Holden HX Sandman Overlander Panel Van

Trini2DBone

Member since
August 2016

Holden HX Sandman Overlander Panel Van

Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 1:40 PM

Hi all,

im new to this site, but have been scratch building for a couple years now. I have been scratch building in 1/0 scale as Im also an RC fan and most of my cars etc are 1/10 scale.

im originally from the West Indies ( I now live in NY, USA), and I used to own a Holden Kingswood SL sedan back in the day. I have always wanted a Kingswood station wagon but could never find one in good condition. Fast forward years later to to a few years ago, when I found out about the 'Overlander' version of these cars so I decided to build a scale one. Then I discovered the Panel Vans and fell head over heels for them...especially the Sandman versions.

So I started this build about 2 1/2 years ago and now it's almost ready for paint...so I thought that I will share this with you guys..!

Here's a link to the build....

http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=76901&page=100

this is where I'm at with the body....

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:38 PM

Some more....

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Trini2DBone

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Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:41 PM

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Trini2DBone

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Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:01 PM

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:04 PM

Made some progress on the dashboard and interior pieces...still need to paint the instrument panel

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Trini2DBone

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Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:07 PM

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Trini2DBone

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Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:09 PM

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Trini2DBone

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Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:12 PM

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:36 PM

Hello!

Some serious scratchbuilding here! Congratualtions! When I have been to Australia in 1996/97 I admired all those restored Holden Utes there - very nice cars. Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:38 PM

Hey thanks Pawel! Big Smile

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 4:23 PM

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Jim Barton

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February 2003

Posted by Jim Barton on Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:09 PM

Very nice!

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:22 PM

Hey thanks Jim!

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surfsup

Member since
March 2009
From: brisbane australia

Posted by surfsup on Friday, August 12, 2016 3:37 AM

The memories of growing up as a kid in Australia in the 70's come flooding back looking at your Build. Every Teenage Boy wanted to have a Sandman as their first Ride after getting their Liscence. Great work so far and loving it.....Cheers mark

If i was your wife, i'd poison your tea! If Iwas your husband, I would drink it! WINSTON CHURCHILL

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Friday, August 12, 2016 7:46 AM

Hey thanks Mark!

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looper

Member since
October 2005
From: texas

Posted by looper on Saturday, August 13, 2016 12:10 AM

great job so far! can't wait to see the rest of the build.

Andy

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Tanker - Builder

Member since
June 2014
From: New Braunfels , Texas

Posted by Tanker - Builder on Friday, August 19, 2016 6:34 AM

O.K.Trini2DBone:

Unusual screen-name but all the better to know you by . I gotta say , What a beautiful Blend of an 80s MonteCarlo , Pinto wagon and a 77 Grand Marquis . I have tried to tell folks around here that they were unusually designed and different autos .

No one seemed to believe me .I have followed the Australian " Ute " scene since the late 60s . Nice , No , Awesome job ! I like your framing and interior work especially . T.B.

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Friday, August 19, 2016 10:41 AM

Tanker - Builder

O.K.Trini2DBone:

Unusual screen-name but all the better to know you by . I gotta say , What a beautiful Blend of an 80s MonteCarlo , Pinto wagon and a 77 Grand Marquis . I have tried to tell folks around here that they were unusually designed and different autos .

No one seemed to believe me .I have followed the Australian " Ute " scene since the late 60s . Nice , No , Awesome job ! I like your framing and interior work especially . T.B.

Thanks man!

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Thursday, August 25, 2016 11:57 AM

Hey guys...another small :update:

Go the body primed in white....taped it off and painted the master cylinder and blower thingy in black....will chrome the master cylinder but leave the vacuum booster in black....will also chrome the blower motor but leave the blower box in black... Hoping I can get this done tonight... the next time I will have to make these 'bolt ons' so it can be painted separately, so no need for all the taping etc....was a nightmare to get the black sprayed on..

Once I get this done and it dries out will, need to wet sand the white primer and then tape off the area around the door frame and get it painted black, as well as tape off the taillight area and lay down the chrome....

Then finally start laying down the orange...

Anywho....some pics...

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Thursday, August 25, 2016 11:38 PM

Got another small :update:

Laid down the chrome and buffed it a bit ...as well as I could anyway, considering how cramped it is to get the corners ...lol.

Gonna have to do some tidying up along the edges where the black looks jagged, before taping off to lay down the body color...hoping that the engine will partially obscure it as well....lol....

Anywho...some pics....Watcha think? Will get some daylight pics tomorrow before I head out to work....

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Friday, August 26, 2016 11:18 AM

Got some daylight pics....:D

Will be doing some wet sanding tonight....:blink:

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Aaron Skinner

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Friday, August 26, 2016 11:33 AM

Brilliant work!

Aaron Skinner

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Friday, August 26, 2016 11:37 AM

Aaron Skinner
Brilliant work!

Yes Hey thanks Aaron !

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:08 PM

Hey guys,

Got another small :update: ....kinda...:wacko:

Got the black painted on the door frames and the windscreen area...peeled off the tape after it dried and holy crap....! Seems like my taping ain't so good....not sure what went wrong...:crazy:

Tried to clean it up some with some thinners and cue tips....

Also did the taillights....seems like I had better luck here....

So .... did some digging on the interwebs...found a trick that some modelers use to help prevent bleed through...after applying the tape, mist on some clear coat to seal the edges, the apply the next color coat...

So decided to try this....taped off the black, misted on some clear, then applied some white primer to cover up the black smudges....after it dried, did some wet sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper.....

So ...now that I got everything taped off and primed up...thought I'd pop open a can of paint and lay a mist coat down...

Holy bejeesus..! This is a new sealed can...:crazy:

Well....gonna have to try it anyways....

Wooot! Got Mango?

It woiked!!:excited:

When it dries, I'll take off the tape...hopefully that worked as well ....:wacko:

Still need to do the upper tailgate, didn't get a chance to tape it off and lay down the black around the window...:facepalm:

Will try to get that done tomorrow ... Will also get some daylight pics in the morning....will need to let the paint dry for a couple days then lay down some clear coat...tomorrow will have a look at it in proper light (it was late when I painted it ) to see if there are any issues like runs or orange peel...

Anywho...some pics, Watcha think?

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 11:14 AM

Some daylight pics... Was a bit overcast this morning so not very bright light by the window so took it outside for a few pics...didn't get chance to inspect the paintwork cause I had to run off to work....lol

Anywho...some more pics...

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mustang1989

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March 2012
From: Corpus Christi, Tx

Posted by mustang1989 on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:37 PM

Man this is intense. Great work going on with this build. Whatcha gonna do with all that room inside in the back? Lots of possibilities back there.

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Trini2DBone

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August 2016

Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:51 PM

Hey thanks man! The first post at the top of the build shows the Shaggin interior for the rear...lol!

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mustang1989

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From: Corpus Christi, Tx

Posted by mustang1989 on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:22 PM

Hey Trini do you know how to view your personal messages here yet?

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Trini2DBone

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Posted by Trini2DBone on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:28 PM

Haven't used it as yet...is it under profile...messages?

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Tanker - Builder

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June 2014
From: New Braunfels , Texas

Posted by Tanker - Builder on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:30 PM

Trini , Trini , Trini !

If I ship my 77 Grand Marquis to you , could you make it look so cool? Nah, Just kidding . Man ! you're doing some Awesome automobile work . Still love where this is going . T.B.

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