1/25 AMT/ERTL 1941 Plymouth

Gallery Article by Terry Davis

 

This was a quick build for a recent model contest/show.  I have always wanted to do an older police car and the '41 Plymouth fit the bill.

 

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Some of the modifications to the basic kit are: all of the kit chrome was removed and replaced with Alclad.  The seats were sprayed with Valspar Suede to give them a textured look and then BMF was used on the interior chrome trim.  The roof lights came from the parts bin and I painted the lenses red using Tamiya clear red.  To give the grille a more convincing look, I cut  very thin pieces of black decal paper to insert in the spaces between the grille bars.  It was time consuming but the look is great.

I then scratchbuilt the siren, floodlight (with interior handle), outside mirror and whip antenna.  I added a handset from the parts bin and built a dashboard holder for it.  A control box for the lights and siren was also added to the interior.  Again, BMF was used on the exterior trim.  The badge and sheriff decals are from Microscale and I made the Little Rock decals using dry transfer lettering.  Paints used were spray can Tamiya black, white and clear gloss. 

This was a fun and enjoyable project.  Enjoy the photos.

Terry Davis

      

Photos and text © by Terry Davis