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Thursday, 16 June 2011

Italeri - 8.8 cm. FLAK 37 AA Gun

Good day everyone!

Last January I've uploaded some photos of a fortified position I made (Post: Bunker at 11.00 o'clock, sir!!!), which was ''hosting'' a famous gun of WW2 - 8.8 cm. Flak AA gun.
This is an Italeri fast-build model (#7512), and the type is Flak 37. Though the box illustration represents a gun located in Africa during 1942 campaign, I decided to paint it in my usual Dunkelgelb / Field gray, late-war colours.

The model is consisted of 17 parts and comes together very easily.
For someone who lacks of: time, patience, money and modeller's ambition for getting the most realistic model ever, I think it suits the case quite adequately! ;-)
















I hope you like it!

Comments and critics are more than welcome!!

T.
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15 comments:

  1. mork696916 June 2011 at 09:48

    Great paintjob on the good old 8.8!And the Minis are wonderful painted,too! I didn´t like it but I love it!!!

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  2. The Angry Lurker16 June 2011 at 10:18

    Nice piece of kit, good paintjob my friend.

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  3. Paul16 June 2011 at 11:16

    Lovely job. Nice weathering and painting. Well done Thanos.

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  4. Chris C.16 June 2011 at 14:32

    That's a really fine looking gun. Very nice!
    I've had a similar experience with an Italeri Puma armored car I'm working on -- the kit came together very easily.

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  5. Dan16 June 2011 at 15:34

    Very good job on the gun! I like the sandbags as well did you buy them or make them yourself?

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  6. Greek_Geek16 June 2011 at 22:34

    Really nice agapite... The weathering is spot on!

    Dimitri

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  7. CarloAntonio17 June 2011 at 00:57

    Fantastic work !!! Very well painting ! Compliments Thanos

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  8. Sollado217 June 2011 at 01:40

    8.8cm my favorite item in WWII, really nice painting like always, congratullations!!!

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  9. Anonymous17 June 2011 at 01:56

    I've got the same question as Dan, do you get the sandbags in the kit or were they from somewhere else?

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  10. Thanos17 June 2011 at 08:49

    Thank you guys for all the support! :-)
    @Dan + Easternfunker: The sandbags are made by me, by using some (a lot actually) green stuff. It was rather easy to make them, I am sure that you guys, can make them in 'no' time! :-)
    T.

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  11. Rob8917 June 2011 at 10:17

    Great paint job! I like a lot the weathering too.

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  12. Jacksarge Painting17 June 2011 at 11:29

    Well done with the 88, nice painting. You are right about sandbags, pretty easy to make, I use Miliput for mine. Keep up the good work,- I have seen this kit in a local model shop and wondered how it would look.

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  13. Al18 June 2011 at 00:16

    Well done Thanos, nicely weathered the whole kit looks spot on mate

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  14. Alan M19 June 2011 at 22:01

    Great looking model. Very convincing weathering, really looks like it's been lugged around most of Europe! Crew are looking good too.

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  15. Greg20 June 2011 at 10:17

    I can only support all the above mentioned comments! Well done T.

    P.S. Why dont you use Das modelling clay for your sand bags much cheaper.

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