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Post by mrmike on Mar 5, 2019 9:46:57 GMT -7
I must be getting lazy in my old age as this is a curbside kit. This is the Italeri Ford Transit Mk2 and the year is unknown so it could be anywhere from 1977-1986. Having watch a TV series on Velocity now Motor Trend called For The Love Of Cars and presented by Philip Glenister and Ant Anstead, I became enamored with the van when Ant restored a Ford Transit Mk1. The Mk2 is a restyling of the Mk1 with no mechanical changes other than a small horsepower boost. I may use this in the Club Challenge for the Classic Plastic Model Exhibition instead of my '61 Impala SS 409. We shall see...   My paint will be Tamiya TS-10 French Blue and Tamiya TS-26 Pure White.  More to come... |
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Post by hurtz on Mar 5, 2019 11:55:22 GMT -7
cool .it could be the re release . I built one a couple of years ago with a nascar pickup floor pan and running gear
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 5, 2019 11:59:39 GMT -7
Cool, one of the best vans ever. Handles like a car and space like a van. It was said once that every bank robbery in london used a transit. Have you seen the race style van ford used for promotion?I believe there is someone on one of the other boards I frequent doing a trans kit to make a mk1 like the one on for the love of cars and a pick up version
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Post by hurtz on Mar 5, 2019 12:29:21 GMT -7
I` v e seen a resin MKI front for sale somewhere but I can ` t remember who was selling them .I wanted to build a replica of supervan
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Post by mrmike on Mar 5, 2019 12:50:11 GMT -7
I seem to recall seeing the race van version once a long while ago, but not recently. The only other versions that I have seen have been on Google Images.
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 5, 2019 12:57:09 GMT -7
I` v e seen a resin MKI front for sale somewhere but I can ` t remember who was selling them .I wanted to build a replica of supervan I think it was modellers resource mate, their stuff is supposed to be pretty good quality |
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Post by moramarth on Mar 5, 2019 18:49:44 GMT -7
If you haven't seen it before, it might be worth searching for "Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Van?"; it's a later Mark of Transit but could still be of interest.
Regards,
M
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Post by mrmike on Mar 8, 2019 7:21:19 GMT -7
I found and watched the story of Guy Martin and his Transit van. It looks like a Transit Connect van (smaller and more compact) than the regular full size Transit.
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Post by mrmike on Mar 8, 2019 13:34:35 GMT -7
I decided to work on assembling the chassis this afternoon. Fairly easy to put together and some parts didn't need glue.   I happen to like the wheels better without the wheel covers, so now I have to find something to use as a wheelcap in the center of the wheel.  More to come... |
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Post by leon on Mar 8, 2019 14:33:42 GMT -7
Chassis looks good Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Mar 9, 2019 7:22:16 GMT -7
Thanks leon! So far, this is a fairly eeasy kit to build. I'll spend more time on painting the body and interior than anything else.
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Post by mrmike on Mar 9, 2019 9:57:49 GMT -7
Last night, I sat down with a circle templet, a mechanical pencil and a piece of sheet styrene and drew out four circles at 9/64 inch diameter. I cut them out with a chisel point knife, glued them to the wheel openings and painted them with Model Master Aluminium Metalizer and a brush. Easy and done!    More to come... |
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Post by leon on Mar 9, 2019 15:21:38 GMT -7
Nice work on the wheels Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Mar 10, 2019 6:08:31 GMT -7
Thanks leon!
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 10, 2019 17:33:57 GMT -7
That’s impressive work on those wheels Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Mar 10, 2019 17:39:53 GMT -7
Thanks Joe! The wheels still look a little plain. I might have to find some small hex shaped styrene and make some lug nuts. I don't know, we'll see...
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Post by mmthrax on Mar 11, 2019 8:27:30 GMT -7
Nice work on the center caps Mike.
I wouldn't think you need center caps, unless you want them of course.
As is, it looks like the utilitarian workhorse it is.
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Post by mrmike on Mar 11, 2019 8:55:30 GMT -7
Thanks Mark The center of the wheels are open and you can see the ends of the axle inside. I wanted the center caps to cover that.
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Post by mmthrax on Mar 11, 2019 9:38:42 GMT -7
What a bonehead I am. Sorry.
I meant good job on the center caps and you don't necessarily need the lug nuts. Good grief.
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Post by mrmike on Mar 11, 2019 12:59:47 GMT -7
Mark, I would never call you a "bonehead" and there's no need to be sorry. I think the wheels could benefit from some lug nuts, but I would have to make a trip to the hobby store to see if they have any small hex shaped styrene. Just because I happen to think of something doesn't necessarily mean it exists out there. It's okay. We're good!
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Post by moramarth on Mar 11, 2019 17:01:45 GMT -7
Check out these, especially the "A" and "B" sets; there are a variety of sizes in both the "Large" and "Small" sets but I haven't been able to ascertain what they are (I have a "B" Small on order as an experiment.
Regards,
M
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Post by mrmike on Mar 11, 2019 19:15:06 GMT -7
Check out these, especially the "A" and "B" sets; there are a variety of sizes in both the "Large" and "Small" sets but I haven't been able to ascertain what they are (I have a "B" Small on order as an experiment.
Regards,
M
I looked at the Meng website and looked closely at Small A set which has the size printed on the sheet...1.4mm. Being not too familiar with metric sizes, I got out my caliphers and set it for millimeters and found that 1.4 mm might do the trick. But, there are no prices that I could see, so I may have to find a substitute. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! |
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Post by moramarth on Mar 11, 2019 19:32:23 GMT -7
I've looked at some more pictures on the net and it appears the "Small" sizes are 0.8, 1.0, and 1.4mm diameter, and the "Large" 1.8 and 2.2mm, but I can't make out the third size (maybe 2.8mm?). They cost about four quid per set in the U.K., I don't know about U.S. stockists and prices.
Cheers,
M
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Post by Deano on Mar 12, 2019 0:13:03 GMT -7
This is cool!
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Post by mrmike on Mar 12, 2019 9:58:33 GMT -7
I've looked at some more pictures on the net and it appears the "Small" sizes are 0.8, 1.0, and 1.4mm diameter, and the "Large" 1.8 and 2.2mm, but I can't make out the third size (maybe 2.8mm?). They cost about four quid per set in the U.K., I don't know about U.S. stockists and prices.
Cheers,
M
I'll have to look again and figure something out. Thanks for the heads up! Thanks Deano! |
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Post by mrmike on Mar 14, 2019 12:31:09 GMT -7
I spent some time on the Transit yesterday at my "Play Date" with some of my fellow Club members. I got the seats painted and dash decaled and painted.  I glued the floor pan onto the chassis.   I need to do some touchups on the seats and on the interior pan. More to come... |
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Post by leon on Mar 14, 2019 14:21:05 GMT -7
Coming along nicely Mike!
I've been watching a lot of British crime shows lately and thinking of getting this and doing a police van.
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Post by moramarth on Mar 14, 2019 16:48:31 GMT -7
Hey, Leon, Italeri have anticipated your need:
Cheers,
M
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Post by mrmike on Mar 14, 2019 18:02:44 GMT -7
At least it's a jam sandwich and not a Battenberg cake!
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Post by mrmike on Mar 19, 2019 12:59:01 GMT -7
I spent a half hour masking off the body of this Transit. I hope I did a good job when I pull off the tape after the paint dries.    More to come... |
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