Testors 73 Mustang police (Japan)

[vamach1]

This one is almost done.  I need the gumball light, hood twist lock declas and to add some Mustang scripts.  I used engine parts from the kit along with some non Boss 429 parts to make it resemble the real car that used for police duty in Japan.  I may some police equipment to the interior too.  The graphics are hand painted.

[br67]

Interesting subject matter Rex

[Mike74RR]

You showed this to me at the MAMA's meeting and asked if I knew where to get the gumball short of buying an older police kit, I had no idea it would look this cool.

[vamach1]

2 hours ago, Mike74RR said:

You showed this to me at the MAMA's meeting and asked if I knew where to get the gumball short of buying an older police kit, I had no idea it would look this cool.

Thanks.  It was a fun fairly quick build that has some paint flaws but since it's a old cop car it should not look like a new car.  I made the gold grille emblem from the front part of an alternator.

Edited August 9, 2019 by vamach1

[bbowser]

Pretty cool in a weird way!  

[tkzwolf]

Very original and well executed.

[vamach1]

18 hours ago, tkzwolf said:

Very original and well executed.

thanks.  Just added air cleaner decal and metal Mustang scripts.

 

Edited August 10, 2019 by vamach1

[vamach1]

Calling this one done.  It was a fun build.

[spencer1984]

I always liked this color scheme, and it looks great on a Mustang.  Nicely done!

[michelle]

nice work

[rustybill1960]

A rather pleasing oddity

I like this no idea it existed

I may have to consider adding this to my police pursuit builds

Thank You for sharing with Us here

Later

Russ

[cobraman]

Good looking replica.

[fumi]

Nice build.

If anyone is interested this car was donated to the Tochigi Prefecture Police by the local co-op of the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives in 1973 for highway patrol duty, when the Tohoku Expressway was opened, and was in service until 1984.  It had a reputation of being very fast, but also very thirsty.

Another famous highway patrol car of Tochigi was the first gen NSX, donated by Honda.