thanks for looking.....Larry
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Trumpeter Ariete MBT.
warhog
Joined: November 26, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 05:11 AM UTC
Here are some pictures of my Trumpeter Ariete.Kit was mostly OOB except for the some Eduard photoetch and a new barrel from royal models. Model was finished with Tamiya paint and weathered with oils.
thanks for looking.....Larry
thanks for looking.....Larry
Urutu_
Joined: April 21, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 05:21 AM UTC
Larry!
Ver, very nice weathering job! Amazing model!
Bye,
Marcelo
Ver, very nice weathering job! Amazing model!
Bye,
Marcelo
warhog
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 05:23 AM UTC
Thank you for the kind words....
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 05:30 AM UTC
Looks good Larry,
I've heard nice things about that kit, how did you find it?
I've heard nice things about that kit, how did you find it?
warhog
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 05:36 AM UTC
was pretty good detail was excellent , plastic seemed brittle to me though....
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 05:55 AM UTC
Thanks.
woodstock74
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 06:41 AM UTC
That's a really nice build, an Italian Leopard 2! I might be out to lunch, but I see Leopard 2 in the Arties' details. Minor things like the similarity of the coupulas and right hand driver position. Was there any shared development between the two projects?
LeoCmdr
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 07:21 AM UTC
No shared development between the Leopard 2 and the Ariete.
The Ariete was developed strictly within the Italian Defence Industry. The main gun in German but built under licence in Italy.
The Ariete really can't compare in armour capability, or power to the Leopard 2.
Still, I think it looks pretty interesting with the add-on armour packages used in Iraq...this will be a future project for me.
Good job Larry.
The Ariete was developed strictly within the Italian Defence Industry. The main gun in German but built under licence in Italy.
The Ariete really can't compare in armour capability, or power to the Leopard 2.
Still, I think it looks pretty interesting with the add-on armour packages used in Iraq...this will be a future project for me.
Good job Larry.
warhog
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 08:01 AM UTC
I really like the looks of the ariete. It and the Canadian Leopard c1/c2 are some of my favorite tanks right now. Now if Trumpeter/AFV club and DML will release those Strykers I would be in heaven......
woodstock74
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 08:19 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Still, I think it looks pretty interesting with the add-on armour packages used in Iraq...this will be a future project for me.
Interesting indeed:
Antica Babilonia version from Iraq
GeraldOwens
Joined: March 30, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 08:40 AM UTC
Quoted Text
That's a really nice build, an Italian Leopard 2! I might be out to lunch, but I see Leopard 2 in the Arietes' details. Minor things like the similarity of the coupulas and right hand driver position. Was there any shared development between the two projects?
I always thought the Ariete looked like the illegitimate love child of a Challenger 1 and a Leopard 2 (that recessed gun mount is pure Challenger). The Germans did not help develop it, but OTO Melara did license produce the Leopard 1 for many years for the Italian Army, and the earlier OF-40 offered to the export market was a near knock-off of the German tank. And of course, Diehl tracks are nearly the industry standard for tanks and other AFV's these days--even the Chinese use them.
If you want real armor deja vu, check out almost any Japanese armor from the postwar period. They look remarkably like other countries' projects (not always American, either).
MetzWar123
Joined: June 22, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 09:03 AM UTC
Yes very nice! But please let me know WHAT SCALE!
Regards,
Tom M.
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Regards,
Tom M.
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nooplwb
Joined: April 12, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 11:16 AM UTC
Hi Gerald,
Does it mean I can replace the original one piece track with an aftermarket Leo 1 track set?
Thanks,
Will
Does it mean I can replace the original one piece track with an aftermarket Leo 1 track set?
Thanks,
Will
james84
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 12:42 PM UTC
Wow! Fantastic one!
I'm Italian but I've never seen one of these beasts!
Great weathering, not excessive (did you make the mud with pigments+thinner?). What colour did you use for the green?
I'm Italian but I've never seen one of these beasts!
Great weathering, not excessive (did you make the mud with pigments+thinner?). What colour did you use for the green?
houborg
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 01:54 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Yes very nice! But please let me know WHAT SCALE!
Regards,
Tom M.
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Hi Tom,
The Scale is 1/35 - wonderfull kit with a great look.
Best regards
Morten
warhog
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 05:08 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Wow! Fantastic one!
I'm Italian but I've never seen one of these beasts!
Great weathering, not excessive (did you make the mud with pigments+thinner?). What colour did you use for the green?
I'm kinda old school. My recipe for mud is Comet bathroom cleaner and gunze mud paint. Comes out great and easy to use not much of a mess.As far as paint I used Tamiya Nato green and mixed and matched to some photos. I think it came out very close to what colors are used on the Ariete....
zokissima
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 08:08 PM UTC
Very nicely done. You don't see too many of these built up.
Violetrock
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 11:25 PM UTC
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Hi Gerald,
Does it mean I can replace the original one piece track with an aftermarket Leo 1 track set?
Thanks,
Will
No, you cant. The track is a unique design by Diehl for the Ariete. The end-conntectors are also a little different. They have some sort of 'duck-bills'.
Thomas
warhog
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2006 - 05:09 AM UTC
Thanks for the nice comments guys.... 
GeraldOwens
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2006 - 11:10 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Hi Gerald,
Does it mean I can replace the original one piece track with an aftermarket Leo 1 track set?
Thanks,
Will
Haven't ever found any aftermarket 23-inch track for the Leo 1, oddly enough. Lots of wider Leo 2 tracks available. In any case, the Ariete has the narrow track with a set of duckbill extenders on the outside edge instead of the wide tracks, and the kit tracks are the only ones available of that type. Only other vehicle to use this track I am aware of was the French AUF-1 155mm self-propelled howitzers on the AMX-30 chassis, as deployed to Kosovo.
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12:14 PM UTC
Really nice model and a great job. I can only agree with the others: very good and convincing weathering.
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