Iveco Turbostar 190.48 refrigerated truck model 1/24 scale - Italeri 3964

The Italeri 3964 kit is a 1/24 scale model of the Iveco Turbostar 190.48 Reefer Truck , a road truck with a refrigerated body designed for temperature-controlled transport. This model reproduces one of the many configurations of the Turbostar, an Italian industrial truck particularly representative of European road transport in the late 1980s.

The Iveco Turbostar achieved significant commercial success thanks to its robustness, reliability, and performance. It left a lasting mark on the Italian road network in the late 1980s, while also establishing itself in the European heavy goods vehicle market. Available in numerous versions and body styles, it met the diverse needs of transport, distribution, and logistics companies.

This insulated and refrigerated version is reminiscent of vehicles used for food logistics and the transport of goods requiring controlled storage. On the actual vehicle, the chassis configuration and the robust rear axle with twin wheels contributed to providing a suitable loading capacity, with a good compromise between external dimensions and transported volume.

With its final length of 43 cm , this 1/24 scale truck model is an impressive piece for a collection dedicated to industrial vehicles, Italian trucks or road transport from the 1980s and 1990s. It allows you to represent a refrigerated truck distinct from traditional road tractors with semi-trailers, thanks to its closed body designed for logistics.

Italeri rates this kit as difficulty level 5. It is therefore intended for modelers with considerable experience assembling 1/24 scale trucks who wish to create a detailed and meticulously crafted model. The new parts announced for this kit enhance the appeal of this reproduction dedicated to a specific variant of the Turbostar.

The assembly and painting process allows for careful attention to the contrasts between the cab, chassis, rear dual wheels, and refrigerated body. A realistic finish can also highlight the vehicle's professional use: understated carrier colors, decorative markings, subtle weathering effects, or display against a backdrop of a dock, warehouse, or logistics platform.

The suggested colors for this model are: aluminum, black, Gunship gray, Insignia yellow, Middle Stone, orange, red, and white. The Italeri reference numbers given are 4677AP, 4695AP, 4768AP, 4752AP, 4721AP, 4304AP, 4682AP, 4605AP, and 4769AP.

Technical specifications:

• Model truck to assemble
• Brand: Italeri
• Reference: 3964
• Subject: Iveco Turbostar 190.48 Reefer Truck
• Scale: 1/24
• Type: rigid truck with insulated and refrigerated body
• Period represented: from the 1980s onwards
• Country of origin of the vehicle: Italy
• Length of finished model: 43 cm
• Box dimensions: 440 × 270 × 105 mm
• Italeri difficulty level: 5
• Special feature announced: new parts