dirty donnys (vantasy) update (she is done now so i put her in "under glass" )

[stulee11]

hi there all... i got my "vantasy)" in the post this morning... so i had a good look through the parts and i must say this is one wicked kit... i have decided to open the doors,side door,back doors and the hood... i know alot of people say to try to recreate the "original" hinges but i am not that well experenced yet... so i will smooth off the original ones and just do the normal inside hinges ... the colour i have chosen foe it is a "dark blue (pearl) ".

i hope you all enjoy the trip as much as i will

heres the door and hood off

thanks for looking in

stu

Edited February 29, 2012 by stulee11

[stulee11]

just a small update i got all the doors off... and today my uncle gave me a box of some model kits that he tried to build up but went wrong... so i went for a rumage through and found a old "impala" interior... so i thought being as this kit has no door detail i would cut the impala one up and see if it looks ok .. and this is what i came up with

still very rough but looks ok i think

well thanks for looking in

stu

[LAone]

nice, i just got this kit too. that thing is huge! lols

i like what your doing, so ill be checking this out.

[stulee11]

nice, i just got this kit too. that thing is huge! lols

i like what your doing, so ill be checking this out.

i know i really couldn't believe how big it was till i got it out lol

thanks ... i'll be watchin your one to when you get her started lol

[rmvw guy]

Vans are back!!! I remember when they were cool! Nice job on opening it up now you just need some "Shag" Oh ya, and paneling.

[cruz]

Cool project but can I give you a good word of advice? No biggy, just make sure to take the pictures with a blank background, this way, not only will your pictures turn out a little bit more in focus but it will keep everyone's eyes more on the subject at hand. And I don't mean to say that you have a mess on your table so please, don't misunderstand me....

Edited February 8, 2012 by cruz

[stulee11]

Cool project but can I give you a good word of advice? No biggy, just make sure to take the pictures with a blank background, this way, not only will your pictures turn out a little bit more in focus but it will keep everyone's eyes more on the subject at hand. And I don't mean to say that you have a mess on your table so please, don't misunderstand me....

thanks for the advice mate ... like i have said in all my builds all and any comments are more then welcome

[stulee11]

Vans are back!!! I remember when they were cool! Nice job on opening it up now you just need some "Shag" Oh ya, and paneling.

thanks mate

lmao and dont for get the water bed, disco ball and fairy lights round the roof lol

[Darren B]

just got the same kit so yes will be checking this out for sure.

[stulee11]

just got the same kit so yes will be checking this out for sure.

after seeing what you've been up to with your builds i think i should be following your lead lol

[Darren B]

after seeing what you've been up to with your builds i think i should be following your lead lol

Oh I don t know on that most of my builds are plane jane ordinary builds the 41' for some reason I went a little crazy, once you learn about and how to use sign foam the ideas start flowing..........

[stulee11]

hi all small update but the doors are all hung and opening ok... still need some fine tuning but atleast there hung lol... not to bad for my 1st attempt at doing it on a proper kit not just a scrap body.

hope you all like

[stulee11]

last pic

i knoe the gaps are a litte rough but like i said its my first proper try lol

and as always all comments good or bad are more then welcome

thanks for looking in

stu

[Dr. Cranky]

Looks great, all this hard work you've put in is going to pay off big time!

[stulee11]

Looks great, all this hard work you've put in is going to pay off big time!

thanks doc ... my "flea market find" is coming along now to lol

[espo]

Looks great. I wondered what you would do with the passanger side slideing door. That would make a great "TAIL GATE" party van for a Football game.

[Joe Handley]

nice, i just got this kit too. that thing is huge! lols

i like what your doing, so ill be checking this out.

i know i really couldn't believe how big it was till i got it out lol

thanks ... i'll be watchin your one to when you get her started lol

If you guys think it's big in 1/25, you should have been around the 1/1's! I'm just shy of 6' tall and used to be able to lay across the back seats and really have fold myself much to fit. Quite the vehicle to learn how to drive in too, Dad always figured if you can drive one of these without issue, you should be able to drive just about anything

[gray07]

Looking awesome

[Darren B]

Yes it does, i always love to see people open up the kits doors and all the panels, its hard work and it takes a lot of ambition to do it.

[stulee11]

thanks guys your really kind comments are really helping me keep motivated on this one .

[Dr. Cranky]

Can't wait to see it in paint, chap. Keep it going, please.

[David G.]

You, sir, have my attention.

Looks like you're off to a good start!

David G.

[stulee11]

thank you all so much for the kind comments... she has the first few coats of colour on.

hope you all are enjoying the ride... i know i am lol

thanks for looking in

stu

[Joe Handley]

Lovin' that color!

[W-409]

Looking great so far! This Chevy Van kit is something, I should buy too, this project gives lots of inspiration. That bodywork looks good, and paintjob is great. Color fits nicely to that body.