Casey429 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Hello everyone. Hope everyone's new year is off to a good start. I picked up this Ertl Paystar at an estate sale foe a whopping $5. It's a pretty clean build overall, and pretty well done if I do say so myself. No paint on anything, but it's 100% complete, save for the tractor's mudflaps. The downside is both ends of the front axle are broken off right at the springs. Shouldn't be much of a fuss to fix. I don't plan on a full resto for the time being, since it is pretty well done. I just figured on posting it here, since it's still awaiting the repair. Thanks for looking!
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Looks like you found a real bargain. Looks pretty nice.
gatorincebu Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Great price. Not a bad looking build, from what I can see. Will be watching to see how you redo this one. Be Well Gator
72 Charger Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Cool find make sure when you do restore it that you turn the side vent on the hood the right way . The bars should go vertical
kilrathy10 Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 Now, that's a barn find, for sure.....It really does look pretty good that way with no paint....How 'bout that.....
disabled modeler Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 Nice find and deal. Its nice to find something from the past to restore.
extmcdriver Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 You got a good bargain on this project. Looking forward to your updates.
Casey429 Posted February 8, 2017 Author Posted February 8, 2017 It's all fixed. Tried 5 minute epoxy the first time around and that was a fail. So I scraped all of that back off and tried again using good old Testor's orange tube to stick the pieces on, and a couple coats of Plastruct cement for extra insurance. Seems to be working so into the display case it went. I also turned the air intake the correct way, even though I didn't take pictures of it. I've been around enough 1:1 Paystars to know that wasn't going to fly. Other than that, I did absolutely no other restoration work other than reattaching the mirror. I still need to come up with 2 more mudflaps, those are all that appears to be missing. Also set my dad's old Paystar up with the photo op. It's a little worse for wear, and the front axle has been "welded" as a repair. I'm hoping for a reissue so I can give it a proper resto, since it's mostly all there. Thanks everyone!
gatorincebu Posted February 8, 2017 Posted February 8, 2017 That looks good. Glad to see that you got it all repaired . Be Well Gator
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