Greetings from Chile. 1:35 Italeri Crusader Mk 1 tank beginning

[Southero72]

Hello everybody.

 

       I have the pleasure of presenting myself in your forum, I am starting to assemble a 1:35 italeri british crusader mk1 tank (unfortunately I still cannot accompany photos of what I have advanced) but it is going quite well so far (and finishing with the little that I have left of extra thin cement tamiya green cap ...) 
          I was wondering if anyone has any information about the interior of the tower, to give it some life ... for now I am already doing something with the periscope!
          Best regards, and let's continue to take care of ourselves   

[Peter Browne]

Hi Southero72,  welcome to the forum!

 

I believe the interiors of British tanks were painted in a metallic aluminium/silver colour with a bluish hue up until 1939, then painted white (a subdued white verging on pale cream as it was then) from 1940 due to a shortage of aluminium.  This may have reverted to the metallic finish later in the war.

 

Crusader:

 

 

Churchill:

 

 

1940 Valentine:

 

 

 

http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/a15-crusader-mk1-tank-raac-memorial-museum.html

 

http://www.mapleleafup.net/vehicles/cac/churchill2.html

 

http://www.mapleleafup.net/vehicles/cac/valentine.html

 

I will be interested in seeing your build if you want to share.  You can use a free imaging hosting site such as https://imgbb.com/

 

Peter

 

 

 

[Southero72]

Thank you very much Peter, I like this information