SteveFL Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 This is another old familiar van kit by AMT that has been collecting dust that I've kept since 1977. After having so much fun building the Disco Van, I felt inspired to try another one. All these van kits have the exact same basic parts and instruction steps; they really only distinguish themselves by the options or add-ons, such as spoiler, scoop, mag design, bumpers, and of course decals. This time I didn't bother detailing the engine as not much can be seen so the hood was glued down. This allowed me to focus on the finish and decals. A couple of light coats of Testors Decal Sealer kept these old decals from cracking and disintegrating. Here again, I had fun building it OOB and simply wanted to replicate the box cover; I'm happy with the results and hope you all enjoy the pics as I did bringing life to this old obscure kit. Steve
disabled modeler Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I remember this one from my childhood Steve....nice build of it...
slusher Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Super nice build and very cool... Nice work..
MsDano85gt Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 very cool i'm using this very van as parts van to make a firestone superstones van! the spoiler and front air dams and grille are the primary parts i'll be using
Daddyfink Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Wow, childhood flashback! This is a nice box art build!
unclescott58 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I admire the job you did. But to me, some of those late 70's van were ugly. Scott
gray07 Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Awesome looking van, I have around 70 unbuilt vans, someday I want to build them all.
MsDano85gt Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 anyone seen the "VAN" has Danny Devito in it? its pretty cool to see all the decked out california vans in that movie!
MsDano85gt Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 anyone seen the "VAN" has Danny Devito in it? its pretty cool to see all the decked out california vans in that movie!
gatorincebu Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Great job on this one! You did a jam up job on the paint and decals. Back in the day vans were part of a subculture Be Well Gator
gray07 Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 The van movement still going on, they still have the nationals
Model Brain Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Very cool grill, looks like the MPC Ford Off road Van kit! I like this version alot! and a good build. good job!
Oldschool297 Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 I have a old model but can't figure were the blue part should be?
Can-Con Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Oldschool297 said: I have a old model but can't figure were the blue part should be? That blue part is a trailing arm. They call it a radius rod in the instructions ,, there should be one for each side.
Dave Van Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 MAJOR award for getting those decals to work!!!!!! New they were a pain!
AZPartsLocators Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 This is a very nice build! I actually have the box for one of these. No van though! Love the 70s stuff!
Oldschool297 Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.
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