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Nicely done!

Faithfully reproduced!! Bravo!

Superior work here and top notch photography! The work and finish on this truck is just another level! Awesome work overall and thanks for sharing this.

Purely stunning! Superb work.

1/43 scale isn’t easy, but you did an awesome job making it look proper and clean. I really like how sharp your panel lines are, they can’t be too thick and rough for 1/43 scale subjects, and you nailed them! Good work!

Details are exquisite and overall finish is very well done. Great work!

Great 1 on 1 replica! Fabulous work you did!

Fantastic model you got here! Excellent work making it look awesome.

Awesome finish, love how it really looks. Thanks for sharing!

Nice work, I am sure these old MPC kits aren’t easy to get things look good. You did an excellent job!

Superb finish and details are simply fantastic! Well done!

Nice work on this, the racer looks awesome. The NASCAR decal work itself must have been challenging, but it really looks great!

The color looks great and those fat tires give a mean dragster look! Great job overall!

Interesting work and fantastic result!

Hi all, I wasn't supposed to build this kit, but as luck would have it, I ended up spending a good week to finish this one. I made NO attempts to "enhance" nor "add" details to the kit and it allowed me to complete it rather quickly. I saw this one being offered for sale online quite cheap and decided to buy it as a practice kit to hone my skill. The kit had all kinds of problems though, the seller mentioned that it went through some water damage having molds on parts. ? The box art looks good and the box itself survived the water damage, but that is where the good things end. The decals were damaged quite bad and I tried using Microscale decal fluid to revive them, but they just crumpled into pieces. Only license decals were used. I simply cut license plates and glue them with backing paper still intact. And the instructions had funny smell too. I allowed sun to bake it for an entire day thinking would kill any toxic molds. I am not sure if it helped or not, but I felt safe touching the instructions. And I found the front windshield cracked in the middle, so I made a replacement with a thin plastic sheet. I then washed the entire parts in soapy water and allowed them to dry in sun as well. The worst part was that many parts were warped quite bad, I wasn't sure if I could actually finish building it! At the end though, I actually enjoyed building the kit. Just like AMT truck kits, I think Italeri truck kits have their own charm for sure. The build wasn't easy for me, there were many areas where I was so frustrated, I thought about trashing it. What I liked: the subject of a European truck is cool to me especially this one coming from 80s and 90s era. a good amount of details straight out of box. I was able to complete the multi-piece cab assembly prior to painting (by inserting the cabin interior into the cab through the bottom opening). I bought it cheap. What I did not liked: molds in this kit due to water damage! warped/broken parts. Is this because Italeri pack trees tightly into the box? crude construction/assembly methods used on various areas. vague attachment points for exhaust piping, aero parts, and various frame components. I think I wrote too much, here are photos of the the final build:

Superior work, incredible progress!

That is one long trailer! I am thinking painting is going to be challenging, but I have faith you will pull it off fine.

Looking pretty good so far, the 3D printed parts look like they came from model manufacturing companies. Nice job on the green stripes too, they came out quite clean. Nice job!

I like the color and how the truck looks right now. Looking super nice!

You did a fantastic work making the windshield and windows fit perfectly. The cab looks cool too, superb progress so far.

It is looking sooooo good right now!

The scratch building looks like it definitely requires tremendous amount of dedication and work. And the progress is looking remarkable! keep it up!

I have a feeling you will turn this build into an amazing result. Nice prep work so far.

Looks amazing in red. I like the caution stripes too! Good job!

Fascinating work, amazing details, and definitely a luxurious build! I really enjoyed reading and watching the diary/photos!