Corps and committed to the Battle of Remagen. Illustrating the difficulties German forces faced in getting their armor to the front, it took ten days to bring the first five Jagdtigers of the 2nd company 512th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion to the front due to communications breakdowns and the threat from fighter-bombers. The 1st Company lost four Jagdtigers in rearguard actions, three due to mechanical breakdowns. When they finally engaged the American armor around Herborn, Jagdtigers were able to attack U.S. tanks at up to 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) and reported destroying 30. By the end of the month it was reduced to a strength of 13 Jagdtigers. During April, the 1st and 2nd companies were destroyed in the Ruhr Pocket, while the 3rd Company was lost during fighting in the Harz mountains.
The commander of the 2nd Company was Oberleutnant Otto Carius, one of the most successful tank commanders of the war.
Jagdtiger (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdtiger)
Jagdtiger s/n 305020, while displayed at the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum's former site at Aberdeen, Maryland (2008)
Jagdtiger ("Hunting Tiger") is the common name of a German heavy tank destroyer of World War II. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B as it was based on a lengthened Tiger II chassis. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 186. The 71-tonne Jagdtiger was the heaviest armored fighting vehicle used operationally during World War II and is the heaviest armored vehicle of any type to achieve series production. The vehicle carried a 128 mm PaK 44 L/55 main gun, capable of out-ranging and defeating any fielded Allied tank. It saw service in small numbers from late 1944 to the end of the war on both the Western and Eastern Front. Tiger ace Otto Carius commanded a company of Jagdtigers. His post-war memoir provides a rare combat history of the Jagdtigers that were under his command. Although 150 were ordered, only between 77 and 88 were produced. Due to an excessive weight, the Jagdtiger was continuously plagued with mechanical problems. Today, three Jagdtigers survive in museums.
Combat history
Main articles: 512th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion and 653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion
Only two heavy antitank battalions (schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung), numbered 512 and 653, were equipped with Jagdtigers, with the first vehicles reaching the units in September 1944. About 20% were lost in combat; most were destroyed by their own crews when abandoned, chiefly due to mechanical breakdowns or lack of fuel in the desperate final stages of the war.
The gun used two-part ammunition, which meant that two loaders were used to insert the projectile and the cased propelling charge separately.
Tiger ace Otto Carius commanded the second of three companies of Jagdtigers in Panzerjagerabteilung 512. His memoir Tigers in the Mud provides a rare combat history of the ten Jagdtigers under his command. He states that Jagdtigers were not utilized to their full potential due to several factors: Among them that Allied air supremacy made it difficult to move, the massive gun needed to be re-calibrated from jarring after traveling off-road for even short distances. The vehicle was slow, and transmissions and differentials broke down easily because the whole 72 tonne vehicle needed to rotate to traverse the gun. The massive gun had to be locked down, otherwise mounting brackets would have worn too much for accurate firing. Also, a crew member had to exit the vehicle in combat and unlock the gun before firing.However, he also recorded that a 128 mm projectile went through all the walls of a house and destroyed an American tank behind it.
Insufficient crew training and poor morale was the biggest problem for Jagdtiger crews under Carius' command. At the Ruhr pocket, two Jagdtiger commanders failed to attack an American armored column about 1.5 km (1 mile) away in daylight for fear of attracting an air attack, even though the Jagdtigers were well camouflaged. Both vehicles broke down while hurriedly withdrawing through fear of an air attack that did not come, and one was then destroyed by the crew. To prevent such a disaster at Siegen, Carius himself dug in on high ground. An approaching American armored column avoided the prepared ambush because German civilians warned them of it. Later, one of his vehicles fell into a bomb crater at night and was disabled, and another was lost to a Panzerfaust attack by friendly Volkssturm troops who had never seen a Jagdtiger before.
Near Unna, one Jagdtiger climbed a hill to attack five American tanks 600 meters away and below; two withdrew and the other three opened fire. The Jagdtiger took several hits, but American projectiles could not penetrate the 250 mm (9.8 in) frontal armor. However, the inexperienced German commander lost his nerve and turned around instead of backing down, exposed the thinner side armor, which was eventually penetrated and all six crew members were lost. Carius wrote that it was useless when crews were not trained or experienced enough to have the thick frontal armor facing the enemy at all times.
When unable to escape the Ruhr pocket, Carius ordered the guns of the remaining Jagdtigers destroyed and surrendered to American forces. The 10 Jagdtigers of 2nd Company, Panzerjagerabteilung 512 destroyed one American tank for one Jagdtiger lost to combat, one lost to friendly fire, and eight others lost to breakdown or destroyed by their crews to prevent capture.
On 17 January 1945, two Jagdtigers used by XIV Corps engaged a bunker line in support of infantry near Auenheim. On 18 January, they attacked four secure bunkers at 1,000 meters. The armored cupola of one bunker burned out after two shots. A Sherman attacking in a counter-thrust was set afire by explosive shells. The total combat included 46 explosive shells and 10 anti-tank shells, with no losses to the Jagdtigers.
During April 1945, s.Pz.Jäg.Abt.512 saw a great deal of action, especially on 9 April, where the 1st company engaged an Allied column of Sherman tanks and trucks from hull-down positions, and destroyed 11 tanks and over 30 unarmored or lightly armored targets, with some of the enemy tanks having been knocked out from a distance of more than 4,000 m. The combat unit only lost one Jagdtiger in this incident as Allied ground attack P-47 fighters appeared. During the next couple of days, the 1st company destroyed a further five Sherman tanks before having to surrender at Iserlohn. Meanwhile, the 2nd company still fought on, but with little result. On 15 April 1945, the unit surrendered at Schillerplatz in Iserlohn without fighting.
Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank ace within the German Army who fought during World War II and was credited with destroying more than 150 tanks. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves were awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Early in the war, the slightly built Carius was rejected twice for military service for being underweight. However, he was eventually enlisted and initially served in the infantry, before volunteering for the Panzer branch.
In 1943, Carius transferred to the 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion (schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502). He was severely wounded on 24 July 1944 while reconnoitering a village on a motorcycle. Until that day, he was unofficially running the 2nd Company of the 502nd. He officially became commander of 2nd Company on the day he was shot through the leg and arm, with four more wounds in the back and one the neck. When he recovered, he became commander of a Jagdtiger company of the 512th Heavy Antitank Battalion (schwere Panzerjägerabteilung) at the beginning of 1945. On 8 March 1945, 2nd Company was directed to the front line near Siegburg, where it took part in the defense of the River Rhine and eventually surrendered to the United States Army on 15 April 1945.
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