Would anyone knock me points off, or complain if i had to tweak a couple of little things?

[English Jules]

Doing a blue, white roof early NYPD caprice as i speak, kit decals were not great, so im adding my own repairs-just basic long white strips, nowt out of the ordinary, but a couple of sheets have errors. I dont have a couple of exact light bars, close but not exact, but would anyone complain? Same goes if i used a early square wheel arch Caprice (i do have a couple of Impala SS) when the real thing would be a round rear arch, and then if i used the late Lindberg Crown Vic, instead of a early. I know the differences, you guys into cop cars would know, but i guess not Joe Public.

I always spend time looking at the real thing, inside and out, and i do notice that i could have 3 NYPD Caprice next to each other, and each would have slight variations in markings/colour of wing mirrors and light bars.

Will pop up later the decals im adding to the NYPD car now, and the other things too.

I always want people to point out errors i make, thats not a problem, just wondered if people would look down on me with a bit of artistic license.

[91blaze]

Unless you're building it for a contest, don't worry. In my personal experience the people on this forum are very forgiving of mistakes. Like you said, real police cars are all slightly different, so as long as it looks similar nobody should say anything.

[High octane]

Build it EXACTLY the way YOU want it, as that's ALL that counts.

[English Jules]

Im mainly a military modeller, so i always goto the smallest detail. I never could understand people that say just build for fun, out of the box. I build for fun, never entered a contest in my life but i do try to get as close as i can to the real thing.

People on FB model car pages mentioned errors with the Chimneyville decals i had planned to use, some i had noticed myself.

[91blaze]

Now it makes sense Most of us car modelers just like seeing what's being made and not critiquing every detail. I can see how you would be worried, coming from military modeling, but here you can build how you like.

[English Jules]

Now it makes sense Most of us car modelers just like seeing what's being made and not critiquing every detail. I can see how you would be worried, coming from military modeling, but here you can build how you like.

thanks, im a 95% military modeller, usually super detailing the hell out of kits, cos of the price being often high so i can stretch out a build over a few months. I do now and again just OOB ones for fun though.

Cop cars, Muscle and my first ever truck kit im doing at present are fun, love Cop cars but i guess as you know until the Lindberg Charger, the kits i had were the old Caprice and Crown Vics, so nowt too modern.

I would rather someone point out a mistake i made, or offer better advice, so even if its too late to change it, i would know for the future.

Some people like to whinge for the sake of it, i see it in military model groups i use, and then most of the time they never post work of their stuff anyway.

[91blaze]

Part of the problem with critiquing cars and trucks is that nothing is necessarily set in stone. Unless you're making a replica of a specific car, there is often no right or wrong way of doing it, so long as you're not trying to break the laws of physics. If you do need a little help figuring something out or making sure you do things right, don't be afraid to ask. Those of us more versed in certain subjects are more than happy to help out.

[tbill]

only detail on a cop car I notice, is if the lights are on when they are behind me! lol. unless you're building it for a competition and have pictures of the exact car you are replicating, then artistic license is the way to go......it is supposed to be fun after all

[Agent G]

The only reason I'm a stickler for detail on my copcar builds is that I drove most of the cars I model. Like I mentioned earlier I spent a lot of time in that red SLFD Tahoe and remember quite a bit. I'm primarily an armor modeler and it shows in my copcar builds but here, no one sweats the details. It's a hobby and should be, oh yeah, FUN. Build those babies the way you want them to look and never hesitate to ask questions. Quite a few of us are active or former law enforcement or firefighters.

G

[slusher]

Great advice G. I think your doing an awesome job Julian, everything you have posted so far is looking great..