On Thu, 1 Dec 94 16:05:33 CST William Abbott said:
>of rear fenders, bumpers, nose emblem, tires, wheels, etc. He says
>the ad can be found in the back of Scale Auto Enthusiast. I'll forward
>the hot info tomorrow when he sends it to me.
>	For Vanagon enthusiasts, the same plea in the same place also
>got back the info that the Vanagon kit has bee re-issued in UN Peacekeeper
>garb (!). Some may find this singularly tasteless, but I'm going to
>contact some of the european mail-order places to see if they're stocking
>it yet. From Europe, it will be about $25, one at a time, airmail, I'm
>afraid.

ok. this is what i've got. as soon as someone gets any more definite info,
i'll add it to this bunch:
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the u.s. revell model of the vanagon was issued as kit # 7328,
Magnum P.I. Vanagon, in 1/25 scale. the plastic is dark brown (as was
the vanagon in the tv series).  it's listed as copyrighted in 1982.

Revell/Lodela of mexico also issued the same kit, but without the
Magnum P.I. stuff, in 1/25 scale. the plastic is light green/white
and the kit number is RH-7382  <no, that is NOT a mistype: the u.s.
kit was 73-two-eight and the mexican kit is 73-eight-two>

the u.s. revell kit of the split window bus is kit number 7304, and
yes, it can be made into a fair approximation of a stock panel van,
but it is a LOT of work to undo what the idiots at revell did.

now, for the real modeling nut, there is a catalog called
danhausen's world modelcar book, and it's put out each year (or used
to be ... i haven't been able to get one since 1986). it's from
Danhausen Modelcar
Kleinko:lnstrasse 20/22
Postfach 485
5100 Aachen
GERMANY
       <that : is supposed to be the umlaut over the o>

anyway, from that old catalog, and some new stuff that i got from
some of the companies (Herpa & Schabak), this is what i know of:

Revell   USA     1/25 plas.
         7101 VW Bus Polizei <police>
         7329 VW Westfalia Joker  <the vanagon camper>
         7347 Volkswagen Bus Type II
         7382 VW Transporter Post <?? this is the Mexican kit number>

Ohlsdorf Germany 1/48 metal
         0004 VW Bus 1950-1954 Normalausfuehrung
         0005 VW Bus Rotes Kreuz - Feuerwher 1952

Conrad   Germany 1/43 metal
         1016 VW Bus 1980
         1017 VW Bus Transporter m. Glasgestell
                                    <commercial glass carrying racks>

Kado     Japan   1/43 metal
         KT29 VW Bus 1950 geteiltes Fenster "Sony"
         KT30 VW Bus 1950 geteiltes Fenster "Japan Air Lines"
         KT31 VW Bus geteilte Frontscheibe "THW"
         KT32 VW Bus geteilte Frontscheibe "Polizei"
         KT33 VW Bus geteilte Frontscheibe "Policia Portugal"
         KT35 VW Bus geteilte Frontscheibe "Polizei Holland"
         KT36 VW Bus "Notruf 112" Feuerwehr

Siku     Germany 1/66 metal
         1030 VW Pritschenwagen
         1315 VW Pritsche mit Doppelkabine Autobahn Streckenwagen
         1331 VW Bus Transporter
         1333 VW Bully Feuerwehr Geraete Wagen
         1623 VW Medi-Mobil

Tomica   Japan   1/66 metal
         F29  VW Kleinbus

LH     Sinapore  1/87 plas.
         0001 VW Bus
         0002 VW Bus Lieferwagen

Maag     Germany 1/87 plas.
         1007 VW Sanitaets Bus BW 10-Fach Bedruckt
         1008 VW Bus BW
         1010 VW Bus Military Police 10-Fach Bedruckt
         1011 VW Bus US Army 2-Fach Bedruckt

Noch     Germany 1/220 plas.
         4732 VW Transporter 2 stueck
         4770 Postset DB LKWW Kasten VW Bully
         4772 Inter Rent Set DB 508 Kasten VW Bully

Wiking   Germany 1/87 plas.
         10290 VW Bully Transporter
         10292 VW Bulli Bus Kombi
         12268 VW Skipper Wohnmobil
         12109 VW Bus Kombi Polizei (1092)
         12269 VW Wohnmobil Sven Hedin
         12294 VW Transporter mit Hochdach DB
         12320 VW Johanniter Einsatzwagen Bus
         12603 VW Feuerwehr Einsatzwagen Bus
         781-0692 VW Fire Dept Van
         781-0303 VW electronic van
         781-0294 VW Camper (high roof)
         781-0320 VW Caravelle
         781-0603 VW Fire Command Car
         781-0290 VW Transporter
         781-29501 VW Transporer Europcar

and the best, imho,
ROCO     Austria 1/87 plas.
         625-1426 VW Type 2 Pritsche
         625-1362 VW Type 2 Feuerwehr
         625-1377 VW Type 2 Ambulanz
         625-1370 VW Type 2 Feuerwehr Syncro
         625-1550 VW Type 2 Syncro
         625-1534 VW Type 2 Pritsche
         625-1554 VW Type 2 Postal Carrier
         625-1428 VW Type 2 Van
         625-1355 VW Type 2 Ambulanz
         625-1422 VW Type 2 Syncro
         625-0430 VW Type 2 Ambulanz (military)
         625-0811 VW Type 2 Van
         625-0456 VW Type 2 Ambulanz
         625-1425 VW Type 2 Doppelkabine
         625-0413 VW Type 2 Doppelkabine
         625-1411 VW Type 2 Van
         625-1553 VW Type 2 Postal (set of 3)
         625-1555 VW Type 2 Double Cab
         625-1434 VW Type 2 Van w/trailer
         625-1385 VW 2-unit Minibus set
         625-0458 VW Type 2 Bus (Syncro)
         625-0807 VW Type 2 Transporter set (camo)
         625-1423 VW Type 2 Taxi
         625-1566 VW Type 2 set
         625-1433 VW Type 2 van, high roof
         625-1376 VW Bus & Truck/field kitchen unit
         625-1382 VW Type 2 DB Railway police
         625-1372 VW Type 2 Ambulance
         625-1435 VW Type 2 Syncro
         625-1436 VW Type 2
         625-1437 VW Type 2
         625-1427 VW Type 2
         625-1432 VW Type 2 Syncro
         625-1429 VW Type 2 "NDR"
         625-1424 VW Type 2 transporter
         625-0810 VW fire brigade
         625-0414 VW Type 2 flatbed truck
         625-0509 VW Type 2 syncro mini bus
         625-0546 VW Type 2
         625-0817 VW Type 2 (bread loaf)
         625-1384 VW minibus w/horse trailer
         625-1412 VW "Varta" flatbed

Herpa    Germany 1/87 plas.
         326-41379 VW Type 2 Customs Van
         326-42079 VW Bully, Info Van Police
         326-04101 VW Fire Bus
         326-41874 VW Van, Police
         326-41645 VW Bus "Bahnpolizei"
         326-41270 VW Postal Customs Van
         326-41874 VW T4 Caravelle "Polizei"
         326-41577 VW Caravelle (T4)
         326-41560 VW Caravelle (T4)
         326-41614 VW Transporter (T4) <panel van>
         326-41676 VW Pritsche (T4) <pickup truck>
         326-41829 VW Pritsche/Plane (T4) <pickup truck w/canvas cover>
         181327    VW T4 "Recaro"
         326-41270 VW Bus "Postkurier" <vanagon>
         326-41379 VW Bus "Zoll" <vanagon>  (customs)
         326-41652 VW T4 Caravelle "Schulbus" (schoolbus)
         326-41652 VW T4 Caravelle "Telecom" (schoolbus)

Schabak  Germany 1/43 metal
         1040 VW Caravelle syncro (1986)
         1041 VW Caravelle Rettungswagen <rescue-car, white) (1986)
         1042 VW Transporter syncro (1986)
         1043 VW Feuerwehr          (1986)
         1047 VW Caravelle Bereitschaftspolizei (green) (1986)
         1060 VW Caravelle (T4) (1990) (door and hatch open)
         1061 VW Caravelle (T4) (1990) Lufthansa crew-bus
         1062 VW Caravelle (T4) (1990) Polizei
         1065 VW Caravelle (T4) (1990)
         1070 VW Transporter Pritsche (1990) <pickup truck>

Pauls    France 1/43 metal (all split-windows)
         430-052300 VW Samba Reisebus 23-window bus grey/blue
         430-052301 VW Samba Reisebus 23-window bus green/lt-green
         430-052302 VW Samba Reisebus 23-window bus red/creme

Brekina  France(?) 1/87 plastic (all split-windows)
         3150 VW Kombi green/white
         3180 VW 23-window deluxe blue/white
         3250 VW Panel bus lobster red
         3300 VW Single cab pickup w/canvas lobster red
         5134 VW Bus Panel, blue

Vitesse  France 1/43 metal (all split-window)
         L037 VW Bulli (Bus) "I. Weiss", blue/white
          004 VW Bulli (Bus) "Official VW Service", blue
          550 VW Bulli (Bus) Panel, 2-tone
          560 VW Bulli (Bus) Kombi window bus, 2-tone
          561 VW Bulli (Bus) Fire Bus w/ladder, red (panel)
          562 VW Bulli (Bus) Ambulance, white
          563 VW Bulli (Bus) U.S. Army
          564 VW Bulli (Bus) Polizei
          555 VW Bulli (Bus) panel, 2-tone
         SM072 1955 Nestle Kombi Van
         SM073 VW Bulli (Bus) "Bayer" commercial, bright yellow
         SM074 VW Bulli (Bus) "Gervais", pale yellow
         SM075 1955 Die Welt Kombi Van

Corgi    ?? 1/43 metal Pre-1967 Split Windows
         96940 VW Bus, red/gray
         96941 VW Bus, brown/white
         97040 VW Bus, 2-tone camper poptop
         96970 VW Bus, "Bosch" red/yellow

these last split-window buses are from
Sport Craft VW Miniatures            <and they ain't cheap!>
7511 E. Victoria Dr.
Laingsburg, MI 48848-9272
(517) 651-6305 phone/fax