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Several things in one blog. Figures, and cars, James Bond and super villain, and paint remover.
I buy a lot of die cast cars, they are cheap, and durable. Although they typically are 1/64th scale I often use them anyway despite most of my collection being 1/72nd scale figures and HO 1/87 scale vehicles. Die cast cars often have a heavy coat of paint on them so to repaint them and still be able to see the detail I usually remove the paint first.
Read and follow the manufactures directs on chemicals and follow their safety guidelines. I try and get non-toxic ones, but sometimes you need something stronger.
I have been painting vehicles recently. Resin cast and 3d printed ones in HO 1/87 scale. I know that is a little small for most people but after 60 years of Roco in HO scale and Airfix (and Strelets) in 1/72nd scale, I am too old to change!
I actually write two blogs. A daily blog, Bunker Talk, and a second one that runs once or twice a month on the website for Fidelis Models. I wrote a new one on the Fidelis site about the WWII German anti-aircraft gun that was used on the Grille, SPG.
It is a set up of figures and WWII German soldiers.
These are a good set and I have at least five of them in a couple different colors.
American police in the middle of the 20th Century wore uniforms like this, and even now are seen sometimes. They would usually be a dark, navy blue, but could also be light blue shirt, dark blue coat and pants, or all slate gray, or even various khaki or tan colors. Each city, county and state have their own separate police forces and they each set their own guidelines for uniform appearance. Sometimes the states may mandate colors for the whole agency, usually with each level of government having a different color. In California, for example state police wore tan, county agencies wore khaki shirts and green pants, and city police wore dark blue.
I hope to do police for the years 1898, 1918, 1938, 1958, 1978, and 1998. These figures should work for at least 1918, 1958, and 1978 in some cities. I may do some head swaps to make them usable for 1898 by giving them a French Style helmet as it is known in police circles. It is essentially the pith helmet used by the British in the Zulu Wars; at least that's close enough in this scale.
By 1978 many agencies were no longer wearing hats so again, head swaps to figures without headgear.
By 1998, baseball caps were often the fashion. Also by 1998 few agencies used revolvers anymore and many had often AR-15 / M-16 style rifles on patrol which supplements or replaced the shotgun.
All of these should be easy conversions or require using other figures with these guys supplementing them.