Kess 1/43 NYPD 68 Plymouth Fury,

[Mark B]

Kess is bringing out an NYPD 68 Plymouth Fury. Been a few years since their last police car. No photos as of yet.

[Rich]

They have done some quality stuff in the past. Looking forward to some photos. They are also very receptive to suggestions for accuracy.

[Mark B]

I remember the Ford Torino’s from a few years back. Your input in making them into a very accurate model was crucial. The last police car car they did was the San Carlos PD Biscayne. It was an outstanding model as well.

[jf34]

Here is the first picture from an Italian online shop.

[Rich]

Hard to be certain, but it looks like they missed running the black on the rear fender, all the way to the back. Still a much better model than the old Dimension 4 Hot Pursuit version of a few years back.

[Mark B]

Is the rear wheel well accurate? Other than that a very nice model. Geez Rich, those Dimension Four cars a more than a few years old. I think they made their debut around 1999. I still have LAPD version.

[Rich]

I think you are right Mark, around that time frame. Dimension 4 was the first diecast company I did work for. I cant remember what I did, but they paid me in diecast. I got several cases of the 1:24th scale Caprice taxi models. I may have provided photos and parts for mock ups, is my guess. Not a toy, but not a valued collectible, they were inexpensive and filled a gap. Their 68, with a file and some patience, could be made in to a respectable model. I still have files, not so much patience.

[M1968Q]

Is the rear wheel well accurate? ...

I'm pretty sure it isn't Mark. It looks like it has a fender skirt, which was an available option on the civilian 68 Furys, but wouldn't have been found on a police car.

[Mark B]

Thanks Mike. Hopefully they fix the production model. They have a really good track record for their finished product.

[Dick Williams]

This looks really good (except for the fender skirts), a good companion to the three Goldvarg NYPD green/white/black models. I have the other three Kess police cars. Couple years ago the base on my San Carlos Chevy model warped (it was in a case, not in direct sunlight) and I wrote the company three times by e-mail asking if I could obtain a replacement baseplate. Never heard a word back from them.