modelercarl Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Finally finished up this build. I have not built a big rig for at least 10 years, and I found this kit to be challenging but really enjoyable to work on. Very little flash, good fits and very detailed throughout. I bought 2 of them and glad I did. I think I will get all of the painting done on the 2nd one while the good weather is here and then build it at a leisurely pace during the winter. The only modification I did on this one is to shorten the frame 1". As others have stated I thought the concept of a cabover was to get a shorter OAL so that a longer trailer (payload) would be possible. During my 35 year career as a special machine designer I had several opportunities to work on high production transfer machines for Detroit Diesel (Mostly for their Series 60 engine) so I couldn't really paint this engine any color except Detroit Diesel green. Even though I have been retired for over 20 years the loyalty is still there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Great looing Transtar. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerAL Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Looks fantastic, nice and simple. Great color too! One of my favorite kits to do. Also neat story with the 60 series. It's one of my favorite engines that they've produced. I'm glad to have worked on them myself too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Maynard Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Looks great. I love these kits. I like how you shortened the frame. I put one of these on a Peterbilt Pacemaker frame to get a shorter frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelercarl Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 Jim, Larry, Alex, James, Thanks for the comments! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 I like what you have come up with here! Very nice work!! As far as the green engine, it could have been a replacement or a rebuild somewhere along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 One of the best kit out there and my all time favorite COE. You did it great justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Very nice truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Nice build !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Really like the paint and what you did with the frame. Interior colors really stand out. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelercarl Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 I appreciate the comments, thanks for taking the time to post them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Carl excellent build and your colors look awesome on it. Edited July 11, 2022 by Mopar - D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purepmd Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Clean, tastefully modified, soundly chosen color palette, everything about it is well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Nice job! I went with green on my engine too. According to the literature I found, only the turbo engines were red. The non-turbos were green. And seeing as how this one does not have a turbo... Anyway, I like it. The shortened frame definitely suits the truck. I should have done that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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