Description: Model vans dot com is where I display my model van collection, plastic, diecast, tin and other types, all makes and variations. No VWs or Transits
custom (9697) model (4001) van (2190) plastic (1849) toy (820) scale (671) tin (177) 1/24 (29) 1/25 (4) boxart (2)
I love my vans, I not only collect diecast toy vans, I also build 1/24 & 1/25 scale plastic vans, and on top of that I build real 1:1 scale custom vans.
One of my oldest hobbies - plastic scale model vans (1/24, 1/25 scale kitsets). I have been building plastic scale model cars, vans and hot rod kitsets for many years (off and on). Thanks to the internet I've been able to learn so much about model kitset building and apply these skills to my own creations. I think every modeller has phases where they do kitsets for a while, then take a break - which can last years. Some of these models displayed here are from my previous burst of modelling, before I educate
I only collect American and English (CF Bedford) custom vans, no transits, vws, renaults or astros. When I say I collect vans, I mean in a budget form, I'm not a big spender and mostly take the vans out of the packets to display on my shelf. Although recently I have been keeping some in blister packs if they are not the basic type. My main source of these custom toy vans are garage sales, swap meets and local toy shops. As New Zealand is only small compared to USA and Australia I think we have limited suppl