Italeri 1/24 Mercedes Benz Giga Space

[Bennyg]

Hi fellas. This has been kicking around on Facebook. 1/24 Mercedes Benz Giga Space. Enjoy. 

http://www.italeri.com/news_scheda.asp?idNews=679

[Bennyg]

I thought people would be pretty happy about a truck kit with this level of detail being released. Moebius set the standard in recent times, now italeri appears to be stepping up. 

 

Ben

[Luc Janssens]

It's a good thing that they abandoned the new concept thingy, and this truck proves that after the Iveco that they again moved to being a model kit company instead of a toy manufacturer.

Seeing the pics take me back to the day that, I as a 12 year old, with the help of my dad, built their first 1/24th scale truck kit, the Volvo F12, time sure flew past since then.....

Edited August 6, 2016 by Luc Janssens

[Luc Janssens]

European trucks don't interest most of the North American truck builders. I always found it funny that North American truck kits were popular in Europe but not the other way around. No question this is a very impressive kit. Well done by Italeri.

Wide open roads, modern cowboy's in a steel 400HP horse, that's why...

Here in Europe truck drivers since the downfall of the iron curtain, over night became modern slaves, underpaid in a over legislated profession, (read hunted by police for fines)

[Harry P.]

I'm not into trucks, but that looks like a spectacular model. If I was a model truck builder I'd be all over this thing!

[Bennyg]

If this was a North American subject, such as a Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Mack, etc, I would very much be looking forward to it. I do wonder if Italeri would consider an all new American truck with the same level of detail, that would be something to build.

That's what I'm hoping.

Ben

[Dragline]

Getting one for certain...

[Bennyg]

According to the Italeri page on Facebook, this will be released early December 2016.

 

Ben

[Bennyg]

According to the italeri Facebook page, this is out now.

Ben

[martinfan5]

Really want to get this one.

[Jim B]

Looks like a really well engineered kit.  Might pick one up if the price is right.