Classic Police Car

Parts: 1490
Size: L49 W22 H18, cm
Weight: 1357g

- Independent front suspension
- Dependent rear suspension
- Opening doors, bonnet, trunk
- Doors with locks
- V8 Engine
- 4-speed gearbox
- HOG-steering
- Modular construction

Video:

The instruction is inside the video. Rebrickable page: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-63403/paave/classic-police-car

I think it is enough space to put some Power Functions :) but, thank you for instruction

23 minutes ago, legosamigos said:

I think it is enough space to put some Power Functions :) but, thank you for instruction

Thanks. I suppose, it would be too heavy for the shocks.

By the way, I was inspired by this photo:

It's Plymouth Belvedere 1968

Well done!

Great photos with real backgrounds btw.

Ouhhhhhj I love it.

I'llbuild it this week end. I think i have the needed part for it. 

I'll post it here when finished.

 

Thanks for such refreshing model.

S.

Thanks!

43 minutes ago, steph77 said:

I'llbuild it this week end. I think i have the needed part for it. 

I'll post it here when finished.

Good luck! Looking forward to the photos

Love that era. And what a nice model! Great shaping.

Nailed it 100%

Looks really nice. Reminds me of the Blues Brothers.

1 note, would it not be more period correct to have a live axel in the rear? Or is this a restmod?

Looks fantastic !! Would love to build it and keep on my desk. Unfortunately, missing a lot of parts.

Thanks!

9 hours ago, Tazmancrash said:

1 note, would it not be more period correct to have a live axel in the rear? Or is this a restmod?

I just put what I wanted, as it wasn't meant to be a copy of a real car

Truly classics! Very realistic implementation!

paave - cool, just di what U like, if you are nit trying to make a scale model! Repect your POV.

I thought I had already comented on it, super MOC I sure will do it even without the right colors.

11 hours ago, Tazmancrash said:

Looks really nice. Reminds me of the Blues Brothers.

I had the exact some thought. Great build, and the color blocking is great.

Thanks again for another great car build.

5 hours ago, Thirdwigg said:

I had the exact some thought. Great build, and the color blocking is great.

Thanks again for another great car build.

Me too. First thought was Blues Brothers movie when I saw it. Looks very good and distinctive!

Edited January 22, 20214 yr by makushima

On 1/21/2021 at 9:10 PM, paave said:

Thanks!

Good luck! Looking forward to the photos

Hello!

Here i am so far:

I must say i am impressed by the capture of the shape ant this whatever angle you look at it.

Instruction are quiet clear and easy to follow, event if some parts are hidden or not clearly shown, but ok, with a little experience in building technic, anyone can follow them.

Great job

 

I am also a bit dissapointed by the overall flimsyness of the bodywork witch is a clear consequence of the concept of building separatly frame and bodywork.

But overall the work of optimization is great and you have use as few parts as possible. In this theme, it is a piece of art.

I'll now build the frame and then maybe have a mod on it.

Thanks for sharing!

 

EDIT: I miss a pair of 7X5 black panel. At thirst sight i would have tell everyone :"sure, i got this part", but when searching at it, i didn't find one of them in my inventory.

From which set are these parts from?

Edited January 25, 20214 yr by steph77

On 1/25/2021 at 10:15 AM, steph77 said:

I am also a bit dissapointed by the overall flimsyness of the bodywork witch is a clear consequence of the concept of building separatly frame and bodywork.

It's stronger when connected, chassis + body. But separately yes, not perfect

On 1/25/2021 at 10:15 AM, steph77 said:

From which set are these parts from?

I got those from the 9398 crawler

3 hours ago, paave said:

It's stronger when connected, chassis + body. But separately yes, not perfect

I got those from the 9398 crawler

I finalysed the chassis, and i must say you are right, much better

I really enjoy this build! here are some pictures so far. I build the whole chassis in red due to the fact all my light gray stock is used by other model. 

Yesterday evening:

And today's state: some mod to the doors:

 

Again, thanks for sharing. I highly recommand this build to everyone.

I was continuously surprised by the cleverness of each detail in it.

S.

Edited January 27, 20214 yr by steph77

Hi @paave !

 

I finished the build. It was gorgeous 

After completing the original design, i push my own touch in it. I hope you'll don't mind for it...

What i changed:

- Get out with the principle of a chassis+ independant body, as i'll let your car to a young child (age7), i found it needed to be a little more solid built,

- I reinforced the chassis by adding a second stage of liftarms with a 3 stud offset on the upper side of the car's floor, i reinforced the suspension in the front

- I add lateral liftarm to lock the whole build,

-I fixed the trunck cover solidly so you can hold the car when taking it by this trunk cover,

- I get an enable independant rear door opening by modifying the attachment point and system,

 - imodified the rear axle so it can support the weight of a child playing with it,

- I add a functionnal steering wheel and adapted the HOG diameter for a child too

- I rebuild the seats (front and back) correspondigly to the new frame setup

 

I obviously keep the outside desigh that is absolutely fantastic, and i also keep as it the transmission system that works perfectly well.

Thanks again!

 

I place all pictures here: 

general views:

 

the trunk cover: 

independant rear doors:

 

Hinge system : 

Functional steering wheel:

rear suspension setup ans structural reinforcment:

So thanks again!

S.

Edited February 12, 20214 yr by steph77

Awesome work, @steph77!

I like the seats 

Isn't the rear suspension too hard now with these short arms?

Very nice, great model and photos 

4 hours ago, paave said:

Awesome work, @steph77!

I like the seats 

Isn't the rear suspension too hard now with these short arms?

I must admit that these rear suspension presents now a little bit of hardtail style 

It clearly needs softer ones, but all my soft suspension are used on different midscale trucks, and hard ones doesn't fit at all on these models so...

I do change the seats due to chassis modification. Yours where looking so good with so few parts!

Oh, i forgot to tell you that i also attached firmly thre roof to the under structure so it is possible to lift the car by holding it. Not recommanded, but ok, it can survive now.

S.