Panzerjager GB (March 1st - June 30th, 2011)

Shellback

Same here except i used moss out  . I would enjoy a warm day sometime soon , something in the 60's would be much appreciated !

Did that too to kill it. I have some Scott's turf builder with moss killer to apply tomorrow before it rains.

Well Nate, good to see someone else still plugging away. I'm hoping to get a base coat on the upper half of the Jagdtiger on Sunday, just to say I did something this week. LOL

2 days left of my vacation and no modeling done. Grrrr.......

Thanks , it was enjoyable . Hope you post some pictures of your paint job .

Nice work on the gun Shellback. Looking good. I'm hoping to get a little paint on my Marder this weekend.

Nate

Same here except i used moss out  . I would enjoy a warm day sometime soon , something in the 60's would be much appreciated !

Mine has been exceptionally mossy this year. I just got it de-thatched and aerated.  

I just fertilized my lawn ..................is that like banging my head against the wall or what ?

I think I'd much rather paint. At least you feel as though you accomplished something. I do the yard and a week later, back out in the yard. Never ending cycle.

Have fun out there Eric ..............ya right !

I'm putting up with about the same weather ,been chomping at the bit to get back out there and do some yard work also . Painting the kitchen today ...........................

Nice save Carl. A lot of TLC.

Well the yard owns me this week and I might get some model work done today, but again, week off, so off to the yard I go. I have to take advantage of the weather while I can. Yesterday we had pea-sized hail that covered the entire ground white. Surreal.

Here's where it ended for tonight . I sanded all of the detail off , filled the sink holes with c.a. and after more sanding rebuilt the detail with styrene .

Yes, and pin marks that are absent on the newer kits today. Italeri usually needs a bit more putty all around as well. In the end, you get a decent interpretation.

Here's one of the draw backs about these Italeri kits that i forgot about ..............these  sink holes in the breech block .................and many other parts as well . I'll  sand off all of the detail , fill the sink holes and build the detail back from scratch .

I'll bet the Dragon version of your kit has over 500-600 pieces! I built the Italeri Marder III H and for some silly reason, purchased the Dragon kit. Not sure why, because I look at my Italeri build, I know it could be better, but it's still pleasing to the eye. Italeri makes some nice simple kits.

tigerman

Shellback:

Ok Then Eric ! I did some work on it last night . Like you said it should go together in no time . It was enjoyable not having a bunch of tiney parts to haggle with foe a change .

 

No tracks either. That would save me a boatload of time.

True ! When i was digging around thru my stash i looked at a couple of DML kits with all of their indi-tracks ................ then i found this one ! 

Was it that less expensive to order there or at a Michaels with the 40% off coupon. You may have already answered this. Sorry.

Finally...and I mean FINALLY, My Badger Anthem arrived via FedEx, today at work.

Hobbytown was out of stock and I ordered this one from California. I was tracking this package, for a week.

I can now begin to throw some color!!

Shellback

Ok Then Eric ! I did some work on it last night . Like you said it should go together in no time . It was enjoyable not having a bunch of tiney parts to haggle with foe a change .

No tracks either. That would save me a boatload of time.

Ok Then Eric ! I did some work on it last night . Like you said it should go together in no time . It was enjoyable not having a bunch of tiney parts to haggle with foe a change .

Absolutely Carl! Gotta love them Italeri kits. Can go together in no time. 

Welcome to the build.

Eric , how about this one ? Its got wheels !

Italeri's old 1/35th kit of the Panzerjaeger , Sdk.fz 234/4  with a 75 mm .

None of that fancy smancy P.E. inside of this box , just green plastic and a small sheet of decals. AHHHH  , no tracks to mess with ! Might as well be building an airplane ................

Very nicely done Marc-I especially like the weathering.

Great job Marc! Time to start concentrating on WWI?

Nate

Wonder if i could finish by the end of June ? 

Nice weathering on the build and i like the badge Marc.

Bravo Marc!

A beautiful build and the weathering isn't overdone.

Congrats on being the 1st too

Kudos to the beautiful StuG Marc. Another well done build.

I added Marc's badge to the first page, so when you complete your build and post it, feel free to accept it.

OK... I know this is not a race... BUT I WIN!  LOL

Proud to be the 1st to claim a badge.   Here is my Cyber Hobby Stug III G with deep wading muffler.  100% OOB.  Great fit... even for Dragon/CH.  But the instruction sheet...  OMG   Tamiya paint with oils washes and MIG pigments.

wing_nut

Fine looking radio Ben.

 

Terry, yup I think so.  It's a lazy Sunday and I am home sick to boot so no household duties.  Just sweet bench time.  Should wrap it up today.

Which brings me to a question for the exalted Lord High Master and Grand Pooba of the GB.  What is the official word on a badge sir?

We haven't really had any votes, so we'll go with your first rendition which seems to capture the theme of the build.

Terry-the rear deck looks great-and a real nice job on the axe.

Ben-the level of detail in your Marder is amazing.  I'll be bookmarking it for future reference.

Eric-Hope you enjoy your week off.

The wood on that axe is excellent Terry. I'm also digging that rear deck. 

I'm not sure about the whitewash, but why not?

Ben, looking good there bud.  Just take your time and she'll be worht it in the end.

Sadly, all I got done was a lot of yard work. I had to take advantage of the little bit of good weather that we get this time of year. I'm off all week, so I hope to get the tracks done and maybe a base coat.

Ben your really moving along at a good rate now.

Marc, get well and enjoy your lazy bench day........ hope your gonna post a finished stug....

I got some progress myself mostly washes and some tools painted.

The gun cleaning rods, need to do the metal parts and give a gloss cote to break up the finishes.

I tried some wood grain on the tools, its hard to see but it is 48th.

Went slightly retro with the heavy drybrush and heavy wash, might be outdate but it helps show the work that Tamiya putt into this little gem.

I have a ton of painting to finish, I broke the top armour on the hull but it will easily pop back into place once I have the sides atached permanently. The gun is only sitting there to give an idea of thte overall appearance. I did get the shields attached to the gun, very fiddly.

Neither the basket nor the exhaust are attached permanently or finished.

The interior, have to paint the ammo and add the seats before calling that much done.

Now for the really serious question..... I was consideringg putting a very faded whitewash over the cammo in parts?

Honestly ......any opinions welcome. ......

I will not be online for a couple of days but I can be contacted at the following.

terry35@gmail.com

regards,

Terry.