Danno

Nice.

Nice.

I don't know about new sheets, but several of the older Chimneyville sheets contained markings for some agencies that were consistent over the years from the 50's through the 70's. Some of those would work. And another thing to remember about vintage police and fire vehicles: In the 30's to 40's and somewhat into the late 50's, many county and municipal agencies ran rather simplistic markings . . . because they were cheap. The markings ranged from hand-lettered jobs done by a local sign painter to mail-order badges of a generic nature obtained from suppliers who printed up only a couple of different logos that could be made unique by adding the town or county's name. Especially in the 30's through the mid-50's, many departments may have only had the words "Police" or "Fire Department" or "Sheriff" emblazoned on their cars. They figured if you were in the town of Podunk and saw a "Police" car, you should darn well know it's the Podunk Police Department's car. No sense in spending a bunch of money (sign painters charged by the letter) for frills. The unique and sometimes wild markings to which we've become accustomed only began evolving in the very late 60's or early 70's, and have only become commonplace in the last thirty years or so. It was only the really big or really rich agencies that were into custom graphics before then. In short, there's nothing wrong with building a plain, black or white, or black & white, or just about any other color 57 Ford with the word "Police" on the door and calling it done. It would be as accurate as anything. It's your model, your town, build it as you see fit.

Wow. That's very interesting. I was told this was the final artwork. But that was pre-production. Obviously, things changed . . . again. Sorry for the false alarm.

Not rumor, Dan. Fact. http://smcbofphx.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rs&action=display&thread=1848

Actually, he's recovering from the loss of his mother a week ago. God bless, and deepest sympathies, John.

It has a silver 5-point star over the silver words "Harlan County Sheriff." Located in the upper left corner of the law enforcement/fire service section. To the left of the Texas-state-map-shaped 'Border Patrol' markings; above the "Franklin County Sheriff" and "Mayberry Sheriff" markings.

I haven't gotten my hands on one yet, but based on Charlie's pictures, these are my impressions: The beacon looks pretty good. The radio control head seems to be okay. The early test shots made it look considerably oversized, but Charlie's measurements make it closer to accurate than preliminarily indicated. The siren is hard to tell from Charlie's pic. The early info indicated it was badly formed, but I'd have to see one to reach any conclusions. The antenna doesn't appear to be well done. It's not bad for the typical representation of a later antenna, but it's not period-correct for mid-50's. The spotlight is not a spotlight. The decals are generally generic, which isn't all that bad. The upholstery and factory doo-dad decals are great! Nice to see all the 'POLICE' and 'SHERIFF' and 'FIRE DEPARTMENT' lettering. The 'Mayberry Sheriff' stars are great for TV car builders. And I like the nod to 'JUSTIFIED' with the 'HARLAN COUNTY SHERIFF' markings, but the rest are sheet-wasters in my mind. I'll weigh in with my "official" 2-cents worth after one of these kits lands in my hands.

Nice.

Dittos what Ira said!!

Prayers continuing, Terry.

Beautiful!

Nice.

Nice.

Kewl!

Looking nice.

That's off-the-hook fabulous!

Nice.

Here's my* pre-production prototype (first pull), after removal from the female mold but still on the male mold, with no clean up. It required very little cleanup, actually. And, it's an awesome casting . . . typical Master Caster quality! *Clarification: Make no mistake about it, I had nothing to do with the production of this resin conversion. I used the word 'my' because the first pull was provided to me by Greg Wann, The MasterCaster, and Mike Schnur, who mastered it (see his 'workbench' thread). So it's 'mine' because it isn't anyone else's, but I didn't make it.

Sweeeeeet!

Beautiful!

Spectacular, Charlie!

Absolfreekinlutely!

Good. From the looks of the grass skirts, I'll need the back-up!

New Fox notchback with corrections ~ roof, deck, rear quarters, wheel well lips, rockers, rear bumper (shortened) - all now dead-on accurate! The unusual suspects are seen in the photo above: from right to left, Revell kit body, Mike Schnur master, first-pull pre-production prototype resin body. Mike Schnur teamed up with the Master Caster himself, Greg Wann, to produce a dead-on accurate Fox Notchback conversion for your Revell kit. And, you won't believe the price point! It's gonna be a steal. Not ready for sale yet, but it's coming very soon. Greg and Mike are working out details of the rear window ~ whether it will be cast in clear resin or vacuum-formed. The conversion kit will include hood, side windows and rear window. You provide a Revell kit for all the rest. It's awesome! Subtle changes but they make all the difference in the world. The first pull, preproduction prototype is on my bench for a photo session and build-up. You may see it in your favorite magazine . . . as soon as I finish my training regimen of mahi-mahi tacos and mai-tais.