Date:         Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:32:21 -0500 (CDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jon Christensen <vvwca@primenet.com>
Subject:      Re: Revell of Germany, VW Bus Models???

(slightly off-topic, sorry, but may be of interest)
On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Joel Walker wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:54:19 -0500 (CDT) Jon C. said:
> >I noticed in an ad in Scale Auto that Revell of Germany now makes 2 1/24th
> >scale VW Buses.  Could someone fill me in on this?  What Years?  What
> >features?  Detail? etc.  One is designated UN.  Thanks in advance,
> 
> the UN one is molded in all white plastic. it's a personnel carrier or mobile
> office ... it has the middle seat and some other stuff that you can add to
> make it into the UN version, but you could easily leave the extra junk off
> and make a "normal" Vanagon out of it.  nothing toke a Camper out of it.
> 
> the other one is a FuerWehrwagen ... a fire truck. :)  no, no hoses or pumps,
> but a sort of "command car". it has the extra stuff to make it into a Fire
> Dept. vehicle, but has the normal seating so it can be modeled into a regular
> Vanagon. it is molded in RED plastic.
> 
> both are pretty neat. about $25 each. check the full page ad for Mountain
> Model Supply (or something like that) up front of the magazine; it is a
> place in West Virginia. they had the best prices.

That's where I saw them, $24.99
> 
> i'm thinking about making one of them into a Syncro. ;)
> 
Ok, so they're Vanagons.  I'll take it they're not panel vans.  Hmm, how
do they differ from the old 'Magnum PI' Vanagon (Revell US?) from the 
early 80's?  No chrome etc, but ok detail.

Jon Christensen        /V\      Membership Coordinator for the
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