Ryan Harris built this truck tractor model using an On-Trak Transtar II kit built essentially as designed but with Athearn spoke wheels used instead of the white metal wheels included with the kit. The trailer is a Lonestar Models 43' Wilson trailer with the dual hoppers replaced by a single "super hopper" bay made from 0.005" brass. The pup is another Lonestar trailer cut in half, one of two Ryan made from a single kit. He made an impression of the ends in some molten wax and cast duplicate ends to finish off the cut ends to make two pup trailers. This A-train arrangement is common in North Dakota, so having two pups means he's got a good start on a respectable grain fleet.

Posted December 27, 2010