Italian Light Tank L6/40 (Italeri)
Italian Light Tank L6/40 (Italeri)
Interesting Italian light tank

The L6/40 is an interesting kit that was very fun to build, paint and weather. The kit offers a small fret of photo-etched metal for exhaust cover, internal hatch mechanisms, turret rivets, and various external details. The kit has a partial interior, including the transmission, driver seat and controls, engine firewall and main gun breech and controls. Unfortunately, most of the interior detail in difficult to see even with the turret and hull hatches open. I chose to go with buttoning everything up, but if you like interiors, there is a good amount of detail to work with. For the majority of pieces, part fit was good. I had some trouble with the individual track links fitting around the front drive wheels. The drive wheel teeth spread the track links too much - If I could do it over I would either file down the teeth that attach to the links, or simply remove them altogether. The turret was missing a handful of large rivets that I added by hand. Instructions are clear and easy to follow, while decals and painting guide have offer four options, including North African Italian markings, German markings for Russia and the Balkans. The few decals performed well with a bit of decal setting solution. The suspension is fairly complex and a bit tricky, and with the small individual links, I'm not sure I'd recommend this kit to a first time builder. I really like the look of this tank, and with the variety of options and interior, I would highly recommend this kit for those interested in early WWII tanks.