Italeri Ford Transit Van MK2 British Gas 1/24 Scale Model Kit Build Review 3687
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Thanks to its sleek American styling and range of body choices, the Ford
Transit revolutionized the light commercial vehicle industry in 1965.
When the Mark II arrived in 1978, customers could select from six body
styles, five different engines, short or long wheelbase versions, up to
17 interior seats, six axle ratios and 32 door combinations. No wonder
it's been a global success! Kit features a choice of right- or left-hand
drive set-ups, five rubber tires and decals for the British Gas Society
as well as various European license plates.
The Ford Transit is a range of light commercial vehicles produced by Ford since 1965. Sold primarily as a cargo van, the Transit is also built as a passenger van (marketed as the Ford Tourneo since 1995), minibus, cutaway van chassis, and as a pickup truck. Over 8,000,000 Transit vans have been sold, making it the third best-selling van of all time[1] and have been produced across four basic platform generations (debuting in 1965, 1986, 2000, and 2013 respectively), with various "facelift" versions of each.The first product of the merged Ford of Europe, the Transit was marketed through Western Europe and Australia; by the end of the twentieth century, it was marketed nearly globally with the exception of North America until 2013 when it replaced the Ford E-Series in 2015. The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for forty years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic trademark applying to any light commercial van in the Transit's size bracket.[2][3] While initially designed for the European market, the Ford Transit is now produced in Asia, North America, and Europe for worldwide buyers. Upon production in North America, the Transit won second place in Motor Trend's 2015 'Truck of the Year' award, behind the newly introduced mid-size Chevrolet Colorado pickup and ahead of the new Ford F-150.[4]As of 2016, the Transit is the best-selling van of any type in the United States, minivan sales included. The Transit drives Ford's 57 percent share of the full-size van market in the USA.
The Mark II was available in 6 body styles: Van, Kombi, Chassis Cab, Parcel Van, Bus and Crewbus all available in short-wheelbase (2690 mm) and long-wheelbase (3000 mm) versions. A selection of 5 engines was available: 1.6-litre OHC Petrol, 1.6-litre OHV Petrol (Kent), 2.0-litre OHC Petrol, 2.0-litre OHC Petrol (Economy) and 2.5-litre Diesel. On top of this were 32 door combinations, 6 axle ratios and options for 12 - 17 interior seats. All of these were available in any combination when purchased with Ford's highly customizable custom plan. At the time this gave the business sector an unprecedented amount of flexibility, which was a major factor in the vehicles' ultimate success.
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As I said in a previous comment on a build you chuck it all together but the end result looks great. I love the style of your videos, the way you talk "we're gonna do this, we're gonna do that..." nothing is a problem. You clearly have a great time building these kits and your enthusiasm shines through in the videos.
Well said!
Thanks Steve!
Well Im British and I loved your British accent :)
This thing takes me all the way back to the early 80s
Haha, thanks! All in good fun!
@@hpiguy Its all about having fun.
I built this kit, but I made a change to the wheels. I left off the wheel covers and covered the holes with a piece of circle-shaped styrene. A great kit!
I remember these as a kid as there was a British Gas depot near where I lived and I was once chased across a field by a midnight blue mk2 Transit police van as we where all hanging around a bonfire a few days before bonfire night. But it was no match for my 8 year old legs fuelled by fear and ran into the housing estate and straight home. Must left some sort of impression on me as my daily driver is a mk7 Transit.
Don't forget the custom van scene, one of these makes a great custom.and using wheels from the states would be spot on.
I love the Tips from Chris! All of the little detail touches really turn this from just a "plastic model kit" into a small scale, true to life, representation of the actual vehicle. The white rims under the silver hubcaps is subtle, but, once noticed, the detail is impossible to ignore. Interior door panel detail, interior scratches, black undercoat, etc, all of these things are things I rushed through as a child because I just wanted to finish. I have come, thanks to you, to appreciate the art of model building. Thank you and, as usual, your model came out beautiful. Italeri has really nice kits!
Thanks Stu!
Love the British accent …… great build too 👍🏻
Hi from the UK. I've just found this great video, as I'm building a Transit at the moment. The moulds were originally from ESCI, as that's the one I'm building. The hubcaps are correct as this is the facelift Transit from 1983/84.
Thanks!
Great build as always.... 🤘
i am an electrical engineer working for british gas, been with them for the past 16yrs , off work on sickness leave for past 3yrs though
Thanks man!
I friggin love the mk1 and mk2 transit vans , I had a mk1 1972 fire engine support van it was sweet ! Then the kids turned up so it had to go 😢 really enjoyed this van build thanks my good man 👍
MK 1 Transit, twin wheel is my favourite. Rare and expensive so it's a pipe dream. Our school had a MK 1 minibus. Loved it.
Greetings from UK, great vids, I remember seeing these running around when I was a kid.
Thanks Clay!
a very nice realistic plastic kit of a mk2 ford transit van i like it! I might but one as they ain't that expensive in the UK they're about £35 and I like the opening doors and rear tail gate! you done a good job building it 👍 👏
I just finished this, its a great kit, and very realistic. I have the police transit to do also.
Another winner Chris!! I saw these Ford transit vans all over on my visit to the UK !!
Thank you Ron!
Your positive attitude is the only thing that tops your builds.
Thanks a lot George!
Regarding the installation of the windshield, I am reminded of times when had such issues building things. There is a difference between "assembly instructions" and an "assembly drawing". To me, it looks like what you have is an assembly drawing. Basically, it shows where something goes not how to get it to go there. It is an important thing to know before starting any project. Instructions are like, "Take item 9 and insert it into item 11 by placing it...."etc. An assembly drawing is more like. Item 9 goes here.
A nice clean build, this does look like a really decent kit, I wish more day-to-day vehicles were available in kits, they can be much more interesting than supercars! Modelmaking Guru has a short series on here of him weathering the heck out of an old Transit, it really suits it. Oh and the British accent is pretty good! :D
Thanks man!
I like the way you create scenarios for your builds
Thanks, makes it more fun!
Nice build👌. Good old transit back bone of Britain 🇬🇧
Thanks!
Used to see these vans everywhere “back in the day” in the UK
As always, thanks for watching and taking part in the channel!
Ha ha your British accent is up there with Dick Van Dyke's! I have this in my stash, might get it out now. I remember these vans. British Gas used to be the Gas Board years ago, or at least that's what people called it. The number plates are for an 85/86 vehicle. And I've subscribed!
Nice build Chris! Spent 6 years in the UK (USAF) :)
Thanks Cliff!
Great vid as always. I remember the old British Gas vans back when I was a kid.
Thanks!
That's cool as heck Chris. Nice to see a few everyday vehicles.
Thanks Charlie!
Nice build Chris, just as I remember the old transit gas vans here in the UK back in the 80s, they used the Leyland sherpa van as well if I'm not mistaken all in the blue and white paint scheme 👍
Thanks Glen!
They also had the smaller vans, the ford escort and the morris marina vans
Super nice Chris, ten thumbs up, if I had them, lol! Well done!....Bill
Thanks Bill!
Nice kit, but there is a glaring mistake in the Esci/Italeri kits in that there should be quarter light windows in the doors. And the wheels look better bare, but you have to add wheel nut detail.
That's a really good build.. it's amazing how many vans there are with different designs than the vans that we have here in the United States.. I've noticed that the new vans here are starting to have the details and designs just like the British ones are 😀😀😀👍👍👍
Thanks, yeah, the Dodges especially since they are now owned by a European company.
Curb side model with a very detailed undercarriage - nice surprise for those who pose their models on a mirror (me). And your build looks street real, just enough weathering to sell the reality. Very nice. Oh, right hand drive - wow, I'll bet their bicycles are hard to operate that way.
Thanks for sharing - really...
LOL, bicycles, haha, thanks RA!
Nice. This actually brings back a few memories of seeing these on the road when I was a kid (yeah, I'm a brit - love your brit accent. it's fun) nice finish but shame about those hubs/hub caps. Almost never saw Gas or Electricity vans with hubcaps on em, but you have to work with what you got. Great build. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah Gary said they had no caps but like you saw, hard to make it look scale with big snap on hubs.
Another gem Chris....I wish all manufacturers would provide a posable wheel option.
Thanks Dean, when done right it looks nice.
ESCI -who originally tooled this kit did have plans for a Custom van version but was sadly shelved.
Great the real ones now fetch good money especially if they have history of their past/original livery.
The black would've been satin finish & most interior trim would've been grey vynil.
I've plans to make mine into a dually ramp truck.
Another neat build - always seems funny to see the steering wheel on the other side. Thanks again.
Thanks!
Hi Chris, you always pick a great subject for your builds, great job as always.😀👍👍
Thanks Charles!
Really enjoyed this build. Excellent video oh and by the way your English accent was more like Australian 😀
THAT'S A AWESOME Kit.!
Thanks!
Nice build! This kit together with the Italeri Ford Escort Mk II and a car trailer would make a cool period rally team.
Nice idea!
Great review Chris, and nice to see a UK vehicle too. It was released in 1984 in red plastic as a Ford promo. It's had several releases since then but is still a great kit. One error on this current release is on the decal sheet. The green stripe should be pale blue. British Gas have never used green.
Thanks Andy!
I’ve just bought the original red Transit from 84 in a portuguese site similar to eBay. Only the decals are different and the colour, of course. 30€.
"British Gas Society" A correction it was the British Gas Corporation in 1984 and in 1986 it became British Gas Plc. The vehicle livery did not change at this time.
They changed the name into transco when they privatised the company, because there were so many customers leaving them they asked the government to allow them to trade under the british gas name again, ts still british gas but it is now owned by Centrica the north american energy company
I remember growing up seeing these. Along with yellow British telecom vans .
P.S, I think it's always worth painting them even it's already white because it's starts to yellow over time. I did the same with a Revell Peterbilt hauler. Regretted not painting it.
Yup, white plastic will yellow or it will look see thru and ruin the look sometimes.
Thanks for the nice words and for watching!
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Looks great mate! Lol that’s a proper build. That’s my British accent haha! Awesome bro and looking forward to seeing what you do Saturday!!
Thank you Tim!
nice job ,i had a real ford van with double wheels behind and the big fenders ,if i watched out my mirrors it was the view of a 911 porsche :)
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
nice build Chris, reminds me of the old testors model kits from the 90's .
Thanks man!
Thank you ,thank you, THANK YOU!!!! I've been looking at this for a while but was put off by the box art showing a British Gas Transit in left hand drive!! Didn't know they had the right hand drive (the CORRECT side to sit by the way....) option in there too!! .........Just wish they had the right hand drive wipers in there though...... (I have driven many of these things here in England and it now looks like a great kit to have a go at!!)
Yup, nice to have both options. Thanks!
Great kit i've built one myself as you say very easy and goes together well ,i found the front window was easier from the inside too ,i made mine to look like a mk2 transit should today a rusty wreck ,not as mint as yours but each to his own great vid thanks
Thanks Jason!
That is a really cool van, that would be a ton of fun to build in so many styles. Keep up the great work and Rust In Peace.
Thanks buddy!
Nice build Chris, keep it going.
Thanks bud!
You gotta love Chris imagination🤣 man I love your videos...
Thanks!
Someone definitely borrowed that van the GB sticker on the rear means it was driven out of the U.K. At some time.
Nice build, the blue is a very good match. Esci made some nice kits in the 1980s.
Notice Revell got the steering wheel on the wrong side for the box art.
Thanks for watching!
Really like seeing these Europe-based kits, especially the service versions. It's a shame the split hubs necessitated the use of the caps... I would've preferred the bare steelies, but I understand your choice. Another great build/review!
Totally agree! Thanks!
Great build.
Thanks Bob!
Another great build
Thanks Sam!
Excellent build Chris like always. I my self prefer to build semi trucks with all kinds of trailers in all kinds of configurations. I would like to you a lowboy trailer with some kind of equipment on it. Love the reviews keep it up.
I've got another semi kit coming up, the Italeri Peterbilt 378 Long Hauler reissued in an AMT box coming out this fall. Looks cool.
Make a cool mystery machine or a- team van . I like this kit .very cool
I agree!
Nice. this kit is in my to-do stash right now.
Thanks for watching!
I drove one of those vans for a few years, got it brand new, about 100 years ago when everything was black and white! 😂
What colour was it 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@ScaleStreetGarage 😂👍
nice! keep 'em coming Chris! nice to see the 928 Porsche soon... :)
Thanks Mouse, it's on the to do list, everything is. :)
I keep thinking how cool this would look as the Scooby Doo van The Mystery Machine!
Haha, the Brit version would be cool!
You make it look real 👍👏
Thanks Douglas!
You have made some sales with your reviews. I have responded to kits that I have seen on your videos. Mostly from the awesome job you do on them. I was expecting the surf'in Malibu wagon. I still expect to see that kit.
Thanks Daniel, glad to hear you're finding kits you like on the show!
The 65 wagon is coming up soon, completing a kit today and starting on that one tomorrow.
Your Transit looks nice it reminds me to those Times as i worked as mechanic in a Ford Garage here in Germany i have worked on a few of this Transit Vans but they didnt looks so good like yours they where all beat up and had a lot of Rust and other problems ...
Thanks, this was a more new one for my build.
Usually, on the work vans the rear glass is replaced with a panel, just paint over the 'glass'. It stops people seeing what you are carrying, and stealing your tools. The cab has no rearview through the van so the driver relies on his mirrors to see behind (if he uses them at all!)
Another great build mate, I remember the Mk1 and Mk2 Transits from when I was living in New Zealand and I now live in Australia and still see a lot of them about, what about a Fire Truck next?????
Thanks!
If there is a fire truck issued or reissued soon I'll request it, would be fun.
THAT'S a BBAAAADD GAASS VAN Chris,😨😨😨,, LOL HAHAHA,,, Turned Out Awesomely as Usual, thanks for Sharing n God Bless All
Thanks Gary!
I built this amazing
Unusual but nice in a diorama. Like it.
Thanks!
Really cool kit. Very nice build.
Thanks Rich!
Yeah, I love service trucks like this too! I think I'm gonna need to open my wallet and get me one.
Have fun!
Another excellent build Chris! Was that the same blue that you used on the 1\16th '55 Bel Air? This is a kit I will get in the near future. Chris has any of your work been in FineScale Modeler? Keep up the great work sir, and as always the best channel on UA-cam!
The Belair was a metallic light turquoise type. Used almost the whole can on that bad boy!
Thanks!
Interesting subject, came out great well done.
Thanks!
Looks awesome!
Thank you!
"Oi mate, no tea for you"... lol, that would gut me... lol
Oi!!!!
Love this kit
Me too!
It looks really good 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Brian!
That British accent really made me chuckle 😂😂
Gotta have some fun!
I don't know if this has been answered before and apologies if it has, but with the number of kits you build, what do you do with them all? Are they all displayed? Have you ever considered making a display room video to show off your entire collection?
Some are given away, many are displayed and rotated as more get done, the rest are stored in dollar store boxes and stacked safely away.
Nice van kit make a good parts runner for the swap-meets .. LOL
Sweet build 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you Skip!
Very nostalgic 🇬🇧
Thanks!
What type of adhesive did you use for the clear plastic parts, the windshield, etc.?
I've been liking Mod Podge applied with a brush. Dries fast, hard and clear. Cleans off with water.
Nice build. Weird thing though..just as you cut to the paint booth, UA-cam threw in a 5-second spot for Hershey's Syrup... 🤔
Thanks.
I activate ads so that I can pay for the show, supplies, etc. I don't beg for money from viewers like others do and I don't have any paid content nor do I take payment from the companies that want me to review their stuff. YT decides where to throw them in the video.
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This looks like a nice kit to build, you did a great job. I never really got into the European cars much as they didn't seam to fit with all the American cars and trucks. Besides in the UK the steering wheel is on the right side. Same with the Aussie & Japanese kits unless they were made for the US market.
Thanks for watching!
Pretty nice build! Can this really be called a curbside when you have 3 opening doors? lol
That part that wasn't supposed to be on this version, could be used to make a race truck out of this. Supposely, some people race those type of van.
Nice work as always.
Thanks, yeah, lots of options.
we need a colllection vid!!
Nice work for a Murican.......😉😘
Oi, ya being a bit salty aye mate?
Interesting the box art shows the steering wheel on left side but model is right side?
I highly recommend watching all of the video so you don't miss stuff. You might see that both options are included.. :)
@@hpiguy I did must have missed that part 😁
Super Video, i warnt so build this Van for a Drift Car.
Can you Tell me the wheelbase and the vehicle width.
Greetings Form Hamburg
just checked out of curiosity and the number plate on your model is a real transit van plate on the dvla mot check site
Haha, cool!
Ho anche io il modello della Ford.
lovely channel thanks for all the info and the entusiasm i have a question how much will cost me comisionate a couple of service truck in 1/24 scale thanks in advance and big hugs from Santo Domingo
Thanks for watching!
I have no clue what it costs to commission model kits, as I don't sell my work. Thanks!
I'm baffled by how you come across all these different rustoleum colors you use. I have been to Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, Ace Hardware, O'reilly's , etc and they all have the same basic rustoleum colors and not the different off colors you use a lot. Are you ordering paint online or are you getting them from somewhere else?
I'm not sure where you live of course but in the Midwest we have Menards, a giant home improvement store, like HD, and they have an entire wall of Rustoleum sprays, over 60 colors plus metallics and primers, etc.
This week in fact they are all on sale for $3.68 can. I stock up.
My Lowe's has a nice big selection of Krylons and I get those there.
Love yourcontent
Thanks!
That looks more like the old Econoline than the Transit we have now in America. Did Ford build the Econolines for Europe and call them the Transit before they changed them here?
Nope that's a UK spec transit van. Though most didn't do both side doors as that takes away the space for a works van. Dammed things are bullet proof
Great vid..no the English accent isn't the best..lol..in the UK they were known as a band van..many upcoming UK bands in the '70's 80's used them hauling themselves the their gear up and down the breadth of the UK
Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
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Revell 77 Chevy van?
Question about rustoleum paints...does paint go bad? I did some testing with the gloss clear over and older can of high gloss black and it cracked and folded up causing a real bad texture. Could this be my culprit?
Sounds like the solvents in the clear "attacked" the black paint... There could be a few different reasons for this, but sounds like the black wasn't fully cured (which can take at least a week with most rattle cans like the rustoleum)...
Unfortunately, paint is one of those parts of the hobby that can take quite a bit of trial and error... My best recommendation would be to look for some vids/articles on the topic, and start going at it.
I've been just starting to spray acrylics on bodies, with future floor polish for clear, after using lacquers and enamels for the past 20+ years, and already getting great results without much experimentation... and I'm LOVING the ease of cleaning up my airbrush with them... just figured I'd mention, as a lot of people seem to hate acrylics (I WAS one of them!)
Good luck and GREAT FUN to you! 👍
@@billymanilli I actually tried the gloss clear over a newer gloss navy blue rustoleum and it came out great...I've also started dabbling in the pledge floor polish as well...are you able to sand it at all?
@@michaelbraun5943 yeah I hear ya... it can sure be a discouraging thing when you use a certain paint(s) to a great result, and then the next time, you lay down a nice base coat and "kill" it with the next... Actually just did a revell c7r kit and layed down 3 perfect coats of rustoleum yellow... Went for a last coat, from the same exact can, and it wrinkled the whole thing up instantly like a raisin!
What happened there, if I'm not mistaken, was I waited too long for the final coat.. Once you wait too long, the paint on the model, ESPECIALLY if it was applied a little too thick, starts to get pretty well cured on the top surface, but underneath, it is still wet.
When you spray another coat in those conditions, the solvents in the new coat, begin eating into the "semi-cured" top coat... and once they get through, they basically start to mix in with the softer, still solvent filled, paint underneath... after that the paint under the top coat melts it from underneath, making that lovely "wrinkle soup".
Here's from rustoleum's website-
"DRY AND RECOAT TIMES...
Allow more time at cooler temperatures. Dries tack free in 2-4 hours, to handle in 5-9 hours and fully dry in 24 hours. Primers may be top coated immediately. *Apply a second coat or clear coat within 1 hour or after 48 hours.*"
As for the floor polish... It definitely doesn't harden and polish like a good quality "automotive" type of clear with hardener in it... but, you can carefully polish it, DRY, with very fine papers/cloths..
Hope this helps you some... LOTS to learn about paint, and I'm not the "best" at writing my thoughts!
Lots of practice and trial/error, is one thing I can say helps for sure!
I've had that happen, and it was usually because I put the clear on way too thick and sprayed too close so it reactivated the color under it.
Clears can be built up in layers to make it easier.
Nice kit lot's O' detail. Too bad no engine.
Thanks Bob!
Kool build I'm for someone to make Dodge or Mercedes Sprinter model kit.
Those would be neat