Carro Armato M13/40. Tamiya 1/35.

[george]

Hi, guys.

Started this one quite  a while ago, made some progress and put aside. I have Panzer Art sandbags for this model. Some soft rivets will be changed  with Masterclub product.

[rbaer]

Oh man, I thought I was bad about small things, like rivets....... I really like the direction this is going already.

[george]

Finally it's ready for paint. I run out of rivets so it took a while to get the supply.

[george]

Some progress in painting:

[george]

Here some pictures of finished model:
























I hope you like it. Yep, some B/W balance issues....

[keavdog]

Nice job. I've never seen that kit or tank before - always fun to see a new subject.

[moparmadness]

She looks the business!

[406 Silverado]

The paint, weathering and rust effects on this are second to none George! You've done an amazing job of bringing out the realism in this one. What was your technique for getting the rust effects on the muffler/ exhaust system?

[stikpusher]

Man I missed the construction postings on this. Wow! That’s pretty hardcore to drill out and replace the rivets. That is dedication. Your final results do look great. The added sandbags and ring sight for the machine gun are great detailing touches.

[Tobi]

These Italian WWII tanks have some special appeal to me, same as the Japanese. Must be the riveted armor.

[george]

Nov 8, 2023 21:57:35 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

The paint, weathering and rust effects on this are second to none George! You've done an amazing job of bringing out the realism in this one. What was your technique for getting the rust effects on the muffler/ exhaust system?

Thank you for comments,  guys.
Nothing special, I just used AK products - rust streaks and light rust.

[19kilo]

Really good work. I built this same kit a couple years ago and ended up taking 3rd prize in the Bham Model Show. 

[george]

Nice build, my congratulations.