Marder III M

Silver medal

Awarded: Silver

Users' choice

This gallery has 3.49% of the users' votes.

By: Marcin Czerski

Manufacturer(s): UM

Modifications: Converted to the engine air intake. Periscope made from scratch. Some minor modyfications were made in the radio equipment from plastic card, strip of metal and wire. Added details of firing loch gun, hand wheel, gunsight. Mentioned a small part of the internal and external on those orginting from other model sets.

After-market parts: Eureka XXL cables

Description: Marder III M of Pz.Jg.Abt.50 (9 Pz.Div. ), in march 1945 in the Cologne region. Model painted in entirety Vallejo acrylic paints, chipping - emanel Humbrol, weathering, filters, wash - MIG set and diluted acrylic paint. Dirt and mud - MIG pigments.

Judge 1
Very nice job, the building and the painting is also very well done. I won't tell you too much about this model, as it looks realy nice. But I have a strange feeling looking at this colors. It feels like there were a big amount of dust all over the vehicle. I think the light filters were a bit too much. Dust is a very effective weapon of weathering, but only when you use it carefuly. Creating light rainmarks on a deep colored camo could be very spectacular, but these colors are overfaded for me. So alltogether, well done, only the colors, but it's till a very good model!
Judge 2
A very tidy build of a diminutive and occasionally difficult kit. Your extra details certainly serve to enliven the fighting compartment. It looks as though you had some difficulties with the L&L tracks, notably at the first roadwheel, but your track sag looks quite convincing. Paintwork looks very competent, both externally and within the visible portion of the interior. The decals look good and are very neatly applied. Some of the detail painting is less convincing, with the wooden parts of the tools looking rather flat. Weathering is subtle, but with some very nice touches, such as the radial oil stains on the roadwheels and the paint chipping on the gun.
Judge 3
A nice model you've created that is for sure. There is lots to like about this model, nice chipping, good oil stains on the wheels and nicely detailed interior but I have to agree with the first judge in that you have applied too many and/or too light a filter. This has removed the strong contrast we expect to see between the colours with this style of 3 tone camouflage. Your drybrushing has been well done with all the small details standing out quite well and the decals have been well applied, good work.