1997 Dodge Caravan LE

[mrmike]

The Story
McNally stops at Jack's apartment, but he wasn't there. A search of the local bars and taverns finds Jack at a place called Rolly's Bar and Jack staggers out of the bar trying to light a damp cigarette.
McNally is sitting on the fender of his Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee and he says, "Come over here and talk to me, Jack!"
Jack replies, "Leave me alone!"
"Come on Jack, show me the hands that would strike a little kid?"
Jack stops, throws his damp cigarette away and he tries to find another one on him and he doesn't have one. Jack stuffs his hands deep into his jacket pockets and he staggers along, probably heading for home.
"Come on Jack, show me those hands!"
Jack continues to stagger and stumble home while McNally gets into his Super Bee and drives away.

The Build
I gave the Caravan another coat of paint making sure that the rocker panels got a good covering.




McNally will return...

[Jcon]

Cool color... much better with another coat on...

[mrmike]

Thanks Joe! I thought I had the entire model body covered really well, but I was wrong and an additional coat was required to cover it all!

[mrmike]

The Story
As McNally drove away, he receive a phone call from Teresa.  John Jr. has to go back into surgery to relieve the pressure around his brain.  McNally says he will be there shortly.  This wasn't expected, but John Jr. needs the surgery and Massachusetts General Hospital is an excellent hospital to have this done by qualified doctors.

The Build
Some detailing of the chassis was done today.  I still have to add the paint for the spare rim.  I added the wheels and tires.



McNally, Boston PI will return....

[mrmike]

The Story
With her daughter, Molly safely at school and John Jr. in the hospital, Teresa goes home to take a shower and to change her clothes. She pulls into the driveway with her Caravan and gets out of the van and walks to the side door with her keys out. She stops at the side door and unlocks it and opens the door and she feels a gun at her back and a hand over her mouth telling her to be quiet and she is pushed into the house. She is bound by duct tape and a piece is laced over her mouth to keep her quiet and it was all done by Jack Tirana. Jack tells her that if she squirms around and make any noise, he will kill her.
McNally drives back to Jack's apartment and he is not there and his car is gone. He calls Teresa and his calls go to voicemail. McNally calls Adam and he requests a well fair check on Teresa at her home and Adam sends a squad car out to her address. Once the cops get to Teresa's house Jack barricades the side door with an overturned table pushed up against the door and he starts shooting his revolver at the cops yelling that if they come near the house, he will shoot Teresa. The cops call Adam and he calls McNally who drives over to Teresa's house.

The Build
I snapped on the body over the interior, windows and the chassis. This is looking really good! More parts ready for paint!




McNally, Boston PI will return...

[mrmike]

The Story
McNally arrives on the scene only to discover the cops hiding behind their SUV. Jack Tirana has taken to shooting at the cops and threatening to take Teresa's life if they don't leave. The cops have called for SWAT and a hostage negotiator to come a take over from them. McNally tries to talk to Jack and he doesn't respond. The hostage negotiator arrives and demands that McNally move his car and leave and he will take over.
McNally moves his car and drives around the block and sneaks over to the far side of the house and he removes a screen and crawls in through the open window and quietly sneaks into the kitchen. When he is about 8 feet away from Jack, he turns around and McNally shoots him before he could shoot McNally with his drawn gun. McNally cuts the duct tape from Teresa's wrists and ankles after he had checked to see if Jack was dead and pick up his revolver. He moves the table that was blocking the side door and he hands over Jack's gun to the cops and takes Teresa over to a waiting ambulance to be checked over. The hostage negotiator yells at McNally that he went against his rules and McNally should be arrested for his actions.
Lt. Det. Adam Troy arrives on the scene and he talks to the hostage negotiator who wants McNally arrested. Adam won't do it since McNally had rescued Teresa from Jack Tirana and he had saved everyone from remaining on the scene longer than necessary. Jack was ready to die and take Teresa with him and the loss of Jack's life was acceptable to Adam and others at the scene, except for the hostage negotiator.


The Build
I have finished building the Dodge Caravan LE. I would like to thank all those who have viewed and commented on my WIP.

[Jcon]

That turned out great!!!

[mrmike]

Thank you Joe! Now that I have seen the pictures, I should make a few corrections like the passenger side mirror which was corrected.

[DusterEd]

Love that color.

[mrmike]

Thank you Ed! That color is from MCW and it is called Seafoam Turquoise Metallic!