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Modeller Build Logs
Tristar 1/35 scale Marder III Ausf H |
| By Mike Bishop | | Started: | Jun 5, 2007 | | Updated: | Nov 12, 2007 |
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I must confess that I have not really been interested in this tank over the many years. My mind was set back in the 1970/80s with the memory of the old Italieri kit. I even went as far as to build an Ausf M from that kit as it was the one I really wanted. That all changed when the DML kit was released a few months back. The detail added was light years above the older Ausf H kit. Then Tristar announced the kit of the Ausf H which made one ponder....why. Thanks to the folks on this site and at PMMS, the reason why was soon answered. After reading the reviews of the DML kit and those of the Tristar kit I decided to sell the DML kit.
Enter Paul Owen. He asked on this site if anyone would like to build this kit for a blog to which I posted, along with ,that I wanted the chance. Paul decided to make the choice and it would be me. Thanks Paul. Anyway, I decided to get a few extra things for the kit because I'm never happy it seems if I don't update something...no matter how good the kit would be. This one is very good indeed. |
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| Final building and first paint layer | Oct 27, 2007 |
Well with the hobby juices flowing again I was able to finish adding the details to the upper hull. You will notice those tiny tie down clips on the shields. They were really a royal pain to attach. They kept breaking off. The brass fret just gives you enough of the parts for the locations needed. I would recommend that parts like this need to be doubled on the fret. I know I lost a few into the tan rug at my house, never to be seen again.
After all the details were added I primed the whole tank in red primer. I use floquil hull red for that. Next comes the yellow base coat. I used Tamiya dark yellow for that color. I airbrushed all the colors so far with the Paasche VL airbrush. The wife bought me an Iwata Custom Micron SB which I have yet to use. The camo colors will be added using this new brush. I will be adding the colors over the next day or so. So stay tuned.
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