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Hi all,

 

thought this little project might be of interest for those wanting new vans or minibuses for their layouts. It's a converted Matchbox TV news van which needed a little surgery, primarily to the roof, to get it looking more model-like. However, given that everything above the bumpers is plastic anyway this wasn't too onerous. All in all I think it's starting to look like a decent model. Still to do:

-flush glaze the side windows. Tempting to simply fill them and use a transfer so it matches the rest of the side.

-Roof detail

-Better wheels

 

The starting point on the left. All of the gubbins on the roof was cut off with a sharp scalpel.

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Conversion to a van would be rather easy but I wanted a minibus so out came the custom transfers:

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I had printed a decal to give the grille more detail but forgot to leave it painted white:

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The rear door was filled and again a transfer used, negating the need to detail the interior for just one window. I was also wary of removing the large pillar (visible on the left) having hacked about the roof so much already.

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The model scales rather nicely against the Oxford Transit

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The plan is now to produce another two L3H2 versions in the same way, along with an L2H2 which will require shortening the chassis and an L4H3 which will require a longer and higher body.

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4 hours ago, Ragtag said:

Hi all,

 

thought this little project might be of interest for those wanting new vans or minibuses for their layouts. It's a converted Matchbox TV news van which needed a little surgery, primarily to the roof, to get it looking more model-like. However, given that everything above the bumpers is plastic anyway this wasn't too onerous. All in all I think it's starting to look like a decent model. Still to do:

-flush glaze the side windows. Tempting to simply fill them and use a transfer so it matches the rest of the side.

-Roof detail

-Better wheels

 

The starting point on the left. All of the gubbins on the roof was cut off with a sharp scalpel.

57442682_10102257342451668_7086588058627211264_n.jpg.047a51473532432ea4872fab8c640d13.jpg

 

Conversion to a van would be rather easy but I wanted a minibus so out came the custom transfers:

57511444_10102257342531508_92997870298333184_n.jpg.553c77182b85053763d7a0d07e2fd622.jpg

 

I had printed a decal to give the grille more detail but forgot to leave it painted white:

57121028_10102257342506558_3103243338854170624_n.jpg.49c0d9146a3f2729ff3e2c4916cc354a.jpg

 

The rear door was filled and again a transfer used, negating the need to detail the interior for just one window. I was also wary of removing the large pillar (visible on the left) having hacked about the roof so much already.

57343439_10102257342561448_7998529780163018752_n.jpg.0e5087d032d623ef5df6529102501293.jpg

 

The model scales rather nicely against the Oxford Transit

57387315_10102257092552468_1635371860956807168_n.jpg.ed2f0b7d11d3acf9b0305d0713fb483c.jpg

57446529_10102257092592388_431546653065871360_n.jpg.0fc8abf36a9a18e23954799e99b7d478.jpg

 

57453719_10102257257377158_4463430778230931456_o.jpg.1ba62a3a6253c5c63e51509600c21cf5.jpg

 

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The plan is now to produce another two L3H2 versions in the same way, along with an L2H2 which will require shortening the chassis and an L4H3 which will require a longer and higher body.

What’s the origin of the MkIV Plaxton Supreme in the background? 

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4 hours ago, RANGERS said:

What’s the origin of the MkIV Plaxton Supreme in the background? 

 

That particular Supreme is converted from the ABS Supreme III (of which I have another boxed which will become a Supreme V). I also have a Mark Hughes Supreme IV under construction (on the left)

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The van is looking good - I found they benefit from new wheels the Matchbox ones seem a tad overscale. If you're after more you might try contacting Ryan Birch (Crossways) - @birch4 - I believe he might be considering a rerun of a resin bodyshell version which fit the Oxford LWB chassis.

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