Sturmtiger

 Tamiya 1/48 scale kit with added zimmerit. This was one of those easy kits... until you get to the missing details.  Like what you ask?

There wasn't any detail regarding the shell hoist. I had to drill out the frame and pulleys to pull through some EZ Line as a cable. I scratch built a facsimile of the lift ring from Evergreen strips. 

Also, there were no tow cable hooks.  I had spare cables and tow eyes so made one up and draped on the stowage hooks. I also added some personal gear from the Tamiya accessory set.

Since the kit tracks were length and link, there were two single spare links which I used and mounted on the upper structure.

Vince B.  7-25-21

 

Panzer II C

 This is a 1/72 PzKpfw II Ausf C from First To Fight. It is a simple kit that comes with a small magazine of a few pages containg photos, drawings, & info about the object being modeled. Unfortunately, the magazine is all in Polish.

Model was painted with Model Master acrylics and weathered with oil paints. I used the base to practice applying static grass with my applicator. The grass used is 4mm long.

 

 

I also got to use a new set of LED lights I just bought from Amazon to shoot the model. They seem to work pretty good. These are the lights:
Emart RGB LED Photography Lights

Panzer IV Ausf. D

 Now I have completed the Tamiya 1/35 scale version to compliment the Bandai 1/48 scale version I completed a few months back.

This is the old 1980s release as was the Bandai kit, which was very basic. I added some details and various stowage to complete the look. 

The tracks were left over spare links from other Panzer IVs. I used several layers of chips, rust and wash for the overall effect of a worn out tank, but not damaged.

I don't normally get this muddy with my tanks, but this seemed to be begging for a lack of maintenance and in great need of a car wash with an under carriage sprayer. This effect was done with my normal oil wash, pigments and plaster for texture.

The stowage was from various sources and materials, Resin, Plastic and metal cast parts. I used a heavy thread waxed and painted, for tying down. I also used the pigment,plaster and wash method on the mufflers.

Vince B.  7-5-21

Marder Madness

My latest fling has been modeling the German Marder.  Of course I had to find and buy all the Marder variants that existed (originally trying to stay in 35th scale).  Sometimes the chase to get what I want is as much fun as building the kits. I've got three under my belt so far, the latest being the 35th Marder III from Tamiya.  I strayed a bit with the 48th scale Tamiya kit of the III just because it was cute.  None of them are finished, each sort of stalled here at the end.  I'm going to try to finish them this holiday weekend.  I'm still learning with the whitewash and the mud, but I'm getting there,

To my eyes he Marder I looks to be kind of disproportional to the III.  I did not really notice it until I saw the pictures.  Both are Tamiya 35th, so I'm just thinking it's me.

I used Ammo by MIG acrylics for all the painting and the foliage is photoetched.  I took photos on my iPhone on my workbench.

Thanks for looking - George