1/25 1973 NYPD patrol car
Hi buddies
First, excuse me for my average/poor english and all errors I surely made :rolleyes:
I'm a retired Police officer, so I love Police cars :D
And despite that I'm from Europe, I especially love american law enforcement cars.
I'm building an AMT 1970 Ford Galaxy (one of the rare 4 doors sedan model kits).
In 1970, the NYPD color schemes for Police cars was green/white/black (a color scheme adopted by the NYC Police from 1938 to 1972).
From 1973 until 1999, NYC Police adopted an all-new color scheme : blue cars with white roof and stripes.
So to be historically correct, a NYPD 1970 Ford Galaxy would have to be green/white and black.
But I cannot imagine that in 1973, 3-years old patrol cars have been junked.
So, they have been probably repainted in blue even though I've never able to find a period picture of a blue/white NYPD Galaxy...
Nevertheless, it's my favourite version and it's the model I want to assemble.
The AMT kit.
Molded in white, the kit is old and of average quality.
It needs to be enhanced, but it's a good base.
No NYPD version offered by AMT.
Despite that NYPD is the largest police department in the United States, the 1973/1999 decals set is hard to find. I found one at Conroy's cruisers shop.
Some pics of the "building job"
Clear primer and Tamiya blue.
White roof and silver trim.
Black accent color on chrome grill.
Complete bumpers with matt varnish on headlights and translucide orange paint on blinkers.
Underbody. No trick here. Flat black paint with some greyish weatherstriping.
To be continued...
Hi buddies
First, excuse me for my average/poor english and all errors I surely made :rolleyes:
I'm a retired Police officer, so I love Police cars :D
And despite that I'm from Europe, I especially love american law enforcement cars.
I'm building an AMT 1970 Ford Galaxy (one of the rare 4 doors sedan model kits).
In 1970, the NYPD color schemes for Police cars was green/white/black (a color scheme adopted by the NYC Police from 1938 to 1972).
From 1973 until 1999, NYC Police adopted an all-new color scheme : blue cars with white roof and stripes.
So to be historically correct, a NYPD 1970 Ford Galaxy would have to be green/white and black.
But I cannot imagine that in 1973, 3-years old patrol cars have been junked.
So, they have been probably repainted in blue even though I've never able to find a period picture of a blue/white NYPD Galaxy...
Nevertheless, it's my favourite version and it's the model I want to assemble.
The AMT kit.
Molded in white, the kit is old and of average quality.
It needs to be enhanced, but it's a good base.
No NYPD version offered by AMT.
Despite that NYPD is the largest police department in the United States, the 1973/1999 decals set is hard to find. I found one at Conroy's cruisers shop.
Some pics of the "building job"
Clear primer and Tamiya blue.
White roof and silver trim.
Black accent color on chrome grill.
Complete bumpers with matt varnish on headlights and translucide orange paint on blinkers.
Underbody. No trick here. Flat black paint with some greyish weatherstriping.
To be continued...
