FEATURE ARTICLE
Trumpeter 1:35 Italian C1 Ariete MBT • Kit No. 00394
Q Andrew Judson adds a stack of aftermarket conversion and enhancement parts to Trumpeter’s 1:35 scale C1 Ariete Italian Main Battle Tank.
uite some time ago, Trumpeter released this 1:35 scale kit of the Italian C1 Ariete MBT. It caught my attention and so I bought one, along with Royal Model’s aftermarket add on armour and started to plan the build. First I started to research this beast and I liked it even more as I did so.
GETTING STARTED I have to admit that this kit sat in my stash for quite some time before I actually dug it out and started building it. Over that period I was able to source an RB metal barrel, Royal Models’ additional armour, Royal
Models’ Italian Tank Crew, Bronco separate workable tracks, and finally a Lion Roar photo-etched set. I studied the instructions for a bit to determine any modifications that may be required when adding the after market stuff, and was happy to find that only a couple of small parts needed to be removed from the moulding or parts not used at all to be replaced with new bits. With everything sorted, I was ready to start on this project. The actual kit is quite simple to build, starting with the driveline and tracks. All went together well, though care was required when putting the tracks together as these were from Bronco, and workable, meaning not too much glue!
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