David G.

Thanks Joe, I'm beginning to develop more of a like for cop cars and other service/professional vehicles. I also have a hearse that I'm working on I'm thinking of building my 53 Hudson Hornet as a Fire Chief or Fire Marshall vehicle. Good point on the Gotham City plate. I suppose that it could be argued that it's a city government plate. Like Bob Ross says, "It's your world, you can make it any way you want to." Thanks again Joe, I do appreciate your comments. David G.

Thanks Kenneth. David G.

Good progress Mike, the engine looks great! David G.

Great color choice, looking forward to watching this one come together. David G.

Thanks Janne, I'm glad you like it. Thank you Nick, I'm very happy with the way the paint turned out on this one. David G.

Thank you Curt, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Guy. The 50's had what I call a "conservative excess" design philosophy, which is kind of what I'm shooting for. David G.

Thanks Danno. Thanks Greg. Which version do you have? I think there are probably three different ones. Thanks David. I was always OK as long as the lights didn't start flashing. Thanks Dave, I'm glad you like it. Hey, I used to live in Akron- near the Grant St and Wolf Ledges area. Thanks Guy. Yeah, that's one reason why I didn't "fix" them. Another was that I could easily cite the fact that it's a representation of a fictional vehicle from a Batman movie. That, and I didn't feel like doing that much work on this one. Thank you Jeff. I did consider correcting that issue on this kit, but given the subject it wasn't that critical in my mind. Though they do make great looking cop cars, I plan on building one of these as a daily driver and I'll keep your tip in mind for that one. Thanks for sharing it. Thank you JT, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Jonathan. David G.

Thanks Tom. Marty, Thank you. Thank you Oscar. Thanks Bruce, I thought about replacing them, but I figured that it really wasn't going to be that noticable on the inside of my display case. Thanks Peter, I'm glad you like them. David G.

I know it doesn't look like much but this represents about six hours worth of work. I finally decided that instead of getting all fancy and creative I would just use the tail lights that came with the kit. I also modified the kit glass to fit the new rear window configuration. I had to do some trimming and shaping then glue strip styrene to the lower edges to simulate trim strips. That was a bear. I ended up using CA which, of course, marred the glass. I then polished and clear coated with Pledge Floor Care Finish (or whatever they're calling it this year). Thanks for looking and as always, please feel free to comment. David G.

I meant to send out a special thanks to Paul Gardner who was nice enough to send me a replacement steering wheel for this model when mine went missing. I couldn't have finished this without you Paul. Thanks. By the way, I was cleaning up my paint area after I finished finished the build and something caught my eye. I looked down and on the floor in front of my right foot. Laying there, as if placed intentionally for my discovery, was this- The only thing I can imagine is that somehow it became stuck to the tarp that I cover my paint bench with. The same tarp that I removed and replaced at least ten times during the building of this kit. Then when everything is done and I'm cleaning up for the final time on this project... Bing! Like magic it appears. Gotta Love it! Thanks again Paul, David G.

Excellent progress John. I did something similar with the tail lights on the version I built a couple of years ago. Seeing your work reminded me that I never really posted it to the forum so this morning I created a build progress and a finished project topic for it. You'll see that it's not nearly as detailed as yours, but I think it still turned out OK. It's not my intent to steal your topic, so let me know and I'll delete this post if you wish. Thanks, David G.

I built this one a while back and realized the other day that I never posted a build progress for it. AMT's 1978 Dodge Monaco was, I believe, first issued as Sheriff Roscoe's Patrol Car inspired by the Dukes of Hazzard TV series. Since then, it has been released a number of different times in different liveries. This version is a representation of a Gotham City Police Cruiser\Joker's Goon Car from the 1989 Batman Movie. I don't recall that there were any 1978 Dodge Monaco's used in the movie as either Goon Cars or Police Cruisers, but it's been a few years since I've seen the movie. Besides, it's representation and it's the concept that counts. In my opinion, those fender gaps are just unacceptable. I cut and added some sheet styrene scraps to fill in the gaps. Not a perfect solution, but it will help. This kit came with five or six different weapons, two or three radios, and a gun rack, but no turn signal switch or gear selector on the steering column. Using two different gauges of wire and some bits of plastic, I made my own. Needed is a bit light clean-up where some of the black paint bled under the masking. After that, it's time to polish the paint, add some BMF and detail items, then plan the final assembly. Yup, it looks like a cop car. More photos of the finished project are in the Under Glass section. Thanks for looking and as always, please feel free to comment. David G.

AMT's 1978 Dodge Monaco was, I believe, first issued as Sheriff Roscoe's Patrol Car inspired by the Dukes of Hazzard TV series. Since then, it has been released a number of different times in different liveries. This version is a representation of a Gotham City Police Cruiser\Joker's Goon Car from the 1989 Batman Movie. I don't recall that there were any 1978 Dodge Monaco's used in the movie as either Goon Cars or Police Cruisers, but it's been a few years since I've seen the movie. Besides, it's representation and it's the concept that counts. The tail lights were cast in transparent red, but the real cars had amber and white lenses in theirs. To achieve this effect, I covered the red lenses with Bare Metal Foil and painted them with red, amber and white. Front View... those tires are waaay too wide! I had to make some minor modifications to get them to fit under the fenders. I know that the side view mirrors are not correct for this car, but they're the ones that came in the kit. Cover Shot! For those who are interested, the build progress is in the On The Workbench section. As always, thanks for looking and please feel free to comment. David G.

I just bought a resin kit from Jimmy Flintstone at a reasonable price and I already have the 69 Nova donor kit. All I need now is the GM 250 L-6. David G.

Amazing work! David G.

Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. David G.

Looks good! I actually had one of these in 1980- it was my first car. As you can imagine, I've been looking for one to build for years. David G.

Love the interior detail! David G.

That came out really nice. It's good seeing stock builds. David G.

I found this one at the Desert Scale Classic in Phoenix last year. It had the punch-outs for the rear quarter fuel dump, hood scoop and roll cage so I think it was designed to accommodate both styles. It actually built-up to be a pretty nice model when done. Thanks, David G.

Thank you Dann. David G.

Wow, thanks for the clarification. David G.

Thanks Peter. BTW, if the New Zealander is looking for Old Zealand, he's nearly there; it's farther north near Denmark. David G.

Thanks Craig, I do tend to like the unusual ones. Thanks Carl, I'm glad you like it. Thank you Chris. David G.

Thanks David, it was a challenge but I think I kicked it. Thanks Donald Thanks Bruce. When researching this build, I did find a number of them on line that looked to have been originally painted in a dark red. The shade of red I picked for this one did not turn out as dark as I had planned. I think it does too, thanks Mike. Thank you Matija. David G.