Agent G

Yes it is. That has sat in my stash for years. Other than a multitude pf pin marks, it was a great kit to build. G

Here's a pic. G

Here is a sampling of my automotive builds for 2013. G

Shawn I use Rustoleum Texturized paint for anti skid areas on modern 1/35th scale armor. Not sure what you'd have for an equivalent in Oz, but you cannot beat it for ease of use. I mask with Tamiya tape and liquid masking agent and never had an issue. G

The Kansas City Experiement was run in the early to mid 70's. Some upper echelon armchair types decided it would crush crime by assigning every body it could, in uniform, to a specific "high crime" area. They were turning out 65-75 cops a shift for a small dense neighborhood. Most were in 2 man cars the rest walked a beat or stood a fixed post. Crime increased. Seems no one gave thought to the fact that so many cops in such a small area led to the discovery of more and more incidents. Arrest and crime stats went through the roof. Sociopolitical commentators didn't know what to say. The brass lost their minds, the street coppers raked in the overtime. It did not abate even after a year or so. Ultimately the program was cancelled as the city darn near went broke payint all that OT. That one was discussed for at least a decade. We drove cars in a rainbow of colors in the 70's -'80's until settling on GM lt metallic blue around '84 or so. Our '83 Dodges were white. We got some Ford Fairmonts, in baby blue. OMG! They were repainted white or GM blue within months. G

Actually Greg it was THIRTY years ago, we drove some Diplomats in '83. Things were quite a bit dfferent back then. The job was simpler, just as dangerous, but simpler. My hats off to all the young'uns just getting started in their law enforcement careers. They will see some changes for sure. G

The real LT1 equipped cars were a pleasure to drive. Kind of heavy on the front end, but man did they accelerate. I loved the 350cid '93 I had, but when I inherited a new LT1 '95, oh baby!. Danno I used to think the legendary "Kansas City Experiement" was the height of upper echelon ignorance. Then I heard about Lakewood................................. G

Ah yes the old Bell 47. The first PD choppers were these types. Exhale forcefully and you fogged the entire bubble. I am truly enjoying watching this build unfold. I'm glad you have come back after all the trials and tribulations. Stay strong brother. Merry Christmas. G

Kittens and sunshine here! Ponys are for later. I have to put my daughter on a plane back to "the Lou" this afternoon. Her mother, ex #2, is still a demanding witch. 10 years divorced now and she makes every attempt to control my life through the children. Irked? I'm trying not to be, Christmas and all, but some azzs just make it hard. G

Chuck if you can find an old Yodel "American Police" Plymouth or Dodge kit, one or more had a twin beacon set up that was like 1/20th scale. A bit of cutting and you'd have two usable Unity's. G

Greg we didn't see the plastic rear seats until '00-'01. I know they were around a bit earlier, but we never had them until then. Historically seats were solid vinyl with a minimum of stiching. There in lies the other issue. Imagine 95 degrees, 98 per cent humidity and a Dodge Diplomat whose front seat was one solid sheet of dark blue vinyl. Gives new meaning to the term "Icky sticky". We had a well meaning garage attendant who Armoralled those bench seats. You took a turn and slid into your partner. We had polyester uniform trousers back then . Charlie, California state law requires the cars to be painted in "contrasting colors" . You cannot have any greater contrast than black and white. Special purpose vehicles are allowed to be one solid color, white is required for traffic enforcement. San Francisco went to baby blue and white as did San Diego in their experiments to "mellow the look" of a copcar. Marin County used sand and beige for the same reason. CA state law requires a steady burning red light facing forward visible to a minimum of 50 feet. That's why you still see a red spotlight on CHP cars and somewhere there's a steady burning red light facing front on every CA copcar. Amber flashers are required for the rear as well. One Colorado city, Aurora maybe? "Danno help here" went to unmarked cars and blazers and ties instead of uniforms. Nobody believed they were the police. We didn't have blue lights until 1995. MO state law prohibited their use until then. SLMPD and the Highway Patrol lobbied for their use. G

I had a Captain like that. I transferred out after one year.............................. G

The plastic rear seat was not that common in the mid west in the early 90's. It's still pretty rare in St. Louis unless the car has a prisoner cage. The hoses were mint green for Chevys, baby blue for Ford Mustangs. Forgot about the black pillars for '91. We drove all white cars by then. Jonathan I wasn't as distressed with the photo as much as I was with the person taking it, wife #3. We were divorced 18 months later. G

I can't imagine why..................... G

'91 and '92 model years were offered with dk. blue, tan and black interiors. Our '91's were dk blue. We didn't buy any Chevrolets in '92, but my '93 had a dk blue interior. '94-'96 were offered with tan, red, gray and mediun blue/gray interiors. I have driven 94's with blue/gray and '95's with red interiors. LASD used mostly tan interiors as did LAPD and the CHP. I say mostly, as some variety was encountered. I have seen 78 Monacos with blue interiors. This is not a phantom, it was a recruiting car in the late 90's. This is a model of my 93. This was my last car. G

I saw a cloud today. G

Way too cool. G

Very nice, lets see the interior too. G

Good choice. I've had my 155 for 18 years now with no issues. Still my go to AB for car bodies and single color armor builds. I have done fine work with it as well, it's just that i have aquired several others in the interim. G

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Testors, having bought Floquil and Polyscale years ago, decided to bring everything under their label. Look for an expansion of the Model Master Enamel and Acrylic lines. That said, Lifecolor acrylic is great paint and a worthy replacement. It can be brushed as well as sprayedvery easily unlike Tamiya. Lifecolor is a true "water paint" as well. G

I always had my "winter" vehicle ready and willing to take on the midwest winters. I had a series of Ford F150s from 1979 to 1994, then a Dodge Ram Quad Cab. After I lost that in a divorce, I went and bought a super clean '96 F150. I wish I had a reason to keep that one when I moved here, but I sold it. Those Geo's and the comparable Suzuki are tough little brutes. I like them a lot. G

Our prayers are for you and your family. G

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She did good. Notice how short she is compared with the rest of the line? True she's an itty bitty person, but those showgirls are TALL. They have to be to wear the headpieces. I learned that from a, ahem, friend I dated before I met MrsG. G