SteveFL Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 This is another old familiar van kit by AMT that has been collecting dust that I've kept since 1977. After having so much fun building the Disco Van, I felt inspired to try another one. All these van kits have the exact same basic parts and instruction steps; they really only distinguish themselves by the options or add-ons, such as spoiler, scoop, mag design, bumpers, and of course decals. This time I didn't bother detailing the engine as not much can be seen so the hood was glued down. This allowed me to focus on the finish and decals. A couple of light coats of Testors Decal Sealer kept these old decals from cracking and disintegrating. Here again, I had fun building it OOB and simply wanted to replicate the box cover; I'm happy with the results and hope you all enjoy the pics as I did bringing life to this old obscure kit. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I remember this one from my childhood Steve....nice build of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Nice ! Brings back memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Super nice build and very cool... Nice work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 very cool i'm using this very van as parts van to make a firestone superstones van! the spoiler and front air dams and grille are the primary parts i'll be using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Wow, childhood flashback! This is a nice box art build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I admire the job you did. But to me, some of those late 70's van were ugly. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filter Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 very cool love these vintage vans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Awesome looking van, I have around 70 unbuilt vans, someday I want to build them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 anyone seen the "VAN" has Danny Devito in it? its pretty cool to see all the decked out california vans in that movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 anyone seen the "VAN" has Danny Devito in it? its pretty cool to see all the decked out california vans in that movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Great job on this one! You did a jam up job on the paint and decals. Back in the day vans were part of a subculture Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 The van movement still going on, they still have the nationals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Brain Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Very cool grill, looks like the MPC Ford Off road Van kit! I like this version alot! and a good build. good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool297 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I have a old model but can't figure were the blue part should be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Oldschool297 said: I have a old model but can't figure were the blue part should be? That blue part is a trailing arm. They call it a radius rod in the instructions ,, there should be one for each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 MAJOR award for getting those decals to work!!!!!! New they were a pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZPartsLocators Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 This is a very nice build! I actually have the box for one of these. No van though! Love the 70s stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool297 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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