Dodge Grand Caravan (headlights Fixed)

[Rick Schmidt]

Decided to bust out a quick build. Did just a spray and build type build. Not much to a Stock Grand Caravan. Laid down Krylon silver over the molded red body which seems to have killed the red. Put some grey on the bumpers and side trim. It may be a bit light from original but I've seen em in varying shades of grey so I'm leavin it. And to answer the inevitable question of Why did I build it?? Cause I wanted it lol I'm weird like that lol

Taking note of the funky look the headlights have and am remedyin that issue as I post lol

Fixed the issue with the headlights

Edited September 18, 2011 by Rick Schmidt

[Rob Z]

I really need to get me one of these kits... They have been my favorite minivan since they first appeared in '84... Great looking build, looks like it could be sitting right in your driveway...

[RodneyBad]

Nice looking van

Those are Funky lookin headlights alright.

Nice work

[Dr. Cranky]

Nice van!

[surfjunke]

Very nice van, well built.

[nybuilder]

Put a turbo on it like the 80's version with the 2.5 four cylinder

[Harry P.]

Nicely done, but I seem to remember that they came with the bumpers either painted body color, or a flat finish very dark gray, almost black... I don't remember them with light gray shiny bumpers.

[sjordan2]

Nicely done, but I seem to remember that they came with the bumpers either painted body color, or a flat finish very dark gray, almost black... I don't remember them with light gray shiny bumpers.

I think that depended on which trim version you got, like the LE or ES upgrades. If this is the Lindberg kit, it shows what you describe, but other 1:1 Grand Caravans from about 1996 are shown in all body color, or sometimes with just a darker side molding. So strictly speaking, the bumpers should be as you say or in body color.

In any case, this is a really nice build.

Edited September 18, 2011 by sjordan2

[Scalper]

interesting.

[kingiguana]

I'm not a min van fan at all, but its a good job anyways !! All it need is a soccer ball sticker on the back, or a Mom's Taxi sticker !! Looks good, I'd have to see those headlights close up, to figure out what to do with them.

[crazyjim]

Nice, clean build.

[Chuck Most]

Nicely done, but I seem to remember that they came with the bumpers either painted body color, or a flat finish very dark gray, almost black... I don't remember them with light gray shiny bumpers.

What Skip said.

Easlily the cleanest example of this kit I've seen in a long time. I keep wanting to get one to convert into a mid-engine drag van.

[Rick Schmidt]

Harry all the ones I found pics of or seen in person have lighter grey bumpers nowhere near black. Might be sun bleaching in action tho. You are right about the Shiny they did shine more than they should have but I went ahead and left it alone they aren't as shiny as the pics make them to be As for them being body color I've seen more in grey than ever in body color

[Jon Cole]

That's nicer than the 1:1 my boss lets me drive!

As for the headlights, every one of that vintage (199- to 2000) are now fogged over from hazy plastic lens.

Plastic headlights on a model... no problem.

Plastic headlights on a 1:1... problem.

[SoCalCarCulture]

Isn't this more what they looked like with that side trim?

The amber on the headlights was less pronounced also...

[Rick Schmidt]

Dave I've seen them with that trim and trim like mine so I went the way mine is done. Your obviously right about the Headlights tho I followed the boxart on that one ... doh Guess I got a bit more fixing to do

[philo426]

Reminds me of my '97 Grand Voyager.

[Rick Schmidt]

Ok lol wtf is goin on here Phillips headlights look like mine ..... lol

[SoCalCarCulture]

So, what year was yours?

[philo426]

'97

[philo426]

...Or rework the grille and make it a '98 Town and country LXI

[gray07]

Great looking model, i love these vans ive got 5 of them to build, around here you see alot of purple ones on the street.