Here are some progress pics of a kit i made reference to in the sow's ear to silk purse thread. The kit is IRONSIDES MARDER I on the French Loraine chassis. So far i,ve found my self pulling out my hair as i build it!!! the nice additions to the kit are the alluminum barrel and a resin transmission for the interior, which is needed for aligning many of the support bulkheads in the kit!!! so why am i putting it off here are the pics....................







Any suggestions are welcome!!!! Especially on what type of 75mm ammo to get for the bin, and a nice figure or nice set of figures to hid the floor in the fighting compartment!!! Thanks and enjoy my torment!!! stug

Nice job so-far. Looks like a really FUN #:-) #:-) #:-) #:-) #:-) #:-)
& Frustrating kit

Looking good there stug i could never do a kit bash i would stuff it up some how!!

steve

don't give up on that model,even when it sucks !!

It might be tough at times, but hang in there Steve, it's starting to come together. I admire your dedication

Roger

so just how much hair have you lost.. and is it enough to cover the fighting compartment.. then you could call it the "hairy Murder" :> good luck...

Nice Marder I, Steve. Is this the one with Pak40? So far I like what you had done. And cannot wait to see more pictures!!!

That's exactly what I meant when I started the 'silk purse , sows ear' post.. some project that would be soooo much easier to walk away from , but for some reason you just keep plugging.
So far so good, the barrel looks really good, and the fighting compartment shows all the efforts you've put in.

I really love finishing up a dog of a project and having someone ask if it is the 'new' good kit..
The downside is no one else knows how much work I put in.

Mike

guys tahnks for the encouragment!!!! It's appreciated!!! I'm going to use some friulmodel tracks, and some time next week I'm going to set the suspension and road wheels, the pak 40 is ready dor it final coat of paint, and then the armour plates go up on it, and once all the subassemblies are to gether i think one final coat and then she'll be ready for weathering and some figs..thanks stug

Hang in there its looking good,I like Verlindens Marder crew thinking of getting them for my 3,

That tristar kit new one might be the way to go on figures!! Nice job so far Stug. I know how the hair pullling can be.