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I understand what you mean about the Chargers looks, it does look like it has an attitude or something. The KHP uses Chargers and I haven't been stopped yet. The '10 was a dark grey color almost the same as the KHP was using at the time. The '18 is white, and guess what color the KHP and a lot of local PD's are using. I didn't do this by design it's just the way it worked out. When we first got the grey car it was amazing how the lane on the freeway would open up for me. The white car seems to only fool the PD and KHP since some of them give me a two finger wave when the see me. The civilians hesitate just long enough to see the rear spoiler, which I had painted to match, and then just buzz on by. Your 200 is somewhat a kin to my wife's '14 Avenger RT. That car is very quick with the 3.6 and a 6 speed. She does well with the front wheel drive in the light snow that we see. ,

I'm envious.

Can you or your company bill them for stand by ?

How much is your deductible on your home owners insurance ? May just be cheaper to replace your self or time for an up grade?

You had mentioned earlier that you were considering a Chrysler 300 AWD with the 3.6 engine. I just traded my special ordered '10 Charger RT with the 5.7 and AWD. I traded for a new left over '18 Charger GT 3.6 with AWD. We don't see the extreme snows that you experience in your area, but every now and then it gets a little dicey with ice and snow combined. I would recommend considering the Charger as an alternative to the 300 depending on what is available in your area. Even with the 5.7 I averaged 20 mpg combined even with my lead foot. Their AWD system was developed when Mercedes had control of Chrysler and is patterned off of their system. I have nothing but high praise for the way it works moving between rear drive and AWD in a way you would never notice. I'm disappointed in the new car in one respect, and remember the lead foot thing. The 3.6 engine even with the new 8 speed transmission doesn't come close to the old 5.7 and 5 speed when your in a hurry. The new one does get about 3 more mpg so that helps.

Very nice clean looking build. I like your spray in bed liner, great idea.

I have put off building this kit even though I have had it for years. The reason was that the roof just didn't look correct to my eye and I was to lazy to try and do anything about it. After seeing what you are doing with this build I now think I should reconsider building it. Even without touching the roof shape your build looks to good to ignore. By the way you picked one of my favorite colors. Is the chassis and suspension from this kit or parts from another??

Thank you for sharing. You're correct there are some really nice cars here.

Great looking build. I like the dark blue color. The engine details look perfect.

Well that explains the roof question. I see that the way the windshield is installed could corrects what I thought was a problem. Thank you for the update since this kit is one of the ones I'm thinking of building soon.

Sounds like a great idea, I'll have to remember that for the future.

I like everything about this. You have the perfect stance. The wheel and tire combination and of course a little extra in the engine room.

An alternative for the bed floor would be Plastruct diamond plate. I used some for the step plates on a boat trailer. The sheet is thin enough to cut with hd scissors, or cut a line with a #11 blade and it will bend and break.

I have to agree with NYLIBUD about the XJ as a vehicle. The only problem I see is you mentioned that it has been attacked by the Tin Worm and that can be fatal for any unibody vehicle.

Hard to realize these are models, they are so realistic looking in every way.

That is a truly exceptional looking build. All of the finishes look perfect and the fine detailing is just like a 1:1.

The wheel and tire combination look perfect for the Comet. I also have always liked the duel inlet hood on the Comet. I notice something about the windshield header that doesn't look right to me. The kit's body looks as if there is a brow over the top of the windshield. The box art looks more correct to what I remember of these cars. What is your feeling about that ?

Reminds me of an old Johnny Cash song, but about an Oldsmobile instead of a Cadillac. There is a saying in the car business " there's an *** for every seat". Lots of luck finding that wright one.

In my humble opinion I'd stay with the black walls if this is a rust bucket or barn find. Now if the chassis and engine are upgraded along with the interior then white walls would be perfect. With the current look you might try and find one, no more than two very dirty white walls or even a snow tire for good measure.

I like the way you blended the parts from so many other kits. You didn't mention the engine but it looks like a 348/409 maybe.

I really like how this looks. Who was the resin caster on this ? The shaded two tone colors look perfect on this.

Very cleanly done. I like how you stayed with the stock theme and the skirts add to that appearance. Ford had some bold color combinations then.

Great looking build. There is a lot more detail work building on one of these than a street model.

Looks great. I like how you got all of the roof mounted stuff on there. You're wright these kits are huge much like the 1:1's were.

First off all this is a beautiful looking build, very accurate looking. I had a brother in law that got one of these when he was 17 or 18 years old. The exact same color but with the black interior. The lad was over 6'3" so he looked like he was in a go cart. He also would up flipping it in just a few months. No roll bar and he only skinned up his hand when it was trapped between the steering wheel and the road surface. He later was a driver of a troop carrier that got blown out from under him in Vietnam. Great guy with amazing luck.