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Thank you Christian! My pleasure!

Thank you Dirk!

I finally got foiling done on my Dart GTS. Now it's off to the paintbooth for clearcoating! More to come...

I didn't like how the front end of the Fury was raised, so I figured out a way to lower the front slightly without the Fury looking like a 4X4. I cut off the retainers for the chassis at the front of the car and added some styrene across the top. I added some styrene to the forward edge of the chassis. This will move the edge of the chassis and front suspension up into the body. Now the front suspension sits where I want it. More to come...

Thanks guys! Ed Daly, Jon passed away back in December 2017 from complications of diabetes. He was staying at the VA Hospital.

Looks real good! I just got this kit and was contemplating a grille guard for the front end. You've given me some ideas...

Thank you Tony! I've been looking at the car since I posted the pictures and I don't really care for the raised front suspension. I know that the chassis was set up as a battery powered car, but I am changing all that. I need to figure out a way to lower the front suspension without taking it all apart.

A mockup to check my work. The chassis is nearly complete. Just a couple of things more. More to come...

Unfortunately, I have placed this build on the back burner for a bit. I'll get back to it shortly.

Looks great! I just finished one of these a few months ago. Plan on using strips of Bare Metal Foil in place of the kit supplied metal strips. They won't stick at all!

I noticed the lack of the seat back after I had started on body work and was looking through the rest of the kit. I was a relative easy fix on my behalf, but really? No seat back? What were they thinking?!!!

Thanks Dan and Joe! The real ones are hard to find, especially around here. They were used hard and put away wet. Many were rolling rust buckets. The kits have been hoarded or built over the years. I got three that will be built over time.

You are correct Tom. Scale is the big issue here and there is a big difference between the AMT Joker/Goon Car and the Yodel police cars. The 1/24 Scale Yodels seems a tad bit bigger in 1/24 scale compared to other models that I have in that scale. To me, the difference is just too big and I do get into the habit of wanting to scratch build something from time to time.

I started filling in the holes in the chassis for the electronic bits and pieces and extending the rear axle. One of the things I had noticed was the front seat had no back to it. So out came my tools and a sheet of .020 plain styrene, did a little tracing and some cutting and I have a seat back for the front seat. When the glue had dried, the body and chassis when into the paint booth for some primer. More to come...

Looking good! This looks almost like the '53 Ford convertible that my Dad owned back in the day! My Dad's '53 had an actual Continental kit instead of tack-on fake tire carrier.

Thank you Carl, Marty, and Tulio! Dixon Hill?!!! Are you referring to the Holodeck character from ST:TNG? Well, everyone gotta love a character from the imagination! McNally loves his American cars, but the Beetle was his first car as a teenager. The oldest car he would drive is his late father's '57 Ford Custom aka Spearmint and not something from the '40s.

Even though it has been raining today, I got out of the house and went down to the LHS to look around and to pick up some paint for the Fury. I got a can of Tamiya TS-14 Black and Tamiya TS-26 Pure White. I detailed the radio and microphone after assembling the unit and adding the microphone. Sometime in the late '60s or early '70s, LAPD added numbers to the roofs of their patrol units for identification for the helicopters to see. I wanted 012 in tribute to Martin Milner who played Off. Pete Malloy and I found some number decals in my decal stash. More to come...

Thank you Joe! Much appreciated!

Thank you Anders, Max, and David!

I assembled the wheels and tires last night before turning in. I started sanding the mold lines on the body and there are a lot of them. On the outside and inside of the body. The body is ready for its initial coat of primer to check my work. The worst of the mold lines were along the tops of the front fenders. More to come...

Thank you Perry and Mike! I had written a McNally story for this build called Beetle Beginnings. It is much shorter than the original story, but it does feature most of the highlights. Here's the link to the WIP which features the story. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/134054-1968-volkswagen-beetle-is-done/

Thank you guys! Yes, this is the Revell kit. I think it is a re-boxed kit from Revell of Germany.

Thank you Carl!

Thank you John! With my Club's Show coming up in about 2 months, I wanted to build something that wasn't too involved (ie curbside), but something I could add some detail to. I may add 012 to the roof as a tribute to Martin Milner who passed away in September 2015. I've been wanting these kits for a while and haven't been able to get any until recently. I have one earmarked for Rick Hunter's car from the TV show Hunter starring Fred Dwyer. The last one I have maybe a CHP or San Diego Sheriff cruiser. We shall see... The interior bucket is all black in color and would look good unpainted as the rubber floor mats. I will have to mask off the floor so I can paint the rest of the interior tan. I have already made my "can lights", but I need to find reflectors and lenses for them so I can complete them. Making them was easier than I originally thought. Good for me! Keep watching!

This is my '68 VW Beetle painted with Tamiya TS-23 Light Blue and the chassis is dry-brushed to represent an older car. The body and glass have nicks and scratches and the paint is far from perfect.