Colonel32

Would you use the same mesh again and if yes, which one was it?

That is indeed a very nice build, but I have a bad feeling you fell for the same mistake as almost all builders - just painting the grille mesh black. But on all the actual photos I found, the mesh itself was in body color. ( for example here: http://georgedennis.blogspot.cz/2008/12/christmas-still-here-dodge-l-700-info.html ) Btw, any suggestions what material to use? I want to cut the grille out and put a custom mesh behind it, to give it a real see-through look, but there is no photo-etched set for this model, and probably won't be anytime soon.

So, after almost 10 years of celibacy, I have decided it was time to get back and build a few models. A first I was thinking about some 50's winged or finned cruisers, but then I came across Truck drivin' song by Weird Al and that song got inside my head so deep that I decided to build a truck instead. For some time I was thinking about AMT's Diamond Reo, but it turned out that there are no photo-etched details for this set yet, and to be honest, the factory grille in this set is really terrible. And since CMT ( http://www.liaznavzdy.cz/nedtrans/ctm.php ) confirmed plans to create and release the details in the future, I decided to wait for them and select a different truck instead. After seeing Auburn and Cord from Lindberg, I was very skeptical, but it turned out the mold was done by a different company (IMC), and it looked pretty reasonable to build. (Afterwards I also learned that the Auburn and Cord aren't Lindberg molds either, but you know, releasing THOSE kits under your name still tells something about you as well). So L-700 it was. Gathering information about this car is a little tricky, because more than 80% of Google finds show a built model instead of the original car, and engine details are nearly impossible to find. And if you find some, they are dirty and rusty as hell, that you actually can't even tell what the original engine color was. But I want to build a truck that just came out of the factory. I also still don't have the room to set out all the accessories (mostly pistol and compressor), so I started by cutting out the pieces, understanding where and how they fit, and some sanding. And I also glued some components together and drilled a hole into the exhaust. And got pretty upset by the fuel tanks, because they don't fit together - because the bottom part does not go straight up, it is slowly expanding to the sides. I will have to do much more sanding to get that part straight.

Thanks, in that case my one must be from some mid-production era, because I compared it to my convertible body and the mold lines look exactly the same, but the fender skirt is still shifted. Is there a way how to identify the correct fender version just by information on the box?

Could someone explain what "bad flash" means? Never heard that term before.

Was that a scratch-build air intake, or are there some purchasable accessories for this car?

Oh, thinking about it... since I am talking to a Moebius person, I would like to let you know that your Hudsons and Chryslers are the best model kits I have seen so far, especially due to the very high quality of the instructions booklet. Keep up the good work even when you decide to make ugly new trucks instead of beautiful old ones

Btw, have you ever thought about Peterbilt 281 with tanker trailer and a 1970 Plymouth Valiant set?

I still think it would be better not to release them at all, instead of releasing them under their own name.

They didn't seem to have that problem with Hornets and 300s, though.

To be honest, if there was one model car/truck factory to go down, I wish it would be Lindberg. Have you seen their 37 Cord Convertible and 35 Auburn Boattail Speedster kits? They are the worst kits I have ever seen. It seems like the main reason why the L700 looks much better then other Lindberg kits is, that the molds were made by IMC (their logo is still on the parts), so I would assume that Lindberg just purchased the molds at some point.

I wish they would stick to the "International" license, just picked truck 60 years older.

Yeah, I did some gravedigging, but I saw the builder was still online, so I thought it might be worth a try. Talking about other builders of the sets, are there any photo-etched grilles or custom made decals (DODGE - front, Dodge - doors and "700") for this car? I couldn't find any.

Does anybody have some good pictures of a stock engine? (L600 / L700) Can't find any useable.

Could you take a picture of the engine, or is the cab glued?

by the way, does this Model King company have a website? Can't find any, only results are stores that sell their models.

Hello. The AMT kit lists all possible factory color combinations for a 49 Mercury Coupe, including few two-tone variants. The problem is, that it does not show exactly what parts of car should be painted one color and what parts should be painted the other one. And I am unable to google any pictures, that would show the stock version with two tone. Even the original 1949 brochures show only single color versions. Could anybody help with a picture or blueprint?

Thanks for the 1970 Coronet tip, I didn't know about that one. But it comes even more expensive the the originally mentioned Jo-Han Fury. In my opinion, we are soon about to experience a new era of resin modeling - you just take pictures of the body with a 3D camera, make a computer model, cut off the unnecessary parts and voila, the body comes right out of a 3D printer. You just polish it a little (or not even that, in case the printer is really good) and you can start making resin copies right away.

Ok, thanks for the current insight, lets clear some things out: - I am looking for police cars from the 70's, the golden era of car chase movies (like 1972 Polara from Dirty Mary Crazy Larry or 1970 Coronet 440 from Gone in 60 seconds, Vanishing Point) and I was quite amazed that these iconic cars are nowhere to be found even as resins, so I thought why bother with resins and stick with the original cars that are available for the beginning. So that's a no to those 1994 Crown Victorias. - yes, I kind of found out that Jo-Han is out of bussines, but I assume that the molds still exist. I do not fully understand the ownership behind round2models, but couldn't they purchase the molds or rights to release few sets unter their brand? - is there any way how could we (the modellers) convince the resin makers to make a certain car? I have seen many "Vanishing Point" Challengers, so is it just me who would like to build authentic police cars to acompany it?

So, apart of the 1970 Ford, are there any old police cars available? There is a 1978 Dodge 4door thanks to Dukes of Hazzard. Would it be possible to build that car with decals and equipment from 1970 Ford Interceptor, or is that car too new for that equipment? I have also seen 1968 Plymouth Fury by Jo-Han, but I think that 75usd for a plastic car is little too much. Any idea if there is a chance of reissue? Or any other suggestions?