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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 04:03 AM UTC







Kind regards,Sven.
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 06:04 AM UTC
Good, clean start Sven

Although as you probably have already known, i don't like at all ww2 italian tanks, I'll follow carefully your build .

As far as i know the most difficult thing about the p-40 is the camo scheme

And BE VERY CAREFUL because the italeri coloured profiles are quite wrong! i've read it on an italian modeller magazine

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 07:00 AM UTC
Hello Mauro .
This pics are from last week,its ready for primer (waiting for firul tracks ).
Do you maybe know is the one tone green profile correct?
I want to do a one tone scheme,because i dont have the "guts" to do a multiple colored one yet.

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 07:46 AM UTC

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Hello Mauro .
This pics are from last week,its ready for primer (waiting for firul tracks ).
Do you maybe know is the one tone green profile correct?
I want to do a one tone scheme,because i dont have the "guts" to do a multiple colored one yet.

Kind regards,Sven.


if you're going to paint in a one tone scheme there's no problem. The problem would be if you did the german exempler.

Some links for you

http://www.modellismosalento.it/oldsite/modelli/mezzi_militari/P40/P40.html

http://www.modellismosalento.it/oldsite/modelli/mezzi_militari/P40mod/P40mod.html

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=77782

http://www.modellismopiu.it/modules/news/article.php?storyid=736

http://digilander.libero.it/planciacomando/esercito/p40.htm

I'm not an expert but aniway i've read in an italian modeller forum that the closest Italian sand yellow is Lifecolor UA 080

cheers, have a good job

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 07:46 AM UTC
Hello,its me again.
I decided to take it out of the box and take some new fast pics.
So what im missing is : suspensions,firul tracks,MG and few PE details.






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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 07:51 AM UTC
Thanks Mauro for the links,they will be useful.
Do you know which color is the closest for the green color?
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 08:07 AM UTC

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Thanks Mauro for the links,they will be useful.
Do you know which color is the closest for the green color?


So for the sand you can use also

UA097

UA112

Humbrol 93


For the green shades the closest references are

UA 216 (dark green)

and

UA 214 (dark olive green)

You can find all them in this set



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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 08:58 AM UTC
Thank you.
You always help me and i really want to thank you big time for that!

Sincerely,Sven
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 09:48 AM UTC
Mauro: WWII Italian tanks weren't the cream of the crop by any means, it's understandable that they aren't a favorite amongst most people. I still think they're interesting to learn about. I certainly never would have wanted to man one in combat.

Sven: That Lifecolor set is a pretty good set for Italian armor. I forgot, are you building the Italeri or Tamiya kit?
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 09:59 AM UTC

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Thank you.
You always help me and i really want to thank you big time for that!

Sincerely,Sven


I'm always glad to help you Sven


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WWII Italian tanks weren't the cream of the crop by any means, it's understandable that they aren't a favorite amongst most people. I still think they're interesting to learn about. I certainly never would have wanted to man one in combat.


You're right Jeremy, I agree. But the reason why I'm not interested in italian tanks is not because I think that tey are not interesting... I don't like them only because in my opinion they are....ugly, incredibly ugly. Usually they look like small sardine cans Some subject is ugly but fascinating, such as for example the Russian KV2 or the Quad gun tractor...italian tanks in my opinion, are just ugly and not fascinating at all

But anyway. I think that's a matter of taste

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 10:01 AM UTC
Well I can't say that I can offer a convincing argument to that
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 11:36 AM UTC
Jeremy - Im making the italeri one,its not that good.

Mauro - Please check your mailbox

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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 11:52 AM UTC
But it's better than an old Heller or Alan kit would have been Italeri is pretty stellar on a lot of their soft skins such as the Camionettas, but they have never been truly good with their tanks as far as I remember.

I'll be building the Italeri kit too, but not until next year unless I get it as an early Christmas or birthday present
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Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011 - 04:03 AM UTC

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Jeremy - Im making the italeri one,its not that good.



Even not so bad Sven... Of course is not a top notch kit, but anyway the italian modellers are quite satisfied about the latest improvements of Italeri
If it didn't enough good It wouldn't be produced also by Tamiya

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/89792p40/index.htm


Anyway, as I promised, I've looked for other references for you Sven

Here you are

http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=856

http://www.cmpr.it/art.%20L%206%20ingl/art.%20L-6%20ingl..htm

http://www.comandosupremo.com/forums/topic/2495-interior-colour-of-italian-tanks/

http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?4054-Italian-tanks-and-AFVs.


The italian olive green SHOULD be a FS 34052

Valleyo reference is the number 88


In my opinion maybe it looks a little bit darker, but anyway, colors are not the same after the weathering

If were you I'd clear with a bit of yellow sand

I hope this isuseful for you
if I find something else I'll tell you

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Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011 - 04:48 AM UTC
Huh,so now i have enought references and color codes i need,im only waiting for firul track,thanks again Mauro.

ps.i will very soon be building a t-55 (type 69) .


Kind regards,Sven.
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Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011 - 05:22 AM UTC

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ps.i will very soon be building a t-55 (type 69) .



Can't wait to see it

Tamiya conversion?

Regards Sven

Glad to help you
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Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011 - 10:32 AM UTC

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ps.i will very soon be building a t-55 (type 69) .



Can't wait to see it

Tamiya conversion?

Regards Sven

Glad to help you



Yes Mauro
Tamiya T-55 ,Legend conversion for Iraqi type 69 ( I have no references so if you have some please send them over ).
And possibly firul tracks.
Anything else missing?

Kind regards,Sven.
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Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011 - 11:32 AM UTC
Actually I have few references about the type 69. Anyway I'll try to give you something

If i were you I'd change the tamiya T-55 gun

Is not a necessary improvment , but anyway, it's molded in two pieces so it might be better change it with Aber aluminum barrel (or Jordy Robyo, which is a little less accurate but cheaper)
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Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011 - 01:14 PM UTC
I'd just go with the Aber

Now get back to the Carro Armato!
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Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 07:43 AM UTC
Update,started with the suspension














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Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 09:10 PM UTC
It's good to see an update on this, she's coming along nicely
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Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 09:25 PM UTC
Sven, great work so far! I have unfortunately not yet gotten to do it... Oh please try the camo pattern, it's the best thing about it!

One question: The upper hull is grey, is it primed or is that an after market item?

Cheers!
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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2011 - 03:23 AM UTC
Hi Sven

I made one, It a good model. The kit has one trouble, the laticce are big, and the kit needs a motor.

I painted with model master colours (Italian olive green-italian dark brown- italian sand)

I show you my model:



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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2011 - 03:33 AM UTC
Greatly done so far Sven!

I can't wait to sse it finished

Great job Omar !


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