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This is correct. From the factory at least in the few years of the run (2006 & 2007) the cars did arrive with the cover in place. Most were removed later in life, usually at the upfitter, or during the first service. I haven't seen a factory fresh car since then to know if they just stopped altogether. A lot of Crown Vics retire without their engine/intake covers as well, but they have them when new. Either way is correct depending on what stage of life you are trying to represent.

Shotguns are still carried by most departments these days, but they are either in the trunk, or mounted to a rack across the top of the prisoner cage, so to be invisible on this model, especially since it has solid glass all the way around. Shotguns mounted to the dashboards went away with the advent of airbags. As to the V-6...yeah sure I suppose if you wanted to be uber-specific to replicate the majority of county/local municipalities having a V-6 would have been nice. But that means tooling up another 30+ part engine (if the Hemi is any indication), along with the V-6 specific exhaust. Seeing as how they couldn't bother to include enough decals to make the entire NCHP car another engine is a fantasy. The kit has 274 parts as it is... I am happy with these kits, I could be happier, but constrained by the realities of life, I am happy.

Well it's so kind of you to offer to help me out of my predicament...

Well O.K., I'll be that guy. If you're waiting for a CHP version, your wait shall be a long and fruitless one. They did an LAPD version. They did include the right lightbar for one, but it doesn't come with individual rotators like the one in the Crown Vic kit had, but all the domes are clear...probably possible to use the clear domes with the base and rotators out of the CV kit, but I don't have access to one out here to see if the parts interchange. The lightbars are a nice solid foundation to start from, but with 0 rotator/reflector engraving they will take a little TLC to make them shine.

I might have gotten a tiny box of items today at the MDA Show in Virginia. I'm sure I can sneak this right past the wife without her evening noticing!

Well it's not in the 2011 catalog, because it's in the 2010 Fall Release Brochure... http://downloads.hobbico.com/misc/rmx/2010_FallBrch.pdf But beyond that there is a Chicago area club that had a thread in General about Revell bringing out kits to them, and if I recall it right, they were still getting the test shots to look right.

Is there any of you guys going to this show I can bum a ride off of from the T/A Truckstop up north of Roanoke (at exit 150). I find myself going through there on a load with some time to kill. I'll kick ya some gas money, or buy you lunch or something. I will be arriving in town tonight around 7-8pm so I will be there plenty early so as to not affect anyone parking place search I don't have anything to enter, I just want to roam around for inspiration, a few kits I'd like to get. I am on your time schedule for the day with no need to be back to my truck by a certain time Saturday afternoon/evening. Please PM me with a phone number I can call later this afternoon. Thanks in advance for saving me some outrageous taxi fare!

Make a note of this link... http://www.revell.com/new.html Revell updates it at the beginning of every month. Looks like a yawner in March unless you want that COPO Nova or the reissue of the RoG Mini Cooper...unless your really big into F-1 or military items.

This just in from WKYC Channel 3 News.... Big Creek has been renamed "Little River". Lakewood seals it's borders to prevent in an influx of refugees. Tune in tonight at 6 for more details.

I'm not sure understanding of the subject matter is as important as having an interest in it is...You could be quite capably mechanically with automobiles, but if you're a plane nut, then building cars probably isn't going to turn your crank. I would also add - 4.) More Patience 5.) Another hobby you enjoy while you burn off frustration over that model kit your working on... 6.) Oh yeah more patience.

If you're going to drag Texas into this, we'll be here all night. I believe there maybe more F-150s as squads in certain parts of the state than 4 door sedans.

Molded in Color...Molded in Color...all of the recent AMT/"MPC" reissues that don't come in the fancy pants retro boxes are molded in color *bangs head of desk*...why? Did I miss the part where this old practice of Monogram and Revell was missed and desired? Styrene doesn't come pre-colored, it costs extra that way...I thought Round 2 was broke *pounds head of desk*

I have to wonder... Since four versions of this kit... the Florida, Texas, Illinois and Philly car DON'T have the rear Dodge logo, if they unilaterally decided that NONE of them needed it. Unfortunately 90% of departments (NC included) don't pop the rear logo off to install their graphics. I wonder how much a baggie of Dodge logos goes for...

The wheels from left to right are the SRT rims out of the Lindberg SRT-8 issue, the alloy wheels (which need to be dechromed and painted argent/silver to look right) and the black steelies (one with center cap one without).

Well the Testors kits had pictures of real cars on the box, not built models. It also seemed they photoshopped the push bumper on there as it's leaning at an odd angle...or maybe it's just the angle of the photograph.

Those F-150's are assigned to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, which hasn't gotten new trucks since 2005, so they're well overdue for some new rides.

A VW Cabriolet?

I accidentally bought blades that were too big for a standard X-Acto handle one time...and I was foiling something, so I decided to use those blades since I wasn't going to pay the $$ to get a specific handle for them. Now when I do my BMFing I don't even put the blades into the handle (I also still use the larger blades). I know people right now are probably cringing at how unsafe it is to use razor blades without putting them far away from your fingers, but it's what works for me. And echoing everyone on the patience front. BMFing is like doing complex decal work...it's going to take as long as it's going to take, you can't rush it, or try to take short cuts. I always draw up a plan of attack of what I want to get done in a particular session, then if that session goes smoothly expand to further areas. If it's a rough go, then once I finish it, I put everything down and walk away for awhile.

All parts are the same across all seven kits, the only difference being the ones with specific departments include the decals to build those specific departments. You have to remember a lot of people pre-ordered these kits three years ago when they were supposed to be pre-"painted" and include only the parts for that specific kit. So we ordered the undecorated ones to get the full array of equipment and not have to deal with the attempts of pre-decoration. I'm sure there will be a small group of people tee'd off that they have to find the proper Cream color and actually *gasp* mask off and paint the FHP car...but it's a Skill 3 155+ part kit, you oughta be able to handle a two-tone if you can actually build the thing.

I'll see your (well my..since I took that picture) Ross Township, and raise you a Coraopolis!!

I thought that too, but after reading the rules it does say you're supposed to go buy one during the time period, but I don't see anywhere where you have to provide a receipt. The online entry form just asks you what kit it is, and then the name and address of your "Favorite Revell Retailer".

Don't worry Greg, I'll be out with a U-Haul, we wouldn't want you to be tight on space! In my corner of the world my eBay win got here finally...no pictures but it included AMT 1953 Ford F100 (AMT/Ertl repop of the Trophy Series kit) AMT 1957 Chevrolet Cameo AMT Cadillac Escalade P/U Revell '99 Chevrolet Silverado I also picked up the current version of the Revell '66 El Camino at the LHS...only went for 2 bottles of Tamiya paints...darn this addicti...err hobby.

I'm not planning on entering, mainly cause the subject matter doesn't exactly yank my chain, plus I don't feel like going out and buying something NEW specifically for this contest, when I already have several of the older releases in my stash as it is (those old factory stock kits don't have the hot rodding parts)...irregardless my main reason for adding to this thread...is that my LHS has an entire end-cap display dedicated to this thing. If this sales display is used across the country I can see where Revell will get an up-tick in sales of those specific kits, whether people enter them into the contest or not. In my store this end-cap is the FIRST thing you see when you walk into the store, an it almost sucked me into buying the '48 Ford Woody cause there it was front and center demanding my impulse buying dollars.

On the other hand it's a good thing since they aren't pre-decorated as they were originally going to be either, so no matter what version you find it's going to be a generic kit unless you specifically want to build the kit with the decals that came with it.

Heard from Jeff today via another forum, that he popped open a couple of the "pre-painted" kits and the were blank white. The only differences being the decals. They all had the 8 lightbars, and both wheel options. Allegedly they're making 1,200 of each of the kits...although I bet if they sell out they'll make some more.