75th Anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino and Northern Italy (Army Build)
Marder II - Getting it Table Top Ready
After the application of the dip, I applied a matt varnish to make it easier to see the detail (I find Dip a little hard to work with when painting).
To lighten it up and bring out the edges, I give everything a quick dry brush using middlestone. I’ve then gone in and applied a Panzer Aces rubber to the wheels and glued the crew into place.
I’ve had to pick out some of the tools again as some of the detail was a little covered.
Next up the tracks. I’ve given all of the tracks a base coat of Hull Red. I occasionally use Burnt Umber, both work well. Once dried, I apply a very light dry brush of gun metal, just enough to pick out the edges.
This just about completes things to a table top standard. I may come back to the model latter and apply some chipping and once I have a few more models to this stage, I’ll mix up some mud and apply this to all of the models at once. So for now, the Marders are complete and I can get working on something else – probably some vehicles for the Allies.
Completed Platoon
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