4260 police car

[Wolf Knight]

Wow great review, Panos

I never knew the engine came out! (I got mine second hand)

 

Damo

It was a nice surprice for  me too Damo!!! 

[playmofire]

Well, here are my contributions to Panos' review and I'm grateful for him allowing me to add them.

First, though, I will say that having looked at the pictures I took, there is the same problem with the roof light not fitting flush.  Maybe, a bit of sanding in the roof opening is the answer.  I wonder if there is a curve in the roof which causes this poor fit?

Now for some photos.

The car is, like the 4223 ambulance car, based on the VW Passat and looks especially smart in the silver and blue police livery.  Playmobil has caught the shape and smooth lines of the original beautifully, as this side view shows:



It also looks good from behind with the back closed (note the POLICE sticker):



and open (note the stickers inside the opening hatch complete with POLICE and warning signs so that these are visible with the hatch open and obscuring the roof light.  I'm planning to stick on blue "jewels" to represent flashing blue lights too):



It also looks good from above:



and from in front:



These last two photos show off the excellent printing of the ventilation grilles on the bonnet.

[playmofire]

To go on the rear of the roof light there is a sticker which shows a different message depending at what angle it is viewed.

First, a demonstration on my finger:

POLICE:



then STOP:



Then with the stickers on the car, where it isn't quite so successful with the car at eye level because of the change in angle needed to view the two messages in turn:

POLICE:



STOP



Lastly, there is a sticker to go inside what is usually a lunch box but here is a first aid box:

[Wolf Knight]

Thank you for posting these extra pics Gordon with the missing details!!! 

Its strange how they dicided to put a sticker in the first aid kit and not put the actual parts ... although I am sure they do not fit...

[bonniebeth]

I have some kind of box with the sticker in the bottom to represent tools or something, but I can't think where it's from at the moment.

Those are great pics, very informative. That's so cool how the sticker shows two different words at different angles. Nice little touch.

[Andy R]

So we have a set with a lot of accessories bu not a shotgun  I thought shotguns were supposed to be standard issue equipment for a patrol car... maybe this one is only supposed to be a traffic control car, thus the lack of a shotgun...

No, that can’t be… If it were a “traffic vehicle” it would have yellow safety lights (like tow trucks). Maybe it’s a Crime Scene Unit or Suspect Transport vehicle…

EDIT: The removable engine block, however, makes I worth it all by itself.