I drove this truck back in the 80's being a cabover it was like sitting in a blender with wheels! It would shake so bad that the headlight buckets would work loose and fall off! Ah the good ol days!😉
This kit review is a nostalgic walk through my mid-teens. I wanted a truck kit from the moment they appeared in our local hobby/toy shop in the mid-70's. Oddly enough the Ertl kits were a few dollars cheaper (in Australia, where I'm from) than the AMT's. After scrimping and saving my pennies I finally had enough to get the Transtar CO4070 kit. Was definitely the best kit I had ever owned up to that time. This was around '76 (IIRC) and it took me a few months to build and paint the truck from start to finish. With hindsight I took some shortcuts and had a few "technique lapses" that I would not tolerate now, but back then it remained my proudest model-building achievement for quite a few years. I eventually partnered the Transtar with an AMT Fruehauf tanker, and the finished rig sat prominently on top of a bookshelf in our living room. In 1980 I went to college and lost touch with the entire hobby for about 10 years. I think my Transtar and Tanker are in landfill somewhere now. But hey, thanks for the memories!
I have an original of this kit back when it was an ERTL kit before they merged with AMT. Later today, I'm going to rewatch your parts presentation while I have my old kit to see what the differences and new parts/molds are. I know they were talking about how Round2 retooled the body to be more correct. Model on Chris!
This is the big rig kit I've been waiting for! I built one as a kid when they were released as an Ertl Blueprint kit! Those Ertl kits were the best on the market!
The instructions were first-rate and the kit came with masks for painting the cab with the box-top colour scheme -- included. Congratulations to Round2 for restoring it to its glory -- this kit put AMT and MPC on notice.
My father retired from the US Airforce,bought a white International Trans Star II,he loved that truck.I was 14 yrs old and let me go with him, On some runs and got to go to Tennessee and then Alabama,pretty fun to go.Bring back some memories,thanks for sharing. 🤩
Nicely done I built the Ertl Kit back in the days my Mom brought it back from the US to Germany she found it at a Kmart in Kansas when she visited her sister
These C.O.E. are a soft spot for me. I remember when seeing these on the road all the time. Who knows that they were on the way out. When I spot them some times in this 2021 age. Can any of you remember when it was just normal to see these c.o.e. semi???....Dam I am old...Lol. Fantastic build Brother!.... As I like to say......You keep building them an I will keep watching. 👍. Ttyl.
Add my best wishes for your birthday too! May you do these videos for another 30 years! Semi rigs are generally outside of my interest, but I have to admit watching you build these makes me want to step WAAAAAAY outside my box and do one. You're responsible for all the COKE trucks in my stash and your enthusiasm just contributes to broadening my horizons. Thanks, Chris!
That's an awesome International cab over model! I believe my dad made this very one when I was a toddler based on his actual tractor he had, I remember it fondly because I played with it like a toy and unwillingly tore it apart. This does look like a nice model to build, I severely struggled on the AMT W 925 kenworth I see you have built one maybe it's a better mold than the Watkins version I had where nothing lined up, a lot of twisted parts and glue pins that hardly existed. I was building the Smokey and the Bandit "Bandit #2" Snowman tractor trailer and practically have the trailer done, the rear end assembly looks awesome! I even built landing gear feet from scratch styrene. Thank you for your incredible model building videos!
I'm not a big fan of green but I bow to the master of the rattle-can paint job -- you are awesome. I was surprised to see you brushing Testers silver enamel. It is great for touching up attachment points on chrome parts -- blowing lightly onto adds to the shine. But it hates drying for ever, and there are so many shades of metallic acrylics. Tip: If you want to hang some wire from the pogo stick to simulate air lines, you can use O gauge airline connectors to simulate the glad-hands. Attach them to the trailer's airlines and you can connect or disconnect them at will.
I had this kit when I was a kid, the only thing I remember is the different front rim of being of the old style split type rim. the rears were chromed. other than that It did have numbered parts on the trees. the kit it's self is the same. but I had several mods (electrical / air lines) to one and did my own company logo painted by hand. it was the parent to company 7-11 (Southland Corp) also their distributor. my mods were opening cab doors, head, cab clearance, and tail lights, with a lighted dash, along with fog lights. the new kit now is much more with new additions. i also put in carpet (felt) and cloth for the bunk. did more detail to air and electrical lines. for the 5th wheel I used real grease from a real truck. I used the AMT Great Dane 40ft trailer and also did customizing in it too! inside I put in balsa wood, and light able clearance lights with tail. changed the opening doors to a roll up. made a lockable pin for the tandems on the trailer to adjust the tandems. used a rectangle box under the trailer for a the battery to light the truck and trailer together.
Had the biggest grin the entire time I was watchin this, the enthusiasm is contagious. Im a robot kit kinda person but my dad drives trucks and it's made me interested in this side of the hobby. Never tried glue kits before, might try this at some point! Somethin about this hobby is just so joyful. And your build came out BEAUTIFUL!!
A very Happy Birthday Cris. Instead of getting present you have given us a nice present,a long video with a beauty of a truck.Enjoy your B-day with your loved ones
Chris, I stopped at 11:00 just to comment (oh, you better know, I'm going to watch the WHOLE vid). I agree with you 100%...THIS is a great first-glue-big-rig kit. I built the original waaaay back in the late 70's and just loved how easy it went together. I am so glad that @Round2 #Round2 bought these kits back for us older modelers (this particular one, I'm planning on a minimum of 3, possibly 4 kits). I really appreciate the re-do of NOT having chromed this that should NOT have been, as you pointed out, makes it so much more easy to build/paint for a more realistic finished product. Thank you for this (an all your) review and also....HAPPY 44!! Now, if you'll excuse me...I'm going back you your video...see ya!
Chris, enjoyed your build on this International Transtar. My father-in-law drove one of these back in the 1970's. Pittsburgh to Chicago with a flat bed of steel. Hoped to build a tribute to him till I saw the price of the kit. I realize there is a lot of cost on mold development but $62.00 just seems a little expensive. Guess watching your build will be as close as I get to this rig! Keep building your way; and I'll watch and enjoy. Happy Birthday!
Nothing before this: Happy 44 birthday Chris! enjoy your day with all yours. Now, I can't take my eyes out of the truck! it's beautiful and indeed, very well assembled. Thank you for such a great work. May you have many great days like today!
I laughed so hard at you moving gearshift to lower cab. 1985. Dad brings home brand new Emeryville. Says to brother and I Leave the truck alone. I'll be back in an hour and show it to you." 15 year brother says "I got this." We get the cab up, do our examination and lower the cab without putting the stick through the hole. Dad was sooo mad! That was the only sibling that didn't go to work in the family trucking business. I plan to buy this kit as my first kit. Retired after 42 years of trucking.
When oh when are we going to get a 1/25 tow truck the smaller size?Sure would be nice to have some of the older construction rigs too!I really do like this kit tho.
I've built my fair share of AMT trucks and this kit actually looks impressive. I had long ago embraced hours of shaving and fitting to make the AMT trucks presentable
Remember... This kit was originally made by Ertl. AMT picked it up, redid the molds and added some more details her and there. The grunt work had already been done when they got their hands on this. But they still got it out to production so kudos to them for that. Lets see more of those!
Great build of a beautiful truck. I've watched a lot of different guys put kits together and I've 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 heard anyone sound this impressed with the quality of the kit. It's about forty years since I did any kit-building but a product like this makes me want to get back into it. Too often, we see folks wrestling with ill-fitting parts and badly designed assemblies. Everyone seems to accept this as normal but these kits ain't cheap and should 𝒂𝒍𝒍 be to this standard. Congratulations to AMT on producing something that people 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 and doing it properly.👍👌😁
My dad built that kit in the 70s!!! I remember the extreme detail he put into the wheels and chassis 👍lm gonna have to get that ... haven't got a lot in 40+ years.... THANKS 😊
Happy birthday Chris! 🎂🎂 I'm 44 as well. Turn 45 in October. Nice build👍👍. A little tip for you..I use push pins to poke through decals for locating holes. Anything works. But I find that handy because always on my desk. Lol. Have a great birthday sir!
Happy birthday Chris! I'm loving this kit - looks like it's going together easier than any truck kit I've attempted, that's for sure! Very intricate details and the end result looks terrific, and I love the extra information on the real truck provided with the instructions as well as the detail photos of the kit.
I had the ertl also but I got mine at a flea market I think for bout 5 dollars , it was my first truck kit and I can see how they improved the kit , I love the new tires for this kit. Thumbs up for you awesome bulid version,
As a teenager I had multiples of that kit,it looks the same as it did years ago,I also cut a cab and made a day cab to haul a float with 2 IH 1066 farm tractors,I have ordered a kit from my local hobby shop to do a build with a float and a piece of gear to haul,great job on your build! I can't wait to start working on it 👀
I have to say .. "Absolutely Well Done!".. I was a kid when that kit was sold under the"ERTL" company label,.. great to see it back out.. can't hardly wait to buy. Thanks !
When i was a kid in 70s 71 threw 76 my uncle owned trucking company every weekend he go buy us either a tractor semi or cool 1930s car we he let us stay night and build cool models still to this very day. I do same cool video
Drove one of these ran good got 2 ordered pulled a low boy with a dozer on it every day yours looks sweet mine was red and white ill be watching this over and over
I work for Adams international in Charlotte North Carolina for about 6 years. But I'm definitely going online and ordering that kit today it looks awesome... Really enjoy your videos 😀
Because of your videos I have about 75 model cars it's only been 2 months, my wife wants to kill me our bedroom looks like hobby lobby this is a crazy addiction LOL
Trucker pulled up to the business next door to where I work with one of these. I did a double take. I can't remember the last time I saw one actually doing daily work.
I'm "that guy" who's original kit was used and spent a lot of time with the Kats at AMT to make sure the kit is even better than the original. It's a great kit!
I am glad you helped out on this kit I've been waiting for years for this kit I did this model back in the 70s and did a fairly good job on it now I have 4 of them on preorder I am going to build a Texaco tanker truck with one and a watkins truck with one of the others I've got the trailer from the 1970s to build for that one
Thank you! I totally appreciate the skills and artistry, but I'll never build one of these; what I love from your videos is seeing how these machines go together and your presentation really highlights that.
Happy Birthday You should have painted that engine Detroit green and covered with oil lol. I've always heard if you paint a rock Detroit green it would start leaking oil! Lmao
Happy birthday 🎂!!!! Absolutely gorgeous build of a great subject! Definitely on my to buy list. Thanks for showing how it’s done. Keep up the good work young man. ⏳👍🏻
Happy birthday fellow scale model builder Chris luv the International C O.E model kit whole rig looks like ready for week of hauling stuff does a CB radio come with kit. Also would luv see a review 57 Cadillac Brougham model aswell.
Happy Birthday Chris! Awesome build as usual. I built one of these International kits years ago when they first came out and it turned out nicely even back then. I'll have to buy the reissued kit and give it another whirl.
When I first started driving OTR the company I worked for had all new Transtars, 318 Detroit and a ten speed. Always felt like I was driving a bulding, didn't have much in the way of torgue, but that thing would haul hindend once you got her wound up. Like Chris, she sounded like a high revving Indy car..LOL
Great cabover truck model, no guess work,the instructions are clear and to the point,good illustration's,showing how the part's fit. And you don't need to be a expert to build this model!
Happy Birthday Chris 🎂🥳. Wife and I are watching the build as I'm typing this. Love the kit and your great work and reviews 👍. Again Happy birthday and many more. 😀
Man that beautiful Marlo truck kit ( 1969 ) International TranStar cabover 4070 ♥️🤠
I drove this truck back in the 80's being a cabover it was like sitting in a blender with wheels! It would shake so bad that the headlight buckets would work loose and fall off! Ah the good ol days!😉
I did to with a old 318 Detroit ..that truck would rattle ur fillings out of ur teeth
Too funny!!!
😅
my dad drove one for Metz Baking Co hauling Old Home Bread
@@krazi77 To the Old Home Fill 'Er Up and A Keep On A Truckin' Cafe? Lookin' for Mavis?
This kit review is a nostalgic walk through my mid-teens.
I wanted a truck kit from the moment they appeared in our local hobby/toy shop in the mid-70's. Oddly enough the Ertl kits were a few dollars cheaper (in Australia, where I'm from) than the AMT's. After scrimping and saving my pennies I finally had enough to get the Transtar CO4070 kit. Was definitely the best kit I had ever owned up to that time. This was around '76 (IIRC) and it took me a few months to build and paint the truck from start to finish. With hindsight I took some shortcuts and had a few "technique lapses" that I would not tolerate now, but back then it remained my proudest model-building achievement for quite a few years. I eventually partnered the Transtar with an AMT Fruehauf tanker, and the finished rig sat prominently on top of a bookshelf in our living room. In 1980 I went to college and lost touch with the entire hobby for about 10 years. I think my Transtar and Tanker are in landfill somewhere now. But hey, thanks for the memories!
Happy birthday, Chris!
I have an original of this kit back when it was an ERTL kit before they merged with AMT. Later today, I'm going to rewatch your parts presentation while I have my old kit to see what the differences and new parts/molds are. I know they were talking about how Round2 retooled the body to be more correct. Model on Chris!
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This is the big rig kit I've been waiting for! I built one as a kid when they were released as an Ertl Blueprint kit! Those Ertl kits were the best on the market!
The instructions were first-rate and the kit came with masks for painting the cab with the box-top colour scheme -- included. Congratulations to Round2 for restoring it to its glory -- this kit put AMT and MPC on notice.
I remember building Ertl's 1:25th-scale kit of the International Harvester Transtar II Cabover, the log hauler, amongst others.
The Ertl kits are a big step up from AMT's offerings. I'm really glad they've been rereleased.
Need a t2000 with a petroleum drop trailer
My father retired from the US Airforce,bought a white International Trans Star II,he loved that truck.I was 14 yrs old and let me go with him, On some runs and got to go to Tennessee and then Alabama,pretty fun to go.Bring back some memories,thanks for sharing. 🤩
Nicely done I built the Ertl Kit back in the days my Mom brought it back from the US to Germany she found it at a Kmart in Kansas when she visited her sister
These C.O.E. are a soft spot for me. I remember when seeing these on the road all the time. Who knows that they were on the way out. When I spot them some times in this 2021 age. Can any of you remember when it was just normal to see these c.o.e. semi???....Dam I am old...Lol. Fantastic build Brother!.... As I like to say......You keep building them an I will keep watching. 👍. Ttyl.
Grew up in the cab over era and always loved a chromed out international transtar!!!
Add my best wishes for your birthday too! May you do these videos for another 30 years! Semi rigs are generally outside of my interest, but I have to admit watching you build these makes me want to step WAAAAAAY outside my box and do one. You're responsible for all the COKE trucks in my stash and your enthusiasm just contributes to broadening my horizons. Thanks, Chris!
The final shot with the Sunoco tanker was the cherry on top. As always, a terrific build Chris. And many happy returns for the day!
That's an awesome International cab over model! I believe my dad made this very one when I was a toddler based on his actual tractor he had, I remember it fondly because I played with it like a toy and unwillingly tore it apart. This does look like a nice model to build, I severely struggled on the AMT W 925 kenworth I see you have built one maybe it's a better mold than the Watkins version I had where nothing lined up, a lot of twisted parts and glue pins that hardly existed. I was building the Smokey and the Bandit "Bandit #2" Snowman tractor trailer and practically have the trailer done, the rear end assembly looks awesome! I even built landing gear feet from scratch styrene. Thank you for your incredible model building videos!
I'm not a big fan of green but I bow to the master of the rattle-can paint job -- you are awesome.
I was surprised to see you brushing Testers silver enamel. It is great for touching up attachment points on chrome parts -- blowing lightly onto adds to the shine. But it hates drying for ever, and there are so many shades of metallic acrylics.
Tip: If you want to hang some wire from the pogo stick to simulate air lines, you can use O gauge airline connectors to simulate the glad-hands. Attach them to the trailer's airlines and you can connect or disconnect them at will.
I had this kit when I was a kid, the only thing I remember is the different front rim of being of the old style split type rim. the rears were chromed. other than that It did have numbered parts on the trees. the kit it's self is the same. but I had several mods (electrical / air lines) to one and did my own company logo painted by hand. it was the parent to company 7-11 (Southland Corp) also their distributor. my mods were opening cab doors, head, cab clearance, and tail lights, with a lighted dash, along with fog lights. the new kit now is much more with new additions. i also put in carpet (felt) and cloth for the bunk. did more detail to air and electrical lines. for the 5th wheel I used real grease from a real truck. I used the AMT Great Dane 40ft trailer and also did customizing in it too! inside I put in balsa wood, and light able clearance lights with tail. changed the opening doors to a roll up. made a lockable pin for the tandems on the trailer to adjust the tandems. used a rectangle box under the trailer for a the battery to light the truck and trailer together.
I know what I’m doing with this truck. The tractor for the bulldozer and trailer combo I have.
Happy birthday Chris.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Had the biggest grin the entire time I was watchin this, the enthusiasm is contagious. Im a robot kit kinda person but my dad drives trucks and it's made me interested in this side of the hobby. Never tried glue kits before, might try this at some point! Somethin about this hobby is just so joyful. And your build came out BEAUTIFUL!!
Thanks a lot!
A very Happy Birthday Cris. Instead of getting present you have given us a nice present,a long video with a beauty of a truck.Enjoy your B-day with your loved ones
This needs to be pulling that car hauler trailer. Fantastic job and color choices. May have to order one of these.
Chris, I stopped at 11:00 just to comment (oh, you better know, I'm going to watch the WHOLE vid).
I agree with you 100%...THIS is a great first-glue-big-rig kit. I built the original waaaay back in the late 70's and just loved how easy it went together. I am so glad that @Round2 #Round2 bought these kits back for us older modelers (this particular one, I'm planning on a minimum of 3, possibly 4 kits). I really appreciate the re-do of NOT having chromed this that should NOT have been, as you pointed out, makes it so much more easy to build/paint for a more realistic finished product.
Thank you for this (an all your) review and also....HAPPY 44!!
Now, if you'll excuse me...I'm going back you your video...see ya!
sorry for the syntax/grammar errors...thats what happens when you type faster than you think (ADHD!)
Happy Birthday!! It's your Birthday and we get the gift of this Semi!!
Happy Birthday! 44yrs old,,,, young 'un.😁
Happy Happy Birthday ! Happy Happy Birthday to YOU ! ! !
Chris, enjoyed your build on this International Transtar. My father-in-law drove one of these back in the 1970's. Pittsburgh to Chicago with a flat bed of steel. Hoped to build a tribute to him till I saw the price of the kit. I realize there is a lot of cost on mold development but $62.00 just seems a little expensive. Guess watching your build will be as close as I get to this rig! Keep building your way; and I'll watch and enjoy. Happy Birthday!
A BIG OLE HAPPY 44TH BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Nothing before this: Happy 44 birthday Chris! enjoy your day with all yours. Now, I can't take my eyes out of the truck! it's beautiful and indeed, very well assembled. Thank you for such a great work. May you have many great days like today!
Happy Birthday Chris
Built this kit when I was a kid. Kit was moulded in red black and chrome, so no paint needed. Will have to pick up the new kit. Great build!
Happy Birthday sir! Thx so much to get me back into the hobby. Missed it so much!
WELCOME BACK TO THE HOBBY BROTHER
We had GMC Jimmy's in the Seabees back in the late 70s early 80s with the Detroit's and they did SCREAM.
It was an efficient way to convert diesel into noise.
I laughed so hard at you moving gearshift to lower cab.
1985. Dad brings home brand new Emeryville. Says to brother and I Leave the truck alone. I'll be back in an hour and show it to you."
15 year brother says "I got this."
We get the cab up, do our examination and lower the cab without putting the stick through the hole.
Dad was sooo mad! That was the only sibling that didn't go to work in the family trucking business.
I plan to buy this kit as my first kit.
Retired after 42 years of trucking.
Finally, the Transtar build 😁. Happy Birthday Chris!
This was Ertrl kit thats why the Transtar to all the International kits nice build happy birth day .
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of the nicest people on TH-cam! Enjoy "your day".
HAppy B-Day Chris. Thanks for he nice build.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Thank you for posting this rig!!!
When oh when are we going to get a 1/25 tow truck the smaller size?Sure would be nice to have some of the older construction rigs too!I really do like this kit tho.
I've built my fair share of AMT trucks and this kit actually looks impressive. I had long ago embraced hours of shaving and fitting to make the AMT trucks presentable
Remember... This kit was originally made by Ertl. AMT picked it up, redid the molds and added some more details her and there. The grunt work had already been done when they got their hands on this. But they still got it out to production so kudos to them for that. Lets see more of those!
I know what you mean! Hopefully they redo all the other trucks to
Great build of a beautiful truck. I've watched a lot of different guys put kits together and I've 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 heard anyone sound this impressed with the quality of the kit. It's about forty years since I did any kit-building but a product like this makes me want to get back into it. Too often, we see folks wrestling with ill-fitting parts and badly designed assemblies. Everyone seems to accept this as normal but these kits ain't cheap and should 𝒂𝒍𝒍 be to this standard. Congratulations to AMT on producing something that people 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 and doing it properly.👍👌😁
Thanks for watching!
My dad built that kit in the 70s!!! I remember the extreme detail he put into the wheels and chassis 👍lm gonna have to get that ... haven't got a lot in 40+ years.... THANKS 😊
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL KIT AND IT LOOKS EVEN BETTER WHEN IT'S BUILT. I bought 1 and was soo amazed by how awesome it is that I bought 2 more.
Happy birthday Chris! 🎂🎂 I'm 44 as well. Turn 45 in October. Nice build👍👍. A little tip for you..I use push pins to poke through decals for locating holes. Anything works. But I find that handy because always on my desk. Lol. Have a great birthday sir!
Happy birthday Chris! I'm loving this kit - looks like it's going together easier than any truck kit I've attempted, that's for sure! Very intricate details and the end result looks terrific, and I love the extra information on the real truck provided with the instructions as well as the detail photos of the kit.
Sorry for my lateness on it, but Happy Birthday! I enjoy spending Sunday afternoons watching your stuff. Excellent work.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks!
Happy Birthday Chris!! Awesome kit. Great job, looks real! I like those old Cornbinders.
I had the ertl also but I got mine at a flea market I think for bout 5 dollars , it was my first truck kit and I can see how they improved the kit , I love the new tires for this kit. Thumbs up for you awesome bulid version,
As a teenager I had multiples of that kit,it looks the same as it did years ago,I also cut a cab and made a day cab to haul a float with 2 IH 1066 farm tractors,I have ordered a kit from my local hobby shop to do a build with a float and a piece of gear to haul,great job on your build! I can't wait to start working on it 👀
Now this is more like it. What a great rig.
Fine build and superb finish. Great video thanks for sharing.
Oh, and Happy Birthday!
Glad to see them back out now u can buy it for a normal price and not $1000 like others be selling it for. And happy birthday man
I have to say .. "Absolutely Well Done!"..
I was a kid when that kit was sold under the"ERTL" company label,.. great to see it back out.. can't hardly wait to buy. Thanks !
When i was a kid in 70s 71 threw 76 my uncle owned trucking company every weekend he go buy us either a tractor semi or cool 1930s car we he let us stay night and build cool models still to this very day. I do same cool video
Happy Birthday Funky C! 🎉🎊🎂
How much awesome sauce do we get with this one Chris? 😉😎
Man, I don't even do trucks/cars, but now I want to. Yer Killin me, man
Drove one of these ran good got 2 ordered pulled a low boy with a dozer on it every day yours looks sweet mine was red and white ill be watching this over and over
I work for Adams international in Charlotte North Carolina for about 6 years. But I'm definitely going online and ordering that kit today it looks awesome... Really enjoy your videos 😀
Happy birthday chris!! Beautiful kit! Great job!!
Happy Birthday and glad you built the kit I ordered two of them and I also have two of the original kits still sealed in the box
Awesome build up happy birthday
Because of your videos I have about 75 model cars it's only been 2 months, my wife wants to kill me our bedroom looks like hobby lobby this is a crazy addiction LOL
Trucker pulled up to the business next door to where I work with one of these. I did a double take. I can't remember the last time I saw one actually doing daily work.
Happy Birthday, Chris. What a nice job on the truck, looking forward to getting mine
Happy birthday and many to come Chris
I'm "that guy" who's original kit was used and spent a lot of time with the Kats at AMT to make sure the kit is even better than the original. It's a great kit!
Cool, thanks for stopping by!
I am glad you helped out on this kit I've been waiting for years for this kit I did this model back in the 70s and did a fairly good job on it now I have 4 of them on preorder I am going to build a Texaco tanker truck with one and a watkins truck with one of the others I've got the trailer from the 1970s to build for that one
Happy birthday Chris this was the one I've been waiting for thank you so much great build you did the kit justest
No problem 👍
Love the green you picked for this build. Happy Birthday.
Happy birthday matey
Awesome Kit! Looks just like the ones my Dad, brother & I built when we were kids.
Very cool!
Happy Birthday
I can’t wait until I’m able to get my own.
Happy birthday Wisconsin man!
At last, one of the few semi's that includes the pogo stick! Very nice build. Thanks for the review. Love when you do the big rig builds.
Thanks man!
Just purchased one a few days ago. Hope mine turns out half as good as yours! I haven't built a model in many many years. Yours is a beauty!
Thank you! I totally appreciate the skills and artistry, but I'll never build one of these; what I love from your videos is seeing how these machines go together and your presentation really highlights that.
Happy Birthday 🎉🎁🎈🎂🎊
Happy birthday Chris , been waiting for this kit since I saw the pre production models , amazing build mate
That really built up nice. Looks nice and clean. Thanks for sharing.
I never git tried of that acoustical and banjer, steel gituar music! True ghost rider music! Once again, beautiful job on this rig!!
Thank you very much!
Happy Birthday Chris!!!!
I’ve started building my truck and I’m loving it. It’s so much easier then the AMT Freightliner I did.
Happy Birthday
You should have painted that engine Detroit green and covered with oil lol. I've always heard if you paint a rock Detroit green it would start leaking oil! Lmao
Manual says red, I painted it red.
@@hpiguy I guess you can say it's a Cummins engine then lol
Great job... keep up the good work
Back in the day IH painted all their engines IH red, just like Peterbilt repainted theirs white, didn't matter what brand of engine they were.
Happy birthday 🎂!!!! Absolutely gorgeous build of a great subject! Definitely on my to buy list. Thanks for showing how it’s done. Keep up the good work young man. ⏳👍🏻
All it took was this video to make me subscribe . Excellent build. God bless!!
Thanks man!
Chris
Hope you have a great Birthday
Always loved the ERTL IH kits when I was a kid
A lot of attention to detail in this one. Very well done, and more importantly happy birthday Chris!
Happy Birthday Chris and thanks for the build up!
Happy birthday fellow scale model builder Chris luv the International C O.E model kit whole rig looks like ready for week of hauling stuff does a CB radio come with kit. Also would luv see a review 57 Cadillac Brougham model aswell.
Happy Birthday Chris! Awesome build as usual. I built one of these International kits years ago when they first came out and it turned out nicely even back then. I'll have to buy the reissued kit and give it another whirl.
I was happy to see it pulling the Sunoco tanker. The whole time I was thinking it would be the perfect tractor for the tanker. Very nice job!
Happy Birthday Chris and many more! Awesome kit, it turned out great. Looks like another kit to add to my stash! Cheers!!
When I first started driving OTR the company I worked for had all new Transtars, 318 Detroit and a ten speed. Always felt like I was driving a bulding, didn't have much in the way of torgue, but that thing would haul hindend once you got her wound up. Like Chris, she sounded like a high revving Indy car..LOL
Happy BDay and I cannot wait til Amazon has that puppy in stock...looks awesome...great build!
Happy birthday Chris! what a way to celebrate! Fantastic big rig build!! :)
Great cabover truck model,
no guess work,the instructions are clear and to the point,good illustration's,showing how the part's fit. And you don't need
to be a expert to build this model!
Love the music you play while painting. From 2001 Space Odyssey
Thanks and Happy New Year to you!
WOW.... Got to get one of these. Great job. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.👍
Happy birthday Chris, the build looks great. KUTGW buddy.
Happy Birthday Chris 🎂🥳. Wife and I are watching the build as I'm typing this. Love the kit and your great work and reviews 👍. Again Happy birthday and many more. 😀