Italeri Volvo VN670 in CNTL livery

[hct728(Bob)]

Funny how we don’t see many of these built, but they’re everywhere on the road! Guess the lack of an engine in these kits turns a lot of builders off. I have plans to add one to a bagged parts kit I found at the LHS, but that’s for another time...

 

All Tamiya paint, with silver used to prevent bleed-through from the red kit plastic

Edited November 4, 2020 by hct728(Bob)
Added more pics

[Doug 1061]

That looks great.  I wouldn't let lack of an engine keep me from building one of these.   It's mostly the price tag on the Italeri kits that has kept me from buying one.  That and the fact that I have 300 years worth of kits sitting around here.......

[kilrathy10]

I agree with you about how it seems like not many of these have been built, but I know I've only built one 670... I'm thinking at $70 a pop, Guys are less likely to drop that kind of cash for a rig that doesn't have an engine... So you could be right on with that...

You've done a very nice job on this thing... Good job on the grille... Very nice paint job...

Edited November 4, 2020 by kilrathy10

[Jim B]

Your Volvo looks great.  I don't really care about the lack of an engine because all of my trucks are displayed with the hoods down anyway.   I have the 780 in the stash to do soon.  What's CNTL?

Edited November 4, 2020 by Jim B

[iamsuperdan]

Hmm..I have one and I guess have never really checked the box. Had no idea it had no engine!

Yours looks great, just like the trucks I see daily. My office is a 5 minute drive from a CN box yard.

[Scalper]

Nice work Bob. Paint looks flawless  looking forward to seeing it at a club meeting . Don't forget to post in in our groups facebook page .

Been since March since I've seen all you guys s

[Mr mopar]

I'm liking this one the CN/TL decals look spot on ,I should have one soon .

[Mr mopar]

2 hours ago, Jim B said:

Your Volvo looks great.  I don't really care about the lack of an engine because all of my trucks are displayed with the hoods down anyway.   I have the 780 in the stash to do soon.  What's CNTL?

Jim it stands for Canadian National Transportation Ltd.

[Jim B]

Oh, ok.  Thanks.  Is that part of the CN Railroad?

[PappyD340]

Very nice, that looks like Hank Williams Jr driving!

[vincen47]

Nice work, love the CN paint scheme. I haven’t seen a CN truck in person, but I see CN locomotives often. 

I agree that you don’t see these kits built up often on here, despite the popularity of the real thing. Full engine or not, I’d love to get my hands on a 670. I have a 780 in the stash that’s on my build list. I’ve considered opening and hinging the hood and fitting a resin ISX15 in it, but I haven’t researched how feasible that would be -  if the frame could be adapted or if I’d need to put the cab and sleeper on a different chassis altogether. 

Edited November 5, 2020 by vincen47

[Mr mopar]

8 hours ago, Jim B said:

Oh, ok.  Thanks.  Is that part of the CN Railroad?

Yes it is !

Edited November 5, 2020 by Mr mopar

[hct728(Bob)]

Thanks for the comments, it’s encouraging, as I’m in a slump right now

[DRIPTROIT 71]

That is a great looking Volvo! Excellent work!

[Rockford]

Nice looking rig. No engine? No great problem, you shouldn't see it very often anyway! 

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[gotnitro?]

Awesome work 

[Hermann Kersten]

Nice build with an awesome color scheme.

 

Hermann.

[TECHMAN]

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That turned out exceptionally eye catching!!!  Keep up the good work!!!

DJ

[iamsuperdan]

Where did you source the CNTL decals from?

[extmcdriver]

Nice work on your Volvo! Excellent paint job!!

[hct728(Bob)]

On 11/14/2020 at 3:45 PM, iamsuperdan said:

Where did you source the CNTL decals from?

Made them myself, pasted to scale size in MSWord, then laser printed on white decal  paper, though I had to touch up the black background

[iamsuperdan]

29 minutes ago, hct728(Bob) said:

Made them myself, pasted to scale size in MSWord, then laser printed on white decal  paper, though I had to touch up the black background

 

Thanks. That's how I do it as well.

[slusher]

Fantstic looling truck!

[chuckyr]

Great kit.  Never reissued.