Its very rare that a tackle armour but this one was bought for me about two years ago so i thought i ahd better get it done and keep a family member happy,as i don't own a spray gun i stayed away from complicated camo and went for Winter white,i saw a pic once of a Tnk crew throwing buckets of whitewash over the armour and speading it out with mops,so i thought i would try something similar,i laid down the sandy yellow colour in Humbrol Matt all over and when dry i crushed and powdered some tailors chalk mixed it with water to make a runny paste and poured it all over the Marder,some bits of the mixture are thin and some thicker and it looks bloody awfull,but when dry you get this whitewash effect,then it just a matter of rubbing down to Dunkelgelbe,i used a brush for this.At this stage to weather some of the nooks and crannies i used brown pastel chalk,crushed and worked it in with a stiff brush,when all this was brushed off and settled i sprayed it all over with Satin varnish,when spraying i did it at maximum distance to avoid pooling and shine,the other bits of weathering were done in W&N oils,such as Burnt Sienna for rust,and Burnt Umber for oil stains.The model itself is by Tamiya,Marder 111 M,the figs are Revell,the ground work is made up from loose grass from Woodland scenics mixed with tea leaves bound together with white glue.
Arthur

Looks good Arthur.....
The fun part is watching members doing things outside their usual subjects.
Perhaps there's an aircraft in your future also, or a ship.

Funny you should say that my laddie,there is a plane in my future,off to Sardinia soon :-) but it is good to try something different,like your Shermie,feedback is always welcome from the armour types
Arthur

All I can say is outstanding job!

I'm just not sure about the track sags. At the moment all I can say is.....It looks simple but very beautiful.

Well done...

Cheers

I'm just not sure about the track sags. At the moment all I can say is.....It looks simple but very beautiful.

Well done...

Cheers

Hi Arvin,i wasn't sure about the track sag either,but what can you do with vinyl tracks,maybe someone has some ideas on this.
Arthur

Hi Arthur,

Maybe this would help a little... http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/feature.php?article-id=31 . I'll try looking for an actual photo....

Cheers

EDIT:
Below are a few more pics of the actual

http://www.jagdtiger.de/index2.htm
http://www.tanxheaven.com/dmk/MarderIIIM/marder3mdmk.htm -- This one got lots of pics

Very nice build Arthur, especially as its not your usual thing. The winter wash looks very effective.
Thanks Andy

Impressing. You should definatly put togheter a couple of armour kits.

Erik