MR-Modells Resin M39

Cast resin M39

Story: M39's were only 12 pieces build, the prototype has 8 round halfpipes, the production version has 7. 6 with gun where deliverd to the quartermaster depot, 6 without gun. All saw action in the May days of 1940. 3 where tourched, 5 went into the north Sea in Schevenigen, All salvageble where instantly put to good use and saw action in France and Russia. Regretfully none survive.

Model: 35th resin model by MR Modelbau.

Build: October 6 2024 - July 7 2025. Straight from the box, with little repairs. Paint, all acrylics, base airbrushed, details with brush. Wash with oilpaint and dust with airbrush.

July 9 2025

Fixed the Flag and the plates with oil paint and touch ups of acrylics. Last station some dust.

January 11 2025

After the base layor of middle green, the decals are the next step. The blue on the Dutch flag, is to light, to purple. The triangles are to small and the military numberplates are just the letters, not the orange field. Orange is a very tricky colour to paint with a brush. The letters don't fit the front plate. And my orange patches are not flat.

January 5 2025

All details added, mirror on a copper wire, handles from copper wire also. it's look splendid! Onto the sprayboot!

December 4 2024

Front wheels and susspention added. The can steer a little if you take care. Always nice to be able to turn a little. The whole turrut now turns wel. It has to be very loose, there wil be an addition in height of the hull by the paint layer. The metal gunbarrel is a nice addidtion! The sight is a little part of plastic card. There is a guide in the instructions to it.

December 3 2024

Minor filling on the turret. It misses one strip in the top armour. The edge on the bottom needs a little filler. Both periscope tops are damaged and need a part of the top replaced.

November 9 2024

The extention of the hul is sanded down. The TraDo and axle are in place. The axle though is a huge full size balloon type, and points the wrong way around. The turret has some nasty little bubbles and a broken down rim. (first fix with filling parts) The writing on the tyre's is a bit to big for me. The wheels are a standard terrain tread, not the initial heavy ones intended.

October 6 2024

I started cleaning the cast blocks away before I took the pictures. The nose has some filling to do. The 2 part cast of the hull is a nice idea, and fits well. The middle of the botom has an extended rim, that has to go. The ring for the turret is some work to sand all down so it rotates an does that freely. It looks nice, but has it's fare share of bubbles and work. A builder with more than averidge skill is required.