Mikevango

That's nuts. I like it!

Nice spaces guys! I am building at the kitchen table. I have to clear it off so we can eat dinner. It's getting old. I am now on the lookout for a cool looking vintage desk so I can build in the bedroom.

My daily driver is a 93 ford probe.

Can somebody post a pic of the rear tires that come with the dirty donny super bee. I am interested in using them for a van build if they are nice and fat and have tread. Thanks.

Don't cut yourself with your xacto knife!

Looking good.

Cool. I like that it has a slant six engine.

Very cool build. I have a 69 econoline shorty too!

For sure!

Looks like a party. Wish I could of been there.

Ok. Here's the test I did on the other grill that came with the kit. The bottom one is just paint and the top is paint with the window maker over top. It's not too bad but I think I'll just use the window maker on the grill I'm using. Thanks. I found a pic of the real van grill and it really isn't chrome so I'll try to make mine just like it. Do you think I should do the headlights first before I paint around them?

I open them in the store. First I take a hobby knife off the shelf. Open it. Use that to cut open the kit to see if I want it.

So a mix of a little white and a little silver then cover them with testors window maker. I will probably try that. I don't really have any extra parts anymore. My extra parts got messed up in a basement flood years ago. I'm getting back into modeling again and having fun. The kit has mags but they are not plated. Thanks guys.

I just got this phantom van kit from eBay. I am just starting to get ideas on how I'm going to do it. My question is how to make the molded in chrome headlights look a little more real. But you have to remember I'm not the best modeler. The kit looks pretty good to me except for the chrome headlights and no chrome mags. Thanks

I got this and dang it doesn't come with chrome mags.

Looks cool. Can't wait to see it with the wheels on.

Ok. Thanks. I'll figure it out. I thought I'd ask.

Hey ray, I'm putting this one together right now as a 50s custom. I don't really know where the shroud should go on the radiator. If I put it where I think it goes the radiator hose won't connect. Do you have a photo of your engine bay I could see? Yours came out awesome by the way!

Cool! I'd build a car around that green color.

I got a new aluminum pin vise and 12 bits today from hobbylobby. I used the 40% of code for the first time. $11.00ish. It's much nice than the heavy steel one I had and I like the collet better.

Tattoo threads are never a big hit on old man forums. Lol I noticed his snap on tool box in the back right away too.

Great job it looks real. Is it supposed to be a glue less snap together kit?

I'm in the same boat as you. I'm trying to be a better builder myself. I just put this kit together too. I didn't spend much time on it, I did it in a couple days and it shows. Mopar engine bays were painted the same color as the body.

Holy cow! I just joined here and read thru 24 pages of this build. I love your attention to detail. Can't wait to see it when it's finished.

Just found this site. I have been building models off and on since I was a kid. Just got back in to it this winter after about a fifteen year hiatus. All my paints were dried up! I'm not very good and I don't have an airbrush but I do love to build them. The first one I built this go round was the dirty Donny vantasy. My spray bomb paint job failed so I just distressed it. It looks pretty cool. I just wired my first engine with a prewired distributor on the 50 olds kit. I rushed through the cuda kit as I didn't really like it. Working on the 53 studebaker and 69 gtx kit which is from 1990, I got it at an auction for $12.