Tankette rather than a light tank. It is a light tank of the Italian army. It still weighs about 3 tons.
First, it is from the box building of the tankette body. There is a little gap, but it seems no big problem if you carefully adjust the parts together.
It is challenging to assemble the chassis, road wheels, and suspension. There are a few sticking parts, and it does not stabilize. I wonder if bonding and assembling them all at once is possible. What should I do?
Now I’m assembling the leaf spring suspension and rolling wheels. It collapses as soon as it gives a slight vibration.
Only a few photo-etched parts are included.
(18-November-2018)
Just after assembling the partially connected caterpillar. It was pretty tricky, even if I’m familiar with tanks, as the driving wheel fastening was unstable. I think the fine adjustment is possible if I assemble them without the time from the wheels to the caterpillar track parts.
There are two big square hatches. Because the tank is ultra-small, it looks cramped, looking at the package.
Because it assembles from a box set, it is self-responsibility that the combination is terrible. If there is a more clear part-to-part guide, it may have been assembled precisely.
The light-curing putty was left, and I attempted to make dirt 3D weathering. Because the putty color is yellow, I cannot see much.
(20-November-2018)
Carlo Veloce Tankette was completed. This tank was active during the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 and the war in Spain in 1936. Armament and armor were both poor, so it was already an old-fashioned weapon at the end of 1940, and there seemed to be few opportunities to participate in a battle at the front line.
Usually, this model was equipped with a machine gun. This type is equipped with a 20 mm antitank gun. Because of the structure and no turret, the shooting range was limited.
It is a Tankette that will fly if the wind blows. I draw it looks as heavy as possible, the caterpillar and antitank gun brighter with a dry brush.
Ummm, the caterpillar has become distorted in some places.
These clear parts are used for the headlights, and it is good to see a precise lattice pattern even if seen nearby.
The marking was the ninth tank battalion in Libya, North Africa, in 1941. By the way, this tank-loaded radio.
The camouflage paint was challenging to paint on the tiny vehicle.
I didn’t glue the big hatch.
I made five Italian tank soldiers the other day, and they were sitting posture, so I tried it on Carlo Veloce.
The figure seems quite extensive, but even in real photos, it was like this. As it is a two-seater, it’s not so big inside.
I did not feel the carry through with a big project as the AFV body is too small. I had minimal experience with Italian tanks, so I greatly enjoyed it. Considering only Tamiya, there are few options for building Italian tanks. Including Italeri, it gets a little more.
(30-November-2018)
