Tom Geiger Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Here's one I built a long time ago. Originally I was going to do a cube van and then got intrigued with popping the rear of the van onto the cab. So here are the results... I put the Prowler wheels on it 'temporary' many years ago until I got a better idea. Haven't changed them yet! The wood bed is just balsa with tiny ship model brass nails on it. That was my first attempt at making a bed. This was the last version of the Dodge van kit with a decent realistic grill. I painted up the front as I'd want my real 1:1 to be detailed out. The paint is Pactra RC Car Colors with a Testors pearl clear coat over it. Rear was fairly simple. I used the kit tail lights and attached them to the back of the frame. I kept the dual rear windows but filled in the door line below it. Later on I thought it would have been cool to have hinged them so the bottoms opened. For connecting the cab and the extreme rear, I cut it behind the door. If I did it again I would have cut it at the back of the door. One less seam to hide. The roof on the van sloped back gradually and didn't line up at all. There's a lot of plastic and putty added at the back to allow for them to match with a reasonable slope. And a recent shot on my bench. For those wondering what happened to the center section, here it is. It spent years as a paint stand in my paint booth. I recently gave it a dunk in the purple pond and it is the basis of my Dog House Camper I'm currently working on. Waste not, want not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 LOOKS GREAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Very cool and neat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Cool ! I like the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Very cool! I cut down one of these years ago to use with the Model King camper, and used the rear portion of the body as a makeshift enclosed trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Duster Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Here's the long version before the cutting torch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Cool idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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