They were re-released in the late 90's. AND - I saw around christmas time at the local hobby store a NEW westy kit. Well, actually it is the same set of molds as the normal Blue-box that is common, but it had a new red paint scheme, and some new stickers, and new graffix on the box. I shoulda bought one, but.. It's a great kit. If I could just get the paint on the body to quit bubbling.............. Mark --- Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM> wrote: > I just started building a model of an 80-83.5 Westy > from Revell. Bought it > on eBay for $15. I assumed when I saw it on eBay, > that it was pretty old, > but when I looked at the instructions, I found they > are copyrighted 1997! > > Are these things still sold new? Anyone ever seen a > model of a late-model > Westy? > > I am also planning to try to modify the suspension > to make it look like a > Syncro.. Amazing what we'll do when it is too rainy > to work on our Vanagons, > eh? :-) Maybe I'll use Euro-spec clear turn > signals... > > Brent Christensen > '89 GL Syncro Westy > Santa Barbara, CA > ===== Mark 87 Westfalia Gl 84 Scirocco 8v http://members.tripod.com/~jehanno __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com |
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