Thanks guys.

Well, I am calling this finished, for now. To finish off I added all the tools, then some dried mud to the lower hull, I was really pleased with the Acrylic resin. Once the wheels and tracks were on, I added some pigments and finally a light coat of AK dust effects darkened with some Earth effects.

So, here's the end result.

Thanks all for another fun GB. I am really glad to have had the chance to finally add a Marder to the shelves, even if it was hard going. 

Spartan, if you want to add one of these to the front page I will leave it to you. I will be starting the 251 for the 44 GB tomorrow and will work on both dio bases at the same time, so all being well I will have the dio finished for this son.

Bish!  Another super job my friend!  That is one sweet looking Marder!  Great work!

Eagle90

Darn, I saw your Marder last night on my cell phone Bish and was going to post but forgot.

Beautiful job there, I love the dusty weathering! I think I already complemented you on the interior of the fighting compartment but again let me say fantastic work there!

Fantastic work Bish, weathering is perfect.

Thanks a lot guys. Its a little heavier than I had planned, but I like it and it works well with the inside. Those AK products are really nice and combined with the pigments its pretty easy to get the dusty look.

I'll echo everyone else Bish, fantastic work!  Looks like a well-used vehicle.

Thanks Bob, its a bit different from yours, I think they will make a good comparison.

I think so too.  Are our Marders from the same unit?  I noticed the "1A" unit marking on yours.  Mine has the same marking, but it is in a red triangle on mine.  Do you know what the unit is?

Mine from the 561st tank Destroyer battalion, I am not sure about yours. I don't know what those markings are for, I have not come across them in any of my references.

I just did a bit of digging and it seems they are from the same unit. So the insignia must have been a unit thing, maybe each shape indicated a certain company. Yours doesn't have a tactical number so its hard to tell, but the number on mine, 301, could indicate a Company HQ vehicle.

Cool, thanks for the info Bish!

Bish, superb work! The weathering is an artform as much as the building, and you've done it real justice. This is one grubby, hard-used beast! I've never yet had the guts to weather heavily!

M/TB379

Thanks Mike. My problem is trying to do a lightly weathered vehicle, but I am working on it.

I'm sorry for my absence lately guys. I spent some time out of town and didn't really have access to the forums...

Wondered where you had been hiding.

I got the camo pattern on and the steel road wheels.Thanks for looking in.

Here is a shot of the mesh shurzen screens and the jig they provided to bend the frames

Looks really good Tojo!

It sure does! Wonderful airbrush work!

Yes very cool Tojo! I love those mesh skirts.

thanks guys,lots of parts but pretty well fitting.Still have to deal with the rubber rimmed roadwheels and the tracks yet !!!

That's looking very nice Tojo, I do like those mesh skirts.

Tojo, that camo is looking very good! Some lovely mesh skirts you got there as well!

I haven't abandoned my Hetzer but I screwed up the interior paint job big time and had to strip all the paint off again and I didn't have the time and nerves to try again so far...

Wow Guys its been a while since I have looked at this thread.  There is some incredible work going on here!!!!  

My Hetzer is now living at my local Hobby Store.  Plus my photos for this thread from PB are all gone for some reason.   I think I made a mistake and probably rearranged them and broke the link.  Here is the finished one.  

Looks pretty darn good Cody, love to see her from some more angles when you get a chance.

i'm back after a couple of work things. JAGDTIGER is ready for priming. given it is 1F at 3 in the afternoon that may not get done for a few days. this seems to be a late model with zimmerit and no tow cables, AA MG, whole bunch of spare parts. haven't decided on a a paint scheme but leaning toward white and panzer yellow winter.

Looks good Wayne, love the last photo that shows how big the darn thing was even in 1/72nd.

I'm no German expert but weren't pretty much if not all of these painted just plain German grey?

Panzer grey was phased out about two years before the Jagdtiger came along -- it would be factory applied dark yellow as the base.

I've not forgotten this build, my Jagdpanther is in the lineup waiting for its shot at completion!

M/TB379

Hey Mike, generally you're right there but in the last few months of the war the Germans brought back the grey paint in some cases, I've heard different explanations from running out of stocks of mustard yellow to the grey provided better camo since most of the fighting was in the burned out rubble of German cities.

Great work on that (not so) small kitten, Wayne!

FInally got the front page updated!