Post by Mr.409 on Apr 12, 2023 3:08:32 GMT -5
Been a while since I've had the time to check in on this forum. I'll need to catch up! In the meanwhile, here's something I just finished.
I started building this thing back in 2013 pretty soon after the kit was released, but I worked it on and off, and it spent several years boxed away until I finally got around finishing it last week. So this was built from the Revell/Model King kit that comes with all of the vintage Police equipment. The kit itself is really good quality so I didn't do any major modifications, just some additional detailing here and there.
Body had plenty of mold lines and mold flash though, they needed quite a lot of sanding and putty to smooth out. The body is painted with regular automotive spray paints, decals are from the kit and then the body has two coats of clear on it. Then the paint job was polished and chrome trim done with BMF.
Engine bay is pretty much out of the box with the kit supplied Ford Y-Block. I added some basic detailing like spark plug wires, fuel lines, vacuum lines for vacuum wipers, throttle linkage, heater hoses, battery cables, brake lines etc.
Interior is completely out of the box with just "detailing by paint". The grey color is primer with a coat of flat clear on top, except for the dashboard which was clear coated with glossy clear coat. Chassis has also no modifications, I just tried to detail everything by careful detail painting and some black wash.
Overall the kit was a lot of fun to build. I can't remember having any fit issues with it. Here are some pictures of the finished product, all kinds of comments (Good or Bad) are welcome so I can make the next one better.
And a couple of shots of the finished interior:
I started building this thing back in 2013 pretty soon after the kit was released, but I worked it on and off, and it spent several years boxed away until I finally got around finishing it last week. So this was built from the Revell/Model King kit that comes with all of the vintage Police equipment. The kit itself is really good quality so I didn't do any major modifications, just some additional detailing here and there.
Body had plenty of mold lines and mold flash though, they needed quite a lot of sanding and putty to smooth out. The body is painted with regular automotive spray paints, decals are from the kit and then the body has two coats of clear on it. Then the paint job was polished and chrome trim done with BMF.
Engine bay is pretty much out of the box with the kit supplied Ford Y-Block. I added some basic detailing like spark plug wires, fuel lines, vacuum lines for vacuum wipers, throttle linkage, heater hoses, battery cables, brake lines etc.
Interior is completely out of the box with just "detailing by paint". The grey color is primer with a coat of flat clear on top, except for the dashboard which was clear coated with glossy clear coat. Chassis has also no modifications, I just tried to detail everything by careful detail painting and some black wash.
Overall the kit was a lot of fun to build. I can't remember having any fit issues with it. Here are some pictures of the finished product, all kinds of comments (Good or Bad) are welcome so I can make the next one better.
And a couple of shots of the finished interior:
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