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Awesome It's true. I heard it on the internet

1/8 scale and very expensive Especially if you buy both the red and blue version as a set.

I've seen photos of both the Cutlass and Regal; but neither of them has ever been on the market in diecast or plastic. I would imagine there's already tooling out there, I would also imagine that Revell may have cancelled them but may have plans for further down the road. The "Donk" thing was probably geared towards Wal Mart; with Wal Mart out of the way Revell probably is thinking a bit clearer. I wouldn't count these out completely, but they probably need a good amount of work to make them a bit more realistic and also to have the most appropriate custom options for the long run, rather than hitching to the fad du jour. These could be very popular models if done the right way.

Another fine example of the Nova, nice work

Harry, with all due respect there is no good place on this site to walk people through ALL steps of this process. It is easy if you've been doing it forever, but unless/until there is a stickied tutorial for all the steps involved, including screen captures, this will be an ongoing issue. There are always people asking about uploading pictures. There's been talk back and forth about making the subject into a pinned thread that shows in the "general" forum. Why instructions for using the features on this forum are impossible to find is beyond me. It's ridiculous for anyone to have to type out instructions more than once. It's ridiculous that when I do a search for "how to upload photos" that the search doesn't give much help. And I am relatively computer literate. We NEED to have clear, concise instructions for users that aren't buried here. This place is not easy for a newcomer. The other place referenced by contrast isn't easy for anyone, it's interface is terrible and not the standard for forums. This one is easy for someone who is familiar w/basic forum experience, but this forum doesn't help newbies at all. No instructions, no FAQ's...that really needs to change. Seriously, either in "Ask MCM a question" or "General" there needs to be a stickied "How to use this forum" thread. In it there need to be simple instructions for adding photos. Other general instructions. Right now there is NOTHING without someone having to be relatively clever to figure out how to word a search. It's very user-unfriendly to people new to this site. Other sites have that kind of information readily accessible. This one does not.

Often that white haze is merely a dusting on the surface, if you can get a small paintbrush in there or Qtip or pipe cleaner it may very well wipe away w/o any liquid/solvent.

That's just plain awesome Definitely looks like a Buick showcar.

You have to modify your technique going from cans of automotive spray to cans of Tamiya. At this point thinking of using an airbrush isn't going to solve the basic problem. Tamiya sprays apply in thinner coats than automotive, and it tends to shrink more too. What may have seemed like adequate wetsanding of the primer under auto paint may still have too much texture for the Tamiya paint to cover. And Tamiya sprays can be shot a lot closer to the model than from 1 foot away. Depending on how fast you move the can back and forth, you can spray it just inches from the surface. The Tamiya spray doesn't have a chance to get a wet enough coat to end up smooth and glossy. Before trying a new paint on a model, test it on plastic spoons. Prime/paint the spoons to test the color and finish. This is how you learn how a new paint works for you. As for when the paint is dry, Tamiya does dry softer than automotive paint, and it will be easier to polish through if you are using the same techniques as automotive paint. Tamiya's own compounds work best on Tamiya paint. You have to adjust your polishing technique as well if you want success w/Tamiya paint. I decant and airbrush Tamiya paint all the time. Really doesn't matter what airbrush you use, if you spray it at the right consistency and pressure and from the correct distance. It's all dependant on the paint, the airbrush, and conditions. Tamiya paints work very well, but you need practice with them to find out how they work best. Apply on the absolute smoothest surface as possible, apply wet coats after a couple mist coats, and carefully polish them out. Using the same techniques w/Tamiya sprays as in using automotive is kind of like using an anvil when a scalpel is necessary. If you don't get the hang of using Tamiya, go back w/the Duplicolor spray and use that black. It will be more familiar to you and the techniques you're already comfortable with.

It's gonna be a fun show!

The pair of Vipers was absent too. Someone mentioned that w/Wally World out of the kit business, that pretty well killed these particular kits. I know for sure someone had posted earlier that Lindberg told them the Challenger concept was dropped. Honestly while I'd like to have all these kits, I think Lindberg made the right decision, especially on the relatively obscure Rampage and Demon. Revell could update their Vipers to the newer specs, but even that seems doubtful. Anything Chrysler seems doubtful these days

The Charger is definitely 1/24, if you put a completed one next to a completed Crown Vic, even though the CV is slightly longer, it's overall volume is noticeably smaller than the Charger; my eyes see it as the Charger being "normal" and the CV looking a bit small. The Testors/Lindberg Charger wheelbase is much longer than the Lindberg CV. Chargers are definitely smaller cars than CV's. That said, I'm not worried over the scale difference. I can easily see myself getting 2 or 3 of the police cruisers.

Thanks for sharing!

Future is already so thin it runs like crazy with almost no provocation. There is no need to thin it at all to spray, if anything it needs to thicken before being sprayed. The only thing I really like about spraying Future is the lemony scent

Sure ain't pretty, is it? Now Fujimi is getting into the 1/12 market with a stock GTR: 1/12 Fujimi GTR

Hard to tell from your pic, but is the back seat the same as an R/T, or does it represent one of those newfangled 1 piece molded plastic seats that's easy to hose off? I would imagine it's hard to stuff larger prisoners back there; but then again, who cares? Not like they need to be pampered!

Thanks for sharing! I'm a happy camper for those Charger police cars, and glad my original source gave me Testors diecast info. as reference rather than the Lindberg information making it sound to me like they were based on the diecast tooling. Glad the long-delayed glue police car didn't really get cancelled, just shelved for awhile and under the Lindberg banner. While I don't expect it, it would be nice if they tooled both the wheel styles used on the police cars, the black steelies and the silver wheelcovers. Seems the "local" GA, SC, and NC state patrol cars all run the silver wheelcovers. Revell didn't show their '09 Challenger? Considering it was due in August, then moved to late January, seems they would have had a test shot there.

I hope he doesn't mind me linking to his album, he'll probably post it here later: Steve Goldman's iHobby Album

Seeing Steve Goldman's photos posted elsewhere, it turns out my information on the Charger police cars was dead wrong ; my source quoted from Testors information on their particular police car, not the Lindberg. They're full-detail glue kits, not based on the diecast tooling. Good stuff! About time the kit actually sees the light of day, we've been waiting a few years for it now.

For detail freaks that may be true, but IMHO it's a good move on their part from a business perspective. The full-blown Testors glue kit is great, so many parts that all miraculously fit almost as if Tamiya engineered it. I have the diecast Testors Charger police car and it's not bad at all. I could live without the opening doors and all that vinyl stuff for the interior, but built carefully it's going to be a really good representation of a Charger police car. I've been hesitant to build mine; not really having a solid direction and not wanting to necessarily build it completely OOB with their graphics, and procrastinating on stripping all the paint off and starting from scratch. I'd like to build a GA or SC patrol car; and SC runs them both fully dressed and totally unmarked. Now I can probably do both, and maybe a NC car as well. Or a local Doraville PD Charger which is easy since it's essentially identical to the version Testors sells. Through Lindberg the kit should be a decent sum less expensive than the Testors version, perhaps shot in plastic instead of diecast because of cost concerns. The police components from the diecast kit are designed in a way they're not going to fit the glue kit w/o some modifications. I can fully understand why they're taking the path of least resistance; they'd have to tool up a lot of new stuff yet again to make a proper patrol car out of the full glue kit. If the builder combines parts from both a Testors glue R/T and the newer police car and they'll have something nice. Not the cheapest solution, but it's probably not getting any better than that. All in all, not what we expected when Testors announced a full-glue patrol car, but considering the market and times at least we're getting something decent out of it. EDIT: My source was wrong; they quoted Testors information vs. Lindberg information, apparently the Lindberg police Chargers are the full-detail plastic kit, according to Steve Goldman who posted his photos elsewhere. Nevermind the above. But this is actually better news

Actually from what I just heard (over the phone ) the Charger police car is the same as we've already got; the description was that it was glue/screw assembly, opening doors, etc. Not sure if plastic or metal body. So it's apparently not the full-detail Testors plastic kit, more like different decorations on what Testors already have. Shooting it in plastic would be easy if they need to save $$. The '62 'Vette is also on Revell's list. Didn't Revell's '67 GT350 come after the Bullitt? I built the American Dreams '68 and it looks pretty good; proportions are slightly compromised by the diecast factor, but nothing that noticeable, nothing like those horrific fenders on the twice-done-in-plastic but never correct AAR, for example. All the AMT '67's have their issues; a too-wide front track and the tires are lousy, whereas the Revell '68 has a fine set of wheels/tires and a natural stance. Hybrids between the two to get the best, always a good idea. I still don't know if Revell showed their '09 Challenger yet, but it is still on their list for early '09.

Those are all very cool!

I can answer that one; that and the yellow Challenger are conversions from diecast to plastic. The '68 was pretty good as a diecast already, with the new parts it should be pretty well accepted. Three "new in plastic" '68 Mustangs, can't argue with that. My favorite year of early Mustangs

Okay, Gregg...PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE give us some information to go with photos! PLLLLLEEEEEEEESE Details about Lindberg police Chargers? Based on Testors full-detail, or based on diecast, or simplified like the Crown Vics???? Pics of Revell's '09 Challenger?? Details of those cool boats from yesterday?? The Black Widow looks great! Seems they're making the best of their diecast tooling for the Mustang and Challenger. Hopefully next announcement they'll include the '62 'Vette and Bandit T/A to the list of conversions from diecast. Those two are far better by far than the old AMT versions.

It's real, and you are correct, it's one of the full-scale replicas. It's such a simple design that it really is like a big model that actually runs. It was fun to see them actually drive the thing when I saw it displayed at Amelia Island. The car's handlers were even dressed in somewhat vintage looking Mercedes Benz corporate clothing. Attention to detail!

Yay for second half of '09 for Revell Yay for Trumpeter GT40; looks like they're going in the right direction. Hope it's all correct, buildable, and sells. Large scale builders are gonna eat this one up! Hope someone gets pics of Revell's Challenger, Bullitts, GT500KR, 5 window, Yenko Nova, yada yada. Yay for Revell fixing the Nova fuel tank