Ertl IH 1466 1/25
So I forked over the cash and bought the last outstanding tractor kit for my collection, the Ertl International Harvester 1466 (I couldn’t be satisfied with just 2 of the 3 Ertl kits!). Though I’ve never been a fan of the red tractors, I have to admit this kit looks pretty darn nice in it’s Farmall red and off-white paint. It’s built straight out of the box as a factory fresh, showroom tractor, no weathering of any kind. The only change I made to the kit was the addition of the A/C hoses from the compressor to the cab. Of all the Ertl kits, this one gave the most trouble, as the hood was in three pieces that had to be assembled around the exhaust stack, and the upper and lower parts of the cab were a bit of a trick to get assembled and onto the tractor. The hard plastic rear tires also took some serious clamping in order to squeeze the two wheel halves together for gluing. It took me a couple tries to get it done properly. Hopefully the super glue holds!
I’ve now finished my tractor collection as well as my dive-bomber collection. At least something positive came of 2020!
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Spiros Pendedekas said on December 1, 2020
Robert @robgenev65, what an amazing model and what an amazing tractor collection!
You don’t see many tractors build. They look absolutely cool!
Well done!
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@fiveten Thanks, Spiros! I likely won’t be contributing articles much going forward, but I’ll be sure to keep tabs on your articles.
Jim Crabb said on December 1, 2020
I have thoroughly enjoyed you tractor builds, Robert! You inspired me to order tee shirts with tractor manufacturers logos.
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@angus64 Awesome, Jim! Any particular color of tractor that you favor?
Robert Royes said on December 2, 2020
Nice work, it’s great to see these built!
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@roofrat Thank you, Robert!
George Williams said on December 2, 2020
Yet another good looking tractor model from you, definitely liked. The big question now is – what’s next?
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@chinesegeorge Thanks, George! I think next I’m going to rediscover fishing, and try to get my grandson involved! 🙂
Greg Kittinger said on December 2, 2020
You tickled my memories again! Spent many a long summer day discing ground and plowing soybeans on an IH 966 (no cab, no A/C…). Looks great.
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@gkittinger Thanks, Greg. I have fond memories of hauling in corn from the field with my dad’s 3010 and 3020. Harvest was my favorite time of year.
Matthew Stahlecker said on December 3, 2020
I spent MANY hours in both the International and the John Deere. I wish I could find those kits…!! Excellent builds, sir.
Matthew Stahlecker said on December 3, 2020
I especially remember starting the JD at 4:30 in the morning, digging a couple rounds of Colorado potatoes and making breakfast. If you took a couple pats of butter, some salt and pepper and a big piece of tin foil, you can have a baked potato off the exhaust manifold by 8:00. Lol……
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@matthewstahlecke They come available on eBay every now and then Matt, but man! they are expensive. Love the story about making baked potatoes!
Louis Gardner said on December 3, 2020
Robert, @robgenev665
Nicely done and you have built another good looking tractor to add to your growing collection. Keep them coming………. 🙂
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@lgardner Thanks, Louis! As far as I know, I’ve built every tractor kit that is available in 1/24 and 1/25 scale. If there were more, I’d build ’em, but I think this is it… 🙁
Tom Bebout said on December 3, 2020
Well done Robert and as stated above you don’t see many tractors built. Really looks good. And as George stated, so what’s up next for a collection?
Robert Knaack said on December 3, 2020
@tom-bebout I think my collections are pretty much finished, Tom. My shelves are full and I don’t really have any other goals in mind for building anything. My son builds Gundam figures, so I may try my hand at one or two of those, but otherwise I’m pretty much done. I’ll be keeping an eye on iModeler to see what other folks are up to, though!
Matt Minnichsoffer said on February 18, 2021
I don’t know how I missed this post. Where did you find this beauty? I want one SO bad. Your build looks great. Very clean. Looks like the brochure photos.
I here you on those old kit tires. I glued my rims together first on my 4440 and getting the tire to fit after-the-fact as a real pain.
I farmed with more Deere’s than IH, but all our pulling tractors were IH. Great tractors. Tons of power. And easy to crank open the fuel pump. I gotta find one of these kits.