1977 Plymouth Fury NYPD

[ABC Auto Industry]

I actually built this one last decade, but the decals that came with the kit were old and crumbly, so I scraped them off and put on new decals from policedecalsanddeals on eBay. The unit numbers on the rear fender were a pain to put on because of my shaky hands, so they came out a bit crooked, but I'm all right with the results.

Anyways, about the kit: this was part of the Yodel "American Police" series and is in 1/24 scale. It's mostly stock, though I used the spotlights for the Dietz rear deck lights. I also tried to replicate the Signal-Stat dual beacon lightbar that the NYPD used from 1973-77 by using a cut-up sprue and spare lenses from an AMT big rig kit for the can lights, plus a leftover electronic siren speaker from AITM back when they were still around. The only thing I'm not too fond of on the lightbar is that the Federal Model 14 beacons are inaccurate for an NYPD car, but hey, it's close enough otherwise. Also, the tires were a pain because they were brittle and split in half when I tried to put them on the wheels, so I used J-B Weld and black paint to patch them up.

 

[Jim B]

Nice cruiser.  Well done.

[ABC Auto Industry]

5 minutes ago, Jim B said:

Nice cruiser.  Well done.

Thank you! If I could've gotten my hands on some four-bulb beacons, I would've, but as it is, I'm proud of my work.

[charger74]

Looks good

[XYHARRY]

With what you had to work with your NYPD cruiser looks great. Well done Dylan. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[ncbuckeye67]

Very nice! I love cop car models. It reminds me of "Hill Street Blues".

[PappyD340]

Nice!

[slusher]

Very nice!