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Being a modeller for quite a few years now, I decided to explore the endless possibilities that the world (through internet) offers, and come up with a series of ways of building, modelling and painting fast (but not hastily), to create the worlds I was seeing in history books since I was little. . .If you care to join me. . . This is the place to be! And, I promise you to find the way (or ways)!!

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.

15 comments:

  1. 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. Nice piece of kit, good paintjob my friend.

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

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

    Dimitri

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  7. Fantastic work !!! Very well painting ! Compliments Thanos

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  8. 8.8cm my favorite item in WWII, really nice painting like always, congratullations!!!

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

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

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  14. 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. 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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