amtrak115 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Well here's the kit on the bench. investigating adding working lights to straight kit build...We'll See. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Prostars are cool! Looking forward to more! Welcome to Build Off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Always liked the looks of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Sweet choice, I nearly got one of these for the build so will be watching for tips and hints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Heard it’s an excellent kit! You’re in for a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I’ve built two of these, nice kit, interior is fantastic on them, biggest issue is fitting the floor to the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak115 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Here's the 2/8/19 Update..... Started on the Frame and the Engine as you can see in the attached photo. So progress is being made..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 You’re off to a good start, looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloney Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 one step at the time, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Looking forward to future updates great start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak115 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 March update... Things have been a little slow...life get in the way sometimes. but progress is being made. Mainly on the motor. I think we're going for a Knight's Trucking paint scheme. at least that's the way I'm leaning now. Was also able to pick up some PE for both the chassis and the interior. (Probably won't use the Chassis one, save it for the Lonestar kit) also picked up some "glad hands". So progress is being made...slow but sure and enjoying the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak115 Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Things are progressing. This is the first kit I've built in a great many years and so far, I'm enjoying the effort. The engine is complete, the frame is probably 50 % complete. I'm in the process of stripping some of the Chrome parts as the air tanks don't need a chrome finish. Silver or aluminum is a better color. I've also thought about plumbing the airlines, however I've not found a good source describing those or where they go on this model, so I'll go back to making this basically a stock build. I'm using both the Mobius instructions and the Revell instructions to build this kit. Anyway, here's April's update with I hope another update in the next week or so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Nice work on the engine. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince66 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Looking like it's going to be a really nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak115 Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Due to family issues, I've not been able to work much on the truck so the May Update is minimal work. hopefully in the next week or so I'll make some progress and post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak115 Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 June update. Things are progressing. updates to the frame as well as "Dechroming" a few pieces. I decided to dechrome, things like the fuel tank, steps, rims etc. I think this would look better and more realistic painted a steel color. more like a working truck that I see on the road today. Don't know if I'll finish in time, however, I'm having a ball building this kit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Looks to me that you are doing a fine job on this one. I really like what you did on the motor. Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak115 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Well things happen. I wasn't able to finish in time, but it was fun and rekindle my interest in model building. I'll continue to post and continue to finish off the Prostar. We had moved back to Texas from Gainesville, VA (Near DC) after 12 years. We had kept our house in Texas so when moving back we had two households squeezed into one house. We have spent the better part of 9/10 months sorting through stuff, selling off some, other get tossed (never can remember why we kept that), and reorganizing everything so that it all fits. I've moved back into my hobbyspace/trainroom but I have to clean out this area as it was used as a controlled environment storage space for 12 years. My youngest son stayed in the house while we were gone, so he shuffled things around, and we probably told him to stick stuff in the trainroom while we were gone. anyway......Back to the build....more to come..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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