Italeri Volvo Globetrotter XL - Subaru Rally Team Australia

Finally getting around to posting some photos of the completed Volvo FH-16 Globetrotter XL. The model has been completed as a fantasy truck for Subaru Rally Team Australia. A detailed wip thread can be found on the Forum*for those that may not have seen it.

The model is completed with Tamiya spray cans, has a resin right-hand dash and spare Tamiya Subaru Impreza WRC decals for the livery. This is my first truck build and I found it an enjoyable challenge. Lots of parts with aspirational fitment called out in at-times vague instructions. The end result was pretty much what I hoped for so very happy overall.

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The inspiration for the model was a photo of a transporter hauling a trailer-load of WRC rally cars. My ever-failing memory believes it was an M-Sport transporter full of Foucs WRCs off to Europe somewhere. Being a Subaru fan and Australian I decided to transpant the idea. It helped that Studio27 at one stage released decals sets for the Imprezas run by Subaru Rally Team Australia in the 2001Rally Australia, while Colorado-Carpena did generic door and rally plates for the same event. Add in a Revell Car Transporter and a few fantasy support vehicles and in the blink of a few short years you have:
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Awesome job!