1:48 Sd.Kfz. 139 Marder III, photo-etched fenders is an accessory set for a kit you have already bought, not a model in its own right. It replaces the thick plastic fenders with metal parts that can be shaped and realistically damaged. Intended for the Tamiya kit.
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This set from the Czech maker Hauler holds photo-etched fenders for the model of the German Sd.Kfz. 139 Marder III tank destroyer. It is an aftermarket accessory for a plastic kit, which the modeler buys separately. The package holds nothing from which a vehicle could be built; these are purely replacement parts. The target kit is Tamiya.
On models of armored vehicles the fenders are among the parts where a plastic mold loses most. On the real vehicle it is sheet a few millimeters thick, which in 1:48 scale works out at tenths of a millimeter. Because of the production process a plastic casting is many times thicker, and at the edge that can be told even with the naked eye. The second advantage of metal is that it can be shaped. On vehicles in service the fenders were often bent, knocked off or missing, and photo-etch can be bent, torn or shortened without effort, which with plastic ends in a crack.
Cut the original plastic fenders off as close to the hull as possible and sand the area, so that the new part sits down with no gap. Make the bends and the damage before gluing, on a hard surface and with a round tool, the handle of a scalpel for instance. Keep the deformations restrained; a fender buckled all over looks artificial. Glue with super glue in short sections, so that the part can be straightened as you go. Once degreased, use a primer for metal and only then the base color. It is useful to fill the undersides of the fenders with textured paste or with pigment and a binder, so that a build-up of dried mud appears, which also visually covers the glued joint.
This is an accessory set, not a kit of the vehicle. The Tamiya base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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