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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

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

 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

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/

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

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

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.

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.

have we got a badge yet?

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.

Thanks for the info, Wayne.

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.

Wayne: looks great.  Did you paint it before or after you installed the vision blocks?  

I have one built but I 'm stuck at the vision blocks - not sure if I should install/mask vision blacks or paint separate and install post-vehicle painting.  Mine will be marked as a civilian PD SWAT vehicle.

thank you. plan to have it done for club contest on wed. to date painted, tools added and clear vision blocks painted and trimmed and installed. thinnks i will decal before putting the side hatches on. couple of goofs with the airbrushing but bot bad. headlishts and everything but mirrors will be put on before weathering. mirrors are last. tools are medium green anas is the fuel can with the red top.just to add some color.

Wayne: The armored car's looking good!

I uh... Brushed the dash, radio console, telephone, and handheld radios of my Ford Crown Vic... And I put the seats together.. That's as far as I got.

The build continues.....detail painting the dash and instrument cluster.

MikeyBugs95

Do you know if a '64 Dodge 330 Super Stock was ever used as a police car?

Here's a list of Chrysler vehicles used for law enforcement:

• Chrysler Sebring (SSV)
• Chrysler Enforcer (Chrysler Newport) 1961-1964
• Dodge Coronet 1956-1959, 1965-1975
• Dodge Dart Seneca and 330 1960-1964
• Dodge 880 1962-1964
• Dodge Intrepid (PPV from 1997 to 2004)
• Dodge Durango (PPV)
• Dodge Charger (PPV from 2006)
• Dodge Magnum 2005-2008
• Dodge Dakota (PPV, SSV, SSP)
• Dodge Ram (PPV, SSV, SSP)
• Dodge St. Regis (PPV; 1979–1981)
• Dodge Aspen 1976-1980
• Dodge Diplomat 1977-1989
• Dodge Polara 1961-1973
• Dodge Monaco 1974-1978
• Jeep Cherokee (frequently used by U.S. police forces, PPV from 1992 to 2001)
• Plymouth Fury 1965-1978
• Plymouth Volare 1976-1980
• Plymouth Savoy 1956-1964
• Plymouth Belvedere 1957-1968
• Plymouth Gran Fury 1975-1977, 1980-1989
• Plymouth Satellite 1969-1974
• Plymouth Valiant Used by the Swedish Police as well as a few other US police departments.

Yeah. It does look nice... And I know that its the only one on the market. I contacted Hasegawa about it, suggested a new product, and I also contacted Revell about a new product as well.

Do you know if a '64 Dodge 330 Super Stock was ever used as a police car?

Mikey: you got that kit cheap!  It's actually the only Crown Vic on the market and usually looks great, once completed, considering it's a "curbside" kit.  There's no real issues when building it and it has a great interior, even though the prisoner cage is a bit thick.

30SEP shouldn't be a problem. both are cadillac gage 4x4s though the guardian has a lot of additional armor stuff on it. single color unless i find the 706 with another nation. already built one of these variants so i know what to watch out for. and it will be after nationals when i may need an easy lbuild to regain my sanity, if that is possible.

i'm sure you know this but others may not. i read a post complaining about a primer that didn't work. turns out it was a primer COLOR but not an actual primer.

No problem. I like the enamels... Just because I've always used them and they're pretty inexpensive...

Update: I've only looked at the kit.. I'm pretty disgusted with it and Lindberg... It's one of those easy-assemble kits... with a pre-painted body and screw together attachments... It doesnt even come with an engine.... Need list to say, I'm pretty upset that I spent $11  just to buy this thing...

I prefer acrylics & lacquers - so I went with MM/ACRYL gunship grey.  It's just slightly darker than the primer grey, but it has a semi-gloss vinyl look when dry and it adds a nice two-tone to the interior.

thanks for the suggestion, Mikey.

Maybe try light gull grey by model master?

Well, I've suffered a set back of sorts.  Seems Testors has discontinued the "Primer Grey" in their Auto Lacquer line.....  I hadn't finished painting the all interior components of my Blazer, not to find an alternative shade of grey.

Wayne: Welcome to the build! The deadline could be extended if there's more interest.