In Box Review of IBG 1/35th Scale
3Ro Italian Truck With 100mm/17 Howitzer
Kit no. 35053
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 2021
MSRP: Available at Hobby Terra for $53.00 or at 1001 Hobbies for $84.99 or at Kit Linx for $65.99 and at 11 locations overseas on the web.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 2021
MSRP: Available at Hobby Terra for $53.00 or at 1001 Hobbies for $84.99 or at Kit Linx for $65.99 and at 11 locations overseas on the web.
HISTORY:
The Lancia Ro, Lancia Ro-Ro and Lancia 3Ro were 4x2 heavy trucks built by Italian manufacturer Lancia from the 1930s through the 1940s for military and civilian use. The 2-cylinder diesel Ro was produced from 1933 to 1939, the 3-cylinder diesel Ro-Ro from 1935 to 1939 and the improved 5-cylinder diesel 3Ro from 1938 to 1947.
Ro and 3Ro saw extensive military service during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and World War II, chiefly as two of the main heavy trucks of the Royal Italian Army.
The Lancia Ro, Lancia Ro-Ro and Lancia 3Ro were 4x2 heavy trucks built by Italian manufacturer Lancia from the 1930s through the 1940s for military and civilian use. The 2-cylinder diesel Ro was produced from 1933 to 1939, the 3-cylinder diesel Ro-Ro from 1935 to 1939 and the improved 5-cylinder diesel 3Ro from 1938 to 1947.
Ro and 3Ro saw extensive military service during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and World War II, chiefly as two of the main heavy trucks of the Royal Italian Army.
THE KIT:
IBG is based in Warsaw, Poland. They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in an not shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The cover art shows a color illustration of the truck crossing the African desert. It is in a base of sand, with dark green blotch camouflage. No markings are shown on it. A driver and passenger are in the cab. The driver wears a tan steel helmet and the passenger is bare-headed. Both wear light tan shirts.
One side-panel of the box begins with IBG’S address, telephone and FAX numbers, e-mail address and web address in Warsaw, Poland. This is followed by: Not suitable for children under 14 due to small parts. Plastic adhesive and paints not included. Instructions for assembly inside the box. In Polish, German and English.
Three color box arts of other IBG kits are shown: kit no. 35029, a Scammel Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor, kit no. 35037, a Chevrolet C15A Personnel Lorry and kit no. 35055, another 3Ro Truck that is a Troop carrier version.
IBG is based in Warsaw, Poland. They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in an not shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The cover art shows a color illustration of the truck crossing the African desert. It is in a base of sand, with dark green blotch camouflage. No markings are shown on it. A driver and passenger are in the cab. The driver wears a tan steel helmet and the passenger is bare-headed. Both wear light tan shirts.
One side-panel of the box begins with IBG’S address, telephone and FAX numbers, e-mail address and web address in Warsaw, Poland. This is followed by: Not suitable for children under 14 due to small parts. Plastic adhesive and paints not included. Instructions for assembly inside the box. In Polish, German and English.
Three color box arts of other IBG kits are shown: kit no. 35029, a Scammel Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor, kit no. 35037, a Chevrolet C15A Personnel Lorry and kit no. 35055, another 3Ro Truck that is a Troop carrier version.
The other side panel begins with a repeat of IBG’S addresses etc. and shows a color 3-view of the 3Ro in the box art scheme.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 16 medium-grey parts trees, a clear tree, a brass PE fret, 2 metal gun barrels, grey vinyl tires and the decal sheet in 14 sealed clear cello bags.
The instructions consists of a staple-bound booklet of 16 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
Page 1 begins with a small color repeat of the box art. Design of the kit was done by Przemyslaw Glogowski and Mr. Leonardo Landi was a great help in creating the model too.
Below is international-assembly symbol explanations, color illustrations of the brass PE fret and decal sheet and a suggested paint color listing of Vallejo, Hataka, Life Color, Mr. Hobby and AK Interactive brands of hobby paints, in Polish and English.
At the bottom is general instructions and IBG’s address and phone, e-mail and FAX numbers and web addresses repeated.
Page 2 is the parts-trees illustrations.
Page 3 through to page 14 gives a grand total of a whopping43 assembly steps.
Page 15 and 16 are painting and marking guides in full color.
Page 15 shows a 5-view of the 3Ro in overall green with a narrow white license plate that has red ends and black RiE to and 90609 on it. A larger white license plate on the left rear repeats the numbers.
This is shown as how it looked in North Africa in 1942. However, no unit marking is given.
Page 16 shows another 5-view of the 3Ro in the box art scheme. It further shows a narrow white license plate with red ends on the front with black RiE to and 102418 on it and a square white license plate with the same numbers on it on the left rear.
This truck too is shown as how it looked in North Africa in 1942 and again no unit number is given.
Trees are alphabetized.
The first medium-grey letter A tree holds: chassis bottom rails, cabin bench seat parts, front fenders, exhaust pipe, gun barrel parts and fittings etc. (16 parts)
The kit holds 16 medium-grey parts trees, a clear tree, a brass PE fret, 2 metal gun barrels, grey vinyl tires and the decal sheet in 14 sealed clear cello bags.
The instructions consists of a staple-bound booklet of 16 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
Page 1 begins with a small color repeat of the box art. Design of the kit was done by Przemyslaw Glogowski and Mr. Leonardo Landi was a great help in creating the model too.
Below is international-assembly symbol explanations, color illustrations of the brass PE fret and decal sheet and a suggested paint color listing of Vallejo, Hataka, Life Color, Mr. Hobby and AK Interactive brands of hobby paints, in Polish and English.
At the bottom is general instructions and IBG’s address and phone, e-mail and FAX numbers and web addresses repeated.
Page 2 is the parts-trees illustrations.
Page 3 through to page 14 gives a grand total of a whopping43 assembly steps.
Page 15 and 16 are painting and marking guides in full color.
Page 15 shows a 5-view of the 3Ro in overall green with a narrow white license plate that has red ends and black RiE to and 90609 on it. A larger white license plate on the left rear repeats the numbers.
This is shown as how it looked in North Africa in 1942. However, no unit marking is given.
Page 16 shows another 5-view of the 3Ro in the box art scheme. It further shows a narrow white license plate with red ends on the front with black RiE to and 102418 on it and a square white license plate with the same numbers on it on the left rear.
This truck too is shown as how it looked in North Africa in 1942 and again no unit number is given.
Trees are alphabetized.
The first medium-grey letter A tree holds: chassis bottom rails, cabin bench seat parts, front fenders, exhaust pipe, gun barrel parts and fittings etc. (16 parts)
The second medium-grey tree that is also marked as letter A holds parts for the gun carriage, elevation wheel, etc. (32 parts)
Medium-grey letter B tree holds: the engine fan, fan belt, chassis cross members, shift levers, fire wall parts, dashboard etc. (41 parts)
Medium-grey letter C tree holds: the spare tire mount, hood side panels, radiator, leaf springs, bumpers, air tank etc. (29 parts)
Medium-grey letter D tree holds: the engine top, axles, drive shaft, engine crank box, steering wheel etc. (38 parts)
Medium-grey letter E tree holds wheel rims etc. (17 parts)
Medium-grey letter F holds the plastic gun barrels (4 parts)
There are three identical medium-grey letter G trees. They hold jerry cans and their rack parts (6 parts ea.).
There are 2 identical medium-grey letter H trees They hold wheel rims etc. (17 parts ea.)
Seven tires are included for the truck.
Lettering jumps to the medium-grey letter K tree. It holds: storage bins, rear fenders etc. (10 parts)
Clear letter L tree holds headlight lenses (2 parts)
Lettering jumps again to the medium-grey letter O tree. It holds the gun base parts, elevation wheel etc. (9 parts)
Another jump is to the medium-grey letter X tree. It holds the bottom frame-work and floor of the cargo area (2 parts)
Medium-grey letter Y tree holds: fire-wall parts, cargo area floor and walls and wood bench seat (9 parts)
The brass PE fret is next.
There are 2 metal gun barrels in the kit.
The decal sheet completes the kit's contents.
There are no figures included and this kit sorely needs figures of the driver and passenger shown riding in the cab in the box art and perhaps a gun crew riding near the gun in back and some ammo rounds.
I want to thank IBG for this review sample.
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I want to thank IBG for this review sample.
All their products can be viewed on their web-site at:
Highly recommended.