Minairons new L3/33 tankette (20mm!)

[Lluis of Minairons]

I'm happy to share with you the release of a further SCW 1:72 scale AFV boxed set - that one of L3/33 Carro Veloce tankette.
(Yes I'm aware this is an odd scale to most of you, but I thought you'd like to know anyway...)



Box contains two models - a regular tankette with twin MGs, as well as its flamethrower version with its corresponding propellant trailer. Set is completed by the two crewmen you can see in pictures.



More details on Minairons blog, http://minairons-news.blogspot.com/2021/04/new-l333-carro-veloce-boxed-set.html

Cheers,
Lluís

[martin goddard]

Very  neat Lluis!

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

1:72 - sorry - don't understand 

Nice models, though. Makes you wonder how on earth anyone fitted into, let alone fought in, something so small.

Simon

[Leslie BT]

You want to try the little French tankette Simon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIOltulISNQ

[Leslie BT]

There are some others here as well.

You forget how small a lot of early war vehicles were!!
And some curious trucks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTppi34u87o&t=12s

[Panzer21]

1:72 - sorry - don't understand 

Nice models, though. Makes you wonder how on earth anyone fitted into, let alone fought in, something so small.

Simon

The one in Bovington is an eye opener; it's so small you can look down into the crew compartment.
It looks like it would be cramped for a small child!
I couldn't see how they operated the machine gun(s) as it looked like the but end was right where your head or chest would be, assuming you could get in around it.
I wouldn't fancy going into action trailing a container full of flammable liquid!
When you see the size of it it's easy to believe the story of the Ethiopians flipping one over....

I remember the cut open Panzer 3 they had that you could get into. I did that on one visit and narrowly avoided causing myself injury on the various sharp angled bits of metal. I could not believe how cramped it was and the limited vision through the vision blocks.
While I was in it about 2 or 3 kids got in and it was claustrophobic.
No wonder people fought with the hatch open!
Neil