Ack! Ack-ack! Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 This is the best Italeri truck kit that I know. Volvo's FH 16 was very frequently seen on European roads so it is easy to say that it was perfectly replicated. Because the kit was released about 20 years ago it comes still with an authentic and fully detailed chassis. Sadly later Italeri kits had only a simplified generic chassis in order to keep production costs low. When taking these pictures I damaged my usual paper brick wall backdrop. My wife gave me a plain white tablecloth as a stopgap. When looking very closely the fabric structure is still visible, but she thinks the new pictures look better than before, probably she is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmopars Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Looks great to me. Very well done. I like these trucks. You build a fine example of the FH-16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Very nice. I like the backdrop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Nice build. But it looks like a FH12 to me. Italeri hasn't been known for doing accurate truck kits and this one is no exception, the basic chassis and the TD120F engine and gearbox is the same as in their F12 kit and is hopelessly outdated for what this truck is supposed to be, the cab and outside parts are the only upgrades as they have done with most of their truck kits. It's only very recently Italeri did a serious upgrade and the latest Volvo 4th generation FH16 Globetrotter kit looks to be quite accurate after what I have seen on pictures of it with D16 engine and more modern gearbox and an updated chassis with air ride...so that kit is the only accurate Volvo truck kit from them since the old F12 and F12 Globetrotter kits from 1981...the rest of them are more or less wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Nice, clean and realistic looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Built this a couple of years ago, and loved it. I like the colour choice. Very similar to the most recent Volvo FH trucks featured in their ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Colour is spot-on, perfect work! Your wife is right (wives are always right!), pictures with plain (not necessarily white) backdrops look best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ack! Ack-ack! Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Thank you for your replies, much appreciated! As already mentioned IMO one of the most recommendable Italeri truck kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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