BlrwestSiR Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Ok I guess it's time I started a thread on this build since it's gone beyond just a set of tracks. I picked this up since it looked like an interesting kit and both and the Modelkasten tracks were on sale. Knowing that the tracks would be the stumbling block, I decided to start with those. Modelkasten gives you a jig to help assemble them. You remove the track links from their sprue, palace them in the jig and then insert the individual pins into each one. To make things easier, the pins are on those long sprues and once glued in place, just trim them off. Otherwise, here's a pin on its own. I spread out the track building over a couple days and did them in 20 link sections. Each side has 94 links. Here's the leftover sprue gates from once the tracks were done. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 At the same time, I was working on the lower hull and running gear. Modelkasten includes a spacer you add to the idler and drive sprockets to make them the correct width. I then cleaned up and painted the road wheels. The lower hull is assembled from plates so I did that next. I left the upper hull plate loose but placed it into position to make sure the bottom was square. The Marder I'm doing was initially painted in German grey and then over painted in Dunkelgelb. So I did the same. With the road wheels in place. I then painted the tracks and fitted them in place. Which probably wasn't the best idea. I ended up having them break in a couple places while adding additional parts to the hull. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Man you’re a machine, when I did my Marder took me this long to read the instructions it was the Dragon H model........ 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Well, yeah, the Tamiya kit is more user-friendly, definitely. Good job on by-passing the rubber band tracks as that will add a lot to the end result. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I likey !.....harv 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Ive been working away on the Marder but haven't really logged my progress. It's pretty much finished at this point. Here's the turret assembly. And the hull All that's left is the hull MG and the exhaust. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I just found this. Great stuff. Following. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Ok, I've joined the turret and hull.  Next up are decals and some weathering. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Your stash is shrinking by the hour.......I do like the Marder 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 1:02 PM, Bomber_County said: Your stash is shrinking by the hour.......I do like the Marder It certainly is. Will have to see about stocking up again once it's safe. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Carl, I love this build. Love the tank.....harv 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Thanks Harv! One more step done. The decals are on. All 5 of them. My kind of decal count. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 What color is this? I need to find a "dark" yellow.....harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 6 hours ago, harv said: What color is this? I need to find a "dark" yellow.....harv Tamiya XF-60 Dark Yellow is a good choice. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Thanks...harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 hours ago, [CAT]CplSlade said: Tamiya XF-60 Dark Yellow is a good choice. That's what I used. The lighter shades are AK Real Color RC060 Dunkelgelb oversprayed and undersprayed and generally sprayed around. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Lovely indeed! Great work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I use Vallejo Air 71025 Dark Yellow it’s a good alternative IMHO for XF60. To get variations add white etc... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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