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Gary I’ll be following along also. I built this same kit back in 1984 done it in the box art colors then painted it baby blue later and added the AMT Pete wrecker body. I like your choice of sleeper something different besides the merc all the time.

Gary to further answer your question. That cab was actually made by “The Corporation Cab Co.”The White company started using this cab around 1963 on their 9000-4000 trucks as their “Custom Cab” option to their smaller White 9000-4000 cab. Autocar used this cab dating back to the early 1950s then in 1966 the Corporation Cab Co. added 3 inches to the height of this cab. The first truck to receive the new cab in 1966 was the White 9000 and the 4000 the other White family trucks followed as well. In 1968 when Diamond T and Reo merged they started using the new 3 inch cab. I discovered this when I was restoring my real 1.1 Autocar A64B and my 1968 Diamond Reo in the year 2000 and 2001. The cab was made in 3 sections I found this out when I replaced my headliner. I think other truck manufacturers also used this cab as well. Western Star used this same cab from 1967 well into the 1990s with some more modifications. Hope this helps.

Very nice clean build and I like the WB that you chosen. You did a great job.

Nice work on those wheels. That reefer looks good too

There is some parts missing like a fuel tank but I have spare parts. I might have to replace the front axle too. Thanks for dropping by

Thanks Scott for dropping by. I hope so

Your welcome Ken

I don’t understand why people have to reply twice when someone has already gave a well short educated answer.

Your welcome. That second pic is your pic 😂 so you can see the difference

Thanks Scott I appreciate it. I guess it’s because I have such a deep passion (as you know) for trucks all my life and that’s all I’ve ever been around. Looking forward to another restoration.

Nice one Ken great idea to pair them up thanks for sharing.

I found one one of the truck on my Layout. Hope to get more pics of it

Thanks I appreciate it. Yes Don has a lot of great stuff in lots of scales.

Thanks for the compliment I appreciate it. Yes it took a lot of work to get it to stance it has now just like it’s big brother in 1/25 scale takes a lot of work. Glad you dropped in.

Not really Steve over my 35 years in the trucking industry Holland was my choice I never had a minute’s trouble out of a holland. Fontaine was the worst and Jost second worst. Holland fifth wheels always stay in adjustment where I always had to adjust the others. Your normal 😂

Nice updates and corrections. If you want to take that visor a little farther for accuracy purposes put a curve on the ends top and bottom reshaping the bottom for a correct look. Here’s a pic for reference if you decide to take it one step further.

I understand I have it really bad that’s why I don’t build as much and if I do it’s a simple one. I think the white wheels will not look silver to me.

Thanks for stopping by Dan.

Thanks Jürgen they are a fun build

Steve you’re NOT an idiot! I think it’s all that high end scratch building your doing lately is frying your brain 😂. Your counting is spot on sir.

I bet you did back in the day I sold several on eBay for some crazy money too. About the same time I owned my real truck Ertl came out with that limited run of the kit any remember that? I bought several of them and kept them till around 2006-08 and dropped them on eBay making a killing. Now I just have this one with an extra cab/interior and one I bought from Bill which is a flip lid with the airbag suspension. This also was one of my favorite Ertl kits when I built it as a teenager it went together so well and had no issues with tilting the cab and the gear shift hanging up or wouldn’t sit all the way down. Thanks for stopping by.

Steve it wasn’t new but it was pretty. It was a 1979 and this was in 1995. My first big truck I owned besides my antique show trucks. I was 26 years old and sitting in that seat after I bought it in the driveway I felt like I had the world by the tail. I’ll dig up some pics of it and post them and may tell a few stories about the old girl for you as I go along.

I bought this built Ertl International Transtar II model last winter on eBay for a very reasonable price and got an extra cab out of the deal too. The paint and decals on the cab to me look fine so I’m going to leave them alone. I’ll be painting the frame a tan color and reworking the front axle. Probably going to keep the rear wheels don’t know yet but if I do they will be painted white. Hope I can get this Eagle to fly again. It was 30 years ago this week that I bought my Real 1.1 1979 International Transtar Eagle so I thought it would be fit to start this project. Hope you ride along.

Scott’s Model repair shop is the best one in our area and has been for years even before I started building model trucks 😂

Jerry great choice. This is just my opinion Frame Semi gloss Black wheels with gray rings go with the original interior colors semi gloss black/ soft gold Dullcoat the chrome to calm it down Paint the sides of the insert gill semi black