63 VW type 2 15 w Walkthru

[jerry]

I bought this kit because my dad had one of these.





I was hoping that when I purchased this bus that it was the old Revell bus from the 60's.
It's NOT!
It is nothing more than the Hasagwa bus reissued under the Revell name.

What should have been a simple quick build, turned into a major project.
The kit is a 21 window Deluxe,with a sun roof.
My dad had a 15 window Deluxe without a sunroof.
The kit has 3 full bench seats.
Dads was a walk thru.
Lots of mods right there.
OK, I can deal with that. Unfortunately I didn't get pics from the very start.
So here's where I did start the pics.

As you can see the roof windows are filled, and the sun roof is history.


The seats and floor are modified for the walk thru configuration

[jerry]

I had to correct the dash, as I had never seen on as in the kit.
Where the kits dash extended flat to the bottom, there would have been a shelf, it's there now, and the grab handle is no longer a solid bar , but a handle as it should be.


The vents in the roof are non-existent in the kit. So I made one.




A friend found a Revell Roller Skate Van at a swap meet and thought I'd like it.
He was right I did like it, and thought it would be good sitting beside my bus.
But I noticed the the Van still had the interior engraved on inside, (another thing the kit don't have).
Sorry, but I never took a pic of the van before tearing it down.


I also liked the chassis as it had a bit more detail, (the heat duct leading to the front).
so I ground out the chassis from the van floor and the chassis from the bus.

[jerry]

Here I have the cut down Van sides test fit on the chassis.


With them almost ready to install.


(It will now have an engine too!)


Which brings us up to the moment.
As it sits now in mock-up.




It's getting close but I still have a lot to do.
Stay tuned for up dates.

Thanks for looking.
Jerry

[The Mad Modeller]

Nice work on the Vee Dub. Its looking good.

[Gary Kulchock]

Fantastic project Jerry. This is the way I like to see a build covered. Lots of on-going photos and a description of what you have done along the way.

Please, keep up the great coverage. You got my attention. ;D

[Nacho Z]

I'm with Gary, I like seeing the in-progress pics. Nice to see all of the work that goes in to something like this. Your project is looking great.

[fireguy14]

Great work on the V-W. They are cool looking vans. Really like the in progress pics as well!

[vwdave]

Jun 12, 2009 5:17:16 GMT -5 jerry said:

I was hoping that when I purchased this bus that it was the old Revell bus from the 60's.
It's NOT!
It is nothing more than the Hasagwa bus reissued under the Revell name.


The kit is a 21 window Deluxe,with a sun roof.

Jerry - I was actually pleased by the newer kit. At the time the Hasegawa cost $30ish, while the Revell was roughly half.

The kit is actually a 23 window, not a 21.

Fantastic work so far, especially on the dash and roof vent setup. I'm really looking forward to more updates and pics.

[stefan]

Nice work!

I know you build it as your dad drove it, but for me it it has to be muuuch lower...

[jerry]

Jerry - I was actually pleased by the newer kit. At the time the Hasegawa cost $30ish, while the Revell was roughly half.

The kit is actually a 23 window, not a 21.

Yeah ,thats true about the price. Though I feel its also half the kit.
There were no pedals for the gas , brake ,and clutch. I was also disappointed about the trim strips being decals, though nice for building a standard.

As I Understand it that one don't count the windshields as windows.
hence my count of 21.

Thanks for looking, will have an update later.
Jerry

[jerry]

*UPDATE*

I was working on the bus yesterday, I made the 2 panels that are behind the front seats,as well as the ashtray on the back of the middle seat.



I also opened the doors.



Thanks for looking.
Jerry

[vwdave]

Jul 4, 2009 7:21:42 GMT -5 jerry said:

As I Understand it that one don't count the windshields as windows.
hence my count of 21.

Thanks for looking, will have an update later.
Jerry

You do indeed include the windshields. The secret to counting Type 2 windows is to look at the front doors as one window each(even though there are 3 pieces of glass per door). I had a '66 21-window Deluxe prior to the Manx.

Updates look great, and I'm really looking forward to seeing it completed.