Andrew D the Jolly Roger Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 75 Plymouth Fury, as seen in a recurring role on the Dukes of Hazzard. Always loved this patrol car best of the lot. MPC Dodge Monaco body and interior. AMT 71 Charger chassis, engine and suspension. Resin grill and headlight mounts needed a LOT of help. Headlights from reshaped and polished acrylic fashion gemlets. Scratchbuilt CB antenna, rear view mirrors, searchlights w handles, light bar mount, & some radio gear. Lightly weathered around the bottom for normal dusty road patrols. Edited July 13, 2019 by Andrew D the Jolly Roger
espo Posted July 14, 2019 Posted July 14, 2019 Great looking "County Mounty" and the dusty undercarriage looks very real also.
Andrew D the Jolly Roger Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 Thank you! I normally do military aircraft, so the weathering skills from that come in really handy for building cars that are not still on the showroom floor.
crowe-t Posted July 14, 2019 Posted July 14, 2019 Very nice job! Where did you get the Resin grill and headlight mounts? What color green did you use?
Andrew D the Jolly Roger Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, crowe-t said: Very nice job! Where did you get the Resin grill and headlight mounts? What color green did you use? Thank you! I got the grill and headlight mounts from an Ebay dealer, but the grill was badly warped, and I actually had to cut it into sections and mount it bit by bit to make it actually fit. The light mounts were uneven though much better molded; even so, I discarded the clear resin lenses and went with acrylic diamantes used for ladies' clothing etc, sanded and polished out the facets. Really looks the part, great trick now that MV lenses are about gone. The green is supposed to have a slightly aqua tint if one pays close attention to the show. I made a custom mix using Testors enamels from the little square bottles; after much experimentation I settled on the following mix: 7 parts gloss green; 3 parts gloss light blue; 1 part gloss dark blue. Thanks again for the kind comments!
Dominik Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 On 14.07.2019 at 12:50 AM, zakdoggi said: Very nice. Like the subtle weathering effects. x2 well done! Like it a lot.
David G. Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 Nicely done! The chassis swap was an excellent idea. The one that MPC provides is rather... basic. David G.
Oldcarfan27 Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Great build! If you could, I'd like for you to add this car to my thread... It's perfect for it!
doorsovdoon Posted February 20, 2021 Posted February 20, 2021 Very nice build and nicely weathered. Nice details like the search light and the wire for the roof lights.
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