Italian Semovente 75/18 Assault Gun
When I was a kid Italeri was one of my favorite model companies. I built one of these when I was 12 or 13 years old. I wanted to revisit this topic so I went out and purchased another one last summer. This is what I ended up with.
I found some drawings online of the interior and used them to supplement the basic interior included in the kit. It's not totally accurate, I did it using bits from my spare parts box but it is a fair representation.
The kit represents a vehicle from the 133 "Littorio" division in North Africa.
The Semovente was one of the more successful Italian AFV's from The Second World War functioning in much the same way as the venerable German Sturmgeschütz for direct support of infantry units. The Germans even used some of them after Italy's surrender.
Nice work. I built one of those as well around 1977 or so.
Thank you John. Do you still have the one you built so long ago?
Fantastic job, Guy!
Excellent work performed, Guy @gzhatsk
Glad to see this little Italian tank ended up on the headlines.
Thank you all. With so much outstanding work displayed here on iModeler it is heartwarming to receive such compliments.
Are there any specific guidelines or criteria for what goes in the Headline section?
@gzhatsk, what is mainly displayed on the headlines are finished models. But it can be used to display an interesting visit, an airshow, museum or modelling exhibition for example as well.