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Jagdpanther (8.8 cm Pak) (Sd.Kfz.173) Ausf. G2 # 2

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Jagdpanther (8.8 cm Pak) (Sd.Kfz.173) Ausf. G2 # 2
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The sections of chassis sides which are seriously damaged or missing require replacing. For the chassis sides we have managed to obtain original drawings that are fully dimensioned.  These have been redrawn using our AutoCAD system. Once these drawings are complete in CAD we will start the same process on the missing upper hull side sections. We must re-evaluate whether we can use the previously rejected hull sections which were deemed to be too badly damaged in the first Jagdpanther project. See attached photo. The problem with these original parts are that distortions in the remaining plate sections. Grafting in a new middle section might yet again prove too much of a task and the resulting side plate may never be flat. The plan is to pull together all the surviving panels and reassemble the Jagdpanther hull. The front plates will either need to be stripped from the remaining chassis sides parts or possibly cleaned, as is, and new side sections added to the existing side panels. As can be imagined every panel making up a Jagdpanther hull is very heavy.  A new workshop gantry crane must be built into our workshop to facilitate this heavy reconstruction. This is very ....
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