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Vol. 3

Step-by-Step

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Finishing

German

Armor

Sdkfz 132

Marder II Ausf D

By Glenn Bartolotti

Step-by-step guide to painting and inishing WWII German Armor

Vol. 1

Step-by-Step

Finishing

German

Armor

Sdkfz 132

Marder II Ausf D

By Glenn Bartolotti

A complete easy to follow step-by-step

guide to painting and inishing WWII

German Armor

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Materials Used

The materials I use are very easy to obtain and simple to use. Most are inexpensive

and found at most all art supply stores.

Over the years I have learned to used these basic materials to obtain inishes that look

very realistic. Consistency is very important and following each steps is very important

to obtain the desired inish.

You will notice that in none of the steps will you see the method of dry-brushing. I do

not like to use this method as some armor modelers do. I prefer a more subtle look in

which I feel represents the look of a full scale armor vehicle.

The materials below were used to inish the 1 model in this volume.

Mr Surfacer 500

Sand paper-medium grade

Orderless Turpentine

Micro Sol Decal setting solution

1 each No. 3 round paint brush

1 each No. 0 round paint brush

1 each No. 1 lat paint brush

1 can generic lat grey spray primer

1 can Testors Model Master gloss spray

1 can Testors Model Master lusterless lat spray

Testors Model Master lat enamel paints- colors speciied in text

Testors Model Master airbrush thinner

Model Color Vellejo acrylic paint

Brown

Black

Armor Yellow

Red Brown

Artist oil paint

Black

Raw Umber

Burnt Sienna

Pastel Sticks

Yellow Ochre

Raw Umber

Rust

Olive Green

No. 2 Pencil

Note: Materials used for painting and weathering only.

Any igures seen in some of the photos used more

paint colors than listed above.

Marder II Ausf D

The Marder II came in two

major versions. The irst version

Marder II (Sd.Kfz. 132) was

based on the light Panzer II Ausf.

D/E and Flammpanzer II chassis

with Christie suspension. It was

armed with captured Soviet

7.62 cm guns, re-chambered to

accept German 7.5 cm Pak 40

ammunition, which improved its

penetrative capabilities. These

early Marder II’s had a very

high silhouette (2.60 m high),

thin armor of only 30 mm (front)

and 10 to 15 mm (sides). There

was no armor on the top or rear,

leaving the crew with very little

protection. Alkett and Wegmann

produced 201 Marder II (Sd. Kfz.

132) from early 1942 to early

1943.

The Alan kit has been around

for a while and suffers from soft

detail and a poor inaccurate

interior. I built this model when

I found the photo of it in Warsaw

1944 seen in the photo below left.

This photo shows the armor rear

plate which I had not seen before

in any references. Most Marder

II Ausf D’s are seen in photos

with a caged in rear instead of

the armor plate. I scratch built

the cage on my irst Marder IID

using styrene angle and plastic

mesh, see photo below.

Though not entirely correct I

wanted a model that visually

looked like the Warsaw Marder.

1. The kit used is the Alan 1/35

Marder II Ausf D. It was improved

with the gun from the Tamiya’s

Marder III kit and just a few small

extras like improving the shovel

mount and clips.

2. I started the Gun Barrel irst.

This is from the Tamiya kit.

The 2 halves are glued in place

and then the seams are coated

with Mr Surfacer 500 to ill the gap.

When dry it was sanded smooth.

3. The Tracks are assembled as

runs for each side making one run

and attaching it. I make one run

by cementing the links with plastic

glue. Once a section is complete I

let it dry for about 5 minutes, then

attach it over the wheels starting

from the top of the drive wheel and

then around the wheels back up

the the drive wheel. I add cement

to the areas the tracks touch the

wheels after the correct sag to the

tracks are met.

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