International Harvester Transtar 4070 A #10...

[ranma]

 #10. Transtar 4070 a , And yes it's the tenth one of the re-popped AMT copy. Orange w/white paint scheme of my own design (well Maybe).. Don't really know as IH could have painted a few in this way????

[Jim B]

Nice looking Transtar.  Did you shorten the frame?

[ranma]

5 minutes ago, Jim B said:

Did you shorten the frame?

Yes sir I sure did, These Transtar's look so much better with a shorter wheel base. Well to me they do that is.

[Jim B]

5 hours ago, ranma said:

Yes sir I sure did, These Transtar's look so much better with a shorter wheel base. Well to me they do that is.

I agree.  I think most COEs look better with short wheelbases.

[vincen47]

Nice. As you’ve built more of these than most, do you have any tips on things to look out for, and/or complaints? Anything you’ve been impressed with since the new edition has been released? I just recently picked up a copy, myself.

[ranma]

14 hours ago, vincen47 said:

complaints? Anything you’ve been impressed with

Complaint's there are only three that I have really. First is the frame length, which is an easy fix. Second complaint is the "new" sprew tabs which go further onto some of the parts, which has more cleanup work than an Original kit did, Complaint three: AMT screwed up when moving the parts around so a few numbers on the instruction sheet are now wrong such as the frame  part numbers which now are switched. Frame part # 49 is now #7, and vice-versa  for the other frame rail. I like the extended decal sheet, and the addition of the choice of front wheels. The biggest change  When following the instructions that I do is I build the and add the cab interior to the outer cab before adding it to the frame, I add the radiator after the cab is put in place. I found  It's easier this way then trying to put the outer cab on while the interior is attached to the frame! 

 By adding the completed cab (minus some of the Chrome cab parts) to the frame this way  would actually be more inline as to the actual production with the exception of the radiator would be in place on the real one before the cab would be installed on the frame. I also don't attach the front axle until the cab/radiator are in place. as it ease's the installation of the cab to the frame. Since all that's needed to put the cab on the frame this way is squeezing the frame a tad to get the cab pins in their location on the frame. Then I add the radiator, and the front axle...

The cab pictures added here are of Transtar #9 when it was in it's build process. I had to wait for a frame rail replacement for the one it had was a short shot. But this should give you the idea of what I said by putting the cab together and not as the Instructions show.

Edited September 13, 2022 by ranma

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Nice build! I like the colors!