My first big rig (Scania R730 Black Amber)

[Griff]

So heres my biggest project to date, I've got a couple cars under my belt and I've been waiting to do this build even since I saw it. I have always been a fan of the Scania rigs, and this one is my favorite color schemes. My worries are that I'm getting in over my head with such a big build being so new the hobby, I'm looking for any suggestions, techniques, tools etc. to get this build right. Any feedback will really help, thanks and wish me luck.

 

 

[Jim B]

Good luck with your build, Matt.  Looking forward to progress.

[Petetrucker07]

That's a kit I want in my stash. I want to get all the show truck series kit. I have the yellow Iveco. Lookin forward to seeing this come together.

[gino]

that's a cool looking project ! can't wait to see more !

[Canso65]

That's a great looking truck Matt.

I've recently started my first big rig build as well and I am having a blast. 

Take your time and ask questions, the experienced guys here are great.

Rob

[Griff]

Small update, got the frame and most of the engine and rear end sanded and a coat of gray Vallejo acrylic primer, followed by the Vallejo gloss black primer where I am planning to use the Vallejo metal colors series of paint for the finish coat. I'm still not sure what color i will use, but I'm leaning towards gunmetal gray with some dark aluminum.

 

[Old Buckaroo]

I am not a modern Euro truck guy, but I am impressed with the crispness and detail of this kit.  The embossed Scania logos are pretty cool.  It looks like you are doing a fine job and at this rate it will be a stunner when done.  (I might have to get one of these)

[Force]

Nice progress.
It's unfortunate that Italeri didn't bother to do a correct engine for this kit (as with many of their other releases) this engine is the same old DS14 V8 they had in their first Scania T142 with some new parts to make it look more like a newer engine, a correct Scania 730 horse power DC16 V8 looks totally different from this one, just Google Scania DC16 and you see what I mean.
If Italeri did correct truck kits in every aspect I would be all over them, but as it is now it's no fun building replicas that you know is incorrect from the very beginning.

Edited February 14, 2016 by Force

[Griff]

I am not a modern Euro truck guy, but I am impressed with the crispness and detail of this kit.  The embossed Scania logos are pretty cool.  It looks like you are doing a fine job and at this rate it will be a stunner when done.  (I might have to get one of these)

The kit is nicely detailed, i would recommend it, just be ready to do some sanding, everything comes in two parts, so you'll be sanding a lot of seams and plenty of mold lines, but thats part of the fun

 

[Griff]

Nice progress.
It's unfortunate that Italeri didn't bother to do a correct engine for this kit (as with many of their other releases) this engine is the same old DS14 V8 they had in their first Scania T142 with some new parts to make it look more like a newer engine, a correct Scania 730 horse power D16 V8 looks totally different from this one, just Google Scania D16 and you see what I mean.
If Italeri did correct truck kits in every aspect I would be all over them, but as it is now it's no fun building replicas that you know is incorrect from the very beginning.

I'm brand new to these trucks and had no idea about the engine, thanks for the heads up. I'm still impressed with the engine though, the dress up parts are good enough for me, but my favorite part is the exterior styling, I don't get to see trucks like that here in the US

[kilrathy10]

I'm glad to see there are a few more guys that dig those Euro "lorries".....I've developed a great fondness for those Scanias.....You are going to like how well most everything fits......I have no idea about the inaccuracies concerning engines for those things, because we don't see many around here, as you've said.....I like the way they look, and I love how well they make, essentially, a box on wheels as aerodynamic as they do......And they really look cool when you add a Schmidtz trailer to them......

Great job, so far.....I need this one in my stash, as well....I've got several R-500's, but I want this one.....

[Force]

I'm brand new to these trucks and had no idea about the engine, thanks for the heads up. I'm still impressed with the engine though, the dress up parts are good enough for me, but my favorite part is the exterior styling, I don't get to see trucks like that here in the US

Well the enigne is a good representation of a DS14 with the distinct V shaped valve covers so it isn't bad for what it is, it's just not up to date for this truck as Scania hasn't made the DS and DSC14 engines for quite a while now.

Italeri does this all the time with their truck kits, they don't update the drive train and sometimes chassis to spec when they do a newer truck kit and nowadays they mostly do 2 axle Euro style single drive tractors, we don't have much of that here as most of our trucks are 3 axle single drive, 3 axle dual drive or 4 axle dual drive and mostly straight trucks with a tag along trailer, 5th wheel tractors with trailer are not that common here and most of the ones there are are 3 axle single or dual drive.

First time I noticed that Italeri didn't bother to do accurate truck kits was back in the late 80's when they first did the Volvo F16, they updated the cab but everything else was exactly the same as in their previous F12,  the engine should have been the new D16A wich first came in the F16 instead of the old TD120F they used from the previous F12 kits, these engines are also totally different.
Today Volvo doesn't make the old TD100 and TD120 engines anymore, they offer D12 and D16 inline 6 engines in their newer European FH series trucks and I believe you can get them in the US Volvo VN series too.

Same with Scania, Italeri updated the cab to the newer 143 and later 144  and 164 series specs but didn't bother to update the drive train to the newer Intercooled DSC14 for the 143 and 144 series and DC16 for the 164 series at the same time, no they used the old outdated DS14 from the earlier 142 series and it looks like they still use the DS14 in the R series truck kits.
Same as with Volvo, Scania doesn't make the old DS11, and DS14 or DSC14 anymore, now they offer the new totally different DC13 inline 6 and DC16 V8 in the R series long haul and heavy trucks.

I had quite a lot of Italeri Scania and Volvo kits as I live in Sweden and in the town where Volvo makes most of the cabs for their trucks, but I lost interest when the kits wasn't accurate and sold most of them, the only newer Italeri truck kits I have bought after that are the Volvo VN 780 wich unfortunately doesn't have an engine and the Peterbilt 378 Long Haul.

Edited February 14, 2016 by Force

[Griff]

So this kit came with a bottle of acrylic paint supposedly matching the paint of the real rig, turns out it was an ugly brown/beige color that wasnt even close. So i tried out the Tamiya metallic brown, which is more orange than brown. I like it even though it still not a match to the original. This part is with no clear coat.