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  1. Mike C.
    Just thinking that same thing.
  2. Mike C.
    I don't think they make solder that small in diameter. I was thinking of using some round wound guitar string and then paint it black but it would probably keep springing back to straight.
  3. Mike C.
    I'm having second thoughts about this carpet choice. Looks too much like the dumb and dummer dog van. Went and got some Blue terrycloth let's see how that works. I hope this overhead console works out, I already spent way too much time tweaking and sanding it. I decided to go with thin black waxed shoelace material for the mic chord.
  4. Mike C.
    Had to try at least one side. You can use these interior panels as a template but this is st going to be a daunting task. What Glue will work best? I was thinking of brushing on good old Elmer's glue ? Any suggestions are gladly welcomed.
  5. Mike C.
    I got the stovetop in mine but its next to the sink. I only got the top part of the hood. That pile of logs still has me baffled unless there was a camping version as well.
  6. Mike C.
    Both are great. Really like the off road looking one.?
  7. Mike C.
    Here's the material I picked out to represent the Shagg carpet. I looked all over for something similar in a blue but this brown looks like carpet you might find in a 70s van right?
  8. Mike C.
    I must have some stuff from the pit crew in this highjacker van kit. The pistons with connecting rods, the wrench, hacksaw, screwdriver, rocker valves, crankshaft, I swear there was a camshaft I think it fell off and is at the bottom of the box along with the fishing rod. Even found what looks to be an cutting torch with regulator gages but no tanks. Strangely no Jerry cans. This model needs at least 1 given the dinky gas tank it has. For the life of me ,I can't imagine what the range hood or pile of wood is for.
  9. Mike C.
    Interior came out really good. I like the weathering on the plow. Tail lights look nice too. ?
  10. Mike C.
    Well that seemed like way too much work. Drink holder is done. Overhead console coming along. Got the back of the CB cut off to give it that built in look. I need to find some type of wire that would look like that stretchy chord to hang down. Any suggestions? What little was there is already falling off.
  11. Mike C.
    One thing about this particular model, just about every single piece needs some extensive work to fit properly before you put the glue on. I wound up leaving some pieces off the topside of the engine because they fit so poorly. The carb fit so badly I just tossed the thing and glued the air cleaner directly to the manifold. I figured, your never going to see it anyway unless you display it without the doghouse. The engine/trans juncture was so bad, I just ended up sanding both surfaces flat and gluing them together.
  12. Mike C.
    Started to scratch build an overhead console for the CB radio . What 70s custom van didn't have that with the stretchy mic cord hanging down. I glued 2 parts left over from those GMC pickups. Using the rest to fabricate a center console/cup holder for on top of the doghouse. I could have swore the supervan came with one of those.
  13. Mike C.
    Definitely doesn't seem like something that would be too practical. I don't think I'd take one rock crawling like they do today ? Maybe they were good on the beach where it's nice and flat.
  14. Mike C.
    it's the mpc 1/20. I was thinking of selling it but I've since reconsidered. I still have the factory sealed one in the trade section. Looking for vintage off road motorcycle kits. Especially the Baja Husky bike.
  15. Mike C.
    That was another thing that I was thinking but if I follow all this logic, shouldn't I be turning them over again and again every couple of days like a slow motion shake? I think I'm overthinking this. ?
  16. Mike C.
    Looks great Steve. Reminds me of a '69 GS I saw at a BOP show a few years ago. This one had been prepped by Motion and had the documentation to prove it. It later appeared in one of the last issues of musclecar review.
  17. Mike C.
    Now that looks top heavy! I'm definitely going ahead with this project but I might wait until after Christmas. No way am I going near any stores until after the madness is over. I'll need to hit the fabric store to find something that resembles shag carpeting in the right color. etc. etc............
  18. Mike C.
    I guess they figure, with these Molotow pens around now, you can skip the sending them out to the chroming service all together. ?
  19. Mike C.
    Thanks Scott. I actually have that auction saved just in case but Bills are so much nicer.
  20. Mike C.
    Needs a scale disco ball. ?
  21. Mike C.
    Beautiful! Looks way better than the first build. Colors were a good choice. I actually prefer the single tone paint on these. The 2 tone seems to take away from the naturally good looks of the squarebodies. Take note industry insiders: WE NEED THIS KIT!
  22. Mike C.
    Same here but how can you not want to build this thing? I built the supervan kit as a kid and I actually finished it.? I put my paint bottles upside down because some part of me thinks that it will keep the chemicals from separating . They still do. so I guess it's more of an OCD thing.
  23. Mike C.
    A few good points....I don't even have to modify the suspension to fit the bigger tires, I can go in from either side of the tire (you can't do that with the Revell wheels), Casey's 5 slots look way better, I get to design some kind of crazy 70s interior.
  24. Mike C.
    Last night wile test fitting to see what other tires Caseys 5 slots would work with, I stumbled onto this. What do you think, should I start this build? Highjacker Econoline with Ground Hawgs ?
  25. Mike C.
    It's a nice 20 footer. I really should have gotten the plastic kit but this thing went way down it price by the time i pulled the trigger on it.
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