1997 Dodge Caravan LE

[mrmike]

My new project is Lindberg's Dodge Caravan. I plan on building this stock without any of the Police bits. This also includes the return of McNally, Boston PI in "A Mother's Anguish." All people in this story are not related to anyone living or deceased.

The Build
My kit is of the Lindberg Dodge Caravan kit no. 72184 and it will be painted with MCW Seafoam Turquoise  Metallic and built stock.

The Story
Teresa Hallis had been dating Jack Tirana for almost three weeks. She was happy at first for almost a week, but that ended rather quickly. Jack started to “stop by” for extended visits. He would make demands of Teresa and her kids, John Jr. and Molly. He wanted to move in with her after two weeks of sporadic dating.
Teresa finally stood up to Jack and told him to stop bothering her and her family and never to contact them again. That lasted less than a week and he was back to bothering her again. Jack swore that he loved her and he wanted to be with her, but Teresa didn’t want any part of him and she was starting to dislike him very much. This morning, she drove her kids to school in her 1997 Dodge Caravan and told the Principal that she was having problems with someone and for her children to remain in school and not to release them to anybody except her and she would have to find a solution to her problem. Teresa then drives into Charlestown to see the one person that she can totally trust to stop the harassment from Jack Tirana…McNally, Boston PI.






McNally will return...

[mrmike]

The Story
McNally sees Teresa park in front of his house and he opens the door and welcomes her in. She tells him about Jack Tirana and how he is harassing her. She wants Jack to go away and leave her and her kids alone and to stop stalking them. McNally tells Teresa that he will do what he can to get Jack to stop harassing and stalking her and her kids. He asks her about Jack and where he lives and works.
Jack Tirana lives in Roxbury and works at Tonnawerks, Inc. in that town and McNally will drive over to Tonnawerks and stake out the building and Jack and sees where he goes during the day.

The Build
Before turning in, I washed the body, chassis and interior bucket of the Caravan. Primer and paint are next.




McNally will return...

[Jcon]

Welcome back McNally!!!

[mrmike]

Aug 4, 2022 10:46:30 GMT -5 Jcon said:

Welcome back McNally!!!

Thanks Joe!  McNally appreciates the comment!

[tubbs]

oh man, nice. and my favorite Mopar color. would love to paint my runner that color. are you going for a family type ride or something else? i noticed that the wording on the hood on the box is backwards. is it like that or did you flip a picture on us?

[mrmike]

Thanks Al! No, the image isn't flipped. The decal is intentionally backwards so the person in the car ahead of them can tell what the vehicle is in the rear view mirror.

[DusterEd]

Nice project. I have the first version of that kit but never opened it. I see it’s a promo type kit. Great color choice we used to have a Concord that color.

[mrmike]

Thanks Ed! The kit is a promo/snapper type of kit for sure. Wasn't quite sure why I bought it at auction, but I did. I'm going to use the Police gear on a AMT snapper that I want to turn into a New Hampshire State Police Bomb Squad Truck. The Seafoam Turquoise Metallic is an enamel paint that was given to me by surprise. Lately, I have had bad experiences with enamel paints. This explains the rise in jars of Tamiya Acrylic Paints on my paint shelf.

[topside]

Heck, I had no idea someone sold Caravan models!

[mrmike]

Lindberg had the license for the Caravan and it didn't last very long.

[DusterEd]

This the version I have.

[mrmike]

There you go topside! A Dodge Grand Caravan LE!

[tubbs]

Aug 5, 2022 7:55:57 GMT -5 mrmike said:

Thanks Al! No, the image isn't flipped. The decal is intentionally backwards so the person in the car ahead of them can tell what the vehicle is in the rear view mirror.

oh yea, forgot about that. thanks....

[mrmike]

No problem,Al!

[mrmike]

The Story
Tonnawerks is a small assembly company that hires many handicapped workers. Its receiving/shipping department has a few regular workers to help with loading and unloading of trucks and SUVs. Jack Tirana works in the receiving/shipping department and at lunch time he goes over to a bar called Moony's for some boilermakers. McNally watches from his car as Jack leaves the shop and goes over to the bar. McNally follows him and talks to him inside the bar.
"Jack Tirana?"
"Yeah? Whatta want?"
"You know a Teresa Hallis? Stay away from her and her children."
"And, who are you to tell me what to do?"
McNally leans forward a little so Jack can see his gun in his shoulder holster and says, "I'm the last guy you want to erk off! Stay away from them! Understand?"
"Yeah. Yeah. Stay away from them."

The Build
I painted the Caravan this afternoon and considering that I usually have issues spraying enamel paint, this came out pretty good!




McNally will return...