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NinetyEight
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 Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:10 am Post subject: Scale Model Vanagon |
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Hello all,
I surf the vanagon forums every so often but don't really post here. I'm a bay guy. 
I stumbled across this on the web this morning and thought you all might get a kick out of it.
It apparently started out as a factory specific model but got beat up over time so he added patina and a well-used look.
I'm not sure if you guys had seen this before or not, so I decided I'd post.
I dug it!
(Interior shot)
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mccabe
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Ha that's awesome... looks like a northwest van to me. 
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silverlunace
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Yes, it definitely has that "Northwest Green Slime" look.
Pretty cool. Looks like a well loved toy.
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Mofus
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I love it! I especially like the coat hanger antena.
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SteveVanB
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I was surprised to see the bumper end caps still intact.
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joetiger 
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That's some nice work! (Except for the passenger's side mirror mounted on the driver's side.)
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Perales
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| (Except for the passenger's side mirror mounted on the driver's side.) |
No thats cool. the passenger side is missing so it was obviously used to replace the more important driver's side which got damaged in an "incident" That explains it as far as I am concerned
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joetiger
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| No thats cool. the passenger side is missing so it was obviously used to replace the more important driver's side which got damaged in an "incident" That explains it as far as I am concerned |
I stand corrected! You're absolutely right. That is too funny.
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danagain
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The shop rag in the gas tank is also a nice touch...
Kind of a molotov/vanagon cocktail. 
Replacing the fuel lines on this one maybe the least of his concerns! 
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danfromsyr
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who wants to bet the model maker has one just like this in the back yard?
how else could he portray it all so accurately.
Dan in NY
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hiram6
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A little Penetrol will fix that top right up!!!
Great attention to detail, notice that the driver's side wiper is stripped out and now stuck in place. Typical!!!
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jkidd152
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That is so cool!
Have you seen this?
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/2475291.jpg
There was one like it on eBay a couple weeks ago. It sold for around 40 or 50 bucks. Now reading this thread makes me wish I had let my inner-nerd win...
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DAIZEE
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That is so great. Would like to have met the original
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SteveVanB
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I can't wait to see it after the "body off" resto.
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Bruskyvw
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yes if that thing was left out in my backyard it'd have that north west slime affect to it
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noganav
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tangojeff
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:15 pm Post subject: scale model Westy |
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| I just took a pitchfork and checked my basement garage and found my two Revell 1/24th scale model Westys are still there, waiting to someday be painted and assembled to match our '86 Westy camper. The plastic wrap on the boxes is still intact. One is air cooled, the other a water-leaker. Might be fun to make one a "before" version, and scrape up the sliding door and right rear wheel well. Wonder if there's a 90's Legacy model to serve as an engine donor. |
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slunk33
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That is beautiful! I just missed one of those blue pop-top models at a VW show a couple years back. The guy got it for 20 bucks, wasn't put together, either. I did however find an air-cooled ambulance Vanagon. I want to figure out how to take it apart and make a mold of it.
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wbx
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| hiram6 wrote: |
| Great attention to detail, notice that the driver's side wiper is stripped out and now stuck in place. Typical!!! |
Holy crap guys - your jedi powers of observation are wicked strong! If only you were using them to solve the worlds problems, rather than looking for coat hangers and misaligned wipers
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