H-Series Minivan

Discussion in 'Ideas and Suggestions' started by KyotoBlissard, Dec 4, 2022.

  1. KyotoBlissard

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    An idea of mine, Astro/Safari style minivan out of H-Series. I did some quick sketches on Paint to see how it looks like.

    Details:
    - Shortened body
    - Skinny taillights
    - Straight front and rear early bumper
    - Sliding side door
    - Side trim, antenna and optional Phantom grill to complete the look

    It would also look good with early mirrors and interior from D-series.


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  2. bussin.buses

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    Oh, awesome! Chevy Astro in Beam! I love it already.

    One thing, the rear wheel arches/wheels look a little to far backward, is that just because of the frame (I'm assuming this was made by shortening the frame and body), but I kinda like it, as it differentiates it from the Astro.
     
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  3. logan__

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    Please follow through with this! It is awesome!
     
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  4. John Hunter

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    Brilliant! I love the grille on the green one. Are the headlights supposed to be hidden behind clamshells?
     
  5. KyotoBlissard

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    Thanks! Headlights should be hidden behind the grill.

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  6. bussin.buses

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    will that grille be available on the H-Series too?
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  7. KyotoBlissard

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    I got the dimensions from 1985 Astro (short wheelbase) and this is as close as I could get.
     
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  8. bussin.buses

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    Cool. My mom had an Astro, looking forward to recreating it!
     
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  9. KyotoBlissard

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    Thank you!

    I didn't change anything on the front end so it should fit both models.
     
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  10. driftbox

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    I like that idea!
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  11. KyotoBlissard

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    Awesome! I love shortened vans. I tried shortening the H series in Blender for a week but than decided to uninstall the program.

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  12. driftbox

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    I'm slowly getting this to work, can I release it when it's done? Of course I will add you to credits
     

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  13. Blue Bird Gaming

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    Very cool idea! Hope to see it released someday. Another idea: optional 3 piece trunk hatch like irl
     
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  14. conty_24

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    This addition will be interesting for me. Good luck creating it, I hope you finish it :)
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    I.Want.It. !! ;)
     
  15. Ayca

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    I feel like that's a bit short to fit another sliding door in the rear to be like an Astro.

    Will it be called the Gavril Cosmo as shown in the picture?

    And yes, i know it only has one sliding door, the wheels and size just prevent rear sliding doors.
     
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  16. bussin.buses

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    Looks a little short for a sliding door…
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    @driftbox this is yours compared to the original concept. Yours seems much to short to have a sliding door. @KyotoBlissard ’s original could barely fit a door!
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  17. driftbox

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    I'm gonna make it longer because it looks ugly, I think I did something wrong in blender because it was fitting image size
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    yes.
     

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  18. bussin.buses

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    Will it have skinnier taillights (like the IRL Astro IIRC), as shown in the first post?
     
  19. KyotoBlissard

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    That's awesome! I can't wait to see more. Build it the way you like! If it was me doing the work I would set the length and wheelbase to 1985 Astro first to see if it looks right to the eye. If it looks weird due to H-series having extra long nose then I would adjust the dimensions. My sketches were randomly shortened in Paint.

    I love the name Cosmo, it was suggested by another Reddit member, feel free to use it. If this van will not be located inside H-series than you can just call it M-series to be more game friendly and add Cosmo as trim name.

    I really would like to see the bumpers simplified the way I did. Narrowing the taillights look like a lot of work since they contain many parts and lights.

    Good luck!

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  20. bussin.buses

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    Just like the H-Series is the Vanster (H15 Vanster, H45 Cabster), this could be the M-Series Cosmo (or Cosmos)
     
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