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I thought that the Delahaye was a turd! It didn't have the smoothness of the real Delahaye. He expects people to pony up big bucks for their creativity and that is a very small market which will dry up fast. Besides, I only watch it for Constance Nunes!

Thanks Carl, Anton and David! I was starting to wonder if my can of Model Master paint would spray at all. The can had started to leak a little and I didn't notice it when I bought the can a couple of weeks ago. It sprayed and I should be happy that it did.

Tamiya TS-67 IJN Gray. It's a shade darker than what I really wanted. but I do like it.

The Story As McNally drives home, his cellphone rings and he answers a call from Sgt. Det. Bolanden of the Internal Affairs Bureau and he is investigating Det. Darvell's arrest of McNally. He tells the Sergeant that he was out of town all day and how he was treated without being told of his Miranda Rights. Bolanden asks were he was at the time of the murder and McNally was out on Route 2 having left his ex-partner's wife home out in Templeton, MA and he was headed towards Boston and that his ex-partner was deceased. Sgt. Det. Bolanden remembers the funeral for Det. Daniel Carlisle. He tells Sgt. Det. Bolanden that Det. Darvell probably didn't investigate any crime and arrested McNally because he doesn't like him since he is friends with Lt. Det. Adam Troy. McNally is asked why Det. Darvell dislikes him so much and the Boston PI suspects that it is jealously on Darvell's behalf Sgt. Det. Bolanden thanks McNally for talking with him. The Build I painted and detailed the interior and assembled it today during the Classic Plastic Model Club Build-A-Thon. While the paint booth was up and running, I painted the Impala SS body with Model Master Plymouth Prowler Purple Metallic. McNally will return...

Excellent job, Bill! Looks far better than the one I built many moons ago. Must be a good thing that I don't have any pictures of it!

Looks very different from my Volvo 760 GLE. But, mine is not modified like yours is! Good job!

I'm interested in seeing this painting process and I would like to see more. Here's a picture of my latest '68 Charger R/T painted with Tamiya TS-54 Light Blue Metallic that I recently finished. I started this build 4 years ago.

The Story Lt. Det. Troy had finally had enough of Det. Steven Darvell's poor investigative skills and he called the Internal Affairs Bureau. He knew this would make Darvell very unhappy with him, but the poor investigation or lack thereof, was more than he could take. Sgt. Det. William Bolanden arrives and asks for Lt. Det. Troy and Darvell points to Adam sitting in his office. After 10 minutes of talking, Sgt. Bolanden takes Darvell into an interview room to discuss the matter at hand...Darvell's poor performance on the job. After the interview, they walk out of the interview room and Darvell is angry, and very hungry as he had missed his supper and Lt. Det. Troy had already left for the day. He walks back to his small desk and he puts on his coat and his wants to throw the Procedure and Policy Manual in the trash that Lt. Troy had given him, but he tucks it under his arm and leaves the Squad Room heading to a chicken joint for a bucket of chicken and a package store for a rack of beer. The Build I had to stop at the local hobby shop for some paint and I found a can of Tamiya Grey that I liked for the interior and a can of Plymouth Prowler Purple Metallic that looks close to the Maroon Metallic that I want on the Impala SS. I swore that I would never buy any purple since it is not one of my favorite colors. Maybe my tastes are changing as I grow older... McNally will return...

Thanks Anton!

Just as I had suspected! The decal sheet is bigger with so much more content! I think that Revell would understand that issuing the same kit in the same areas of sales would be far less expensive than creating the same kit in different packaging with less content. Thank you Stu for the picture of the decal sheet!

Thanks Carl and David!

I wasn't sure what color I wanted to use until i spotted this color in the paint can drawer. I'm glad I found it!

That shifter is actually from a Mopar! And, the tire direction are probably all backwards thanks to the tire design.

Thanks David! Check out the chassis pictures. The Story McNally decides to investigate his late client and maybe a clue will find him. He talks with Jonathan Trenton's family and friends and they tell him how Jonathan's ex-wife Carla had falsely put him through the ringer in court. McNally then talks to one of Carla's ex-girlfriends who tells him that Carla wanted more than what Jonathan could ever give her as far as money and the house was concerned. All this talk really moved the Boston PI closer to finding the person responsible, but there was no real evidence to support it. If he had found the responsible party, his accusations wouldn't hold up in court without proper evidence in hand. The Build The chassis is nearly complete. I just need to add the rear shocks when they are dry and insert the body and interior. I want a true '96 Impala SS and I found a shifter for the console and painted it flat black. These old Impala SS had the shifter on the steering column and in 1996, Chevrolet put the shifter on the console. This shifter will be added before the interior and chassis meet up with the body. McNally will return...

Thanks Carl!

Thanks Ryan and Bob! I am trying to replicate the factory Dark Cherry Metallic color. I was thinking about other colors, but pictures from my research convinced me to try replicating the Dark Cherry Metallic.

Thanks Bob! The seat does look a lot better since I had painted it. Since I had wet sanded the paint and I burned through several areas, I thought it would be best to paint the entire car instead of trying to touchup all the spots. More Plymouth to come...

The Story ADA Scotson knocks on Lt. Det. Troy's door and he waves her in. She wants to know of the detective's name who messed up the arrest. Lt. Det. Troy says no name since it could possibly affect the outcome of future court cases that detective has. The ADA says she could figure out the detective's name and Adam says again, no name. She leaves his office in a huff! Since McNally is driving around in a car supplied to him by his buddy Vic, he needs to find out the person framing him in a hurry and return the car to Vic in one piece. Vic had asked about the Smith & Wesson Model 500 .50 Caliber handgun and where did he find it? It was hidden by an arms dealer that McNally helped bust several years ago with the ATF. The Build I sprayed the body and hood with Tamiya Light Grey Primer and the wheels got a couple coats of Testors Dull Coat lacquer. McNally will return...

One of the things I neglected to do was a split in the seat back. I removed the seat from the interior, got out the razor saw and started hacking away at the seat back. This is a combination of measuring and eyeball engineering. It came out fairly good, but the cuts were off slightly. I cut the seatbacks far enough to insert two pieces of 0.20 sheet styrene side-by-side with a slight gap between them. Hopefully, when the seat is painted, the errors of my cuts will not be seen. More Plymouth to come...

The Story McNally drives out to Brookline to see Alexander Cannon for anything he might know. Cannon had hoped that McNally had arrived for breakfast that was promised, but he wanted to talk about last night's incident. Cannon noted that McNally's ex-girlfriend was the prosecutor on the case and he also noticed the large .500 caliber handgun under McNally's left shoulder. Cannon offers him help to find the person who framing him and McNally thanks him for the help. McNally decides to investigate his late client as a starting point and see where it leads him. Later that morning, Cannon calls McNally to tell him that he is in good standing with the other bosses he knows around New England. If he hears anything, he will contact McNally. A short time later and he gets a call from Lt. Det. Troy telling him his alibi had checked out. A man was seen leaving the scene of the crime in an orange Dodge Charger like McNally's and he would have to find the car. There should be two bullet holes in the car somewhere if Det. Darvell hit the car at all since he is not a good shooter. The Build Someone named Joe told me that the engine block and oil pan was painted black instead of the steel I had used. I went and painted the engine block, heads, water pump and oil pan black. I should have painted only the engine block and oil pan, but I got carried away and painted it all except for the intake manifold and transmission. I had move the hood aside and noticed that the mounting pin was missing from the hood. Since I have this small pile of scrap plastic on the bench, I rummaged around and found a suitable piece for a replacement. McNally will return...

I totally agree with you on this!, Joe! I'm looking forward to your progress on this build!

Thanks David, Carl and David G.! My LHS has very few of the Lacquer spray paints left and they had no GM Maroon. I'm hoping to be able to recreate the GM color in my own way and I hope that it its close.

The Story In the morning, Charlie gave McNally a ride to Vic's Auto Sales & Service. He thanks Charlie for the ride and he goes to the showroom door and knocks on it. Vic opens the door and lets McNally in with a question about where his car is and he is told that the Police have confiscated it and he is in need of wheels and "Big Bertha". His Jeep was out of commission and his father's '57 Ford 300 was still in storage. Vic leads McNally to his office in the back and he pulls a large wooden box from his gun safe and the box contains a Smith & Wesson Model 500 .50 caliber handgun with an 8 inch barrel and Pachmayr rubber grips. Vic loads the gun as McNally puts on the shoulder holster and then Vic checks his computer inventory for a car for his friend. In the Service Manager's office, he grabs a set of keys and a temporary plate and leads the Boston PI out to the back lot and a '96 Impala SS. He just took the car in on trade and he cautions his friend to go easy on the car. "Now, go get the guy who is framing you!" The Build I changed my mind on the paint. After looking at several photos online, I will paint the Impala SS with Tamiya TS-11 Maroon with Tamiya TS-65 Pearl Clear. Since the grille, alternator and condenser were chrome plated, a bath in Easy-Off Oven Cleaner removed that chrome. McNally will return...

Trust me, it was tough to do! The letters are tiny and I had to remember to hold the pen loosely so my hand wouldn't get tired. You are very much welcomed!

The Story McNally is placed in an Interrogation Room and chained to a metal table by Det. Darvell. A woman walks into the room and McNally is shocked to see who it is...Caitlyn Scotsen, his ex-girlfriend! She is the ADA on this case and was about to question McNally when Attorney Charlotte Rothmann walks in exclaiming that the interrogation was over and McNally was to be released with all charges dropped. McNally wasn't Mirandized by any cop or detective. Lt. Det. Troy walks in and gives a folder to the ADA and she reads it and announces that McNally will be released with all charges dropped. Charlie and McNally are stopped by the exit by ADA Scotsen who tells them that McNally is in big trouble. He may have gotten his PI License back without his gun and permit and she is in the process of his license revoked. Charlie demands that no investigation was conducted and her client is innocent and McNally gets between the two ladies and he says that he will find the guilty party with or without a PI License and no body will stop him. The Build I assembled part of the engine followed by body cleanup. I wondered how the Impala SS would look with white lettered tires. I used my white Gelly Roll pen for the letters. If I don't like the look of them, I'll wipe the tires off. McNally will return...