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It appears that Revell took down the picture from their web site.

Thanks Guido! Many pictures show the Rallye wheels on many Mopars. Since I used Rallye wheels on my first 'Cuda, I wanted something different on this one and the Magnum's fit the bill. I finished the interior with an automatic shifter on the console and a "Tuff"-like steering wheel on the column. More 'Cuda to come...

Thanks Guido!

I couldn't resist the urge to do a mockup of the 'Cuda 440+6. I'm lovin' it! More 'Cuda to come...

Thanks Guido and Gareth! More work done on the 'Cuda today. The chassis is almost complete and up on 4 wheels! I still need to add the front shocks, battery, radiator hoses and exhaust extensions. Do any touchups that are needed. The first picture is with the interior floor plate which also has the firewall and engine bay side panels. The second picture is without the interior floor plate. More 'Cuda to come...

Now that the rain has gone by, I decided to paint the interior, suspension parts and the exhaust system on the 'Cuda. Now to let this dry, detail, assemble and do some touchups. More 'Cuda to come...

The 91% alcohol I used had been sitting with the Mustang hood in it for too long, so I poured it out. I have plenty of containers, I just need to find the proper size.

Thanks Randy and Gareth! When I put this model on the shelf, it should be complete to the best of my ability, which includes paint. Since this is a complete hood assembly, I need to find a container big enough to hold this.

Yes, it is! I supposed the easiest thing would be to just strip the paint and start over. it is really too bad especially since the paint is shiny!

The only changes were small improvements to the vehicle to improve reliablity or structure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_series#Series_III

The Story McNally returns to Dennett's house the following morning and searches his house and he finds Dennett's Smith & Wesson Model 5906 packed away in it's wooden box. The box was in Dennett's desk and McNally takes the box with him and he leaves the house for BPD Forensics to check the gun for fingerprints and a bullet comparision. After the Forensic checks, he'll return the gun and box to it's original location in Dennett's desk. The Build A mockup of the convertible top. It fits! I painted the hood again to darken the color and I ended up with some sort of contamination on it for a bunch of fish eyes. I may strip the paint and start over. More Jaguar to come...

I painted the Magnum 500 wheels for the 'Cuda. I have always hated to paint these wheels for one reason or the other, but they are done! I had noticed that the printed licensing molding for Chrysler was still on the chassis after I had painted them. I usually for get to paint the side mirrors and I made sure that I did that, but I forgot about the molded licensing marks on the chassis. I removed the moldings and repainted the primer. The engine didn't seem to fit correctly in the chassis since the motor mount was hitting the oil filter mount. I removed a little of the motor mount and the engine slid back where it should. More 'Cuda to come...

I think the year can be determined by you. The Land Rover Series III was produced from 1971 to 1985, so what year you decide on will be right.

I was going to paint the interior today and I might later if I have time. I wanted an automatic transmission for this 'Cuda, but I needed to make a shifter plate for the console. I used two pieces of .020 thick styrene cut to 9/16ths by 5/16ths glued together, which happens to be the size of the opening in the console. I used two strips of .010 by .030 styrene to define the shifter slot and I drilled a hole for the shift lever. More 'Cuda to come...

I decided to add another, deeper coat of Tamiya TS-86 Pure Red to the T-Bird! More Vega$ to come...

The Story McNally stops at Boston Police Headquarters and he gets his Visitors Pass and he runs upstairs to the fourth floor and the Homicide Squad Room to see Lt. Det. Troy. He asks about the Bisson Murder Case and Adam shows him the file. Ron Bisson died of a wound in the chest from a 12 inch long screwdriver. The cops had determined that the screwdriver had come from Ron's toolchest. The screwdriver went deep into Ron's chest indicating that the killer was rather strong and possibly had great upper body strength. All the fingerprints were smudges and not identifiable. The Build I got the Crown Vic into a coat of primer. Now to see if I need to perform and extra work on the body. McNally will return...

Excellent job on the 'Cuda, Tim! I like it very much! Now to get back on my '70 440+6 'Cuda!

Looks like an abused Morgan unlike mine.

This is why the Crown Vic is being repainted another color before it is sold to the public. Yes, the rebuilder is a public entity, but he is not registering the car, just refurbishing it. Thank you Wayne! I appreciate your response. The Story The 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor turns down Dardenvale St. and stops in front of number 157. The home of McNally, Boston PI. Mrs. Constance Bisson gets out of the Crown Vic and walks up to the front door and rings the doorbell. McNally opens the door and a he greets his visitor and lets her into the house. He escorts her to his office and shows her to a visitors chair in front of his desk. Constance wants to hire the Boston PI to find her some answers regarding her ex-husband's death. She tells him of her lack of expectation of the Boston Police Homicide Unit to find her the answers she seeks. They had stayed friends during and after their divorce for the sake of their 2 children. Ronnie was working long hours so he could be able to pay his alimony and child support. McNally tells Constance that he may not find Ronnie's killer before the Police do and he informs her of his fee and what to expect from him. Constance Bisson agrees with McNally and she gets up from the visitors chair and she shakes McNally’s hand and he escorts her to the front door and out of the house. The Crown Victoria she gets into could use a wash which it may not have had since she got the car. The Build I have been filling the 2 holes in the Crown vic's roof. This is the third time with some Bondo Spot and Glazing Putty on this roof as the putty keeps sinking as it dries.. I filled the hole in the dash with some parts sprue. I removed the siren/speaker from the grille guard and painted the lights with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange. McNally will return...

Looking good, Randy! On mine, I ran some wires here and there just to give the model some extra detail.

No problem, Ron! Thanks, Michael for posting the link to that article! Excellent article, too! Been doing some thinking and once I have filled in the holes in the roof, I'll paint the car with Testors Icy Blue One Coat Lacquer. It should look good in that color!

I spent some time working on the 'Cuda today. I started by painting the grille with Tamiya TS-42 Light Gun Metal followed by using Tamiya Black Panel Liner on the upper vents and Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black on the grille bars. Then I did a mockup of the body, hood, interior, chassis and the engine to see if it would all fit...and it does! I was worried that it wouldn't. I have a picture on my laptop of an Tor-red '70 'Cuda 440 with a brown interior. I like it so much that I will paint my interior that color with black accents. More 'Cuda to come...

My pleasure, Randy! I'm looking forward to your build, whenever you get around to it!

Nice Crown Vic! Yes, they were fast! Many Police Departments and others used them since they were the last of the "full size" cars and they were considered "big". To me, a full size car was an early '70's Mopar and those were huge! A friend of mine and I took the seat from an early '70's Cadillac Sedan deVille and put it into his '74 Chevy Pickup and there was still almost a foot of space left between the seat and the passenger door. The model I am using is NOT the Lindberg Crown Vic, but a Classic Metal Works diecast that I had picked at K-Mart many years ago. I don't remember if I had built it or just took it out of the box and put it on the shelf. I did add a trunk mount antenna to make it look more of a cop car. Now that antenna will be cut down a bit and added to my Vega$ '57 T-Bird and I have decided to keep the grille guard minus the siren/speaker. Thanks Carl! The Story Lt. Det. Adam Troy of Boston Police Department Homicide Unit arrives to take charge of the scene. The Coroner, Dr. Elizabeth Crocker arrives a short while after with her assistant, Sean Daigle. “Dr. Crocker,” says Lt. Troy. “Lt. Troy, a wonderful Saturday morning ruined. I had planned on sleeping in this morning,” she says. “So did I, but those plans were quickly dashed.” “So, the only constants in the Universe are still death and taxes.” “Yep. I’m afraid so,” says Adam as the Coroner unloads the body bag and gurney from her van. Dr. Crocker moves her gurney over to the body lying on the floor inside the garage and she starts her preliminary examination. After ten minutes, with pictures taken, measurements taken and the exam concluded, she fills out a multi-part sheet on a clipboard and then presents it to Lt. Troy. Lt. Troy reads the sheet and signs it and hands the clipboard back to Dr. Crocker who removes a pink copy of the sheet and hands it back to Adam. A new detective was working for Lt. Troy today. His name is Detective Paul Torino and he has just recently transferred over from Patrol. This is his first murder case and he was asking questions of the two men like who found the body, who called 9-1-1 and did they touch anything. The Build I removed the siren/speaker from the grille guard. When I removed the rear seat screen and the front seats, the backs were hollow. Out came my sheet of styrene and I cut out two backings and glued them on. Now to paint them to match. McNally will return...

Thanks David, Carl and Geoff!