Italeri have announced that their new, 100% new moulds, 1:35 scale Fiat 508 Coloniale will be available from the end of November.



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This looks very interesting. Anybody got any reference pics

Nice, I can ditch my crappy resin kit.

This seems to be the same type:

stefano-paracchi.com

Despite the apparent decrepitude it looks as if this one is driven around, judging by the new tyres and the add-on rear lamps.

Notice some other variations don't seem to have this kind of bevelled detail around the door edges and rear panel.

P.S. the writing in yellow on that page says "Fiat Torpedo 508 CM 1100 1939 mint condition Colonial Italian original documents" plus his email and phone no.

Perhaps "mint" is a bit of Bing poetic licence, "excellent" is an alternative...

More walkaround pics :

http://www.ams.vr.it/PIER/ArmWalkAround/Cecchignola/FIAT_508_COLONIALE/Fiat_508.htm

http://www.modellismopiu.net/m+gallerie/main.php?g2_itemId=27782

Here's a period picture showing the same ram's head insignia on the door (and a captured AEC Dorchester in the background ) :



I guess this one belonged to the Italian 132nd Armoured Division "Ariete" during the North African campaign.

HTH

Frenchy

I'm not into the Italian ww2 subjects so I think I won't buy it, but I'm glad that Italeri has become to make some NEW MOLDS rather than re-releasing the Esci kits or its older ones

So, great news indeed!

I was reading through some 101st/501 SS Schwere Panzer Abt. (of Wittman fame) literature the other day, and it stated that after Kursk, 1st SS went to Italy for refit. Upon the Italian capitulation, 13th Co. (Heavy) was transforming into 101st as a 1st SS Pz.Kps. asset. The book stated that Fiats were used quite liberally after that, esp in the winter battles of 43-44. That being said, this kit could be used to jazz up anything from a N. Africa to an Ostfront dio. Hmmm.... (checks bank account)