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Marder Madness Campaign
BBD468
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 06:34 AM UTC
Hey Zon, great build and your preshade is nice as well. Keep it comin' buddy.

Fellas, ive been fightin a back muscle spasms since sunday morning. I finally got some bench time yesterday and im hopeing i can finish this Marder by friday night or Sat. Ive attached the rear gate and installed the ammo in the racks as well as the MG cross bar. Gonna try and do the headset and throat mic today and hopefully the antennas and final touch ups and weathering. Here she be now lads!


More tomorrow!

Gary

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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 10:29 AM UTC

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Hey Zon, great build and your preshade is nice as well. Keep it comin' buddy.

Fellas, ive been fightin a back muscle spasms since sunday morning. I finally got some bench time yesterday and im hopeing i can finish this Marder by friday night or Sat. Ive attached the rear gate and installed the ammo in the racks as well as the MG cross bar. Gonna try and do the headset and throat mic today and hopefully the antennas and final touch ups and weathering. Here she be now lads!


More tomorrow!

Gary



Glad to see you back at the bench Gary !
Just have one word for it ... perfection !

zontar
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 10:56 AM UTC
Gary: Thanks for the kind words. Your Marder just keeps getting better and better! Top Notch. Call Dragon.

Happy Modeling, -zon
zontar
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 02:31 PM UTC
Aloha All:

I've managed to get a base coat on my Marder. Next I'll probably clear coat it for decals. I'm pretty sure at this point I will do a winter white wash.





Happy Modeling, -zon
BBD468
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Posted: Saturday, March 09, 2013 - 01:58 PM UTC
Hiya Zon! Shes lookin' sweet in the new color. Very nice buddy.

Well Gentlemen, Im finished with the Befehlsjager 38 M. Here she be, one last time me lads!








Thanks For another awesome campaign Jeff! It was a tuff build at times but im happy i stuck with it. Ill post in the Campaign gallery.

Thanks fellas,
Gary
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Posted: Saturday, March 09, 2013 - 06:02 PM UTC
Really top effort Gary. The weathering, chipping, dio and treads are awesome. Excellent.
PantherF
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Posted: Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 01:20 AM UTC
WHAT? No figures?

Oh, you cannot be finished already?










~ Jeff
zontar
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Posted: Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 09:59 AM UTC
Gary: thanks for the words. You are much too kind. Your build, however, is a true work of art. You should take it to the next show in your area. The base fits it really well and EVERYTHING is just right!

Happy Modeling, -Zon
PantherF
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Posted: Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 10:22 AM UTC
Gary it's hard to believe that was once a bunch of plastic, sitting in a box.










~ Jeff
BBD468
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Posted: Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 10:46 AM UTC
Hey Zon, thanks for the awesome words my buddy! Its definitely going to the show this year.

Brother Jeff, Many thanks my friend! If i happen on to a figure for it ill add one later...just dont have one now! You know tha scoop with me bro.

Gary
miniman11
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Posted: Friday, March 22, 2013 - 07:41 PM UTC
Hi guys,

I've started my build and so far I have done the suspension. Next up is the tracks and i was wondering how should I make the tracks? small sections? or all at once and just drape it over the running gear?

cheers,
Luca
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 09:53 AM UTC
@Gary B.;

Super NICE job, there, Pard! I love it all - very inspirational (and, OK, I'll admit, just a wee bit intimidating, like wow, I'm going to have to burn drums of midnight oil to get close to that! ) . Super nice camo, nice low-key weathering, a fine touch with a map? and h-phones and the radio stuff is very cool. I've always liked these III-M machines and your's has finally pushed me over the edge to get on with one myself

@Luca: IF you have not already set yourself down that link-track pike...

I always assemble the entire run either side, and, after cementing things together, I fit the still-pliable run around the tacked-on road gear and form in my sags and stuff and let the bad boy completely set up and dry. (Check as it goes along to make sure sags keep in place and links curve properly around the sprocket and idler.) Once all dry, I pop the set off, do my wheel weathering and such, paint the track, weather it, and pop it back onto the gear. Add a final dusting and it's off to whatever counts as the races!

All: Hope everyone had a good Easter! There's a bunch of marderly awesomeness happening here! Armored weasels (OK OK, Pine Martins) are coming together and rolling out of the boxy woods. Varoooom!

I just LOVE the smell of styrene cement on a spring morn'!

Bob
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 10:01 AM UTC

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Hi guys,

I've started my build and so far I have done the suspension. Next up is the tracks and i was wondering how should I make the tracks? small sections? or all at once and just drape it over the running gear?

cheers,
Luca



Gary (BBD468) would be the best to tell you how to do it.

His tracks turn out fantastic!










~ Jeff
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 10:02 AM UTC
OK. Time for me to finally launch my Marder...

Proof of life pics below. I'm going with that old Tamiya kit with some Eduard PE here and there, some scratch to keep things in my comfort-zone, and a set of link tracks borrowed from a Tristar 38(t) kit (those links are in those 2 plastic cups.)

I suspect that I'll pull in a couple of brass shells from some baggie, and maybe some other doo-dads from the parts-box. There will be some welds added, etc. I'm either brave or foolish (or likely both) as I'm going with that kit barrel . What scheme will I paint this puppy up in? Why, I have no idea - YET!





More - like minor progress shots - soon!

Bob
BBD468
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 12:34 PM UTC
Luca, on the tracks....Bob nailed it! Thats exactly what i do most the time. Some times i manage to glue tacks and wheels all together and take back off the Tank in one piece, but its not always practical.

Bob, bring on that sweet Marder buddy!!!

Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 08:15 PM UTC

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Luca, on the tracks....Bob nailed it! Thats exactly what i do most the time. Some times i manage to glue tacks and wheels all together and take back off the Tank in one piece, but its not always practical.

Bob, bring on that sweet Marder buddy!!!

Gary


HI guys,

I noticed that you draped it over with the wheels glued on. Do you leave the sprocket and idler loose?

Cheers,
Luca
BBD468
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Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 10:44 PM UTC

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Luca, on the tracks....Bob nailed it! Thats exactly what i do most the time. Some times i manage to glue tacks and wheels all together and take back off the Tank in one piece, but its not always practical.

Bob, bring on that sweet Marder buddy!!!

Gary


HI guys,

I noticed that you draped it over with the wheels glued on. Do you leave the sprocket and idler loose?

Cheers,
Luca


Hello Luca,

If you look back in the tread, i had all the wheels fixed in place with Blue-Tak putty. I did have to adjust the rear idler on one side before the final gluing to the wheels. It did require one extra link on one side.....go figure. Once all links were in place and glued to the wheels, sprockets and idlers i let cure all night and the next day i removed the Blue-Tak and gently removed tracks and wheels in one piece and VOILA!!!

HTH Lucas,
Gary
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 03:08 AM UTC
Thanks gary,

Yup that helped.

Luca
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Posted: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 11:55 AM UTC
Thanks Gary for helping out.











~ Jeff
BBD468
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Posted: Thursday, April 04, 2013 - 04:36 AM UTC

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Thanks Gary for helping out.

~ Jeff



Hiya Jeff, Any and every time my friend!

Gary
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2013 - 02:54 PM UTC
Heres my start pics, was going to do a Tristar kit but decided on a quicker build.





Cheers.
PantherF
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2013 - 11:49 PM UTC
Whoa... some activity on the Marder Maddness Campaign!

There's plenty of time, we have 'till December!

I'm getting out the old Marder II that I have tried to sell twice. So it's meant for me to build.

Your Marder III in 1/48 will be a sweet build Max! Can't wait to see it soon! Tell me, do they still have the diecast lower hull in the kits?



~ Jeff
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Posted: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 04:52 PM UTC



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Your Marder III in 1/48 will be a sweet build Max! Can't wait to see it soon! Tell me, do they still have the diecast lower hull in the kits?


Jeff : Thanks, I'm thinking of doing it box art style with winter wash, As you can see below it's all plastic, but you do get some weights to add if you want.






Cheers.
Nito74
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Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 09:24 PM UTC

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Whoa... some activity on the Marder Maddness Campaign!

There's plenty of time, we have 'till December!

I'm getting out the old Marder II that I have tried to sell twice. So it's meant for me to build.

Your Marder III in 1/48 will be a sweet build Max! Can't wait to see it soon! Tell me, do they still have the diecast lower hull in the kits?



~ Jeff


December Jeff ?
I'm guessing you can make it on this one...
I might have time to tackle a 2nd Marder, during the Summer a Tamyia Marder might find the way to my bench..
PantherF
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Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:14 AM UTC

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December Jeff ?
I'm guessing you can make it on this one...
I might have time to tackle a 2nd Marder, during the Summer a Tamyia Marder might find the way to my bench..



Yee of little faith John. It has been a roller-coaster of emotions for me (and my family) the past year so if I have disappointed anyone with my lack of building I do apologize but health comes first.

I am not pumped to build this Marder II but maybe I can find one that has that certain look I need.

Okay... back to the bench.



~ Jeff
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