Review of RCR Models
Mezzi Militari 1/35th scale
Italian WWII A.F.V. Decal Sheet
Cod. Red 01
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $15.15
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $15.15
RCR Models is based in Italy. They market many decal sheets, PE sets for aircraft, armor and resin kits.
This decal sheet comes in a large sealed cello bag that has a hole punched in the top of it so that it can be displayed on a hook in hobby shops.
The sheet is large at 8 ½” by 11”.
The cello contains the decal sheet with a frosted plastic sheet to protect the face of it from scratches and the instructions.
The instructions consist of a single sheet that is folded in the center to create 4 pages in 8 ½” x 11”.
The instructions are 90% in Italian with just a little English on the first page.
Page 1 gives color information about Italian AFV’s and how their marks were applied.
This decal sheet comes in a large sealed cello bag that has a hole punched in the top of it so that it can be displayed on a hook in hobby shops.
The sheet is large at 8 ½” by 11”.
The cello contains the decal sheet with a frosted plastic sheet to protect the face of it from scratches and the instructions.
The instructions consist of a single sheet that is folded in the center to create 4 pages in 8 ½” x 11”.
The instructions are 90% in Italian with just a little English on the first page.
Page 1 gives color information about Italian AFV’s and how their marks were applied.
Page 2 begins with marking information followed by four 3-views of color and marking illustrations for the L3/35 tankette. These are vehicles assigned to:
1. The 2nd Company, 3rd platoon of a group in Albania 1940
2. A flame-thrower version in Etheopia 1936.
3. One at Tobruk 1940.
4. One with the “Lion” Group, Torino 1944.
1. The 2nd Company, 3rd platoon of a group in Albania 1940
2. A flame-thrower version in Etheopia 1936.
3. One at Tobruk 1940.
4. One with the “Lion” Group, Torino 1944.
Page 3 begins with a third 2-view scheme for another L3/35 tankette with Organization TODT
It is followed by a 3-vie of a L6/40 tank with the III Group Corezz “Lancieri di Novara”, Bab el Qatera 1942.
It is followed by a 3-vie of a L6/40 tank with the III Group Corezz “Lancieri di Novara”, Bab el Qatera 1942.
Next is a 2-view of a L6/40 with the 19th Regiment Guides, Tirana 1941.
The fourth scheme is a 3-view of a L6/40 with the LXVII Brigade “Bergsaglieri” Div. “Gelere”, Russia 1942.
The fifth scheme is a 3-view of a L6/40 in 1941. I cannot make out what group this may be with because the caption is in all Italian.
The 6th scheme is a front view of a L6/40 with a Polizia (Police) unit, Rome 1946.
The fourth scheme is a 3-view of a L6/40 with the LXVII Brigade “Bergsaglieri” Div. “Gelere”, Russia 1942.
The fifth scheme is a 3-view of a L6/40 in 1941. I cannot make out what group this may be with because the caption is in all Italian.
The 6th scheme is a front view of a L6/40 with a Polizia (Police) unit, Rome 1946.
Page 4 begins with a 3-view of a AB41 armored car at Tunisia in 1941.
The second scheme is a 2-view for a M13/40 tank with the 4th Battalion 3rd Platoon “Centauro”, Greece 1941.
The third scheme is a 3-view for another M13/40 with the 3rd Company, 3rd Platoon in Africa (no year given)
The fourth scheme is a 3-view for a Sahariana field car, Tunisia, N. Africa 1941.
The fifth scheme is a 2-view for another M13/40 at Cirenaica, 1942.
The sixth scheme is a side view of a Semovente self-propelled gun tank with the CXXXV Brigade “Ariete”, Cesana 1943.
All these schemes have captions in Italian and I could not translate everything that was said, so part of the identifications of the units is missing in this review. I did the best I could. RCR should have put English captions under these illustrations in addition to the Italian ones.
The sheet may also include markings for 1/72nd or 1/48th scale models. It is hard to tell. But 90% of the sheet is definitely 1/35th.
You get Division and Platoon markings, numbers in white, red and black and license plates. Some Italian vehicles sported a white circle on the top of them for an air identity mark. This symbol is not on the decal sheet, but can easily be sprayed on through a template.
Italian AFV colors translate like this:
Grigia Verde is green gray.
Verde Mimetico is camouflage green.
Terra di Siena is earth color.
Verde Scuro is dark green.
Sabbia Mimetico is camouflage sand.
I recommend this sheet to modelers that want good markings to go on any Italian WWII AFV model kit.
The third scheme is a 3-view for another M13/40 with the 3rd Company, 3rd Platoon in Africa (no year given)
The fourth scheme is a 3-view for a Sahariana field car, Tunisia, N. Africa 1941.
The fifth scheme is a 2-view for another M13/40 at Cirenaica, 1942.
The sixth scheme is a side view of a Semovente self-propelled gun tank with the CXXXV Brigade “Ariete”, Cesana 1943.
All these schemes have captions in Italian and I could not translate everything that was said, so part of the identifications of the units is missing in this review. I did the best I could. RCR should have put English captions under these illustrations in addition to the Italian ones.
The sheet may also include markings for 1/72nd or 1/48th scale models. It is hard to tell. But 90% of the sheet is definitely 1/35th.
You get Division and Platoon markings, numbers in white, red and black and license plates. Some Italian vehicles sported a white circle on the top of them for an air identity mark. This symbol is not on the decal sheet, but can easily be sprayed on through a template.
Italian AFV colors translate like this:
Grigia Verde is green gray.
Verde Mimetico is camouflage green.
Terra di Siena is earth color.
Verde Scuro is dark green.
Sabbia Mimetico is camouflage sand.
I recommend this sheet to modelers that want good markings to go on any Italian WWII AFV model kit.