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Working on finishing a 2005 Revell snap Impala in my hometown's current markings. In November 2011, Fremont transitioned from all white Ford Crown Vic's to black Chevrolet Impalas with white vinyl door coverings. On this one, I painted the interior to be tan (like the chief's unmarked), used the radio console from the Lindberg CV, and made my own, bigger, radar unit to replace the kit's smaller piece. Of course, Fremont doesn't use LED bars inside the cars now, so I left them off this build. The exterior drove me nuts for a while. I shaving down the molding to give it a newer look, then putty, sanding, more putty, more sanding, priming, putty, sanding, and it all looked good before the black went on. That was in November. Finally got around to properly mask the doors with BMF and spray on the white. The officer's side still needs some black touch-up. Still needs the wheels painted, a Code 3 Rx 2007 light bar, the passenger side mirror, license plates, and a few more decals to finish it out. For reference, here's a link showing the current Impalas. And a photo of the previous CVs. I'm not a real fan of the markings, simple black and white, so I'm working on building a few more variants. Will definitely paint the car white, mask the doors, then paint the black on. Here's one of the other variants that I've finished.