Well I finally finished up the Marder III guys and gals. Please let me know what y’all think, any suggestions you might have or criticisms y’all might have.
Here’s a quick run down. Out of the box Tamiya Marder III w/excepton of a Jordi Rubio barrel. Tamiya acrylics for the base camo scheme, used Windsor Newton oil washes, pastels and Future with Tamiya Flat Base for the dull coat. Archer dry transfers for the markings. I used Vellejo paints for the scratches and some of the drybrushing and oils for the rest of the drybrushing.
This Marder had a very smart crew who was adept at dodging into thickets and woods to avoid air attacks and to ambush those pesky Russians. It was rode hard and put up wet to put it simply. [:D]
Sorry for the picture quality, I still don’t have a good photo area set up with good lighting.
Excellent job Eric. I really dig the weathering you’ve done, far better than anything I could do. Two questions: what are those poles for on the rear deck (some canopy?). Second are you going to add a crew?
“It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it.”-R.E.Lee
Sherm Thanks man, the dawgs ride in the basket [;)] and that makes 1 completed armor kit for me [:D]
Thanks also Teddy
and Tigerman, thanks for the compliments! The poles are in fact for a tarp and eventually I’ll add the kit figures (that could take me a year probably) I think I’m going to dig out a camo net I have somewhere to put across the top and I’ll eventually do a base for it. I’m just pleased to have actually finished building a kit for the first time in years and to try out all the new techniques involved in building armor kits. I like makin 'em dirty!! [:D]
Great job eric. Watching this baby progress has been great. The weathering looks great as well as the paint chipping. That Vallejo Black Grey works wonders [;)]. Very nice job. Now make a nice base for that thing and move on to that 1/16th Tiger I of yours [:D]
Now that is a pretty piece of modeling.
I like it. Having seen some of the progression of this build I am very impressed with the finished project. The wear patterns on the deck are very well done and show this was a busy crew.
This is a nice showpiece of working german armor.
Well done, Eric!
The chipping and scratches really bring it to life. You really captured a natural look with your technique.
One well-worn piece of equipment!
Eric,
What a nice job! Great paint and weathering job. And the build is really clean.
It’s actually refreshing to see something other than a Tiger or Sherman (sorry, Robert) on this forum.
Gip Winecoff
Hey Erush, excellent job on that beast. Man, it looks like that thing rolled right off the Eastern front! The wear and tear on the paint is outstanding. I’m anxious to see what you
do with your Tiger now. Oh, that’s right, it is Tiger time, isn’t it? Now it’s time to rock!
Rickyinc63 for the scratches I used Vellejo Gray Black paint ( yes, thanks Moses for the tip on that!! ) and a small pointed 20/0 paint brush and just painstakingly painted all the little scratches on there. The trick is to NOT be symetrical or create a pattern which is easy to do. I found the best way to be random was to jump from one area to another and also to take breaks! I spent as much time doing all those scratches as I did building the thing probably [:p]
Yeah Okieboy and Wildwilliam the 1/16 Tiger will be next on the desk but I’ve got to do some serious rearranging to make room to work on that beast!!!
Hulk don’t worry, It’ll be a week or 2 before I can get started on it so you won’t be that far behind [:D]
And to everyone, we have one of the best tools for model building right here at our fingertips because I had a lot of help from some of our fellow forum members. I want to thank Moses, Shermanfreak and Renarts because they gave me a lot of tips and suggestions as I was progressing on this. I will be glad to help out anyone myself if you care to hear what I have to say on anything. This is a great forum with lots of talented people who will help you at the drop of a hat!!! [:D]
