Hello all,

It's been a long time I didn't post something in here, but indeed, it's been a long time I didn't complete something !

Here's Italeri 1:48 AB41, straight OOb, painted with Gunze Acrylics.

I hope you'll like it, crits and comments most welcome.

Best,
Stef (#6)

Very nicely done, Stef. The muted tones of the camo look good, and I really like the grubby, worn rubber look on the tires.

Nicely done, Stef! The only thing that strikes my eye is that the overall look is a bit shiny. Ground vehicles are in their majority, flat.

Thanks a lot jack and Christian, glad you like the little car

You're absolutely right about the shiny aspect, I airbrushed a coat of flat varnish since the pics were shot.
Usually, the washes and pigments are enough to flatten things, but the Gunze acryls shades I've been using were gloss, hence the shiny effect.

Hi Stef,

Very nice job ! I like the 3-color camo and also the finishing of tyres. Very beautiful small baby.

I suppose this is in german service, right ? Why no markings ?

Cheers

Giovanni

Hi Giovanni,

No it is not in German service - now that you mention it, there are only two markings on the decal sheet : an immatriculation number and a kind of red rectangle to be placed on turret side, that's it.

The italeri Inst sheet says it's a cab from a cavalry Regiment, in Pinerolo (sp?), circa 1942.

There was another 3 tones scheme, quite close to this one, with a german cross and a last one, overall light tan/sand color, with large italian flags on the front and tail - but this is the scheme everybody is doing.

I can't be more specific, as I'm in the office, but if you have more info about additional markings, i'll be glad to add them.

Best,

Stephane

Hi Stephane,

AB 41 was exensively used by Italian Army on almost all fronts during WWII and, from Sept.1943, many units were also incorporated into Wehrmacht and Feldgendarmerie as panzerspahwagen AB41 201(i).

The sand beige tone was the most common color for italian Army in Africa and Italy, but 2-colors (sand+green) and 3-colors camo were used for several Cavalry Regiments and Armoured Div.

Your 3-colors camo is perfectly matching with the units deployed with 15th Rgt. Cavalleggeri di Lodi (Lodi Cavalry Regiment). The red rectangle mentioned by you is the correct unit emblem, to be placed on the turret sides.



The big italian flag on the front and tail is applicable only for PAI units (Italian Police in Africa) with classic sand beige tone, so it is not our case.

Cheers

Giovanni

Hi Stef, are you sure you haven't left off by accident the turret side ventelator covers?



Regards.
Steve

Fine work! I like the camouflage, and the tires look very - rubbery.

Does Italeri supply rubber tires or did you achieve the look with paint?


Always happy to see 1:48 armor actually completed

Very nice build. Looks cool. Did the Italian make the dots on the width poles red? I thought they were white?

In any case, great build. Thanks for sharing

@Giovanni : yes that's the Pinerolo scheme I've been selecting. The two red squares were added yesterday evening.
Glad you like and thanks for the aditional info.

@ stephen : but, why yes, I did forget the covers - well, fortunately, I didn't despatch the sprues, so I may get these back in place.

@ Ralph - wheels are rubber, you're right.
I've been giving them a coat of Johnson Klir, once dry, a coat of Tamiya nato black on the tyre side, then beige, yellow and brown oil paint pigments, fixed using MiG fixer.

@ jesper You're probably right about the width poles - I saw a model on the web with red dots and didn't search further - though I've been hesitating for say, 10 secs with white.

All right, with all these mods made, I will produce a new set of photos during the week-end.

thanks a lot to you all for your inputs and contructive comments. I'm more an aircraft guy, so I don't really know all the details about these armor thingies ;

Stay tuned for the update,

Best

S6

Hi Stef,




Ok, so go ahead to build some other armor things to turn into a panzer guy...

Cheers

Giovanni