Carro Armato Leggero 38.M Toldi I

Recensione del Modello Cromwell in Scala 1:76

The carro armato leggero Landsverk L-60.B svedese, a licensed copy of the Skoda LT vz. 38, produced under license nell’Ungheria, e designated carro armato leggero 38.M Toldi nel servizio ungherese.

Of the axis forces fighting alongside the Wehrmacht on the Easter Front, l’Ungheria deployed the largest armoured contingent. Veicoli corazzati ungheresi were no match for carri armati sovietici encountered during the campaign, e they sustained heavy losses during the assault on the Donets River line. Toldi carri armati leggeri remained in service until 1944, when they were gradually replaced by the new carri armati Turan.

The model has been painted to represent a vehicle del 11^o battaglione Reconnaissance corazzato ungherese, Donets Front, summer 1941. The author added due scratchbuilt parts to the vehicle, a mounting bracket for the mitragliatrice contraerei sulla torretta, e the handrail on the hull front. Visible on the torretta side, ed on the hull front is the early style national cross ungherese, not unlike the Wehrmacht Balkenkreuz, it was later replaced by a white cross on black square.

Contenuto

38.M Toldi I
Tipo: Carro Armato Leggero
Armamentoo: 37 mm L.37 Bofors
8 mm Danuvia (Brno) MG
Equipaggio: capocarro, cannoniere, guidatore

Valutazione

Easy to assemble, only 8 parts.
Nicely detailed, good casting quality.
Good choice of subject. The Toldi saw long service on the Eastern Front, 1941-44.

Some resin parts may be slightly warped. The problem can be corrected by placing the parts in hot water, e straightening them prudentamente. Cold water will set the parts again, maintaining the new alignment.
Tiny air holes need to be filled con putty o con an extra coat of paint.
Assembly, e painting instruction are not included. Modellers will have to refer to other literature to get information on camouflage schemes e vehicle markings. Without reference to a photo of the vehicle, it may be impossible to determine if the co-axial mitragliatrice should be mounted to the left o to the right of the main armament. Some small parts may be difficult to identify, ed it may not be apparent how they should be attached.
Decalcomanie are not included. Most veicoli militari carry national, tactical, even personal markings, e these should be included in a model kit. Decalcomanie are particularly important when the vehicle markings are too elaborate to be painted by hand. Decalcomanie are not difficult to produce. Clear carta di decalcomanie is readily available on the market, e manufacturers have access to computers, scanners, e colour printers, enabling them to perfectly reproduce markings in the required scale. Without proper markings e painting instructions, resin kits cannot possibly attract a large modelling audience.
Crew soldatini are not included. Open hatches ed exposed vehicle crew add significant value to a model kit, at very little additional investment. This is particularly the case con armoured vehicle soldatini dell’equipaggio, which only need to be modelled from the chest up.

Utilizzo Storico

Invasion of Yugoslavia, Spring 1941
Invasion of the Soviet Union, Summer 1941
- 9^o battaglione Armd Recon, 1^a brigata motorizzata (20 carri Toldi)
- 11^o battaglione Armd Recon, 2^a brigata motorizzata (20 carri Toldi)
- 3^o battaglione Armd Recon, 2^a brigata cavalleria (20 carri Toldi)

Conversione

Toldi II
Toldi IIa
Toldi III
Landswerk L-60.D Stridsvagn m/39 svedese

Camouflage patterns ungheresi are very similar in appearance to those used by the armata francese in 1940, con patches of dark olive green, light ochre, e red brown paint. Up to 1942, the patterns were applied by brush, con resulting hard edges, but spray equipaggiamento was used thereafter. Between the years 1941 e 1943 the national insignia was a green Balkenkreuz con white border, on a red octagon. In 1944 this was replaced by a white cross on a black square, similar to the air force insignia ungherese.

Patrick Storto

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Soldatini Ungheresi della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 16.08.1997 – Aggiornato: 28.06.2007
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