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Beautifully done Tom, great to see your work once again. I have my 68 4 door just about ready to go, should get to it soon. Here's your 67 4 door which I built a few years ago...

Very nice, it's got the "look". By the way, In Quarters is now doing these decals in 1/25

1968 Dodge Coronet 4 door sedan, 3D resin printed full kit, completed as a replica of a Beverly Hills PD car. This is my first 3D full kit, actually went together pretty well, the chassis is pretty much generic, so I built it as a curbside. The wheels/hubcaps are from the Revell 68 Charger, light bar was cobbled together from my parts box. Paint is all Tamiya, decals were made for me by STS Scale Model Decals (they are available from STS now). This kit was printed by Andy Lesiak, a Facebook aftermarket seller. Photos of an actual units were used as reference.

Wylde, I got you message and replied. The email you posted above does not work either

George, I sent a message to Wylde's web page messaging over a month ago asking about the availability of the stock Ford Taurus bumpers/wheel conversion that he was working on. I have yet to receive a reply. I know he sent out a few sets to a few people already, but I don't see them on the website. I was waiting for these to become available, at which time I'll place a large order. Could you advise? TY in advance.

Thanks for all the replies. As far as Missouri using Mercurys, they had a long history of using full sized premium sedans all through the 60s. 70s and into the 80s. And a mix of many makes each year, and colors were mixed, not just one color. It is not unusual to see a fleet photo containing Mercurys, Buicks, Pontiacs and Chryslers. They also used their share of Oldsmobiles and AMCs. Once the mid 80s came along, they standardized and pretty much went with Fords or Chevies. Here's a 1965 image from MSHP with a row of Buicks and Chryslers...

The clear windshield/rear window are very well done, and very clear. My only negative is that they're a bit too thick. They do require a little bit of trimming to massage them into place, and you should definitely pre-fit them prior to paint.

Finished this one up a few weeks ago...1969 Mercury Monterey, Missouri State Highway Patrol replica. Too Many Projects 3D resin body w/his clear glass. Body is mated to the AMT 70 Ford police kit for chassis and interior with modifications. Dashboard is from my parts box, a spare 80s LTD dash from another project. Paint is Tamiya TS87 titanium gold and is a close match for the 69 Mercury gold shade. Decals are Chimneyville, lights are from the JoHan 68 Plymouth police kit with clear domes by Plaskit (painted clear red). Roof speaker is 3D printed by Shapeways.

Once again, a spectacular build. Thank you for sharing.

Fantastic project, thanks so much for sharing your expertise on this and your other posts.

This one's in the books... 1978 Chevy Nova/Phoenix, AZ PD replica. Used the Greg Wann resin sedan conversion trans-kit with the MPC Squad Rod/Nova kit. The resin parts were very well done and required only a little bit of clean up, but the old MPC Nova parts were horrible to work with. I would recommend to anyone who wants to do this conversion to use the newer tool Revell 68-70 Nova kits, it'll be worth the extra effort. Paint is Tamiya, decals by Scale PD. I tried the new Revell chrome spray for the hubcaps and the grille, came out pretty good. Light bar is a fantastic TwinSonic by Dave Parsley Custom Scale Emergency Lights.

Very nicely done Tom

Quite impressive Mr. Rowley. I'll be following along.

Just started this conversion project, building a 68 Satellite out of the AMT 68 Roadrunner kit. I'm using a Shapeways 3D trunk/taillight printed unit to replace the rear of the Roadrunner. Initial cuts were required for the swap were fairly easy, mostly using the back side of an X-Acto blade. The fit is pretty good so far, it's going to require a bit more trimming and shaping, but should yield a nice alternative. Other mods will include stock 68 hubcaps from Fireball, a resin 3D small block 318 from VCG Resins, and a resin interior from Missing Link. Here's the link to the taillight parts: https://www.shapeways.com/product/3UHFXGKJ9/1-25-1968-plymouth-satellite-rearend?optionId=299285487&li=marketplace

Decals were sourced from Scale PD https://scalepd.com/ As to the color break, I have a bunch of images from mid-70s PPD cars showing the all tan with white roofs. In the 60s, the images I have show the tan only on the sides, like you mention. The photo I posted above sure looks like the hood it all tan. Here's a bun of 75/76s put out to pasture, and a 74 in service