A bit expensive

[Alien DNA]

Ahhhh from memory..
HJ deville blue van, contessa gold van, cotillion white ute
HX mint julip van, mandarin red van & ute, aquarius ute
HZ valencia van, tuxedo black van, jasmin yellow ute & seawitch
....no HQs as yet.

[Valencia]

No i better not might upset some people

[HZSM50]

No Windsor Blue HZ either.

[Alien DNA]

No i better not might upset some people

There you are Gene...i was waiting for you chime in with your wisdom

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No Windsor Blue HZ either.

There are a few guys that make customs from these 1:18 models.....if you really wanted a Windsor Blue one, it can be done. I'm just not sure how they go about reapplying the decals. Probably some modellers solution that desolves the decal glue.

If you're on Facebook, check this guy out.....he does comission work and builds what you want.

https://www.facebook.com/CustomWrecks?ref=ts&fref=ts

[HK1837]

I wonder who advises upon what to build? One would have thought if you were going to do a Sandman model the very first would be a HQ in ute or van or both. I'd buy an Orchid HQ van or Saffron HQ ute model tomorrow, but have absolutely zero interest in an Aquarius or Manadarin HX ute or Cotillion HJ ute. The only one where they appeared to have nailed it is the Valencia HZ van (black is good too but in a model display sort of doesn't stand out much). I had seen the Aquarius, Cotillion and Mandarin utes at model shops before but just assumed they'd already sold out all the good colours and only had the less desirable ones left!
And if you were going to do a show/special non-Sandman commercial the very first would be the Ewe't, followed by the white splash/chicken iteration of the De-van?
All seems a bit strange to me.

In my 1:18 model collection display the cars that really pop are the Warwick Yellow GTS327's (standard and the Bathurst winner), the yellow 2002 CV8 Bathurst winner, the HG Orange Biante Series modified, the Bond/Roberts 1969 Bathurst winner and the Orchid HQ GTS coupe. The cars that you miss at first look are dark or plainer coloured cars, like the jade green HJ GTS coupe, black A9X Hatch, Bill Bourke special XW GT, Picardy red GTS327 and the dark blue XU-1 Biante series car. Even the Silver Mink GTS327 with Goya trim is duller.

[Sandaro]

Sebring Orange HT Bathurst pops.

[Kingsandman]

I reckon we should contact these model producers and let them know we want hq 1/18 models ,they seem to have this mine set that sandmans were only built from hj to hz ,the rarest sandman could be the most sought after model ,hq barbados green ute I'd be there first customer .

[Alien DNA]

It makes no sense at all.....theyve already done HQs in GTS sedan and coupe...maybe premier too...not sure. So the moulding for the front panels and the interior are there. They seem to do the hero colours for each model...so im hoping for a chrome yellow hq sandy.....word is theyre doing a hq sometime this year.....wont hold my breathe though

I've sent Biante emails .....all i got is 'its possible and will look into it'

[Big Rob]

It's amazing how many people will argue with you that there were no HQ Sandmans. I have to show them an ad to prove there were some built and even then they go away muttering that because they've never seen one, they must not exist.

Equally, Every person that sees my WB just assumes it's a Sandman, in fact most think that all vans are Sandmans. I've just given up, "yeah, yeah, the Sandman...." It's like every hotrod in primer is a Ratrod.....