FIAT/OM 180T truck 6x2 1/24
Here again with one of my trucks. As you probably noted I like old stuff from the 60s and 70s. They were truck I crossed in my childhood cause real workhorses. they all came from a period when the quality of working machines was something superior, and nearly no plastics involved in the critical parts.
this made theme became nearly immortal, and Fiat trucks (before Iveco Genesys) was a leader company on those. they were able to mix Italian engineering to American parts produced under license (as the Hendrickson differentials or eaton fuller gear shifters).
Fiat trucks had a develope after the Chinese six ones (the round cab ones I already show on those pages, fiat 682, and fiat 690), to the squared cab, named as "H cab" from the frontal shape, originally developed in France by Unic, and also used by Magirus Deutz after the group becomes united. Iveco stands for industrial vehicle corporation (today CNH group) and included all those firms.
OM was another local Italian company located in Brescia producing trucks of every kind of weight under fiat license. the main differences were the front logo, radiator, and minor details. They claimed to have a little extra power in the engine (straight 6L no v8's).
SO my model here (thats actually much more forward than a real wip should be..) is once again coming from the italeri plastics of the fiat 190 cowboy and/or magirus-deutz 360. I just need the cabin from those trucks, cause engines, from both boxes cannot be used. cowboy has a v8 unit, while magirus has the lovely 10 cylinders air-cooled unit, typical from the german production.
As for porsches, those heavy trucks always lokks the same, and just a little experience makes u remember all the numbers actually names of the trucks.
the 180 model was the top vehicle for power and performances. this has been an incredible step forward in technology after the chinese 6 serie cause the top speed passed from 55 kmts/hour..to over 140 kmts/hour, in just few years.
here some pictures of the vehicle described here:
this is a fiat 180 still in service in 2019.
so the main work in modificating the italeri 4 sides of the cab is mostly around the upper part of the main windshield. it must be reshaped cause all the roof was lower and the entire roof had a much lover line as well as different drop lines.
It is the same identical work I did for the fiat697 (6x4) but here the diggest difference between those 2 ones will be fro front bumper with lights, so typically different.
this made theme became nearly immortal, and Fiat trucks (before Iveco Genesys) was a leader company on those. they were able to mix Italian engineering to American parts produced under license (as the Hendrickson differentials or eaton fuller gear shifters).
Fiat trucks had a develope after the Chinese six ones (the round cab ones I already show on those pages, fiat 682, and fiat 690), to the squared cab, named as "H cab" from the frontal shape, originally developed in France by Unic, and also used by Magirus Deutz after the group becomes united. Iveco stands for industrial vehicle corporation (today CNH group) and included all those firms.
OM was another local Italian company located in Brescia producing trucks of every kind of weight under fiat license. the main differences were the front logo, radiator, and minor details. They claimed to have a little extra power in the engine (straight 6L no v8's).
SO my model here (thats actually much more forward than a real wip should be..) is once again coming from the italeri plastics of the fiat 190 cowboy and/or magirus-deutz 360. I just need the cabin from those trucks, cause engines, from both boxes cannot be used. cowboy has a v8 unit, while magirus has the lovely 10 cylinders air-cooled unit, typical from the german production.
As for porsches, those heavy trucks always lokks the same, and just a little experience makes u remember all the numbers actually names of the trucks.
the 180 model was the top vehicle for power and performances. this has been an incredible step forward in technology after the chinese 6 serie cause the top speed passed from 55 kmts/hour..to over 140 kmts/hour, in just few years.
here some pictures of the vehicle described here:
this is a fiat 180 still in service in 2019.
so the main work in modificating the italeri 4 sides of the cab is mostly around the upper part of the main windshield. it must be reshaped cause all the roof was lower and the entire roof had a much lover line as well as different drop lines.
It is the same identical work I did for the fiat697 (6x4) but here the diggest difference between those 2 ones will be fro front bumper with lights, so typically different.