Soeren Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 This base coat of dark yellow looks fantastic already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 5:53 PM, Soeren said: This base coat of dark yellow looks fantastic already. Thanks Soeren......hoping to post progress later this week......need to prepare myself for the weathering of the internal detail...... Cheers Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Evening all........lockdown slowly on it's way out, so getting all the modelling time in that I can. On and off various projects, but decided to concentrate on the interior of the Marder III today. Shells in the racks. Just main interior area next and then button it up and start the exterior and main 75mm. Hopefully will be able to post a complete interior tomorrow. Cheers Simon. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Nice work Simon, shells look really good, shiny!! Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Nice work Simon, shells look really good, shiny!! Darryl Cheers Darryl.....they're the Tamiya brass for the Marder III......picked them up years ago. Came in handy in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Nice work on the interior Simon really coming to life now Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 I was going to ask you what gold paint you'd used on the shells Simon, until I realised that they were brass. They do look good. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 6:50 PM, Hamden said: Nice work on the interior Simon really coming to life now Stay safe Roger On 6/13/2020 at 2:26 PM, Bullbasket said: I was going to ask you what gold paint you'd used on the shells Simon, until I realised that they were brass. They do look good. John. THANKS BOTH....... and yes John, worth using them. Although at this point of the war steel case's were most probably to be seen.......some quartermaster found some old stock......... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Evening all....end of weekend progress update. Finished the main Dunkelgelb base coat and colour modulation.....that was a trial. I had to do it with the main gun out of it's mount, as that's been finished separately......and side wall's dry fitted. It stands at the moment, with no filter or weathering, unlike the main gun...... Next is the planning for the camo' scheme......highlight detail painting, decals and masked markings. Cheers all...... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Managed to get the wheels done and dry fitted before I shut down for a few day's....... Night all.....off to watch a movie... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Ho-hum....another run of the mill Dunklegelb paintjob!.... Come on Simon, play fair knock out a duffer.....please! Great work, as ever..... Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Ho-hum....another run of the mill Dunklegelb paintjob!.... Come on Simon, play fair knock out a duffer.....please! Great work, as ever..... Darryl Cheers darryl........thanks mate. It's been a long one to do, as is the case with open fighting compartments. I think though you've done the same on your Jagdpanther. Really nice detailing and camo' on that one, I like the distinctive camo' schemes you've chosen.............. As regards the camo' on this one. I'm going for this ........only thing I'm going to do is warm up the Dunkelgelb a bit more with a transparent layer and then plunge into the green and brown outlines. Going to have to practice first on an old kit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Looking forward to seeing this in its full war paint, are you going to mask and spray or hairy stick the pattern? Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Hamden said: Looking forward to seeing this in its full war paint, are you going to mask and spray or hairy stick the pattern? Stay safe Roger Hi Roger, I'll airbrush it on mate. It's not going to be easy as the overspray will be an issue. So very, very thin colour, on a less than 10psi......see how that performs. I'll have to do the gun, and side wall's off the main hull, and then finally glue in place then complete the rest of the camo' and match them to the main hull....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Hi Simon, I remember doing the same scheme when I first got into afvs, didn't quite come out as advertised.....its still in the cabinet as a mark of progress, or sometimes lack of! Sure you'll do it justice though. Atb Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 Afternoon all....hope we are well. Just an interim post on progress. The camo' is done. Bit of a battle but learnt a lot. Had issues with the outline of the greens with the dark brown. If I did it again, I'd do some things different, but my first of this style of camo. Next one will be sharper. Applied a filter for three tone camo' and some pin lining here and there. I'll do chipping and paint weathering next. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 oh wow, that camouflage scheme is superb.... very nice looking Marder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Nice very very nice! Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 4 hours ago, robw_uk said: oh wow, that camouflage scheme is superb.... very nice looking Marder 50 minutes ago, Hamden said: Nice very very nice! Stay safe Roger Cheer guys.......been a tough one to keep on track. Did some chipping and weathering today and started to add final tools etc. Decals are on too.....Maybe post again soon. thanks again 👍 regards Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1960 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I love it! Great idea the right missing/damaged front fender! Top hat👍 ciao filippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 HI ALL......update time......made some progress today. All chipping done, and final wash's and filters. Tools, general detail and decals on also. Spent the rest of the day getting the mud on the chassis. One side done and the rear. One more side and the front to go once I have the spare track attached. Shovel, cutters and crow bar on, I put a ranging pole on as additional equipment in with the gun cleaning rods, as I imagine in fixed positions in Normandy, it would be something they did to confirm range etc Mud completed. The wheels will get their own mud in places done last prior to the final matt coat of varnish to seal everything in. The shine is a coat of Mig satin to seal the base coats prior to working. Still need to add the fold down step on the rear and the convoy light. That'll go on after final matt coat. Night all.... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 wow nice work as always. love the ranging pole.... what is your product of choice for the mud? the m3a1 is going to be a weathering testbed and after mud for starters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 It's alright, perhaps put a little effort in next time..... Tremendous work, as usual, always a joy to watch coming together. Brown sprayed first then fill centre with green or green first? What's the plan for the tracks? Cheers Darryl 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 7 hours ago, robw_uk said: wow nice work as always. love the ranging pole.... what is your product of choice for the mud? the m3a1 is going to be a weathering testbed and after mud for starters Hi Rob....thanks mate. I used MIG pigments, sprinkled onto a thinned base of MIG acrylic resin. Started with concrete P026, then followed by European Dust P028 slightly lower down, then Dark Mud P033 and finally Russian Earth P034 dropping progressively to the bottom of the chassis. That very dark shade Russian Earth is going to have a coat of satin/gloss to be seen as a damp area of the mud at the bottom around the wheel mounts etc. I took the wheels off to make it clearer..... 6 hours ago, Jasper dog said: It's alright, perhaps put a little effort in next time..... Tremendous work, as usual, always a joy to watch coming together. Brown sprayed first then fill centre with green or green first? What's the plan for the tracks? Cheers Darryl Hi Darryl....how's things, and thanks .....as regards the camo', I did the green first then outlined it. Had some trouble with the dark brown, but realised I'd not thinned it enough. It was the same consistency as the green, and For some reason the brown behaved differently. Maybe because it was a mix of four colours and not a pure out of the bottle. I have a set of Friuls for the tracks....but still waiting for some new .5mm drills to come in to pre drill the pin holes. Should have them done by the end of next week, and into a blackening bath for the night......... Thanks again chaps....have a good Sunday.... Regards Simon. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Simon, that is superb! The cammo paint job is in a class of it's own. Great work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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