Preview: Get on board the airport bus VW T2 from AK Interactive

AK Interactive has a new version of their T2 VW van in four liveries. We look at the CADs, decals, & original vans in our preview...

Preview: Get on board the airport VW T2 from AK

T2 Model 1967 Airport Bus 

From AK Interactive

1/35th Scale

Sku: AK35033

Over 170 plastic parts

Detailed interior & engine.

All doors can be posed open.

Decals for 4 painting/marking options printed by Cartograf.

Posable doors, engine & interior included

Product Link on the AK Interactive Website (not on the website yet)

The Subject: 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 - "T2"

The Volkswagen Type 2, originally introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen, is a forward-control light commercial vehicle and the company’s second car model. Officially known as the Transporter, Kombi, or Microbus, depending on the body type, it is also informally referred to as the Volkswagen Station Wagon (US), Bus (US), Camper (UK), or Bulli (Germany). The Type 2 designation follows Volkswagen’s first model, the Type 1 (Beetle), from which it was initially derived.

The Kombi is officially called the Volkswagen Type 2 or Transporter. It is popularly known as the Kombi, which is short for Kombinationskraftwagen (German for a combined-use vehicle). It has several other names, including the Minibus, Microbus, Bulli, Bus, Hippie Van, and Camper in different parts of the world. Both the Kombi and Transporter lineups have the same origin, but in 1990, they began to lead separate yet parallel lives. 

The no-frills interiors of these utilitarian vehicles would be present on this airport van.

The Kombi can be both a passenger and cargo vehicle, with removable rear seats for bigger cargo capacity. The Volkswagen Caravelle is strictly a people-mover, while the panel van is a dedicated cargo vehicle with no side windows.

This is an original pilot vehicle "Follow Me" version of the VW. These were used to lead aircraft around the airport.

The Kit:

This kit is very much like AK Interactive's first T2 kit (1967), but this one has a new lease of life with new parts and four new marking schemes of vans in use in airport service. Lufthansa and "Follow Me" vans in use in the 70s.

All of the doors, the boot, and the engine hatch can be posed open or closed.

As you can see in the open engine bay, the engine is reproduced. This version has the light on top for the "Follow Me" sign.

You can see the real thing compared to the CADs in our photo mash up below.

This version has the latter-style vertical vents on the front of the nose.

Four VWs from airport service are depicted in this kit, with the decals printed by Cartograf.

These vans are available next month from the AK Interactive website.

You can see more about these products on the links supplied and more of them on the AK Interactive Website