Carro Veloce CV 33 in 1/72 scale

Name CV 33 tankette or light tank /also known as L3/33 tankette/

Manufacturer DOC Models of Italy

Packing Heat-sealed plastic bag within paperboard box. The box is larger than DOC resin model kits due to the larger sprue. The box art is great and is a great help in detailing and camouflage options.

Kit type Thirty four 1/72 scale injection molded olive-green styrene model kit parts. Two soft-plastic band tracks.

Quality Overall detail and fidelity of the parts are good. All the features to the vehicle exterior are there including handtools, spare roadwheels and the jack. The two crew hatches are molded open though unfortunately the underside to the hatches are not accurately detailed. The roadwheels & bogies are molded as one piece and are well done, though the rear of the bogies are flat and not detailed. There is no interior detail but with several crew figures this should not be a great deficiency.

Instructions Instruction Sheet: Instructions are very good, showing progressive assembly. Painting and markings instructions are very good as well.

Decals Water slide decals included for a half dozen AFV's, though only three different vehicles are shown in the instructions. I presume this means that more vehicles are planned.

General Impression & Note I like this model, which is DOC's first kit in injection molded plastic. It has got to be one of the tiniest 1/72 scale models I have. This tankette was designed in the mid-1930's and proved relatively successful against poorly armed tribesman in Africa. It served the Italian army in Africa, the Balkans and in Russia. It also served in the Hungarian Army in Russia and with the Austrian Army before that country was absorbed into Nazi Germany.

Name	CV 33 tankette or light tank /also known as L3/33 tankette/
Manufacturer	DOC Models of Italy
Packing	Heat-sealed plastic bag within paperboard box. The box is larger than DOC resin model kits due to the larger sprue. The box art is great and is a great help in detailing and camouflage options.
Kit type	Thirty four 1/72 scale injection molded olive-green styrene model kit parts. Two soft-plastic band tracks.
Quality	Overall detail and fidelity of the parts are good. All the features to the vehicle exterior are there including handtools, spare roadwheels and the jack. The two crew hatches are molded open though unfortunately the underside to the hatches are not accurately detailed. The roadwheels & bogies are molded as one piece and are well done, though the rear of the bogies are flat and not detailed. There is no interior detail but with several crew figures this should not be a great deficiency.
Instructions	Instruction Sheet: Instructions are very good, showing progressive assembly. Painting and markings instructions are very good as well.
Decals	Water slide decals included for a half dozen AFV's, though only three different vehicles are shown in the instructions. I presume this means that more vehicles are planned.
General Impression & Note	I like this model, which is DOC's first kit in injection molded plastic. It has got to be one of the tiniest 1/72 scale models I have. This tankette was designed in the mid-1930's and proved relatively successful against poorly armed tribesman in Africa. It served the Italian army in Africa, the Balkans and in Russia. It also served in the Hungarian Army in Russia and with the Austrian Army before that country was absorbed into Nazi Germany.