THIN BLUE LINE GROUP BUILD **CLOSED**

i tried the masking on a VRC-150 a few years back with mixed results. this time i painted the back of the vision blocks tamiya acrylic clear green.  then painted the front frame while still on the sprue. any paint that gets on the window can be removed witrh a toothpick and some alcohol. because of the paint on the hull and the inside of the vision blocks they fit well with some glue. i touched up the frames after installing. on to decaling.

Thanks for the info, Wayne.

here's another trick on building these. don't put the turret or side hatches on until the very end. i decaled it and thay went well except i forgot to paint gloss where iwes going to decal so they didn't want to slide around a lot. tore one a tad and touched it up with paint.

as i knew i wanted to weather a bit on the bottom and under the fenders, i left the fiddly stuff off the top (mirrors headlights) and the tires. i was able to move it around by using the hatch holes and turret hole. after dusting i put the already weathered wheels on (which fit tight for a change from my usually experience with wheels) and flipped it over. will put everything on the top EXCEPT MIRRORS) touch up and weather.

have we got a badge yet?

waynec

have we got a badge yet?

Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.

Wayne, it's on page 1, along with your entry.

And that's a great looking M706!   Thanks for the tips, too.

Impala 59

I'm in with the Johan Police car.  I think it's a 1968 Plymouth Fury.  I'll post some pics as soon as I get some taken.  Thanks Greg.    Dan

Dan: you've been added to the list.  I'll have the WVSP decals for you Friday.

Thanks Greg.  I'll post some pics later of the kit before I start on it.  I'm lookin forward to this build.  Thanks fer inviting me.    Dan

Well, here are the pics before I start building.  I hope ya like it.

I'm trying to find some pics on the net of the W VA cars for 1968 and I'm not having any luck so far.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.    Dan

Impala 59

I'm trying to find some pics on the net of the W VA cars for 1968 and I'm not having any luck so far.  Any help would be appreciated. 

try these:  http://policecarwebsite.net/main.html (only saw back to 1987)

http://public.fotki.com/copcardotcom/

http://www.copcar.com/

 Here's the start of Lindberg's Chevy Impala. I'm building it as an `04 car in COTA Transit Police markings - it's a "what if" as the Central Ohio Transit Authority uses Columbus (Ohio) PD special duty officers in an unmarked plain-jane white cruiser.

I removed the boring useless molded in console and grafted on the radio console from the Lindberg Dodge Caravan kit - that was a real pain in the.....

Floor pan with console removed, arrowstik, replacement console

Dashboard and front seats - dasg & interior painted Tamiya German grey, seats painted MM fabric grey Door panels and prisoner barrier

I finally installed the radio console, the lhs doors and the driver's seat... the yellow blob is the yet to be painted radio mic

hope you like & comments encouraged

Looks great so far Greg.  Nice job on the interior.      Dan

Impala 59

Looks great so far Greg.  Nice job on the interior.      Dan

Thanks, Dan!

Here's the almost completed interior:

facing front

facing rear

comm console

I need to paint the mic and touch up a few spots on the dash and the floor

Nice interior work. How'd you make the handheld mic?

I have some pictures.

I'm almost finished with the model. I'm probably going to add some trim to the windows if possible, then I'm going to attach the spotlights, and finally I'm going to try to get some Nassau County Police custom decals and apply them.

MikeyBugs95

Nice interior work. How'd you make the handheld mic?

Thanks, Mikey. yours is coming along nicely.

I made the radio mic from a part on the Revell Chevy Caprice radio stack. I still need to add the PTT button and then paint the whole thing.

I don't know what happened to the pics in my first post but here are some of the progress that I've made so far.

The chassis is done.

The interior is coming long.

The engine is installed.

Looks great, Dan....love that undercarriage weathering.

Thanks Greg.  I have to touch up the front part of the exhaust and then that will be done.  Dan

I managed to get some work done on my Impala....

the grille and headlight assembly

the installed taillights

work continues....comments welcome.

Well, I'm calling this one complete...finally!  I still have a few decals (license plate, roof/car munbers) to add.  So here it is...warts and all.

The completed interior with radar unit and PR-24  

the front end showing grill and pushbar - I added 1/2-round (.080) to simulate the rubber pads

the lightbar....it came from the Lindberg Charger kit

the completed Impala....left side

the rear right hand side

The COTA emblem decal is home-made and the other police decals are from Chimneyville's generic blue police sheet.

Hope you all like and as always...comments welcome and encouraged.

p.s. thisis my second completed model for this year!

Nice Greg.  Looks great.  I really like how you did the head lights and tail lights.  They look real.

I got the Black and White painted on the 68 Plymouth.  I got the White painted last Thursday morning and the Black this afternoon.  I'll let it dry a few days and then polish it to get rid of the small amount of dust that settled on it after painting.  Bummer.  I like building this car.  This is the first Cop car that I've ever built.  I'll post some pics up later when I take them. 

Dan

Thanks, Dan, I appreciate the kind words.  I'm looking forward to seeing the Plymouth.

Well, I got 'er painted.  I painted the White on last Thursday morning and got the Black sprayed Saturday.   Here are a couple of pics fer ya.

Tonight I got the BMF finished.  I also painted the door handles with silver instead of using BMF.   I also got the marker lights painted.  I do have to dry brush the silver over the lights and Fury name on the front fenders.

Thanks fer lookin.  Dan

Dan: the Fury's looking great!  Looking forward to seeing it in person.

Thanks Greg.  I'll bring it to the store Friday night.  Dan

It's mostly finished.  All I have to do is add some dust or dirt to it to make it look like it just came off duty before it's cleaned up.  I should have some pics up tonight.  Dan

Got-er-done.  She is finished.  I'm happy how this turned out.  It's not perfect, but Ok in my book.  Here are some pics fer ya.  I hope ya enjoy them.  I had a lot of fun building this and thanks Greg fer lettin me participate in this build.

I'll post some more.  I'm not sure how many pics I can post at one time.  Dan

Here are some more pics.

I need to add radiator hoses.

She is a little dirty after a hard day on the job.

Last one.  I built this as a "what if" of Adam 12.

Thanks fer lookin.  Like I said, I had fun buildin this.    Dan

note for page 1. i was going to build either M-706 or M-1119. what is pictured is the M-706.

working on the M-1117. will do an optional 2 tone or 3 tone desert camo pattern. also the BRDM-2 is primed and will be a syrian police vehicle. this one will be trying a new silly putty camo technique. will post pics later.