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

Hi Jenny,

Youre Marder look realy great, love the weathering you did, can't wait to see it on the dio next to Gertrude the delicious goat!

Cheers Erik

An excellent job when it is hard to see all the reworking and detailing you did! Now, to take extreme close ups (before attaching to a base) to see all details painted up!

Regards,

Excellent, Jenny! It's getting better and better!

I like the sand colour. I don't know it you already mentioned it but what brand of paints did you use? (Lifecolor I'd imagine! )

Regards
Noel

Coming along very nicely Jenny.

Just beautiful Boss

After the chipping, what is next?

Bob

Thanks everyone , well Bob after chipping I will add some rust streaks from the chips , oil stains , grease etc , then I will add the stowage , dusting with the airbrush , pigment dust , footprints & add it to the diorama !

Jenny

Looking pretty cool there Jenny.

Thanks again everyone ,

Well I have done the chipping , the rust streaking & the oil stains .





















The chipping on the ammo bins is rather heavy , on most photos this area is piled high with stowage , this vehicle will be no different but you never know when something may be seen .

More soon.

Jenny

WOW Jenny, it's looks real, great whetering and chipping step, my congratulations....

Cheers
Massimo

getting better and better! i love the oil stains! your updates come flying!

i can't wait to see the completed dio!

Hi Jenny,

Very nice effort.

Good attention to detail with the chipping and stains .

Michael

Thanks for the close up images!



Regards,

Jenny,

Great job Kid, er.... Boss

Seriously, this is the best you have done, that is... so far.

Congratulations, keep on keepin' on!

Bob

I like that the chips are there but are fairly subdued. And the stains turned out quite nice. Like the chips, there's just enough in all the right places.

Sweet!

Matt

Wow, Jenny!.....it came to life! Good job on the chipping!

You're doing giant steps with every build!

Regards
Noel

Jenny

You're doing a terrific job weathering this little beast. The results are really impressive; from the oil stains to the chipped paint. A pleasure to watch!

Ruben

Great work so far Lala, the details are just getting more and more complex!

Richie

Excellent weathering.The model perfectly looks.Very fine!

Thanks everyone for the encouragement , I really draw a lot from other peoples comments.

Well the Marder is now stowed with all manner of accessories







The Tarpaulin is made from Magicsculpt which was layed over the ammo boxes & hull side with glad wrap between so it would not stick to them , when it was the holes were drilled thru for the ropes , as the tarpaulin is pulled back (remember the guys are having a cup of coffee) the underside of the tarpaulin being less faded is exposed .





You can see I have given the vehicle a real lived in feel .



The details are as important as the big picture , the tool box has the vehicle number painted on (as no doubt the tools insdie have too) to stop other crews "borrowing" them , the Pith helmet is from Warrior





Note the copy of Die wehrmacht behind the MG boxes & the cool tetra label on the fire extinguisher.





The Archer German Recognition flag is being held in place with a spare track link and a brick . Note how cool the weld beads look on the splash plate !



The Jerry Cans are painted in different colour , just to give some variety .



I had to add the cap for the fuel tank as there is none provided .



Note the highly chipped area around the gun , these guys are veterans !



The two german helmets were painted with my own technique , they were first painted with LifeColor Anthacite & then with a fine sponge (for mascara) I dabbed them heavily with Vallejo Sand & then very lightly with Vallejo Light Sand to give a mottled fine chipped look .



The first aid box , a bottle of wine & some well worn spare boots add colour & visual interest



As does the copy of Signal tucked in , in front of the water exchange hose .

Well thats it for now , let me know what you think

Jenny

that's just WOW jenny! really awesome! all that stowage brings the marder to live!

details, details, details wherever one looks!

phantasdroolificent!

VERY NICE TOUCHES JENNY

I feel like I could sit and have a rummage around in it. Where did that wine go? Well done. Love it

Ant

That's justFANTABULOUS .I am always amazed at all the tiny little things that you put everywhere on your models that make them look so real and " lived in ". I was just a little curious though, what happened to the traffic paddle?

This is going to look so perfect when you put it in the dio with all the figures and the story line.

Gary the lumberjack, not the goatherder.

All those little details make them keep coming back for more!

Great job Jenny!

Roberto! I having volpolicella tonight and feeling my Italian side! Actually, I don't have an Italian side, but I am feeling it anyway!

Impressive.....

OOOoooooooWWEeeeeeeee I Love It.

Tony the Mutt