Matt T.

Mine neither. Those became just "County Sheriff" in production.

Looking goooood! I like the proportions with the chop and short doors.

Sad to see the NYPD and SFPD markings gone since the preview artwork, but that's just business I guess. Danno, I can't find the Harlan County nod. Where is it??

I saw a hot rodded Bantam pickup diecast at NNL East about 5-6 years ago. Maybe use eBay for your research, then buy elsewhere?

Thanks Carl! If I trade Lee part-for-part from your list will he be all set? I've got a 2n1 parts kit I'm willing to part out and will gladly take the vintage roundy-rounder parts.

Hi Lee, Go buy the Fireball Roberts release and we can swap front bench seats & upholstery decals. (I'll trade you for the seat out of my 2n1 kit.) I believe you will then have the parts to do a factory stock supercharged car. Bringing this back on topic - I got my MK police car version this weekend and it is Grrrreat! Matt

It's true. A new-tool '56 F-100 would be a great seller. That is a beautiful, one-year-only design.

AMT did '60 - '63 F100 kits. I'm hoping Moebius goes back from here and gives us a '65-'66 tool with IFS and a '64 with I-beam front axle.

The Polar Lights '64 GTO coupe & convertible kits have optional cheater slicks that look exactly like the 1/18s in your photo.

Outstanding! What an imaginative use of a sub-par kit. Love it!

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While technically a Model King release, the Revell '57 Ford Police Car is showing as "Late July" on Model Roundup.

Thanks guys! I'll have to pick up some 91% soon. Yes, the Buffing Metalizer in the spray can is lacquer. Sak - I've read that the bottle metalizers can be fragile, but this buffing spray can be polished with a cotton cloth and won't budge. Heck, CSC barely dented it!

I used the buffing Metalizer from a spray can over bare plastic. Tried soaking in CSC for 3 days - parts are now gray/black and tacky but won't scrub clean. 91% alcohol maybe? Easy Off? Thanks!

Tubular headers look super! What's your paint recipe for those?

WOW! Beautiful build. Great styling/customizing.

Sure, it's a compliment. Consider the source. Someone outside our hobby remembers a model kit from childhood, perhaps. A box full of parts, all in one color (save for chrome), that was probably assembled, painted with a brush and a glue finerprint on the windshield. Saying your build looks like a Franklin Mint diecast means it looks like a miniature replica, not what I just described above. Model on!

Wicked! Great sytling choices. I love it. Where did you source the wheels/tires?

Nice work on such a cool car! Those mockup shots are inspiring. I need one of these.

Thanks for this information!

This is going to be great!

I like it like this! May have to build mine like this... Nice build, Glu.

While the underpinnings look very familiar (Fujimi) the Rosso body much better resembles the 1:1 in its nuances (specifically the engine cover & front and rear valences). Plus, the engine cover insert and taillight grilles are separate pieces (not so on Fujimi's) making for much easier painting. I have all three TR kits (Rosso, Fujimi & Monogram) and, IMHO, Rosso is clearly the best. That said, I do think they reverse-engineered the Fujimi kit and then improved the body.

Yes, and it's a good time to visit Hobby Link Japan for this reason.

What happened to Joe? His account was deleted and all posts removed. ???