75th Anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino and Northern Italy (Army Build)
Marder II - Going back and doing it properly
In my last update, I had decided to leave the Marders as they were and ‘table top ready’. After some thought, I decided to go back and finish them properly, so here’s the final steps.
I’ve decided to go big on the chipping, after all, these vehicles have been in the field for some time and saw plenty of action. I’ve just used the age old method of small sponge and a dark colour, in this case I went with a Dark Grey from Vallejo.
Chipping appliedI’ve then gone back over with some gunmetal, particularly along the corners where it is more likely that all of the paint will be removed.
Fully chippedI applied some slight streak effects where I think water may have run down the side of the vehicle. Everything then got another matt varnish.
Finally, I mixed up some dry mud from my garden with some PVA and applied this in little splodges to where mud would have built up. And now I’ve finished!
A slightly over exposed picture of the finished platoon
Now that these are finished, I need to get cracking as Plastic Soldier Company had a 25% sale recently and I may have over indulged. This turned up the other day, so I have my work cut out….
A box of goodies from PSC!
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