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It's coming along great! I'm loving the progress.

Please post your results. I'd be very interested in seeing them.

I've seen some use TS-33 Dull Red. I haven't used it personally, but I bought a can to have it on hand for a Chevy C-1500 project I have planned. My goal is also to duplicate the Garnet Red interior.

Tamiya TS-26 Pure white over Mr. Hobby white primer.

Great build, I love the municipal truck look. I just had some of those same tool boxes printed for me. Did you foil or paint them?

Thank you all for your advice. I guess I should have clarified from the get go that I always prime my bodies.

Should I have any issues with bleed through for this color? I want to paint it white. Or is bleed through usually only an issue with bright colors such as red, yellow, etc?

Any more progress on this one?

I'm really liking the progress on this.

That came out great! I bought the Tamiya Camel Yellow a while back to use on future contractor/municipal truck projects, so I'm happy to see how it looks on a kit. Is it just me or is that 3rd brake light ridiculously long?

Again, I think that goes back to examining how sales of other vintage police car kits have gone. I realize it's a different company, but AMT has had more police re-issues recently and I wonder how those kits have done (including the CHP Monaco). As an outsider, I would think that you could find some ROI in using an existing tooling as a basis for a new variant never released before. Plus the 1996 Caprice is one of those cars that just about every agency used, so the possibilities would be endless.

Double post.

I wonder how sales have been for the recent re-issues of the 94 Impala SS and other older-style police car kits. We're at the point where a re-release of the Caprice could be marketed as a "vintage police car." If Revell could include a comprehensive decal sheet with NYPD/other major agency markings and some light bars, wheel options, and other goodies, I think it would stand a chance. They could even re-tool the Impala SS into a 1994-1996 Caprice since I know the original 91 Caprice tooling was changed to make the SS. That would probably be more realistic than making the significant body changes back to a 91. A 1994-1996 Caprice police car would technically be an all new kit ?

Beautiful build. Nice work!

Great color choice. Well done.

Iceman Collections is working on a W/T grill. I would love other stock wheel options, a bench seat, and mirrors. Maybe @Oldmopars & @Texas_3D_Customs can help?

Looks good so far!

Thanks guys! Your comments are much appreciated.

Thanks guys! Thanks, a great compliment to receive! Thanks! Ha, I've had a few posters on facebook mention seeing these on the I-10 back in the day as well.

The antenna with the black base was bought on ebay many years ago. I haven't been able to find them again since. The other 2 are satin pins, one having been cut. They are my least favorite part of the car, but I used what I had. Thanks! https://inquarters.com/Large_Scale_Law_Enforcement.html Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks! I think styrene strips would be your best bet. The extra chrome that runs along the bottom of the doors could be simple. But with the chrome on the roof that runs down the b-pillars, you'd definitely want to make sure the roof is straight. The roof on my particular kit isn't straight, something I unfortunately noticed too late. Thanks! Ha, I wouldn't describe myself that way. There's a few things not visible to the eye that I messed up on. Not noticing the roof wasn't level until it was too late is one of them. I look at it as an opportunity to learn and improve, not to beat myself up on it.

Here's my 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Arizona Department of Public Safety. This is a full resin kit from @Greg Wann. The wheels, spotlights, Ford decals, and interior/exterior police equipment all came from the Lindberg Crown Victoria kit. Decals are the just released InQuarters decal set. Push bumper is scratch built. Paints and clear are all Tamiya spray cans, with wet sanding and polish after. This is the first full resin kit I've built and overall I'm pleased. There's some things I wasn't happy with concerning my own work, but this was a great learning opportunity for me. I highly recommend the kit, but be aware that it won't look good without bare metal foil applied.

With something that small, I would just touch it up. Since it's a thin portion, just put tape around it and have at it with a thin brush or even a toothpick with paint on the end. It by no means looks perfect but at least from far away it looks good. Others might disagree but if you're happy with the rest of the body and only a small section is the problem, I personally don't want to go through the effort of restarting.

Well that's the cost of going down the 3D/resin/aftermarket route. You either pay $100 for a full kit or about the same to purchase a body + donor kit + extras.