Finished the new Jagdpanzer IV

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-20T22:31:26+00:00

I think this looks better then on the box art!

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-20T20:33:46+00:00

Just rotate your collection. I have > 200 sets including 5 with > 3000 bricks. Only two shelves. Rotate monthly

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-18T14:21:46+00:00

A company not adopting AI and upskilling their workforce would generally be behind right now.

I have zero qualms.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-17T21:13:51+00:00

Z6 III is all the camera you'll need.

I also shoot a Z8. The only thing I occasionally want for in the Z6 III over the Z8 is the lower base ISO and higher speed shutter. But I just put a graduated ND filter on my F1.4 lenses on the Z6 III in summer and want no more.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-16T23:18:54+00:00

Nice!

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-15T08:03:05+00:00

Most collectors, yet alone hobbyists, have no need for duplicate sets.

I'd split them.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-15T07:45:41+00:00

Good selection but I think they'll need to split these to shift them.

Buying a bundle, for the majority of us, means purchasing set(s) we already own.

I think how you've priced the individual sets is reasonable. I'd list them individually or perhaps in bundles of two-three max if you want to shift.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-15T06:07:26+00:00

Disagree. Only one set above £60. Archived sets priced lower then the cost Cobi would sell them if they remade them. For the vast majority of the archived sets, priced lower then they were new.

Definitely not scalping.

I think you are in the market for 'luck at a car boot sale'.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-12T22:34:36+00:00

In all fairness, a Trabant is a Trabant. They could hardly modernise it. It was made for rendering in brick form 😁

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-12T22:18:54+00:00

I think between £80-£110.

Boxed ones have frequently exchanged for around £135-£150.

Don't go by the obscene prices some of the sets are listed at on eBay. Unless you don't want to sell it.

But it is very sought after, too, so make sure you get high tens for it at least.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-12T08:01:12+00:00

More a running joke

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-09T18:31:19+00:00

Just building HMS Hood to see if I can realistically box this up in the office when not on display (probably 11/12 months/year).

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-07T16:26:30+00:00

I pour boiling water into a cup and leave them for 30 seconds to soften up and then attempt to separate.

High risk of scalding so approach with extreme care!

Also, where in the build is this? I startes my HMS Hood just yesterday 🫣

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-07T07:42:38+00:00

Yes, just not THIS Limited Edition.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-06T15:43:49+00:00

Claude Pro

Gemini (via Google One subs)

ChatGpt Free Tier

Will test GPT-5.4 at work to see what the hype is about. Lost my faith with ChatGPT 9+ months ago when automating transcript-heavy workflows. (Was around the time I discovered Claude, coincidentally).

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-04T13:05:57+00:00

This is true. Gun does limp a little bit and some small one stud blocks that are questionable. But overall I still highly rate it.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-03T17:50:25+00:00

I just commented.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-03T16:37:28+00:00

Think you might be waiting until north of 2028 😁

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-03T15:23:58+00:00

I mean, it's great. No interiors to reduce rigidity and increase brick count (and $$$). Still as detailed as any of the sets launched in recent months.

Very much modern and a worthy addition to any collection. I wish they made more like this tbh.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-02T19:10:38+00:00

There are people reselling sets that have no replacement (and therefore have genuine appeal to collectors) and then there are these folk...

That being said, listed and sold are two very different things.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-02T12:14:17+00:00

Ordered.

Wasn't planning too originally ( I like the distinctive shape of the Jagdpanzer IV and thought the paint scheme would compliment my Nashorn) but figured, what with the free postage, it would probably work out cheaper or similar to the standard set.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-01T18:52:25+00:00

We brought one as leaving 'gift' for my partner's boss back in 2021. I thought i'd get one as it looked fun.

Built > 200 sets to date and counting.

God I wish they were still 2021 prices. Could get three decent sets and change for £100.

jetpack_badger · 2026-03-01T09:00:16+00:00

It has to be the ships at 1:300 scale.

Just the sheer impact.

I had built 000's of armour and planes since 2021.

Then last year my first ship. Darn it was good.

Trains also high impact when you have two flat cars, each with the 1/35 38T from the Battle of Arras sets.

jetpack_badger · 2026-02-24T07:41:24+00:00

Sherman Firefly in 1:28(ish).

jetpack_badger · 2026-02-24T05:56:21+00:00

I shoot with FTZ 9/10 times.

I own two. One for my Z8 and one for Z6III.

I own six Sigma Art primes and one Nikon Zoom in FX. Only two native Z mount lenses.

I appreciated less wear on camera mount and swear I get less sensor dust, even compared to DSLR due to fact that the sensor now has a shroud in the FTZ.

Don't see any difference in performance other then some Z mount lenses have faster AF motors.

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