"Marder" 1A2 infantry fighting vehicle in 1:35 (TAMIYA)

[MatiasLuge]

My infantry fighting vehicle "Marder" in 1:35 scale (kit: TAMIYA).











The Marder was produced as the successor to the previous German HS-30 infantry fighting vehicle (which became a technical, tactical and financial disaster due to a corruption scandal during procurement) and entered service with the Bundeswehr in 1971. In addition to the actual crew (commander, driver and gunner), the tank can carry 6 grenadiers.
In addition to a 20-millimeter onboard machine gun and an MG3 machine gun, the Marder also has a smoke grenade launcher - it can also be upgraded with additional/alternative equipment such as anti-tank weapons.

Fun fact: The "Tanque Argentino Mediano", the Argentine armed forces' only tank of its own, is based on the Marder's hull - the company TAMSE was founded for this purpose, which assembled imported Marder hulls with specially manufactured tank parts in Buenos Aires.

Sources: Bundeswehr.de, Wikipedia.

[Stokesy44]

That's a really nice build. Great paintwork and weathering

[Quax]

Looks very cool

Paul

[digger303]

Lovely smooth paint and well done camo.

[DRUMS01]

Nice work on the kit and photography. I was stationed in West Germany (Cold War) when these were still pretty new. The Germans would drive these and the latest Leopard II's tanks like sports cars in the maneuver areas like Graf. They were a large step ahead of our M113 APC's and M60 MBT. A nice and capable vehicle at the time.

[WordenB]

Beautiful work Matias, very well done!