International Prostar 2020

[Aerodyne03]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and I'm an Italian model maker.
A few months ago I found the international prostar moebius models 
road tractor at a fair and a few months later (with a bit of effort)
 I also found the moebius smooth side great dane trailer to match, 
I'm not sure I will build this model, here in Italy it is really rare but, 
in case I wanted to do it, I would like to update it to the present day 
(the model in the box is a prostar from 2011) I have already bought 
a cummins isx15 engine to replace the old maxx force of the kit but the 
changes to be made would be many more ... any advice is welcome, especially 
if coming from the USA (unfortunately I have never seen a prostar from life)

[lordairgtar]

Here is a walk around video of the truck.

 

[Force]

The current International Prostar and Lonestar has the Cummins X15 wich came in 2017 and are available in two versions, Efficiency and Performance series, the ISX15 wich replaced the N14 in 2001 originally called the "Signature" series and later ISX is an older version of the current X15 and the X15 looks slightly different from the ISX, and I think the A & N Red engine in fact is an ISX as it has the older valve cover and front cover and no X15 markings.

[niteowl7710]

It would require a substantial amount of subtle modifications to the entire front end of the truck.  The hood, front bumper, mirrors and whatnot are all different on the LT than they were on the original Moebius kit.  Shame the ProStar sold so poorly as it would have been quite easy (a bumper) for them to update it to 2014+ spec up until they dropped the shared "star" moniker.  

BTW RevellAG reissued both of the International kits and I would think those would be far easier to find in Europe than the original Moebius boxings. 

[Aerodyne03]

5 hours ago, Force said:

The current International Prostar and Lonestar has the Cummins X15 wich came in 2017 and are available in two versions, Efficiency and Performance series, the ISX15 wich replaced the N14 in 2001 originally called the "Signature" series and later ISX is an older version of the current X15 and the X15 looks slightly different from the ISX, and I think the A & N Red engine in fact is an ISX as it has the older valve cover and front cover and no X15 markings.

a heartfelt thanks to everyone for your answers, I really appreciate it

[Aerodyne03]

5 hours ago, Force said:

The current International Prostar and Lonestar has the Cummins X15 wich came in 2017 and are available in two versions, Efficiency and Performance series, the ISX15 wich replaced the N14 in 2001 originally called the "Signature" series and later ISX is an older version of the current X15 and the X15 looks slightly different from the ISX, and I think the A & N Red engine in fact is an ISX as it has the older valve cover and front cover and no X15 markings.

You read me in thought,
 in fact I bought the a & isx15 engine from a&n 
I confirm that looking at the pieces and reading the 
instructions is written isx15 (it is slightly different from
 the engine in the photo in the official brochure but, it is as 
close as possible to the truth they managed to find), surely it 
is better than the maxx force 15 of the kit

 

 

 

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[Aerodyne03]

4 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

It would require a substantial amount of subtle modifications to the entire front end of the truck.  The hood, front bumper, mirrors and whatnot are all different on the LT than they were on the original Moebius kit.  Shame the ProStar sold so poorly as it would have been quite easy (a bumper) for them to update it to 2014+ spec up until they dropped the shared "star" moniker.  

BTW RevellAG reissued both of the International kits and I would think those would be far easier to find in Europe than the original Moebius boxings. 

It is precisely because mine is packed with Moebius that
 I consider it rarer, here in Europe there are above all the 
Italeri kits that have started to bother me ...?

[Aerodyne03]

5 hours ago, lordairgtar said:

Here is a walk around video of the truck.

 

Tank you, I rally like wolkaround videos ?

[Aerodyne03]

In addition, I have seen that several 
of you have also spoken about the international lt which 
is also in the video. It is a very beautiful truck and thanks again for 
the video, however, I have been on the international site and I have 
seen that both the international lt and 
the prostar model that is still called that are 
on sale, it is the latter that I would imagine to make, so 
as not to upset the basic model desgn too much

[niteowl7710]

The ProStar is considered to be a "legacy" model at this point the same way Freightliner still builds some Argosy cab overs, and Coronado "Classic" trucks.  The majority of them are built and shipped to overseas markets, very few of them are sold in North America outside of heavy haul and very specialized use.  We have a multi-location International Dealership chain locally that's been in business with International for 76 years and always seem to have at least one of everything they make.  But in order to get a Legacy ProStar, you have to special order it from the factory.

[Aerodyne03]

Ah, understood, excuse me but on the other side of the ocean 
it is a bit complicated to get this information, however the prostar
 is one of my favorite trucks, and parents and relatives have already 
told me that I am crazy to have in mind to change the truck engine ...
So I think I will opt for a legacy prostar model, 
thanks this information is really useful (I'd like to build an argosy 
freightliner but, a & n is an out of catalog and I don't think 
it was cheap)

[Aerodyne03]

However, two questions:
1The length of the chasis, in all the photos I have seen,
 of various vintages, even 2011 no trucks have such a short chassis.
2 The tank for the DEF, we here in Europe call it adblue and pay it
 70 cents per liter, to protect the earth from the emissions of our 
beasts, however with such a short chassis it is not easy to find a 
point where to place the special tank .

[Aerodyne03]

Here is a photo of the truck that would make me ...
I would be very grateful to someone who sent them the photo 
of a short-chassis prostar like the moebius, because 
there are no on the internet.