1/35 Italeri Crusader III AA Tank12 hour build

[mostrich]

Not bad for 12 hours

That's an understatement and you know it. SPAM's hooligan of speed modeling strikes again.
Outstanding work, Carlos. I'm sure it will stand its ground next to your regular builds.

[KSaarni]

So here it is, completed at roughly the 11 hours, 45 minutes point, my entry into the So Cal AMPS 12 hours build challenge. Many entered, only a few crossed the finish line….



Not bad for 12 hours

Say what ? You mean 12 days, right ?!

Seriously, to finish something this outstanding, in just ~12 hrs, is amazing!
I wonder how you could accelerate the settling / drying process of the big star decal... Or have you painted it?

Looking really good Carlos, tempting to try something similar speedbuild


- Kari

[Stikpusher]

Yes I do and it's mostly done. I just need to get metal barrels for mine since the kit ones are so thin and delicate that they bend if you look at them wrong. Mine are also slightly misshapen due to clean up efforts. Maybe someday....

Mark, metal barrels would just look killer on one of these is 1/72. Somebody has got to make some Oerlikon 20mm barrels in metal in 1/72… it’s such a common weapon.

Not bad for 12 hours

That's an understatement and you know it. SPAM's hooligan of speed modeling strikes again.
Outstanding work, Carlos. I'm sure it will stand its ground next to your regular builds.

Thank you Torben. Yeah, every now and then I can shake off my usual slow pace and go all out on a speed build. I don’t know how well this compares to a slow build recent completion on my shelves, but against my older stuff, it holds up well enough.

Say what ? You mean 12 days, right ?!

Seriously, to finish something this outstanding, in just ~12 hrs, is amazing!
I wonder how you could accelerate the settling / drying process of the big star decal... Or have you painted it?

Looking really good Carlos, tempting to try something similar speedbuild


- Kari

Thank you Kari. 12 days and this one would have the remaining flaws corrected. Decals,,, cough cough… That turret top star decal was a three part item, and not quite co operative… but doses of Micro Set and Micro Sol did most of the trick, along with some touch up painting in white…

[Stuart]

That's a superb looking build Carlos, very nice work!

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Stuart. It was certainly a good time doing this.

[jeaton01]

Darn inconvenient to build a turret with no good place for a star. What were they thinking!

[Gary Brantley]

That is so impressive Carlos! Well done indeed and that's no matter how many hours it took. Man, it takes me that long just to get started on a project! That is inspiring work sir.

John, I heard those white stars just made good targets.

[Duke Maddog]

Yes Carlos, there is a company that makes 20mm barrels for this very tank in 1/72 scale. I've already seen a completed Crusader AA tank in 1/72 scale with the metal barrels. Now if I can get paid enough to find them before they disappear!