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1/43 Code 3 BMW 530d Touring Metropolitan Police Traffic Car

This was made using a Schuco base model which came in the correct colour of silver. I had to cover the panoramic sunroof and paint the interior black.

 

I have applied water slide decals from Cheshire999models, sadly no longer available. The lightbar and ANPR sensor are from 2D Models. I painted the mounting feet of the lightbar in matt black.

 

I ensured I applied the correct style of battenburg as per what the Met use with a wider top deck of boxes (and smaller bottom deck). Call signs and numberplates are from Met vehicles but not authentic to this representation of a traffic car.

 

The base model is hard to locate and took a year of searching the internet to trace one. It’s a model I’ve had planned for a long time.

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Uploaded on January 11, 2020
Taken on January 11, 2020