Sweeet.i used to work on those trucks.for SAUNDERS LEASING.then RYDER bought saunders out.how much would it cost me to get a copy of those decals you got....thanks
Very interesting video. I am 60 but will get one of these kits purely for sentimental reasons. When I was ten years old I had the original kit that you earlier reviewed which I got in 1973 which I painted and industrial light yellow colour. I intend to get one of those ‘original’ red kits kits also. I can tell you that the instruction book and kit is exactly as I remembered it. I also had the non-sleeper IH Transtar conventional ( bonneted model) . I wish that I had them both still. IH made beautiful trucks during that period. Great memories. Thankyou. Kind Regards, Michael Butler Brisbane, Queensland AUSTRALIA.
I really want one of these to go with my original 4070 CO. I hope I can find one online since I can't get to a hobby shop. Thanks for sharing Tim will be watching your build. Have a great weekend buddy. Terry
Aaaaa very cool Robert!! Yes, the kit is awesome. I ended up getting the trailer too and those decals for it sure are wild. I think you and I will be glad we got the kits (especially the trailer) as I'm not seeing those around much any more.
When I first saw this presented I thought why???? But now that I have a good look at it I think it would be cool to have a full blown Rat Fink big rig! Thanks Tim! 🚛
That is a really nice kit being a rat fink fan I was excited to see this i am a bit disappointed that the only real difference is the water slides i love they are releasing rat fink stuff but it would be really nice if they included a fink figure in these kits
nice, looking, Rig. may, have to get me one. be watching to see how it goes. thanks for sharing. take care, till next time. have a great day. Happy-New-Year. thanks. mike.
Looks like a well-designed kit. I'm going to look for your other video you mentioned where you compared two of these kits from different years to get a look at the decal's. I am a Rat Fink fan, but I think I would like a different variation of decals.
I like that kit a lot. One thing I never understood about trucks of that era of this one is that a lot of trucks had Bud wheels on the front and spoke wheels on the rear. Just made ya have to carry two spare tires inside of one. Sorry. Just rambling. Lol. Great kit nonetheless. Keep up the great work Tim and thank ya for the review!!!
I keep seeing this one at my hobby shop, hasn't followed me home.. yet. Love the rat fink themed, I'm always little scared cause I keep failing on my big rig builds.
Nice looking truck, Tim. 👍🤩The parts look very nicely moulded, I didn't see any flash or bad sink marks👍🤩I'm tempted to try and find one for the decal sheet alone😂😂😂👍🤩Thanks for showing and best wishes from jolly old, 👍😎Pete 🤓
LOL, if something doesn't follow me home from the hobby shop I start to wonder if I'm feeling alright. I still haven't got the first version of this truck but I most definitely want to get this Rat Fink version. I notice they use the flying eye in the box art and the decals, but wasn't that Von Dutch's thing? That's kool though as one can always use a some flying eyes. Thanks for sharing Tim.
I'm building the first release of this new tool kit. The only difference in the kits is the decal sheet and the fact the rat fink kit didn't come with the old build sheets and color guides from International dealerships. I got this kit also,don't get me wrong,those rat fink decals are worth the price to me! Ain't gonna use them on the model,but they will be cropping up on a lot of different things! So far I've been happy with the build.
Do you have a favorite cement? I assume the Testors orange and white tube I used in 1970 isn't the best anymore. I read one guy used superglue, that seems a bit drastic. Your opinion sir?
Yes I do...... I actually shot a video of my favorite glues, edited it, went to post it, but found out my Favorite was discontinued. So I scrapped the vid... Ugggggggg!! That glue was Model Master in a black square bottle with a needle tip. I'm using Faller glue now (#170490) it's basically the same stuff with a needle tip. My other Favorite glue is Tamiya Extra Thin (has a green cap) I love my Tamiya glue! But those are for the plastic pieces and NOT for the glass. You can still get the tube glue, several guys still like it. For the glass parts you will need a white glue (any glue that turns clear). The super glue is mostly used for resin or resin parts. (Some guys will use super glue on plastic because they want the bond right now) or for joining different types of materials together. For an example, I did a video installing valve stems. Pretty much have to use super glue in that case. Hope that gets you pointed in the right direction, any other questions, feel free to ask!!
My local shop has the Rat Fink truck, several of them in fact, but not the standard AMT kit. Is the Rat Fink model the same as the non-Rat Fink except the decals? I prefer to buy from my local shop.
@@THROTTLEPOWERMy son is a design team leader at Navistar, I bug him to revive the Transtar cabovers. Will never happen, but he agrees they are good looking trucks.
Mr. ERTL, was a big IH guy. All the org Ertl IH kits were called "blue printer" because IH let Ertl design all the IH kits from org IH 1:1 truck blueprints....
I have the original kit so I guess I'll just stick to building that. I've have not seen that kit at the hobby shop, just the other one that came out. It was very expensive. Like Stash Project says another 10spot for an already expensive kit isn't really worth it. I liked your suggestions when reboxing your parts, but you should also wrap your chrome trees with paper towels to keep them from getting scratched. Have a good weekend.
So, is the Rat Fink kit identical to the two on the shelf behind you? I believe they are. I also noticed a Turnpiker up there - now that is an awesome kit.👍
@THROTTLE POWER Well, I think I have the Turnpiker - I've been divesting myself of kits over the last two years, selling over 200 thus far. I have to do a new inventory next week. If I don't find it you'll probably hear me yelling.😲
I can understand your feelings on that but for me it was. I wanted the Rat Fink decals (huge Rat Fink fan and have been my entire life) so that type of decal sheet would cost around $10 if offered separately. Probably $15 if you had to have it shipped.
@@THROTTLEPOWER I agree on the decal sheet cost, and I'd consider the decal sheet itself, but I don't need a second 4070, I'll be lucky if I ever build the first one 😉
Local Hobby Shop?? What is that? We don't have a LHS here in Montana. Sad , as I grew up with 4 hobby shops in my home town. That was also 50+ yrs ago. Thanks for the review...
Are you looking for the green? If so, check out Tamiya TS-22 in a spray can. That's what I bought and think it's really close. Let me know what you think...... 🙂👍
@@chas290620 Ok.... As far as the Box Art build I'm not sure what color they used. When I build mine I'm going to use 1 of these 2 colors (pending on which color I can get at the time) Tamiya TS-52 Candy Lime Green or Testors Extreme Lacquer Lime Ice.... Both are spray cans and both are beautiful greens for that truck!
Hey guys I just ordered another Rat aFink co 4070 A and 2 trailers l00king for a Rat fink figure to mount on the front of the build I am currently working on
Really excited about building this kit.👍
Stay tuned because you don't want to miss it!!😉
Sweeet.i used to work on those trucks.for SAUNDERS LEASING.then RYDER bought saunders out.how much would it cost me to get a copy of those decals you got....thanks
@@iancameron198 Very cool Ian.... I don't have any for sale.
@@THROTTLEPOWER can you sell me a photo copy of your decals
@@iancameron198 I don't have any good way of doing that Ian but I'm sure there are several guys out there that can.
purchased this kit at Christmas 2023 and am almost finished. take your time be patient and this kit goes together very well!!!!!!!
Yers, it's a great kit!!!
Very interesting video.
I am 60 but will get one of these kits purely for sentimental reasons.
When I was ten years old I had the original kit that you earlier reviewed which I got in 1973 which I painted and industrial light yellow colour.
I intend to get one of those ‘original’ red kits kits also.
I can tell you that the instruction book and kit is exactly as I remembered it.
I also had the non-sleeper IH Transtar conventional ( bonneted model) . I wish that I had them both still.
IH made beautiful trucks during that period.
Great memories.
Thankyou.
Kind Regards,
Michael Butler
Brisbane, Queensland
AUSTRALIA.
Thank you for the kind words Michael..... Yes, I think you will really enjoy this kit.
This is going to be a cool build! Can't wait to see it. Thanks for doing the unboxing.
Thank you Vic!
Thanks for the look-see Tim. I will be watching the build 👍👌
Cool, thank you Rick..... 👍😉
Isn’t that funny how things follow you home! Nice unboxing Tim. 👍🏻😀✌🏻
Yes it is John.. 😉🙂👍
Great review Tim. Always loved the Rat Fink gear. Cheers!
Thank you Pete... 👍🙂
Thanks for opening the truck. I have one of those. Another great video
Thank you for the kind words Jeffreyn..... 👍🙂
Thanks for sharing this,neat to see these back out aagain,I haven't stumbled across any of them yet.hope to soon ,happy modeling.
I think you will really enjoy the kit David. Hopefully you will be able to find one!
Great looking kit. Thanks for the review, Tim!
Thank you Jeff!
Those Rat fink decals look pretty cool and nice review Tim I be watching for this build enjoy buddy 👍
Oh yea, they are really cool Seamy... 👍🙂
Great update I am getting me one for sure. Nice unboxing thanks for sharing.
You will like the kit Neamon!
I really want one of these to go with my original 4070 CO. I hope I can find one online since I can't get to a hobby shop. Thanks for sharing Tim will be watching your build. Have a great weekend buddy. Terry
Right on Terry, I think you will really like the kit!
Great review Tim, those Rat fink decals are awesome!!!
I agree Tom........... 👍🙂
Thanks for sharing. Nice tip on how to pack a kit back for storage.
Thank you Michael and thanks for watching!
Great review Tim!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Thanks for watching Mike!
It’s very cool to see what’s in the box I got two of them come in from my store in Granger ind HobbyTown thank you for the video sir
Cool, you will like them!
I do really like that the graphics are separated so you can just use the green decals. Thank for sharing Tim!
Yep, that makes it nice Bryan.
Great review bud. Nice clean looking big rig. I’ve been wanting to add a few to my stash.👍👍
Thank you, it's a great kit I think you will enjoy!
Great addition. I may have to get that truck model that has been my basement.
You should!
Cool kit, love the decals
I agree Jeff!
Nice unboxing, looks like a great kit, decals are definitely cool!
They really are Jeff!!
Nice unboxing and review Tim!
Thanks Shawn!
I bought this kit bout a year ago its awesome..I also bought the trailer to go with it.
Aaaaa very cool Robert!! Yes, the kit is awesome. I ended up getting the trailer too and those decals for it sure are wild. I think you and I will be glad we got the kits (especially the trailer) as I'm not seeing those around much any more.
When I first saw this presented I thought why???? But now that I have a good look at it I think it would be cool to have a full blown Rat Fink big rig! Thanks Tim! 🚛
Yes, I agree Richard!
Very cool Tim. you have a nice collection of trucks there. Rat fink decals are cool and good that they include some stock version.
Yes, I'm happy with the decal sheet too.
Thanks Tim! I have one but it's not open yet! Awesome my friend!
Cool, thank you!
Love it brother. Should look really good when it's finished. 👍✌
Thanks David! 👍
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a real nice kit.
Thank you Alan, it really is!
Great looking kit Tim thanks for sharing peace out brother
Thank you Jamie!
That is a really nice kit being a rat fink fan I was excited to see this i am a bit disappointed that the only real difference is the water slides i love they are releasing rat fink stuff but it would be really nice if they included a fink figure in these kits
Very true, a Rat Fink figure would have been SUPER cool!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our local Walmart was selling the Ratfink semi and trailer for 5 bucks each. Grabbed a few for those decals, they are amazing
Very cool!!!!!!!!
Looks like a really nice kit. 👍
It is Thomas!
nice, looking, Rig. may, have to get me one. be watching to see how it goes. thanks for sharing. take care, till next time. have a great day. Happy-New-Year. thanks. mike.
Thank you Mike and you too my friend!
Looks like a well-designed kit. I'm going to look for your other video you mentioned where you compared two of these kits from different years to get a look at the decal's. I am a Rat Fink fan, but I think I would like a different variation of decals.
Cool!!! 👍👍👍👍👍✌
I like that kit a lot. One thing I never understood about trucks of that era of this one is that a lot of trucks had Bud wheels on the front and spoke wheels on the rear. Just made ya have to carry two spare tires inside of one. Sorry. Just rambling. Lol. Great kit nonetheless. Keep up the great work Tim and thank ya for the review!!!
Yes, I agree Bruce and thank you for the kind words!!
I keep seeing this one at my hobby shop, hasn't followed me home.. yet. Love the rat fink themed, I'm always little scared cause I keep failing on my big rig builds.
Get it while it's out Chris. I have numerous big rigs started too so I know what you mean.😉
Looks like a cool kit with those decals, hope one grows legs and follow me home from the model shop. Cheers
I hope so too!
Looks like a cool kit bro enjoy be cool see that one built bro
Thank you Keith, it really is!
Looks like a nice kit 👍😎
It is Brian!
Haven’t seen the rat fink rig yet thanks Tim
They haven't been out long Jeff.
Very cool...Big Daddy Ed Roth was awesome. I love Rat Fink
Yes he was Todd and Rat Fink was soooooo cool!!
Nice looking truck, Tim. 👍🤩The parts look very nicely moulded, I didn't see any flash or bad sink marks👍🤩I'm tempted to try and find one for the decal sheet alone😂😂😂👍🤩Thanks for showing and best wishes from jolly old, 👍😎Pete 🤓
Cool, thank you Pete... 👍😉🙂
@@THROTTLEPOWER there's non over here yet only direct +tax+shipping from the USA 😭😭😭
@@petesmodelcarcustoms584 Hopefully soon.... 😉
Glad I got mine. I think these are going to disappear very quickly. Great unboxing Tim. 🤜💥🤛🐭
I agree Craig! 👍🙂✌
LOL, if something doesn't follow me home from the hobby shop I start to wonder if I'm feeling alright.
I still haven't got the first version of this truck but I most definitely want to get this Rat Fink version.
I notice they use the flying eye in the box art and the decals, but wasn't that Von Dutch's thing? That's kool though as one can always use a some flying eyes.
Thanks for sharing Tim.
So true Skip, we always pick up something. It's a great kit, glad you enjoyed!
I'm building the first release of this new tool kit. The only difference in the kits is the decal sheet and the fact the rat fink kit didn't come with the old build sheets and color guides from International dealerships. I got this kit also,don't get me wrong,those rat fink decals are worth the price to me! Ain't gonna use them on the model,but they will be cropping up on a lot of different things!
So far I've been happy with the build.
Very cool Tom!! Yes, those decals will work put great on future projects. 🙂👍
Hi Tim! There is a rat fink van trailer coming too!
Yes, that should be really cool!!
Do you have a favorite cement? I assume the Testors orange and white tube I used in 1970 isn't the best anymore. I read one guy used superglue, that seems a bit drastic. Your opinion sir?
Yes I do...... I actually shot a video of my favorite glues, edited it, went to post it, but found out my Favorite was discontinued. So I scrapped the vid... Ugggggggg!! That glue was Model Master in a black square bottle with a needle tip. I'm using Faller glue now (#170490) it's basically the same stuff with a needle tip. My other Favorite glue is Tamiya Extra Thin (has a green cap) I love my Tamiya glue! But those are for the plastic pieces and NOT for the glass. You can still get the tube glue, several guys still like it. For the glass parts you will need a white glue (any glue that turns clear). The super glue is mostly used for resin or resin parts. (Some guys will use super glue on plastic because they want the bond right now) or for joining different types of materials together. For an example, I did a video installing valve stems. Pretty much have to use super glue in that case. Hope that gets you pointed in the right direction, any other questions, feel free to ask!!
I have it...not to bad putting it together....seems simple to do... looking forward getting the van for it
Cool, I'm looking forward to it as well Mark!
@@THROTTLEPOWER to bad I can't put it on here to see
Tim + they also have a matching trailer to go with this as well
Yes Dennis, that is going to be really cool!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Tim, nice kit :-) ... i love this Trucks with the flat front ... how do you call this type of trucks in the US? ... a big hug, cheers Markus
Thank you Markus..... They are called Cab Over.
My local shop has the Rat Fink truck, several of them in fact, but not the standard AMT kit. Is the Rat Fink model the same as the non-Rat Fink except the decals? I prefer to buy from my local shop.
Yes, it's the same! 👍🙂 Who is your local hobby shop?
@@THROTTLEPOWER Walt's, Crest Hill Illinois. I'll see if I can get the non Rat Fink decals from AMT.
@@oldrustycars Cool, I think you will REALLY like the kit!!!!
@@THROTTLEPOWERMy son is a design team leader at Navistar, I bug him to revive the Transtar cabovers. Will never happen, but he agrees they are good looking trucks.
@@oldrustycars Wow, that is really neat. And yes they are good looking trucks! 🙂👍
Mr. ERTL, was a big IH guy. All the org Ertl IH kits were called "blue printer" because IH let Ertl design all the IH kits from org IH 1:1 truck blueprints....
Thank you for the info.
I have the original kit so I guess I'll just stick to building that. I've have not seen that kit at the hobby shop, just the other one that came out. It was very expensive. Like Stash Project says another 10spot for an already expensive kit isn't really worth it. I liked your suggestions when reboxing your parts, but you should also wrap your chrome trees with paper towels to keep them from getting scratched. Have a good weekend.
Very true Scott....... 👍👍👍
I see front chrome Budd wheels in the kit. The box art seems to show chrome rear Budd wheels that aren't in the kit......
Sure looks like it Stephen.
Hey how about the 64 Olds kit?
I don't have that kit Duane.
I wouldn’t mind picking that up. Did you find that at Scale Reproductions ?
Yes I did Chris and there are more on the shelf as of this weekend.
@@THROTTLEPOWER I plan on being in Louisville in 2 weeks. I’ll finally be able to visit that place. I’m sure something will come home with me. 😁
@@chriscallen6897 It's a GREAT shop!
Cool I will get one
I think you will really like it Gregory!
So, is the Rat Fink kit identical to the two on the shelf behind you? I believe they are. I also noticed a Turnpiker up there - now that is an awesome kit.👍
Yes they are Bob, other then decals. I've been wanting to build the Turnpiker, like you said it's awesome!! 👍😉 Do you have the Turnpiker kit?
@THROTTLE POWER Well, I think I have the Turnpiker - I've been divesting myself of kits over the last two years, selling over 200 thus far. I have to do a new inventory next week. If I don't find it you'll probably hear me yelling.😲
@@bobyoung1698 👍👍👍😉🙂
Now you need the matching trailer! I got one of the first releases, the decals are cool, but not worth an extra $10 imho.
I can understand your feelings on that but for me it was. I wanted the Rat Fink decals (huge Rat Fink fan and have been my entire life) so that type of decal sheet would cost around $10 if offered separately. Probably $15 if you had to have it shipped.
@@THROTTLEPOWER I agree on the decal sheet cost, and I'd consider the decal sheet itself, but I don't need a second 4070, I'll be lucky if I ever build the first one 😉
@@niteowl7710 👍👍👍
I'd like to get myself this kit
You will like it!
Local Hobby Shop?? What is that? We don't have a LHS here in Montana.
Sad , as I grew up with 4 hobby shops in my home town. That was also 50+ yrs ago.
Thanks for the review...
Glad you enjoyed the review. Yes, I'm lucky to have a hobby shop close by.
I bought on started sub assembly yesterday how ever I can not find the color of paint that shows on the box
Are you looking for the green? If so, check out Tamiya TS-22 in a spray can. That's what I bought and think it's really close. Let me know what you think...... 🙂👍
Thanks dude I l do that .
@@Torbajon61 👍👍👍👍
As soon as my Rat Fink Rig is done I l post the pics of my version
@@Torbajon61 Cool!!!!!!!!!!!
Just Got One Sir
Cool, they are GREAT kits!!!!!!!
👍👍👍
Thank you!!
I've got mine and I have to get a trailer still
Cool................ 👍👍👍
I just bought the truck and trailer
Very cool Mark, I'm looking for 2 of the trucks.
What hobby shop u go to?
Scale Reproductions in Louisville, Kentucky and/or Big Boy Hobbies in Indianapolis, Indiana.
@@THROTTLEPOWER Cool, I am near Indy. Big Boys is great for models! Thanks
@@shotdowninflames3466 Yes they are!!!!!!!!!!!! I did a video for Erv over the summer showing his store. Love that place.
what kind of green paint they used
On which kit or build? Or do you want to know what paint I would use to build this Semi?
I just want to make sure I get your question answered. 🙂
@@THROTTLEPOWER want to know what color green they used shows color green what color green
@@chas290620 Ok.... As far as the Box Art build I'm not sure what color they used. When I build mine I'm going to use 1 of these 2 colors (pending on which color I can get at the time) Tamiya TS-52 Candy Lime Green or Testors Extreme Lacquer Lime Ice.... Both are spray cans and both are beautiful greens for that
truck!
@@chas290620 Hope that helps
Is this a good model kit to make Optimus prime
I thought Optimas Prime was a Western Star? Not unless they made several different versions? Not sure..... But, this kit is a GREAT kit!!!
Nice review just not into the big trucks
I understand Jody, a lot of people are not.
Me wants the precious
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Ok
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Hi Tim! There is a rat fink van trailer coming too!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hey guys I just ordered another Rat aFink co 4070 A and 2 trailers l00king for a Rat fink figure to mount on the front of the build I am currently working on