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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!

I fired up the paintbooth and painted the '57 T-Bird with Tamiya TS-86 Pure Red. Looks pretty good, too! Vega$ will return...

Thanks Rob! The Story Ricky runs to the office to grab the phone and call the Police and the office has been turned upside down. “Bobby! The office has been ransacked!” Bobby pulls out his cellphone from his pocket and he calls the Police to report the death and the office being ransacked. “Emergency 9-1-1. What is the nature of your emergency?” “My name is Robert Hull. The owner of my company is dead! He’s been killed! Please, send some help!” “Sir, are you injured?” “No. The other man with me and I are not injured. Please send some help!” “The Police are on their way to your location. Please do not touch anything and wait outside the business for the Police to arrive.” “Ok. We’ll wait outside.” “Very good. Please stay on the line with me until the Police arrive.” “We will.” “Ricky, let’s wait outside,” yells Bobby and the two men run outside. The sound of sirens can be heard in the distance and they are getting closer. Ricky leans on the hood of his truck worried about what just happened. Bobby watches the street for the Police. The Build I have removed the decals except for the Ford logos and the Police Interceptor logo on the rear panel. Then everything got a good bath! McNally will return...

Thanks Jeremy and David! I have removed all the decals except for the Ford Logos and the Police Interceptor logo on the rear panel. Next stop is the kitchen sink for a bath with a scrub brush and Dawn Dish Detergent. When it has dried, primer and then paint!

The Build Another project and the return of McNally, Boston PI in a story called Deadly Reclamation. This is another refugee from the model shelves and I am not sure when I got it. It took me about 5 minutes taking this apart and now it is ready for a good bath! I am calling this a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor which, in my opinion, has not changed at all that much in the last ten years of its life. There may have been changes, but those are very small and few in between. I am going to strip this car and repaint and reassemble it as a retired Police car that was sold to the public. The Story He scours the country looking for old Police cars to fix up and resell them to the public. He latest find is a Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor that had belonged to the California Highway Patrol. The car is a 2011 Crown Vic that the CHP was using asr an executive vehicle and even though it had reached the end of its service life, it was retired from the fleet and sold through auction. The car that replaced it was a Ford Explorer SUV. Ron Bisson runs a small shop that deals with the restoration of these old Police cars. Mechanical, electrical, body work and repainting, Ron does it all with a four man crew that consists of Bobby Hull, Ricky Demers, Frank Kowalski and Jimmy Dickers. Ron has been running his business for over 30 years and his current crew has been with him for a minimum of 6 years. Bobby and Ricky were asked to come in to work on a Saturday morning for 5 hours of overtime. When they got there, the garage door was open and Ron was lying on the floor…dead. More Crown Vic to come...

Randy, it seems that you don't want to show the "oops" on your WIP thread. While I am not proud of my "oops", I do show them hoping that others would see what I did and maybe they can avoid that issue if it comes to that point for them. It doesn't take a lot of graphics to make a paint job look stunning! The right colors in the right places and WOW! Some people prefer a lot of graphics and some don't. It depends upon your point of view.

I agree that race cars should be colorful and vibrant, but with the grey paint, it is the graphics that make that paint color exciting. Grey is a subdued color and it seems to be trending at the moment.

Thanks guys! Grey is not one of my favorite car colors, but it is a trending color right now. I'm starting to see this color on the road on various new vehicles. I need to sit down with the decal sheet and a bowl of warm water and start adding decals.