mrmike

Thanks Carl!

Thanks Scott and Mike! I'm not 100% sure of the year, but it really doesn't matter to me. I went and used Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange on the plain seats of the VW T2 Bus. This changed the look of the interior! I just need to tone down the glossiness with some flat or semi gloss clear. More Volkswagen to come...

Looks great! I built mine in the same color combination, but box stock several years ago for a Classic Plastic Model Club Expo Club Challenge.

Thank you David and Larry!

Thank you Larry!

Thanks guys! I want something a bit more graphic in appearance than the plain seats. I'll either get some graphic contact paper or paint the seats with a contrasting color.

I got all the seats installed on the VW, but they do look somewhat plain. I dug into the parts box and I found these decals from two Revell '29 Model A Roadsters and I thought that they would look good on the seats. That was when I discovered the two different decal colorings. Time to rethink my process! I removed the decals from the tires since I found some new decals in my parts box. More Volkswagen to come...

The Camper version does not interest me like it would for others.

The interior is underway as we speak. All the seats are complete and I added the spare tire to the interior. The chassis is underway as well. I added a tool box to the drivers side of the engine compartment. The wheels and tires will need a coat of flat clear as one of the whitewall decals came off. I tried to replicate the whitewall with some flat white paint since my white Jelly Roll pen didn't want to work properly. More Volkswagen to come...

Thank you David!

Thank you Hector and Carl!

Some masking and the interior got a bit of Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black. I painted the wheels with Tamiya TS-26 Pure White. Now to add the tires. More Volkswagen to come...

Thank you James, David, Mario and Ron! The MPC Dodge Monaco had its roots in the TJ Hooker Police Car from the early 80s. There is more than just swapping the grille and rear bumper. The Plymouth Fury had a different interior compared to the Dodge Monaco. The Yodel Monaco/Fury kits shared everything, but the grille and bumpers to save money. It was primarily a motorized model.

Thank you Carl and David!

This VW T2 Bus is coming along smoothly! I added the whitewall decals and I tried to get them centered and round since there is nothing on the tire to line the decal up with. The engine has been painted, assembled, decaled and modified to a dual exhaust vehicle. The front and rear suspension have been painted and assembled. More VW T2 Bus to come...

Thank you Bill and Rusty! This was a fun build. and I finished it during a Club sponsered Build-A-Thon on Sunday. I foiled and polished and fitted a few remaining pieces during that time.

I have finished my Hunter's 1977 Dodge Monaco and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

This is my Hunter's 1977 Dodge Monaco. It is painted with Tamiya TS-43 Racing Green with a Tamiya AS-15 Tan interior, a 2 way radio and an red emergency light. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

Thank you Eric!

I saw a picture of a VW Bus with dual tailpipes and I just had to replicate them! I started thinking about the parts necessary and I found them in the Revell '29 Ford Model A Roadster kit. Out of the two kits I have, I found four (2 each) lower radiator hoses for exxhaust pipes and two metal exhaust tips from a 2006 Mustang GT that I did not use. More VW T2 Bus to come...

Thank you Tony, James and Larry!

Thanks Mike and Bob! I downloaded a bunch of pictures of my subject vehicle and look at them occasionally. I was looking at a VW T2 Bus that had dual tailpipes and I just had to have them! I looked at the parts in the box and I would be able to fit a set of pipes to the muffler for dual pipes! I love it when a plan comes together!

I kept looking at this model and wondering what I may have forgotten. I forgot to weather the chassis and I am no expert at that. The chassis was drybrushed with Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown and the exhaust system was drybrushed with Tamiya X-23 Clear Blue and X-26 Clear Orange.

The Story Adam arrives home 20 minutes after leaving the crime scene and parks his car, back end in first, in the driveway. He walks into the house and he is greeted by his wife Natalie with a kiss and a hug. She pulls out a wrapped plate of food from the fridge, left over from dinner and places it in the microwave oven to heat up. His son, Thomas, is getting ready for bed and Adam says good night to him. Adam goes back downstairs to the kitchen and sits down at the table to eat and he is joined by Natalie and they talk about their respective days. His at Homicide and hers at the flower shop and at home. After eating dinner, he cleans up the kitchen and takes out the trash. He looks over the mail for bills and other correspondence and places them on his desk and he tosses the rest. He walks around the house making sure that the windows and doors are shut and locked and the lights have been turned off. He heads upstairs to bed where Natalie is reading a book and he then gets into his pajamas and crawls into bed. Tomorrow is another day. McNally Boston, PI will return… The Build I have finished my 2010 Dodge Charger R/T. My goal was to build this as a car taken from Patrol and given to the Detectives. It has mis-matched paint, mis-aligned body parts, a 2-way radio, a computer and dual trunk mounted antennas. The body hasn't been polished after the final coat of paint.

Thanks Mike! No mods on this one. Will be built box stock. If I build another, I may make some mods to it like lowering the suspension or maybe change the engine.