Tag Archives: Gold Rush
Optically Loud and Vanningly Proud
Well, after a lot of hard work, the old 1/25 MPC Gold Rush show van is done! This is one of MPC’s wilder customs when it comes to vans, and it’s an IMSA-flarin, whale-tailin’ good time! As expected, it wasn’t the easiest kit, even in final assembly, but it’s worth every swear word and and […]
Gold Rush Update 2: No Guts, No Staffroom!
To me, the best part of doing a custom van kit is the interior. That’s why I love the old MPC vans (and of course the Sundance Express); the full interior really gives you a chance to cut loose and let out your inner Vannin’ Design Demon. Thankfully, the good folks at MPC made darn […]
Gold Rush Update 1: Work that Body!
It’s hard to have something as cool, outrageous and downright overdone as Gold Rush just sitting on your shelf staring you in the face. It’s completely overwrought seventies-ness calls out to be freed, to let loose upon the world all that shag carpet and disco have to offer. Well, like Pandora before me, I couldn’t […]
The Van that goes up to 11!
We all know that Street Vans have pretty much unlimited potential, and MPC set out to prove it with several of their releases. One of the lesser known of these seems to be one of the wildest: Gold Rush! This extreme Show Rod Van is a testament to a time when there was no such […]
The Sprue Lagoon 