Man , you deserve a builder of the year for this one. What can I say other than it's another AMT kit.🤣😂 They can drive you crazy , but if you can finish one with out having to be put on Medication then you can have a great model in the end. And you sure have a great Rig right there. Nice work and looks fantastic.👍 Enjoyed watching all the videos and definitely picked up some tips. Appreciate you sharing your build up and I'm going to keep watching your channel. You do a great job and appreciate you putting the time into making each one. Till next time, keep on Build'n.🇺🇸
Thank you for the kind and generous words! This one actually went together fairly well with only a couple of hiccups, nothing major. I don't do a lot of big rigs due to the length of time it takes to build one but they are enjoyable to build due to the size of the parts and because of the slightly different subject matter. I do have a half dozen or so to build yet so, they will continue to posted up here when I start on them. Thank You For Watching and subscribing ! I'll see you on the next build!
Thank You! I used to build a lot of big rigs when I was younger. I stopped building them over 40 years ago. This is the second one that I have built in recent years. The first one was an Italeri Iveco Turbo Star COE. Welcome back to the hobby!
This turned out beautiful! I wish one good model manufacturer would produce some more modern truck kits. A lot of kits are based on late 70's early 80's trucks. We know they are a big seller in modeling. Be nice to see late 80's to present. A lot of the trucks frames, engines, and cabs can span a good length of time. So not much change is needed. Hoods, sleepers, etc. The big difference between the Freightliner FLD 120 and the Classic is the hood. I have seen some images of severely modified kit builds that have done this, but not much on how its done. Started building trucks as kid, and after a long break due to life, I am looking to get back at it now that I'm retired early. 25 years as a truck driver was a blast for a career. I am shocked at the advancements in modeling over the past few decades. Been doing some research and feel a bit overwhelmed by it all.
Thank You! and Thank you for watching. I agree that there are more big rig kits made based on the late 70's early 80's rigs but there are a few that are being made based on newer rigs. For instance, Moebius Models makes a 2009 era International Lone Star kit, AMT makes the Kenworth T600A based on a 1990 model year and there's also a Volvo VN780 kit available that is based on what I believe is the 1996 model year. None of these kits are in the realm of being inexpensive to buy but they are available. As for the advancements in modelling, I probably haven't noticed a lot of the changes much as I have been pretty steady in the hobby for the last 22 years or so. Although, I have been building since I was about 7 years old, I was forced into taking breaks here and there due to my commitments to a U.S. Navy career that lasted 20 years. If you're just getting back into the hobby, just take it slow and allow yourself to come up to speed. There have been a ton of improvements just in the area of paint formulas and application techniques. It has been great to see the advancements especially in the realm of 3D printing and resin mods of vehicles that should have been made by the big manufacturers. So, get yourself a kit and the necessary supplies and start building. It will come back to you like you never left it and you may pick up a trick or two along the way. Thanks for watching!
@@scaleautoguysworkbench Thanks for the reply! I have at least one of every truck kit made so far, many of them I have multiple. I have the kits you mentioned. Just wish there was still more variation, but I suppose scratch building and kit bashing is what makes much of it fun. I still collected kits as I found them. Probably have about 75 trucks and 40 trailers to build. I have many supplies and tools as well. I'm sitting on about 150 bottles of Model Master paints. I was recently shocked to find out they no longer produce them. Hopefully mine are still good. Went down quite a rabbit hole recently searching for better chrome paints and applications. Still gotta finish some other projects and clean up so I can have some work space for modeling.
Finished build looks great, and I like the blue. My family trucking business had a 4300, that was orange with an off-white 2-tone graphic stripe pattern. Your video might cause me to buy 2 of this kit now! One suggestion to make listening better, please resist the uhhhh 's and uhhhmmm"s. Other than that, totally enjoyed the videos.
Thank you, I'm glad that you enjoyed the videos. About the uhh's and uhhmm's... That is something that I have recently become aware of (during editing and shooting the videos) and I am working on trying to eliminate them from my vocabulary. I think that it may be a nervous tick because I don't realize that I'm doing it until after I have already done it. My wife tells me that she has noticed that I started doing that after I had a stroke, which impeded my ability to speak for several months.
@@scaleautoguysworkbench sorry, sounds like you have a health reason for it that I was unaware of; I suggest you might jot down points you want to talk about and look at notes instead of trying to recall them off-the-cuff; I'm a 22-season basketball coach and no way would I ever run a practice without having my plan on paper. I even lay out the time I want to spend on each thing, to keep on track. I've never done a youtube video, but have heard some that I think they do voice-over after video, to help with editing the live audio where they cut and splice video; that might help you with your situation. Anyway, your videos and build kept us interested in the content.
Thank You! It took a bit to finish but I have to agree with you that it turned out great. I like doing something different every now and then to break up the car builds.
Awesome part three its definitely going to look great when its finish that international sure is a beauty awesome job brother hope you do another one like the international cab over
Thank You! I'm glad that you liked the series. I don't currently have any cabovers in my stash but I do have a couple of conventionals, a dump truck, a couple of trailers and I think a cement mixer. If they are in my stash they will eventually appear here. I am continuing to add kits but I will mix the older kits in as I go. Thanks for watching!
Wow! This turned out great! The color contrast well with the interior. That would also make a cool day cab. Thanks for sharing this. If I ever want to build this ,I’ll definitely refer back to your videos.
I recently finished the AMT White Freightliner cabover kit and I was literally almost to the final assembly point and I felt like I wanted to toss the entire thing in the garbage. The hardest part for me on that kit was messing with the 1/4 fenders and the mud flaps. I broke both 1/4 fenders and the mud flaps but I managed to complete it where it now sits proudly on my shelf coupled with an AMT Wilson Livestock Van.
Sounds like you didn't have much fun with that build. Glad you got through it. When I was in my early teens, I used to build a lot of big rigs. For whatever reason I stopped building them. About three years ago I built the Italeri Iveco Turbo Cabover.It took me about a year of off and on building to complete it. It was the first big rig that I had built in about 40 years. I fully understand about the mud flaps and the 1/4 fenders. I installed them on this build with the cab tilted up and when I went to close the cab the mud flaps hit the fuel tank on one side and the air tank frame on the other. I used my wife's hair dryer and heated the flaps and bent them slightly so that they would clear the obstructions. This was in the final steps of the build but the entire build to this point had been pretty intense. Super high part count with this kit (the engine alone was over 83 parts). By the time I had gotten to this point I just wanted it to be over but I wasn't going to let the flaps be the destroyer of this build. If you have watched any of my earlier builds you'll see this rig in the Intro for my videos. It turned out great, once it was finished. I don't have any video of that build as it was done before the idea of making a RUclips channel.
Looks good my Dad had the real truck got it brand new but it was the yellow like the box has it the interior was tan also .iv always wanted to find this model to do maybe this winter will pick one up thanks for sharing great build
Thanks for the great qustion! Those doors were actually made to open in the kit. The sleeper consisted of 8 pieces, not counting the door handles, and with a little patience and careful placement of glue, I was able to get them to open and close. I'll admit that the entire process was a bit fiddly trying to hold everything in place all at the same time, but you can see the end result. Thanks for watching!
Nice job 👍 um I've been in to tks most of my life working on them, 10 years over the road, then working on them again , then studying every aspect and in-between all that 1/25 scale modeling them i enjoy me a truck 😁 i have a int paystar 5000 donner kit for the int transtar 4300 and stretch the WB from way to short to 270" . You did a nice job 👍 on that int 4300
Thank you! I used to build a lot of 1/25th scale Big Rig tractors and trailers when I was younger. I didn't have time or space for them during my career in the Navy. So, I stopped building them for a number of years.This is only my second one in about 35 years or so. The first one was an Iveco Turbostar COE by Italeri. Building these is a nice break from doing cars all of the time but they take three times longer to do. Thanks for watching!
Man , you deserve a builder of the year for this one. What can I say other than it's another AMT kit.🤣😂 They can drive you crazy , but if you can finish one with out having to be put on Medication then you can have a great model in the end. And you sure have a great Rig right there. Nice work and looks fantastic.👍 Enjoyed watching all the videos and definitely picked up some tips. Appreciate you sharing your build up and I'm going to keep watching your channel. You do a great job and appreciate you putting the time into making each one. Till next time, keep on Build'n.🇺🇸
Thank you for the kind and generous words! This one actually went together fairly well with only a couple of hiccups, nothing major. I don't do a lot of big rigs due to the length of time it takes to build one but they are enjoyable to build due to the size of the parts and because of the slightly different subject matter. I do have a half dozen or so to build yet so, they will continue to posted up here when I start on them. Thank You For Watching and subscribing ! I'll see you on the next build!
Wow you made it look so easy I'm just getting back into modeling after 20 years
Thank You! I used to build a lot of big rigs when I was younger. I stopped building them over 40 years ago. This is the second one that I have built in recent years. The first one was an Italeri Iveco Turbo Star COE. Welcome back to the hobby!
@@scaleautoguysworkbench thank you
Absolutely beautiful! Great work sirrrrrrrrrr. 👏 👍❤️
Thank you kindly!
Looks cool.
Thank You! It was fun to build as well.
Great instructions on what you had to do to get the parts to fit right. I’ll definitely be checking back on these videos when I put mine together
I'm glad that I could help you out. Thanks for watching!
Transtar turned out really nice, very well done!
Thank You! It was a big build. I'm not sure that I want to do one again on the channel though.
@@scaleautoguysworkbench Yea, the Big Rigs sure take more time to build.
Great work on the truck. Thanks for sharing.
Thank You! and Thank You for watching!
This turned out beautiful!
I wish one good model manufacturer would produce some more modern truck kits. A lot of kits are based on late 70's early 80's trucks.
We know they are a big seller in modeling. Be nice to see late 80's to present.
A lot of the trucks frames, engines, and cabs can span a good length of time. So not much change is needed. Hoods, sleepers, etc. The big difference between the Freightliner FLD 120 and the Classic is the hood.
I have seen some images of severely modified kit builds that have done this, but not much on how its done.
Started building trucks as kid, and after a long break due to life, I am looking to get back at it now that I'm retired early.
25 years as a truck driver was a blast for a career.
I am shocked at the advancements in modeling over the past few decades. Been doing some research and feel a bit overwhelmed by it all.
Thank You! and Thank you for watching. I agree that there are more big rig kits made based on the late 70's early 80's rigs but there are a few that are being made based on newer rigs. For instance, Moebius Models makes a 2009 era International Lone Star kit, AMT makes the Kenworth T600A based on a 1990 model year and there's also a Volvo VN780 kit available that is based on what I believe is the 1996 model year. None of these kits are in the realm of being inexpensive to buy but they are available.
As for the advancements in modelling, I probably haven't noticed a lot of the changes much as I have been pretty steady in the hobby for the last 22 years or so. Although, I have been building since I was about 7 years old, I was forced into taking breaks here and there due to my commitments to a U.S. Navy career that lasted 20 years.
If you're just getting back into the hobby, just take it slow and allow yourself to come up to speed. There have been a ton of improvements just in the area of paint formulas and application techniques. It has been great to see the advancements especially in the realm of 3D printing and resin mods of vehicles that should have been made by the big manufacturers. So, get yourself a kit and the necessary supplies and start building. It will come back to you like you never left it and you may pick up a trick or two along the way. Thanks for watching!
@@scaleautoguysworkbench Thanks for the reply! I have at least one of every truck kit made so far, many of them I have multiple. I have the kits you mentioned. Just wish there was still more variation, but I suppose scratch building and kit bashing is what makes much of it fun.
I still collected kits as I found them. Probably have about 75 trucks and 40 trailers to build.
I have many supplies and tools as well. I'm sitting on about 150 bottles of Model Master paints. I was recently shocked to find out they no longer produce them. Hopefully mine are still good.
Went down quite a rabbit hole recently searching for better chrome paints and applications.
Still gotta finish some other projects and clean up so I can have some work space for modeling.
Finished build looks great, and I like the blue. My family trucking business had a 4300, that was orange with an off-white 2-tone graphic stripe pattern. Your video might cause me to buy 2 of this kit now!
One suggestion to make listening better, please resist the uhhhh 's and uhhhmmm"s. Other than that, totally enjoyed the videos.
Thank you, I'm glad that you enjoyed the videos. About the uhh's and uhhmm's... That is something that I have recently become aware of (during editing and shooting the videos) and I am working on trying to eliminate them from my vocabulary. I think that it may be a nervous tick because I don't realize that I'm doing it until after I have already done it. My wife tells me that she has noticed that I started doing that after I had a stroke, which impeded my ability to speak for several months.
@@scaleautoguysworkbench sorry, sounds like you have a health reason for it that I was unaware of;
I suggest you might jot down points you want to talk about and look at notes instead of trying to recall them off-the-cuff; I'm a 22-season basketball coach and no way would I ever run a practice without having my plan on paper. I even lay out the time I want to spend on each thing, to keep on track.
I've never done a youtube video, but have heard some that I think they do voice-over after video, to help with editing the live audio where they cut and splice video; that might help you with your situation. Anyway, your videos and build kept us interested in the content.
Well done love the color
Thank You! It was a toss up between this and Champagne Gold.
Loved it keep the builds coming!
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!
That came out great! Very well done.
Thank You! It took a bit to finish but I have to agree with you that it turned out great. I like doing something different every now and then to break up the car builds.
Awesome part three its definitely going to look great when its finish that international sure is a beauty awesome job brother hope you do another one like the international cab over
Thank You! I'm glad that you liked the series. I don't currently have any cabovers in my stash but I do have a couple of conventionals, a dump truck, a couple of trailers and I think a cement mixer. If they are in my stash they will eventually appear here. I am continuing to add kits but I will mix the older kits in as I go. Thanks for watching!
@@scaleautoguysworkbench that's great looking forward to watching more of your videos
@@scaleautoguysworkbench if you don't have the International conventional from Moebius, you might consider it as a pair-up to your Transtar 4300.
Wow! This turned out great! The color contrast well with the interior. That would also make a cool day cab. Thanks for sharing this. If I ever want to build this ,I’ll definitely refer back to your videos.
I find that a tan interior goes well with most exterior colors. Thanks for watching!
I recently finished the AMT White Freightliner cabover kit and I was literally almost to the final assembly point and I felt like I wanted to toss the entire thing in the garbage. The hardest part for me on that kit was messing with the 1/4 fenders and the mud flaps. I broke both 1/4 fenders and the mud flaps but I managed to complete it where it now sits proudly on my shelf coupled with an AMT Wilson Livestock Van.
Sounds like you didn't have much fun with that build. Glad you got through it. When I was in my early teens, I used to build a lot of big rigs. For whatever reason I stopped building them. About three years ago I built the Italeri Iveco Turbo Cabover.It took me about a year of off and on building to complete it. It was the first big rig that I had built in about 40 years. I fully understand about the mud flaps and the 1/4 fenders. I installed them on this build with the cab tilted up and when I went to close the cab the mud flaps hit the fuel tank on one side and the air tank frame on the other. I used my wife's hair dryer and heated the flaps and bent them slightly so that they would clear the obstructions. This was in the final steps of the build but the entire build to this point had been pretty intense. Super high part count with this kit (the engine alone was over 83 parts). By the time I had gotten to this point I just wanted it to be over but I wasn't going to let the flaps be the destroyer of this build. If you have watched any of my earlier builds you'll see this rig in the Intro for my videos. It turned out great, once it was finished. I don't have any video of that build as it was done before the idea of making a RUclips channel.
Looks good my Dad had the real truck got it brand new but it was the yellow like the box has it the interior was tan also .iv always wanted to find this model to do maybe this winter will pick one up thanks for sharing great build
This was a fun build to do, I would highly recommend it. Thanks for watching!
How did you get the sleeper doors to open your modeling skills are excellent thanks and keep building
Thanks for the great qustion! Those doors were actually made to open in the kit. The sleeper consisted of 8 pieces, not counting the door handles, and with a little patience and careful placement of glue, I was able to get them to open and close. I'll admit that the entire process was a bit fiddly trying to hold everything in place all at the same time, but you can see the end result. Thanks for watching!
Nice job 👍 um I've been in to tks most of my life working on them, 10 years over the road, then working on them again , then studying every aspect and in-between all that 1/25 scale modeling them i enjoy me a truck 😁 i have a int paystar 5000 donner kit for the int transtar 4300 and stretch the WB from way to short to 270" . You did a nice job 👍 on that int 4300
Thank you! I used to build a lot of 1/25th scale Big Rig tractors and trailers when I was younger. I didn't have time or space for them during my career in the Navy. So, I stopped building them for a number of years.This is only my second one in about 35 years or so. The first one was an Iveco Turbostar COE by Italeri. Building these is a nice break from doing cars all of the time but they take three times longer to do. Thanks for watching!
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Thank You!