some driver side progress



hey, would it be possible for the marder to have been fitted a wheel from a earlier 38(t)
that hadnt been repainted,
e.g
http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/imgs/pzkpfw38t.jpg
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/books/wwp/images/wwpsml38.gif

hey guys!

Well done James;a good job(until now ) this Marder III/H.
I've never work a Tristar kit,but I'm gonna change this.

Thanks Longinus
its a nice kit, i reccomend trying them out
goodluck

james

some PE done

and interor pigments

Making some great progress here James, you'll be done with it in no time at this rate.

Nice work James. I really like what you have going on here and your sense of humor adds a lot to the discussion. Nice going.

Bill and James thanks for the support!
the dedication came after watching the lethal weapon series a bit too much
side 2 tracks are being laborusly put together as i type!

Great work so far, James, interior looks very good. Excellent work on those tracks and, well, all around! This ones been sitting on my 'ready' shelf for way too long, so I'll be following along with great interest.

Thanks James, im pleased with the interor,but not extatic
i have yet to build and place the ammo bins ,
not loking forward to painting brass

a small pic update!







are these gaps too large?

drivers bit, totally f****d.(

i was cementing the front plate with the drivrs vison ports to he hull. and my glue spilt over it,
makin white paint dissolve, maskingthe clear parts, and melted some of the plastic.
i tried to save it by rinsing it in water, that didn work
well, thats gutting.
effin glue.

here is the damage,


and the b*rd

Wow !!!

my deepest simpathy. :-( :-(

thanks guys, But
Tantrum over, i repair the detail on the front, and luckily, thekit was supplied with a spare MG, mel gibson must really be watching over me

here it is. nearly good as new,


nothing like a little yelling to freshen the afternoon !

Good job on salvaging this one James...the driver's plate on the interior surfaces won't be very visible so the fact that you were able to clean up the exterior is the true win. Got to be careful with the bottles of liquid glue. I always try to keep the glue bottle away from the parts I'm working on but accidents are always possible.

thanks bill, i realy thought i was in it deep for a bit,
every bottle of contacta in a bottle i have,i spill, the trouble is, i like using a brush,
plus they are way to tall
oh well, if you cant laugh at yourself!

Hi

well if it's any consulation you are not alone. I like the glue you are using, and I also have the same glue in a chunky plastic bottle with fine metal tube applicator. That keeps clogging so my reason for going to brush and bottle.

It's gone over about four times, way too tall and thin. I've topped it back up from my blocked plastic dispenser ones each time !!

I guess it's time we came up with a stand to put the bottle in, even if it's a wide piece of polystyrene with a circular hole cut in it to push the bottle into would make it more stable and less likely to tip over.

Nice recovery though.

I was lucky each time just a covered cutting mat and some bench space.

Alan

Hey Alan, i used the tube applicator,and that kept clogging, but more recently , they have been letting out too much or too litlle glue
that polystyrene sounds like a good idea, i had to save mums table before i saved the part

I,m glad everything is ok (in the end),James
What next?
Btw: I,m using Contacta Revell too,but not liquid (bottle).

i am glad to see you got it going again. the build is looking good

hey guys, thanks for watching!!
i think im gonna cargo and tool up the fenders next,
here is where i am,
enjoi homies








here is what you can see inside

Looking mighty nice James. Mighty nice indeed. Almost ready for painting now. Keep it going.

James,

2 items of curiosity...1) what's the story behind the kanji-like characters on the rear engine deck? and 2) are you intending to fit the lower seat cushions for the crew seats in the interior? Those metal bottoms would be awful uncomfortable without them.

Interior work is looking very good, making good progress, you'll be done in no time!