A short history of the Autocarro Fiat 18 BLAt the beginning of the Great War FIAT built a new truck beside the 15 Ter, called the BL 18; She was a great success for military use.
In fact it was used in all stages of the war '15 -'18 for the transport of heavy materials in the rear, for example ammunition for artillery.
The contribution to the victory of this truck was remarkable in the counter-offensive of May 1916, which halted the Austrian advance (Strafexpedition) in Trentino.
The production (20,000 units) and continued interested in other versions such as: BLR 18 and 18P. In the 1st World War the FIAT 18 BL was supplied also to several foreign armies, including France and Russia.
In the 40s, in the African war the FIAT 18 BL truck was still in service with the only difference, wheel replacement tires filled with those discs and tires.
Key features and benefits
• Engine: 4-cylinder, 5650 cm3
• Top speed .: 25 Km / h.
I will be doing a build log of this 1:35 scale CRI. EL. Model. It is the Fiat 18 BL in resin and is in 1:35 scale.
The kit arrived in a very sturdy cardboard box with no evident damage during transport
There is a good array of parts with most showing good detail, there were two zip lock plastic bags which contained most of the smaller parts, no damage has occured to any of the parts.
These next photos show a close-up of some of the parts, as can be seen there is very little flash to be cleaned off, detail is quite good ona lot of the parts.
The instructions are printed on a single sheet of A4 paper then folded in half. There are no part numbers but the illustrations are quite clear and easy to understand, there are six steps in the construction of this model. There is only one colour call out - Military Green, no decals are included with the kit. A search on the net revealed some great photos and a walk-a-round of a museum example, this will be great reference material when building the kit.
The build will start soon.
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