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Bronco Marder II D
- Thread starter wbill76
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Managed to get in the most bench time in a single weekend in a long time and made the most of it with the remaining steps on the Marder II D. After making some minor adjustments here and there to last week's efforts, a sealing coat of Testors MM Lusterless Flat was applied via rattle can.
While that was drying in the spray booth, I applied pigment weathering to the tracks using MIG Dry Mud. This was applied as a wet mixture using tap water as the carrier with a drop of liquid dish washing soap added to break the surface tension. The mixture was left to air dry and then excess pigment removed using a series of stiff bristled brushes until I had the look I wanted.
Next came pigments for the hull, using the same wet approach but with MIG Dark Mud as the pigment of choice.
After air drying, it was attacked with stiff bristled brushes along with wet and dry cotton swabs to get the final result.
Then it was time to fit the tracks to both sides and fix the sprockets and idlers in position once the track tension was adjusted to the proper settings.
The gun was permanently fixed into position once all the handling of the lower hull was complete and the radio antenna and mount added using an RB 2m brass antenna rod in place of the kit part.
Then it was off to the photo booth for the final walk-around shots.
While that was drying in the spray booth, I applied pigment weathering to the tracks using MIG Dry Mud. This was applied as a wet mixture using tap water as the carrier with a drop of liquid dish washing soap added to break the surface tension. The mixture was left to air dry and then excess pigment removed using a series of stiff bristled brushes until I had the look I wanted.
Next came pigments for the hull, using the same wet approach but with MIG Dark Mud as the pigment of choice.
After air drying, it was attacked with stiff bristled brushes along with wet and dry cotton swabs to get the final result.
Then it was time to fit the tracks to both sides and fix the sprockets and idlers in position once the track tension was adjusted to the proper settings.
The gun was permanently fixed into position once all the handling of the lower hull was complete and the radio antenna and mount added using an RB 2m brass antenna rod in place of the kit part.
Then it was off to the photo booth for the final walk-around shots.
Great update Bill, good looking tank and excellent instructions for us who are pigmentedly challenged. :Hiay
