Up n a shelf stands this....
It is a 1/25th scale Renault Magnum truck I built from an Italeri kit about 20 years ago. I was and continue to be a big fan of the Magnum, both in truck and ice-cream form! When it was introduced in 1990, it was the first European cabover truck to have a flat floor making the cab easy to move around in. It had some USA influences with the access steps behind the front wheel rather than in front and in fact 6 of them went to the USA on tour - the so called 'La Route 66 en Renault Magnum'! There is a series of YouTube videos starting with episode one here. I don't think USA drivers were impressed given their condo sleeper cabs!
Meanwhile, back to my model.
It was the first truck model that I weathered and I was and still am pleased with the way it came out.
Anyway, I brought it off the shelf, admired it, had some good memories, thought about building another one and now it is back up on a shelf!
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