"28mm Cop cars?" Topic

Hi all,
I'm looking for 28mm Cop Cars, ideally Chicago PD or NYPD. I'm planning to use them for a SWAT team.

I've got an armoured vehicle for it (a Gaz Tiger from Empress figures; link but I'd also like some squad cars for the perimeter teams and the like. I know that the best scale for vehicles with 28mm models is 1/43, but I simply can't find any suppliers in the UK who charge less than 40 quid, which is way too much seeing as I want a few of them :-(

I can't even see anything on ebay.

Does anyone know any decent suppliers?

Cheers

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Don't know what shipping will be like, but Diecast Direct might be an option:

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On page 4 and 5 of their Police section, there are some $7 USD-$11 items that might work. They have some bulk deals as well.

Best of luck.

You might try talking to butlers models, they might be able to 3d print something like that for you. I know that I can make a model like that on my 3d printers. Here is an example of a military vehicle that would work for SWAT that I could make. It is a MOWAG Eagle IV

Over here in the States, there are a bunch for sale on ebay. Here's a NYPD one:

tinyurl.com/lvlfmje

Shipping is estimated at $24 USD (yikes!!)

I found several at CVS and Walgreens – same models that are listed on ebay there but cheaper

I think 1/43rd is HUGELY too big to go with 28mm figures.

I subscribe to 1/56th as just about perfect.

I think you just need to refine your search a bit.

Put "Crown Victoria Car Die cast" into the uk ebay site and you'll find a bunch of them for 15 pounds or less shipped. I found quite a few for 13 quid.

Here's the search I did.
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For Chicago I recommend this Welly example.
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Welly decals arent' always quite as cleanly applied as some others but the cars are actually a smidge smaller so they look better in size. Also the arrangement of decals is quite accurate and the interior is just a bit better than average.

Here's mine.

Here's the review (or Westwind and Tactial minis cops) that it came from
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Have a look in the collectors magazines for a fair local to you, or Google toy collectors fairs. They take place all over the country and you can find all kinds of bargains. As said above 1:56 scale is closer to 28mm, but finding anything in that scale is almost impossible.

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Jackpot!

Here is the Mowage Eagle IV I said I could print. I do not have any 28mm moderns so I used a 28mm ACW officer figure for size comparison.

I am the cavalry, charge!
If anyone is interested I can do Bank Trucks and armored vans too. Pretty much anything that I can find a 3d video file of I can convert, pretty much any scale too. PM me if you want to know more.

I think 1/43rd is HUGELY too big to go with 28mm figures.

So you'd think, but a 1/56 scale mini with a 3mm thick base is 7" taller. So you end up with the roofline of the car looking far too low.

Going with 1/43 scale cars gets the roofline in the correct spot for 1/56 minis on 3mm thick bases.

I base on washers so my figures don't have a high profile…I usually try to find 1/50 scale but the best way for me is to carry a figure with me when I know I'm hunting for cars…