M 13/40

Silver medal

Awarded: Silver

By: Marcin Czerski

Manufacturer(s): Ialeri/ESCI

Modifications: Extended gun barel, shorten mud guard, handles made from brass wire, several small part from strip of metal

After-market parts: PE tracks from PART, resin jerry can ARMO.

Description: M 13/40 from Italian Armored Division "Ariete" on the frontier Egipt 1942. The paint work only Vallejo, chipping Humbrol, sand, mud, dirt - weathering Tamiya set A/B and artistic pigments.

Judge 1
Very good construction, clean and precise. All details added are very real and well done, bautiful the drilled gun and MG's. Coloration is well done too; i like sand tone and general look. Regarding weathering, i think more dust on lower hull and tracks would be better. Personally, on the horizontal surface, i have tried to change the sand tone in a lighter one.
Judge 2
Good straight build, the etch tracks have real saved this model. Nice paint work with pinwashes on the rivets etc, could have done with a lighter drybrush on top. More dust on the lower half of the vehicle too. the tools could have been painted more like the tracks to give metallic look.
Judge 3
A very good build with nice details. The paint finish is very nice, with some good, subtle tonal variation and shadowing around the small details. As the other judges have mentioned, some pale dust on the horizontal areas would add further interest to the finish.