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1/35 Up-armored Ariete MBT
salazareric
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Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2013 - 03:50 PM UTC
Hi everyone! I call this done. Just want to share my latest build. OOB and painted with gunze acrylics.
















Eric
salazareric
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Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2013 - 03:53 PM UTC
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Eric
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Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2013 - 03:53 PM UTC
Really cool build Eric; though why does it look like there's Arabic style writing on the side?
salazareric
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Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2013 - 04:00 PM UTC
Thanks. Its the kit decal I used. Suppose to say ITALIA in arabic.
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Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2013 - 04:55 PM UTC
Nice work Eric, the Arabic scroll is I think Italia in Dari script and carried by a lot of the Italian vehicles in Iraq.
Steve.
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Posted: Saturday, April 06, 2013 - 06:08 PM UTC

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Nice work Eric, the Arabic scroll is I think Italia in Dari script and carried by a lot of the Italian vehicles in Iraq.
Steve.


Confirmed.
Moreno
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Posted: Monday, April 08, 2013 - 10:22 AM UTC
Nice work!

Didnt realize how much the Ariete looks like a Chally turret on Leopard 2 chassis.
bat-213
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Posted: Monday, April 08, 2013 - 10:42 AM UTC
great build,very nice work.
altayugurlu
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Posted: Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 09:18 PM UTC
did they use this machines in astan?
retiredyank
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Posted: Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 10:19 PM UTC
Gotta love those duel machine guns. Is it just me or did you put a light in the barrel?
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Posted: Monday, April 15, 2013 - 03:09 AM UTC
I was curious about that too. It looks like a light of some kind in the barrel.
salazareric
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Posted: Monday, April 15, 2013 - 05:34 PM UTC
I found a picture of an Ariete with a cover in the end of the barrel. Sort of a red reflectorized cover of some sort.

Eric
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Posted: Monday, May 06, 2013 - 08:46 AM UTC
cat eye
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 02:25 AM UTC
Excellent work, Eric.
Looks great your Ariete.

What did you use for the optics? Looking nice.

Cheers
Walter
salazareric
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 - 06:48 PM UTC
Thanks Walther. For the optics I used the party confetti that comes in different colors. Just cut to size.

Eric
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Posted: Friday, May 10, 2013 - 04:18 AM UTC
Eric, thx for the info.
I already have a bag of these.
cheers
Walter
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