Faust Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) You know that old saying that “Nothing worthwhile comes easily”? Well, I guess it’s true, because I consider MPC kits to be a fun and worthwhile use of time, but man, the sure can be a pain in the posterior. The particular kit I’m referring to in this case is the Gold Rush Show Van! Yes, I finally got it done, but it didn’t come easy. That having been said, it certainly looks like the wild vannin’ creations I remember seeing around in my younger days, and having one on display is pretty darn exciting, especially if you love vans or MPC’s crazy over-the-top customs! Check out this fat-wheeled shingle-and-Naugahyde-sporting monster at the link below. Let me know what you think and if anyone else has built this thing, let me know how yours went together! https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/mpc-125-gold-rush-custom-showstreet-van/ Edited July 29, 2016 by Faust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Yes! This is awesome! Glad to see it built!! Sure does bring back memories and it actually looks way better than I remembered it. Need to get me one now!Great build and don't stop building the classics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Thanks Jesse!I love the classics. I just got my hands on one of the 1/20 Laser Vette kits. SOOOOO lame it's awesome! I'll have to do an out of box on it someday, too! Glad that you enjoyed it! The old ones just have a charm the new ones can't match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Looks great Adam! The thing that always kept me from building mine was that my decals had some printing goofs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Awesome model Adam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Love it!, that is so of its time it hurts lol. Great job Adam, always look forward to your latest builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 you did a really fine job on this one. it looks good ! Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 I hear you about the decals. They weren't in register on my kit, either, but I decided just to say "F'it" and get what I could out of them.As I mentioned in the article linked with the photo, they did want to break up on me, though! MPC decals are a scary thing in this day and age! Glad you guys liked it! How would you have handled the shingle alignment issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Boy- this is cool beyond words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapSat 6 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Another winner, Adam!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Looks great Adam...very well done and I am a fan of the early Dodge van kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thanks guys!I love those vans too. I wish there was a reissue of one of the legit "Street Van" packages you could get. That'd be awesome too!The new "Bad Company" looks just as much fun, but the moulds seem to have suffered. There's a lot of "step" at the corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Never built this one....Looks good, Man....Looks really good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thanks, JT.It is a tough customer, that's for sure. I'm a bit worried about how Bad Company will have made it through the years. It's a bit rough looking, actually!I figure, though, you can never have TOO MANY vans, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 All of a sudden it's 1978 again!Nicely done and well worth the effort.David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Thanks David! Yeah, the palette of brown/orange and yellow screams late '70s almost as much as the studded naugahyde and fin-mags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Nice build Adam, I remember building this when it first came out, never looked this good. Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Great build, I had this kit once but sold it. I regret that now... You have actually accomplished many of the things that I was afraid of getting wrong and that ended up as one of the reasons I sold it. Fantastic to see it built just as it was supposed to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 On 10/29/2019 at 5:10 PM, Atmobil said: Great build, I had this kit once but sold it. I regret that now... You have actually accomplished many of the things that I was afraid of getting wrong and that ended up as one of the reasons I sold it. Fantastic to see it built just as it was supposed to be? Thanks! It is not an easy kit, and that's not helped by the mileage that MPC got out of that poor Dodge van! It's probably my favourite small-scale van, just because the IMSA flares are so ridiculous, yet cool, at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Sooooo '80s. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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