Casey Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) I've been tinkering this off and on for the last few months, and finally got around to de-customizing the body, at least partially. The sidepipe cut-outs in the rocker panels have been filled in, the rocker panels smoothed and flattened, the molded on flares were flattened to appear closer to stock in shape, the front spoiler was shortened/trimmed off, the fuel filler door has been molded in, the porthole window openings are about to be plugged, and the roof vent was replaced with a modified Trans Am shaker hood scoop. I'm planning to use the wheels and tires from the Revell 1/32 Shelby GT500 kit, as pictured below. Ride height has not been finalized, but it will be close to what is pictured. This will be done slammer style, so no interior nor chassis detail- WYSIWYG. This is what I started with, though the built up I bought wasn't quite this clean: Fortunately, the ambulance roof cap is a separate piece and is easily removed, but the Jackman-style wheels are molded off center, so they weren't worth using. The other issue to be resolved are the tail light and grille decals, but I've got some tank track stripes from the Monogram '71 Satellite kit which will serve as grille bars, and I'll figure something out for the tail lights. Edited February 9, 2012 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I can't tell you how many of those I built as a kid. I was heavy into the custom van craze. still am a closet van nut... This is me 25 years ago in my custom van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Is that a calculator watch I see? Love the Dodge and the vintage pics, Darin. I'm kind of partial to the '71-'77 Mopar vans, too: http://moparbvans.proboards.com/index.cgi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Is that a calculator watch I see? Love the Dodge and the vintage pics, Darin. I'm kind of partial to the '71-'77 Mopar vans, too: http://moparbvans.pr...s.com/index.cgi? Yup I was all kinds of '80's cool. The calculator watch, faded jeans jacket, Magnum PI mustache, and Velcro running shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod59f100 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Oh how I love vans. I'm 25 and a also a closet van freak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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