MadKaw6

Thanks everybody.

Fireball Robert's '57 Ford. Built mostly box stock. I removed the mufflers and rerouted the exhaust through the trunk and out the tailight covers. I added tow lights to the back and bungee cords to hold the hood and trunk closed.. Built a small trap door behind the right front for Fireball to check the tread depth. Also added a scratchbuilt timing light and a pull cord to use with the trap door and a leather strap to hold the shifter in second gear. The only thing I did extra to the engine was add sparkplug wires. I used tires from PPP and wheels from a '62 Pontiac. The suspension is lowered 1mm to make up the difference of the taller tires. It's painted with Model Master enamel and Alclad II. I weathered it with pastel chalks.

Great looking 'Vette. Excellent paint.

Looks great so far.

I mixed my own tan color and matched with a paint chip off a friends FHP Crown Victoria when I built my FHP Charger. I just started a Mustang and I'll use the same paint for it. The different manufacturers didn't use the same paint codes, but they're so close only the most picky would notice the difference.I paint all my cars with Model Master enamel. A lot of builders don't like using that kind of paint, but its what I'm used to and I get the results I'm looking for.

Just want to thank everyone for your compliments. It means a lot.

Haven't been on here for awhile. This is the Red Alert Chevelle I recently finished. It's built from an AMT '70 Chevelle. The paint is Model Master and Alclad for anything metallic. I used a set of original decals. The engine is from a Monte Carlo kit with a scratchbuilt oil pan with intake and carb from my parts box. I used this engine for the automatic transmission. The interior has a scratchbuilt rollbar and tach. I used the console from the Monte Carlo. I used the rear axle from the Monte Carlo and narrowed it so the slicks would fit under the body. The wheels came from my parts box and represent the wheels first used. I removed the stock gas tank and made a fuel cell and electric fuel pump.

Thanks again everybody for the compliments.

Thanks very much for the compliments.

Very well done!

Awesome!

Nice work as usual Charlie.

LOL!

Nicely done! Looks great.

This a car that was driven by R W Glenn in the 70s at Auburndale and Lakeland here in Florida. The body is from an original AMT kit. It had been built as a drag car at onetime and couldn't be restored stock so no worries that any vintage plastic was harmed. I hand painted the lettering. The chassis and suspension are mostly scrachbuilt. The engine is a 250 six cylinder with a crossflow head. It is scratchbuilt with the exception of the block and valve cover.

Very well done!

Well done! This is a great looking build with just enough detail to look like the real thing without being overdone.

They are using a Code 3 Javelin lightbar. I'm not sure if they're exclusive to the FHP or not, but I'm pretty sure they were the first to have them. Thanks everybody for the compliments. Time to get started on my Mustang.

I sanded the bottom of the lens on a big piece of sandpaper on a flat wood surface until it looked right. It's not exactly what's on these FHP cars, but it looks close. I added some detail inside using .040 x .080 strips and .080 rod. Then painted it with Alclad. I also weathered my FHP car with pastel chalks. It doesn't show up well in the pictures.

If I remember right those are generic decals. I don't remember Lennie Pond ever driving a # 39.

Looks great so far. It's almost as much work scratch building a model as it is working on the real thing.

Nice work.

Well done. Great looking build of a race car I have many memories of.

Finished my FHP Charger. It's built mostly box stock. The Lindberg kit doesn't come with the correct lightbar, so I modified the closest one by cutting down the lens and adding some detail. I modified the rear seat to look like the vinyl one that comes with the police package. The only other addition is an antenna on the trunk lid.

Nice work Charlie. Looks great so far. Can't wait to see it finished.