About this 3D model

This new .stl pack consists of files for both resin and FDM prints for 1/56 scale models of the Italian P26/40 tank, as well as a base for a Panzer “Turmstellung”, allowing you to use the P26/40 turret as a fixed emplacement. The Italians were not blind to the inadequacy of their armoured assets as they entered the Second World War in 1940. Originally planned simply as a larger version of their existing tanks, with a weight of 20 tons, the design was rapidly reworked when the Italian contingent in the invasion of the Soviet Union encountered the T-34. The design evolved to take advantage of a sloped armour plate on the front glacis and the turret. This modification resulted in the loss of the dual MGs normally present on the front hull on the previous medium designs. Although considered a “heavy tank” by the Italians, at 26 tons the P26/40 was more inline with other nation’s mediums – akin to the early M4 or Pz IV F2. By the time the P26/40 finally rolled off the assembly line, it was mid 1943 and Italy was close to capitulation. With the manufacturing plant in Genoa, the factory was within the newly established Repubblica Sociale Italiana (R.S.I.) the fascist rump state. Over 100 copies were built, and the P26/40 was used by both the Germans and their R.S.I. allies. Further, due to the interruptions of production due to allied bombing, as well as fuel shortages, the P26/40 turrets were mounted in prefab concrete bunkers and used as fixed-point defenses. The .stl pack has separate files for both FDM and resin printing. The resin pack includes the basic files plus pre-supported files with the hull .stl hollowed. Pintle MMGs for both print mediums are included.