1/35 Tamiya MARDER 111 in a street scene.

[Old git]

Started this some time ago somewhere in the web from where we all have come from

My dioramas are somewhere for the model to be, not to show off the model, that is merely a prop .Any way here is the start.






Keeping these and the gun off the model to paint, there's far to many hard to reach places once built. Have some Fruil tracks , but might use the ones from the kit as they are just rubber. as I hate those link and length. The Fruil can be used somewhere else.

The base is standard grey foam with the stone sets guled on in one piece from Kappa Line foam board. This a German foam board only stocked by one company in the UK . I prefer this as the backing paper comes off very easily and the board is brilliant to mark bricks on


Here are the paints used to colour the stone sets.
Resulting in

I have just stated the buildings , having tried some Tamiya filler on the foam board which didn't suit so off again.

Comments welcome, the buildings will be next.
John.

 

[Old git]

The buildings

I love the cutters from Logan , so much better then attempting to cut numerous straight lines.

Here I was cutting the roof line, no 2 showing the Logan cutter running in its track, result in No 3



The exciting part of cutting out the windows and doors to come, hope you will follow.

John.

 

[mark2]

So far so good.

 

[scottie]

Looking good John.

 

[JUG]

Nice John. I have one of these in 1/72 I really need to build it before it's too late with the arthritis in my hands. Thanks for sharing.

 

[durangod]

Love how you did the stone street, ill have to try to find out what material modlers use here in the US for that effect... Great work

 

[JUG]

board is brilliant to mark bricks on

Thanks JR for showing me this method. It was a good learning curve for me. Thanks for sharing your progress pics.

 

[Old git]

So far so good.

Cheers Mark .

So far so good.

Thanks Paul .

Nice John. I have one of these in 1/72 I really need to build it before it's too late with the arthritis in my hands. Thanks for sharing.

I'd get it done Lee, some fiddly parts .Thanks Lee

Love how you did the stone street, ill have to try to find out what material modlers use here in the US for that effect... Great work

Thanks, yes I'd like to know what you guys in the States would use.

 

[JUG]

material modlers use here in the US

I use foam board from the Dollar General. Don't forget to peel the paper off like JR said

 

[Old git]

Thanks JR for showing me this method. It was a good learning curve for me. Thanks for sharing your progress pics.

Missed your post when I was replying Lee.
Your welcome .
John

 

[JUG]

yes I'd like to know what you guys in the States would use.

Same as you remember but it's all about the same

 

[JUG]

I'd get it done Lee, some fiddly parts .Thanks Lee

Your welcome John. Yes I will try to get to it and I would like to finish my Cobble stone wall Diorama in 1/72 with the wall made out of Foam board.

 

[durangod]

Is this foam board? if so i call it plastic cardboard.

 

[durangod]

I use foam board from the Dollar General. Don't forget to peel the paper off like JR said

This does not really show it very well

https://www.dollargeneral.com/p/readi-board-foam-board-white---in-x-in-/82665305256

 

[JUG]

Is this foam board? if so i call it plastic cardboard.

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No

 

[JUG]

This is what I use and works great. I hope to get some pics of a few projects I've used this for

 

[JUG]

This does not really show it very well

https://www.dollargeneral.com/p/readi-board-foam-board-white---in-x-in-/82665305256

I couldn't get it to load so I just got a pic of it to make sure think it's the same

 

[durangod]

Here is a video, i love the custom cutters at 3:15 pretty cool..

 

[JUG]

I always use white so I can draw what shapes I want.

 

[JUG]

Here is a video, i love the custom cutters at 3:15 pretty cool..

Yes there lots of them find one your comfortable with and go for it. It's a lot of fun working with foam board.