Mr. Can Am Garage Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 This was planned as a quick build but ended up taking longer than I expected. The Gumball machine came from Plaskit was was shortened to make it look just right. The Chief's Motorola, mic., cord and whip antenna were all scratchbuilt. Kudos to Terry Jessee for showing us how in one of his books. License plates will be added once I figured just where it calls home. Special Thanks to Charlie Rowley for the Bordertown Fire Department decals. It was mostly finished in time for Classic Plastic and it still managed to win First place in the Emergency/Municipal vehicles category.
crispy Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 Nice work John! This is the build that has inspired me for another project. Kind of keeping it a secret until it is finished, although I still have to snap up a black widow kit. You're turning into a machine cranking these kits out John! The pace booth and next thing we'll be hearing about is a dehydrator! OR have you gone and gotten that too? LOL Chris
kingiguana Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Very sweet, I like the windows, with the chrome and rubber look, very nice touch. This has got to be one of the greatest kits ever made. It seems there are so many building possibilities.
charlie8575 Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Ha! I thought this looked familiar! Having seen this one up-close and personal, I will vouch for it. Very nice work; these pictures seriously don't do it justice. Charlie Larkin
Janne Herajärvi Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Very nice! I like that fire chief theme
Art Anderson Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Scrutinized this one at Classic Plastic two weeks ago, and I gotta tell ya, John's painting technique has got to be something else! That red paint is flawless--smooth as glass, shiny as wet water, and yet not a detail was lost to paint buildup! Anyone got a clue as to how you did that, John? Or did you develop it on your own? Fantabulous work! Art
Rider Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Nice sharp looking build you have there. I'm not much of a fan of stock builds but this caught my eye. Great job on the trim work and scripting.
JayC Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) I love it! I can almost hear the siren and see the light flashing. You should put an LED inside that bubble. Edited October 15, 2009 by JayC
Zoom Zoom Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Very nice, John. It looks flawless, nice take on the new Revell kit.
Harry P. Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 99% of modelers would miss the rubber gasket on the glass... nice touch!
chrismooney Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Wow great work, and charlies Decals set the car off perfectly Nice job on every detail!!!
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted October 15, 2009 Author Posted October 15, 2009 Nice work John! This is the build that has inspired me for another project. Kind of keeping it a secret until it is finished, although I still have to snap up a black widow kit. You're turning into a machine cranking these kits out John! The pace booth and next thing we'll be hearing about is a dehydrator! OR have you gone and gotten that too? LOL Chris I've had a dehydrator for years. I'm so back logged with paint jobs that it wouldn't make much difference. Thanks for the kind words.
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted October 15, 2009 Author Posted October 15, 2009 I love it! I can almost hear the siren and see the light flashing. You should put an LED inside that bubble. I'd planned on super detailing the light until I realized that the globe is solid resin.
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted October 15, 2009 Author Posted October 15, 2009 Very sweet, I like the windows, with the chrome and rubber look, very nice touch. This has got to be one of the greatest kits ever made. It seems there are so many building possibilities. Thank you and I agree. I could probably buy 12 of the kit and do each one differently. My next one will be a vintage police/police chief's car equipped as a 2dr sedan (as opposed to a utility sedan) and probably with the fuelie option.
dencon Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 B-E-A-Utiful job , there, John. I love it. Matt
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