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[TooOld]

Joe , That turned out really great ! Where did you get the carbs and air filters ?

I think I'm in on this CBP . I've had an idea floating around between my ears for a while .
BOB .

[Hippie]

well I suppose I'll bite...

I've started out with a die cast i got at the last show I went to, been meaning to modify it so I suppose this would be good cause.

Here's the base kit.



Stereotypically I painted like a hippie van, I just figure out how big a 2in brush would be in scale then basically when and hand painted some stuff. The stock die cast had a million shades of paint so I just sanded some to give it a recent body work look and used that as a base.









The kit came with a Porsche engine so I just detail painted it.



It was really easy to lower this just had to drill some holes up higher, so far its been dropped a bit more than a 1/4 inch.

Stock:



Lowered:



I'd still like a it a bit lower but who know....

Anyway thanks for looking and I hope more people join this CBP

[Danno]

Bidgin'!


Farm Out, Erik!

[jcbigpaw]

Thanks for the kind words Bob. I've had this build rattling around in my head for quite a while (years). The air cleaners are from two AMT 1950 Chevy truck kits (with the straight six). Carbs were a set of small four barrels I had in the parts box. Can't remember what they were from.

By the way Erik, good start on that van. Believe it or not I know someone that has his original "Woodstock" van on blocks in the garage still. Looks pretty similar. Lol

Edited by jcbigpaw, 13 June 2012 - 02:43 PM.

[Hippie]

thanks guys, and jcbigpaw sorry i forgot to comment on your great volksrod, I'd love to have a bug like that except in a rat rod form,

I've made a bit of progress.

The roof is pretty boring stock:



So I built a frame and then used tissue paper to added the fabric.





Also decided to lower it a bit more, you can't really tell but there's a ton of negative camber in the back.



The interior is next, the die cast was one plate, I cut this all apart and replaced the seats, to get more of a striped down look, then I added some supports, acting like this is a racing van.

Then it all got painted primer and weathered.







Thanks for looking.

Edited by Hippie, 14 June 2012 - 07:49 AM.