Hi all i just finished building my alan grille ,
i had to replace all of the rivetts ,as to me they were just too small ,and lost quite a few with fitting problems.
I also found a tamiya marder 3 /m on e-bay for £2.00 .
It was part built and really badly put together ,but the upshot is ,it it even included some aber etch! just what I needed!
so i kit bashed it in a small way , and added Modelkasten drive sprokets and idler wheels ,plusTMD's sig33 and interior upgrade.
it helped a lot I think! I now have a pretty nice grille /m to more or less tamiya standards ,
hope you like it! pictures of the paint job comming soon!

some more pics i missed ! :-) :-)

sounds like you've been putting a lot of work into this. looks good so far!

Looks like quite the project !! Nice clean job so far...Lucky find on E-bay !! Now let's see some paint !

Rick

nice details, love the work. the clorox is applied well except that it looks a bit too regular on the wheels.

hehe hey kenaz u using the technique i used for my stug? the baking soda for dirt hehehe? BUT YOURS LOOKS BETTER oh well i love it and its gonna be awesome!
cheers
ian

thanks guys! paint is comming tomorrow!
Ian the white is vallejo plastic putty
it gives a nice gritty texture when it dries
though i think i'll have to try baking soda sound like a neat trick
thanks too spectre yeah i cottoned on to the regular looking mud on the wheels its a little different now and less thick , but it does look very "planned"
:-) on the photos , thanks
shain it as quite a project :-) the build and detailing took 5 days, working almost full days sometimes from 10 am till 11 pm
but when i get a need to build i do it! :-) thanks very much everyone

Looks Good Kenaz.... from the title of the post, I though we were all getting invited over for BBQ....... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

:-) Thanks Dave will your invited ,although food might be a little cold by the time you get here? :-) thanks mate!

Thats looking real good. It will look even better with some paint on it. I have the old DML Grille on the 38t hull. One of these days I hope to finish it.

thanks robert! i have a soft spot for all things 38t based
i wish there were more available good luck with yours mate !

Fantastic work on that difficult Alan Hobby Grille Ausf M kit. Nice super detailing ! I love the "pre-weathering" technique you have there too.

Are you using a crew for this Grille ?

Cheers !!

Alpen

thanks robert yeah i want to add a crew
i ave a few nice old jaguar figures i want to use going to have to convert them a little but should look the part
iwant to use mostly figures in s.s. smocks too since these vehicleswere mostly used by line infantry artillery detatchments . so red waffenfarbe piping
and infantry kit! i plan on putting some foliage though the cord that will be attatched to the eyeletts too and placing it in a static gun emplacement ,thanks for the comments

well i spent most of the aftrenoon painting it and now the basic cammo and weathering is on piccies soon!

Steeldog51 -

What sweet piece of detailing!!! Outstanding job. Almost a shame to hide any of it under the painting and weathering, but can hardly wait to see the product. Hoping to get to this level of detailing someday and thnks for a great inspiration. I love the "Hetzer" and I'm thinking of doing one as another new project. Can you recommend a kit? Thanks and keep them pics coming,

Blade48mrd

thanks Blade thats very much appreciated !
a hetzer eh? one of my favourites! i really like the drogon kits
any of the variants are good and they really only need some nice tracks to really make them good but quite outsatnding kits straight from the box i have built 5 dragon hetzers of the years and never had any fit problems personally, you'll enjoy it! good luck mat e!!!

Steeldog51 -

You're more than welcome, and compliments are most definitely earned. Thanks for the feedback and I'll give the Dragon kits a try. Keep us posted on your progress. Outstanding stuff!

Blade48mrd

Nice looking Grille you have going there. I love seeing the before shots that really bring out the work done bring a not-so-good kit up to show quality. When the paint goes on, it's like icing on a very tasty cake... can't wait to see more!

Many thanks again blade and jim!