1/35 Tamiya MARDER III in a street scene.

[mark2]

Progressing well.

 

[Andy T]

Brilliant work John!

 

[Edbert]

That cracked window is awesome!

How did you get the grooves in the gray door, are those cuts as done when restoring panel lines, or is the raised part in between a second layer of styrene?

 

[Steve Ski]

Lookin pretty dang good, John, all of it!

 

[JOHN R]

Looking good John.

Progressing well.

Brilliant work John!

Thanks you three

That cracked window is awesome!

How did you get the grooves in the gray door, are those cuts as done when restoring panel lines, or is the raised part in between a second layer of styrene?

Thanks Edbert. Grover used by Olfa, then after painting a coat of Vallejo black acrylic wash .

Lookin pretty dang good, John, all of it!

Thanks Steve.

 

[JOHN R]

Bit more done tonight.

Join done, now needs to be filled and coloured in .


Thanks for looking in .
Comments welcome .
John .

 

[JOHN R]

Greetings.
Got the roof done to day, all backs on .Also managed the roof itself after having cut some thin timber ridges for the Pewter over laps . Finished off with a coat of metal primer from Mr Hobby.
.

John .

 

[scottie]

Nice.....

 

[Scratchbuilder]

Really good, that is all I can say, really good....

 

[JOHN R]

Nice.....

Thanks Paul

Really good, that is all I can say, really good....

Cheers Mike.

 

[dave]

Still here still watching

 

[JOHN R]

Sorry I've put the whole thing in the bin !

Just not happy with the whole thing, however the Marder is in the unfinished box.

 

[Andy T]

Whaaaat!

It was looking excellent from this side John, sorry to hear it is no longer

 

[JOHN R]

Whaaaat!

It was looking excellent from this side John, sorry to hear it is no longer

Thanks Andy, I appreciate you reply. Just got to the point where I hated that roof. Remove the pewter strip , saved that ! Then realised the whole thing was too big. I learnt a lot from doing the building, found that some of my primers were the wrong using acrylic should have used enamel . Going to put the whole thing down to one of experience and a giant test piece

 

[wjbrandel]

I can understand that, hopefully you will try again. Like Andy T, I thought it was looking great.

 

[Steve Jones SMS]

I'm sooooo sorry to hear that JR. You put such a lot of hard work and effort into that building. Look forward to seeing what you have learnt taken forward to the next attempt. Good luck mate and take care

 

[JOHN R]

I can understand that, hopefully you will try again. Like Andy T, I thought it was looking great.

Thanks, win some loose some, its only a hobby and if its not bringing pleasure out it will go.

I'm sooooo sorry to hear that JR. You put such a lot of hard work and effort into that building. Look forward to seeing what you have learnt taken forward to the next attempt. Good luck mate and take care

Hi Steve, this time a front only , just ordered a suitable frame. Going to use the things I've learn't in it.

 

[scottie]

John, really sorry to hear you weren't happy with it but you know in your heart if it's right or not all I can say it looked good to me matey.

 

[JOHN R]

John, really sorry to hear you weren't happy with it but you know in your heart if it's right or not all I can say it looked good to me matey.

Thanks Paul, but when you just have that niggling doubt , that's it .--------bin. I'd got to far to save anything.

 

[mark2]

That's a shame John but when your not happy with something the enthusiasm goes so no point persevering.

 

[JOHN R]

That's a shame John but when your not happy with something the enthusiasm goes so no point persevering.

Indeed not Mark, at one time I would have worried about the material cost , but not being happy about the build why worry about the cost, it would never have sat comfortably with me .
John