“1/24 1974 Monaco Rosco’s Replica”
Now here is a fun little build done back in around 2011. This
build started out with a totaled out busted up Fury of a later
year. The shell was bought at the local hobby shop. It under
went a lot of modification to be turn into the 1974. At the
time P.I.P was the second one to kinda scratch build in a way
so to speak the year of the style. One other person of that
time frame also had done it just before too.
It is a 1974 1/24 scale model of Dukes of Hazzard
Sheriff Rosco’s patrol car.. it’s base off the 1st season of
the TV series of the first 5 GA episodes. The model was custom
built with open doors, a detailed interior. The decals came
from the AMT Rosco’s kit.
(Yes once the original shell was done being built, a cast was done of it
at the time).
Now the interior was also made as while with the shell, that of
a 1974 Monaco too. Now the interior tube driver side front door
panel was cut open with the back side of a #11 Exto blade.
Now the rear seat was really covered in a thin fabric
that was bought at our local Wal-Mart. So was also the front
seat just the same. To do this spray adhesive by Loc-Tite
was used as while in 2 light coats. It was also used on
the floor board to before Embossing Powder was used
for the carpet effects. Plus a head light dimmer switch was
also made by using round stock Evergreen.
Here is the dash piece and interior pieces but more detailed
though an a few more test fits and mock up. Pieces coming to
gather and being installed. The brown color is Krylon Nut Meg.
Interior work coming together now. Seat belts and cb cord and mic
and roll bar are PIP products
Here is a PIP light bar, The speaker box has holes in it to
resemble the speaker part, it was painted in gloss black
and then cover in Alclad II. The sides was casted in resin
and painted with Krylon Red & Blue paint. The foot legs
are 18 ga wire.
The decals are not PIPs by no means.. The decals
are MPC decals from the Rosco kit. The trim is Aluminum foil
sprayed with loc-Tite spray glue on the dull side. A 5 minute wait
time then easy cut out in pieces and applied and brush down.
The grill spray painted with Metallic Aluminum by Krylon.
The three key pieces are here. the shell, interior tub, and the chassis.
The chassis was detailed as while. It was also given a paint wash.
Yes the front suspension does turn Left to Right. This is a curb side
build.
Here is the final pieces all assembled and some more weathering
was done to make the scale look like it was after those Duke boys
on those Georgia muddy roads of Hazzard County.
