My Project

[Rign14]

This is the truck I am modeling my Transtar Kit after.

[Jim B]

That's a nice looking Transtar. Are those spokes on the rears?

[Tesla]

Sharp looking Transtar...that will make a fine model

[DynoMight]

Excited to see your build! That'll look good once it's done!

[Rign14]

Here is what I have completed for now. My wife found me a Moebius 53' Reefer and got it for me when I got out of the hospital. I love trailers. I am going to use the Cummins from the freightliner kit she found at a yard sale. I think I will put the Detroit in the freightliner and make it a corn flake (CF) truck. Yes they had spokes on rear.

[DynoMight]

That looks great! Moebius makes some great kits.. Great job!

[Rign14]

Yes they do, I can't wait for them to get the smooth side out. I am really hoping they produce a modern set of doubles with a silver eagle dolly. Also so hoping for a modern 53' reefer and dry container with chassis. In my lifetime I pulled tankers, reefers, dry vans, doubles, container/rail pigs and flat beds. One of the most unusual trailers I pulled was a roller trainer. I worked for a lumber company and I used it to deliver prebuilt wall panels. It was 48' long and the tandems would slide all the way up to the landing gear, then 2 hydraulic rams would lift the nose to set the rear end on the ground. It was a slick operation.

In the box my wife got me at a yard sale there was a Kenworth K100E aero cab, crappy paint job, I want to strip it and hopefully get a chassis so I can build it.

[alangarber]

Looks like the real one so far. nice job

[mackinac359]

Looking good.

[Rign14]

thanks

[kilrathy10]

This is one nice looking project.....Gonna really look good when you're done.....

[Superpeterbilt]

Excellent work

[Badluck 13]

One of my favorite kits......excellent job on the paint scheme....big fan of the old fleet trucks.

[tbill]

that's looking great! I love those trucks, I think it's my favorite COE.

[signguy2108]

Nice so far. I like the paint & stripes!

[Rign14]

Updates:

Dropped a Cummins in the Transtar, added deck plat and pogo stick. Since the photo I have added the exhaust and breather supports, these are different from what came in the set due to the exhaust being on the drivers side. All of this is still a work in progress, I still need to put a turbo on the engine among other things.

I have also started work on the city truck.

Sorry the pictures are so fuzzy, shakes were bad today.

[Tesla]

Nice work on the Transtar...looks great! Same for the city tractor

[Superpeterbilt]

The IH is coming along good. That lil ford looks pretty clean as well.

[Rign14]

Trucks have been moved into the new garage, it's just a temporary building, but has storage. Will be framing in the bay doors and hopefully working on the doors soon. Not soon is the companies new office beside the garage, an older combination passenger/cargo rail car. The passenger compartment will be converted to an office and the cargo bay to a private office.

BTW I know the floor is a little large for the scale, but it was the closest hobby lobby had.

[Brinx]

Looking good Cliff, love the C-city tractor too.

[Cabover Kid]

As an infant....... they called me...... little kernel. Dad drove a 73' transtar for his folks hauling grain and livestock. Spent hours upon hours riding in a white one, that I actually drove as an adult (a little). Love the old cab overs!!! Keep posting, thx!!

[Rign14]

Nothing new to show lately, shakes are really bad this week. A great BIG THANKS to SuperPeterbilt for the reefer trade and all the spare parts.

[jekylljr]

looks great<transtars my fav truck of all time

[Rign14]

I got a little more down yesterday and today.

[Superpeterbilt]

Thats a cool little shop youve got there. Im diggin that Peterbilt sitting there too. It all looks great.