PierreR89 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 This was a quick build that i started last weekend. Only minor thing was that the cab can not tilt when the front bumper is mounted. Driverside window is rolled down (because i made a big mistake gluing it in and got glue everywhere on it...) The winddeflectors on the cab, headlight trim and bumper also looks weird because i got the wrong paint that did dry almost imediatly while painting.. Making it look bad so i had to sand that away and try to rescue it with another silver paint i have. The roof basket and ladder on the cab side was seen on many of these when i was a kid, the michelin mans on the basket was included in the kit with alot of other extra parts. Roof basket and ladder was also among the extra parts, there is another sunvisor, roof deflector, another style ladder, australian style bullbar, ac unit, 3 bigger michelin mans and 3 other mascots that are called "Flipje" a man/boy that looks like a raspberry with a chefs hat. Also a shovel, broom, fire extinguisher, VBG coupler for euro trucks that is not tractor trailers, roof sign used that was mostly used in denmark and a warning triangle. They also included decals for all of the gauges. I also wish that they would have made it an optional tandem drive truck and not a single axle as they are rarley used in scandinavia because of our winters (basically undrivable in snow or ice) Here is the engine that will probably never be seen again. At work we have one machine with this exact engine in it so i work on a real one almost once a week.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 pretty nice build, it turned out really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Great looking build. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Nice looking Volvo. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Thanks, now i need to build the F12 globetrotter i have to be able to have them standing next to eachother. Unfortunatley that is the one that suffers from a shortshot on both framerails that i must repair before i can build that kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh70 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Mols Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Very nice build, great pictures. I even like the raindrops on the truck, and the little Michelin men are a good touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 6:02 PM, Chuck Mols said: Very nice build, great pictures. I even like the raindrops on the truck, and the little Michelin men are a good touch. Thanks. The raindrops were accidental because it started to rain when i took the pictures of it. The Michelin mens are something that many trucks in the 80's and 90's had on them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Izzat the new Italeri Kit with the Bonus Rack and other parts? It sure looks Whizzer from here! Nice bit of luck on the raindrops! The Black Paint is smooth and perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 2:52 AM, stavanzer said: Izzat the new Italeri Kit with the Bonus Rack and other parts? It sure looks Whizzer from here! Nice bit of luck on the raindrops! The Black Paint is smooth and perfect! Yes it is their new kit. I did not know anything extra was included when i bought it so it was a complete surprise for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 To judge from the "Kit Contents Pics" on the Italeri Website, they threw in one sprue from of of their accessory kits. Makes a nice bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Beautiful truck. I remember when an F10 was the truck to beat. I also remember the little Michelin men on mirror arms. Really nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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