hay all sat down to work on my M-48 today and was not felling it so i look around my stach and saw this hiding i'm been wanting to build this for a long time so to day is the day the M-48 is going to wait
i have to say that this is a great kit the detail is great it even comes with some pe as well this is going to be a oob build hope you all like
p.s does anyone know were to get some pic
thanks dave

Hi Dave

You should find some food for thought (useful info + useful links) in this recent thread :
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/178602#1500129

HTH

Frenchy

You sure made some quick progress on this one Dave, looking good mate!

Hay all thanks Karl that is only 1 1/2hours of work this kit is just fulling together I love it. I'm starting a long week at work so the next time that I will get to build is Thursday
Dave

nice start dave

cheers
walter

Hi Dave,

It's really a nice kit.I bought it a couple of months ago on Sprue Bros.special buys and actually didn't expect to much.It goes together very well and was surprised that I had it built in only a few hours.Now that I think I have posting pics figured out I'll put a couple on.
It doesn't show on the box art,but there is a decal on the sides in Arabic.Let me know if you find out what it says.

Tom

lets see if this works..
here's some pics.

The Arabic on the side of the tank is just the Arabic word for "Italy" and is pronounced in Arabic.. Italia.

Nice model by the way!

Hisham

Hay all thanks ,Tom great work your right this is a great kit I have not had any time this week to build but hope to get at it next week by the way were did you get the figure ?? Hisham that for the info
Dave

I'll have to get back to you about the figure.Quite can't rememeber.

Tom

This is one mean looking beast. I'll be following your build. I'm too back-logged, right now; but you may persuade me to put this on my modern armor list.

Hi Tom,
in the Auriga book about the Ariete, they say the Arabic word just means Italy.

Olivier

hay all have a small up date
















hope to have it ready for paint next week
dave

Nice work David.

Good stuff Dave- is all that PE included in the kit?

Hay Karl thanks yes all the pe is in the kit by the way love the paint on your build
Dave

hay all work has been nut and family went to hilton head for a week but i did get her done for now starting a new build with the club here are some pics





























dave

Nice Dave but the lifting rings on the commander sight are too big. You'd better put smaller ones.

Olivier

Dave,

I really enjoyed getting an in-person look at this at the meeting last week - what a brute!

I forget just how big some of the modern armored vehicles are when compared to their WWII brethern, and that C1 is massive!

I'll be looking forward to seeing it when you finally get it finished.

Hi guys,
Sorry to get off the topic,but I'm a little puzzled.
My original photo was the Ariete.Now it's photos I posted on dioramas.Has this ever happened to anyone?The Ariete was the first photo I posted after figuring out how to and I may have deleted it,not knowing it has to stay on Photobucket.I'll put it up again.Sorry if anyone was scratching their head thinking" what the heck is this?"
Tom

thanks all Olivier when i get back to it I'm going to try to make some smaller one
dave

Dave- nice to see you back at work on this one! Great progress so far- I like the tracks and the detail painting. Keep it up!

Nicely done David, congrats indeed

I have just some doubts about the green shade which you've used as base color. It seems to me a little bit lighter than the real one









Anyway, probably after the washing it will darken...or maybe color depends on the pic light

Cheers