tomsheehy Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Here's a replica NYSP Thruway unit, built from a Modelhaus resin 4 door sedan kit, mated to the venerable AMT 65 Galaxie kit for the chassis. I swapped the engine to a detailed 390 from the AMT Fairlane kit, a correct engine for the NYSP. Interior was detailed with seat pattern decals from Scale Motorsports. Paint is correct Ford Wimbledon white and NYSP Fleet blue from a supply of real touch up paint. For those familiar with NYSP cars from the 60s, most were white and black Plymouths, however the cars that patrolled the NYS Thruway were white and dark blue and were mostly Fords. Decals are a mix of Pursuit Plastics and custom. Police parts are mostly resin from the parts box, roof light is an old vacuum formed light from the aftermarket.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Looks great!! The four door is so much nicer looking than the two door. The chrome trim on the "A" pillar is wrong tough. The entire column is wrapped in a stainless steel trim. No paint shows between the glass and the drip rail.
59-Desoto Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Sweet . as long as it don't come up in my rearview LOL
slusher Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Outstanding build Tom. Very clean and sharp build...
1972coronet Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 One of thee finest Galaxies I've seen ! Beautiful work ! I can just hear that FE sucking the atmosphere through its air cleaner ! ( is that siren one of the vacuum-operated units ?)
W-409 Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Very nice looking Ford. Nice to see these Four Doors being built as models (But in real life I prefer 2D models). Nice work on this one, it looks very authentic to me and your detail work looks good too. Especially I like the black wash on that grille. Somehow it looks so nice and clean.
om617 Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Great looking police car. Thanks for sharing some history behind the colors.
microwheel Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Hey there Tom, I see your from Demarva. I was born in Dover and grew up in Smyra. What a great job you did on this one.
Foxer Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Looks very good! I always like black and white police colors, but this one was uninspired. The new NYSP cars do look better. ... and that's not a comment on your build here. . it's a good one and great to see what they did back then!
#1Volsfan Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Tom that looks outstanding. Excellent job. I would like to know where you got the hubcaps for your build if you don't mind.
Drake69 Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Incredible Galaxie! I'd love to build one of these as a Fire Chief car. Good work!
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