MPC 1978 NYPD Dodge Monaco 1/25 scale Build & Review

[@keithsmodelsandrcs6593]

Another awsome turnout of cop car David great stuff buddy👍

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Keith. I really enjoyed building this one.

[@terrywhitsitt8629]

Good job. I really like this car. Very sharp and it looks just like a New York police car.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Terry! I live in NYC so I wanted to build a fleet of NYPD cruisers. Stayed tuned since I am almost done with the last of my police vehicles.

[@captnemomodelingzone7850]

Thank you David. I just won this kit I wanted to see a kit review. Have a great week buddy.

[@davidchin350]

You got it Nemo, it's an MPC so your in for a challenge. Have fun with this kit.

[@c.d.scalemodels9198]

Morning David, Chris here........ great job on that kit, great job & the color blue is perfect!!!!!!! Well done my friend!!!!!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Chris. Do you remember seeing these around NYC when you were here? My next one is the dark green cars they used before going blue and white.

[@c.d.scalemodels9198]

@@davidchin350 Oh yeah I sure do!!!!! growing up in. The Bronx, they were ALL over the place........great reminder of my youth seeing those cars in the neighborhoods!!!!

[@davidchin350]

Chris where in the Bronx? I grew up in Pelham Bay.

[@c.d.scalemodels9198]

@@davidchin350 You gotta be kiddin' me David!!!!!............I grew up in Country Club....which is a stones throw away from there. I worked in Throggs Neck too until I moved away. I'm 49 now & I was in Country Club from 10 years old until I was 42, now I'm in N.E. PA which is about 2 hours from The Bronx.........that's hilarious David!!!!!!

[@davidchin350]

@@c.d.scalemodels9198 Chris sadly no more Bruckner Hobbies. That was my go to spot for models.

[@markbickelhaupt4414]

David, I like your police vehicles!!! Goes with your Chevy Van build. Those wide wheels started out in a old MPC "Force 440" police car kit. It was a Monaco 2 door body. It was not the best choice for a patrol car, maybe an unmarked car. But the wheels were wrong w NASCAR style tires👎. This kit fixed the wheels/tires problem👍👍👍!!! It is to bad that clear lenses weren't added to give the NYPD light bar. Great build! More Police vehicles!!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Mark, check out my 70 Ford LTD in the vintage NYPD green/black and white color scheme and the CHP black and white Trans Am as well🙂

[@Red-rl1xx]

Turned out great! I believe I've seen those at Hobbytown.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks!

[@frankdenardo8684]

Saw this at Hobby Lobby.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Nicely done David!! These look best in two tone colors!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Bryan. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very nice David!!!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for the compliment.

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

It turned out Great!!!! You took a mediocre kit and did a Nice Job of it!!!!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Mike, glad you enjoyed it.

[@ricks69z28]

Turned out great David. Rick 🤓✌️

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Rick, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@charlie418791]

Nice work , David.👍

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Charlie, glad you enjoyed it.

[@ramblers69]

Really turned out nice David, :) 😎 👍

[@davidchin350]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@marccxxshammer6643]

great job. 👍🏼

[@davidchin350]

Thanks, looks just like the ones from the 70's🙂

[@carouselofcrazychrisb]

Looks sweet! Love it!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Chris!

[@davidhinkson8856]

Interior looks great with all that equipment in the back. Nice job overall.

[@davidchin350]

Thanks David. I was debating whether to leave the back seat empty like a regular patrol car.

[@chriscallen6897]

I like how it turned out. I think those skinnier rims were part of that rerelease. I built the Joker Goon /Gotham City version from 89. It does have some fit issues and I do agree those deep dish rims just don’t look right. This would be fun to build as a detectives car with a red light on the dash.

[@davidchin350]

I agree Chris. Thanks for watching!

[@fjimenezbotello]

Wooooow it’ s beautiful . You are very very good 👑

[@davidchin350]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@fjimenezbotello]

@@davidchin350 Yes I did. Now I’m watching your Starsky & Hutch Torino .

[@davidchin350]

@@fjimenezbotello I just loaded my Paddy Wagon build which is the last of my Police car builds. Enjoy

[@fjimenezbotello]

@@davidchin350 All right!. Right now!.

[@DavesModelWorkshop]

Can I ask, where did you get the NYPD decals please? The white stripe and shield?

[@davidchin350]

Hey Dave I got the decals from the AMT NYPD police van kit I previously built. It's one of my earlier videos on my channel. I had to paint a small section of the white stripe by hand since decal was not long enough.

[@DavesModelWorkshop]

@@davidchin350 Thanks David :)

[@skip-o-maticsmodelmania5774]

Nice job!

[@davidchin350]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@seamybmw]

Real cool build like the theme you went with did mine the box art version and added lights to mine well done just sent you a sub seamy👍

[@davidchin350]

Thanks Seamy, glad you enjoyed the build!

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Hello David ,fantastic model ,I love 70's US cars ,especially police vehicles. I have find your channel on George's miniature cars ,new sub mate ,601 ,nice work

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for the sub, enjoy the content!🙂

[@robertnussberger6449]

The emergency lights are more accurate for nypd if you use the lights from the amt 70 chevy fire chief impala kit. Also fireball modelworks makes really nice steel Mopar wheels with different dog dish hub caps

[@davidchin350]

Your probably right, I just used what was around or provided in the kit.

[@robertnussberger6449]

@@davidchin350 just letting you know there is some really cool parts out there

[@abshire44]

Can I ask what Color Blue Did you used? I have a old FUNRISE Police car i want to redo in Retro NYPD Blue Color

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for watching, I used Rustoleum 2x Satin Oasis Blue. It's a general usage spray can not specialized for scale models so there will be some orange peel and not very smooth but it fits my limited budget. Home Depot carries it. Have fun with your restoration.

[@abshire44]

@@davidchin350 Thank you

[@frankdenardo8684]

I like to do a police car from a Canadian city. Toronto used yellow cars, Montreal used blue cars and Vancouver, I would have to contact the police department historian. They can give me information on color and the door shields used. Do you know any sources on getting model police decals and licence plates? Let me know. Also what color can be used for Quebec blue and for the yellow for Toronto Police cars? Also the extra blue lens use can use as a police car in the Southern United states.

[@davidchin350]

Hey Frank, you can try this website, no guarantee they have what you want www.policecarmodels.com/decals.html I ended up pulling decals from another NYPD kit. I researched on the web for images and you can pull parts from another kit if you have to.

[@J0s3ph__]

Bullet holes not dash details

[@davidchin350]

Thanks for watching Ian