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Thanks Virgil! MrsG bought that sign on the strip when she heard I was building this one. When I build the CHP car I will pose both by the sign, thus replicating one of my favorite pics. G

Thank you all. Tom I always liked the NHP color scheme. They got away from the silver/blue cars and it just doesn't look right anymore. I understand why, but it's a loss nonetheless. Emmanuel I have to agree with you on that. Somehow once built, you just don't notice it that much. G

Thank you all. Oscar, I have at least three more marked cars planned. After those? G

This is my first completed Revell Mustang police car. Here's the build thread. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77216 G

Build complete. Now we're off to Under Glass! G

YES! Now that's a trooper car! G

What are ya gonna call that? A Belairmo? G

Freakin' sweet! G

She'll be there! G

99.9% finished. After a long work week, I sat down last night and put the final touches on the car. I perused a lot of pics and so scratched out the push bumpers. These were unique in their shape, but not all that hard to replicate. Some .080 bar stock, round rod, square rod and sheet were all I used. This will be in "Under Glass" soon. G

DML's M4A3 Sherman ETO kit. I'd take years to just build variants from the Pacific Theatre. G

How Chuck Norris parallel parks his car. G

Based on that logic, should anyone be allowed to drive? If competency is ascessed on behavior behind the wheel of a vehicle, then most of the population of Clark County, Nevada requires some form of mental health treatment. Cops are held to a higher standard and thus should be the first to "follow the rules". Unsafe driving is grounds for discipline, not a total re-evaluation of an officer's competency. I was a boss for half of my career. Operation of police vehicles was of primary concern. I couldn't be everywhere all the time, but if I saw something wrong, I jumped on it. I sent one guy to an EVOC refresher, and I went with him. I realized that I hadn't had the course in a while, (back then it wasn't mandatory) so I went too. That's just me, but I refer back to Danno's post. Lack of pre-licensing training has not helped the situation at all. G

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Shhhhh don't tell anyone, it's a surprise. John there's something about that Ivory/black that just screams "trooper". LOL Thanks Jonathan, I'm getting there. G

Markings! Here are the spotlights. I cast them myself from old Yodel parts, and used Tayiya clear paints to detail them after painting them Testors Chrome Silver. G

Even if "Running Code*," no responder/driver is exempt from careful and safe driving, or effective defensive driving. The bottom line is this: You have to maintain control of your emergency vehicle and avoid any problems. If you have a problem, it's your fault; 'Running Code' or not. The responder/driver's legal and moral responsibility was greater with each level of response and with every mile per hour above 'reasonable and prudent.' And, as the trained professional, he/she was EXPECTED to not be in a collision. These statements, taken out of the narrative, are the heart of the subject. When we meet next remind me to relate 34 years of horror stories regarding inattentive motorists. I will be talking all day, I do anyway, and will not repeat a story. G

Me too, except for this week. Freakin' 50% humidity all weekend after two horrific thunderstorms. Momma landed this morning and it's gonna rain again. Normally I accomplish a great "baked enamel finish" just by placing the car outside. G

I'd like to drive one of the new Caprice police cars. One with the 5.8l LS1 derivitive. I'd get into sooooooo much trouble. I hear they handle like a dream. Does Nevada or Arizona have the death penalty for speeding? Back to the model. Decals today, much swearing as the set cracked a bit even after overcoating with Mico Scale Decal Film., I'll spot the areas with white enamel. I had to go get Solvaset to get the decals to conform to the darn door trim. I probably should have sanded that off and rebuilt the door panel with Evergreen strip. Pics soon. G

Gorgeous! That is a dead ringer for a car my father owned back in the day. I should look into getting that body. G

I like every thing I see. The hood is just great and I love the paint. G

You think? Aw heck I debated that for a month. Why you just tell me now? G

Right about the time I was promoted and returned to the street, 1994, we implemented the call code system. Of course we were backward from everyone else in that a "Code 1 call" was a full on response requiring lights, siren, music, disco balls etc. Again a loss of life from an accident resulted in the upper management devising the system. Truth is the officer who had the accident was responding with lights and siren in compliance with the current regs. Funny thing was before then ,as city coppers, we rarely used the lights or siren. It was quicker to just drive there and handle the call. Hell I mostly used the lights only when blocking traffic at a scene or to stop a car. Woe be to some idiot who made a habit of running for take out using the lights. I saw the results of that when a private ambulance service vehicle operator activated the lights to leave a drive through. The civil case dragged on for 10 years. Just recently I was passed by a CHiP on the 15 who was flat out rolling at about 0430 hours. No lights no siren, just shizzin and gittin. MrsG remarked "somethings up" and sure enough it was. Miles later I saw a deputy, and several CHiPs working an accident, a "bad one". Same same in Colorado a while back, only he was humping to assist another deputy with a car stop. I can go on and on but smart folks will get my drift. What I'm trying to say here some of us know the truth, mostly because, well, because we lived it, most folks do not have a clue. John I vividly remember that day. We had a very, very restrictive pursuit policy before that and even though we were 1800 miles away, the brass used that as an example of why. G

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I actually have one, I bought it as it looks to scale. I'm going to display the car with it. I'll bring that too. Thanks Ira ! G