Maindrian Pace Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Amazing weathering, among the best I've seen. I like how the rust running down from the chips on the side panels is in the exact same spots on the model and the real van.
rv1963 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Well done, your weathering is perfect, it's hard to tell it's not real.
Mr.Zombie Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks, I try my very best. The fact that the rust is on the model is where it's at on the real car is a part of the reality ilusion. The model rusts where it would in the real life, thus helping me to cheat you into the whole reality deal.
66belair Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Cool subject,great weathering! I never realized until this year the Transit name had been used for so long by Ford.
Tom Geiger Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I never realized until this year the Transit name had been used for so long by Ford. Ford should've sold the original Transits in the USA. I remember when they first brought in the Transit Connects... people said they wouldn't sell here, and the next thing you knew they were all over the place. I'm sure these Euro Transits would have sold here too!
Atmobil Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Ford should've sold the original Transits in the USA. I remember when they first brought in the Transit Connects... people said they wouldn't sell here, and the next thing you knew they were all over the place. I'm sure these Euro Transits would have sold here too! They could very possibly have been sold and done well in the states. I just compared the AMT "Phantom" Econoline with the Esci Transit (yes I know the AMT kit is 1:25 and the Esci is 1:24) and the Transit is only a littlebit smaller than the Econoline in the cargoarea and I do think that gasmilagewise the Tranist would beat the Econoline, especially with the Diesel engine. The Transit has also always been available with many different combinations of bodylenght, roofheight, loadrating, engine and gearbox configurations, possibly more than the Econoline.
Chuck Most Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Ford should've sold the original Transits in the USA. I remember when they first brought in the Transit Connects... people said they wouldn't sell here, and the next thing you knew they were all over the place. I'm sure these Euro Transits would have sold here too! And now, the big RWD Transit (no "Connect") has replaced the E-Series van and wagon. If you want an E-Series this year, you can only get it as a stripped chassis or a cutaway. According to Ford they plan to build those for another three or four years.
Mr.Zombie Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 It's been a while... I was buisy with other stuff, and my Transit hasn't been touched since spring. Now, as I was preparing stuff for another project, I needed things painted in trans red, and as I was at it, I thought I might aswell paint the rear lights of the Ford. And I did. As I had that, I painted the frames aswell, so that they are done. But then I figured I could put them right on, and the spare wheel, drill the exhaust, mount the windows, glue on the wheels, prepare this and that, add a wash to the side doors...
afx Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Great build. I wish this kit would be reissued. They are hard to track down. I would like to build one as a support van for my Escort RS1800 build.
Mr.Zombie Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 Seeing your Escort and the time you've put into it, I wonder why you just don't hunt one of these down. They are rare, but not impossible to come by. Of course you'd have a project for several years, as you'd build it fitting your Escort, and that means basically redoing everything but the body...
Tom Geiger Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Nice work, especially the ancient bondo that's got rust peeking through it!
afx Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Seeing your Escort and the time you've put into it, I wonder why you just don't hunt one of these down. They are rare, but not impossible to come by. Of course you'd have a project for several years, as you'd build it fitting your Escort, and that means basically redoing everything but the body...I've tried. Made what I think are fair offers on a few I have found on ebay. Sellers are always asking outrageous prices for the kit.
Mr.Zombie Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 Try Kingkit in the UK, that's where I got mine from. It was 70 pounds, so quite expensive, but still cheap for a Transit kit that was mint. The truth is, this kit is something you won't see twice at a model show. And though it's a curbside, and the chassis detail isn't up to date, the way the body looks like is just nuts. This might be the most acurate rendition of a car that I've seen.
afx Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 There in lies the problem, I'm not willing to pay $100 for the kit.
Atmobil Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Great build. I wish this kit would be reissued. They are hard to track down. I would like to build one as a support van for my Escort RS1800 build. Yes please! I got one but almost don't dare touching it because I will never find another one if a break something. I did make this one on the Revell Share your dream site: http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5257/ Maybe voting for it will help? The work on this one looks spectacular, the rust is very realistic
Mr.Zombie Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 There in lies the problem, I'm not willing to pay $100 for the kit. Yea, I thought so too, and passed on one for 140, then a dude I know got a mint Hertz version for 280 bucks and was out of his mind of happiness... I guess for 100 bucks, it was a good buy, given the rarity of the model and the actual quality of it. It would be easier to pass on it if it was junk, like the Revell Mercedes W124 which only looks kind of like a Mercedes... However. I began to build the inerior, and I can't stand interiors. I added the seams around the seats, I damaged them, I built the seatposts from scratch and made rubber mats for the floor, built a toolbox...
Earl Marischal Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Man, that is impressive. Respect.If the van had been white, it would look just like my son's real one!steve
Atmobil Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 That looks impressive!!How did you make the floormats? Toolbox looks great, does it come from the Fujimi kit?
Dominik Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 That looks impressive!!How did you make the floormats? Toolbox looks great, does it come from the Fujimi kit?same here. how did you make them?your rust is very very real looking...awesome!
gatorincebu Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 This bar far is one of the best beater vehicles I have seen in a long time. Your weathering is so realistic. Very nice model. Be Well Gator
Jurva Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Very realistic. That the fate of old Fords. I really like the rust streaks.
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