IH Transtar II Eagle

[Scott Eriksen]

6 minutes ago, Pete68 said:

I thought they were black washed at first till I blew the pic up 

It's tricky using that stuff , sometimes I get good results other times not so much 

[Scott Eriksen]

..................chassis just about done added a few brake valves and air lines,,few more odds and ends left ............ started striping the cab , interior shot burgundy/maroon ,used some of my 40 year old Floquil paint on that! 

[Gary Chastain]

Looking sharp

[Gary Chastain]

Just noticed the rear tire tread pattern, where did you find those?

[Scott Eriksen]

42 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said:

Just noticed the rear tire tread pattern, where did you find those?

I think I got those from Jamie at Moluminum 

[Scott Eriksen]

..................shot the clear,,,,,,,,,,,,, now the interior while it bakes in the dehydrator

[Scott Eriksen]

picture a little fuzzy ,,I'll take more after I put the details on the cab 

[Gary Chastain]

Gonna be a good looking rig

[vincen47]

Beautiful work. Love the added detail and those drive tires.

[Firebuilder]

Very nice  work. Does the dehydrator make the paint any harder then just letting it air dry for several days? It may  be a new technique I have to learn about.

[Scott Eriksen]

2 hours ago, Firebuilder said:

Very nice  work. Does the dehydrator make the paint any harder then just letting it air dry for several days? It may  be a new technique I have to learn about.

Drys faster ,harder ,  I usually go 8 hrs @ 95 degrees 

[Scott Eriksen]

.............interior and some tidbits ,,,,,,,,,,,,,I had some 40 year old maroon flocking,,,so why not ! Tomorrow I'll start dressing the cab with the grille and maybe attach to chassis

[Gary Chastain]

14 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

.............interior and some tidbits ,,,,,,,,,,,,,I had some 40 year old maroon flocking,,,so why not ! Tomorrow I'll start dressing the cab with the grille and maybe attach to chassis

Nice detail

[Scott Eriksen]

....................cab is mated to the chassis 

[cifenet]

It is looking sooooo good right now!

[Scott Eriksen]

...............looking like a cornbinder should now........few more things to do tomorrow........have to mount the visor ,,really no provision ,,I was thinking brass rod and drill the roof,,totally forgot about it before paint .Have to put a few amber SigStat 9007A's below the doors ,pogo stick and trailer lines,mudflaps and quarter fenders

[vincen47]

It’s looking great. Love the paint scheme.

[Pete68]

10 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

...............looking like a cornbinder should now........few more things to do tomorrow........have to mount the visor ,,really no provision ,,I was thinking brass rod and drill the roof,,totally forgot about it before paint .Have to put a few amber SigStat 9007A's below the doors ,pogo stick and trailer lines,mudflaps and quarter fenders

Did you paint those tanks dark metallic gray? 

[Scott Eriksen]

59 minutes ago, Pete68 said:

Did you paint those tanks dark metallic gray? 

I used Alclad ,,painted with their gloss black lacquer 1st and then light coats of their chrome 

[Scott Eriksen]

...............done! ,, now on to the Moebius 53 ft trailer and paint to match   

[Scott Eriksen]

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[Scott Eriksen]

For being a kit from 1975 this was a really nice ,enjoyable build and brought back a lot of memories

[Scott Eriksen]

[Gary Chastain]

Outstanding build, well done

[Scott Eriksen]

3 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

Outstanding build, well done

Thanks Gary ,,I appreciate that !  The trailer is in progress I started another thread for that ,,same paint scheme with IH logos