International Transtar 4300 Eagle

While healing from a shattered leg, I took up these kits as a way to pass the time; I can remember building some as a kid. Found I REALLY enjoy them! So far, I have the White Freightliner cabover (first kit), the Autocar A64B, the stretch flatbed, and now this International - that's my experience. This kit is better than I am; I had some issues because I don't know better. There are some inconsistencies that I noticed, me being a long haul trucker (I'll post a photo of this truck next to my daily - a Peterbilt!).... First, most of us put our pillows right behind the driver's seat, not the passenger. Next, the spacers in the drive tires aren't wide enough and the tires touch. The kit itself is a dream to build, and I may give another a go at some point in the future when my skills improve greatly. The parts like mirror brackets and handholds are very thin, much more realistic - but much more fragile as a result. There is quite a bit of flashing to be removed and smoothed; some of the sprues are quite thick where they meet the parts. Some of the molds look like they're a millimeter off from each other. Despite some of this, the fit of almost all parts were perfect.

I very much enjoyed building up this kit. It is, however, for the experienced modeler, with its tiny bits and bobs and fussy sub assemblies. It’s different than most amt kits due to the Ertl influence, so it builds differently. No more difficult, just different. Have fun!

Not a bad thing to say about this kit,very little flash and things went together as they should have.The fact that its an AMT with the ERTL name as well speaks to why its not like most other AMT kits.The hood and cab lined up well,the tires are nice and even the doors on the sleeper lined up great and actually open and close like they should.I absolutely recommend this kit and Ill be purchasing another and stretching the frame along with other modifications