Tom Daniels Vega Mini-Van Final Update

[virgil]

I chose to do this for our new CBP on Memory Lane Builders. I have been aching to build this for soooo long, i couldnt resist..LOL.





I have the front and rear pans glued in, and putty applied. The body has been sanded down and smoothed, the roof ribs have been sanded down smooth. Tomorrow, i should be able to get the putty smoothed, and shoot it with primer.







Virgil

[virgil]

I got the engine seams filled in and primered. Being a monogram kit, the motor was a joke when i got it glued together. I had a lot of filing, and sanding to do to get it to look this good. I ran out of sandpaper, so once i get some more, i will get the body smoothed out, and get it in primer. The motor is ready for my 2-stage paint scheme. I will try to get the paint on it today, and get updates later today.





Virgil

[virgil]

These are the wheels i decided to go with instead of the kit daisy wheels.



Virgil

[59desoto]

Wow Virgil haven't seen one of these kits in a while , looks like some big plans going on. Cant wait to see more nice going

[virgil]

Thank you!! I am planning on changing a few things just so it doesnt look completely like the boxart. I have a couple of built ones, on is a glue bomb, and the other isnt too bad, so the parts i dont use on this one will go on one of the others. I also have one of the yellow bodied ones.. ;D ;D

Virgil

[virgil]

I made it to the bench last night, so heres the update.

I stripped the chrome off of these parts, as they need a lot of clean up. I am debating using Alclad chrome on them, or painting them. I will decide today.



Here is the body after the bodywork is done, and i took a spoiler, split it, and shortened it to fit the roof line.







The kit comes with 4 tiny little dots for the hood to rest on, and one of them was gone, so i cut the other 3 off, and added sheet styrene.



I am not planning on using the sidepipes, so i cut off the molded in hangers, and where the rearend mounts is where the monogram logo stuff was molded in, so i filed, and sanded it off.



The frame and wheel backings are primered





The engine block is painted, and ready for detailing. I used Model Master acrylic silver for the basecoat, and airbrushed Tamiya clear orange over that.







The body has its Testors one coat laquer "Mythical Maroon" laid on. I have some wet sanding to do to get it ready for clearcoat.









I hope you like it.
Virgil

[virgil]

OK, i have the gloss black laquer undercoat put on for the Alclad chrome to go over. Those parts will be the front axle (not shown), ladder bars, and the front leafs. I had to fill in the "D" shaped holes in the rear end. On the destruction sheet, it says they will be used in step 8, so i go there, and nothing is happening
The frame and bottom side of the interior bucket are black with clearcoat on them. I am still deciding what i will do with the interior. Here are the updates.....

















Virgil

[59desoto]

Bro your moving right along with that project , those updates are gonna really add to it. I'm still watching you on this build. Cant wait to see it finished

[virgil]

Sept 13, 2010 6:05:20 GMT -5 59desoto said:

Bro your moving right along with that project , those updates are gonna really add to it. I'm still watching you on this build. Cant wait to see it finished

Thank you sir!!! I am hoping to get some more supplies this week so i can get the body finished and start on the interior and engine. I cant wait to see it finished also LOL.

Virgil

[dogfish7]

Doing a great job. Reminds me of the one in the first "Mad Max" movie

[virgil]

You can stop looking for updates. They are here....lol. We had rain friday and saturday, so i wasnt able to get sun pics like i wanted, but here it is........

The tires/wheels are mounted and polished.....



All of the chrome parts i stripped due to tons of flashing, holes and other imperfections, they have been sanded, puttied and shot with Alclad II and mounted. The driveshaft was too short, so i lengthened it. I still have to paint it. The motor is setting there for mock-up purposes. The rear diff cover chrome was in good shape, so i put the flat black paint in the grooves, and coated with Tamiya Clear Red.





The Dash and radiator/support are painted, just need clear on them now.......





Now comes my favorite of the updates...."The Body" Let me know what you think of it. It is clear coated, but not polished yet. I am waiting for the next sunny day to get the best pics.







Thank you,
Virgil

[dogfish7]

A real Beauty! Can't wait to see the pics in the sun light.

[virgil]

I got some sun shots but, i had a hard time getting the right angle so you could see all of the glitter in the paint.









I hope you like it.
Virgil

[robert1]

Beautiful!!!! I think the rear spoiler really adds a lot to the body style. I have several of these kits, but I never figured they could be made to look so good. love those flames.

[virgil]

Thank you Robert. I greatly appreciate the compliments!! I hope to get back on this in a few days.

Virgil