Nanond Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 My first new kit of 2021. When I heard Tamiya would release Marder 1:35, I was very excited. The kit arrived to me at the end of 2020 and I wasn't disappointed. I spent a few evening with it and most of the construction was done, including a few bits of improvement. Soon to painting. Nanond 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Great job and interesting vehicle! It is a really nice kit. But it also has its drawbacks. Maybe it will be useful: Marder I Walk Around in Saumur Tank Museum Fusprech radio wiring diagram As far as I know, Saumur has the only surviving Marder I. But not necessarily all Marders looked the same - they were different. In documentary photographs, they differ, for example, in the barrel fixing mechanism, lamps, etc. And the barrel locking mechanism provided by Tamiya is incomplete - one rod, connecting it with the driver's hatch is missing (it worked very interestingly - when the driver closed the hatch, the fixing mechanism release the barrel and vice versa). I started the same kit a month ago: here's my Marder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Thank you for pointing out about the gun travel lock. I've never noticed the connecting rod to the driver's hatch before. It is very hard to see! Yours looks great! I should have seen it earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Started with fighting compartment walls. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Very impressive, paintwork and weathering exemplary. I like it because it’s not boring to watch Looking forward to seeing more And a little off-topic: photo background is neutral grey (I mean, in real life)? Vytautas Edited January 20, 2021 by vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 59 minutes ago, vytautas said: Very impressive, paintwork and weathering exemplary. I like it because it’s not boring to watch Looking forward to seeing more And a little off-topic: photo background is neutral grey (I mean, in real life)? Vytautas Hi, Thank you. You mean the background I used for photography. It's a sheet of off-white paper. Nanond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Not much done, the ammunition and some shell containers that will be put in the fighting compartment. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Really nice! What containers are there? I also plan to use it, I still have a few pieces from another Dragon model, but they are too long, I had to shorten them. Ammo from the box? Vytautas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 8 hours ago, vytautas said: Really nice! What containers are there? I also plan to use it, I still have a few pieces from another Dragon model, but they are too long, I had to shorten them. Ammo from the box? Vytautas I used AFV club containers. Tamiya stowage compartments are too narrow, due to the thickness of plastic. I expanded the ones on either side but still had to shorten the containers by about 0.5mm. The rounds are those provided in Marder kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 I'm back to work on this Tamiya Marder I, starting with painting the zeltbahn. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 superb work - love the camo poncho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelscale Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Looking good. Nice Zeltbahn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Must have missed this one, really nice work so far mate and as said.....love the Zeltbahn, nice touch that..... Yet another kit I want to do.......will have to make many notes.. Cheers Simon. https://armourscale.wixsite.com/home 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Started painting the exterior. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Klugman Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Very nice build so far 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 The Zeltbahn looks more real than the real thing! Incredibly accurate painting and modeling - the whole interior looks very realistic. Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Nice clean build, I like it a lot......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 20/01/2021 at 09:17, Nanond said: Started with fighting compartment walls. I really like what you did with the radio! The weathering and streaking looks on point! Really like this build so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Lovely work on this. And the splittertarn camo on the zeltbahn is incredible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) The Pak40 gun. Edited May 29, 2022 by Nanond 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittedkitchens Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 The attention to detail is excellent. I like the way you've painted and weathered the internals before putting the superstructure together, good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 stunning (as always).... looking forward to more of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 12:04 AM, robw_uk said: stunning (as always).... looking forward to more of this Seconded! Vytautas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Great paintwork, I'll never be able to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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