Another "unusual" subject. I'ts a Camionetta Mod. 42 2nd Series in service with the 20th Mobile Unit of the Italian Police in Bologna during 1950. The kit is a 1/35 resin one by Crielmodel. The mods I've done are:
- scratchbuilt windscreen and mirrors (from plasticard and brass strip/rod and clear acetate)
- scratcbuilt exaust (from copper tubing)
- scratchbuilt barrel for the Breda 20 AA gun (from syringe needles and copper tubing)
- decals (printed by myself but now available from Crielmodel a separate item)
As usual any comments/critics are most welcome!!!
Ciao

Fabio, this is a very interesting and different subject. I can not critque it because I have no idea what I'm looking at. But, I will say it looks great!
What color is that? And why the unique color?

All I can say is there are no rivets to count. I like it very much. It is up to your surperb standards. Thankyou for showing us another rarely seen vehicle.

Nice (again) to see different subjects, particularly something we will never see in plastic...Keep them coming!..Jim

First of all thanks everybody for the nice words.

Just a bit of history: at the end of WWII the Italian Police "inherited" lots of vehicles from the former "Regio Esercito". The colour in which these vehicles were repainted was called "Amaranto" and I made it using 6 parts of Humbrol 20 and one of white. The only exception were the L6/40 light tanks that remained painted in a sand colour but the Breda 20mm gun they had (the same as the one of the Camionetta Mod. 42) was replaced by 2 Breda 8mm MGs. The colour is quite unusual and it remained in service to the early 60s when all of our Police veichles were painted in a light shade of "grigioverde mimetico". At the beginning of the 80s their vehicles were painted in light blue and white and they're still like this.

The model itself shouldn't be so unusual to someone interested in the North Africa campaign. It's only a "urban" version of the Camionetta Mod. 42 "Sahariana" with the only difference of the side canister racks replaced by stowage boxes and, of course, the colour.
This was also used in Italy for the Rome's defense in September 1943 after the armistice.

The model itself it's quite easy to put together and I didn't have big problems. I went for these few mods just because of the "reverse OOB bug disease" that bit me...



Ken: I understand your note, but my intention is to "stimulate" the other Italian fellas on the site to take an active part in the discussions




Jim: Coming up next there's the whole series of the vehicles based on L40 hull:
- L6/40 light tank
- Semovente da 47/32 (SPG)
- Semovente da 47/32 (SPG) Platoon Command version
- Squadron Command tank for Semoventi da 47/32

and of course much more...

Ciao

the vehicle is very different,interesting,cute and futuristic. this is the first time I have heard and seen this vehicle.thanks for that . On the other hand,your art in this model is incredible. I like the built,paint,additions you made,..everything... thats a numero uno ..
congrats Fabio

scoccia,
I was watching the italian job at the weekend and one of the police vehicles
seemed to be a m20 greyhound with a different turret on it looked like one from
a british armoured car? any idea what it was and are you planning to build one?
nice model BTW

Thanks everibody for your nice words once more!

mikeli125: quite likely what you've seen is a T17E1 "Staghound" that the Cavalry passed in the early 50s onto the Police. It's painted in "Amaranto" too. Actually I don't know if the police used to have M8s as well, but if you want I can check it out for you...
Ciao

scoccia,
yes that'd be interesting wasnt sure if it was a daimler turret or a staghound
the hull did have 3 axles and I'm very sure its a m20 unless it's been thrown
together for the film I'm not sure it was fitted with a water cannon though I'll
flick through it tonight on the PC and I'll send you an image of it if I can
it was still painted O/D I only watched it to see if there were any lambretta's in it
but only one lousey vespa

The M8 in service with the police it's controversal. I found some sources saying yes and other saying no. For sure the Carabinieri had it (and for sure painted in OD). carabinieri is our Military Police which also acts as "conventional" police. They used to have Leopards, M47, M106, M113 and lots of other stuff including Shermans...
Can the Carabinieri be an option?
Ciao

(++) WoW (++) That thing looks weird!?!

Yes, quite strange but true. They had two armoured bataillons on AFVs...
Ciao

And this is the final one sitting on its base...



Ciao

great work!!! very nice!
thanks also for all the infos!
I don't know very much about the carabinieri!
ciao

Fabio, Very odd yet wonerfully done.