Carro Armato M13/40 Italian Medium Tank Tamiya 1/35

It is Carro Armato that is partly renewed Tamiya’s old kit. It was built from November 2009 to April 2012.

I could assemble the partial link-type caterpillar without difficulty.
（2009/11/27）

Roughly shaping before small parts attached.
（2009/11/28）

I could reach here only spent several hours.
（2009/11/29）

Two figures are in this kit; I choose one of them. The posing is almost the same as Semovente, but the right hand is different.
（2009/11/29）

It is easy to assemble the renewal parts. Parting lines are exposed clearly, so we need to remove them carefully. Especially the leaf spring suspensions were required to check. I hope Tamiya chooses complete renewal.

This resin head face is a nice guy.
（2009/11/29）

Ｉ finish up this tank with green camouflage. Basic painting in mat desert yellow of Humbrol.
（2010/04/04）

Dark green dot camouflage. I do not care for the same pattern in many areas.
(2010/04/10)

At last, the Italian tank that had been being left since last year was completed. It is Carlo Armart M13/40.

You can see it’s a small tank when compared with the figure. It would have been tight if four people (5m in total length, width 2.17m, and 2.25m in height) entered.

Marking is the 132nd Ariete Armored Division on North African Front.

After I had melted the pastel with an acrylic thinner, I sprinkled it on the chassis. I don’t think that mud adheres so much in the desert.

The crew is also dusty, like this vehicle.

Italian tank crew mounts on the turret.

Ｉ expressed upper dust with the pastel powder.

After pasting the decals, I splayed the mat clear too much and someplace, remaining slightly white.

There is a marking of the kangaroo version captured by the Australian army. This seems nice. Very long time since I have made AFV.
（2010/04/24）