Hello, im just curious right now but would i be able to join this GB this late? If yes im not totally sure if I will or not. If so then would Dragon’s Marder III H fit the deal?
-Brandon
Finally got some time at the bench and tackled the wheels, sprockets, and idlers for the Panther.
I really like the way the road wheels came out. I stuck them onto a bit for my Dremel, spun them up, and brushed them with thinned steel acrylic paint. I put down a nice, uneven coat of paint which matches a couple of reference pics I have.
Should get some serious time on the bench on New Years Day. Need to paint the small bits that go on the hull )tow cables, tools, finish gluing up the upper hull, and get the base coat down.
Hey Lofweir, Looks like a great tip on painting roadwheels, will be giving that a try. Looking forward to seeing the Panther progress updates.
Best Regards,
Mobious
Thanks Mobious. One warning on using the Dremel. My Dremel has two speeds, 7500 rpm and 15000 rpm (which is way too fast). At 7500, the first couple of times I tried this, the pressed a little too hard with the brush, unbalanced the wheel, and it went flying off the Dremel and across the workbench like a discus. i would recommend eye protection (which I put on after the second occurrence) and a light touch.
As long as it served during the final Soviet assault on the “Reich” you’re good to go! [:D]
They do look good, I typically don’t add the wash until their mounted…I like how you did that early! I’ve used the Dremel for road wheel work too (sanding mostly), it works great!!!
Who would have thought, eye protection for model building[:O]???..I guess it’s just one of the hazards of our occupation…
I’ve used my variable speed drill to sand the roadwheels but never to paint them. the variable speed works great for control of speed.
Mobious
Ok, well on my painting guide for the marder it gives you a choice of a marder that served on the eastern front. I reasearched the division and they fought against the Russians in Slovenia and Austria from April 1945 thru May 1945. So, i guess I’ll give this a spin. Put me down for Dragon’s Marder III H.
-Thanks a lot, Brandon
I generally wait till further along in the build, but the Panther has road wheels tucked behind road wheels, so I figured I hit them with an initial wash before installation.
I’m back to report some progress on my Panther A. A different Panther for the Big Cats GB was occupying my time for the last month or so, but that cat is done.
Yesterday was a productive day for me, the majority of this was done yesterday. It’s a premium kit, and I’m going to use as much of the PE as possible. The rear plate has been sitting completed for some time, but I decided to break the camera out finally. Anyways…
I love these MGs that DML makes, I always feel it is a shame to cover it up inside to be never seen again. Interiors DML so I can keep the hatches open!!!
I was very annoyed with myself not taking a picture of the breech before gluing since it was one of the nicest ones I had ever seen…
Hey Glamdring, DML’s Panther does build up pretty nice. I haven’t built there newest offering yet but it looks great. Looking forward to seeing the hull assembled and more fiddly bits installed.
Mobious
My Fruils for the ISU152 are weathered and washed so they are complete. They look great. The next step is to work on the tools and paint the markings becasue the decals are old and thick. I’ll try to get some pics later today.
Erik
Well over the past few days Idecided to break the marder out and start building. I’ve made it through the first twelve steps (about halfway through the building process). Those steps were focused on some of the interior, suspension and parts of the front hull and engine deck.
The driver’s seat and hull machinegun:
Wheels/sprockets:
Ammo boxes/tubes and main gun ammo:
Interior:
Overall view:
Thanks again espins1 for letting me join late!
Shoot fellas, lots of good work going on! Got something small of my own to update:
Still need to do a bit of detail painting, then a flat coat, and on to weathering.
Mobius- I agree it has been going together prett well thusfar. I haven’t had any issues thusfar. I did testfit the upper hull to the lower hull and experience some fit problems. I’ll cross that bridge when I have to though.
Geist- Looking forward to the ISU. I’ve had a fascination with the 122 and 152 as of late and finally managed to win the -152 off of Ebay.
Modelfreak- Love the Marder! Glad you could join up and show it off.
Dupes- As usual, amazing work. I can’t wait to see your finished product.
Looking good Marc.
Great start Modelfreaks.
Afternoon All.
First can I say a big thanks to Scott for letting me take part in Red Storm GB, after looking through the builds that have been done so far I realise I have a long way to go[#oops].
It was touch and go whether I was going to finish the SdKfz 7/2 as the whole build was turning into a chore and I wasn’t enjoying it, if I’m honest. I tried a couple of new things on this build, firstly using Vallejo spray primer and secondly doing a winter wash. The results are ok but a little dissapointing, more practice is needed I think.I decided against adding the Flak Crew figures, going to use them at a later date.
Thanks again and look forward to seeing more top class work
Mark
Looking good Brandon and welcome aboard! [:)]
Glamdring, that’s some nice PE work on the Panther fanny! [:D]
Mark - nice work on the flak piece “Achtung! Jabo!” [#toast]
Dupes - looking forward to seeing the final stages of your JagdTiger! [oX)]
Thanks scott, tigerman, and glamdring. This is probably the quickest progress of made on a model recently.
Dupes-love the Jagdtiger. it’s lookin great… especially the camo!
mmc- awesome SdKfz 7/2. Very nice weathering.