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That's Police Constable Plod to you, my good man!!! Love the overall idea, remember reading the Noddy books as a child. Definitely showing their age through some areas (the bad guys are now called 'goblins'...)

I've been busy with some other projects, so haven't been posting as much on this build. I will be posting some newer photos soon. Here are the rear seats, painted and detailed (the colour is a bit washed out due to sunlight, but it is dark). The seat on the left is from my last Land Rover build back in the early 1990's.

Saw the re-issued 289 Cobra (it does say '289' on the box) at the LHS. Asking price is $52 CDN. Looks identical to the Sunny versions I passed up for $10 back in the day.

You need the body from a JoHan '62 Chrysler 300, and modify the front clip to match.

Road trip to the hobby shop today. Had planned on the stock cars, the motorcycle was a bonus!

I have been playing around with my example, and have found two minor issues, which may be causing some of the problems people see with the kit. The first one is the taillight bezels don't quite match the size of the end caps (sanding and scraping of both pieces has improved the fit). Once this is done, the bumper does not want to go into position (too vertical), so I think this may be solved by scoring a line between the taillight/trim panel and the bumper, and bending the bumper section for a closer fit. Overall, it looks like a nicely detailed kit, and though I am not the biggest '69 Chevelle fan, I'm willing to work with it.

As nice as it would be to have this car in styrene, you would have to make a new tool, including the chassis. The Grand Prix and Montes rode the longer 4 door wheelbase. I would take a GP or a 300, no problems.

Picked up a few pieces at the LHS today.

Some new pics of the Revell E-Type Jag from Hannants. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/RV7668

I've never seen the debonder in gel form before, have to think you received a bad batch.

I remember reading an article about this car a few years back, and it was mentioned that the windshield frame had been refinished in a satin chrome or brushed finish (can't remember which). It was done to prevent errant reflections from showing up when they were filming scenes with the cameras pointing at the interior.

The Hemi engines ended up in the S'Cool Bus, but who knows where the rest ended up!

If you really have to have the automatic transmission, there is a Ford-o-matic in the Lindberg 1953 Ford kits. The Revell 1957 Fords also have some nice dress-up parts for the engine. If you wanted to go nuts on chassis detail, you could steal the running gear from the AMT 1956 T-Bird, but that's beginning to sound too much like work!

I received a replacement body for my Land Rover in the mail, arrived from Germany to Canada in less than two weeks!

Fairly easy to do, as long as you're not lusting after a Fuelie. You can find the majority of the bits for a carbureted '63 (250/300hp) in the Revell '64 Impala kit, though you will need to find an air cleaner (AMT '63 Vette?)

If you are looking for a detailed chassis with steerable wheels, you may want to check out the AMT 1970/72 Corvettes. There is no real difference between a C2 and C3 chassis, and it will give you the exhaust system that recent issues of the MPC Vette lack.

Check your local Canadian Tire, they were selling the One Coat as 'Extreme Lacquer'. I bought some a few weeks back for $4.75 a can! I have been getting good results with the Vallejo Model Air metallics. They airbrush well, and even flow nicely when I need to brush paint a part.

Great looking build. From what I read, this car started out as one of Fred Lorenzen's cars, and years after Scott retired and parked the car, it was purchased and restored back to #28 appearance.

It's pretty rare, I've never seen one in person before. Even the stock Maverick is pretty uncommon to find at swap meets.

Many years back, when Scale Auto Enthusiast became Scale Auto, I remember making a comment online about the natural progression: Scale Auto Enthusiast>Scale Auto>Fine Scale Auto>Fine Scale Auto Modeller>Fine Scale Modeller. It no longer seems so funny. I've seen so many car modelling mags folded into the Shermans and Germans publications, and disappearing shortly thereafter. Is it so hard for publishers to realize that car modellers do like having a magazine that caters to their likes?

AFAIK, the Plodges stopped after 1959, after that it was full-size Dodges with Plymouth dashboards and interiors. I agree though, the mating of the two halves does look really good!

They were a neat looking truck, can remember one of the big regional carriers running several of these when I was young.

Adam, if you are looking for a set of whitewall tires, they are available in the Revell Yenko '69 Corvette kit. Same tires as the Corvette America, but with lettering removed and tamponed-printed whitewalls in place. Hope this helps!

Order placed!

Speculating about tooling is akin to playing the lottery. We may never win, but the dreaming about it is most of the fun!