Hunter 1977 Plymouth Fury

       

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Made By:
GreenLight Collectibles
Scale:
1/24
MSRP:
US$24.99
Overview:
Packaging (Design):9/10
Packaging (Durability):9/10
Casting (Body):9/10
Casting (Interior):9/10
Casting (Chassis):8/10
Casting (Engine):N/A
Paint (Exterior):9/10
Paint (Interior):9/10
Paint (Trim/Graphics):9/10
Overall Panel Fit:10/10
Total Score:9.0/10

 
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GreenLight Collectibles Hunter 1977 Plymouth Fury
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NOTE: This is a modified reissue of an existing model, and this review will focus on the changes made between the cars. You can see the original review for more details.

Background

Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who breaks the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, the tough-minded duo set out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.

 

Packaging

Greenlight's usual "Hollywood" box, updated with Hunter-themed graphics in various shades of yellow and brown. The show tiitle is on each panel, either between or superimposed on a "Police Line" strip. There's a nice bit of design on the top window, where the police tape crosses the window diagonally while being fully cut out to make it look more like a separate element. The above blurb is written on the back of the box, and inside is their typical folded plastic tray - still my favorite option for display, removal, and replacement of the diecast.

 

Casting/Paint

The only changes from Rosco's patrol car are the omission of the light bar and interior partition, and the new paint job. The slick top looks nice and clean, and if there are any mount points left inside where the partition was left out, they're hidden well enough to be invisible. The "Partridge Family" paint job is as good as could be expected on a mass-market diecast: the base light blue has a couple of darker oversprays on the right doors, a more aturated blue nose, and a gray-and-black left front fender. The edges are generally appropriate - sharp breaks between the nose and hood/fenders, soft gradients on the right doors - though there's so much going on that a few errant lines are inevitable. The interior and chassis are identical to the patrol car.

 

Features/Accessories

Whatever was wrong with the front door on Rosco's car was apparently a one-off error, as the doors on this work just as well as they did on the Terminator car.

 

Accuracy

Hunter drove several cars during the course of the series, and consistency wasn't a big concern for the showrunners. This diecast represents the car used in the episodes "Fire Man" and "Sniper," which was portrayed by at least two different cars. It has the light colored interior seen in "Sniper," but the plain C pillars from "Fire Man." The paint jobs were nearly identical across the stunt cars, and the diecast uses the most common variant without the extra paint on the hood. The shift from mottled to plain paint at the top of the front left fender looks odd but is accurate to the show. License plates came and went from shot to shot, but the rear California "845176" is correct for what was shown in "Fire Man."

 

Overall

I've previously mentioned how hard it is to replicate the unique look of a worn car as a diecast, but I have to give GreenLight credit here. They were smart in which car they picked, since this one was unique enough to recognize but still straight enough to pull off as a diecast, and they applied their increasingly impressive work with patina to get a pretty decent effect. Overall another great piece.

 

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