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====== Dragon 1/72 Panzer IV Ausf. J 'mid-production' tank ======

<WRAP box half round>
  * Manufacturer: Dragon
  * Part number: 7498
  * Year of production: 2014
  * Scale: 1/72
  * Series: [[:blog:models:military:index|Military series]]
  * Kit type: Scale model of WWII armoured vehicle
  * Vehicle: German tank
  * Build date: Started July 2025
  * Price: £22.49 from [[https://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/|Jadlam Models]], August 2024
</WRAP>

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This kit was bought in August 2024 to be displayed as part of my [[blog:models:french_armour_display|WW2 French countryside ambush]] display. It will be part of a larger set of German armour (e.g. StuG III & IV, Tiger II, halftrack, etc) travelling away from the Normandy coast through bocage country when they come under attack by allied forces.
===== Build Log =====

=== Box Contents ===

Box front:

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Instructions:

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Main parts sprues:

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Tracks:

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Small photoetch part:

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Decal sheet:

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==== In Progress Images ====

**[Started construction July 2025]** - Started building the main and upper hull sections. Lovely detail on these parts.

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Upper and lower hull parts glued:

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Turret built up and turret spaced armour added (very tricky to get the brackets and curved armour panels lined up properly!):

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Remaining detail parts added to tank, and //schurzen// mounts glued to hull. The main skirt armour will be painted separately and then glued later, to make it easier to paint:

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Painted in Vallejo dunkelgelb surface primer:

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Road wheels and idler wheels added with rubber sections in grey:

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==== Completed Images ====

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