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Now that is special. Keep it up! G

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Beautiful work. Are the resin bits part of an upgrade set, or did you cast them yourself? I spy torpedo tubes, deck guns and Carley floats! G

Loving this. G

Actually the white lines were, originally anyway, medical tape. They were placed over the seam lines to prevent fuel spatter on the windshield. The fuel tank is directly in front of the pilot. Between ham fisted aircrew and seepage, fuel collected in the seals and ultimately blew onto the windscreen. It was yet another annoyance fixed by innovative ground personnel. 70+ years later restored birds have the lines painted on in homage to those iconic pieces of tape from yesteryear. G

Luc, The F4 is proof positive that even a brick can fly with wings and enough power. G

We drove Novas, Malibus, Fairmonts and Volares until the powers that be settled on Chevrolet Celebritys. We drove those V6 powered cars from '84 to '88. The '88's weren't even 9C1 package cars, they were "Eurosports" which had the same parts package as the cop car option. Traffic Safety had big cars for the freeways and each district had one or two as "lock up" cars with cages in them. Truth be told the Celebrity wasn't a bad alley rat. G

Beautiful! Let's see the hull construction please! G

Of course the SWAT guys had rifles. They were late to the party though. Thank God they got there when they did. If you're modeling a North Hollywood Division B/W, then there should be NO spent rifle cases in the car. G

There would be no rifle casings in the police car. The LAPD didn't have rifles then. That's why they were outgunned during this incident. G

Now that is outstanding! G

Actually, no they weren't. The Ford CVPI went to the #1 spot due to GM ceasing production of the Caprice 9C1. They remained #1 in fleet sales due to the fact they were the only RWD, full frame, 4 door sedan in production between '96 and '11. Us cops liked that. The Caprice 9C1 with the LT1 engine consistently outperformed the Ford CVPI in all areas that mattered. The Fords were rugged and reliable, but they were slow. Also, they burned more oil than the retreating Iraqi army. This did lead to many a blown engine. I did it early one morning responding on a hot call right after roll call. The original '92-97 CVPI's, with the 4.6l engine, did not have any low end torque to speak of. It was all high RPM horsepower. About the time I was really getting rolling in one, I had to slow or stop at the next intersection. They were also very unstable at speed. After the rock solid Caprice, you felt you were ice skating when driving a '92-'97 Ford. After the introduction of the Watts link rear end in '98, the car handled a lot better. It would still swap ends in a heartbeat though. Ford did retune the system for more low end torque. The Caprice was notoriously front end heavy. She would oversteer like a B at times. Young coppers unfamiliar with RWD scared the you know what out of themselves the first time they punched it a LT1, 9C1. Early Caprices overheated at the drop of a hat in Midwestern summers. Brakes were sketchy early on. They got better in later years. GM's replacement for the Caprice, the 2000 FWD Impala is and remains an evil handling, slow POS. Great detective cars, I drive one now BTW, but awful radio cars. I cannot even imagine using one on the highway daily. As retail cars, the Panther platform was a beast. I drove a Lincoln Town Car for 12 years with little problems. I still miss that beast. G

Thank you Joe. I do believe you are correct about the 396's. G

NICE! G

Thank you! Here's the blade antenna I made, thanks for the confirmation Pete! I was building a cylindrical type based on plastic and brass tube. G

Thank you all! Greg, thanks for the idea! I already carved a blade antenna from a .015 thick scrap of styrene. The glue is drying as we speak, so I'll post photos later. I work nights so early morning and days off are when I work on my builds. Matthew google USAF chase car sometime and read the articles. Fascinating piece of history that continues to this day. G

Thank you sir! G

El Caminos were definitely used! G