stulee11 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) hi there all... i got my "vantasy)" in the post this morning... so i had a good look through the parts and i must say this is one wicked kit... i have decided to open the doors,side door,back doors and the hood... i know alot of people say to try to recreate the "original" hinges but i am not that well experenced yet... so i will smooth off the original ones and just do the normal inside hinges ... the colour i have chosen foe it is a "dark blue (pearl) ". i hope you all enjoy the trip as much as i will heres the door and hood off thanks for looking in stu Edited February 29, 2012 by stulee11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 just a small update i got all the doors off... and today my uncle gave me a box of some model kits that he tried to build up but went wrong... so i went for a rumage through and found a old "impala" interior... so i thought being as this kit has no door detail i would cut the impala one up and see if it looks ok .. and this is what i came up with still very rough but looks ok i think well thanks for looking in stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 nice, i just got this kit too. that thing is huge! lols i like what your doing, so ill be checking this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 nice, i just got this kit too. that thing is huge! lols i like what your doing, so ill be checking this out. i know i really couldn't believe how big it was till i got it out lol thanks ... i'll be watchin your one to when you get her started lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Vans are back!!! I remember when they were cool! Nice job on opening it up now you just need some "Shag" Oh ya, and paneling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Cool project but can I give you a good word of advice? No biggy, just make sure to take the pictures with a blank background, this way, not only will your pictures turn out a little bit more in focus but it will keep everyone's eyes more on the subject at hand. And I don't mean to say that you have a mess on your table so please, don't misunderstand me.... Edited February 8, 2012 by cruz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Cool project but can I give you a good word of advice? No biggy, just make sure to take the pictures with a blank background, this way, not only will your pictures turn out a little bit more in focus but it will keep everyone's eyes more on the subject at hand. And I don't mean to say that you have a mess on your table so please, don't misunderstand me.... thanks for the advice mate ... like i have said in all my builds all and any comments are more then welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Vans are back!!! I remember when they were cool! Nice job on opening it up now you just need some "Shag" Oh ya, and paneling. thanks mate lmao and dont for get the water bed, disco ball and fairy lights round the roof lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 just got the same kit so yes will be checking this out for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 just got the same kit so yes will be checking this out for sure. after seeing what you've been up to with your builds i think i should be following your lead lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 after seeing what you've been up to with your builds i think i should be following your lead lol Oh I don t know on that most of my builds are plane jane ordinary builds the 41' for some reason I went a little crazy, once you learn about and how to use sign foam the ideas start flowing.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 hi all small update but the doors are all hung and opening ok... still need some fine tuning but atleast there hung lol... not to bad for my 1st attempt at doing it on a proper kit not just a scrap body. hope you all like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 last pic i knoe the gaps are a litte rough but like i said its my first proper try lol and as always all comments good or bad are more then welcome thanks for looking in stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Looks great, all this hard work you've put in is going to pay off big time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Looks great, all this hard work you've put in is going to pay off big time! thanks doc ... my "flea market find" is coming along now to lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Looks great. I wondered what you would do with the passanger side slideing door. That would make a great "TAIL GATE" party van for a Football game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 nice, i just got this kit too. that thing is huge! lols i like what your doing, so ill be checking this out. i know i really couldn't believe how big it was till i got it out lol thanks ... i'll be watchin your one to when you get her started lol If you guys think it's big in 1/25, you should have been around the 1/1's! I'm just shy of 6' tall and used to be able to lay across the back seats and really have fold myself much to fit. Quite the vehicle to learn how to drive in too, Dad always figured if you can drive one of these without issue, you should be able to drive just about anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Looking awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Yes it does, i always love to see people open up the kits doors and all the panels, its hard work and it takes a lot of ambition to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 thanks guys your really kind comments are really helping me keep motivated on this one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Can't wait to see it in paint, chap. Keep it going, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 You, sir, have my attention. Looks like you're off to a good start! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 thank you all so much for the kind comments... she has the first few coats of colour on. hope you all are enjoying the ride... i know i am lol thanks for looking in stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Lovin' that color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Looking great so far! This Chevy Van kit is something, I should buy too, this project gives lots of inspiration. That bodywork looks good, and paintjob is great. Color fits nicely to that body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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