1/24 Australian Truck Western Star with Australian Decals (from 1990)

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

Australian outback truckers covering enormous distances on rugged and unsealed roads needs to equip their rigs with special modifications. They include a huge bull-bar (roo-bar), a sheet of wire mesh for windscreen protection, special dust filters, additional long range fuel tanks, heavy duty wheels, airconditioning and an array of different driving lights. Bulk goods are normally transported in Road Trains, which can have up to 3 trailers with a total length of over 31 metres.