Cop Car Projects

[Terry Jessee]

In the "Emergency Vehicle Build" topic, somebody asked about some more "work-in-progress" shots. So here are some of the projects I have in the works. Too many, toooo many....

First up is a '93 Caprice done in Alaska State Police markings. They paint the hoods on their cars flat black to reduce glare. The light bar is a Dave Panek Whelen Edge with a Scale Squads Lo-Pro siren. Sorry, neither piece is available. Wheels are Modelhaus. The rearmost side windows have been reshaped to Caprice style.

I left the spoiler on the trunk rather than fill the "trench." I kind of like the look of it, anyway.

You can fill the trunk trench a couple of different ways. Here I just cut the trunk out of a Caprice and replaced the trunk from the Impala. You can see the cut marks if you look at the taillight housings. I also added the trim strip between the taillights with a little Evergreen strip. Rear side windows have not been reshaped here, yet.

The trunk on this black Impala was filled with superglue and microballoons, small glass beads used by RC airplane builders as filler. This looks rough but actually is quite smooth. Some resculpting of the trunk contours is necessary here, but it just takes patience. Note the difference in the rearmost side windows between this model and the red primer one.

This eventually will be a 1996 Chevy Caprice in the markings of the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Wheel covers are actually Modelhaus. These are updated to '96 configuration.

There's a few ideas.

Terry

Edited January 3, 2010 by Terry Jessee

[Terry Jessee]

Here's a few more....

First is a Classic Metalworks 2000 Ford Crown Victoria. This is a metal kit. I stripped it and have been bringing it back up with new paint. This will be a Montana Highway Patrol car. Note that the trim has been removed from the front doors. Wheels are Modelhaus Caprice cop car wheels modified to look like the Ford wheels. This'll be black with a white top (center section only).

This is a Reliable Resin Mustang LX. I'll do this as a CHP Mustang interceptor, probably 1990 or thereabouts.

This is Testors Dodge Charger police car kit. I've gotten the wheels painted and foiled. The plastic parts just don't look right without paint. I like these markings. These are the demonstrator markings for cars that were taken around the country to show to law enforcement when the car first came out. I'll leave it this way.

Modelhaus 1960 Plymouth Savoy. This will be LA County Sheriff.

Promolite 1961 Plymouth Savoy. This is going to be the cruiser from the old TV show, "Car 54, Where Are You?"

Kansas Highway Patrol used '67 Belvedere two-door sedans in 1967, so this is a natural. The conversion is from Model Car World (MCW). This will have the 383 from the Revell '68/9 Dodge Dart. The kit comes with bumpers, grill, wheels, hubcaps, interior tub, and side panels. You'll have to use Alclad on the chrome parts.

There's some more.

Terry

[Terry Jessee]

And just a couple more....

Modelhaus 1975 Chevy Impala sedan conversion. I have Bel Air scripts for this. This will an LAPD cruiser. LAPD didn't use Chevys in '75, but they did on "Police Story." So that's where this one comes from.

What else can I say?

Terry

[charlie8575]

Neat projects, Terry.

Question you may or may not know the answer to: is R&R's Belvedere/Satellite Sedan based off that Adam-12 kit? I have a feeling that MPC original is going to be a bit rich for my budget.

Charlie Larkin

[Terry Jessee]

The Adam-12 kit is a fake. Those boxes were created by Everett Westphal, a Florida graphic artist and model builder. He did a series of about 20 different ones, primarily associated with '50s & '60s TV shows--Adam-12, Dragnet, Highway Patrol,Green Acres (Mr. Haney's truck), Duel (the truck), 77 Sunset Strip (Kookie's T), Columbo (that Peugeot convertible), Mayberry Sheriff, Jim Rockford's Firebird, and lots of others. He used motifs and graphic schemes that mimiced those used by AMT, MPC, Monogram, and Revell at the time the kits would have been "new." He was very good. Unfortunately, he passed away a few years ago.

So don't worry about the Adam-12 kit.

Terry

[MyBradKeselowski]

You could do this as Buford Pussers 75 Impala or 1 of the 75 Impala squads that was

from the movie Walking Tall Part 2.

Just a suggestion, I would like to get one and build it myself.

I like this Impala, can't wait to see what you do with it...

[charlie8575]

Coulda fooled me...and it did!

That would also explain why it looks like a resin body on top of that box.

Charlie Larkin

[Terry Jessee]

Notice anything unusual about this Caprice body?

Terry

[charlie8575]

Notice anything unusual about this Caprice body?

Terry

It's still a 1991-92?

That's the big difference I pick up on. That looks like the body for that nice non-9C1 you put in the Under Glass area a couple months ago.

Charlie Larkin

[SteveG]

Notice anything unusual about this Caprice body?

Terry

Nice projects Terry !!! That looks like the body from the original Revell SnapTite Police car kit. Is there something else?

I see there are several projects of yours that I would like to do especially the Adam 12 car. AMT/Ertl should have done that one with their 68 Roadrunner tooling along time ago. Keep the photos coming !!!

-Steve

[disabled modeler]

Very nice projects! i too like the adam12 car, it could as well be just a mundane everyday 6cylinder family car too. really giving me ideas....