Erwin asked for my feedback and you were looking for feedback for the item on your site. Here’s my thoughts.
The Jagdpanzer is very well done. Very well sculpted, sturdy and detailed enough to satisfy most collectors, yet not so loaded with detail that things are waiting to be broken off of it. This is truly a TOY, not an adult collectible like the FOV and 21stC vehicles. As nice as they are, to me they are dust collectors. You can USE this piece here and it won’t break. It’s cast in a hard plastic that paints up well.
Having said that, I’m glad it paints well. I didn’t like the color. If we want 100% accuracy, it would need the 3 tone dark yellow, forest green, rust red camo scheme on it. Keeping in mind it’s a toy, I painted mine dark grey. I got 3 of them and 2 were painted in Model Master’s Euro Grey 1, the other was painted in Tamiya Dark Grey-Green. Both look good to me, although I think I like the Tamiya color better. I also applied some decals I had laying around and I think it added a lot to the overall look.
They are HUGE! I placed one next to a BMC Tiger II and it’s about the same size. To be in scale with that Tiger II it would need to be about 25% smaller. As Erwin stated, it’s 1/30 Scale and the Tiger is 1/35th. The CTS Stug. IV looks about the size of a Marder III next to it. We’ll need more stuff in this scale to really get some use out of it. Incentive for Erwin to get more armor out to us!
Greg, many thanks for providing what is to me, some of the most valuable info on Erwin’s jadgpanzer. The comparison photo with the BMC Tiger is extremely valuable. I have many FOV/21st C vehicles but like you said, am almost afraid to take them out and use them for the very reasons you’ve stated.
The CTS tanks when they first appeared were a huge step up from what had gone before – either models (again fragile) or the 1/48 Marx Scale vehicles too small for 1/32 scale figures. Now it appears we have the beginning of a series of tanks and vehicles a decent size to be used with our figures, durable enough to be used, and in a price range one can acquire them without mortgaging one’s house.
Thanks to you for this post and thanks to you Paul for hosting this site, and finally, thanks to you, Erwin for putting your capital on the line to provide this product. I guess I will have to buy at least one or two. I eagerly await the next offering as I can only assume any “deficiencies” will be corrected and the next one will be even better.
Thank you, look nice in all pictures and paint job too; yes all correct as stated is about 1:30 to go with most new 1:30 new released and some old 60 mm scale as well. Funny part is that Airfix panzer IV is in fact 1:30 scale(that is why I post early picture of mine with it next to), so the Sherman from Airfix and Sherman(bad done ) from BMC is 1:30 too, but not the KING tiger-BMC they did much smaller.Just to see it place one (forces of valor king tiger) next to BMC king tiger and will see the difference . So far the (forces of valor) and( Airfix) armor are the best match to my first model. But no even Airfix follow correct measures as the German halftrack they did was true 1.32 compare to Sherman and mack IV .Only CTS did most in the true SAME line scale which run about 1:46 more or less as compare to revel 1.48 vehicles.Minus Sherman were they went a bit odd.But in general CTS is perfect for mass formation of huge battlefield, wile mine will be more close to infantry to match scale figure next to armor view.That is how I will use both CTS and mine in a big scene display in my opinion. So far only two Airfix and one BMC are match to the first in my line and hope next coming will be soon as far collectors and big dealers roll the dice
Overall opinion is what I expect from all buyers to get as a toy tank for toy soldiers collector (easy to paint and easy to cut or drill shots holes in plastic too if like,not a true replica of great detail but extremely careful to handle.
thank you for feedback, best regards
I’m buying one in two weeks!
First of all it visually looks great. My cudos to you for your time, financial investment, and attention to the hobby. Good luck as a new entrant to the production side. I personally would have preferred a gray tone color to the forest/bluish green. That’s a minor detail and easily corrected by painting. I have reservations due to size of the tank. Right now CTS has the largest variety of “play” tanks of anyone (FOV and 21st century are for display or dioramas). The jagdpanzer IV is one I have been waiting for as well as a nashorn from 21st or FOV over the years and seems likely won’t happen. It’s frustrating to have invested in purchasing these vehicles (21st, FOV, and CTS) for your personal play or conceived playsets, or to redo movie scenes, then a great new tank comes (yours) out but in a different size, which for me is unusable until more models come out to create a tank battle. I did not invest in BMC tigers or shermans due to it being a dead end. I do appreciate the size purists who want bigger tanks than CTS offers for their 54/60mm figures. I definitely would have purchased at least 10 if they had been in the CTS scale. Each of us have our own preferences and I am only stating my opinion and mean no disrespect and wish you the best.
Thank you Eddie for your thoughts and words.
Erwin, I’m truly hoping that your new production sells well enough to justify more investment in a second model. If that’s the case, I’m hoping the next item will be something that can be used as an opponent of the Jagdpanzer. Would that be a U.S. Patton tank? Or some late version of the Russian T-34? I don’t think CTS has even done the Patton, have they? It was late-war, I believe (before I go to Wikapedia to double-check).
Well, I see I was wrong. After googling the whole subject, it was the M26 Pershing (not Patton) I was thinking of. But apparently the Pershing was introduced so late in the war that only 20 ever saw actual combat, and prior to that, it was still the M4 Sherman, which proved itself not quite a match for German Panthers and TigersII at the Battle of the Bulge.
DON THANK YOU!!.I WILL probably go more towards tank killers production. Many tank to tank battle were done in fact by tank killers(such as jagdpanzers) taking in to regular tank. Specially in the west as American and British tank killers were the better armed capable to take on most German heavy armor from long distance.
The report of the HERR captured during and after the war also indicated the 60% or more of soviet tank destroyed were done by German tank killers unit. It has been ignored a lot and false represented as tank all time, German tank killer production was second in total versus their own tank. American and British of late war period offensive tactic/doctrine is base as tank (to be use as support for infantry) tank killers as tank destroyers in large concentrated battalion of no less than 36 vehicles each. Soviet post mid 1943 developed a same tactic doctrine using their always overwhelming superior numbers along with tanks to outflank.Base on that my next production will go on this line that very few have done.
So many options to choose from! There’s the most successful tank killer of them all: Stug III, then a number of Soviet monsters: Su-85, Su-100, Su-122, Su-152 and a T-34/76 would be nice. The 85 has been done, but it was a late war tank and never completely replaced the 76. The supposed first tank in Berlin was a 76 and if I remember correctly it still had the ’42 style turret. Well, I could go on, but I’m pretty sure Erwin already knows all of this.