Carro Veloce 35 à l'échelle 1-35, tankette italienne de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, L3/35

FROM WIKIPEDIA

“The L3/35, also known as the Carro Veloce CV-35 ("CV" being an abbreviation of Carro Veloce - Italian: "fast tank") was an Italian tankette that saw combat before and during World War II. Although designated a light tank by the Italian Army, its turretless configuration, weight and firepower make it closer to contemporary tankettes. It was the most numerous Italian armoured fighting vehicle and saw service almost everywhere the Italians fought in the Second World War but proved inadequate for modern warfare, having too thin armour and weak armament of only machine guns. It was cheaply produced but because of its light armaments and armour it was reserved to mostly colonial, policing, reconnaissance, and supply duties. However, given its low production costs, proved to be efficient in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, Spanish Civil War and the Greco-Italian War where it provided reliable to Italian infantry and disrupted enemy lines.

I designed the model in 1:35 scale in Shaper3D based on scale plans, and my photos of the CV-35 at Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia.

When it comes to printing, I designed the hull so that it can be printed directly onto the build plate (see photos). So no need to angle the hull and add hundreds of s, which often seem to distort a print.

You’ll need to duplicate the following parts: exhaust, fender, tool box, and track unit, and mirror one of the duplicates on the Y axis.

Print two: head lamp and road wheel.

There’s a choice of armament: twin 8 mm machine guns, or a single 20mm Solothurn A/T Gun. For best results print the armament at 90 degrees to the base plate

For resin printers only.