Post-build Review: Tamiya/Italeri P40 Italian Heavy Tank
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ส.ค. 2019
- Yeah, it's a little bit crap...
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I always wanted to build this tank!
Seeing those poor fitting armor plates made me cringe a little. There's nothing worse than poor fitting tank with rivets.
I'd take Mr. Surfacer 500 and brush it into those gaps basically like a wash until they're all gone, then remove the excess with lacquer thinner. This way you'll be able to apply washes into those panel lines without any issue. I did this numerous times and it's pretty effective.
+Night Shift I will try that out. But first I'm gonna have to find some Mr Surfacer lol. Thank you!
I really enjoy these post build reviews...far more valuable than inbox reviews. I like hearing how it went together and which kits to run away from. Thanks for making these.
Agree.
Yes post build reviews really show insight
Nice vid and good work; Italeri kits can suffer from a multitude of issues... but some of their kits are great; they're very hit and miss quality control wise. Looking forward to what you do with the paint. Cheers.
May be must people don't know, but Italeri in the 70's and 80's (Pre Dragons kits shows in the marquet) was one of the few brands with "alternative" or "rare" kits for build. Yes they're bad, But the price and the need for these different kits justified the purchase. I haven't bought an italeri kit for more than 15 years, and I don't know if they have progressed, but I have seen some photos of their new kits and it seems that the old style of rubber tracks without any detail, remains. Yes I know, may be in USA or in Europe, the situation was different, but in south america it was the reality we had to face.
The odd fire extinguisher looking thingy on the left rear track guard, is the tank's bottle jack.
Back when Italeri made great kits. Try their M47.
lovely tank! nice work!
Great review. Looked a bit clunky, but buildable and I was considering it until “the tracks don’t fit around the sprocket.” Tanks 101: tracks need to go around sprockets. Great review!
Nice review. Looking forward to the next.
I enjoyed that, thanks - but I'll not be rushing out to buy one! Forewarned is forearmed! Cheers.
Thanks for the review. Tamiya doing a rebox, whatever next. Hope to see the cammo scheme you come up with. Happy modelling buddy👍🤓
Tamiya has done many reboxings over the years.
That looks sweet, i like it when you build something from the weird tank corner :)
The only thing that is really annoying about this are the pin marks on the tracks, that would make me go up the wall. The rest is alright, i mean its an Italeri kit. They are good enough and it turns out just fine in the end. Here they are pretty cheap to buy, the Tamiya version is like twice as expensive, so i recommend to stay away from that.
Where can I buy italeri version?
Very interesting tank, I also have one from Italery
I might get this tank now, but im wanting to get a cv/33 model
I think one of the reasons we begrudgingly pay premium prices for a Tamiya kit, despite there not being (usually) PE, indie link tracks etc, is that we know there will be sublime engineering and perfect fit. Bit of a kick in the nuts when it turns out to be an Italeri rebox at a Tamiya price point. But I digress, so please excise my ramble. Enjoyed the vid Evan and it is refreshing to see post build vids, rather than a plethora of inbox reviews as is the norm ....it's great to know what fits and what issues to expect. Kutgw
Thank you Mark :) I don't know if I will be building many more Italeri kits after this lol. Not a great first impression!
The item on the left rear trackguard which you mentioned may be a jack.
I tend to build quite a few italeri models, but I'm using 1:56 scale for wargaming and such, so their models of that scale don't have as much detail as larger scales, but I've not really encoutered too many issues ... great video :D
35000 subscriber, in very Happy for you. :)
Good review. This kit is hard to find!!
Good review, kit turned out really nice. A bit critical, as are some of the comments, but issues are nothing most of us can't handle.
Bought the latest Italeri boxing of this at a show last weekend for £24 and it comes with a metal barrel now. Maybe they're paying attention.
That may be the special edition which has that as well as a photographic manual.
I love Italian tanks. The P40 is a pretty neat looking vehicle, I have an L6 40 in the stash that I'd like to get to some time in the future. The kit looks alright. It's a 2012 issued kit with upgraded parts but I think they should have redone the whole thing. Good luck with the painting, what scheme are you going for? The box art example looks pretty challenging.
In principle, I love Italeri kits, as they are great value, but mostly because they offer such a huge range of subjectsthat are just not available elsewhere (and not just armour).
However, I think you truly need a good set of old school modelling skills to bring about a good result, something I do not sadly have.
But Evan, you most certainly do and it looks like a great result. Looking forward to seeing it in paint......
What a shame this kit is full of problems..If Italeri put new effort into some of there ancient kits and updated them..!.I do like Italeri and some of their new kits are cool and some older ones are good..Though some are not.
I’ve contacted Italeri with questions and found them very friendly to deal with.They are like Airfix and Revell..In that they are trying to finally move in the right direction.Problem is some of their older kits are just reissued at todays prices..They might have a gluten of old kits..So choose a few and really revamp them..(e.g 1/35 Italian tanks they do.!?!?!)Happily surprise us and worry the competition.. Don’t just sling in some photo etch and new decals..
Great video and I really enjoyed the post review..Thank you and all the best from Blighty🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
I bought Friul tracks for my P 40.
Very interesting vehicle. Maybe the Italeri kit is not the finest but as you mention is the only available. Squadron Signal publications has issue a very good book for Italian armor during WW2.
Beautiful model 😉
I don't know why Tamiya does this, the Italeri kits are nowhere near up to Tamiya's standard. I don't think it does the Tamiya brand any favours
According to Italeri, this P40 was a brand new tooling in 2009. Even given that it's 10yrs old, I would have expected much better than this from a brand new tooled kit. But yes, it doesn't do Tamiya any credit to their reputation of "shake the box and it builds itself" type kits.
Completely agree with that. They have lowered their standards to doing this. Reputation is all in any business, this is one way to drop sales drastically 🤓😉👍
I have built the italieri kit and i thought is was fine and if not better, it had a metal barrel, PE and really good tracks with a detailed book on the P40 so I thought it was good
@@dave_jackson3043 they don't drop sales over reboxes. Lots of companies do this. It actually helps with sales of each other's kits. If you know it's an italeri kit, don't buy it. It's that simple. Or buy it and deal with the issues. Tamiya, italeri, revell, ICM, and others do these reboxings and some of these companies have done it for decades. This definitely isn't a new thing from Tamiya.
@@benij2431 absolutely, people love to hate Italeri without even knowing its history and the amount of subjects they covered throughout these years.
Of course when you buy an Italeri kit you need to research first especially with the older stuff.
But to glorify Tamiya when they still sell kits that might fit perfectly, but as far as details look terrible, really makes no sense.
This P 40 plastic kit is not even a kit that other brands produce, so thank you Italeri!
I just bought the Italeri's "Special Edition" with the World of Tanks tag and the thing that bothered me is the engine part...it looks really empty! Anyway, perhaps with the paint and weathering will look pretty decent, and aaaall the rivets pinwash to add interest. I'm sure your P40 will look marvelous!
Where can I get it now?
Very seldom does one sound disappointed with a Tamiya kit, but perhaps when Tamiya ventures outside of the company pool they find themselves in murky water. This was a kit that I had my eye on, but now I think I'll pass and wait for one of the newer manufacturers to revive Italian armour should I find myself in the mood for spaghetti and meatballs, lol. Appreciate the honest feedback and yours turned out brilliantly. Look forward to seeing what you decide on for the camo scheme.
Cheers mate!
The part on the left rear fender is the jack....
Italeri is Italian for good luck on those pin marks!
How much was this kit and where did you get it from
+Giovanni Di Spirito It was given to me by a friend who was clearing out some kits from his collection that he did not want to build anymore.
That is a Jack on the fender
Not so bad from a shady parking lot deal in Kanata 😉
+Yellow Cake not bad at all. It is a cool subject and I did enjoy the build in the end :) thank you!
Issues on chassis hull is very bad fitting :(
How rare is this kit?
It's not super common, but I don't think it's rare enough to be a valuable kit or anything.
Ah ok thanks!
8:44 this is jack not fire-extinguisher
You are correct!
My young Panzer builder, I understand getting wood over a Tamiya kit. However,never forget that Italeri kits terrible (most of the time) and even Magic nomes from Tamiya can't fix them.
Ok they put in PE tool clamps, the shovel looks like a Fisher-price toy.
The US M-24 Chaffee is one of the worst kits I ever subjected myself to.
DON'T DO IT TO YOURSELF! Tamiya reboxed several kits, just avoid them. The Puma was one, they didn't even put new wheels in the box. Same old incorrect tires we have had for decades.
Surprising that Tamiya would put its name and reputation on the line for such an inferior kit (its uniqueness as a subject notwithstanding). Thanks for the heads up on its faults.
Panzermeister,it is a light tank
In 1944, pretty much!
@@Panzermeister36 I am playing world of tanks for 6 years.You know that game.Heavy tanks are different in the game.
And
Can ı ask a question to you?
While ı was building my M4A3E8
ı lost the bow machine gun in the front armor of the sherman?Do you know that part?,And do you know how can ı replace it?
Pls answer,ı am desperate about that
Many companies produce metal machine gun barrels as replacements. I think RB-models makes some.
@@Panzermeister36 thank you for help.Have a great day!!
The biggest problem I have with this kit is the price. It's so expensive compared to other tamiya kits and the quality is a bit lacking
+Panzerking_19 yeah, if you buy it in the Italeri boxing it is much cheaper.
yeah why Tamiya does this reboxing is beyond me ! Kits like these should 20-30 $cad not 50-60 they cost.
Tamiya price, Italeri quality. Nah, no thanks!
This is why I say Italeri is the worst company ever. You see the sprues and think to yourself " Wow this looks pretty good" and then you start building it and realize that your easy build is a nightmare with the randomnest PE parts.
no no heller IS THE WORST COMPANY EVER......
YUCK, avoid if possible. If you feel you must indure this calamity in your trek to Nirvana, you may be able to find Model Victoria kits,they were made in the dark times, before Dragon and super Tamiya kits. Made specifically for the Italian turd tanks.