Danno

Excellent.

No sense rushing into anything, eh, Steve??

That's WILD, Dax!

Very cool!

Cats!

That IS a beauty!!

Boy howdy, that's pretty! Pretty and clean. Great build!!!

Isn't it a neat kit?

Exceptional!

Great engine.

Outstanding! Where did you get the decals done?

Very impressive.

Very nice. But, it doesn't look much like a truck.

Looks great! How much trouble were the decals?

ROTFLMAO!!!!! Off duty Showgurlz being 'handled' by off duty Agent G. Let's watch that right hand, there, G!!!

FYI ~ Arizona hasn't used amber beacons on its Highway Patrol vehicles since the 80s. Here's what they looked like, 'way back in the late 70's. Interesting look.

You'll know. If it's an actual cop and you don't stop, he'll inundate you with marked units quickly enough. If you still wonder . . . keep going. Actual cops use stop-sticks and Startrackers, and the marked unit inundation will resemble Sugarland Express. Or, you can use your smart phone to call up the local news and see yourself on TV via the traffic chopper.

Well, actually, Clayton, there are 'tells:' The DPS Highway Patrol Roadside Assistance trucks are 1-ton rigs with service bodies. They are operated by civilian, non-enforcement employees. Besides being marked as Roadside Service Patrol (see service body), they have under-sized stars on the doors in the stripe-break. Obviously small stars. And they have heavy-duty push bumpers. The patrol/enforcement trucks have the conventional Highway Patrol markings, most prominently the full-sized stars on the doors. Most of them have standard pickup beds, all have bed covers. Some of them assigned to motor carrier enforcement have the service bodies but with conventional markings.

Here's another brand-new one. Note the DUI Enforcement marking.

Interesting, Dave. I think you're right. At least in that profile shot, the new kit looks better than I thought. I thought Revell blew the window/roof line . . . just from memory. But, looking at this pic, and looking at the Revell body, I realize my mind's eye wanted the Revell contour to be wrong. The MCW body has a smoother, more eye-pleasing contour. But it's not as right as the new Revell body. Interesting how our eyes and our minds massage our perceptions.

Harry, The vast majority of vehicles are employed in general enforcement and patrol roles. Those vehicles are the highly-visible, well-marked units intended to be easily and instantly recognizable. There's a different approach for specialized enforcement vehicles. That's what we're talking about in this post. Jobs like vehicle-theft detection, drug and people smuggling mitigation, DUI and drug-influenced driving mitigation, aggressive driving mitigation are best performed with vehicles that are not so obviously police vehicles. These are the vehicles that are completely unmarked, or, as is the topic of this thread, subtly stealth-marked so as to seem innocuous at first glance but simultaneously display official markings upon closer view. Just like drug enforcement officers make more arrests when dressed in plain-clothes rather than adorned in highly-visible uniforms. Not really cross-purposes at all, just tailoring the equipment to the job.

True that. Around here, the big thing in unmarked vehicles is pickup trucks. The state, counties and many local agencies have fleets of 4x2, 4x4, 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, and even some 1-ton, extended cab, crew cab, and pre-runner style (Raptor) pickups in various colors and accessory packages - - - in daily use. Many are used for traffic enforcement. AZ DPS even has some 3/4ton trucks with utility bodies (think plumbers, etc.) that are used for traffic enforcement and commercial carrier enforcement (semis, buses). Several years ago, before the advent of pickups, DPS used several new Chevy Monte Carlos for traffic enforcement.