1927 Ford Model T Police Squad Car 1/25 Scale Model Kit Build Tutorial Review AMT1182

[@dplouro]

“I wish I had that option on myself”! 😂😂😂 Me too. Your diction is perfect. I’m from Portugal and sometimes is very difficult to follow Americans without subtitles. But you talk really clearly and at the right pace. Thank you.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you! 😃

[@doublenickelbob]

Like the towel you used here for building. I like the backdrop in final shots, makes it look professional.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you very much!

[@joshuaanderson-jg5xi]

I can say that i haven't been more excited to say i found one of these in an antique shop with all the parts in the box! I'm glad someone did one of these that WASN'T just an unboxing! I'm excited to get this put together!

[@hpiguy]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@jaysauer7324]

I like the green towel better. It brings out the parts and colors as a neutral background. Another great build!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@willdevine8317]

It would be cool to see a video of all of your past builds. I love your models and the extra details you put into them. They have inspired a lot of my own builds. Keep up the good work! :)

[@michaelcooke2559]

Many of Chris’ past builds are on KZbin, just search “hpiguys.” That is how I find them, I’ve watched many of them over the past few months. You will get some great tips.

[@joeshmoe9978]

I already suggested that, but he won't do a "year in review" type video, like websites do.

[@MrModelworx]

@@joeshmoe9978 Why would he need to do a year end video ?. Every single build he has done is in the archives for everyone to watch.

[@joeshmoe9978]

@@MrModelworx That's just how some websites do it. Usually a lot of people will post photos of all the models they completed. This usually takes place right before New Years Day. It lets other modelers enjoy seeing a summary of their builds, without going back to every post the builder made during the year (or in this case, 30 hours of videos). Other people had suggested it here, but hpiguy didn't have interest in it, and thought it would be a "brag video". Oh well...

[@MrModelworx]

@@joeshmoe9978 I do the same thing normally a year end video of all my builds but then again I build a fraction of what Chris builds (he's building upwards of 60 kits a year) and I know he doesn't keep them all once he's built them.

[@timtraverthediecastcollect6482]

I just want take the time out and say hpiguys thanks for giving me more ideas on my model builds, I also want say it been 7th months I last build a model, But I really want thanks you for getting me tho a hardest time of my life, Two weeks ago I lost my sister and I'm doing much better since then, I'm at peace now, But I'm building models in her honor, I just want take the time and thank you for helping me out so much, I learn alot of cool tips and tricks from the builds,

[@hpiguy]

Sorry to hear of your troubles, try to relax and disconnect with a hobby for a bit.

[@nitropfunk]

The light green tile gives a better contrast to your builds that paint job is spot on

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@maryfiltz800]

Great build - I like these old cars, and all the little extras they include. Green towel does let parts stand out a bit more.

[@hpiguy]

Cool, thanks!

[@tygrkhat4087]

Beautiful build Chris. I think the green towel allows for a better view of what you're doing, but as you say, do what you want to do. Stay safe!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for the tips!

[@jeffersonchocron]

I loved the colors. It sounds that this car came out the factory with these colors.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@kencreppin2146]

Yes Mr. Ford, Blue IS the new Black!! Nice job on the kit. Those are my favourite colour combos for 30's kits!!!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks man!

[@eclipsehorse8693]

I for one love the lighter colored towels- it's a tad easier to see what you may be working on at the time. I've taken to doing what you do as well, and let me say, it's been a real help! Thanks for passing on this little tip without really even mentioning in in the past :)

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@clarencehosley9022]

That turned out great Chris, thanks for sharing.👍

[@SCSuperheavy114]

That’s an awesome build! Great topic too. Green towel is better. Parts pop out.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for the tip!

[@lubsnewfie6122]

This was a really nice kit to work on. Even beginners might have fun building this one.

[@kenbock3453]

Please keep the green. I started using one instead of my dark brown towel. Keep up the good builds.

[@rocketeer8263]

Beautiful build and paint job Chris. Any modeler would be proud to display this sweet car on their cabinet shelf. I like the green towel. It's more lively on camera and both light & dark parts show up equally well. Thanks for another enjoyable video.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you very much!

[@stevevoelker6834]

BTW- I like your clean build style. I see now where I've been making my life more difficult. I love learning new techniques.

[@hpiguy]

Cool, thanks!

[@duanebennett2961]

Excellent work bud, the green towel works, seems like we can see a lot better. Great work !!!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@modelermark172]

I just got one of these, myself. This is a sweet kit! Gotta love those Frontenac overhead valves; they're worth the price of the model, alone! Though a 1920's Police Car would be nice to display with other "Prohibition Era" cars, I'm tempted to build this model as "Archie's Jalopy" from the 1960's comics that I remember. Thanks for posting this!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@DarkAngel051372]

I love watching your car build videos, at the moment I am actually working on this kit. I plan to go a different way though, I'm doing it Black with white front doors, the top portion of bonnet will also be white

[@michaelsmith1926]

Green towels work fine-easy to see assembly!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@jack0cat]

Awesome build. I’ve never had a problem with model roundup. I build the Chevy luv and have the autocar dump and I’m currently building the Peterbilt wrecker. I have gotten back into building during the recent down time and I’m having a blast. I have lot of models still in the boxes ready to go. But the 1/16th scale General Lee was a nightmare flash galore and the fit issues didn’t stop until I finished 🤣. The Chevy luv was a dream to build flawless

[@hpiguy]

Yes the 1/16 General can be a bear of a kit.

[@sgnt9337]

Great job. I really like the look of those spoked wheels.

[@hpiguy]

Glad you like them!

[@timsears7541]

I like the green towel. Never thought of using Mod Podge for clear parts thanks. I'm a armor modeler and getting bored so i think i will build a car or truck. Love your channel !

[@hpiguy]

Right on! I have an armor kit coming up soon, the new Academy Panzer! I love all types of models!

[@johnclendinning1189]

Great build, as usual! And personally, I like the green towel. I can really see the parts very well.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you very much!

[@MikeKing-mc9pn]

I dig the music Chris. Knee slappin ho down!! Keep up the awesome videos

[@hpiguy]

Appreciate it!!

[@michaelcooke2559]

Good build video. I was shocked at how well the blue body went with the red wheels. The use of “light coats” of the red paint on the wheels was an excellent idea.

[@hpiguy]

You and me both!

[@davidpayne4315]

Great job as always Chris looks awesome STAY SAFE STAY POSITIVE

[@hpiguy]

Thanks David!

[@carlslusher9605]

Fantastic build on the classic police car!!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

An OUTSTANDING build!!.. Looks all ready for The Keystone Kops!!.. Keep up the great work Bud!!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks 👍

[@ronroberts2453]

This build is totally awesome Chris!! I love the colors you chose, Henry Ford would be proud to be pulled over by this work of art. Your back stories are always welcome, keeps model building fun!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks a bunch!

[@stevevoelker6834]

I've gotta get one of these just to setup that Fronty engine! What a cool piece of hot rodding history! This could be the basis for a proper T speedster/dirt track build, or even the old Bob Estes roadster. He used it to drag race Clark Gable's Packard back in the day. Sorry- I'm geekin' out here! I may need to get more than one of these...

[@hpiguy]

Enjoy!

[@johngligo4049]

Another fantastic build Chris! As far as your towels are concerned, I like either one. Keep them coming!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks, will do!

[@driver19601960]

The green towel lets the parts stand out better and easy to see

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@wadesplacejones4577]

It looks super, another great build! I like the green towel more, the parts show up better. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you very much!

[@Jay-en3mu]

Awesome job again! Also I kinda like the brown towel it just seems to show all the parts better no matter what color they are

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Jay!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Some outstanding details in this kit!

[@chassegallerie2910]

Quite pretty. As for your towels, you should do a vid using both colors se we can see if one color help seeing stuff better than the other.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@modelcars2978]

Great job. I'm not much into that era of cars but I really like how it turned out. I did just get the 2 full cars in 1 box model Ts that you recently did, I am building the hotrod custom for my dad. I didn't know if I wanted to build the truck but I think I will build it as a military vehicle.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@hillbilly7292]

Great build love the green towel love your builds

[@hpiguy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jtsmodelworkbench9968]

Looks like a fun little kit to build. Good job!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@chrisC052]

Excellent build Chris. That will look great next to the monopoly cop car. The green towel is better, easier to see the parts in my opinion. Again excellent build.👍👍

[@hpiguy]

Thanks 👍

[@gunnarbiker]

Love your vids! They have really gotten me back into real model building. I'm building the Eaglemoss Delorean and Ecto-1 but that's just screwing parts together and connecting some wires. This is real custom artsy model building where your creativity can explode! Keep up the great inspiring work!

[@hpiguy]

Nice, I'd love to make both of those. Enjoy!

[@ianmunslow5675]

Stunning build Chris

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Ian!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Probably doesn't hurt to have such a superb kit to work with!!

[@Starfleet2269]

i turned my 1/25 scale 1961 Chevy Impala into a police car. my next build will be the Revell 1/25 scale 1955 Lincoln Futura. Then my '57 Fairlane. i also like your videos

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@gravel86]

Looks like a nice kit yours came out great. I have always liked the Model T.

[@hpiguy]

Cool, thanks!

[@xjarhead1999]

I remember building that kit long time ago! Gonna have to get it again

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@danielrodriguez5958]

Hello Chris, hope you are all ok. That's a beautiful build my friend, congratulations! I am working on a 1966 Beetle and began using the Rustoleum paints. Just put some primer on it and i think it will work good (finally). Trying to learn from your videos =) Blessings my friend!

[@hpiguy]

Sounds great!

[@bobrobinson2587]

Keystone Coppers. Another great build.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@corysmith2359]

Green looks good to me

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@nataliesparklingone]

Outstanding build! My Son just finished a nova pro street and he loves your videos! Keep up the great work!

[@hpiguy]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@blizzy6392]

Nice build, Chris. Interesting what you did with the wheels there: Wheel inners on the outside. This AMT kit dates back to 1963. Built mine as an Archie (Comics) 1940s teenager jalopy. Thanks for video-ing your builds. Gives me some pointers on some new techniques, especially the use of some new products like Rust-oleum.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for the info!

[@johnnyb.bh86]

What a cool little kit!! Fantastic build as always sir!!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you kindly!

[@bradbrevelle6257]

Great build as always! I like the green towel.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Those helmets reminds me of the Three Stooges Bit in court. Attorney, "Drop the Vernacular." Curly, "It's a derby!"

[@hpiguy]

Loved the Stooges! Hope they issue the figures again!

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

Another great build, Chris. The finished model looks superb. 👍 On the towel question, the green one is best in my opinion.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for voting!

[@kenbock3453]

Like the green towel. Parts show up better.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@MrModelworx]

That's a really nice kit mate, and as always built superbly !. Very nice.

[@hpiguy]

Many thanks, glad you like it Gary!

[@juanpedromoralesvieyra3757]

A great model to build. And a great job as always. It would take me a year to do it with my left hand. Congrats from a friend in Ensenada Mexico

[@hpiguy]

You can do it!

[@jonathangodwin9410]

As I always say another great build. My Friend! You know what Henry Ford, "You can have any color as long it's BLACK" "Your never goin to catch me Copper" 😁😉👍

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Nice shiny paint job too!!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@doublenickelbob]

CCC Cool Cop Car. Keep the vids coming, I enjoy watching them.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks, will do!

[@rayrussell6258]

That's a fabulous job building it. I can easily sit here and imagine it as a 1:1, the finish is excellent and the model kit itself is true to form for the car. lol.... the towel? Doesn't matter, as long as it's a "color". I hate seeing silver/gray/white/black these days, since that's about the only paints the auto companies use. Everybody must be "Amish" in the design departments! and can't make color commitments. 🤔😉

[@hpiguy]

Thank you!

[@jonmath1]

Nice build. An interesting piece of fire lore (sorry not police) relates to this car. A modern Chicago fire engine has a black roof because back in the 20's the city purchased this Ford Model T for their chiefs and the black canvas tops would not take paint.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@getaway7417]

Green towel, thanks this inspires me.

[@hpiguy]

I'm glad!

[@tomcline5631]

I looked at this kit.,That souped up interceptor engine,bet that made 50/60 hp!!! It looked nice but I gave it a pass in favor of the amt 34 Ford pickup custimizing kit! I like the green towel. Seems like things stand out better.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for the info!

[@samuelvasquez8170]

Awesome looking build

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@WoundedBear2k]

Great build. I was sure hoping to see some side curtains used. Maybe you'll do another one day. Cheers!

[@hpiguy]

Maybe one day!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Nice job on the small fine details....

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@johnshure]

I love this kit!!

[@hpiguy]

Me too!

[@RJDCR]

very nice , love it ....super fun AMT kit...I would build it as the "Touring T" Robert

[@hpiguy]

That would be cool!

[@tomlappin9657]

Great build like always, was wondering why the towel ? Now I know and it probably keeps loose parts put as well very good idea / tip..i agree the green towel is lighter and shows parts better ..so now old towels are for the work bench !!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks 👍

[@chrisnix2252]

Awesome Kit can’t wait to get mine

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@TheGodsrighthandman]

That moment you'd love to see a 1/25th scalee kit of the Keystone Cops . . . .

[@hpiguy]

Right!

[@williamkidney6031]

Another great job 👍 the coppers are coming hide the liquor

[@hpiguy]

You got that right!

[@vinf.4197]

Awesome job as always! Green towel . . .

[@hpiguy]

Yes! Thank you!

[@psychlyst]

use green for darker models and vice versa...great build as always

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for the tip!

[@charliebowman785]

Outstanding and beautiful. Great work you've done Chris.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you so much 😀

[@joeylucero]

Those old Ford's had good year tires on them

[@palldut2975]

Awesome video as always, I love your work. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Hungary

[@hpiguy]

Thank you very much!

[@RosieJonesRules]

Great kit!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Once again , SOO KOOOOOLLLL. Mike Espo .

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@postulusml]

I enjoy your work. Awesome.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@davidcurtis3137]

sweet job

[@hpiguy]

Thanks bud!

[@generac43]

Excellent! 👍

[@marcioleal5368]

I like your videos, you look like a kit-making machine, too bad I don't understand English 😔 a hug from Brazil!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you very much!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

A few options with this build too!!

[@DarkAngel051372]

One video that would be cool if you made it, I know you did the AMT Police van, would like to see you do a video of the AMT Chevy Rescue van

[@sebsi23]

Awesome! I've just started this model and I've decided to use the "Police" option. However, I'm not seeing how the chrome parts (cylinder head, camshaft cover, etc) fit onto the engine block. Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks.

[@jjmac3561]

Looks fantastic, just a pity it didn't have the figures in the kit as per the picture on the box.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@nk53nxg]

Thats a cool 20's Ford model, I think that could be a nice centre piece of a diorama. Nice little touches with the gun and helmets. AMT do some cool accessories in 1:25 scale like garage tools and mechanics, its a pity these kits are so damn expensive over here in Europe (UK). Although like you said before in a precious video comment Gmbh Revell are expensive in the States but cheap in Europe.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Chris, yeah, we should start a kit import and export business!

[@erniehardy5164]

Show us a tour of your room like where you put all your models in and all your models please

[@hpiguy]

I don't have a room for that. I build about 104 kits per year. I'd fill houses if I tried to display all of that. Feel free to look at the channel home page to see every single kit ever built.

[@erniehardy5164]

hpiguys Workshop I did look at every kid that you build I was just wondering like where you put all your models how you displaying them and if you could show that

[@robbshelby9961]

beautiful build, great color combo, looks very authentic. I do have a problem with the wheels - looks like you mounted the inner & outer halves backwards....... otherwise very cool. these are the cars (Model T's & the like) that I love & have built for over 50 years.

[@hpiguy]

Could be, I punch these out in two days with full video and never claim they are perfection or to be used as reference material. I make mistakes, it's all good. Thanks for watching man!

[@jakesmodelworkbench8086]

Great review Chris, to answer your question, I like the green towel a little better than the brown, I also have a question for you, I noticed when you were spraying down all of the parts, you were wearing a glove on the hand that you use to spray, why is that?

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Jake. The gloves keep my hands spray paint free. It's hard to get off and I do business in a professional setting in real life, can't be covered in three shades of Rustoleum. :)

[@brandonb1681]

Looks great man. I'm doing a 68 Dodge Dart "Hemi Thunder" right now.

[@hpiguy]

Sounds great!

[@hlmn84062]

can you show your storage methods for all these great built kits

[@hpiguy]

Take tupperware container from dollar store, insert model, apply cover, stack on the containers holding more models. ;)

[@rylandgroves]

I love this one! I think I’m gonna do that one soon

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@robertbutler9304]

HELP. QUESTION. I'm new at this. I'm considering getting the HELMS TRUCK HO SCALE MODEL KIT. How difficult is it? Where do I get the "holding tools" that were used for the painting process shown? I have never built a model kit. Thanks, Robert

[@hpiguy]

I have no idea as I do not own that kit. The paint stands are available at ModelRoundup. Thanks!