DEL Posted February 2, 2018 Author Posted February 2, 2018 Looks like it is coming along nicely Mike. AND it looks like you will not be able to tell it's been amputated after all is said and done. Perfect! Thanks for the help on this again. To the both of you!
Greg Wann Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 You Schnur did a good job, Mike. You are welcome, Dwayne.
Danno Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 I agree. It Schnur looks great! I Wann one, too!
Greg Wann Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) OK, I am making a list. Mailing addresses would be nice to have. Edited February 3, 2018 by Greg Wann
Rob Hall Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Greg Wann said: OK, I am making a list. I'm definitely interested in one.
mls60442 Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 52 minutes ago, Greg Wann said: OK, I am making a list. Mailing addresses would be nice to have. I'm interested in at least one or two for sure. Probably more than one depending on cost, availability.
martinfan5 Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Greg Wann said: OK, I am making a list. Mailing addresses would be nice to have. Um yeah I want one You have my address if you have a club roster sheet
camaro69 Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 Hi Greg, Would also like to have one... PM sent
Maindrian Pace Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Hey Greg, can I have one too? Greg stopped by with a resin copy hood, revisions under way. It was about 1/8" thick in the middle; it doesn't have to be like that in the resin, so I thinned it more to scale.
Greg Wann Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) On 2/11/2018 at 3:00 PM, Maindrian Pace said: Hey Greg, can I have one too? Greg stopped by with a resin copy hood, revisions under way. It was about 1/8" thick in the middle; it doesn't have to be like that in the resin, so I thinned it more to scale. You certainly can have one for certain, probably more. What you do is of great importance to the success of this project and other projects. I don't do what I do alone. My goal is to be superior to Modelhaus but I am going to need some backup. Just don't know how to get there. I do still work a 40hr job and I have been stuck doing standby calls for several days so I may have to drive 70 miles to fix stupid plumbing stuff. I do have Rocky Smith helping out but more help is needed. Edited February 13, 2018 by Greg Wann
Maindrian Pace Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 We just got permission from Carol Holthaus to include the police hubcap/wheel package in the '90-'91 version of the kit.
av405 Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) That's great news. I was just looking over how many of their hubcaps I had and realized I didn't have enough to cover the amount of cars I plan to purchase. Thank you. Edited February 12, 2018 by av405
dimaxion Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 18 hours ago, Greg Wann said: You certainly can have one for certain, probably more. What you do is of great importance to the success of this project and other projects. I don't do what I do alone. My goal is to be superior to Modelhaus but I am going to need some backup. Just don't know how to get there. I do still work a 40hr job and I have been stuck doing standby calls for several days so I may have to drive 70 miles to fix stupid plumbing stuff. Greg , you seek an obtainable goal . Keep at it . Thanx ..
DEL Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 Fantastic news. I had ONE I had managed to mill out on my Dremel, after about 8 tries. Always nice if someone else can give it to you. Sorry to hear MH stuff won't be available any more at all, though. I suppose..
Greg Wann Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Yes, I think the goal can be attainable. While Modelhaus limited there work to 1:24 and 1:25 scale cars and trucks there must be many other subjects and scales that are in need of supply. I think a decent size group of people could stay pretty busy.
rkeel Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 I'm in for at least two, maybe more. Great subject, one that's been MIA for way too long, and you guys are doing a fantastic job!!
Greg Wann Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Thank you, Ronnie. Mike has been working on the body to create a buck for the vacuum form window glass set. Dwayne said we should look into getting tires and Mike agreed. Dwayne told me the police car came with Goodyear Golden Eagle GT+4 225 15 tires. I sent a email to Chief Joseph about creating and providing tires to me in a bulk order but have not heard from him. I guess 200 tires is a lot to think about. Dwayne created a chassis too. This is just going to have to become part of the kit. He had to make a Lindburg chassis longer with a few details changed. While these parts will save the purchaser/builder money buy not spending extra dough to get to a happy ending, it will add expense to the kit price which is still undecided and we really hate pricing something this unique out of a modelers budget. It only makes sense that a less expensive kit will sell more and this is good for everybody. Dwayne has created quite a masterpiece for certain. He started with a 1970 1:24 scale Roadrunner. The detail around the doors is impressive. I am in hopes that removing a cast body from the mold will not become a problem. Mike and I discussed this point. I might just need to make the sides of the mold a bit thinner since I cradle a poured mold in a bent piece of sheet metal to hold the sides tight. It is difficult to guess what happens to a mold under approximately 65 PSI air pressure.
DEL Posted March 1, 2018 Author Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) Hey Greg, as discussed it would be fantastic if the proper tire could be sourced for this kit. It may have been different around the rest of the country but here the Ford Police Package cars were delivered in the following progression: 197?-1983 Goodyear Blue Streak Radial 197?-1983 Goodyear Blue Streak Radial HR or KR-70-15 or P225/235-70R15 1984-1988 Goodyear Eagle GT P225-70R15 1988-1994 Goodyear Eagle GT +4 P225-70R15 1994-1997 Goodyear Eagle RS-A P225-70R15 1998-2007. Goodyear Eagle RS-A P235-70R16 Either of the above highlighted would work for the 1991 Ford Crown Victoria, The 88-89 CV's were seen with the primarily with the earlier 84-88 prior GT's. In searching for pics of tread patterns or examples it came up that Fireball ModelWorks markets the Eagle GT in the P235/60R15 size. The Blackwall side would be the applicable view on this kit. It looks quite nice and would easily serve on this model if the size proves out in display on built-up model. If memory serves there was a company that sold (SATCO?) back in the late 80's early 90's a version of the Eagle GT tire for models. I think I bought a set and the tread was deep and sharp but they were sized for the Firebird and Camaro models of the day (215) and so were just too small on a full size model sedan. Shame. Still no one has done the GT+4 yet an that would be a nice option to have as well. EEagle GT EAGLE GT +4 Eagle GT +4 Edited March 1, 2018 by DEL
Maindrian Pace Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Update - reshaping windshield to fit hood contours: Finalizing fit of the hood/header panel. I want this to be perfect. Next step - adding some hood under side detail.
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