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Post by mrmike on Feb 27, 2019 12:10:59 GMT -5
Thanks Keith! The Story After a trip to his Credit Union, McNally gets the remainer of the cash needed to buy the Grand Cherokee. He gets into his Challenger SRT8 and drives over to see Louie Bailer at Bailer Construction Co. Louie works out of an old construction trailer and has his fingers in the many little things that could make him money under the table. The construction yard has an old backhoe, a beat up pickup truck, a dump truck with no cab, and construction supplies in a mess all over the yard. In the trailer, Louie doesn't want to talk to McNally and has Helo, his very large and heavy "aid" throw him out of the trailer. As Helo aproaches McNally, Helo gets kick in the groin and losses his Colt .45 pistol to the Boston PI who removes the magazine and the slide and he throws them on Louie's desk and leaves the trailer. Louie is guilty of something here judging by his actions. The Build The chassis is nearly complete.   As a mockup showed me, I didn't like the fact that I could see in the back of the spare tire through the driver's side rear window. I found a spare tire and wheel to fit inside the spare tire cover at streetrod's house yesterday.  McNally will return... |
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Post by sportabout on Feb 27, 2019 13:44:47 GMT -5
Looks good.
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 1, 2019 18:12:13 GMT -5
Smooth looking shassy!! I'm gonna remember that spare tire trick when I build my Jeep!
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Post by mrmike on Mar 2, 2019 8:31:18 GMT -5
Thanks sportabout and Keith! The Story McNally completes the purchase of the '96 Grand Cherokee Ltd. with Casey who happens to be a Boston cop. He promises to get the Jeep out of her driveway by the end of the day. As he stands in line at the MV Registry, he senses someone standing next to him. It's Lt. Det. Adam Troy and he asks about McNally's visit to Louie Bailer. McNally had heard of Louie being vocal against the Construction Bill facing Boston Legislature. Adam tells McNally that SWAT will be hitting Bailer Construction before the day is over. McNally says he wants in on the operation. The SWAT team is armed and ready for the assault on Bailer Construction. Police Detectives have been watching Bailer for sometime and they have evidence that Bailer had a Boston Alderman murdered since that Alderman introduced the Contruction Bill. McNally suspects that there is more to this case and he will continue looking into it further. The Build It may be hard to tell, but I have been painting the flat black trim and I added some chrome around the grille openings.   I used a black Sharpie on the glass.  McNally will return... |
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 2, 2019 18:11:12 GMT -5
I always thought those windows had more black than they needed. The two Grand Cherokees I owned had a lot of black trim around the edges of the glass. Nice work on the grille, Mike.
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Post by wabatuckeun on Mar 3, 2019 9:05:28 GMT -5
First off..YEAH!!!McNally's back!!! Love the story so far Mujer. The build is as usual looking AWESOME!!! Can't wait for more of both.
Stace
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Post by mrmike on Mar 3, 2019 10:26:55 GMT -5
Thanks Keith and Stace! Yes, McNally's back and I have him! lol The Story Several blocks away from Bailer Construction are several Police cars and a SWAT van waiting. The word is given and they take off down the street at a high rate of speed. They pull into the yard and shooting starts from the office trailer with the SWAT van leading the way since it is armored. After a few minutes, the back door opens and a slender man runs down the steps, almost slipping as he tries to run. He has no traction in the snow with his shiny leather shoes on and he does slip and fall to the snowy ground. Louie Bailer tries to get up and he sees a pair of boots standing in front of him and the boots belong to McNally, Boston PI. McNally cuffs Louie and picks him up off the ground and he keys his two way radio and says, "This is McNally and I have one in custody." A moment later and the shooting stops with two men dead in the trailer and one in custody. McNally leads Louie to the front of the trailer and the Police officers and detectives. He is read his rights, arrested by BPD and place in the back of a patrol car. The Build I painted the inside of the Jeep body and this will require a second coat.  I flocked the interior, but I really don't like flocking since the fibers get everywhere I don't want it to be.  My revised spare tire cover with the wheel and tire inserted. 100% better!  McNally will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Mar 3, 2019 16:44:15 GMT -5
The Story Louie Bailer and his remaining henchman Ian, are being questioned in Interrogation and the questioning stops when they both say, "lawyer". McNally takes a copy of The Herald and goes into the Interrogation room where Louie is sitting and sits down at the table, puts his feet up and opens the paper and starts reading. Louie complains that he is in pain from slipping on the ice in his construction yard and McNally ignores him. Louie continues to complain with McMally eventually saying, "Yeah, yeah , yeah." Louie finally says, "You probably think that Alderman Portis is leading me around by the nose, don't you?" McNally finishes reading his article, folds the newspaper and quietly walks out of the Interrogation Room. He tell Lt. Troy that he has to check something out and he leaves BPD Headquarters. The Build Been working on the dash and other smaller parts for the Grand Cherokee Ltd. The woodgrain decals for the dash gave me fits, so I used an orange Sharpie with black stipling to create woodgrain for a smaller space.    McNally will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Mar 4, 2019 12:01:35 GMT -5
The Story McNally drives out to visit Alderman Jamie Portis at her home. Alderman Portis is a strong willed person and McNally suspects her of leading Louie Bailer since he is only good at taking orders from a higher up. She once said that the Construction Bill was a waste of time all the while she was kind of promoting it. It is possible that she gave to order to have Alderman David Camillo killed so that the Construction Bill would die in Committee. It is believed that tearing down a building and building a new one in it's place would cost more money in the long run than rehabbing an old building and that extra money would be going into someone else's pocket. The Build The engine compartment is nearly complete.  The interior is done!   McNally will return... |
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 4, 2019 12:29:50 GMT -5
Nice work on the interior. Wood grain is top notch!
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Post by mrmike on Mar 4, 2019 17:15:28 GMT -5
Thanks Keith!
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Post by wabatuckeun on Mar 4, 2019 21:26:13 GMT -5
Man Mike that's liking great!!!
Stace
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Post by mrmike on Mar 5, 2019 14:44:39 GMT -5
Thanks Stace! The Story McNally knocks on the door of Alderman Portis' home and she answers the door and allows the Boston PI in. She offers to take his coat and hang it up, but he tells her he is carrying his gun. "That doesn't bother me, Mr. McNally," and he takes off his coat and she hangs it up next to the door on a coat hook. She offers him a cup of coffee to which her refuses since he has had too much coffee already today. They sit in the kithcen and he asks her about Alderman Camillo and Louie Bailer. She says she doesn't know Louie, but she praises Adlerman Camillo as a great man. He asks her about Louie Bailer and his henchmen and she why she had Camillo killed and she produces a snub-nose .38 from her sweater pocket and demands his gun. He says that the cops know he is at her house and that they have surrounded her home. She says, "You can't fool me like that," as she turns her head towards the window and McNally grabs her wrist and shakes the gun from her hand and cuffs her. He calls the Police and Lt. Det. Adam Troy from his cellphone. The Build The head and taillights have been detailed.  These lights normally go on the front bumper of the Jeep. I made a set of brackets to mount the lights on the grille guard.  The grille guard has been mounted to the front bumper.  More to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Mar 6, 2019 11:41:09 GMT -5
The Story The Police arrive and swarm Alderman Portis' home. The snub-nose .38 revolver is bagged and tagged for forensic evidence as it may be the weapon used to kill Alderman Camillo. Lt. Det. Troy tries to question Alderman Portis and all she will say is "lawyer". Lt. Troy walks into the living room and notices McNally sitting in an armchair writing notes in his notebook. Adam asks, "What are you doing?" McNally replies, "Just jotting down a few notes for my report. Don't want to leave anything out." Adam replies, "Stop by Headquarters in the morning and we'll go over everything." McNally closes his notebook, gets up from the chair and puts his coat on that was hanging by the front door. He walks outside and sees that it is snowing again, but very lightly. He gets into the Grand Cherokee Ltd. and starts it up and lets the Jeep warm up a bit before leaving for home. A cop comes out to move his cruiser out of the way so McNally can leave and the cop takes the spot that the Jeep was parked in. Tomorrow is another day for the Boston PI. The Build I have finished my Tamiya Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited V8. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.       |
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Post by DusterEd on Mar 6, 2019 11:48:55 GMT -5
Came out great. I love those Grand Cherokees. I own an 08. I wonder if they ever made any other years of that model.
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