Italeri AB41 Autoblinda (pics)

Tread,

I'm honored by your comments, but have to admit I was scared to death when attempting this pattern. I wasn't sure my Aztek or I were up to it but it just called to me so I had to try. Took a lot of fiddling with air pressure and literally getting the nozzle right up to the model itself and I learned a lot, particularly the dangers of adopting the required hunched over position for more than 30 minutes at a stretch!

Dwight, 

Always a pleasure to hear from you, thanks for the kind words.  

Turned out very good, Bill. The camo job is especially impressive.

Robert, Terry, GunTech, thanks for the comments!

Comet,

I look forward to seeing you build one when you get to it, I didn't think I'd tackle mine quite so soon but events played out that way. It turned out to be a great "sick day" project and went from there!

biffa wrote:

its a beauty bill turned out great i love the overhead shots showing the camo off it also looks like you went a little heavier on the weathering than usual or maybe the camo shows it off more either way i like it,

I think it's a combination of both actually considering I added the extra overall wash to my normal process. I'd abandoned it for a while but returned to using it on this one. I think it works well for 3-tone camo to help tie it all in together and will keep it in the arsenal for future use.  

 Fingers,

The tires, being vinyl, are really nice detailwise but I was worried about how they would weather. I made sure they got a good coat of Future along with the Dullcoat that the rest of the kit did and it worked out great. Appreciate your comments!  

You've done that kit real justice as usual Bill

Hope mine comes out aswell as that when I get around to it. 

Very nice indeed! I really like that camo pattern...it looks good.

Thanks for sharing...