Jordan White Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Calm down people. I do think that you didn't need to add the "relax buddy" Nick, it's those sort of phrases that start the drama here. And technically Red Green can be a what, since it's just a shortened name of The Red Green Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I'm tired of this Bull, Anyway, I've got a rescue 911 ambulance that I've often thought about building as a possum van except as the one's featured later on, the SWB 90's style vans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefheart22 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Wow, this thread went out the window! Getting back to the Possum Van, that is an incredible 99% likeness! The rolls of duct tape, duct taped seats and empty Tim Horton's cups make it authentic. I can imagine Red behind the wheel, Harold griping the dash board and Bill in the back tangled up in an inflatable raft covered in bee stings. Edited January 20, 2010 by beefheart22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Getting back to the Possum Van, that is an incredible 99% likeness! The rolls of duct tape, duct taped seats and empty Tim Horton's cups make it authentic. I can imagine Red behind the wheel, Harold griping the dash board and Bill in the back tangled up in an inflatable raft covered in bee stings. Too bad he didn't have the driver's mirror hanging down from Bill constantly knocking it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Interesting , yes interesting in the fact that no one has commented on the fact that when A M T did that kit , they built it as a standard long wheel base van. Now here we see that this model is NOT A LONG WHEELBASE VAN , it's a Maxi Van ! That friends took some very careful body work . Oh well, guess i'll go back over to one of the Van Forums I belong to . Ed Shaver You caught that too, huh Ed I did notice that all it needs is the seam that separates the main unibody and the extended rump like Chrysler and Ford did with their vans from that generation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 You caught that too, huh Ed I did notice that all it needs is the seam that separates the main unibody and the extended rump like Chrysler and Ford did with their vans from that generation Dodge was part of Chrysler! Also, it doesn't look like Dodge had as "dirty" a parting line as Ford did, so it is excusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Actually Islander, the Dodge and Plymouth F/S vans had that seem in the back as well all the way up intil Dahlmer killed them off in favor of their Sprinter. Ford did do away with that in the early/mid 90's on hte current body style F/S vans though. I still think GM did it right with their extra long F/S (both the old unibody and current body on frame) vans though, they stretched them between their vans between the side door and rear wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Actually Islander, the Dodge and Plymouth F/S vans had that seem in the back as well all the way up intil Dahlmer killed them off in favor of their Sprinter. Haha I never said they didn't have the parting line, I just said it's not as noticeable as the one on the Ford vans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
935k3 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) I for one(American) want to say thanks to our Canadian friends for giving us the Red Green Show and Rush one of the best bands in the world. Hockey ain't bad either. In the words of Tony Kornheiser, Goodnight Canada. Edited January 20, 2010 by 935k3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefheart22 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I for one(American) want to say thanks to our Canadian friends for giving us the Red Green Show and Rush one of the best bands in the world. Hockey ain't bad either. In the words of Tony Kornheiser, Goodnight Canada. Rush -- now that's what I'm talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewD Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Hi folks, I'm Andrew Desautels and I want to thank you for your most kind comments regarding my Possum Van. I'm an American fan of the Red Green show, and I'm also almost exclusively an aircraft modelmaker (ducks for cover). When I decided to try a Possum Van, my first automotive subject since the late '80's, I received a TON of helpful advice from the Canadians at ARC (aircraftresourcecenter.com). It was through them that I first heard of Tim Horton's, whose company was kind enough to send me disposable cups to shrink down on a color copier. They also told me about Canadian Tire, whose catalog I perused to copy most of the items scattered throughout the van to scratchbuild. During the course of the build, the Canadian membership at ARC granted me the title "HonoUrary Hoser" in recognition of actually trying to make it authentically Canadian! Also, the article at ARC on the van (submitted for Canada Day) does show one photo of the bodywork required to extend the van to the longer version. http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal4/3601-3700/gal3689_Van_Desautels/00.shtm It took two kits, both found on eBay, one white (ambulance) and one red (street van). It was actually easier than I thought it would be, to chop off the appropriate length of van from one and insert it into the other, welded from the inside and smoothed outside (as an aircraft builder, seams are an everyday pain, especially in jet intakes). Then to repeat it with a lengthened chassis, of course. Thanks again for the kind comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Hi folks, I'm Andrew Desautels and I want to thank you for your most kind comments regarding my Possum Van. I'm an American fan of the Red Green show, and I'm also almost exclusively an aircraft modelmaker (ducks for cover). When I decided to try a Possum Van, my first automotive subject since the late '80's, I received a TON of helpful advice from the Canadians at ARC (aircraftresourcecenter.com). It was through them that I first heard of Tim Horton's, whose company was kind enough to send me disposable cups to shrink down on a color copier. They also told me about Canadian Tire, whose catalog I perused to copy most of the items scattered throughout the van to scratchbuild. During the course of the build, the Canadian membership at ARC granted me the title "HonoUrary Hoser" in recognition of actually trying to make it authentically Canadian! Also, the article at ARC on the van (submitted for Canada Day) does show one photo of the bodywork required to extend the van to the longer version. http://www.aircraftr...sautels/00.shtm It took two kits, both found on eBay, one white (ambulance) and one red (street van). It was actually easier than I thought it would be, to chop off the appropriate length of van from one and insert it into the other, welded from the inside and smoothed outside (as an aircraft builder, seams are an everyday pain, especially in jet intakes). Then to repeat it with a lengthened chassis, of course. Thanks again for the kind comments! You're very welcome! It is a great build! I really like the way it looks. If you ever do any other automotive builds, please post them here, I know there are people here who would love to see them, me being one of them for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Flowers Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Loved the show. I like the van very much. Steve would be proud of your model of his van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Rogers Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 If your canadian and don't know who red green is, then your not canadian at all. I had the chance to meet Steve Smith in the CBC building one day here in Toront, also got to go on set. umm dude its Toronto lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 An excellent build, and very well Canadianised.. Hats off to you, sir. The only thing missing is the coffee stains running down the sides of the dog house. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noname Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Excellent job inside and out on the van. Lots of duct tape too. Your very good with details and I'd also like to see any future auto models you might do. I'd also like to point out that watching Red Green ,drinking Tim Hortons and being a hockey fan does NOT make you a Canadian. If you live in Quebec then you are definately CANADIAN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybill1960 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I LOVE IT!!! RED GREEN RULES!!!!! that show was great! Love the duct tape rolls, you can never have enough of it !!!! Hey! Anyone want to try "Bob and Doug Mckenzie" van from "Strange Brew" That is on awesome build , thanks for sharing it with us! later dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mustang3.8 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I just made an interesting discovery... I subscribed to Red Green on Facebook about 6 months ago. I was looking at my subscription this morning, and I found this: Red Green If you've ever seen my show, you gotta check this link. I think this is the first time in history where the 1/25th scale model is worth more than the full-sized version. Red Green's Possum Van - Model Cars Magazine Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronster Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. What a great model, and this is my favorite Red Green quote. Thanks for saving me from having to google it myself... Edited January 21, 2010 by Ronster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Woah! That's interesting that they found this page and not the original. Oh well I guess, at least the link to the other page is in the first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Woah! That's interesting that they found this page and not the original. Oh well I guess, at least the link to the other page is in the first post. If you click on the name, it'll take you to his Facebook account... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 If you click on the name, it'll take you to his Facebook account... No, I meant the original page which featured the pictures of the model (from the Aircraft model site). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVZ2881 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I dont know who Red Green is, nor do I care..... does this meen I dont have to be Canadian?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 No, I meant the original page which featured the pictures of the model (from the Aircraft model site). Oh... Okay! I mis-understood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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