Jennys Build : Dragon Marder II ALL FINISHED SEPTEMBER 6th !!!!!!

Break, break... begin transmission... Looking real good, I repeat, looking real good.

Nice radio set.... and well painted too!

I always think the radio set dresses up the vehicle fighting compartment. And if painted well, like you did, and wired, like you will be doing, it will look smashing!

Regards
Noel

Well I have wired the radio into the Right hand sponson .





I used Bobs simulated wood technique for the cleaning rods , I will have more details soon as the other sub-assemblies & all the accessories are pretty much progressing at the same rate !

Please let me know what you think !

Jenny

jenny - this looks killer! your attention to details is legendary!

Great detail work!

Triple Wow! So much lovely details to look at in such a small space

Fantastic work on the interior. This is the area that made me stop building mine well over a year ago. Detail and finish are top notch!
Steven

Simply beautiful Jenny! Your detailing is certainly a notch above the rest.
Are those placards from Archer?

Ruben

Yes Ruben they are , they are such nice details , they really enhance the radios .

Jenny

Wow Jenny, those radios look so real! The wiring and indeed those placards make them look even better. Those litttle details make the difference between a model looking good and a model looking superb!

Erik

Way beautiful work ..............
I've also got to start using transfers , with the bueaty work you've done they only make gooderer look betterer , .................... did I just , .......... nevermind ............... I keep screwing up English with Glennese ..............

Excellent work on the interior, Jenny!

I just love that radio set! When its done the right way, like you did, and wired and all, it adds so much character to the interior!

Regards
Noel

Great work on the radio Jenny, have the same one on the Grille M. Did you use any decals?

Tancred

WOW!

Lots of details on the radios! You even have the data plates! The pics are blown up large to see the detail. A lot of models won't stand up to that, but the radios surely do! You have done a fantastic job with this build! I'd really like to see it in person!

Were the data plates decals? They actually remind me of the old Waldron Products instruments and data plates. They were the most realistic I have ever seen. I think they are still in business? Whatever type they are, they are very convincing!

Well done Boss!

Bob

Well thank you all for the lovely comments .

Well I have been working my way slowly through the interior , fun to do but painfully slow as everything has to be painted decaled , washes , filters , fading chipping & then pigments seperately & then fitted .








The Drivers seat is only roughly shaded , not really that visible when it gets buttoned up

The Marder had a wierd placement for the Jack , right next to the engines air filter ( I think the only German AFV that stowed the jack internally )

The commanders Gas Mask stowage , next to it is the tube which allowed the filter to be detached so not to hinder the commander while wearing the gas mask .

The drivers Gas Mask was adjacent to the drivers vision block & above the simple dash of Tacho & speedo

The driver had a similar breathing tube for his gas mask as well stowed next to his seat .

I added some chipping on the fuel tank and around the cover for the drive shaft.

More soon

Jenny

that update leaves me speechless jenny! this is top notch work! i'm deeply impressed!

Looking great. Wow. I really like how you did the seat, and the labeling

So much great work! It will be a pity to close it down.

Ruben

Superb work Jenny Does look like a well used & abused vehicles.

Excellent work on the interior!

Love the seats and the chipping!

Regards
Noel

Excellent paintwork and chiping! Great detail, the transfers are realy cool looking!

Cheers Erik

The interior looks excellent! As you said, a lot of work! The leather seat looks real! The instrument under the gas mask cannister is really clear and also looks very real. Nice job on the chipped paint as well. What a shame you will close that all up as the others have mentioned. Oh well, the trials and tribulations of a modeler!

Fantastic job Jenny!!!

Bob

Hey Jenny!

Very impressive painting job in the interior...I like it so much!

All the best!

Luiz.

Well thank you everyone for the lovely encouragements , well here is some stuff I have been doing !

Now I glued all three ammo boxes into one sub assembly , I added the backing plates which recieved a wash of very dark brown .



The small details are added to the gun assembly

Then the side sponsons were glued to the fenders, the ammo subassembly & the front of the hull .

Now I need to carefully mask the interior & paint the outside .

Note the bosch light , spare track links , gun lock & fender supports all added after the sponsons were secured so they would not be bumped off & lost . I have left the spare wheel off to allow me to paint the details underneath & the spare seperately .





I also added some of the small details to the back at this time too .





The gun is not attached so I can mask the interior . Hence why the gun locks are not attached .

Here are some of the accessories that I will use for the diorama . I painted the wooden bits with Bobs method !

Hope you like it

Jenny

looks very, very good jenny!

with all the brass you have used, i believe you have still about half of the kit's parts on the sprues!

your attention to details is awesome and the stowage bits are top notch!

what else to say? spit some paint on this beauty! aaand since i know how much you love hit chocolate lately this was the first thing coming to my mind when watching this update!