Alaska State Troopers Ford Expedition

[av405]

Here's my Alaska State Troopers 1997 Ford Expedition. I used the original issue Revell kit + the interior police parts from the most recent re-issue of the kit. Light bar is from the Classic Metal Works Crown Victoria and the decals are Chimneyville, minus the "STATE TROOPERS" decals found on ebay. Front bumper is scratch built. What I was hoping would be a quick build of a snap kit took longer than I hoped. I did not at all enjoy brush painting the door handles and most of the black window trim and will have to find an alternative method next time I do that. Besides that, I'm pretty happy with it. 

The inspiration:

[Jim B]

Nicely done.

[espo]

Great looking paint and body trim. Like the detailing for the interior and the body markings. 

[oldcarfan]

That looks amazing! You did some nice work on that kit. My Cannonball entry will be one of these with some modifications. Did those driving lights come with the kit? They really fit with the look.

[slusher]

Fantastic Alaskan Expedition!'

[ChrisR]

Looking great!!

[GLMFAA1]

Nice job. How long did it take you to remove the lower trim off the doors? Nice push bumper. Never understood why Lindberg never deleted the trim on the cop car model.

greg

[Sledsel]

Looks great. Yea, that black trim can be a pain.

[av405]

23 hours ago, Jim B said:

Nicely done.

Thank you!

23 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking paint and body trim. Like the detailing for the interior and the body markings. 

Thank you!

17 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

That looks amazing! You did some nice work on that kit. My Cannonball entry will be one of these with some modifications. Did those driving lights come with the kit? They really fit with the look.

Thanks! Are you talking about the fog lights on the bumper? If so, they are police spotlights from the Lindberg 1996-1997 Ford Crown Victoria kit that I modified.

14 hours ago, slusher said:

Fantastic Alaskan Expedition!'

Thank you!

6 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looking great!!

Thank you!

6 hours ago, GLMFAA1 said:

Nice job. How long did it take you to remove the lower trim off the doors? Nice push bumper. Never understood why Lindberg never deleted the trim on the cop car model.

greg

Thanks! The Revell Expeditions don't come with door trim. I made the trim out of Evergreen plastic. And I agree with you on the Lindberg kit. I've deleted it on one model so far and I didn't enjoy the process.

4 hours ago, Sledsel said:

Looks great. Yea, that black trim can be a pain.

Thanks! It still bothers me looking at it! Oh well...

[ncbuckeye67]

That's awesome! I love law enforcement vehicles, especially something other than a car. They used to make (& might still be) black BMF. I also use a sharpie, for some of the black trim on my builds.

[av405]

Hey Jeff, thanks for the kind words. Based on what I've seen and heard, black BMF doesn't seem to be a great product and is hard to work with compared to regular BMF. It also looks a bit too shiny for the flat black look I usually need. I sometimes use sharpies for smaller details, but not for bigger areas. Thanks for the tips, though.

[Firebuilder]

Very nice, clean and sharp details

Dom

[av405]

Thank you, Dom.

[PappyD340]

Excellent build!

[av405]

21 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Excellent build!

Thank you!

[stavanzer]

A Home Run of a build! Your attention to detail really makes these projects Pop!

Good Show!

[av405]

10 hours ago, stavanzer said:

A Home Run of a build! Your attention to detail really makes these projects Pop!

Good Show!

Thank you, Alan!