Heavy Chevy Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Welcome to my first forum on this site. I've built a hand full of model kits in my 32 years of life, from cars to tie fighters and x-wings to vans, vans, and more vans. As an owner of my own custom van, I was thrilled to see the re-releases of the amt vantasy and the revell '77 chevy van, (have two in box). Trying to get them off ebay was getting old. Years ago, I built a custom model version of my real life van based on the 'custom chevy van', model as the platform and the 'brute force' model which was just kinda brutally ugly, I gave it all of the same accessories as my own. The mini me model was then built behind glass-plastic in the dash where the stock radio goes. You can see my whole blog in 'older posts' at pimpmyvan.blogspot.com I cracked open my vantasy kit and have been plugging away at it in the evenings. I havn't built a model in 4 or 5 years and even longer since before that so I didn't want to rush this one. The truth is that I've been really, really enjoying the build and it's been a great winter time thing to do here in the Yukon since it's been -40 and freezing. Having gone through my other van model, the '77 chevy van', I am using the plumbing van decals on my vantasy van and doing it up as an older, well loved contractor's van that is now for sale. There is plenty of surface rust on the underside of the van and some wear and tear generally all over it. I just recently learned of 'opening up your model' where you get the doors to open and decided that this 'old van' would be a great candidate to try it out on. So, this van has an opening driver's door, an opening hood, an opening rear passenger side door and a sliding side door. The hinges are not very suttle but I want to be able to see the inside of the van as I am putting some time in to it and it's interior. I'm also going to leave the engine cover off......it will likely be in the back of the van which I think is fitting as it is 'for sale'. Many old vans that are for sale have the engine cover off as people want to see what's under there in that ever so awkward location. ait for it....................................?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Chevy Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 So I can't get my curser to go to the end of my last sentence on my above comments so apologies for it making me sound like a crazy person at the end there. I will try to get some photos uploaded for tomorrow. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Chevy Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Here are some pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Chevy Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 More is looking good with some general all around surface rust. Chassis work.......from white to old. This is the first time that I ever installed wiring in a model. I'd like a smaller gauge wire but this is all I had so I used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looking awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 very nice work so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Chevy Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) ^^Thanks guys Here are a few more pics I did a head liner in the front. I'll have to get a better photo. It's white with many little holes, it's got that stock look to it. Spare tire will be in the back. You can kind of see how I did the sliding door hinge. Got the decals on last night. My hinges are functional but not scale. I'm really ok with that for now as this was my first time doing it. For future van models, I think that I would only cut the side door out so that you can see inside the van. Plus, it's kind of nice to have a sweet chevy van parked with the side door open. I think I can get away with it on this 'old' van too but not with a nice looking van......which will likely be my next build. The hitch and decals are from the revell '77 chevy van kit Not quite done, still needs the parking lights and a few other little things.... Edited January 4, 2013 by Heavy Chevy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Chevy Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) All Done ! Edited January 7, 2013 by Heavy Chevy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Handley Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Wow, looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Chevy Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 ^^Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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